The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-04-22

The Philadelphia Ledger publishes The following s~
cia telegrsphic despatch. originally from
whence, through the direct trade Of me n
chants OF that city with the racine mas ia'ey ~ ~
Of the most highly -coored accounts
Private correspondence of the Public LedgerI
NEW YORK, April 10, 1919.
From Boston letter which has been received by n
Hooner Co. via Mazallan, We learn that the steam
IN CaIifornia from New York, had arrived at San
Erapncjsco with Gen Persifor f. Smith and suite on
board The writer says that ne on tae previous aay'
commen thing TO cart load of gold dust going from
one store another Real estate is rapidly advancing
sl5 bread l2 pork $780, lumber $500 per thousand feet
Smallest rooms let readily at 500 per month. lie ad
vses friends to send any quantity OF Lumber, and small
houses, ready 10 put up, which will bring 500 per cent
advance the next two years Cooks wages 500 a
month Eggs So per dozen, sal@ratus IS per ID, butter
81 So cheese IS cts, beef l2i cts, pork 70 cts fowls
$40 per week. aborers 81 per day. and carren-
ers S. Our sales for the last four months amount to
three quarters of million of doll ars The nominal
government here still goes collecting revenue IN spite
of Secretary Walkers circular All duties paid under
protest.
There is no California date given above. but in the
Newark New Jersey) Advertiser we find the following
letter of March list, from the Rev T. D.. Hunt to his
friends which also by the Mexican overland route
and possibly the same conveyance as the above Il was
postmarked at Vera Cruz, April 3 coming from thence
via New Orleans, showing the intelligence TO be nne
SAN FRANCISCO, March /, Is49
NV labors have been uninterrupted since my arrival
here from the islands, and have continued to have
full congregation on the Sabbath There is certainly no
reason to complain of my reception treatment here by
the community Although we have no church organiza-
ton as yet have enjoyed my appropriate labors here
vastly more than the islands In addition to two
regular sermons each Sabbath, and lecture on Wed
nesday evening" have also for two months past preach
ed one Hawaiian Sabbath afternoon, besides lectur-
ing repeatedly temperance; and we have organized
a temperance society OF nearly forty members. The
monthly concert is also observed and have once cele
brated the Lords supper, having twelve communicates
Hitherto have had the laboring alone, but kind
Providence has sent two aborers into the field
The long expected steamer California" arrived yester
ministers One (Rev. Mr. Wiley went shore at
Monterey last week. His associate, in the service of
the Home Missionary Society. Rev. Mr. Douglass, is
here and took my bed last night taking the floor for
so is The town crowded-ful and overiiowing. The
other two cergymen remained on boari-Kev. Mr.
Woodbridge from Long Island, sent out by the
by's board and Rev Mr. Wheeler and lady, late of Jer
sew City, belonging to the Baptist church
To. morrow L shall accompany MIR. Douglass 10 the
Pueblo de San Jose, about fifty miles south OF this. he
was to DO stationed here but finding me the ground.
goes there, where probably support can be Immediately
raised for him by the residents Mr. Woodbridge will
probably go somewhere to the northeastup the golden
stream.
The country is likely to fiji up rapidly. Probably
thousand passengers have arrived within fortnight
But. OH the wordness, the moral desoalon, this gold
fever New discoveries OF the precious dust
constantly being made.
Lumber is $500 per thousand feet.
The "Caornia" will not be able 10 return for the
"N''' i In great haste, ~ - T. DWIGHT HUNT.