New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-08-22
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Later from California.

Later from California.
BY the steamship Habana we have San Francisco
files to the 9Th inst, from which we extract the fol-
lowing:
The following American ships have arrived at this
port since the 3lst ult.:
Ships Northern Eagle, Amos Lawrence Flyiup
Eagle, Orphans, Ocean Express, Chariot, Of Fame.
from New York ships May Flower, Dashng Wave,
from Boston ship Achilles, from Sidney ship Tear.
from New Orleans, and the ship Princes Royal from
Melbourne.
Sailed-Ship gauntlet for New York ship wiz.
zard oriHong.K Kong, and ship Storm Bird, for Val
paraiso.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company's steamer j.
L. Stevens and the opposition steamer Orizaba take
out 81 l45,e0O in treasure and about one thousand
passengers.
Business OF San Francisco continued dull, and
prices generally have declining tendency.
Candles, however, are frmer, with considerable
sales speculation. Meats and provisions generally
have somewhat declined. Choice New Orleans sugars
are selling at 10 to l0Ac. Gallego flour is quoted at
80 Cumberland coal had declined to s22 per tnn.
The Money market was easier.
Horace Greeley arrived here some days since, and
ia lionized wherever be goes. He estimates that
thirty thousand emgrants on the way to Califor-
MIA by the overland route.
The Standard administration organ) makes an
estimate that the Administration ticket will have
900 votes in this State at the next election the
Republicans $4,000, and the AntiLecompton Demo.
Gratis 900.
A man named Pole was killed at North Bloomfield
Nevada county, on the 10th, by Mr. Ollnets. Pole
had married sister Of Olnets, then separated from
her, and then traduced her and the language which
he used about her led to fight, in which he was
killed. The weapon used by Ollnets was knife, and
he inflicted number of wounds with it.
Col. Fremont, says the Marposa Gazette, is at last
to some extent, out Of trouble as we are happy to
know. He has settled his principal matters OF diff
Guilty, and is out OF the hands Of the "Sabeans and
Pawn Breaking capitalists. He has means to go or
with his improvements, and will build new quartz
mill upon the MERGED river, for which he has ample
water power. His mills now running are yielding
very handsomely, as we are informed.
A gentleman, lately arrived at Marysville, informs
the Express that Territorial Convention was in SEES
sion at Genoa when he left the valley. Sxtyone
members were in attendance. The object of the Con
vention was to absove that part OF the Territory from
Utah, and establish Government of their own, fol
the protection Of their lives and property until they
can get Territorial Government established by Con
gress. They designed electing Governor, Judges
and all officers necessary in such case. Much una
nmty Of opinion prevailed and the ordinary political
issues which prevail in this State are wholly absorbed
in the Territorial question. It was supposed at the
time he left the valley (Frday) that Crane was elect
ed as their Representative to Congress- by majority
OF four votes.
PLAcERv1LLE, July 24.-A fire occurred at Grizzly
Flat on Friday night last destroying every building
in the main village, excepting the ire-proof stores
Miikn Il Bros, and Adam Reel. The fire was dis
covered issuing from wooden building in which
Indians were gambling. The remains OF an Indian
md tha r,iDp md 10 hn
had been murdered and the building fred.
Gophers are as thick as flies in Alameda this sea
son. The boys lasso 7" them as they emerge from
their hoes and selecting those that show superior
fighting qualities match them against each other
The sport is said to be equal to cockEghting. [Ala
media Gazette.
The Crescent City Herald says in regard to thu
new diggings on Williams Creek:
They are about twenty miles this side of jackson
vile, and consist of a large extent of flats ant
guches three four miles in length and reported to bt
similar to the Yreka flats. The country, however
good deal Of granite. These diggings are without
water but ditch is in progress of construction, eigh
miles in length, which will bring in the waters O
Williams Creek, which is capable of affording al
ample supply.
The dggings are only surface, and are said to pay
even better than they prospect, which is saying
good deal. Parties who remained there last winter
working what little water they could get from thu
guches, are reported to have averaged an ounce pei
day to the man. The ditch is expected to be compile
ted in two or three weeks, when shall soon know
how the mines will turn out.
miner named Gibson took out of his sluces las
week, on Coyote Creek, neer Vallecito, a sevent!
ounce lump of gold mixed with quartz. After sepa
rating, there were forty ounces of pure gold. Whel
first seen the nugget had the appearance of any ord
nary piece of quartz gravel the gold was all en-
crusted with an iron.coored cement.
The diggings recently discovered at the eastern
base Of the Sierra Nevada, says the Placer Herald
between the waters of Carson and Truckee rivers
and near the latter stream, are exciting great dea
of attention in the upper portion of Placer county
and is jast causing rush in that direction tina
bids fair to equal the emigration that is periodically
found making its way to the new found Ell Dorados
Fortunately the miners in upper Placer will not hav
far to travel to the dggings (about three days
journey on horseback) and should they prove a sell
they can have the satisfaction of knowing they ar
but few dollars out of pocket, and have al
opportunity of seeing the crystal waters of LAX
Biglar.
| A correspondent of the Marysville Democra
writing about the Washoe mines, says:
All reports are confirmed, and the country is yer,
rich. Two men from Forest City took out last week
with common rocker, 500. Their names are Clarl
and Winters. This is at Eagle Valley, twelve mile
/
mines. They have water there. Several families ar
settled there, and town is being laid out and the,
are intending to rival Genoa for the capital Of the new
| Territory.
The Marysvills Express ventures to relate the fol
lowing story:
On the opposite side of the river, from this city
stands cottonwood tree, the history of which j
somewhat remarkable. In the year 1850, sappnj
| only few inches IN diameter was sawed in two AM
planted in the ground as o support on which the col
ner of house rested. In the year 1852 flood cam
and carried off the house. and forthwith the piece
sapling mentioned above commenced growing an,
now measures six feet in circumference.
The Alta California gives the following accoun
of an attack upon white men by Indians on tn
plains
Mr.. George Davis, Of New York city, who has jus
arrived in this place, overland via the South Pass in
forms Us that when the train with which he pass
ing up the valley OF the Sweetwater, about half wa
between Independence Rock and the South Pass, O
the 18th ult., they found q wounded man lying i
the road. They took him up, placed him in WACO
and carried him to the camp, which they made nc
far Off They found that he was wounded in the BIZ
and shoulder, SO that he must die.
He said his name was G. NJ. Hall, native of Gin
| cinnati Ohio and late resident OF California. Fl
started from Sacramento to cross the Plains on tn
native Of Pittsburg, Pa. David Moore formerly fror
Lancaster county, Pa, and Capt. Henry Florence
from Carlisle. Pa. When they arrived in the Sweet
water valley Moore fell sick, and they camped for
few days about half mile from the road. Will
there, they noticed some Indians lurking about, bu
anticipated no DANGER On the night Of the 18th u
they were all asleep in their camp when party Q
them. Hall was awakened by receiving two bullet
| in his body. He ATTEMPTED to RISE but found him