The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-12-16
FROM CALIFORNIA.
Arrival CT the Illinois.
S2,5OO,0OO in Gold.
The Fires I'm Sacram entO CITY. SAN Fran
cisco and NIarysville.
HIGHLY INTERESTING NEWS.
New YORK, Dec. II.

New YORK, Dec II.
The steamship Illinois. with the California
mail of the 10Th, and $40 passengers, arrived at
this port about o'clock this morning. She
has on freight 50, ,139 46O 81 in gold, and S4OO,-
GOO in the hands of passengers, making a total
of over and half millions.
| The Illinois sailed from Aspinwall on the eve
ming of the ID, making the entire trip through
from San Fran cisco IN 26 days. besides delay
at Aspinwall for baggage. Her passengers came
down to Pana ma by the Golden Gate
| Left al ASP in wall, steamship United States
waiting the al ri val of the Winfield Scott, which
The L. 5. will consequently bring two days la.
ter news
The Illinois st opped at Kingston, and brings
dates from that urt to the 9th inst Among
the passengers in the Illinois are Hon. j. H
Clay Mudd and A ugustus Elliott, ESQ. of Eli
otis Express
Cur dates from Panama are to Dec 1st.
The steamer NeyT Orleans sailed on the oath
for San Francisco With 800 passengers.
The rainy season the Isthmus had closed,
and the heat ry intense-the thermometer
standing at IS.
The anniversary Of the independence of the
Isthmus, was eeletr ated on the 9th, by grand
procession and orati on.
The Governments of Ecuador have issued de-
cree branding Flores ard his partizans as Pr
ates, and forbidding them ever again entering
Ecuador. The NaGiOnll Legislature of Ecuador
had authorized the President to declare and
make against I'e ru, in case satisfaction and
reparation was not .ade for its participation in
the Expedition of Gcrr. Flores
The Sacramento Union states that the fire in
that city broke out about II o'clock on the nigh
of November ID and was first discovered IN a
miliiners shop stu at ed in the heart of one of
the most combustible blocks in the city; the
wind was blowing sale at the time, and the
flames spread with fearful rapidity In the
short space of thrt hours, sixteen hundred
buildings were III as hes, and with them an i'm
mense amount Of goods
The total number of buildings burned was
25OO Eight ten liv es were also lost
Within the nine days previous to the sailing
OF the steamer $50 houses had been rebuilt, and
hundreds Of others were rapidly going on.
The contributions from the towns and cities
IN the vicinity, in aid of the sufferers were fbe-
ral-San Francisco alo 4 subscribed $500
The fire at Marysv; lie consumed an entire
block, involving n loss o.F 100000.
The fire at San Francisco was confined to a
siugie half block, boun led by Kearney, Aler-
chant, Clay and Mort gomery streets Loss
about 100000.
The Presidential elect 10 passed off with spir-
it. About 10000 votes were poled Pierces
majority was between four and FIVE thousand
The entire Democratic State and Congressional
ticket had also been elected but by n reduced
majority. The next Leg sl.ature will be largely
Democratic.
The rainy season had ct in with copious
showers. The miners were doing well, and the
dry diggings were expected to yield rich re-
turns
The Indian war the Colorado has ceased,
and treaty of peace secure 4.
The emigrants were arriv ing in good health,
and reported little trouble from the Indians.
improvements throughout the State were pro-
crossing rapidly.
The line of telegraph between San Francisco
and Marysville has been commenced, and
company has been organized for the construction
OF road between Beuicia nd Marysyille
Rev. Joseph Harrington, of Roxbury, Aiassa-
chusettS died recently in San Francisco.