The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-04-29
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
A2RIY Il OF THE EL DORADO FROM CALL
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4 The steamer r! Dorado arrived al this port NJ
four O'Clock this evening, bringing Two weeks
ll.,er news from California. Sho brings SoSu''
loco on freight, and $3.50, 900 inihe hands OF pas.
sengers, viz: Adams & Co, $4,000; American
Exchange Bank. 100000; Burgoyne & c..
500 600; Drew & Robinson, $4,000; Rowland
Is A.pinwall. $50, 900; Philadelphia Bank, S32,-
0on; Brown & Brothers, $4,000; aud abou'
twenty Other consignees.
| The Eldorado was detained twenty hours a.
tspnwall, awaiting the mails When theS az
rived " agent refused to deliver them, and s''
came off without them, They will come on ~
The Georgia via Havana.
The news from Calf rnia is interesting.
most disastrous flood had occurred on the rivers.
The cities Of Sacramento, Nevada, and Marys.
Vile mad been completely overlooked, and the
damage was dreadful. All was CONSERVATION.
The loss at Marysville is estimated = Si00,oOO;
al Sacramento the cmbank ment gave way, aud
several houses aoaied down the river At Ma
rysyiic all the stores were submerged, and
large quantity Of goods destroyed. Al Nevada
two quartz mills, the theatre, the Empire Hotel,
and several other houses were swept AVA.
No doubt every bridge on South and Middle
Fork rivers have shared the same fate. The
country between Sacramento and the mines i
impossible.
The Legislative halls are surrounded by wat
er, Apd the members reach them in boats. Near
iy all the houses on the Marysvlle and Sacra-
mpnto roads had noated away
Many OF tho finest brick buildings in Mary :
vile had been rendered untenantable.
The damage al Sacramento is estimated u
SAC, 900.
The crops, il was thought, would not be much
injured.
Many lives were lost, and great quantities Of
live stock persisted. The las, accounts repre-
sen,cd the food as abating al all poiais,
After the slilng Of las, steamer the markets
were steadily improving until the occurrence OF
the great food which caused almost entiY.
suspension Of trade. 4 speedy reaction is look-
ed Tor.
An expedition is projected in San Francisco
Tor newly discovered gold region on Queen
Caari5tte's Island.
Tht Indians are still giving trouble. A parry
attacked Cark's train near Sacramento. In III,
light, leur Indians were killed, and ihe whites
had to abandon their goods. Two Indians wer
afterwards taken and hung.
An immense quantity ofsaow has fallen in Il, d
ne ghborhaod OF Townsville.
intelligence from the mining districts was not
favorable.
A large amount Of business had heea done BY
The Legislature chiefly OF iocal interest. Tn,
Salary bill bad passed, allowing The Governor
$4,000 per anuufn, the Treasurer, C5mptroiitt
and District Judges 5000; Supreme Judge
5000. The House reported unfavpratle on Ii.
subject Of dividing the Sac intn Congressional
Districts. The Fugitive Slave bill had been re-
ported back to the House.
Fears were {, Il that the schooner Harriet, for
Oregon, from San francisco, had teen lost. 81,
left Astoria on the 9Th December.
A resolution passed the Legislature requesting
the General Government II furnish the STATE
with 5000 musk and 1000 Of Colts pistols.
Adyiets from Oregon are 10 the Isl Of Februa
~ The citizens OF Poul md were liking meat
ures 10 establish line OF steamers TO San Fran
ron ~ %rsr