The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-01-04
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Reported for the Evansville Journal.


New YORK, Dec, 80.
The steamer Uncle Sam from Aspinwal
arrived tins afternoon, with San Francisco
dates to Dec. I. She brings one half mil
lion g'ld and s 100000 in the hands of pas.
sengers. H,r gold and passengers were
brought down to Panama by the steamer Cor
tez.
The steamers Columbus and Indepen.
dence s1iled from IN Francisco about the
LIST instant, having on board S2,.OO,OOO in
gold and the California mails, but they had
mot arrived at Panama in time fur the Uncle
Sam.
The steamer Georgia, Tor New York and
the Falc,n, or New Orleans, were at Aspin-
wall.
The rainy season having closed. travel on
the Isthmus was good.
The mining prospects in the winter Dig
gings wss never SD suspicious, and the yiefd
of gold was large.
The death Ut Webster, upon being an
nounced, causeed a great sensation through
out the State, and every demonstration IF
respect was paid to his memory
terrible earthquake had occurred at Ac-
apulco on the 4th ,nst aud numb.'r Ut the
largest buildings were destroyed. The
shock co,.tinucd to re felt up to the depar-
ture of steamer.
A mountain. 90 miles back OF the city was
sending forth fearful eruption, and was dis
tincty visible from the harbor. 30 buildings
were destroyed.
Several shocks are reported to have taken
place on the Sth. TIL loss is estimated
at 100000. No lives were lost.
Ia quartermaster's AMI comm ssioncr's
stores at Cump Yuma, were destroyed by fire
Oct. 20.
Much uneasiness, was felt in California, in
conselu nee of n report that Congress in
tends to break up the Land Commission.
The Indians in the South were becoming
more FESTIVE.
Sacramento is nearly rebuilt, and many Of
the buildings put up are substantial ones.
Snow had fallen in many places to the
depth Of 4 feet.
. TIE British s.rew steamer Dauntless ar
rived at Charsie bay, Jam lea, from Port
Royal, with the yellow tever ON board. She
h ID 80 cases and Is death on board, and 10
on shore. Among the dead are nine officers.
The fever had also broken out at the garri-
son of ST. Lu lie md Fort Pierre, NJ artinqu-.
A French dram tic corps, viii n had lust ar.
rived, LOST II of their.number by frv'r.
Adyices rom the So ndwich Islands are TO
-Nuv. Is. There were 10 whale ships ar
rived there on tn 4th, having On board four
japanese saio $, who had been picked up at
sea. The seasons Whaling business has
proved quite successful, more SO than any
previous one.
Arrival OF the p rame shcus.
The Promethus, from San Juan. has ar
rived She has 800 passengers.
A smith .crat- ia elected District
-Ju- &c in the 9th district.
NJ. Bloomfield, Treasurer of Stockton
county, h I'd absconded with u large sum Of
State funds.
The SHOW IS falen FIVE or six inches deep
in riniiy Mountains.
Tie miners OF Triaiiy county were all
doingy y well.
Tne ls,nmus was very healthy.
Tn P.mpero left San Ju1n the goth of
NJve mbsr c. New Orleans.
TIE Brother Jon .than had not arrived at
San Fran: co and ~ steamer was ever
lu3ked Tor 80 anxou-ly.
Ia, elect,r al CO Ieye of the Stat cast the
vote Oh the lst ut December 70. Pierce and
King.
Tie block of M rble for tn Washington
NJ ,nument was destroyed at the SLcram INTO
firt.
Capt. Wright and ,rty lad kght with
1n.lians Oh the 30ih
BUSINESS t San Ft .ncisro was very active
and sales of a Iur, To arrive before Febu ,ry.
were making at $50, and oi corn meal at so
and mess pork $50. Butter was selling at
40d A.
In nber was declining, the demand from
So rdmento being much less than was antici.
pated.
Arr WI OF the Fr ,ml<i n.
The Franln arrived with II ivre and South.
'ampton dates Of 18th and Pdrs of the 18th.
She brings "a passengers.
TIE Washington slIed from Southampton
on the 18th.
The Asia arrived at Liverpool on Sunday,
A. VI.
Tn, up MON g inns ground that the Eig'ish
ministry 'vll b compelled to resign.
Business in the IN inufacturing districts is
active
TIE continental news is unimportant.
The m all steamer Brazil arrived at South
ampton as the Franklin came out.
Livingston, the A nerican Consul, died at
Halifax On Sunday.
Later from Mexico.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 80.
Dates from the city of Mexico are to the
l4th inst, being one week later.
Cong hal approved, by a majority of
six, the report of the Committee on the Tchu-
antepec question, which approves Guiana
quat's prop 'siti"n.
Another ministerial crisis had occurred,
and Yaez had resigned the port folio OF
Foreign Aff,irs, which it is supposed will
change the policy of tn government ON the
Y'eha tnteoec question.