Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-01-25

the 2llh Of May, 1913, by J. ID. Hoppe, q
Co.. Henry l.. Sheldon, Of this town, Edi-
Tor. Mr.. >. learned d y irude in this ofice.
under orr predecessor, James AK nson, lisa
''i'he Cal lornian'' WIS Published once {
weck, and is ab ui two thirds as afae as thC
Ddi!y Nrios. The ediio ials ae we'll writ
ten, and tho selections made with gosi taste
The price Of the paper q S., pr year Price
Of advertising, ore square, year so; two
squa'es, $50; three squares, SO; foul
squares, SS5.; one column, 500. What d.
our adyer ise think Of these prices Among
the advertisements, we notice the following
WI liam $. Clark, Commission Merchant aud
General Aurt oneer, at the Ship Wharf, foo
If Broadway, San Francisco. b. r. Buckle
lew, Clock 4 Wat Maker, Ward ! SIN n
General Commiss onor Merchants, 3 Montgo-
merry street. & L. Ross, Importer and Whole
Sale Dealer, IN. Y. Store," corner of Wash
ington and Montgomery streets. J. + J. w.
Harlan, Livery Stable q Horse Bazaar, near
Washington Square. Hood & wilson,
House Joiners and Ship Carpenters. l. Eve
erharl, Fashionable Tailor. l.. w. Hastings,
Attorney & Counsellor at Law and Solicitor
in Chancery. Jasper O'Farrcll, Civil Engi-
neer and Land Surveyor. T. & II. Smith,
Propretors of the I" Shades Tavern" inform
the public that they are prepared to furnish
travellers with lodgings, being provided with
good beds, bedding &c. At the close Of the
advertisement is the following particular no.
tice, which shows tha, the Caiiornians have
an eye in the delicacies and amusemen,s of
life -
In connection with the establishment are
two excellent Bowling Alleys, and at the Bar
may be found, at all times, tho choicest Ii.
quors, wines, cigars, &C."
There are many other advertisements, of
various kinds, and among them Sherilf's no.
tice Of attachment so it seems the laws gen
tie gripe has already been felt, even in far-o1
California. At the time the number of"The
Californian" now before us was published, on
the Gath of last May, nothing had been heard
even in San Francisco, of the existence OF
Cod in that vicinity, to any extent. But the
editor writes to his father, Mr.. Ephraim Shell
don, Of this town, that the next day launch
came down the Sacramento River, bringing
the astounding Intelligence that gold had been
found, in large quantities, which almost made
the people mad, and the town was at once
deserted. Mr.. Sheldon was then compelled
to issue an Extra, of which the following is a
copy -
SAN FRANCISCO, MAY 90, Is4s.
To OuR READEHs
With this slip ceases for the present the
publication Of the Californian
80 Ohello's occupations gone ~
The reasons which have led to this step are
many and cogent. We shall however, only
STATE few OF them, merely to satisfy those
whose curiosity may be aroused sufficiently to
gain for US perusal, and to show the expcdi-
ency of the measure.
The majority Of our subscribers ami many
Of our aiyertlsing patrons have closed the r
doors an places Of business and left town, and
we have received one order after another
conveying the pleasant request tha. 9Th
printer will please stop my paper" or
"my advertisement, IS am about leaving for
the Sacramento" We have also received in
formation that very many o, our subscribers in
various parts Of the country have left their
usual places of abode, and gone TO the goli
region, showing that this fever (o which the
Chol ra is mele bungler in the way of de-
towns) is not confined to San
Francisco alone. We really do not believe
that for the last Ten days, any thing in the
shape OF newspaper has received five minutes
attention from any one Of our citizens. This
1t must be allowed is decidedly encouraging
very. The whole country, from San Fran
cisco to Los Ante os and from the sea shore
to the base Of the Sierra Nevada, resounds
with the sordid cry of "goM, GOLD :!
GOLD! :" while the field is left half plln,edt
the house half built, and everything neglected
but the manufacture Of shovels and pckaxes,
and the means OF transportation to the spo,
where ono man obtained $I2S worth of the
rea! "uG in one days washing, and the aver
age for all concerned is $50 per diem for
such in fact are the reports which have reach
ed us, and from apparently reliable sources.
In consideration of this state of affairs. and
the degeneracy Of the taste for reading so
naturally consequent " on the rush for gold,
where The word is every man for HIMSELF"
and a total disregard for his neighbor, il
would be useless expenditure of labor and
material to continue longer the publication of
our paper. Had we large amount ofcapital
to expend in the interval of dull times which
must necessarily result from total abandon
ment ofall mechanical pursuits, We should siil
continue op'int aud sublish our paper, whethe.
it was read or not AT the time when we took
charge of IL, the receipts were not only amply
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