Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-07-06
California Items.


FoR CALIFoRNIA---Thc steamer Falcon len
New York for Chagres, on Thursday week, with
az passengers. Among them was J. Bayail
Taylor the poet and assistant editor Of the lri-
bune, who goes out to write letters for that ma
per- also Jacob b. Moore and his two sons, who
go out to arrange the Post Office Department, in
California.
The steamer Crescent City left New York for
Chagres on Saturday afternoon, with over 200
passengers. Among them was the gallant Lieut..
Bealc, with Government dispatches for Cali
fornia.
RETURNED CALIFoRSIASs.-Sa Saint Louis,
June "a. Col Mason, late Governor of Califor-
MIA, has taken rooms at the Planters ousc-
Wheaton j. Luther, Of whom We made mention
in a previous despatch, states that there was a
great scarcity Of provisions at the mines at the
time he left them. He represents the moral
condition Of the people at the mines anything
but good. He is Of opinion that the gold mines
arc inexhaustible; and that he knew one indi-
vidual who found lump of gold worth $1,000.
Mr. L. remarks that both Fremont and Hast
ings were very unpopular with the Californians,
the latters book on California from its incor-
rectness, having done much mischief TO emf
grants.
ONE OF THE LuMrs.-A lump of California
gold, as large as mans hand was received at
the Mint in Philadelphia, on the goth. II weighs
81 ounces, and is valued at about Sl45O We
learn that tho deposits of gold at the Mint con-
tinue to be large, and are increasing in amount.
ANOTHER OF 'EM.--A lump of gold, weighing
o. ounces, has been received at New Bedford
1t was in its native state, and was evidently Of
volcanic origin. =.
co The Eastport Me. Sentinel SAYS that a
letter from a passenger on board the schooner
Eudoras, from Bangor, bound 10 San Francisco
gives an account Of an attempt to board their
vessel by pirates. Several boats filled with sus-
picious looking customers, fully armed, approach.
ed the vessel when becalmed off the coast Of Bra
I'll, bat were received by volley of musketry,
which sunk one craft, when the others made OH.
rS Uppish people would find no quiet for
their souls in California. Aristocracy there is
quite different matter from arstocracy in the
States letter to Nantucket paper says:
"There is no aristocracy here no poor men !;
the merchant has to do his own drudgery. You
will see the rich man with wheelbarrow, car
rying his own goods The only law here is bull
let law-consequently any thing in the shape of
gun, fetches from so to $3.50. Nothing sells
for less than rs cents"
81 passenger on board the ship Rcnuius,
Of Boston, in letter written home, states that
they had on board the vessel thin and feeble
member Of their company, who had been sea-
sick all the way out to the line. One day this
man went to the doctor, and in sad, supplicat-
ing tone, accosted him with
doctor, can you tell me what shall be good
for when get to San Francisco, il keep on
this way?p
"Teil you? to be sure can You're just The
man ice cant 10 begin a grave. yard ,rih =
gSS A Nantucket Yankee has been shipping
a load of tomb-stones to California, all marked
Sacred to the Memory of"--and F" Erected by
his Brother" sc. He "calculatesv that the de-
mand for this article must greatly increase.
e. A letter from California, received at Nan
tucket, says; "a mans lifs hero is worth about
so cents on the dollar"
rB The Wesiield (Mass.) Standard publishes
extracts from letters written by Mrs j. S. Fow-
ler formerly Of that town, and now residing at
Sacramento City, California. We copy para
graph, written April 80
"a person is required TO be constantly on his
guard here, or his gold will be stolen, and him
self murdered. Many have been murdered for
the gold which they poss ,ssed, and more no doubt
will be in the future. Nothing else can DO ex-
pected where they have little law, and that not
enforced. Though some have been hung, some
shot, and others whipped for their crimes, more
and greater rascals are now running at large.
Our teams took up man and his freight to the
mines, short time since, and he was stabbed
the first night after his arrival"
CD Bloody times are anticipated in Califor-
mia, between the American residents and immi-
grants, and the Mexicans and other foreigners
Yankees are not to be crowded out Of a place
where there's money to be made, without fierce
resistance.
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