The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-29

new register whenever the old ship Is ready to
clear for California. The surplus money, after
paying ior me ship and her outfit, is invested in
everything that the council think will be ofservce
topgs, pokers, crow-bars, sifters, furnaces, and
gold digger only knows what. All these belong to
the Proposition Society. The balance Of the cargo
Noah never had such a variety for his eargo)~
boxes of old crockery, looking glasses, old news
papers, hats, caps. cast.of clothing, and thousand
things, from pair Of pistols, firemans cap, and a
down to thlmbles, needles, skeins of cotton and
silk, which the wife and sisters have sent along for
the brave .proposiuonist to do his own mendlng.
tor every member had choice; and each knew
lots OF pilots, mates and North Rversloop captains,
"What's the difference! Amt one captain as
good as another MIR. President?'' asks member.
"Jest exactly as good man no doubt, but we
want chap that's been round the Horn, under
stands the variation and the run OF the currents"
The ship clears. She Is in the North River at
anchor, and the steamboat is at pier on the
North River side, to take off the members and
some, few transit passengers, who are bidding
friends good bye. We have, thus far, sketched
s daber GO to
In doing this, we have not halt done the work we
intend to do. In another chapter, we will give
the details. The sample OF this association is a
fair one, (wlth few variatlons,) of the hundreds
that have been, are forming, and will be formed
here, and In every other seaboard city of the At
lantic coast But We have not entered into the
details there Is some excitement In such a COM
pany, as a mass, each with his $50 dollars, to pint
up when called tor But, when we come to pen
graphic sketch OF the many, very many, indi-
vlduals who signed that constitution, without
not fancy sketches, OF how each one, so poor, did,
IN his own circle, raise that $3.50 to buy share
how he borrowed from this and that friend sold
his little library of a dozen books-how fond
sister would Fart with every little trlnket, worth
two shl!ings, or even a sixpence, the earrings,
the simple head ornaments, the finger ring, with
the little agate In lt-gave 'em all up, cheerfully,
and with willing heart, to let the favsrite John
Simpson, down In Chatham street, and only asked
him. in return, to give her the ticket to keep and
to be sure, when he got out to California, and had
about him, not to forget her and the ticket. but to
send home, by the first chance, the needhl, that
she might go, ere year was up, and ask good Mr.
Simpson to give her back all those dear little
trinkets, that she wouldn't have parted with on
any account only that her dear darling brother had
set his heart on going to California to dig gold;
she hadn't the heart to say ''no, when her little
and scraped together, might, and did, make up the
$3.50, and bought him share In the stock OF the
California Proposition Mining and Smelling Com
pany.
MOVEMENTS IN NEW YORK.
The following passengers sailed tor California
on Saturday, in the bark Eliza, Capt. Clarke, in
addition.to those we published yesterday
Mr.. A Anon and lady Mrs Johnson and Mrs. Le-
Phillips M. B. Carter, John Foster Moses Parcel W.
s. Dey, John Parker, j. Agrsta VIM. H. Lefere, John
Ed j. Rollins John S. Rogers Geo. W. Payne, Ed
Person. J. T s Brock Robert w. Bowhll, William H.
Stephens, and H. J. Phillips.
INCIDENTS AND MOVEMENTS CONNECTED WITH THE
f,t,ru.,sr
The Providence Journal has been favored with
the following extract of letter, dated
LIMA, Dec. 8, 1913.
"The news Of the newly discovered mines in
California has created great sensation on this coast,
from Chill TO Mexico. Some Is or 20 vessels have
sailed, or are preparing to sail from Valparaiso,
Callao Payta, and Guayaquil, with full cargoes OF
dry goods, hardware, agricultural and mining I'M.
plemens, provisions, nc, with their cabins and
decks filled with passengers. One vessel is on
the point of sailing from Valparaiso, with $50 pas
'en TEa same ,e,,e, state. ,b,, everything
Lima.
The Boston TrareHer says:-"One of the
pecuharlties OF the California emigration from
New England, is the disposition manifest
counsel and warnings Of cergymen, in the form Of
public addresses. Among the best addresses that
we have seen or heard on such occasions, is that
Of Rev. DR.. Worcester, Of Salem, before the Naum-
keag Mutua! Trading and Mining Company, a re-
port OF which will be found on the outside of to-
days paper The company sailed from this port
in the Capitol, on Tuesday.
The Boston Journal gives the following Incl
dent;-The scenes which transplre on the depar-
ture OF the California vessels are not devoid of
terest melancholy though Il be. 1t requires not
little of that "sterner stuff to stl1e the feelings
and keep back those tender emotions of the heart,
which spontaneously gush forth, as these hardy ad-
venturers step board the vessel, and extend the
last last words good byes Many an eye is bedi% dim
med with tears, and many heart lat least among
those friends who remain) bleeds 1.-THE separation
from those who for years, and often from their
cradles, have been the objects of their affections
and most earnest love.
Some Of those who 60 out are prompted only by
a love OF adventure--ad desire to see the world. A
case came under our observation this morning, OF a
young man about IL years of age, from New Hamp
shire, who goes out in the brig Mary Wilder. He
Is the son OF rich parents, who have offered him
every inducement to stay at home. His father
has offered HIM ten thousand dollars If he will
remain, and an aunt, who followed him to the
wharf, offered him seven thousand more. But he
preferred going. The tears flowed down the face
Of that kind aunt as she left the wharf, alter the
brig had hauled of into the stream, and sorrow
fully wendell her way homewards IL Is said that
the young man Is heir to about two hundred thou
sand dollars.
The ship Montreal sailed yesterday for San Fran
cisco, via the Sandwich Islands. She has but
few passengers, whose names we published day
or two since. Among others were II. A. Pierce,
Esq one OF the owners OF the vessel, and wife.
The vessel was very elegantly fitted up, and the
voyage will doubtless be very pleasant one for
the passengers. The Montreal was slowed to her
utmost capacity with cargo.
A new company, to be called the "Paclhc" COM
pany organizing in this city. The capital stock
is 10 be divided into thirty shares, OF $1,000 each
The Fall River Monitor says that the bark NAL
lory, from New York. has been purchased by
company of young men of Fall River, and Is ex-
pecied to sail for California by the middle oil FEB
iuary The company is TO number 0O men.
The following are the members of the "Stark
Mutual Protection Company" an association of in-
dividuas In the city Of Manchester, N. H., who
propose starting for California early in February
John b Clarke, 8. l.. Wilson, John Taylor, William
Ritterbusb, Franklin s. Soue, James N White, Alex
apder White, Harvey NJ Weed, William J. Brown. T..