Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-07-29
FROM CALIFORNIA.
NEWS BY THE NORTHERN LIGHT.


The steamship Northern Light, Capt. T. Miner,
LEFT New York 9th July, at 8 p. M, arrived at
San Juan 18th July, at IL a. M, stopping at King
ston for coal, which place she left at p u IL Tn
July. Returning left San Juan 18th July, at 2 a.
m, and arrived at Quarantine at New York at z
M, 25th July, in eight days fromS San Juan, and
% days Ia hours from San francisco.
The Northern Light brings 500 paSSenLeTs and
SS7S,296 from San Francisco by steamship Slerri
Nevada, LIST July at noon. The passengers are all
in glad health, and report the lSthmus Tree from
sickness ofany kind, the road in excellent order,
and good stage OF water in the rivers.
The Sierra Nevada in coming out OF San Fran
cisco, passed the clipper ship Stag Hound, from
New York, bound in. July 9Th at midnight OIL
Acapulco, DR.. Carroll, passenger, fell over
board from the Sierra Nevada, and was drowned.
Among the passengers by the Northern Ligt are
Capt. D. ottinger, U. SIN, and Judge Ralston,
of Sacramento, delegates appointed to represent
the State of California in the Worlds Fair, at New
York; also Mr.. Patrick O'Donohue, one of the
Irish exiles who has lately made MS escape fron
Van Dieman'S Land.
Mr.. Hammond, the new collector OF the United
States, for the district of San Francisco, assumed
the duties ofhis office the LIST ms. The officers
of customs under the late collector, Beverly y.
Sanders, Esq, presented that gentleman, on the
occasion of his retiring from Office, tea service OF
silver, manufactured in the city of Baltimore.
Destructive FIRE-A fire broke out on the 18th
ofJune, in an uninhabited frame building in Shas-
tn, known as the Parker House. In less than two
hours all the buildings on Front street, comprising
the principal pat of the city were leyelled with
the ground. The flames communicated from the
Parker House to the Globe Hotel on one SIDE, and
to some light frame houses above, spreading with
incredible swftness. All efforts 10 arrest the pro-
greSs of the fire were futile. large amount oil
provisions and liquors were consumed. All the
hotels and boarding houses were burned. The
merchants generally saved their books. The eX-
press offices moved all their valuableS and prop
erty in trust The printing office was burned. but
the types, presses and paper were saved. About
twenty houses were saved; fIrty or fifty were
burned. The total loss is about $3.50 900, distrib-
uted as follows: ] Tomilson, $4,000; Globe
Hotel 1000; DR. Shurtliff 1000; Segar store 1000;
st Charles 5000, Jacobson q Co, 1000; Horton,
tin SHOP 5000; Goldsteik d Joseph 5000; Al SclosS
5000: Harrington & Doll 10000; A Roman 1000;
Stevenson 5000; Talbot & Seaton 10000. Todd q
Jones 10000; Mitchell & Co, 10000; Willis Bart
LETT & Co. 5000; John Mall 1000; Downer q Co,
10000; Empire Hotel 5000; Post Office 1000; Gil
bert 1000; Ell Dorado 5000; Cailahan & Co, 6GOO,
Hams 5000; Chapman d Blossom 10000; Corey
5000: Walch & Bro, 5000; Billiard 1000; Bowling
Salsoon 1000; Skillman q Dosh 500; Bull, Baker
& Co.. $4,000; Solomon Il Co, 5000; Herbert q
Isaacs ! {, 900; Both & Co, 5000; Horse Market
5000; Harris& Co. 5000.
Messrs. Skillman & Dcsch, of the Shasta Cou-
rier, saved almost all their material.
On the 9th of June, a fire broke out in the store
of Mr.. Brundige, in the town OF Rough and Ready
Nevada county, which could not be arrested IN lis
progress until the greater part oil the town had Geen
laid in ashes. Only fifteen buildings, OF all de-
scriptions were left standing, among which was
the most. Office. Adams & Co.'s express office was
burned, but the books and papers were saved. But
few goods were saved by any of the sufferers, and
one store only, that of Mary Wood. escaped The
number OF houses destroyed exceeded iorty. DOW
news hotel, and few dwellings at the emu oil the
town, were among the buildings not consumed
The California House was destroyed with AL lis
books and papers. The females, who were in
mates, had barely time to escape in their night
clothes. No lives were lost The whole loss is
estimated at from SIS 600 to 100000.
The Sacramento Union furnishes the following
record of losses:
G Il Howard's store, 5000; Adams & Co.'S build
ing GOO: Union House, 1000; Barnes & Co.'S store,
1000: Empire House, 500; Martell & Dennis Is,
600; Scroggin's Hotel, 300; Clothing store, 400;
Comsock's boarding house, carpenters shop, &c
10000; Brundage's building, 400; Bowers Store;
10000; Tase's house and bowling alley l'5Uo;
Nelson's store, 1900; Blight & Co.'S sto'e, 5000;
Owen & Elderton, California Exchange, 5000; J
Mitchells store 4,000 Birch, stable, tons hay,
5000 lbs mesl, not estimated.
The Alta Calif,rniau of the 1st inst, gives the
following summary of TIE mining NEWS
Since the last steamer the news from the interior
has been of the most encouraging character. From
all parts of the mines hear the most avorlte re-
ports and the miners are generally represented as
dining better than at any time previous. A great
many water companies have got their bitches in
operation, that many miners are now successful
ly at work where 1t has previously been Impossible
| to do anything.
| In the vicinity of Mokeumne Hill they are ex-
meeting the water from the NIokelumne river bout
| this time. This ditch is one of the largest and
best in the State, and extends through one of the
richest mineral countries. The confidence which
tile near introduction OF water has inspired The
people with, is such that there are almost as many
buildings IN process of erection as there are al
ready built. This will give some idea OF the prCs-
perty of the place.
In the vicinity of Murphys the miners are more
successful than in any district of which we have
been informed. There are good many claims
paying in the way claims used 10 pay in a. They
sneak there of the pounds taken out daily rathel
than the ounces. The Union Water Company
ditch supplies all that section with water, and is
giving returns to its stockholders that might sound
like fabulous tale, if told in round numbers
Some tunneling operations are. going on about
there that have exceeded the expectations OF the
most sanguine.
At Columbia and vicinity the miners are doing
better than ever, being now Supplied with water
from the ditch of the Toulumne County Water
Company. This ditch is also paying large divi-
dends on the cost.
Sonora is probably improving as fast as any town
in the Stale 1t is now expected that large part
ofthe emigration from the States will come through
there, and the citizens of the vicinity are making
strong efforts to build road through 10 Walkers
river, which will lessen the distance very much fol-
the emlgrantS. Enough money has already been
subscribed and paid to insure that the road will be
made. A grand scheme is now under way here to
tunnel under large portion OF the main street oil
the town. a charter has been obtained from the
city government, and tits the opinion that the
operation will be one of the largest and most prof.
table ever commenced in that part of the coun-
AT Jamestown, Montezuma, and in fact in all OF
the Southern mines, there seems TO be general
state ofproSperty, and the miners ale taking out
larger quantity of gold. .tl.
A man by the name of Otto Benson was severe
ly injured in the ne!ghborhood OF Columbia in al
tempting TO blast rock. He wss very much in
iured about the head, but it is thought he will
lose his eyesiglt. 80 lE
In the neighborhood of Stockton, the grasshop-
pers are said to be very numerous, destroying ev-
erything ola vegetable Kind that they can light
upon.