The daily union., 1852-04-14
ARRIVAL OF tns steamer HI Dorado.

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Hon JosErH S. CorrnAs.
ARRIVAL or Tn. steamer HI Dorado.
The steamer FL Dorado with dates IRON San Francisco
TO March 18th, arrived 1t New York Monday ias and
she brings 24 passengers and 100000 in gold dust
freight
The Ell Dorado left at Aspnwall the steamships Sierra
Nevada, 10 sail soon and the United States which had
just arrived. The Ohio was hourly expected
The FL Dorado brings $8s0o freight and Sloo,oOo
in the hands OF passengers The following are The con-
signees; Adams l. Co., $l9O00oi American Exchange
Bank 100000; Burgoyne Co., $o0000 Drew
Robinson, $4,000; Rowland & Aspinwa, $5o,ooo;
Philadelphia Bank, $4,000; Brown q Bro. $4,000,
and about twenty others
The steamship California arrived at Panama. from San
Francisco, on the 18th Of March, with the mails. The
Tennessee was to leave San Francisco the 18th for
Panama, and the New Orleans on the 10Th for San Juan
and Panama.
| The steamship Constitution was hourly expected at
Panama
The Ell Dorado met SO miles south Of Cape Hatteras.
the steamship Empire City, for Havana and New Orleans
| The El Dorado was detained twenty hours al Aspn-
wall waiting for the mails but when they arrived the
agent refused to deliver them. They would come on in
the Georgia via Havana.
Passenger trains are now running from Aspinwall to
Buena Vista The trains start Immediately on the arrival
of the steamers Passengers leave Aspnwall in the
morning, and arrive at Panama at midnight. Aspinwall
beginning the appearance OF thriving city,
and is increasing business and population very fast
Much distress continues to prevail among the passen-
gers carried out on board the steamer North America at
Acapulco Most OF the females taken on board the
steamship Panama, but The balance had no means OF
leaving as no ship had been sent to their assistance
The Pacific stopped at Acapulco but declined taking any
on board she was already crowded The California
papers state that efforts being made there to charter
| a sailing vessel to send for them
! The Ell Dorado touched at Chagres. and sailed from
thence at 8, p m +, on the Sd OF April
CALIFORNIA INTELLIGENCE.
The intelligence from California is most important and
interesting. most disastrous flood had occurred on
nearly all the The cities OF Sacramento, Nevada
and Marysvle had been completely overiowed, causing
a widespread devastation and the most fghtfa
nation.
The loss at Marysyile is estimated at 900. AT
Sacramento the embankment gave way, and several
houses hoated down the river. AT Marysvlle all the
streets were submerged, and large quantity of goods
DESTROYED AT Nevada quartz mills, the theatre,
Empire Hotel, and several houses were swept away.
The bridges over Salmon Halls and Colma river were
carried off and doubt every bridge on the south and
middle falls has shared the same fate.
| The country between Sacramento and the mines is
impossible. The legislative halls are surrounded by
water and the members reached them in boats. Nearly
all the houses on the Marysvlle and Sacramento road
hoaied ANY, Many Of the finest brick houses in Marys
vile have been rendered unenantable. The damage at
Sacramento amouats $4,000 Many lives were known
to have been lost So great the CONSERVATION that
few particulars had been obtained Great quantities of
live stock had peshed throughout the country. AT the
last accounts the flood was abating at all points.
An expedition was projected at San Francisco for the
newly discovered gold regions of Queen Charlottes
Island The Indians still giving trouble A party
of them attacked Clouds train, Sacramento, and in
the fight four Indians killed. The whites. however,
had to abandon their goods Two Indians after
wards taken and hung
Immense quantities Of snow had fallen near Downie.
Vile
Intelligence from the mining districts not favorable
4 Advices had been received from San Diego and Los
Angeles to Feb. 2s, but were devoid OF interest de-
achment OF recruits from New York had arrived there
The city Of Stockton and San Joaquin valley had also
suffered by the flood The loss in the city amounted to
S25, 900.
The storeship Lexington arrived at San Francisco on
the i4th OF March The steamer Monumental City had
also arrived from Panama the same day, having put into
an intermediate port in consequence OF an accident Her
passengers were all well.
A large amount of business, chiefly OF local nature,
had been transacted in the legislature The salary bill
afixing the following salaries had passed governor,
se ooo treasurer comptroller and district Judges 5 900
supreme court judges, $1,000.
An unfayorabe report had been made in the house on
the subject OF dividing the State into separate congress
sonal districts
The fugitive-save bull had been reported back TO the
house.
resolution had passed the legislature requesting the
general government to furnish the State with 10000
muskets and 900 OF Colts pistols.
Advices from Oregon TO February 81 state that the
citizens OF Portland were taking measures to establish a
line OF steamers to San Francisco.
Fears felt for the safety OF the schooner Harriet
which left Astoria for San Francisco December 5.
4 After the sailing OF the last steamer the markets con-
tnued improve until the OF the food which
caused entire suspension OF trade. speedy reaction
however was confidently looked for The stock OF -four
was not heavy and advance anticipated. Pro-
visions krm with sales OF clear pork $40 S25
ments sold readily at advance. Boots and shoes OF
| good quality only paying.
i The stock OF clothing diminishing. Coats had
steadily advanced holders asking S55 for good qualities
The receipts OF dry goods were light Hardware in
limited inquiry. The market for wines and liquors was
oversocked Common and middIing lumber was 10
per cent lower Laths and higher Leather had
slightly improved. Other articles unchanged.
LATER FROM TExAs-The Texas papers OF the 2d inst
are filled with accounts Of damage done by freshets
Several lives lost, bridges swept off, and cattle
drowned. All the principal streams had overAowed. bu
subsequently, receded Isaac c. Polk, member OF the
last Texas Legislature. lately died at San Augustine
disease resembling the Asatc cholera broke out in the
vicinity OF Huntsville about three weeks ago. and was
very fatal in several families Col. John Hume los,
thirteen OF his negroes and about years old
The health OF the place has since been restored The
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