Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-01-10
California Intelligence.

Orleans we find some items of intelligence not
heretofore given.
The steamer Illinois left Asplnwn'l December
25, at 9 O. clock, P, M, with tile passengers mail
and specie from the wrecked steamer Wlnhelu
Scott brought from the wreck TO Panama by steam
er California, leaving San Francisco on the I'm
December, thus bringing seven days lattet lhteln'
gence. ,,.-..
The outward passengers on the Illinois made
very short trip across the lsthmus, most oil them
being in Panama twelve hours alter leaving ASpln-
wall, and all Of the mails and freight III twenty
The railioad is now completed to Gorgona' and
the liver boating. hitherto Objectionable Is now
done away with. For the present. passengers
leave the cars ut Gorgonn, anu from thence EuEe
about 20 miles mule travel TO Panama, over
much improved road. The trnnStt from ocean 10
ocean is now readily accomplished in twelve hours.
The company have commenced operations Ill ana
ma, with 10 CO of 5000 men, who are enjoying
excellent health. -,
The California Ledger, of the 7th December
states that the loss of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company's steamer Winfield Scott may be viewed
in The light OF public calamity at this Juncture.
Notwithstanding the number OF ships III Tue Gu
ploy of the company on this side, but compare
i;veIy few can be ranked as first class Paclhc
steamers and the loss of one OF the best IN the
mail line is seriously TO be deplored.
The Yrekn Herald contains a long leader upon
hanging affair Which has recently taken place in
Yreka The account gives no names or dates anu
the Herald speaks of it as a horrible affair.
Frenchnan who hnd killed citizen, was arrested
and placed i'll confinement by the legal nu'hoItles;
Some parties from GreenhoTn Creek came over anu
took him from prison, gave him Lynch tllaI' ana
hung him. He had been sick for some time, and
il is said, was partially deranged. The Herald
thus describes the closing scene:
The trembling victim was led to tree hard by,
where stood gallCws, which had heretofore been
used to trice up butchered cpttle-a fl paCetruly.
10 consumate such atradgedy. Then lie vas placed
on a horse and the rope adjusted TO the tree. The
prisoner seeing that his doom was sealed, assisted
them in adjusting the fatal cord TO his neck. Some
one cried out TO tie his hands, aud while some
ofTiciouS individual was accomplishing this object,
the prisoner in some way lost his balance anu
swung from the horse, amid the wild, savage yellS
of his execuIioners. TheTe being no sudden force,
the moose caught under the chin, and did not slip.
The strangling victim, with face full oil agony
and eyes startling from tfer sockets Cazed wildly
around upon the crowd beneath. The cries aud
yells that rent the ar would have been b. coming
in hungry wolves OF half-Staryed hyenas as they
seized upon their prey. But all was not yet over
The rope refused 10 do its duty, aud Two OF three
persons caught hold OF the qulverng body OF the
dying man, and mercifully lent him additional
weight 10 stop the current of life: while another
person in the tree, with commendable PrrSeve-
rance, shook the rope with the same benevolent
object.
Very prolific viens Of silver have been discover
ell NEAR the city of Acapulco. They said 10
be unsurpassed III richness by any OF the mines IN
the country, SO far us has been explored.
Messrs. Rowland & ASpnwull have been COM
peIled TO pay $4,000 tonnage duty on coal vessels
at Acapulco. tits reported that their steamers Will
not touch al that port any longer than 10 consume
the cual they have there.
Tie Sonora Herald contains the proceedings OF
meeting OF citizens held in ManpoSa OIL the 2olh
of October, i'll which they deny the statements
made in the report of Superintendent Beale, mat
they have treated the Indians in the vicinity with
cruelty They also passed series oil resolutions
denying the right OF the general Government to
make Indian reservations within the limits oil the
State, withoutthe consent OF the State
rFrom the San Francisco Com Adv. OF Dec. 18th
RECRUITS JOINING THE REvoLuTIOSIsrs.-We
have received by private adviceS intelligence from
the adventures by the bark CnToline' which sail
ed from this port in October last, with the &C.
| knowledged intenlention of conquering Sonora.
We are moi OF liberty TO make known the entire
contents of Il letter, and have been put on honor
| in this matter.
We eau, however, state that the expedition arrl'
we'd at La Paz and after vigorous contest carried
the place by storm with only lao rank and nile.
| Complete possession of tie town was obtnned'
| and The Governor taken prisoner. Hence with re-
| newed confidence they started Ior GuaymaSJ ana
the next news from that port will undoubtedly con-
vey the intelligence of the capture OF the place and
the triumphant march OF the invaders into the i'll
terror.
| At La Paz, after the reduction of the town, the
| Americans secured above two hundred recruits,
/
! to the death with the corners. The depart
| ure of two hundred men in the Arrow will make
an important addition 10 the ranks Of the invading
army, and the daily accesSlons increase we may
find that this slight movement is yet 10 result IN
/ the redu ction OF The entire State of SOnoTa.
FRoM TIE SOUTHERN CoAsT.-The British mail
| steamer Lima Capl. Bloomfield, arrived al Pnna-
ma ON the goth OF December, bringing S2sO,OOO,
and alviceS from Valparaiso TO the list OF that
month. From the summary of the Panama Star
we Gull few items.
The Valparaiso Echo states that the Gillian
Government has decreed that from the LIST January,
| 1854, merchandise may be deposited in the Gus
tom House, the Collector at Talcahuano being au-
| thorized 10 rent warehouses for the purpose.
The Mercury gives diScouraging report OF The
wheat crop of Chill, which it was feared was in
jured by the heavy rains and strong winds.
The death of Mr.. J. G. Coffin, of the house OF
Ravenscroft, Bro. s. Co., is reported. 1t occurred
when near PiSco, on his way South from ValPa-
| TaISo.
The following American vessels had arrived at
Valparaso-The VIM. Rotch, Santiago, ArethusaI
i Rather and Isabella Hyne.
Business was reported at Valparaiso as exceed
ingiy Ianguld, and prices generally tending down
l wards. United States lumber was in demand at
81 per NJ. Flour dull at SABA per cwt., six
months, and wheat 80 Iea fanega. FreIghtS were
active and charters freely eff. cled, but the rates
I ~ ere unchanged. Among the charters effected,
were the British barque Three Sisters, for Balti-
1 MORE with ores at $40, and several Chilinn and
foreign vessels Tor San FRANCISCO, Win coal anu
i wheat at S1S.
The news from Peru is o. pacific nature. 1t
is generally presumed that the difficulties between
that country and Bolivia will now be settled ami
cably.
There is no later intelligence from Ecuador, and
from The other parts of the coast The news is OF
FROM AUSTRALIA.
The barque Isabella Hyne, arrived at ValPa-
raiso on the 28th of November, in 80 days from
Sidney, bringing advlces 10 the 18th OF October.
Her passengers were taAen 10 Panama in the Limn
reaching that city in Sixty-three days from Sidney
| The markets MS reported as toIerably brisk with
a good prospect for business during the coming
| months. -
The gold mines continue to yield abundan:ly;
prices were receding. Dust is quoted for New
South Wales, 43 las; for Fort Philip, GS les.
COMMERCIAL.
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