Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-01-01
i ARRIVAL OF THE UNCLE SAM

| Huf Million Of Gold and Nearly THREE MI
lions on Me Way Cdhfornia 1fdjrs Des-
truetiUe Earthquake at Acapulco San Fran
CISCO Markets.
New YoRK, Dec. 28th.-The steamer Tn.
Gle Sam has arrived from Aspinwall with Cal
! iornja dates to Dec LIST. She brings 200
! passengers and over $500, 900 in gold. brought
,onn by the steamer Cortes the steamer In
tependence left San Francisco for San Juan
Dec LIST. and the Panama left the same dav
for Panama Nth the mails and 100000 III
gold which is principally consigned as follows
Page, Bacon & Co, $Si2000; Adams & Co.,
$780, 900, Bureovnc & Co. $40 900; b. Da-
wilson, $500, 900; Case Heiser & Co, $l35,
coo.
The Panama had not arrived at Panama on
the evening of the 18th. The steamers Geor-
gia, for New York, and Falcon. for New Or.
leans, were at Aspnwall, waiting her arli.
val
The Uncle Sam left Kingston at noon, on
lie 22d, and made the passage from there in
six DAVIS Travel on the lshmus was good
the rainy season having closed Panama was
unusually sickly The Golden Gate arrived
at Acapulco on the OH, on her passage up.
and the Panama on the same dag on her pas.
SAGE down.
Mining prospects in the winter diggings of
California, never were so fay orablr.
The latest election returns indicate that
Pierce's majority will be 1000.
The announcement of Webster's death was
received at San Francisco on the 20,h of No.
yember. and cast deep gloom over the com.
MUMMY; minute guns were fired; flags at half.
mast, &c. The result oflhe Presidential cleo
+ al, L. e.
Considerable feeling was manifested in Cal
liornia in consequence of the report that Con
gress intended to break up the Land Commits
sion.
The Indians in the South were becoming
FESTIVE and 1t. Beale, superintendent of Indi-
an Affairs, left on the 30th alt. for their
haunts.
Capt. Gorham, of the ship Albany, was un.
dergolng an examination on the charge of muir
during A. Stuart one Of TIE crew of the
ship.
Snow had fallen in many parts of California
four feet deep.
Sacramento was nearly rebuilt, and many
fine brick buildings had been erected.
Catherine Hays first concert on December
IL at the American theatre, was brilliantly
successful
4 TX oal fdnc'SCO Herald lnSlSlS mat MaVe
Island, selected for navy yard, belongs to
the Government, and that its sale Is swind-
ling operate n
Toe French frgate Penelope bad 81 wed a,
San Francisco.
On the evening of Decnr1h IN lth, ter
rlbIe earthquake occurred n Acapulco de-
stroying number Of the largest buildings
Continued shocks were felt up TO the tn Of
the steamers departure. The los, is =. mt
ed at 100000. No lives " ere lost.
A burning mountain was distinctly visible
on the 9th, go miles back OF Acapulco. About
80 buildings were ruined, including the Fal-
Ton Hotel. A severe shock was felt on the
OH, and repeated shocks on the 9th.
$ The Quartermaster's and Commissary's
Stores at Camp Yuma were destroyed by fire
Gu the 26th ofOctober.
SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS,
Business for the fortnight was the most nc
1--WE OF the season. Frei9hts to the Interior,
oregon and the South, were very active. Flour
commanded extreme rates. Sales. to arrive
before February, at $50. Corn Meal $50.
Mess Poksl50, Butter 40 45c. Lumber
was declining,the demand from Sacramento
osing much less han expected. A cargo OF
oregon assorted sold al $62 so. Eastern Lum
Der was scarce, and $l25 per 1000 f. was of
cred and refused for acargo.
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