Washington sentinel., 1854-02-25
Gatest anttlIiaents.
From the Baltimore Patriot of yesterday.


Feb. 23.-The steamship Northern Light arrived
at half past o'clock, this afternoon, having left
San Juan on the 18th inst, and bringing dates
rom,San Francisco 10 the evening of the 3lst ult.,
making the time through in p days and 10 hours,
The quickest trip on record.
The Northern Light connected with the steamer
Cortez, which reports passing the Brother iona
than going into San Francisco on the evening OF
the lst inst, and the steamer Sierra Nevada on
the Hh, off Cape 81. Lucas, bound up.
The mail, steamer Columbia left San Francisco
for Panama on the 1st inst
The Northern Light brings 400 passengers and
Ss06,0O0 in gold on freight The, principal con-
signecs are Duncan, Sherman d Co., $500, 900
American Exchange Bank, S120,000; Adams dy
Co, Sl470oo; Drexel & Co., $4,000; Wells,
Fargo & CO., $55,000.
Anon the passengers are Hon. Wnslow Pierce,
Colonel Nicely Johnson and family, Judge Lacy,
and Lieut.. Maynard. u S. army.
This morning the Northern Light fell in with
the schooner Teren from Cape May, Captain
Homer, OF Philadelphia, with coal for New York,
IN sinking condition, and took off all hands.
Captain Homer states that one Of the Paker Vein
propellers refused 10 render him assistance.
The steamer Golden Gate was stranded at the
entrance of the harbor of San Diego on the morn
ing of the 18th. She had previously broken her
shaft, when ten days out from Panama The pas
sengers and mails were all STAYED. Four hundred
OF them took passage on board the Southerner
and Goah, the latter arriving on the 22d ultimo.
The steamer Columbia was at San Diego, and il
is thought would get the Golden Gate Off
Advices had been received at San Francisco
from the Walker expedition, 10 the effect that the
barque Caroline was captured in the Cult by the
Mexican cutter Guereros.
SECOND DEsPATcH.--The Golden Gate got of on
the morning of the 25th, less injured than was ex-
pected. She was lying at San Diego awaiting the
arrival of the steamships. The remainder of her
passenges had proceeded 10 San Francisco.
(fnl.r
In. Grass valley and other places the snow was
two feet deep.
In the mountains, near Stockton, the rains had
been violent The gulches were filed and the
miners were busy
Later intelligence from Captain Walkers expe-
dition states that matters We're apparently going
on prosperously. President Walker had issued
decree dividing the republic into two States
named respectively the State Of Lower California
and the State 81 Sonora. Another decree changes
the name of The republic from Lower California 10
that Of Sonora
The rain storm in Grass valley and FL Dorado
had done considerable damage.
The sloop-oi-War Portsmouth and the govern
ment mail steamer were TO sail from San Francis
CO for Lower California, to look after Captain
Walker end his party.
j was falsely reported at San Francisco that
Messrs. Adams & Co. had failed. They paid ou,
10 depostors nearly half million of dollars on the
22d ultimo, and satisfied every demand.
The breach Of promise case OF Gates Buck
ingham, has been decided; damages $1,000
The Shasta Indians had commenced hostilities
in klamath, and had attacked a party of whites
and defeated them The whites had four killed
ard number wounded.
Mining had been suspended in Coloma and at
the Placers, on account Of the weather
Dates from Honolulu to the 7th of January
bring nothing OF special interest.
The clipper ship George Z. Webster, arrived at
San Francisco in 45 days from Hongkong, bring
ing dates TO the 18th of December; nothing Of spe
cia Importance.
The steamer Helen Hensly explodedone of her
boilers while lying al the wharf at San Francisco
killing Thomas Norris, the third engineer, and
Hugh Fitzsmmons, and badly scalding several
passengers.
Markets.--SAN Francisco Jan, 3l.-The mar.
kets during the past fortnight had been stagnant
and prices lower than for months previously
while the number of arrivals had materially in
creased the stock.
Flour-Haxal was selling at SIP per barrel ;
outside brands, 50, with more animation in the
market al the close. Sales of the latter during
the fortnight, 5000 barrels, ranging from IS to So
Clear pork, SIT per barrel; choice hams, III ;
choice butter, 23a; coffee is depressed small lots
l3 a Is. Spirits Of tnrpenline, 81 40 a ST 45.
Liquor was in moderate request. Whiskey low
err. Tobacco-every description lower
Coal was firm. Cargoes OF Lackawana, $35 IA
$38 per ton.
Shipping Intelligence.-Arrived at San Fran
cisco, January 90, ship Rover's Bride Phillips,
from Baltimore; Goth, ship Thomas Watson, Phil
adelpha.
Election In Maine.--PoRTLAND Me, Feb 90
An election took place to-day to fill the vacancy
in the House Of Representatives caused by the
election of Mr.. Fessenden as U. s. Senator. c.
G. Carne, whig was chosen, he having about SO
plurality
Large Fire.-CINcINNATI Feb. 23.-Keyser's
extensive furniture warehouse, and number of
other stores contiguous, were destroyed by fire
last night. The loss is estimated at $4,000
pnrtly insured