Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-11-20
From New York.

NEW YORK, Nov. 10.
The steamer Daniel Webster, from San Juan Nicara-
qua, arrived this evening, bringing dates to the 18th OF
October. She brings about four hundred passengers,
Sill 900 on freight, and about $500 900 in the hands of
passengers. She sailed from San Francisco on the 9th
instant, with the passengers brought from thence by the
steamers Independent and North America.
The Daniel Webster, with the steamer Central Ane-
rlca In tow, made the run from New York to San Juan
in twelve days and a half. The Central America expe-
rienced much difficulty in getting over the shoals at the
mouth of the river. but finally succeeded and passed up.
The mining intelligence by this arrival is of the most
satisfactory character. The weather had been unusual
" favorable. and the yield Of gold in the different mining
regions steadily on the Increase.
The steamer California sailed from San Francisco on
the 18th Of October, from Panama, with the mails, and
81, 300, 900 on freight, and about two hundred passen
gers. Messrs- Adams & Co. shipped upwards oil half
a million OF dollars.
Since the cessation from duty Of the vigilance commit
tee, San Francisco has been crowded with numerous
hands of desperate characters, and some of the papers
are strongly and earnestly appealing TO the committee
to get to work again.
The project Of steam communication between San
Francisco and the Sandwich Islands, was likely very
soon to be carried out. Hon. Selim C.. Woodwork was
spoken Of to command the first ship.
LATER FROM HAYTI.-By an arrival this morning
from Jacmel we have dates TO the Goth ut.
The Emperor Faustin had agreed to assume the Do
minican debt. He was still firm in his purpose of cap
turing the eastern or Dominican part of the island, and
hal called out 3 900 men at Jacmel with that intention.
The force was to redezvous at Port-au-Prince Provis-
ions were very scarce and selling at enormous prices.
The United States sloop-of-war Vincennes, command
err w. L. Humson, left San Francisco on the 18th Of DC.
tober. or a cruise to the southwark and to the Sandwich
Islands.
The steamer Miner was burned at euto on the
l4th of October. Captain Clark and a fireman were
badly burned, and a passenger named d Brown was
burned to death.
From OREGoN.-The mail steamer Columbia arrived
at San Francisco on the 18th ult., bringing S24 900 in
gold and ~fnrty-ive passengers.
The Indians were continuing their depredations upon
the emigrant trains and frontier settlements. and much
excitement prevailed.
jeremiah Byan, Of Maryland, and his brother, were
murdered by the Port Oxford Indians.
New YoRK. Nov. II, s P. M.
Sales Of II 1000 bbls. -four at So Glad .06 for Ohio
brands, Michigan at So. Glad. ~, and Southern S4a4. 25.
Sales Of 2 500 bushels Michigan wheat at Ssc, and 2. DOC
bushels Genesee white at 97c. Sales of 24,000 bushel:
mixed corn at 60fc. Whisky 21lc.
Deaths in CGLifornia.-At State Dry Diggins, Sept
%, Harris B. Durham, late of St. Louis, Mo-. Or
board of a ship, of cholera. S. and G. w. Kitchen, B
Baker, and two children. all If Arkansas. On board o.
big John Endors, at Mazatlan, NJ. Bandorm, late o.
New Orleans.