The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-26
BY TELEGRAPH.
sHiPwRrck or rHr INDEPENDENCE

shirWkECk or The INDEPENDENCE.
NEW ORLkAss, April 23.-The number OF persons lost
by the burning Of the Independence IL estimated at about
l3O, Including passengers and Among them is A
S'hoh ia, Of Pennsylvania, besides a large number Of
new i"Aafs me remainder Of the passengers were
eued and taken 10 San Francisco
There were about four hundred passengers in all
rom inc wreck OF the i'll ated indie pendence who
were taken TO San francisco. Many OF them suffered
afea' oess and We're almost reduced a of
Fauo Up 70 tue departure of the steamer Coez ii
nscertaned that OF the passengers board tho Independ
enee one hundred and fifty had been lost Fourteen OF
tue crew also supposed to be drowned, nothing was
heard OF them after the disaster.
The Steamer Page running between Sacramento and
San Francisco burst her boilers in Sacramento river by
which iour persons were killed aud many seriously in
jared The boat was partially insured
The loss by the inundaton Of Msrysvs is very serous
and the suffering OF the inhabitants universal
Inc tennessee, heretofore reported wrecked has
been abandoned She was fast going 10 pieces.
Nothing Of Importance in tho legislature beyond the pas
sage oil bill imposing foreign miners rosolu.
ton was offered the 18th of March, which passed both
houses, TO adjourn sine die on the 18th of A prii.
The passage OF the foreign miners bill received
with great rejoicing by the The mpre
prevails that Its effect will be to drive many foreigners
from the mines
The United States Unicorn sailed from Panama
on the sh Tor Australia, with hundred and fifty pas
sengers There but few passengers a, Aspinwal
waiting transit to the States
The Alta California says that considering the
stock of most articles hand, and the heavy imports
known TO be the way 1t is expected prices will
Tor several months point that will yield profit
to ppers.
Flour has further declined with sales 50 so per Dbl
Sales also private erms-suppesed to be SO SO SIC
| per Dbl.
The supply Of all kinds Of clothing is good and demand
moderate Coffee has been selling easier rates. and pro
visions generally lower.
Mess pork has declined So per Dbl A large supply o
rice in The market and dull. Boots and shoes in fair de
mand Money abundant at easy rates
The San Francisco -four market is dull, and quoted
SO 90 per Dbl.
Lieut. Russell has been killed by Indians.
The Of Marysvlle, recently destroyed by fire, ha,
been nearly all rebuilt.
INSURANCE STEAMER INDEPENDENCE.
New YoRk, April Is The steamer Independence, de
stroyed by fire the Pacific, of 500 burden
built Tor the Sacramento trade and valued $780, 600
She insured for $4,000. mostly in New York. scatter
| ed among various offices in small risks
| MARKETS
/ New YORK. April 25.-Flour-the market to-day is UNI
changed though prices rather frmer-saes of 5G0t
barrels at So 56l for State brands SIS So SIS s4 for Gen
e,ee, and So IS lzh tor southern brands. Wheat i,
steady with sales Of 900 bushels ITO for Ohio red
Cornsales OF IL 900 bushels 62 for Mixed and
62 a 63 cents for white.
BALTIMORE, April 25.Therc activity in the mar
ket to-day prices continuing unsettled Some holders
selling small lois Of Howard at 81 u.s. whilst
demanded Si 81, at which 200 barrels sold