The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-05-11
BY TELEGRAPH.

ARRIVAL DANIKL wTBsrER-IArKR FROM cAIIFoENIA-
TOTAL WRECK or rHs LEwIs-MoEE GOLD. So.
Nxw ORLEANS May le The steamer Daniel Webster
from San Juan, arrived here last evening. She bnngs
dates San Francisco 10Th Of April being
days later than the by the III Dorado New York
The Pcayune has received iu files OF letters add Pc ren
by this arrival The Daniel Webster connected with the
Broer Jonathan, which left San Frsncsco the
10th She also brings about 200 passengers and consider
able amount OF gold
The important by this arrival is the total
wreck Of the s 5 Lewis belonging the Mica
rasua line. seems that che ashore the same
place where the steamer Tennessee was wrecked some
time ago. and sad fate. dense fog prevail
ing the time. Soon after striking she pieces
and sunk. being Total wreck and loss There in all
three hundred and eighty nve passengers board al the
time the accident and, far has been ssceftaned
believed all fortunately saved through The almost
supefhuman e3erons oil the officers OF the boat and others
The s. Lewis al the tme was bound from San Juan TO
San Francisco and had on board the passengers OF The
eaner Pfometheus which left New York the 18th Of
March.
The 5 S. Lewis built In Philadelphia in 1851, and
was valued al $500 900 No Insurance.
The general California is but OF hide importance
Business steady and actlvsthe mining operations
very prosperous All kinds Of produce bringing good
prices Flour So 80 81 30 per bb Provisions and
ceries steady.
IsrcoNp DEsrArcH.r
The Picayune publishes uIl details the from Cal
fornia brought by tue Daniel Webster The entire TRIP
from San Francisco was made in 23s days.
Another terrible accident had occurred the head Of San
Francisco bay, by which is persons instantly killed,
and many OTHERS seriously wounded The Jenny
Lind. formerly plying between San Francisco and Sacrs-
meno exploded her boilers The plate OF OF the boil
blew out scattering death and destruction among all
board.
esdiny wounded by sealding, &C. Among the scalded
eight dreadluly that they
The and wounded nearly all old residents Of San
Francisco The steamer al the time was returning from
| trip 10 Alviso.
The passage the house Of delegates for The extension
the city front of San Francisco has caused intense
among the citizens. who have determined if pos
sibe defeat in the Senate, and for which purpose
memorial has been drawn and very numerousy signed
protesting against the This, when presented
gave long debate and the vote being taken, the bill
| was rejected
Al the latest dates had fully ascertaned that none
OF the passengers the s. s. Lewis lost Measures
taken San Francisco for the relief OF the sufferers
by the wrecked Independence. Up the Ilih
over 81 600 bad been subscribed The small pox rap
idly increasing throughout san FIancsco-many fatal
cases reported.
The amount Of gold dust by the mail steamer Panama is
computed at millions Of dollars.
The intelligence from the mining regions is highly
factory The miners Columbia Sonora, Calayares by
Creek Yuba, and Shasta all actively and probably
working
The flood at Sacramento sabsiding
Among passed by the legislature bin incor
poratng railroad company Also, an act extending the
provisions oil the iagitve-slsve law another year.
The Caiiforns market more active than noted by
previous sdvces but the tendescy OF prices st down
ward Sales OF Gaueso and Hana honI $40 81 for
spected uperne Clear pork quoted at S3s and
conc uded for delivery within few days $36 Mess
beef S27 $50 with sales. Batter. 81 10 40 per ID
Groceries generally without much change The money
market easier.
There speculative movement in cheese-large
snes 20 81 Spirits turpeDiine advanced 10 $50
Sugar dull and drooping-New Orleans brown
Lumber 81 ppofied previous prices Coal generally firm
and in good demand.
The money market had undergone but little change
Ca piia abundant and easy Socks quiet Elk
change from New YORK, Boston, and Philadelphia. and
| sight-draits 3 per cent.
The following vessels had arrived San Francisco Fly
ng Calder, White, Boston, December Is Jacob Bell Kill
man. New York, December 8 Fleetwood Dale, Boston,
December 2; ANNA Kmbsf, Pike, New York, November
g Huron. Cunningham, Boston, November 8; barqoe
Storm OF Philadelphia, Roberts, from New York, Deem
Der 81
Advices from this Territory are three days later. No