The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-12-29

Of this country San francisco must be the depot and
distributing point: Steam navigation, now just being
tate is sowS o' Two vessels a he Senator and MeK
already in successful operation The Senator runs
weekly between this place and Sacramento city, and
has made her trip in less than nine hours with three to
four hundred passengers at thirty dollars for cabin and
twenty for forward deck passengers The business and
growth OF the city for six months have been unparalleled
high hills surrounding The valley is now one dense
mass Of houses, and already the hills becoming
pied II requires one to see to conceive its astonishing
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with earlier structures, Many large and commodious
warehouses; have been built which,, with hotels three
and four stories high give us in reality city, ap
pearance. large Hat running out for some distance
from the central part OF the town, being redeemed from
the water, and handsome business street being extend
ed across j. The expense Of this Z enormous Building
lars per thousand while carpenters labor is now sixteen
dollars per days and ordinary labor excayang Streets
&c has advanced from six 10 ten dollars In fact every
thing Is advancing and general strike OF carmen last
week put up the rates oil hauling ordinary load from
two to three dollars and three 10 FIVE Board sixteen
TO thirty dollars per week, while vegetables are almost
Ships are daily leaving and arriving. Many Of those
first here have returned the second time, from the Sand
witch Islands, Oregon, Mexico and Chill laden with sup
plies. And although seamens wages 800 per month
still others leave here in ballast for freight back The
trade, OF which this year is but the commencement is
destined TO be very large; and the whole South Amer
can coast is already affected by San Francisco prices
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Dwelling houses as yet are but little attended to- II is
all business, business Our population s now estimated
at twenty thousand OF which, although the rainy
has set in, full live thousand live in tents. With the
rainy season we have abundance Of mud; and even
Broadway exqusies here acquesce in the necessity of
encasng their neither extremltes in Tremendous boots.
with their panaloons tucked in at the top; and il is no
uncommon thing now to pair for which the wearer
paid six ounces--ninety six dollars. at a4
Yesterday State election (under the constitution
Gently submitted by the Monterey conyention) was held
We have not yet complete returns from the country but
the belief is general that the ticket called the regular
democratic Tin opposition 10 union ticket OF wings and
democas) is elected Peter H. Burnett headed the sue
cessu ticket for governor, in opposition to Captain SUIT
ter
The election in San Francisco was conducted very
quietly We had some few public meetings, and a few
night professions with drum and fife, and Support dem
ocratic principles and Stree trade aRd sailors rights
manifested, and small portion OF votes cast.
The probabilities are, that Colonel Fremont and some
other democrat will be sent 10 the United States Senate
Not little anxiety is manifested amongst our popula.
ton for admission into the Union and the idea that the
country is incapable OF selfgovernment is not in good
odor here.
country, and orderly community cannot well be
found. The greatest trouble we have to contend with
is from the number OF gamblers nfesting the country
but time, is hoped, will put stop upon their proceed
ings
Great fault is found with our post Office arrangements
We generally get advces fifteen days older than By phi
Vate ndnus Tours, truly, j. W. ID.
Extract ola letter, dated
SAN FRANcIsco, Nov. Is, ls49.
Our rainy season has commenced (as you will by
my meteorological repor,) and the soil clay, OF
celent quality for BRICKS need tell you that
horrible streets cannot be imagined Waterproof boots,
$40 per pair.
We are now State, having, without doubt adopted
constitution the election the 18th, aud chosen Stale
officers We hope to be admitted into the Union at the
ensuing session OF Congress without slavery. Every
thing in the way oil growth and Improvement is advanc
ing with rapdity quite unprecedented.
Provisions OF all kinds have advanced. Pork $40 per
Dbl. Flour has been 35 TO $40 per bb but is, under
stand, receding notice a number OF advertisements
sticking up, indicating where lots of flour be pur.
chased. think that speculaons have forced il to a
point that il cannot be sustained Mechanics wages
have advanced to $40 per day; aborers $0-both hau-
Boa2a ss az and York five penny
loayes) here fly cents each Potatoes 37t cents per
h. Onions 81 per 10. Eggs 80 per dozen Milk 81
per bottle; but everything goes on spimmingiy,
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