Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-11-13
CaIIFoRNIA INTsLbIGANcn.


9th, to take into consideration the best means fol
the relief of the commercial interest Of the city
from the serious dilemma IN which 1t had been
placed blythe Treasury order. issued by Secretary
lCorwin, prohibiting the receipt of ASSAY sofica
STAMPS at the Custom House. At an adjourned
meeting, held on the 18th, memorial was pre-
pared to be sent to the Secretary OF the Treasury
and was signed by all the principal business men
of San Francisco.
The u, S. surveying steamer Active, Lieutenant
Commanding James Alden, arrived at San Fran.
cisco, on the 9th alt, from Cape Flattery, Column
bia river and Intermediate ports, having on boar
The astronomical party Of G. Davidson, Esq, G.S
Coast survey. I a p f'et.r {
FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO PAPERS TO
4sgs4 OCTOBER Is. gtffIl3ui.S
The mali steamer Oregon was TO sail from San
Francisco, on the 18th, for Panama, and the new
steamer Cortes, for the same destination, on tho
goth Of October. -q hi d! 80
= The Marysville Herald says that she Perry Wing,
Dam Company, at Parks Bar, took out OF TIT
claim, on Nednesday and Thursday Of the secont
~eeksof October. S6 pounds OF gold or, atSl6 PEI
ounce, the immense sum of SIG, 512. tts EgE.
2 The deaths at the State Marine Hospital at San
Francisco from the LIST of July 1851, 10 the LIST OF
October, 1852, numbered 1898. a,t1
"A San Francisco paper says:
: The great delay in the passage Of vessels, from
the Atlantic coast to this port has been the source
of considerable uneasiness among our merchants,
although tile vanguard OF the fleet, winch have ar
rived report head winds and Gains as The cause OF
.ne n.y. a,,;iw Of many article, ofmer-
chsndise which has been felt so severely and which
has been consequence of the non arrival oil vessels
from the Atlantic is lightly relieved although our
market still destitute of commodities most III de-
mand among our citizens. 1.5t-rt-s =, ,
few clippers have arrived and Others are report
ed Within a few hundred miles of the port; many
vessels have been detained by the fogs, which have
prevailed on the coast. The Gazelle. which ar
. liant
nG G,ni. Horn hut he, eneraic Cantain. with in
taIbla arssveronce worked her into this mort
w iaa l;a con5;t;on fron tbe loss of her bow
49,, Ia hs,S year For tb;s s,.rv;c. the consirnces
~ ne .,sssel nd others have presented him with
mnsnifeent silver trumpet.
There are no maritime disasters worthy OF record
reported having occurred, in the North PaeiAc duLns
the present month";
From the southern district oil Inc ota'e, our ihtei
lgcnce is Of little interest. Inc Lale COMMISSION
was actively engaged IN me aoIuaicaMon Oh Chains,
and up to the 18th oil September, IhIee nuhuieo
and sixty lone petitions had Eoeeh hiea. lweive
only, of them, had been proved argued ana suo-
mitfed, and Opinions Ienaeteu oul upoh gis.t. -
was supposed that the famous ciai' Los .aafPoSas
of Col. Fremont, would be the next IN order OF eSa
minahon. The two political parties Ut they are de-
serving this distincton) oil Los Angeles naa met
and made their city and county nominations ..i
1.-The Mormon settlement al sah peinatuilo Was y,
constantly receiving large acceSsi"hs rom oait
Lake, of men and families ny the superb southein
route. This colony is in a most prosperous condl-
on 1t bids fair to absorb and direct the business
OF the southern part OF the oialc. me &c" lesi
dent Americans scattered throughout the lower
districts the most inert, unenterpnsing an IN
efficient representatives of the Saxon race IN
California. The destinies OF the South VIII soon
be wrested from their unworthy sleeping.
From the Shasta ad Rogue INer region, hno
from Humboldt and Trinity points oil much aiiIac-
tveness in the north OF this STATE, we nave ohiy
few items Of intelligence. Inc ptnc1pai interest,"
OF these sections, whch Is INNING Is iaHoiaolS ie
ported. Provisions. however, were scarce; Flour
was selling at 81 cents per pouhu. ne intiaNs
were less troublesome, because, perhaps. better
watched than they had BEEN.
SAN FRANCISCO MARKET.
-r,,,,s,,x oc,oher "A 1ss2.-Tbe general con-
;,;nn NJ t,sde for fortnight has been health
~ Tbere has been some n uctuation in prices but
mt sufficient In materially affect business pros
,ec,s The our marx ct has been rather feverish
pcc.s;onaiIv showing ot one moment disposition