The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-02-18
Late News from California.
NEw YoRK. n. M.

Inc StehmtT Daniel Webster, Il ION san
Jusn De Nicaraugua, with advices fnunl Snl
Francisco 10 the 18Th OF January. arrived al
his port Al noun Io-Gav. She brn.s IaIl
PASSENGERS, and S7J.OOu ID gold on irti-h
She Len san Juan on The 5h inst, and bluzs
the sdficss brou sht down 20 san Juan Gel.
sud by The steamer Indspeui,n-e. which
LET San francisco on he eyrliug oil the 10 i
Of January, making the inc rom San Fran
cisco 70 MS city in twen,y-sII days and nine
teen hours.
San Juan was healthy, and the transit
route IN excellent condition. There were no
passengers waiting at San Juan for passage
10 San Francisco.
On the night Of the 4th of February a
destructive fire occurred at San Juan de Nj
caragus, and one-third of the town was con-
sumed. The U. S. Hotel was burned, and
the city not being supplied with engines, the
whole of it would have been consumed but
for the timely assistance of detatchments of
men from the U. S. Sloop of war Albany, and
the British brig Express.
The shipment of gold from San Francisco,
by the mail steamer, on the 10th Of January
were, to New York, $3.50, O5G, and to New
Orleans $50, 499.
The weather in the vicinity Of San Fran
cisco was delightful. There had been plen-
ty of rain, but for two nights the thermom-
eter was down to freezing point.
Green peas were in bloom, as well as wild
aid garden flowers.
The election Of a U. S. Senator seemed to
; be the most absorbing political question.
I Tbo c.nliloto- ,,,nl,, e H. A., n,1.1a.,t.
were Col. Weller, Gov. Smith, Co. Finley,
Judge Ralston and Gen. Anderson. The
Wings, as yet, have not named any person
t as their candidate.
The Indian chief, Antony Gayia, who had
been arrested for being concerned in the out
RACES in South Carolina, had been tried and
> shot at Oldtown, near Sap Diego.
A detachment of U. S. troops were about
It to march to the Colorado.
r An injunction had been laid by Judge
" Redmond on the State officers who were
about to remove the public archieves from
s San Jose.
A man named J. Q. Adams was shot at
Sacramento city, by the mother Of a girl he
had seduced.
] Great excitement existed at Downieville,
in consequence Of great discoveries Of new
mines of gold bearing quartz in that vicinity.
Six different veins had been found within ten
days, the ore from which was very rich.
The trials of Capt. Waterman and his
mate we've progressing on other indictments.
) 1t was said that the crew were also to be tried
on a charge of rnutiny.
t The extensive quicksilver works of Bolton,
Banon d Co., are now running seven furna-
ces, the largest of which was running 400
= bottles a week.
The difficulty IN regard to the location of
the State Capital, continued a source of much
!. discord; the Legislature had determined to
meet at Sacramento, and had assembled
3 there the first time on the 18th Of January,
which had given a great impulse to business
n in that city.
1 The Settlers and Miners Convention was
a in session in San Francisco.
The mining intelligence from Marysville
b, was good. A piece Of gold bearing quartz,
weighing six pounds, was taken from the
$ Kentucky ridge near Newton; it was sup
posed 10 contain about 1900 worth Of gold.
The papers contain the inaugural address
: of Coy, Bigler, in which he contends that
Y the mines ought to be as free as air.
Adviccs from Valparaiso to the l7th o.
January state that the ports Of Volcano and
Coquimbo were blockaded by government
forces.
The Alta Californian says that the late
Indian war in the southern portion Of tht
II State had been terminated.
t Orders had been sent TO disband the vol
d unteer forces called into requisition by Gen.
Dean.
The news from the southern mines is very
t favorable, gold being found in the whole
e range of country. The quartz mine at Salt
e Springs, is reported as the richest in the
country.
Gov, M'Dougal, in his message, recon,
mends the calling Of a Convention, to amend
the Constitution of the State.
At San Francisco there was a moderate
demand for goods from the interior: prices
n were generally without change.
There was but little doing in Flour or Pro.
visions.
Dry Goods were in moderate request.
Prime Segars were wanted, but common
were unchanged.