The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-12
BY TELEGRAPH.
Arrival Of the ulinOis-TWO Weeks
M Later from California.

Arrival Of the nlinOis-TwO Weeks
Later from California.
New YoRK, July 1.-THE steamer illinois,
with California dates of June 10th, FIVE hundred
passengers, and III 1896, 900 in gold, on freight ar
rived this morning.
The ship Carrier Pigeon, Captain Doane, went
ashore on June 9th on Point New Year, thirty
miles south of San Francisco. Two steamers
were sent to the wreck, who succeeded in saving
twelve hundred packages of light merchandise.
The ship and a considerable portion of her cargo
have proved total loss The steamer Sea Bird,
which had been sent to the assistance of the Car
rier Pigeon, was beached while taking off the car
co. and at the last accounts was going to pieces.
A duel was fought on Saturday morning near
Mission Dolores, between Edward Tobey, clerk
to the Assistant Aldermen of San Francisco, and
DR.. Alfred Crane, late of Alexandra, Louisiana.
On the second fire Crane was shot through the
body, and died on Sunday.
On Friday, the 10th ultmo, duel was fought
near San Francisco between Thomas Hayes, AS
sistant Aldermen and John Nugent, editor Of the
San Francisco Herald with pistols, at twenty
PAGES distance. On the second fire Nugent was
wounded, and when the steamer sailed was con-
considered in a critical situation.
The duel between Messrs. Gwin and McCorkle
had terminated without bloodshed Three inef-
| isfactorily adjusted
The weather in California had been very warm,
the thermometer ranging from $50 to 1910 in the
shade.
| The mining intelligence from all quarters was
of the most cheering character.
SAN FRANCISCO MARxErs.-Business at San
Francisco was royivng; Trade in the interior had
better-sales of Haxall at $i2 $l2 so. Corn dull
at 80. Cormeal dull at IS so a IS. Buckwheat
quiet at "a IS. Refined sugars dull; crushed
quiet at 1O4 cts. Raw sugars moderately active.
Teas had advanced ofimperialand young hy-
son ut As All cts. Coffee improved-Manilla Is
cts. Java II cts Stock Of coffee over 900, 900
lbs, of which 700 900 lbs were to be reshipped to
Australia. The stock of rice was heavy, and re-
cent sales have scarcely realized half cost. Lii
quors depressed. Provisions inactive. Mess pork
$22 $23. Mess beef $24 a $25. Lard ISL cts.
Butter 81 90 cts Clean bacon sides 18 20 cts.
Hams 10 10 cts. Cheese % cts. Dry goods,
clothing, iron, steel, boots, shoes, and mining
tools pay little or no profit and some are dull at
figures below cost Lumber of all descriptions
plentiful, and eastern not realizing cost and
charges.
From the Isthmus and south America.
The Panama Star says an attempt at revolution
took place at Bogota on the 9th of June, in which
several persons were shot, General Herrera or
dered out the troops, but General Melo refused to
obey.
At Carthagena the yellow fever was raging,
and the regular troops were daily deserving. Dis
order was spreading, and general revolution
seemed inevitable
From China.
The ship Pathfinder had arrived, with Hong
Kong (China) dates of April 9th, and Shanghai
dates of April 18th. The capture of Nankin and
subsequent defeat of the rebels is fully confirmed
The Hong Kong Herald gives the details of va
rious cruelties practiced by the insurgents. They
are making an indiscrmnate slaughter of the Budd-
hist priests as well as of the Manchows. At Nan
kin they enticed 700 Manchow women into one
building, and then set fire to it, reducing the
whole to ashes. They also pressed every Chi
! nese between the ages of fifteen and forty-fve
into the army, killing the children as useless, and
| making the women cooks and scullions. At Nam
kin the leader of the rebels had been crowned
| Emperor.
| Fears were entertained at Canton that the rab-
| BILE would rise learning the success of the re-
bells. The Register advises foreigners to prepare
for any emergency. The expectation of rice had
been prohibited in some districts.
| A letter from Hong Kong, dated April "a, states
that Commodore Perry was about to proceed to
Japan at once, with the Mississippi and Saratoga.
This had caused some uneasiness among foreign
ers, as it would leave them comparatively unpro-
tected.
| The steamer Columbus arrived at Panama on
| the 26th from San Francisco. The California
sailed on the Doth. The Golden Gate, with the
mails from San Francisco of the 10th, and specie,
arrived on the 28th.
| The English mail-steamer Quito had arrived
with Valparaiso dates of the LIST and Lima of
the 10Th Of June. William F. Nye, of Valparai-
So bearer of dispatches to Washington, and Mr..
Holman, secretary of legation to Chill, came pas
sengers. The prospect of war between Peru
and Bolivia increases
/ Markets.
New YoRK, July 1.-THE steamers news has
favorably affected breadstuffs. Sales of $4,000
bbls flour at "a so I'd 81 for State, a. IS q
"a ST. for Western and rs a IS 1872 for Southern
Prices show an advance of l25 cts. per barrel
Sales of 10000 bushels wheat at 1877 cts. for white
Ohio, being an advance of 3 A cts. per bushel
Corn is scarce. Sales of $4,000 bushels at 81 cts
for mixed and 60 cts. for yellow.
/ BALTIMORE, July 1l.---No sales of flour to-day
holders asking an advance. Sales of 1000 bushels
wheat at 100 los cts. for red, and LOG ITO cts.
for white Sales also of 5000 bushels corn at 60
cts for white and SO cts. for yellow.
Sales at the scales of 500 beef cattle at g. cts.
8 cts. nett. Hogs, $6 ~.
Sales at the Baltimore Stock Board, July H.
"a shares Western Bank. ......"..... %.
| 76 do do do ................ 90
IS do Bait. and Ohio Railroad, $780,. 72
IS do do do do ....... 70
IS do do do do boo. ...... 725
Is do do do do ....... 70