Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-12-28
LATE FROM CALIFORNIA.

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The steamer Empire City arrived al New York rom
ch,pres ON Tuesday with fifteen days later accounts rom
California. :,
The Empire City brings Government mall ai'ho"s"
one from San Francisco BY the Panama was waiting nj 'r-
ces for Il mail steamer 10 bring IT,
An election took place in California on the Ism November
for State officers Congressman and members VI e
At San Francisco 36s votes were po ne, .s'rna
turns from The country were incomplete, bul the California
papers say that p H. Burnett probably eected novetnu'
John McDougal Lieut. Governor and Rodnan W. ffGe anu
Geo W. Wright representatives 10 Congress tor STATE se
tors from San Francisco J. Bidwell Hadinge Bgeio~ IT,
l. Grant, III. T.. Robinson are elected rh
The Alta California newspaper OF the 18Th says Inc
by men is elected BY large majority. andt 10 hee.o vi
tain that Mr. King will get no support rom le Dls' W
San Francisco Under these circumstances as
certain that he will not be returned TO the unIed na'es
Senate = ,:;,
Ne ropy from the New York Evening Post The subI0nea
interesting letter. n.,- le.e
The steamer Panama arrived here this day having e San
Francisco on the night of the 18th November Sne pflg
25 passengers and freight the amount OF OF ms
there Is about $50 900 In gold dust and specie Maza
and the remainder In gold dust from San Francisco lhere
are number the passengers direct from the mines ooA
rusty enough but with well filled gold bags lheIe y M
amon bcm who has $4,000 in gold dust the result OF ms
own diggng his ioa At the north fork OF inc JUDI 'ou
miles from San Ernnctsco He arrived N san AM c6r
,he "A of June and will probably ben SeV ORR bv Inis'
mas Jay Never was daily labor richly rewarded neie
are others with their golden stores varying from suoo 10
$1,000. rbov
renort themselves so-as having drawn the prizes WINE
most about them had drawn blanks in the ganu Ca.o a
lottery They al repo The increase OF dllncuH y, n'
o,d the exhaustion of most Of The accessible ocaes,
The impossibity of working The mines over iour OF sc
months the year, and the general 81 ie
miners with the rcsus OF their abors me yieia VI 'i
vcar will hardly that of the asl which was estimated
NJ eight millions g ,, =; tho interior
~ California; Ihp rainy season had sci in ana Was ieaf
,l,, Tho
the river towns where supplies could always De h
be cut off, consequence OF the state OIL the f'a7 '
o; olso aoplv 10 the emgrans across the noun
oins Provisions had risen very hgh ~ SGn FrGEcsco-
pork was selling sos and Hour at $40 per Dbl W ~
haweyrr had declined S. the day OF SAILING OF le
steamer Warm clothing India rubber coats ana heas!
boors we're in grcat demand bringing high prices IN case
oucnce of the nccmepcy OF the weahcI ,,a ,,crs
There was good deal of Sickness dysentcry ana e'c
- San Francisco and the interior towns and settlements
FROM TEXAS.--THE LealslATuRE-rHE SANTA
QUESTION &calveston papers 10 the olh instant nave
been received AT New Orleans
ruipr,rion from other States Texas probably nev
before rs cNlens.e IA u present ''''' '' '
smear making is still pogressng in the cane growing pof-
tons of Texas with great success , NJ Id;,ns
Eysrythiug is quiet on the Western frontier, w i'
nor Indian signs ha9c of late been discovered
The Legislature Ia be progressing very = an ~
business On The Santa Ne question they are Il" '''' -
ghi iien. rs ia. General
The Legislature about making request o. Inc
Government place the pension llst oil salu h
the names of all those Texans VINO We're "'u'''' =" 49,
battles Of the Texan revolution
We make the following extract from letter datea oa
Antonio, Noy i5
Major Chcyalie is said have blown out his own brains
in f Of desperation. John Ganon who succeeded One
C;bnnbmn 10 kin Indians at $3.50 scalp, is at II Paso
on the Mexican side He recently crossedtc Rio Grande
came one hundred miles into the territory Of ieNs
and attacked party of Apache Indians In the hight the
nrinciua chief Gomez MORALLY wounded end Is since
dead This chief had always been friendly to the AMER,
cans The Indians said TO be greatly enaged on account
of his death and is believed they will soon turn 'heir
forces 90, against our people instead Of the Mexicans