Lewisburg chronicle, and the West Branch farmer. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1849-1849, 1849-09-19
Iates. from California.

The steamship Empire City, Capt. Wilson
left Chagtes oil the l., inst. and arrived ct her
wharf on the Norh-Rser, on Friday.
The California brought down ST00 900 worth
of sold dus, from san francisco, aud $40 QUO
in coin from Mnzatlan. A part OF this am 'unt
soe. to Valparaiso sni part to Ensiind rv the
British steamer. Tie amount of gold IN Cui-
iforni. was still large but sJnewhN diminished
BY these shipments.
The South Ceroiiaa was rcEdy 10 sail fol-
New YuIk next day. and The Sss.Queen wss
tsking in ballast for ,hs Same destination. Sal
ior.' wages were sl2O 10 $50 scr mon,h f'e'
men, 81 so. Sailurs We're plenty a these rates,
and the steamers had No difficulty in get.irn;
away regularly. There had been several arrivals
Of coal vsssels at ssn Francisco for account Of
the stesmbost Company. end the supply was
SIMPLE.
The usual fever Of the se,spn Was just begin
ming to prevail on the places, and old residents
Of Csli,rnis estimated that q, least 5000 death.
would occur during the Summer among the un
acclimated.
At San FIsneiseo prices Of every sr,ieIs of
produce aid manu!actc.s had fallen of although
from second hsnds st retail large pr ifs were
s,ii realized. Tue Californian stores on her 10 Il
voyage here bought cheaper Of ships in The hat
Dor than were her siores in New York on her
voyage out. Salaries we're also much siu'ed
and clerks could be hired Is cheap a. in New
York, excepting The better class Of hook keepers
The large number of young men who have re-
turned from the mines unable 10 endure the toii
necessary to procure god, bad Produced ,h!s glui
Of clerks Manual labor, however, was sli!I high
Sc per day; carpenters &c. 5000 Sia.
China goods were extremely abundant and
selling very low.
A letter from Sacramento City, dated July "a
contains the following intelligence:
Emigrsnts from Missouri. over the Noun.
tain.. are now arriving daily. The fist party Of
packers has been here f'e or -iI days aud
ports four wagons In Pleasant Valley, about 100
miles sbove, and 6se OF ak thousand wagons on
the way aud mol far behind.
The Alta -CaliforGis ,xHa Of The a. uh con-
tain. the particulars and resuils Of tie eieUtion
held there On the day bel
The election ordered hy Gen. Riley took place
Yesterday. II wa. one Of tho most amin .t.d and
splriiej contests which San FIsncisco ever vii
messed. Between The hou-s Of IL \. VI. srd
sunset, 1919 vniss were taken. The io!!o"ins
are The names Of the officers elerted.
Judge Of Superior {. .un-i'e.eI II. Burnett
Prefect-Horacs Halves.
A!calde-Join W. GeaIy.
~
get.
Sub. b.Perfeet--FraIei,co Guerrero.
Fer Town CounciI-Tslbo, II. Green, Henry
A. Harrison, Allied J Eiii-. stephen Hams.
Thomss B. Winston, John Towussnd,
RoJman N. Price. Wnli.m II. Davis, Bczer
Il. d. Poet
supernum.r,.y Delegate. -Wm d. VI How,
ard, Francis J. Lhpliit. A. J Ellis. Franci.eo
Sanchez, Rodmen " rsies.
As we have yet to bear from the District of
San Jose, 1t 10 not c,.sau tia. Judge Barnet Is
elected.
These officers e'ec,el as sbovc. will continue
in ofIii-e uu,i the FIT of Jssoary, 1850. when
their places will he supplied by the .ihcer- e!ec-
ted al the regular election ~ he held mex, No
velnbsr. The suiaries arc fixed by the Go.er-
nor. hut can not exceed, for superior judges
81 600 per aunum for Psrfsc,s, $4,000 and
for Judges OF f.s instance, IL 500. The salaries
will 10 paid Out Of the civil fund scc,ung from
customs, unless otherwise ofdvIed from Wash
ington.
The Ala Cs!ifornia of tho 81 uI'. has later
news from the American River gold washings
from Cubs and from Feather Rivers. New dis
cnvcries every day occur. snd since the Goods
have abatsd miners have had good luck.
have only time to say, that believe not ono
IN ten who Issss the Sis,ss for California, would
under,cke the journey did .hey have the rerno,es,
idea OF the hardships. e1posure and consequent
inmnoni risk lhsy IncuI by the undertaking.