The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-04-09

The Senatorial Conisst-Falure 20 Ekd-Suan'srs
T'ias-- Execution Of a Murderer. business If
faifs-Suecsss Of ths Hasrs.- Terrible Steamboat Ae
etdent
New YORK, April TO, p. m.-Ihe steamship Gsof-
gia, Captain Porter, arrived this evening from Havana
bringing The California mails and sixty passengers
brought BY the steamer Falcon The Falcon left Chagres
The mails al e6ass hs s before ali he U
got across There were larger humber OF vessels at
Havana loading with sugar,
The dates IRON San Francisco are TO March H. The
Coulter says that the efforts made by the Legislature to
elect United States senator IN place OF Col Fremont
have proved Intellectual When the convention first met,
the prominent whig candidates Hon. T. Butler King
and Hon John Wehered and the democratic candidates
were Col fremont and MIR. Heydeneldt Mr.. Welhered
finally abandoned the contest and il was narrowed down
to The three others named. Alter nearly 100 baoungs,
The convention, binding il impossible TO make choice
adjourned I'LL the first of January next King had The
highest vote on The last ballot, but lacked SIX or eight
votes OF an election Heydenieidt the fayoite OF The
democrats Fremont, who commenced with only halt
dozen votes, gaiuaiy increased in strength unu before
The convention adjourned, his vote equaed that OF Hey
dentedt On the last day The latter Withdrew, and Col
Weller was substituted in his place, who received ex-
aciy The vote before given TO the Withdrawing candidate
good deal OF feeling existed on ihe subject, and The
senatorial question will enter largely into the next po-
zeal canvass.
On Sunday. 23i OF February, San Francisco was in
tremendous stale OF excitement on account OF the anie-
pated execution by the popuace OF two noted scoundfes
Stuart and Wndred, Tor nearly numbering Mr. Hanson, a
respectable merchant OF this place. and rohbng him OF
rIUDU. meeting OF cltlZeDs was called; several oil
our most influential and wealthy men presided, and the
prisoners given fair trial by jury The jury, how
disagreed and The officers of justice took possession
oil the culprs
Al Sacramento city similar affair occurred. but the
offender did not escape easily Frederick Roe, noted
gambler, shot through the head Mr. Charles Myers for
interfering TO put end to quarrel in which he was
engaged meeting OF the citizens called, in which
the most prominent and influential took part Roe
tried, convicted and in less than five hours after the
commission OF the crime was hung in the presence OF
assemblage OF thousands
Business was sill dull and the arrivals at San Fran l.
cisco of foreign shipping had greatly fallen Oft within the
last fortnight
The miners doing very well throughout the State,
and increased amount of gold was expected to be
taken out during the coming season.
There had been but very little rain in San Francisco,
though the interior had been more favored in this
spect.
terrible accident occurred, by which the steamboat
Santa Clara completely destroyed by fire, and the
steamer Hartford damaged 10 the extent OF $50 900. The
Santa Clara took fire first, and burned to the water
edge Three the were burned to DEATH and Mr..
Kennedy, one OF the owners, narrowly escaped, after
being severely burned. The Hartford caught from the
Santa Clara
The market is oveslocked with variety of articles
boots &c.-whch selling for less than cost. II is
ncredlblc-the vast amount Of these goods in the mar
ket