The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-22
TWO CENTS.

sly, TO be first In the gold field. Some put across
Jersey, others followed the Harlem Railroad track;
of the eastern and middle States, from individuals
about the country Inqulrng at every farm
house on the road s't the distance to California P'
The counting rooms OF all our shipping me rchants
ssge somewhere. They rushed down townirom the
upper wards, hopping and jumping cotton bales
and sugar boxes, worse than ever the frogs IN
Egypt did. Rowland and Asplnwall had to engage
ste amers between San Francisco and Panama:
Rolls OF bank bills poured into their cash.keepers'
hands like wisps OF straw. One man has forced his
way out on to the eide walk in front OF their store,
holds up paper, exclalm'ng-"Pveg got 1T" "ha,
ha u abSu, your gold ore whe,s hunk nowl"
any more: Telegraph lpit come on from Mr.; As
not to dispose of another ticket" Then there were
sorrowful faces, and all eyes were turned towards
sailing vessels. p
Damn the Panama boat--we can walk across
The 1ethmus." "Ha, ha-look at the chap. Patent
leathers-walk across the Isthmus, en- ~ SAYS
another.
concerning California, at any price. The TS,bune
ISSUED some stuff, and sold 1t like wlldfire. Lee
'urers advertised Lectures on Calitornla"-they
We're crowded Theatres played rCallfe!nie"
New York that did not make more than his wages
by selling brass filings and dirt picked up before
new buildings, as genuine gold dust. Within
usesd NC into his p s sw Seu on NO.
Sunday, and compared in his sermons pure religion
to California gold. 1t was the rage everywhere.
The General COMMITTEE were called together
could not ge, quorum. The secre tary aad eight
Of their number were booked for California, and
busy packing up their traps tor start in the ssea M
srs lsthmus and Panama, to sail within week.
They said, 'the General Committee be damned;
they had other fish to fry than helping to pay up
old political liabilities F." One member has sold his
place for $780,. worth $1,000. Another is grocer;
butter and, buckwheat flour for California traps
and ticket TO- the Ishmus; another is teacher OF
elocution, and owns a patent bedstead-"to hell
with the bedsead and elocutlon;" he sells out for
$3.50 what ne valued at CSC, 900; another is q dry
goods dealer, sale-v Al 50O-he has bought brig,
and advertises "isY q fornia direct" What q
rush to get ready Ivr tn.t steamer! The driver OF
the new style carriage iof hotels Shs C''g HHse
the steamboat passengers take care OF themselves;
he 10 bound to be a steamer passenger; his horses
and carriage are standing, At 10 O'Clock, before
Tatter:alls lin Broadway;he says to the auctioneer,
"Hougb, want you to sell my cattle and car
rsge." In half an hour, the late driver and owner
walks down to pay his passage; he has 500 in bills
It is CSri.sms. morning, IL O'clock, NJ 1t rains,
and the fog is SO thick you can cut 1t. There are
three hundred people on the dock to see the steam
er oh "Csptsin captsin?' shout fifty voices, "Ds
Certainly; fog will nse-go in half an hour"
"Oh Lord! Here, jim, for Gods sake do 90 and
get these damned bills changed for me at some
exchange ofice-1 forgot IT." and Malachi pulls
bills
'Bill, here is do lar; just run up Broadway and
buy me that worth OF paper--l forgot IT; aud they
i Blu, who have We heTea man comes rushing
down the pier: shouting at the top ct his voice.
"Capting, for C-'s sake hold on; don't 60 yet;
Pm passenger" and he fSeces his way through
deck, throws down his linen sailor bag of dun
mage, and the hoe in his hand and sinks exhausted,
saying, .-Thank God; but | thought was half an
hour behind the time Half an hour too late to
60 t. California as though 1t was merely the
Brooklyn. ferry boat. Scenes occurred at the
starting oftheee boats which would make this COM
mnnity weep. for Q week at their ludicrousness.
ninety-ninth part Of them. New Years arrived.
It was not the New Years Of old timei. Il was q
day that the great body Of the male folks had de-
voted to call their female friends to say farewell,
and announce their immediate departure for CALI
fosnis. California every thing was Cal,fornia
the first week ot 1919. Every advertisement was
headed California; aud written posters were hung
out from every store intown, from the large South
trumpet and three cent gingerbread shop
Californis soap to wash gold.
-s1 blankets.
"a so.:s. rra- .s4o.eE .tar
hats
E psnknives.
gold siftsrs. lrr .t -...,.
quack nostrums.
anchors.
toetbpicks.
All trades and professions are alive now The en-
tire community Is aroused, and we shall see what
we shall see, and continue to write down our re-
cord, and publish it for the benefit of postenty.
SCENES AND MOVEMENTS ELSEWHERE.
Iron the Boston jour- nal, Ian. Igl
The following communication from an esteemed
correspondent, gives iull account of the Califor-
MIA movements at this port:-
Bosror, January II, lS49.
The following believe, IL correct list OF vessels
which have sailed and Of those up for California
The California excitement has given quite stsrt to
business, especially to naveation many vessels having
changed owners ct . considerable advance In prices
since December last Frsishts have also improved,
and the prospect 10 fair for good business between
Boston and California; in carrying passenger prov-
sons and the various articles necessary to the large
population which will be accumulated there
Pesseis sailed. PssssassYs.
Ship Edward Everett ....................l6 $50