The Yazoo Democrat., 1853-01-05

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fore, but was not ready.
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and San Francisco News.
The news by the Falcon, from California
from San Francisco-is to the j st inst, fifteen /
days later than previous advices. 1t does not
possess anything of extraordinary interest Dur
ing the intervening fortnight, trade had been
quite brisk, and an immense quantity of goods
had been sent into the interior. Prices of most
descriptions ofmerchandise ranged high & the
prospect was that they will so continue during
the season. The receipts of coal had been
heavy, and all the consumers were we'll supplied
The quotations were nominal at $l9 $50, for
all descriptions.
The arrivals from the Atlantic were large :.
and among them were the magnificent clipper
ships Sovereign of the Seas, in 105 days, the
Winged Arrow, in 112, and the Raven, in l22
all from New York. The Southern Cross, I53
days from Boston, in lat. a deg. south, long
81 deg. 80 min, was discovered to be on fire,
and had to put into Montevideo, where it was
suppressed, after doing considerable damage to
the cargo, but little to the chip.
The clipper Eureka sailed from San Francisco
on the 9th of November, for Hong Kong, with
fully 300 Cinnamon, 40 of whom will stop at the
Sandwich Islands, while the balance will
return to their native ''Flowery Land.'
By the steamer Oregon, which arrived at San
Francisco on the 20th Of N ovember, the sad in
telligence of the death of Daniel Webster was
received On the 2lst, minute guns were fired,
! flags hung athalf-mast, and every fitting demon
stration of public respect was made-
The posts for telegraph line from San Fran
cisco to Stockton and Sacramento, have been
planted in Montgomery street, and it will not
be long bef're instant communication can be
had with every part Of the State.
The city Treasurer of San Francisco pub.
fishes his statement for the month of October,
in which it appears the receipts were $24O. ISL
75,-disbursements the same amount less 925.-
$50 AZ cash now on hand. This is quite cheer
ing.
One of the heaviest robberies committed in
Sacramento within the past twelve monthss was
perpetrated at Long Whirf not long since
when jewelry ETC., to the amount of over eigh
thousand dollars was taken. A young mar
named james Watson has been arrested. and is
now in confinement on suspicion of being the
robber.
From the interior there is but little specia
news. The contributions throughput the State
to the Washington Monument, on the day d
election. were most liberal Placer county, fol
instance. contributed $3.50 El Dorado S297 Z:
Shasta county $24s 65.
! The smallpox had increased to such an ex
tent in Sacramento, that building for the re
iception of patients had been purchased and 10
Gated near the burying ground. Thirty case
had occurred up to the 21st November. Sacra
mento is being rapidly rebuilt. Most of the
1uming companies on the American river are
taking up the lumber and hauling it into the
man on the Nevada road counted three hundred
teams loaded with lumber for Sacramento.
The mining news continues to show heavy
diggings. A specimen was found few day;
since by couple. of Frenchmen, on Shaw:
Flat, which weighed 116 ounces, and was sold
for $1,000. The Shasta Courier reports thai
rich diggings have been discovered in the large
flat lying between Rich Gulch and Sydneyt1 WINS
and nea- Weaverville. The excitement was
very great, and the entire flat was staked of
into claims. Many of the holes tested hhaavv
paid two, three, four. and even FIVE dollars to
the painful.
The late rains had flooded the cellars in va
rious localities in San Francisco. At the corner
of commercial and Montgomery streets the
water stood foot deep on the floor of saloon,
We learn from the Nevada Journal that a
Chilian woman named Augustine, was killed at
Spanish dance-house on broad street, by an
Englishman named T. J. Jones,
A Spanish packer, on his way from Salmon
river t, Scott valley, lost his entire train-the
mules becoming chilled to death in the SHOWS.
Many other packers have recently sustained
lossess in the same manner
The spiritual rappers in San Francisco an
nounced, positively, the election OF General
Scott-naming the States that had voted for
him.--N. o. DELTA
OCs- The following beautiful thought from
Goeth, is peculiarly appropriate to the present