Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-28
Gelegrapbil CORRESPONDENCE.
LATE FROM CALIFORNIA.

NEW YORK, OCTOBER 27.-The steamers George Law
and Star Of the West arrived here to-day bringing dates
from California to the Both September and nearly two
million dollars in gold. The steamer Star Of the West
connected with the Cortez which left San Francisco
the afternoon of the 30h, bringing FIVE hundred and fifty
passengers.
News Of a Missing Ship.
New YORK. OCTOBER 27.-The British steamship Pey-
tona arrived San Francisco from the Sandwich Islands,
brought intelligence Of the long missing Arctic ship En-
teprise which arrived port Carenel the 2lst Au
gust She lostonly three during the whole time The
Enterprise into the Arctic in the Of
1851 and passed through Prince Of Wales Strait but
finding the ice impossible passed the winter Of 1872 in
latitude 10 35> north, longitude 170o So vest After
making every exerton to accomplish the object of her
voyage she passed the winter of Wolaston bay
in latitude 69o north, on 1862 so, west. The winter
Of 1894 found her in Camden bay latitude 7Sa NORTH
and longitude 1859 3 west The ice released the
sci on the Both of last July
Yellow Fever at Charleston.
CHARLESTON, Der. 26.-There were seven deaths from
yellow fever here yesterday.
CHARLESTON, Ger 25.-The deaths during the week
we're Sc, including 81 by fever.
Railroad Collision and Loss of Life
BRASrFonp, &c. W. Oor 27.-A serious collision oc-
CURED the Great Western railroad twenty miles west
VI onanali, .niS oins' oe'eiai Persons, nossy emi
grants, were killed. Z fmf ss.
Ncoc York Market
NEW YoRK, Ger 27.-State and Ohio -four have de-
clined ia cents Ohio sells at SO S9374 and good
mixed to straight Baltimore Alexandria, &C. at 1925
1915 Wheat is scarce, with sales of Gsnesse white
50. 40 q $3.50 Corn, Western mixed, SD 81. Pro-
visions are unchanged.
Explosion Of a Fictitious Bank.
New York, Der. PA fictitious bank, pretending to
have in b,s
by Holdenge Dewey, Leonard Wesbrook, Alfred Hyde,
and another has exploded It's bills are called the Mer-
chants Exchange Bank and Bank Of Anacostia of the
District Of Columbia and were circulated principally
the South and West The latter are signed F. E. Cur
It's Cashier and H. Dewey, President The contents Of
the office here have been seized BY the police Westbrook
arrested and warrants issued for the Others The
paper is utterly worthless
Great Fail IN Beef Cattle.
HAyRE DE GRACE Ger pa decided fall took place
in beef cattle at Port Deposite, this morning About
halfpast nine o'clock large drove Of them being
driven across the Port Depote bridge, and when they
were about midway two spans Of the bridge gave way
from the excessive weight aud precpated all the animals
into the Susquehannah river, distance Of forty
feet The crash tremendous and fearful and the fall
decided one One hundred and ten cattle were on the
bridge at time fell Most Of them fell into the river
where they swan and foundered about in the water,
making their way mostly to either Of the shores. Eighteen
had their legs broken, but none were killed
Baltimore Market
BALTIMORE, OCTOBER 27.-Breadstuffs continue sx-
emey scarce -four especially and prices have further
advanced Small sales to-day of Howard street brands
at $751; and City Mills at So g. Rye -four 81 37I
cornmeal $3.50 81. 629 The receipts Of -four at pre-
sent and during the entire fall have been by two
thirds as much they up this time last year.
The mllers complain greatly Of the lowness Of the
streams some have been obliged to suspend operations
entirely.
Wheat is firm. Red sold to-day at S1.75 Sl.S5;
white do, good to prime S0a $780, choice do 81 90
q So per bushel. Corn, white - a. yellow 70 rs
cents for DID, do. 66 6s cents Oats AZ AZ. Rye
$l.10 S1.l6. Seeds quiet Clover $3.50 1915
Timothy $3.50 rs per bushel Provisions quiet
and prices unchanged Groceries generally are scarce
Tobacco continues Sales Of only few lots of
Ohio and Kentucky. But little Maryland is arfving>
and it Is sold as fast as inspected at full rates.