The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-12-10
Miscellaneous.

Miscellaneous.
The California, on her way down, found the re-
naming part of Col ii. l.. Webb's unfortunate
party recruiting at San Diego, having arrived a
short time previously They represent their route
as next to death. Struggling bands of overland
parties were arriving daily nearly naked and worn
down by privations and toll The Government
officers have been very kind to the unortunates in
| furnishing them with food and raiment.
The steamer Senator arrived at San Francisco on
| the 25th November. She left Panama OH the 9th
| instant, and brought twohundred passengers.
The arrival of emigrants during the month of
October at San Francisco was ,069, OF which 1865
| wore Americans, and Ala foreigners--79 Ameri-
| can and 40 foreign females. The total number of
| arrivals in August, September and October,
| 1867, generally ola good character.
Two seamen, Peter and John Black, We're hung
on the Odd October, in the harbor of San Francisco
| by order of a court martial.
| From the mining districts the news continues
| favorable The sickly season had passed away,
and the health of the district was good The tide
! of emigration thither had continued unabated and
| hard labor generally met good returns. The
steamer Mchim had made several trips up the Sac
| ramento, and the Senator about to go to Sac
| ramento city. miner, writing from place
called Sherocks Diggings, about eleven miles from
the newly discovered depositc of Colonel Fremont,
| says that three men in eight days had taken, out
| ffty-seven pounds of pure gold and that two men
| in two days took out twenty nine. The party in
| tended TO winter there.
| The first regiment of New York volunteers have
presented d. C. Wheeler, their chaplain, with val
liable gold watch and key, all made from Califor-
MIA gold, evidence of their respect and good feel
ing.
The steamer DIcRin,, from New Orleans, has
arrived safely, sold for $62 900, and has made
successful experimental trip to Sacramento city.
Her appearance was greeted with Joy by the inhab-
ltants OF Sacramento, and loud huzzas rang from
the shore as she approached. The steamer Senator
| has also arrived, and was to make experimental
trip to Sacramento city on the I'd OF November.
This will establish permanent opposition, and
shorten the time of passage the river from four
TO six days on the schooners and launches, from
eight to twelve hours on the steamers, agreeable
| change.
The fact of some of the emigrants train having.
| left the beaten track and sought half dozen
| new routes, will render much of Governor Smiths
| praiscworthy efforts nugatory. Still, those who
have verged from the main route have found in the
main good pasture for their stock, and those who
have taken the most northerly Laicson route,
leading into the Oregon route, the head of the
Sacramento, have all come in WELL although they
| represent the distance some 500 miles further
| The Crescent City brings about SS00,000 worth
of gold on freight and about 500 900 in the hands
| of passengers. A letter from Panama states the
| amount of gold freight which reached that port
by the California, at S9l4, 900. The total amount
received, therefore, is probably s 500, 900
| more than has hitherto reached us by any single
arrival
Among the passengers by the Crescent City, are
| &. p. Judd, his Hawaiian majesty's plenipotent-
airy, accompanied by his MASTER Schoochr the heir
presumptye, and his brother, Kamchamkea, who
will proceed to Washington, and, in few days, to
Europe; also, Lieutenant F. b. Beale bearer of de-
spatches
the morning of the Odd November, having about
25s passengers.
The OVERLAND EMIGRATIoN.-The main body of
Immigrants are daily arriving. and rough and
| ready, tough and steady set of men they are; in
deed, many of them stop at JPedper Creek Dry Dig
gings and Weaurpihe, strike their picks as soon az
| they reach the promised land, and, from the word
go, fall TO like 30 many hyenas. Some trusty mem
beers OF their companies are despatched To Sacra-
| mento city, with the wagons and pack-mules, for
provisions, and others proceed TO San Francisco.
| The immigrants from the western and southwest
ern States will make far better miners than our
| northern and eastern men. They more Injured
10 toll, and the arduous journey the Plains has
in a measure broken them into the traces. The
main ranks Of the immigration had turned the sink
Of st. Marys river, at latest accounts and the
lief trains sent out by order Of Gov. Smith were al
| ready in their midst
The following the list of officers Of the United
States sloop-of-war St. Mary's which ship sailed
carly in November for Honolulu, Sandwich Islands
Macao, Hong Kong, and whampoa, China:
Commander-Philip F. Voorhees,.
Licutenants-John Il. Marchand G.. Ap r. Jones
WIN. r. Boudinot
Acting MASTERY. e. Rind
Surgeon--Samuel X. Addison.
Purscr-Cameron Anderson.
Lieutenant Of Marines-F. u. Mcneil.
Commanders Secretary-Dabnsy G.. Writ .
Passed Midshpman-David Ochiltrcc.
Midshipmen-DaniclL l.. Brainc, Felix Grundy,
! Joseph l.. Breeze
Acting Midshipmsn-Edwar r.. William-
Boatswain-John Crosby
Sailmaker-Wm Il. Fcyitt.
Carpcnter-C. w. Babbtt
Gunner-John Brown.
Purser's Clerk-Jamcs Conway.
Snow had commenced high up ON Yuba on the
23d Of October, and many were fearful that winter
had set in. Many bold and daring spirits will at.
| tempt 10 brave the winter among the mountains;
but the mass arc looking out for winter quarters i'm
the various dry diggings. II bad commenced to
snow on the prominent peaks of the Sierra Navajo
range the 18th October.
Local Matters.
| GRASD JURY will meet at the Alcaldc's Office
on each Monday morning hereafter 10 pass upon
such criminal business as may be before them
| CEtEsTIAL FEMALEs.-Thrce Chinese ladies of
! rank arrived in the English bark Helen stewart.
| on the both inst
SERIOUS CHARGE.--Capt. George II. Hubertson
arrested and held 10 bail last week on a charge
/ Vt perjury.
! LAReE sUrT.-The case Of j. c. Fremont Us, the
LeidcsdOrH estate involving considerable sum of
money and many important legal principles, was
| taken UP before Judge Gcary yesterday, and tho
/ following gentlemen sworn az jurors viz VIM. J.
Ankrim, James A. Benson, Thomas Perkins, IT,,
| Richard u. Butler, Thomas Maynard, J. NJ REESE.
| Much interest is felt in the result Of the trial
/ GRAND LARcENY.-A young man, whose name
we could not learn, was arrested the goth for
stealing : 100 in gold dust from Augustus Win
! der. The prosecutor, having recovered his money,
declined appearing against him, and he was dis
| charged.
/ DsowNED-John o. Bumpus, Of New Orleans,
! land native Of Virginia was drowned Mt the In
! goOn near the Presido, ON Sunday the 18th inst
/ by becoming entangled in the long grass ut the
] bottom, while swimming in for a wild duck, which
had been shot by comrade on tho shore.
i LARGE Far ~ CISctNNATr.-The extensive pork
| packing house Of Mcssrs Pugh h Co, in Syracuse
street, Cincinuat also, the establishment Of Messrs
Stage & Sharp, adjoining, took fire on Friday, the
7th instant, and serious confagrsiion cnsucd