The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-03-25

and Ore rsgon--Late From Chilli
The Steamer Daniel Webster arrived
1t N. York on the 18th, with 325 passeu
ger and S4OO. 900 in specie. She brings
lates TO the l4th. The El Dorado ar.
rived the same day. with 1873 passengers,
81 .42S, 900 in gold aud dates To the 18Th
We Gull few of the mnst Interesting
items:- s.....
From California -. Hon. John B
Weller. U. 5. Senator from California;
Hun. Il. NJ. McLane, and Judge Smith,
are among the passengers by the DAME
Webster.
The miners in California were dning
we'll. anG many new and Iich pacers had
been discovered. .t..
The small pox had broken out at the
mines on Longs Bar.
There was three feet Of snow IN tie
Ridge. below Feather River Bar.
Very rich placers had been discover
ed at Bellies Bar.
On Upper Feather River. the miners
were averaging SO per diem.
The fugitive slave law had passed the
Culitoinia Legislature.
The snow lies forty feet deep at some
points between MarysvilIe and Jamison'S
creek.
Indian depredaions were frequent. a
young Californian had been shot by them,
aud party Of drove:s had arrived at
San Diego on the I'd. who had been rob
bed Of 1000 sheep.
The civil debt oi California was esti,
mated at SITS, 900, aud the war debt a:
81, ,446.000.
The sheriff Of Calaveros county had
recently shot couple OF FrenciImen who
refused To obey an order ofthe court, on
the ground that they recognized no law
in California A large body ofthem had
got together aud assumed husIile a,i
tude.
A Jew had been punished with Afy
laShes by the Vigilance Committee for
robbing his partner.
Business at San francisco ON the 10th
and l7Ih was brisk, aud considerable
sales were effected. Flour was neglect.
ed.
i Two men were hung at Murpby's dig
gings. by the popuIace. for thieviny
Rain is much wanted. for mining and
agricultural purposes, and the papers
complain ofthe continued pleasant wealth
or. The miners, however, were meet.
ing with steady success.
The steamship Sea Gull was wrecked
on Humboldt bar. on The Goth OF Febru
ary.
I, The schr. Penelope left San Juan del
y Sud ON the l7th Of October, with 81 pas
, sengers. Nothing has been heard ufhel
since.
, The U. S. ship St Mary's arrived a
San francisco nu the l7Ih of February
I, ia 35 days from Callao. She is Il
take back the japanese seamen VIII,
!, were brought 10 that port some monrh
, since.
=. A large rarty of Chinese had returneC
. home III the ship Wild Pigeon, having
amassed fortunes during their shnrt stay
in California.
!, Tie m'uers at Hamburg creek wer'
i making $50 per day. ....-
p A gapg of bank robbers had left Lo
Angeles for Luwer California, causln,
considerable sullciiude among the inhab
Il itanls. ...... -..
Flour had declined. Coffee was firm
e Dry gnnds unchanged. Leather dull
Lard was in good request. Lumbe
maintains good prices. with a m"derst,
II stock. Oils steady. Beef in demand a
n AN advance. Pork very dull. StocI
J.. low aud decreasing Gnud hams sci
= readily, Butter so cents Spirits u
o turpenline very high. Sugars firm. Tu
bacco duIl, with large stock. Tea frm
d From Orcg0n.-rhe steamer Genera
= Warren WINS lost om the bar of Coumbi
river, on the 2Sth Of January, aud
IS lives wele lost. with cargo of prnduc
h valued at SSO, 900. The boat was nwne'
" at Panama
y News had reached San Francisco q
several wrecks on the Oregon coast with
$ in few weeks Among the vessels los
= are the briggs Almira aud Una; schrs. Elk
3 act aud Harriet. .....-
Advices from Oregon to the 7th stat,
that all was quiet, though the difficult,
u bet ween The legislature aud the judiciar,
: was still unsettled.
From tie Lstkmms There were a
least 5000 passengers still remaining III
: the lsthmus. Provisions at Panama cou
Iinued scarce and prices high.
Louis Lewis. her British Majesty
Vice Consul a, Panama, is dead.
The state Of health upon the lslhmu
y was unusually gncd.
There was one steamship and seveI
sailing vessels up for California at Pana
ma on the 81 inst.
The Panama Railroad was to he
opened for regular trips from Navy Ba!
10 Bahia Saldo it's present terminus, OF
the 18th Of March.
4, Much disappointment and exciemen
/, was manifested by some ofthe pasSen
gers who had reached Panama with thru
tickets for California. purchased of al
irresp lnsible house in New York, VIII
r had nu steamers to send them forward.
u The steamers Panama aud Fremun
n were al Panama, and the lslhmUs wa
Q hourly expected. These steamers will
i, taka nil ihe DaaaenueIaa Panama WIN