Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-09
POSTSCRIPT.
ARRIVAL or THE DANIEL WEBSTER
LATER FROM cALIYoRNIA
One Miiliou ,nA . n...- A.. 49,

One Million end q Quarter IN Gold, ae
Nkw oaLrAss, F,b. 6.-Thc steamer Daniel Webster.
ron ban juan arrived at the Bal this morning brit o.
Ing California dates to the 18th of January
enc brings l2O passengers from San Francisco who
nave made the passage Ia tue brief period oil twenty and
The Daniel Webster connected with the stcame, si.r.
Nesads, which brought down over q million In specie
ana q large timber Of passengers.
she brings no news nom San Francisco Of general m.
Po,.ance. There va. nobiug Of interest stirring.
Thee vas very little gold coming In, and rain was
luen wanted In the mining regions, to enable them to
wash out the gold.
The California markets were heavy and h.;,, ov.,
~ eked business was much depressed.
Flour OF good brands wss quoted at ell to tIe per
Lumber was In limited demand, at $50 per 1000 leo,
The following clipper ships. from Atl,ntic pors had
arrived at San Francisco previous to the o,h SKY Lark
Swecp,nkes Wild Pigeon Flying Arrow, Southern Co.'s
ha a.. ~
TIE steamer Star Of the West had sailed from San uan
Tor New York, with 100000 of gold dust on board
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF TUE FIRE
NEw ORLkAss Feb. Six steamboats, were DESTROYED
by the fire Of yesterday namely tho Churles B.jcber
Watcher, hohegan, Saxon. Grand Turk Leah aud Luna
They were valued at $780, 00 and mostly insured In
Western Offices. The remainder OF the property
destroyed was mostly insured In this city, chiefly at IN.
Crescent office. The steamer SultAna, with Madame
SontaS on board was slightly damaged The total loss il
TaIiousiy estimated a, 100000 to 81 100000.
There another FIRE this morning In Chartres street
which destroyed two valuable stores, and badly dana
two others. Loss estimated at 100000
Destructive PRE-.
aGs Si. $sInn LANE .ns
which sarsrea 0sS S
sheet. '-r -'' W uAJ On hA'
THE ERIE RAILROAD TROUBLES.
&SSa. s R tss pI re-. hen. ISa d.
Road h..
sa'isned with tie Arrangements made.
MASSACHUSETTS, LEGISLATURE
esse% he Senate sp s before a,Es majority
'ure must also pa" 1t and the pee pie accept Il.
wurv,,., &C CONDITION OF THE OHIO RIVER.
mel aud falling The river na,sAbe only for
fr-sht for the Fast, ''"A'"s wv tons OF
Appearance indicate rain.
FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE
ToL,no Ohio Peb IA boarding wa. burnt a, ooe.
jumping tie window. Two Gass and 10 ~. saw, item
''hed In the na"s' and ,evcra others badly burned
BosTos Feb eAbou, nehe. 81 snow fr in ,b, oc,u,v
cd The mani a%a . Iny o S Ned y All The morning
arrive Till quarter past 10 O'Clock. - " 49, u' Ho'
MARINE DISASTER
.. Msa s Gsps rom wa. ashore
hull Is ,ound. '"' 'A''' were gone OUT the
RAILROAD EARNINGS
gain 90 over ssd ,a ss s s
COLD WEATHER
Boston, Feb THE /, ire zen and ,h
moneier was &c legrses below zero, 800 's' '"e "'e''
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
e osIss Mss and rSaIy
a Democratic Secretary Of state. 'e A"u
BUSINESS A. PIrTsBURG
PfrInuEG Feb 1.-Two hundred and -four
day. ~ i"'A'e'Ph'a Ses'er
There Is only Z feet of water n the channel
DEATH OF COMMANDER COOPER
fLAnfifil FEB Commander Cooper died at his
residence in New Jersey the Eth inst ~ - '
ARREST FOR SMUGGLING.
sIo Feb The steward Of the Arabia
to-day charged vita smuggling goods.
STEAMER BURNT.
feb 6th-The steamer Alabama from Co,umbu,
day. No lives lost 5000" -" S-'"'