Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-06-14
LATnR PROM CALIFORNIA.
lruRrHER BY TaE pRoMErHEUs.

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FURTHER BY THE PRoMETHEUs.
We announced on Thursday by telegraph the
arrival of the steamer Prometheus at New York.
from San Juand de Nicaragua, having made the
pa sage in eight days and three hours. Shebrings
adyices from California 10 The evening Of the 10th
of May, four. hundred and twenty.th passen-
gers aud S31O, 900 in gold dust freight consign
ed as follows:
spoford. Tileston & Co 81, 600; A, A. Cohen
& Co. Is, 400; Drexell & Co., Phil. I5, 600; Nell
Johnson Il Lowden $4,000; Accessory TransitT
Co. 10000; Robert L. Taylor 8, 900; "A. Cotheal
1000; g. Durand 500; Fred rick Schwend 25o.
The California papers are 10 III evening OF the
10th of May nine days and half later than those
by Tie Eidorato.;
RlorIs SAN FRANcrsco.-Anel election took place !,
in the Fifth Ward of San Francisco on the 10Th
OF May, to fill the vacancyin the Board of Assist
ant Aldermen, occasioned blythe resignation of
James De Long. Mr.. Lord, the (purser OF the
Prometheus, states that just previous TO the de-
parture of the Sierra Nevada, riot took place IN
the ward, in which several persons were shot, and
number OF Others wounded with bowie knives.
Tue ARRAY AT SANTA .BARRARA.-The steamer
Sea Bird arrived at San Francisco on the 10th of
May. She did not stop al Santa Barbara on her
upward trip, on account Of the fog. When she
| left the place, on her downward passage, every
thing was outwardly quiet, but many considered
dangerous for small parties The streets at night
|
each other. The sheriff was badly wounded and
not expected to live. Mr.. Dunn md Mr.. Stout
were but slightly wounded, and were expected to
recover.
| FROM THE MisEs.-The miners in Tuolumne
county nre represented to be doing well, especial
Ilyin the immediate neighhorhood of Sonora. Ex-
tensive tunnelling operations are well under way,
some OF which are paying well. x y
II The Sonora Herald records the finding OF a lump
of seven pounds eight ounces, of pure gold, at
Indiana Guich, on the 18th of May, and another
piece of nine pounds on the9th The company
/ who found them are fourln number, and are work
| ing under the name of Weens & Co.
| The Stockton Journal states that great portion
| of The land on the Northern bank of the Caave-
ras river is llunder water. ss.j,.a 49,. i *
The Columbia Gazette says that the miners in
that vicinity were never doing better. 1t was ex-
pected that the amount Of. gold realized during
1.-THE present, Spring and Summer would be at least
double that ever taken out during the same NUM-
Der of months at any time previous. The hills
4 around, wherever thoroughly prospected, were
i proving rich, and in q very few months tunnels
and shafts would be sunk in every direction
4 yaMiscELLANEous.-The Hon. p. w, Tompkins,
j formerly member of Congress from Mississippi,
died at San francisco on the 18th Of May.
II Honolulu papers 10 the 18th of April, ten days
Halter, had been received at San francesca.
The ship RobertP nlsford was sold at auction at
Honolulu, on the 9Th of April, and realized, for
hull, oil, provisions and other property saved, as
it may be fourd at Christian Island, $4,000, which
with the chronomettr, sextant and other property,
brought up the amount of tile entire sale 10 $4,000
1.-The purchaser taking all.the risk. sss -
Il The House ofNoblts have ratified the nomina-
ton of Liholiho mentioned by the last ARRIVAL the
ladoptetl son of King Kamehama, as his successor
TO the throne upon his death
II Warren Goodale, Esq.,, has been appointed
Collector of the Island, in place of G Bishop,
4 Esq, resigned.
From the San Francisco Rhig, Nay q:
ArTEmrTs TO DESTROY a STEAMER.-Thes steam
ship Sierra Nevada arrived yesterday afternoon at
: L ,cl0 he nj " t.
lantic States. We return our thanks 10 the Purser
for New Orleans papers, the memoranda, and. list
of passengers Great excitement had ensued on
board, owing TO the discovery by the engineer OF
plot TO blow up the Ship byletting oil the steam
. from the boilers. Two of the fremen, named
'Brofey' and tScotty,' were defeated in this at
tempt onthe passage to Panama, on the morning
of the It'll April Nothing was said about it at the
time, and on the return passage similar attempt
was made on the oath and 9th instant. The
fire was Withdrawn as speedily as possible and the
catastrophe prevented, though with the greatest
difficulty. The men were allowed to go at large
until TIE day of the steamer arrival at this port,
when they were put in irons, and are now in GUS
) tody. The case will probably be speedily exam
lined by the Recorder when the full facts will be
Developed. ssr
DEsTRUcT1yE FIRE.-Last night, May 2, about
81 IL clock, the alarm of fire was raised and short
lily afterwards the skies were urid with glare that
betokened fierce confagraton. ~ ~
I The fires in the kitchen ofithe Rasette House,
near the corner of Bush and Sansome streets, acci
I'll uentally communicated WIN some colnOuSuDle
material in the room, and spread with the utmost
Il rapidity, the building being entirely Of wood and
offering every facility 10 the advance of the fame.
; In very short space of time the immense build
II ing was completely enyeloped in mass o {
raging. fire. The Rasette House was burned tothe
2 ground. We understand that it was valued at
: S65, 900, including the furniture and appendages
: of the establishment.
al In addition there were eleven other frame
buildings destroyed, two of which were of two
stories, and loss will not fall short
: of 100000 = slss.f.
n SAN FRANCISCO, MayT.-As bill has been in,
trpduced in the Assembly 10 authorize the equip
Iment and despatch of an, armed force TO our
southern. botder, there, to await under arms the
: possible declaration Of war between the United
: States and the Mexican republic We have hith-
: erto RETAINED from commenting onilhe Sonora
, pedion; in the first place, because we have been
Ignorant except from rumor and that contradictory,
e of its purposes and means of achieving them. d
Even viewing it IMPLY as afpeacefuli emigra-
ton, lis not the policy OF the State to encourage
ehig raton and il it be augkt else, then it would
not become the government TO lendit coun-
/. tenance or support. While Mexico is actually at
peace the United States it would be extremely
wrong for tie State of California to embroil the
!. Federal Government with our southern nelghbor.
The propostion there fore, TO authorize the raising
s nora, cannot OF course be entertained. We have
been informed, however, that a force has already
been raised; and that an expedition of some sort
will tsrtshortly for the south fass, 49,
lSouATTER's aRIoT AT SANTA BARBAR&l Too
Citizens XII tlsa- Sheriff AIortaiiy Wounded!
steamer Ohio arIiy ed Yesterday from The
ports of the southern coast, bringing dates 10 The
:! 30th April. .iRtfAk44a ara sISsgazk
For considerable! time the trance'S known as
the sAnoya Bourro in The vicinity of Santa Bar-
bata hasbeenin the possession OF one John Pow.
ers, WHO heldittnder squatter title, and impro-
we'd it TIE amount OF some four or five thousand
5 dollars. Messrs. Dunn and Hi clam the said
property virtue of leasefrom the mission of
Il Santa Barbara, having now some two years I'M
Il expired. ~ Issss99S g " 1855 ~
Y A suitwas CONNIE need fby claimants; sand was
Ecprred from court TO court confirmed in their
n favor by tie supreme court of the State andto n
q Sntn last iha sheriff " w ttisf ,rns annf