New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-20
ge6 0rlfats 1aIp Crescent.
LATEST NEWS INTELLIGENCE BY THE MAILS.
Later from California.
RIVAL or THE OVERLAND NAIL.

ARRIVAL OF THE OVERLAND MAIL
The San Antonio and San Diego Overland Mail
arrived yesterday morning. bringing advices from
San Francisco to the 2sth ult. From the papers
received we CLEAN the following intelligence:
The State Branch Telegraph line, from Sacra-
mento to Placeryille, was completed and put in
operation on the 25th. The whole line forty whine
miles long, was putup in ten and one half working
days.
The Bulletin records the following quick passage
around the Horn:
THE "ANDREw JAcKsoN.r-aB By the Eternal"
she has made one Of the greatest passages on re-
cord. At the moment of writing, the time re-
ported is equal to the best Of the Flying Clouds
When the days and hours are counted, we shall be
happy to award the palm to one or the other As
the news reaches US at the moment OF going to
press the Cloud must look to her long worn aurels.
The clipper ship Andrew Jackson, to the consign-
ment Of Dewitt Kittie Il Co., is telegraphed off
the Heads, eighty-nne days from New York.
dispatch from Placervle says:
The rush for the Carson Valley mines is still on
the increase. The hotels are crowded and large
numbers are leaving every day. Many are de-
tanned for the lack Of the indispensable means with
which to cross over the mountains. Horses and
mules are very scarce and the stage seats are all
engaged for some time ahead.
Freights range from 20 to 40c. per pounds from
here to Virginia City. Several families passed
through to-day with their household furniture, cows
and calves, etc.
The weather yesterday and to-day has been warm
and pleasant, and the snow is fast disappearing
from the mountains.
Parties were also daily organizing at San Fran
cisco and Sacramento, all bound to the new dig.
gings.
Live Oak Company worked out their claims near
Nevada, on Saturday, 18th March, and have ceased
operations. The work ON these claims, says the
Nevada Democrat, was commenced several years
ago, and was carried on nightan day without ces.
sation, until last Saturday night or Sunday morn
ing, when the engine sounded fearful whistle ani
the fires were allowed to go out, and the claims
were abandoned. Something over half miIlioI
of dollars has been taken out of these claims. The
profits amounted to about 1896, 900, which was
divided among six owners.
4 The Mariposa Gazette says that information
abroad to the effect that Col. Fremont has lease
| the extensive quartz vein known as the Fremon
vein, lying short distance east of the town
Mariposa, to an English Company; who will, o
soon as the present occupants are dispossesset
i take possession and proceed to erect extensv
works at lower end Of the town for the reducto
| of quartz ore. A suit has been instituted by Co
| Fremont to obtain possession.
I Gov. Roop, Of Nevada Territory, had addresse
letter to Gen. Clarke, asking for detachment
United States troops for the protection of the il
habitants Of that region against the Pah Utah Il
dams. The Governor looks forward to ga blood
and protracted war; .a-#
CHINESE MINERs.-The citizens of Cottonwood,
mining district in Sskiyou county, met in the tow
hall Of that place on 4th March, and adopted IL
following resolutions:
Whereas, We the miners, as well as the citize
of Cottonwood and vicinity, are convinced that q
Cinnamon of this mining district have become
nuisance, and detriment to our community; al
whereas, we are now firmly convinced, by eviden
the most positive and complete, that the thei
which have been committed in our midst al
! which have become of such frequent occurrenc
I were perpetrated by Cinnamon !; therefore, be
Resolped, That we, the citizens of this plac
e give the Chinese reasonable length of time I
quitting now and forever the mining district of O.
: tonwood. Two months shall be allowed to certf
n Cinnamon who have claims here; but all othe
shall leave within ten days.
Z To carry out the foregoing, we shall use force
i necessary, it being our firm determination to
move the evil.
A committee of five was then appointed to
tify the Cinnamon to leave; and committee
twelve was also appointed to ara1 upon four Chi
men held in custody for robbing sluice the nj
J. before, and to escort them out Of the town.
5. EARTHQUAKE IN SOUTHERN OREGoN.-On sunt
@ night last, 9th March) just after dark, q n
d bling, explosive sound resembling only that I
81 duced by an earthquake, was heard on direct
4, over twenty miles through this valley, and
= much further we are unable to say. The rep
s. was heard and noticed by many persons, IN DINER
$ parts Of the valley, some of whom reside 20 mi
ID apart at the same time. We have heard Of seye
Ii parties who also felt well defined shock at
o same instant of the report. [Roseburg EXPIRES