The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-06

Two hundred passengers and over half a
million Of gold dust were brought down by
the Cortes.
Steamer Columbus left San Francisco on
The 9sth ult., for Panama. Independence
on The LIST December for San Juan; and
Panama same day for Panamn, with mails
and two millions seven hundred thousand
dollars in spetie. The latter had not ar
rived at Panama on evening of the lTtha
The Indians in the south were becoming
more ~rcstive. Lieutenant Beale, Superin-i
tendent Of Indian Affairs, leaves on the3oth
for their haunts.
Sacramento is nearly rebuilt. Many fine
brick buildings are erected.
The mining prospects at the winter dig
gings, were never more favorable.
Latest election returns indicate a major
ity for Pierce Of 900.
The announcement Of Webster's death
was received on the goth al November, and
cast a deep gloom over the city. Minute
guns were fired, and flags at'halfmasi, &c.
The result OF the Presidential election
momeuiarily looked for.
On the evening Of the fourth, Acapulco
was visited by a terrible earthquake. a
number OF the largest buildings were des-
troyed. Continued shocks were felt up to
the Steamers departure. Burning noun
tains visible ON the ninth, sixty miles back
Of Acapulco. Lo,s 100000 Very severe
shocks were felt on the eighth, and repeat
ed shocks on the Linth. The Fulton Ho.
tel is one of the buildings destroyed by the
FIRST shock. No lives lost.
An unusual amount Of sickness prevail
ing in California.
Blocks of marble for the Washington
Monument were destroyed by the Sacra-
mento FIRE.
Capt. Wright and party had a hattie with
the Indians. Thirty Of the latter were
killed.
The Prometbeus brings about 300 passen-
gers. GA. Smith, Democrat, is elected
District Judge Of the 18th district, Sncramen-
to.
VIM. DoonsefeId, Treasurer of Shasta
county, has absconded with 2 or $4,000 oil
State funds.
Snow was lying Ave or six inches deep
npon Trinity Mountains. The miners in
Trinity county were doing very we'll,
Flour.-Snles, 10 arrive before February
at 30. Cornmenl 90. Mess Pork So
Butter 40 10 44c. Lumber declining; the
demand from Sacramento is much less than
anticipated. A cargo from Oregon assor-
ted, sold at $62,5O per M. Eastern lumber
small supply, 1876 per thousand is offered
and declined.
EFTEcT OF THE FREkcu EMPIRE IN Aus
TRIA AND ITALT.-The Vienn1 corrcspon
dent ofthe London Times thus refers tn Thu
effect in Austria of the establishment of tn,
French Empire:
"The Lloyd and the Presse remain true
TO their colors. The former considers The
Empire, u guarantee for the p~cnccof Flu
rope, while the latter persists in the opinion
; that if'the Empire is peace II is mn armet
one, and consequently nearly us %ruinous al
war. After recnpitulating the precoution'
AIRY measures taken in England, the Presst
continues: 'Thc economical Belgian Gov
? eminent considers IL necessary To increase
it's military establishment; Russia, which
has Withdrawn its divisions into the interior
OF Poland, has again pushed them forward
TO the Prussian frontier; the construction
of the East PrussiGn Railroad has beer
carried on with such extreme activity, that
|, in a very short time, II considerable Russian
corps can, If necessary, be posted on tn,
Rhine; in Prussia, and in the smaller Ger
man Stntes, such measures have been taken
that an army can be ready for action in q
few days. AS such general distrust can
not arise solely from vain conjectures ant
gloomy foreboding, tho causes which car
produce such effects must be most important
The honor Of France probably requires tn,
recovery oflhe Rbenish frontier, and satis
faction for the defeat at Waterloo"
The Paris correspondent of the same pa
per, writing under date OF the 9Th %instunt
says:
"From Information | have received, !
/. would seem that the population Of the LON
bard-Vcnitian Kingdom, and Of Central II
ally, have already begun to turn their eyes Il
France, and to cherish the hope that
4 French army may yet cross the Alps witt
, the object of demonstrating the old kingdom
of Italy and OF uniting the iron crown witt
the French imperial diadem; while again, thu
p same party in the kingdom Of Naples Begin
TO dream Of a restoration OF II Murat dynus
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