The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-04-03
q, .7EaNGTIC TELEGRAPH
nv yon- Anr;l ID. , lap. N.
REPORTED FOR THE GALAXY.

r.. ;tosrer : as arrived from Brs
zos bringing Later H. ON Rio Grande Al
;mnortant ad,ices. g.: "a 5b's California eA
nedit;on had 9isbs. led and eight OF thei
humber had been swept off by cholera on tn
Rio Gr2nde, four OF whom were from Me-
York. The Globe brought eighteen of tn
connanv 70 New Orleans. Audubon, Il so
of the naturalist whose company embd4 e
from this CITY, Lad been robbedof twelve tEou
saxd las III Colo. -Four thousand dollar
was subsequently, recovered. Messrs. Web
and audubon remain TO recover the residue
of til. money. There is much sickness a
Brazos, the cholera IS increasing. AT New
Orleans business generally is brisk The a
la. .hg hyci is agair subsiding. W have
adyic- 81. San FRANCISCO 10 the Sth OF Feb
After winter of great severity, fine weather
he'd set in. Snow beginning TO melt. Money
diorers had started and were starting for the
mines to recommence operations. Sales Of
goods had begun 10 increase. Gold was S14,-
50 per o., but rising as there had been large
importations Of specie from San Bias Nalpai-
so. The whole of lower California was de-
serted by the men, who had gone to the pla-
Ger. Seven hundred had arrived at San
Francisco from Valparaiso and four hundred
from the Sandwich Islands A large amount
of goods was daily expected. -Four cargoeS
from China. The steamship Lexington did not
sail for the United States, till the 18th OF JAN
nary. She had four hundred thousand dollars
In Told on board. Affairs in California were
quite peaceable.
New YORK, April ,, ID P. M.
s The Tribune has a letter from Wilksbarre Pa
stating that the family of Hon. b. A. Bidlack,
Charge d'af.i-ires at BOgota, New Grenada were
greatly distressed by the news OF his death on the
9Th o. January, which reached them by the New
York papers on Monday last, but that on the
same night they received letter from Mr.. Is.
himself dated Jan 18th, in which he speaks Of
lis health as excellent.
The Louisville journal of the 2sth says The
reports which we're received yesterday, leave lit
Gle ioubt ont the Cholera will make It's appear /
ascc there. TheYorktown, which passed up yes |
r,rday. had deaths by Cholera, during her trip, |
and IL Al5atross or 6. The disease has made
lis sprearance in nearly every town on the lower
sl;s5issppi At ST Louis, it is very prevalent
and At Quincy. Illinois, or cases occurred on
the 18Th, and proved fltal--A case occurred at
Frankfort
The North American has letter 10 a very res
pcctable mercantile house in this city dated San
francisco, January 9th, which says There is at
present relaxation of business owing TO the Sc
yerity Of the season. which has been thus far con-
siicl Il unusual and must say in all conscience
bad enough In consequence, there has been no
Working in the mines, no transportation. Goods
i.c oii, in store. This town is full. Vessels
com. NJ in almost daily with more. You may
isdgc Of the influx.
since the first of December, some % vessels
rived with assorted cargo from Valparaiso,
Callao. Gaayaqui- Payta, San Bias, Mazatlan,
aG the Sandwich Islands-the majority of them !
.rar. Valparaiso. Some 500 persons from all
Il / ,-stl fl,a l,et
month Provisions whcl; for time rated sur
Iri>.nei. ..:-h-apd scarce at that-arc now 4
iIE-
T,c-y .cssel thu. arrived has brought more or
les. 81 &c market stands uaI the reverse.
j is r..Ieo-ed here that Governor Buuck is to
he oar {. ,rcruor
\ i,..cg forwarded hv the British Consul here |
Ia. morning Saws We see daily the poorest of
&c poor. with tn. ir bags of gold, running round
Is il it MAS so much dirt.
DUr;n" the short ting | was there, 10 days,
made 500. | can l.uy dust with cash, ut prices
aryirr- according 10 circumstances. from 50 to
Sl4 per ounce
The rNtravrgant prices Of hoard. washing and
-oom, rent, hc fulv confirms: and SAYS it is
z;imnfcd that about s5,0OOO0O have been dug
IT. There are a few spectators here buving
odd at Sl+ per ounce, which is the m"St they
vii sive.
BY lato arrival from Valparaiso. we learn
La ,aiare sixtcrn vessels on their way TO this q
rs with caods< | think that there will he
ome crashing here hy and by. }
+. Q. lalkln, Esq, our former Consul in ;
aifornia, has been buying land a; Brucira,
nJ has contracted for building 100 houses at
aat place Brucira city il siluatcd 80 miles i.
rom this place (San Francisco on the Sacra- =
nento, and is one OF our latest enterprises. !
This day have been offered salary of
5000, to take charge of Il mercantile estab-
ishmcnt at this place; refused i.
Gen Lane is now here, having arrived yes :
er.lay in the southampton from San Pedro. !
Our country is full Of strangers from all !,
'arls Of the world, making preparations for an 5
.arly start 10 the mines c
another letter to the North American, dat l.
d january 2Gth, at San Francisco SAYS:
ind that property has risen nearly 1000 per t
cnt since left here five months ago For q
OF which sold for $1,000 last July, the pres a
mt holder has received $4,000. !
The influx of population is already so great,
hat there are nearly 500 people, although it is
he rainy season, sleeping out IN tents, and
nJer whale boats.
The rent of room Is feet square, is $50
week.
Beard with space on the floor sufficient to
preal matrass, Slj Carpenters
ages SO day.
Lumber is Sl.o per 1000, and not 200o
,et for sale or to be had for that price. !
Mexican coin and gold dust are so album {
ant, and many of the necessities OF 4 rapidly
Increasing population are so scarce, that the
elative value of the precious metals is almost
ominl Capitalists are pouring in from all
'ar:, + the Pacific.