Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-05-13
California News.

FROM the sCal1tornln paperS to Aprll 9Th
gather the following further accounts: 80
The sum of S2,S29 had been contributed in San
Francisco for the relief of the sufferers by the
ste amer independence. Miss O tharine Hays ga, g
$3.50; Capt. Allen ~ Lane, 500; the San Fran
cisco Theatre, "a beneft) $515; Sanders and Bren-
ham. 500; Bishop Soule, $40, and H. Bowie $40.
The democrats of San Francisco have nomlna-
ted John McVicar, John B. Scha1er Jacob F.
Haehnlen, E. w. Graham and VIM. F. Mclean
for 10 fill vacancies.
On the Sth nit, there were in the port of San
Francisco, 81 ships, SO barques and 112 briggs
Kew. Ohm Benman, Jr., late of Brooklyn, was
drowned on the 2Sth of March, fordng Cache
creek, near which he was stationedby Bishop Ames.
DEATHS IN CALIFoRNIA.-Benj.s F., Webster, oil
Md, died in San Francisco, March 81, and Joseph
GutSkill, OF Pa, on the 30th. Joseph Webster,
OF Westminster, Md, aged &c years. died March
29th, on board the steamer John l.. Stephens, of
lever contracted on the lsthlnus. Stephen Fenton,
OF Richmond, died on board the Winfield Scott.
EXPEDITION TO SoNoRA.-We extract from the
Alta Californian the following article, giving an
account OF this expedition. ga
We are authoritvely advised that large expe-
dtion is fitting out in this city to go to Sonora. 1t
Will number near twelve hundred men, and be
commanded by the Count de Raoussett de Boul-
don. We have been assured that nothing hostile
is intended in this expedition; and on the contra
ry, the presence of such number of we'll armed
and disciplined men of the frontiers of that State
will have the happest effect in keeping the
Apaches in check and restoring confidence and a
ton is to enter Sonora, and obtain from Gov GAN
dard, permission 10 explore and work the nunler-
GUS mines. now laying entirely abandoned on the
frontier. This mammoth company will be divided
INTO three distinct parties, all subject to gene
al head, and code of laws for the general good
The three divisions are 10 be miners, farmers and
artlzens. These parties will extend along the
frontier and probably occupy the large and once
rlch aud flouriShing ranches of Barbacornori and
San Bernardino. In this connection it perhaps
| would not be amiss to give some description of
these places.
San Bernardino was once t1ourshing town, and
IS located on branch Of the Yutteras river about
thirty six miles from the town of that name. 1t
was abandoned about eighty years ago, the inhab-
| ltantS having been driven out by the Apaches.-
Several attempts to restore it have been made since
then, but without success. 1t is an exceedingly
itch and fertile plain, well watered, and in every
way well adapted to ag. icultural purposes When
| it was abandoned, the inhab an,s possessed i'm
menSe droves of cattle, which then went wild,
and the whole country for one hundred miles, Row
contain large quantities of CATTLE Immense num-
| bers OF these are hunted down, killed, and made
| INTO dried beef for the use of the Mexican army.
The Rancho Of Barbacornor Is on an arm of the
San Pedro river, and is Just such another place as
San Bernardino. 1t has been abandoned eighty
years, and is about ninety miles from the town OF
Santa Cruz. Many Other valuable and fine local.
tiles abound all through the frontie: country,
which have been abandoned for years. and have
rich mines in their immediate vicinities, where pla
/
rates, tIom the proprletors, to whom they are not
OF the least value; and if the expedition succeeds
in obtsining the desired permission, the whole
country will be made 10 bloom again like gar
den. The benefit to Sonora from such an expe-
ditlon will be incalculabe, as the party will be
fully supplied with every .equise to acccmp lish
their purposes; and the establishment OF such out
posts will DO more TO secure the safety and peace
of the State than would the whole Mexican army
1t would then afford the inhabitants the oppor-
tunity to work the numbereSs mines in the inte-
rior of the State and attend to their agricultural
pursuits with security. 1t would also give tn nj
an immunity from the ruthless incursions OF the
IsavageS, who now desoate the entire country,
sweeping on women, children and herds. We
have not learned what step will be pursued by the
expedition should Governor Gondora refuse his
permission. Neither can we conceive that he will
be so blind to the true interests of his country as
to do SO.
FRoM SAN BLAs.-!The purSer of her Britannia
Majesty's sloop of war Dedalus, was found bru-
tally murdered and laying in the street of San
Bias, on the 4th OF March. He had one stab through
the heart, and was lying on his face covered with
blond. No clue of the murderer had heen discov-
ered-altEough there had been several arrests
made, on suspicion. The purSer had gone ashore
on the night of the Sd. Great excitement prevail
ed on hoard the Doedalus.
An EXCITING MURDER.-The Stockton papels
teen with the particulars of the assassination oil
Mr.. w. A. Brown, of Browns Express. As Mr..
Brown was crossing from the City Hotel, he was
fired at by person standing the brigde, Mr.. b.
having his thigh completely shattered by the first
two fires.
This tragic act created the greatest excitement
at Stockton, and four thousand six hundred dol
lars had been offered altogether, as reward for
the capture OF the murderer, who is declared to be
w. l.. Bowln, from Mobile, Alabama Bowlin
IS said 10 have committed the deed in revenge for
having been taken up on suspicion of lobbing the
safe of Mr. Brown, at Chinese Dggings. Two
persons have been taken mp as accessories. Some
two thousand persons attended Mr.. Browns fu-
neral, the whole community turning out. The
latest account says that Bowlin arrested on
the 9th of April, but Immediately committed sui
eide by swallowing prussic acid.
A NEW GUANo lsLAND.-We learn from Can't ain
Sinclair, OF the British ship Helen, which arrived
at this port yesterday, from LIVERPOOL that during
| his passage he had discovered an island not laid
Town in any chart. He states that the island is
about five miles long by one and half broad. He
lowered his boat and went to the island where he
staid some time. He describes the place as COW
cred with guano TO the depth Of about eight feet,
samples of which he brought with him. He in
forms us that an American captain was the first to
discover 1t, but could never find it again. Our
English informant declines giving either the time
of the discovery, the latitude and longitude OF
this new guano deposit.-Alta Californian.
i LAND SLIDE.-By heavy land slide at Fair
field Bar. March 2sth, number of persons were
badly injured, and two men, named Charles Haw-
ley and Richard Black, were killed.
IsTHMUS NEWS. .. +.
Mr.. J. II. Browning, recently from the United
States, died lately between Panama and Chepo,
and was buried by two gentlemen who found him
| breathing his last.
A letter dated Gorgona, April &c, says: About
three O'Clock this morning, was very dsagreea-
bly, awakenl and soon found the roof of the office
adjoining mine, occupied by Messrs. Jas S. Her
mann & Co., on fire. At that time the offices OF
Messrs. Willacy u Co., and Hermann & Co.,
were IN flames. 1t spread very rapidly, and now,
as as write, there is not house standing between
the river and Barbarita. The Union, ST. Louis,
and American hotels are all levelled to the ground.
Mr.. Howard is the principal sufferer, his loss con-
slsts OF his stock of groceries, liquors and dry
goods, amounting 10 upwards of S., 900.
OREGON NEWS.
~. The steamer Columbia arrived previous to the