Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-12-04
From the N. Y. Com. Advertiser, Nov. II
ARRIVAL OF THE
DANIEL WEBSTER.
LAfEr, FROM CALIFORNIA.

LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
The steamship Daniel Webster, from
San Juan de Nicaragua, arrived abou,
ten o'clock last night.
Our San Francisco papers are to the
/ 9Th of October.
Grea, hauls, beautiful specimens. new
and extensive diggings and quartz dis
coveries, together with wharf and ciiy
Improvements, massive fire proof build
ings of brick, iron and stone, and increa-
sed facilities tor lucomotion by land and
water, now absorb public attention, to
the exclusion OF dreadful CONGREGATIONS,
undergraduates. aud summary hangings.
The Vigilance Committee is no longer
needed; and as a consequence OF this
state Of things, business is resuming its
won,ed activity, and the busy hum of in
,lus,ry is heard in every city and village,
on the banks OF every river, along the
slope Of every mountain, and in the
depths Of every gulch and valley.
Some idea of the traffic between San
Francisco and the Southern mines may
be formed from the fac: that there arc a,
This moment ten steamers plying between
San Francisco and Stockton. There are
ten also plying between San Francisco
and Sacramen,o The latter are for the
most par, Of larger size than those on
The San Joaquin river, and make the trip
nf about 100 miles in from seven to
eight hours. There are ten other steam
ers plying from Sacramento TO different
places above that city. One year ago
there was but one steamboat in Oregon,
the Columbia; now there are eleven
STEAMBOATS, Of different kinds running on
The Columbia and Willamette rivers, not
including tils Pacific Steamers Sea Gull
and Columbia, running between Oregon
aud California.
Stockton, in the early cart Of the
month. became the scene Of ouirages OF
similar character 10 those which, some
time since, disgraced San Francisco. On
the Sd inst, three men were shot in the
vicinity Of Stockton; on Saturday even
ing, an attempt was made to shoot two
others, without prov0ralion; ON the same
night, MEXICAN was iLost inhumanly
1 bulchcred in house III the outskirts OF
/ the city; and Oh Sunday morning, an a.
tempt was made Id shoot gentleman
for M reason tina, he could imagine.
| The Mormons have at length ttken
/ possession If The rancho OF San Bcr-
/ hardino, near Los Angeles, for which
they paid slo2, 900, $4,000 was paid
down, and The remainder is 10 be paid in
equal annual payments. II is said To be
their intention 10 build great city there,
and a railroad 10 Salt Lake is confidently
spoken Of, II is also said that the heads
i, Of the Church 10 Deseret have given di
rec;inns 10 the Mormnns in Europe, that
all The emigration TO this country mnst,
in future, come by the way Of the 18TH
mus Of Panama 10 San Diego. The
1 population of San Bsrnardino is to BIZ
increased fave thousand within the next
six months. h cani;ins within its boun
daries more than eighty thoasand acres
OF excellent land, a great part of which
can be irrigated.
An attempt is again being made to
establish steam communication between
/ the Sandwich Islands and San Francis
co, and the first steamer is expected to
be placed upon The route in about a
month.
The weather throughout Oregon and
! Upper and Lower California, is delight
full. The North invest wind has CON-
plelely died away, and nature never
wore more smiling aspect under an
/ Italian sky.
/ The agricultural, mining, mechanic al
and commercial interests are in the full
I tide Of prosperous career. Mechanics
readily obtain employment at SO per
day, ant common laborers at So, and
from The large number Of buildings in
progress. j. is probable they will all be
engaged for the next six months.
! Majar Reading, tie Wing candidate
for Governor at The late election, had his
! thigh fractured. near Cotton Wood, OH
the Sd of October. The accident occur
red in bear hunting. A wounded bear
caught The Majors horse and threw him,
tEerebJ crushing the leg of his rider.