Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-11-21

Clerks. T.. Durivage, J. ,. RobD, ).
Howe.
neutrality-suspicious. Sullivan.
The pay Of the officers per day are as
follows:
Secretary. SOS hss' Interpreter s2i
Assistant do 81 Chaplain. I6
Engso-sing Clerks. ~ Sergeant-a arms. %
Copy ing Clerks. i Door keeper. II
Interpreter ........ y
The members voted themselves &16 a
day aad the President S25.
The Tribune correspondent says,
large placer has been found on Trinity
river, and that di9gers were leaving the
American Fork, where they make 500
DAY! to 90 10 the new p!acer-but the
whole country from San Diego 10 Cape
Menducino-from the Pacific 10 the top
most ridge OF the Nevada. is completely
seasoned and spiced with the yeilow
srains. lie also says that San Francisco
is built on placer; that boys have picked
- and S5 in a fer honrs, from clay dug
80 feet below the surface in sinking u
well!
But this is noihiDg-the auriferous dis
covery that cheats all hollow" every pre-
vious discovery. is that made upon the
rancho Of Col. Fremont. on the Mariposa
River. This is described as vein Of
gold in solid rock, which is the first found
in California; but whether it was first dis
covered by party Of Sonomans or by the
company which Col. Fremont organized
las, spring. is disputed point The gold
is there. however, in great abundance.
The stone is reddish quartz, filed with
rich veins of gold, yielding or. Of gold
to every gibbs. a geologist who was sent
10 examine, reports that he traced the vein
two leagues, and its average breadth is
$50 fcet!! At one end of the mine he
found native Silver in large quantities.
Col. Fremont purchased the rancho on
which the mine is found in 1916, from the
former Governor Of the Territory, and it
was then considered nearly worthless.
This discovery, il is said, has made
great sensation throughout the country.
Tho writer further says: "The Sierra
Nevada is pierced in every part with these
priceless veins, which will produce gold
for centuries after every spot of earth from
base to summit shall have been turned
over and washed OUT
Speculation in "corner LOTS has as
sumcd more cautious character. Many
persons are said 10 have made large for
tunes; and the case of young man is
mentioned, who last fall borrowed money
10 pay his passage from the Sandwich
Islands. and has returned with $50. 900.
made in the real estate hade. And Sc
vcral gentlemen, who recently arrived in
the Panama, also made $4,000 each, in
few days!
a New Yorker shipped $1,000 in lum-
Der. and sold it for $4,000. Houses
which cost $500 sell readily for $4,000,
and the demand increasing.-That at
least IS houses have been imported from
Canton, and are put up by Chinese car
penters. Nearly all the chairs in private
families are Of Chinese manufacture, and
two restaurants are kept by the Celestials,
where chow-chow, curry and tarts are
served.
Washing is still (Oct lst) eight dollars
dozen and large quantities Of linen are
sent to China and the Sandwich Islands
for washing.
SAN Francisco is in fact, says the wri-
ter. more metropolitan than any other por
in the world.
The overland emigration is pouring il
rapidly. Assistance and supplies hao
been sent out to those in distress on the
southern route. On the northern route
little distress has been experienced, an,
no trouble from the Indians.
Vessels from the L nited States continue
to arrive rapidly-forty- five arrived th'
two days previous to the first OF October
The same writer says that there is. a
yet, no prominent candidate for Governo
the Senatorship being con sidered a NOR
desirable placc.---Thc candidates 10
Senator, mentioned las most prominent
are T.. Butler King. Col. Fremont. DR.
Cwin. and Robt. Semple. Col. Weller
since, his removal as Boundary Commits
sioner. is suspected of electioneering 70
the office. but has made himself too un
popular by his course at San Diego, +
have much danger Of success.
Mr.. CLAy.-While on his Journey Eas.
a few days since. was upset in the stag
near Uniontown, Pa. The Cumberland
Cirilian, in alluding to il says:
1--WE heard from one who was in III,
coach at the time that Mr.. Clay behaved
with the nonchalance that has Away,
characterized him when in proximity witt
physical danger. He was smoking a CT
gar at the moment. and while the rest o
the passengers. after the coach was right
ed were abandoning il in haste, he wa:
found quietly seated. ENJOYING in silence
the fragrance Of the delicious weed
Mr.. Clay was somewhat bruised by the
accident.
OvGround was broken for the railroad
from Pitsburg to Beaver, on the 3o,h ul.
timo.
01The Albany Journal predicts the
reelection Of Gen. Taylor to the Presi-
dcncv.
NThc Hartford Courier Of the LIST
inst. says, Father Mathew left this city
Yesterday afternoon. for the South: his
health requiring a southern residence du-
ring winter.
rSome sensible fellow has said, that