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ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM SHIP
DANIEL WEB TER.
LATER FROM cALlFoRNIA.

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The Webster arrived al San Juan on the 30sh
Of January. The steamer U. States also ar
rived there on The same day, and eft on the fol-
lowing day for Chagres.
4 The Webster lefs San Juan on The 5lh ofFeb.
rusry, and brings the advices brought Gown by
the Independence, which lef, San Francisco at
4 O'Clock, P. NJ, on the i7lh The passengers,
therefore, by The Webster, have been 26 days
and 10 hours between San Francisco and New
j York. She passed, on The 5lh Of February, an
English sloop Of war bound for San Juan.
San Juan was healthy, but business was dull,
the market being oversiOcked with oil kinds of
goods.
The transit route was 10 excellent condition.
and no passengers were waiIing al Sac Juan for
passage 10 San Frsncisco.
A destructive fire occurred al San Juan do
Nicaragua, on The night Of the 4lh, by which
one-lhird Of the most populous part of the city
was destroyed. Among the buildings burned
was the Unned States Eolel, besides large
number Of stores. The city was not provided
with engines. Lieut. Armstrong, with de.
tachmenI from the D. States sioop Of war AL
bany, was present, and did good service with
The ships engines. Capt, Wade, Of the Eng.
lish brig Express, was also presentwiih his men,
and it was chiefly through the exeuons Of these
two forces that the FIRE was fully checked
The shipment Of gold from San Francisco BY
the mail steamer California, on the l6lh, was as
follows; To New York, 1896, 800 to New Or.
leans. S30,499. The principal consgnees were
Page, Bacon g. Co., S354OO0; Adams g. Co.,
S93,900. Davidson Sll2; Burgoyne & Co.,
$4,000.
The Golden Gate was advertised to leave San
Francisco for Panama on the 2lst of January.
Il rained heavily but two nights, when the thef-
nomeler fell TO freezing point.
Green peas are in bloom as well as wild and
garden flowers.
The absorbing political question seems to be
the election Of an United States Senator. The
candidates talked of among The Democrats are
Col. Weller Gov. Smith, Col. Finley, Judge
Ralslon and Gen. Anderson. The Wings, as
yet, have named no one.
A new police for San Francisco have been
organized.
The Indian chief Antony Garia, who was ar.
rested for being concerned in the ou.rages in
South Carolina had been tried and shot at Old.
town San Diego.
A detachment Of United States troops we're
about TO march 10 Colorado under Major HenI-
selman.
, On Tuesday an Injunction was laid by Judge
, Redman on the State officers, who were about
TO remove the public archives from San Jose.
A man named ]. @. Adams from PhiIade.
phia, was shot Of Sacremenlo City, on the 12.h
JAM, by the mother Of young girl whom he
, had seduced. After the woman had fred one
shot, which took effect in the vcIim's side, she
was about 10 repeat The fire, when she was pre-
vented by the byslanders. He lies in very
, critical condition. tt
| Great excitement exists at Dorenceville in
+ consequence of the great discoveries Of new
} mixes OF gold bearing quarlz in that vicinity,
=. SIX different veins being turned up within ter
days the ore from which is said 10 be exceed.
ingIy rich.
The trials OF Capt. Waterman and his mate
are still progressing on other indictments, The
!, crew of the Challenge were to be put on trial
for muny abou. the middle of January.
The extensive quicksilver works of Bolton,
Barron & Co. arc now running seven furnaces,
the largest Of which yields 400 bottles week.
The difficulty as to the State capital still con.
tin1es to be the source OF much discord. The
Legislature has determined on meeting at Sac
ramento, and had assembled there for the first
time on the 10Th Of January, and were welcom
ed with shouts by the people. 1t had given
quite an impulse to business in Sacramento,
which was more animaEed than for many months
previous.
The settlers and miners convention was in
session at San Francisco, and resolution nvi.
ting State officers and members of Legislature
to seat, has been laid on The table.
In Marysville thero were good pieces OF gold
bearing quartz, weighing about six pounds, Ia
ken from Kenluck ridge, near Newtown, sup
posed to contain about $4,000 of gold Of the
richest kind.
The papers contain Gov. Bigler's inaugural
address, and Lieut.. Gov. Hardy's address 10 the
Senate. Gov. Bger contends that the miners
should be as free as air.
I The steamer Gold Hunter was TO leave for
San Juan and Panama The l7lh of Jan.
The schooner Spray from Valparaiso, brings
advices from Chill 10 Jan. ilth, which state that
the ports of Valciano and Coquimbo were bonn
barded by the government forces.
Died-Los Angeles D. ]. A. Hereford OF ST.
Louis.
The Alta California says the late Indian War
10 The southern portion Of the State is at length
terminated.
The executive of the State has issued an or.
der to Gen. Rains, commanding him TO proceed
Immediately to San Diego and dsband the vo-
unteer forces called in requisiuonsby General
! Dean. .ee
The Southern mines are represented as in a
fiourshing condition, gold being found in The
whole range Of the country.
The quartz mine at Salt Springs is said to be
the richest 10 the country.
Gov. McDougalI, in his message recommends
the holding of convention for amending the
Constitution Of the State.
The ]. @. Adams referred to as having been
sho. for seducng The lady, was married to her
on Friday evening, and shortly after died of his
wounds.
SAN FRANCISCO MARKET.