Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-08-11
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ard Of society and habits Of life Of our Attain
tic population, is in nothing more clearly
shown than in looking over a file Of papers
from that wonderful country. We have be-
fore us some numbers of the "Alta Callfor.
MIA" and as their miscellaneous and political
news has been already pretty thoroughly
exhausted, we have entertained ourselves
with examining their we'll filled advertising
columns, which afford as true picture of
some branches of life in California; as can
be obtained anywhere else.
Conspicuous among the advertisements.
we find the card OF our townsman and cor
respondent, Joshua P. Haven. who performs
the business Of Notary Public, commissioned
by Gen. Riley,) Custom House and Insurance
Broker" at his office in "Por,smoalh Square,"
Mr.. Haven is no, alone in the business, as
we see the card of another Notary Public,
who "holds for,h' in the same high.sounding
locality, Portsmouth Square. The mercan.
tile advertisements are numerous, and the
honest Yankee names engaged in such busi.
ness give good token Of its activity. An
"Agent for "Lloyds" and for the "Liverpool
Association of Underwriters" also has his
card showing that our step father, John
Bull, has an eye to the commercial advan-
tages of Ell Dorado.
The variety and quality of the goods land.
ing from various ships and offered for sale, is
astonishing. There are foulard silks and
bed ticks bar iron and fancy jewelry, brass
beds,eads and cooking stoves, ready made
houses and piano fortes, blankets, parasols,
hams, perfumery, cod fish, cambric handker.
chiefs, cigars, Salamander safes, bowie knives
revolvers, riaes, and every variety of dry
goods, hardware, &c. The grocery and Ii.
quor trade seems to be equally we'll supplied.
We see Pennsylvania cheese, sugar, molasses,
sardines, preserves, and an infinite quantity
of Cognac brandy, gin, rum, whiskey, claret;
madeira, sherry, port, and other liquors, in
such variety as seems TO make visit from
Father Mathew desirable at San Francisco
The mania for "irst rate town lots" is get.
ting up in California. Advantageous locations
fronting on some public square in San
Francisco, "New York of,he Pacific" (Phoe.
bus, what nameU Benicia, Stockton, and
other towns, are announced with great
flourish. The price Of lots is not in all cases
| stated, but one advertiser offers number at
prices from $500 to $4,000 pet lot. There
seems to be, in the number Of notices agains,
irespassers and squalteIs, abundant material
for litigation, and the cards Of several "At-
torneys at Law" ready TO do the business
for them, are in the same columns. Doctors
drugs and patent medicines go hand in hand
with civilization, e. seem 10 be already estab'
llshed on sure foundation at San Francisco
The advertisements peculiar to gold
country are numerous. One firm wants $500
ounces in gold dust-what an extravagan
want land many others want it in variou,
quantities. Apparatuses for assaying ane
smelling gold are offered for sale, while gole
scales and gold washers of the only true con
struc,ion, seem to be abundant. A free ferry
at "Gold or Mormon Island" is announced Il
be jus, established and the steamboat y, A
Suffer" is advertised to commence runnin,
as regular packet between San Ftancisc,
and Suttersville, on the LIST Of July
1t is a lamentable fact that among all the
articles advertised, we do not see books men
toned once; but as counterpoise TO ,hi'
there are several notices of regular religious
services, which will keep up the spirit o
civilization until the shipments of books
! which surely have been made, arrive
J Altogether there is much TO crafty in read
ing the advertising columns Of a San Francis
co paper. The wonderful transformation from
lifele,s, rarely visited Mexican village, 10 ;
lively, prosperous city, all affected by the in
, aux of our energetic aud go ahead population
. must be welcome 10 every lover of humanity
Some may censure the spirit that has led II
this unexampled progress-the love of gold
But gold has done and is still doing man,
worse things than that; ahd if the love of
leads to the development of glorious coun
try, the civilization ofa semi barbarian Mexi
; can and Indian population, who will censur
nl Who can point out, in all the previou
: history of the world, result SO gloriou.
e sprinsing from thirst for gold!
1 ITALIAN WOMEN still maintain their repu
:, tation for love of their country, as well a