Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-09-27
TIEEfI..ElGRAPHIC NEWS
81 the National LING.
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PmLADELPHIA, Sept. 26.-The Northern Light
| from San Juan, arrived at O'CLOCK, with dates
from San Francisco Of the Isl, aud $500, OuO oi
specie on freight and $500, 100 nte hands Of pass
sengers. She brings $50 passenge1 The Nor
them Light connected with the Brother Jonathan.
which brought down a million and a half OF gold
on freight and seven hundred passengers.
The steamer Carlos arrived up on the 2sth OF
August with pass gers who left New goFk on OF
the Northern Light the OH of August and all Well
The market has beeu dull since the sailing OF
the previous steamer; and the demand from the
interior being light there is no prospect OF an Ipl-
mediate improvement Flour closed IN favor OF
buyers. u Business extremely light Gallego and
Haxall S22a2s, inspected. Clear Pork s26, mess
81. Hams 16tc. Butter 2sa29. Clear bacon
I5c. t5s 35sH 3l4sLGget
Emigrants from China and across the plains, are
arrivingin great hunters.
Large shipments OF Quicksilver have been made
to China.
The excess inthe shipments ofgold for eight
months over the same time III 1852, is nearly
$4,000, 600.
The strike among the Iaborers continues andare
generally successful.
The Indian hostilities on Rogue River are still
unchecked.
The two men who murdered Mr.. Beckworlh of
Volcano Diggings, were arrested on me Btothsr
Jonathan just as she was leaving for the lsthnus.
Their man s are Dutch Harry and James Fox.
The steamer Oregon, for Panama, sailed on the
1st with nearly 81 ,OCO, 600! The principal ship
ments were: Page, Bacon d Co., S40O,OOOj Da +.
wilson 100000; Wells, Fargo & Co., SIS, QUO.
A large meeting was held i'll San Francisco in
favor of the immediate construction ofthe Pacific
Railroad.
Politics are waxing warm. Several prominent
Democrats are stumping the State in opposition to
Biger.
DR.. F. W. May was nominated by the Wings for
Mayor of San Francisco. The Democrats nomlna-
ted Capt. G. X. Harrison, agent Nicaragua Steam
ship Company.
The brickayers struck for Sl2 per day, and the
hod- carrleis for Sc. l3o:h were successful.
The taxable property in the city is assessed at
nearly s29, 100000.
Nearly half tie town of Sonora was destroyed
by fire. 1t commenced in the Barnum Hotel and
swept down the whole north part OF Main street.
The business portion of the city was uninjureG.-
The loss is estimated at S400,00O.
The town at KelseYs Diggings, in Eide
county, was burnt down on the night of the 25th
of August. Loss 10000.
Dates from Oregon are 10 the 25th of August
The indian insunection in tile Rogue river valley
has created great CONSERVATION among The inhabi:
tants. Several tribes have united, and commenced
war of determination against the whites. Many
masSacres already committed. Among thevctinS
are DIR. W. R. Rose and j. r. Harding. Lieut..
b. N. Griffin, with company of troops, made an
attack upon party Il Indians but was obliged in
return 10 retreat, himself wounded. An expedi-
ton unnder Gen. Lane has gone 10 the scene OF
action. Bloody work is expected. AT last accounts
20whites had been butche!ed.