Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-11
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.

LATER FROM CALIFORNIA. !,
New ORLEANS, SEPTEMBER 4-The steamer Daniel
Webster from San Juan, arrived here this morning She
brings San Francisco dates the 14th August being two
weeks later and brings from California in twenty
and half days, the quickest on record.
The general intelligence from California does not pos
much interest beyond what has been published by the
previous arrival. NED 3a as
The Indians in the interior were giving trouble
but nothing serious was apprehended.
Business generally steady, and the mines were
yielding abundantly.
splendid procession has taken place in San Francisco
in honor Of the memory Of HENRY CLAY. It was the
largest procession in the place. The houses
and public buildings hung in mourning. There
about Ave hundred Chinese in the procession Business
was entirely suspended. sas a
The cholera caused great mortality among the soldiers
board the steamer Golden Gate. The troops and pas
segers taken San Francisco by the steamer Co
lumbia.
Hon E. w. McGAUGHEY, formerly Wing member of
Congress from Indiana died at Joness Hotel San Fran
CISCO on the 18th Of August His disease Panama
fever with which he seized during his passage from
the Isthmus board the steamship Winfield Scott On
the arrival of the vessel the 4th Of August the best
medical advice Of the city called to his aid but he
had become SO enfeebled and emacated that it with
out avail.
The u s. frigate ST. laurence, Com DuLASy, arrived
San Francisco the 18th Of August in twenty
days from Honolulu.
card in the San Francisco papers, signed by THOMAS
BUTLER KING, as President of the MERGED Mining Com
pany that that company has contaminated
arrangement with the Nouyean Monde Gold Mining Com
pany of Paris and London for the full and perfect working
Of its large mineral possessions.
San Diego and Los Angeles advices the 3lst of July
had been received at San Francisco The court-martal
for the trial of John Conden and William Hayes the de-
serters who murdered COL Craig the Great Desert
sembled at San Diego the 29h of July, but had not
finished its investigation at the latest account.
We were informed by telegraphic despatch from
New Orleans that Hon. EDWARD GILBERT late member of
Congress from California and senior editor of the Alta
California had been killed in duel The particulars
are thus stated in the Sacramento Union: N
This morning hostile meeting took place at Oak
Grove between Hon. EDWARD GILBERT, senior editor of
the Alta California, and Gen. j. w. DENVER, State Senator
from Trinity county The immediate of this lament
able affair card published by Gen. Denver reflect
ing upon the personal character Of Mr. Gilbert OF the
merits of the controversy this the time place
speak Mr. Gilbert challenged the adverse party. The
weapons selected NELSON'S rifles and distance forty
PAGES After the first interchange of shots, neither Of
which took effect the weapons were reloaded and the
word given, when Mr. Gilbert fell almost instantly, hav
ing received the shot Of Gen Denver the left side just
above the hip The ball pierced the abdomen and passed
entirely through his body coming out the right side al
a. survived but four on ave minutes amer the occurrence
and without word or scarcely groan his spirit passed
from earth. ~ Hs SFF 8ke
The most intense sensation was produced throughout
the city the receipt of the mournul intelligence and
all seemed to unite in the sincere eynced at the
unfortunate issue Of the encounter and in the deep and
heartfelt sympathy expressed for the surviving relatives
Of the deceased"
The Swedish barque Sarmiento, with two hundred and
forty passengers from Panama for San Francisco had put
into the Sandwich Islands short of provisions The Po-
ynesan gives the following account Of Of the Incl
dents and sufsrngs on the passage:
'The passengers suffered the greatest hardships
put ON an allowance Of both bread and water five days
from Toboga.
On the 21st of May most fearful tragedy enact
ed on board A young man by the name of .Woofork,
about nineteen years of age from Kentucky shot Ger
man named johnson through the heart The origin Of
this bloody business dispute about tin cup, Of
which Woolfork had two and the German none. In the
hasty alteration, the handle wrenched off, when
Woolfork drew his revolver and shot johnson dead.
:. scene Of the greatest excitement ensued The
derer seredll4 voted that he should be hung 32
against it. and the remainder neutral Judge APP
pointed; jury oftyeve empanneed the prisoner found
guilty of murder and to be hung hour
sDuring the interval between the sentence and
on the dead body Of the murdered German brought
on deck the preparation made, and after allowing the
condemned man quarter Of an hour his time he
up to the yardarm, where life became
tnct He then cut adrf fell upon his face into the
sea- and continued to float until left out of sight by the
vessel asrn II gsts .ns .-..,
On the 10Th of May water was sold for dollar per
bottle by those of the passengers who required less thar
of their fellows From the 10Th Of June to the Sd
Of July the passengers had bread There eleven
women and two children board, Of each Of whom
died before reaching San Bias Six others died board
besides the murderer and murdered"