The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-09-29
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Nav YoRK. Sept, 2s.- The steamer
Northern Light, with dates nom San Fran
cisco 70 theis inst arrived u tRis nor,
from San Juan last evening.
She bfngss0i $50 900 in gold on frelqht,
and 5000 0 In the hands Of passengers. OF
whom there are $50. She connected with
the steamer Brother jonathan, which brought
down 81 ,bOO,o0oson freight, and 100 passen.
gers.
Tho steamer cortes arrived at San Fan.
cisco on the 2s,b August, with the passen-
gers y hieb len New Yosz ~ TIC NORTHERN
Light, on the 9Th Of August, al Of whom
arrived safe and we'll.
The markets in San Francisco were dali
during the month. end the demand from the
interior light, and but little prospect OF an
immediate Improvement.
Flour was dull and the demand small.
GelIego and Haxhali Flour closed at s22
to s23 per Dbl. Clear pork is quoted at s26
and messat S24. Hans 49, u IT.. Choice
butter ~ to %, a0d clear bacon sides Is.
Emigrants from Chins and across the
plains we're arriving 10 great numbers.
Large shipments Of ~quicksilver had been
made 10 China.
The excess 10 the shipments Of gold dust
from San Francisco for eight months. over
the shipments the same time the previous
year, Is nearly ten millions and q quarter Of
dollars.
Strikes among labcrers continue, and we're
generally successful.
The Indian hostilities on Rouge river
were unchecked.
Two me0 who murdered Mr.. Beckweth,
at Valcano Diggins, were arrested on board
the Brother Jonathan just as she was leaving
the Isthmus, Their names are Dutch Harry
and lanes Fox.
The steamer Oregon sailed for Panam1 on
the first taking nearly one million dollars.
Large meetings had been held at San
Francisco, in favor Of an immediate con.
strucuon Of the Pacific Railway.
Politics were waxing warm. Several
prominent Democrats were "stumpingp the
State, IN opposition to Governor BigIer.
DR.. II. NJ. Gray has been nominated by
the Wings of San Francisco, for Mayor ;
and the Democrats had nominated Capt. C..
X. Harrison, the agent Of the Nicaragua
Steamship Company, for the same Office.
The bricklayers had struck for twelve
dollars a day, and the hod carriers for six
dollars at San Francisco, and were both sue
%cessful.
The taxable property is assessed at nearly
twenty-nine millions dollars.
Nearly half the town Of Sonora has been
destroyed by fire; it commenced at the Bar
nun Hotel, and swept down the whole north
part Of Main street, The business portion
Of the city was not injured. The loss is
set down at $4,000.
The Indian depredations on the Rouge
River Valley created great disturbance aud
CONSERVATION among the white inhabitants.
Several tribes had united and commenced
a war OF determination, and many massacres
had taken place. Among those killed were
DR.. w. r. Rose and J r Hardin.
Lieut.. B. F. Griffin. with a company of
troops, made an attack upon a party Of In
dians, bot was obliged to retreat, be himself
wounded.
An expedition under Gen. Lane had gone
to the scene of a%ctiDn, and it was expected
frightful butchery would ensue. Atthe last
accounts twenty whites had been 6utchered.
L IS orBishop's Floating Derrick.
The steamer Empire, Capt. Mead, left
Buffalo some days since and proceeded to
Grand River WHARF, she took in tow the
Derrick, and brought it over to the wreck Of
the steamer Erie off Silver Creek.
Mr.. B. and his assistants had previously
planted chains under the Erie and every
thing was in readiness to raise the wreck.
Yesterday a severe gale sprung up blowing
with great violence all day, and fears were
entertained for the safatV nf the DarrIck-
During the night the gale Increased aud a
portioh OF the Derrick fastened to the Lex
gave way, and the hull filed and
sunk. drawing the Derrick and the hull Of
the Madison over with it. Several of the
workmen took to a sail boat and arrived here
during the night.
The steamer Empire which Mr.. Bishop
and the remainder of the men went down to