The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-11-09
LATER NEWS vaom CALIFORNIA.

Arrival sf shs Empirs Caty. 9
60 s e% l re Il Is" on &.
Plains. &C.. Se.-ArTiUai Of $iooo.ooo Ia gold, and
more eonasag ts.. ,-gr .esa,g.-
The United States mail steamship Empire City, Capt
Wilson. arrived a. New Yorkon "Wednesday. and reached
She brings dates from San Francisco the 5h OF Oc-
ober and about million Of dollars in god-iust, brought
The New Orleans had abont two hundred passengers
The California Courier Of the 5th ultimo says that
the amount Of gold shipped BY the California last Mon
100000 more Besides this the sailing vessels must
have taken 100000; so that we may safely set the
amount down. Including 800. 900 to be shipped o-mor
row BY Adams Co., and $200000 carried away by for
eigner., as ~ 10000 in six days!
We have full particulars OF the great fire which broke
out in San Francisco the 10th Of September
ing i2s buildings. and destroying property 10 the amount
The alarm was given about O'Clock, a. M The fire
occurred IN the Philadelphia House, on the north side OF
ket and rapidly did the flames spread that all efforts
to arrest them seemed for long time totally in vain.
Several buildings in Jackson street torn down in
street. swept everything up Portsmouth street and to
Kearny street. leaving only between the latter and Du-
pon the Alta California Office, the California. Lafayette,
Besides the Excellent, which stands on the corner OF
Washington and Dupont, only four buildngs Dupont
were saved between Washington and Pacific streets.
The back wooden buildings belonging to the Courier
The Rendezvous and Bella Union, together with all
the other buildings extending TO the walls Of the Calfor-
From the Washington market the FIRE crossed Kearny
street. and soon the Pacific News building in flames,
and everything buildings. presses. materials Of all kinds
AND ,6s I'D
stated with any degree OF certainty II is far less in pro-
portion the space burned over than any Of the
fires that have swept over US.
Tha h,ildi If nf and
small Perhaps about one hundred and twenty-five were
destroyed.
The total loss has been estimated at amounts varying
from two hundred and fifty thousand to million Of dol
It is stated that while the Keamy street Restaurant
was yet On ire its proprietoIs stuck up card upon i
stating that they had removed and informing the public
where they might be found.
Ia two hours after the FIRE the Verandah was in full
blast again, although its estimated damage was $4,000
This is the spirit OF San Francisco and California
APPEARANCES OF THE FRr.-The Alta California has
the following:
To ihose who had leisure and position suitable TO take
in view OF the whole Of flame, and who could dives
grand and sublime sight The whole city lighted up
with fierce glow flight and the surrounding hills sent
echoes Of cracking tmbers, rushing flames the quick
stroke: Of the engines rafting Of carts and the
struggling aos, hopelessy against their dread en-
envy which .wayed to and fro In terrible mockery Of hu
po@.l n s
oa M jaws 81 black smoke ana
sparkling cnde rushing across alleys and Streets and
shooting upwards as ifbearing TO the siars~6ose
clear that ooked down quietly from their
lhones-an expression OF their delight and mighty ven
canon the broad light Of day, giving still more
busy, gazing. shocked human beings and minging
rs heavenly with tho that held their reveldance
selves aboa. the works labor genius and io like 50
many scarlet mantles. Through OF blood the sun
I red w
offended majesty Yet few The lte thngs about
and near US are with us much greater than the great
When at length our dwellings In the dust. and
smoking embers and ashes, and occasional Of
guued flame, alone told the site Of homes and busy
nafts, 1t was painful TO see the elected suferermen
relics Of late fortunes and esdes The public square was
literally crowded with whatever could be snatched from the
were sill there with the few remnants et Of hs ormer
property and comfort"
The common council have determined 10 issue $1,000
IN city scrip, with interest at three per cent month,
payable one hundred and fifty days from date. or out OF
The first money received by the commissioners Of the
sinking fund.
The elections were to take place on Monday the 9TH Of
nations Clerk Of the supreme court, L. H. Tharp; su.
perinendent OF public instruction, Frederick p Tracy
attorney general, James A. McDougal; district attorney
Alexander Wells Judge oil the superior court Charles
A. McRea; harbor.master, John Bamore senator,
Hon David c. Broderck, assembly, David C. Mccarthy
John H. Gibon. w. c. Hof. VIM. Kinder. VIM. Sharon.
FRoM THE MINING DIsrRIcrs--PLAcrRvILLE- cor,
respondent OF the Sacramento Transcript, writing from
says:
shining operations going In the larger rayines
around this place, and many miners doing well
lead lew days ,ince, In ravine nj elevation Of
hundred feet above the level Of this valley and IL has
a ana on ss loe
nnder ground, think will be carried considerable
sxent This 10 rich region. Gold 10 found In nearly all
ne Iayines Tor ten miles around and eyrtythng now In
winter. Many engaged In throwing up dry dr
washed when the rains set In and they will be well paid
Tor their labor" I'LL
THE YuBA--The waters OF the Yuba have been very
much swollen by the recent rains AT Syracuse bar last
thereon erected was carried away. Fortunately. the
wofkmea were at the time at dinner In endeavoring 10
ave the tools and rockers OF the party, Mr. Ham-
lon Scott, became surrounded by the waters and was
forced 10 take refuge upon elevation OF and which
was the only portion Of the river bed above the water
cal. Just below him was a canon jutted with rocks,
on which, should he not be rescued he would necessa.
rily have been dashed TO pieces
The party shore unable 10 do anything in his
behalf, while the rcacherous sand was vsiby washing
from under him. After period OF FIVE minutes was
be was rescued from his perlous situation by OF
boat from shore
We understand that the party, with an energy charac-
erisic OF CalifonaDs, intend TO again rebuild the dam.
40 their experience thus far proves the bar TO be very
rich. We have Just OF the company, who in
foms that the first three days OF their working they
took out three thousand dollars, and that he hmsen
washed ten dollars from single shoveliul,
Placer Miner.
New DIeerses.-We learn that new diggings have