The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-10-11
THE UNION.
From the New York Express. Oct O.
Arrival Of the Empire cisy.-vsry late from Calf
fornla.

From the New York Express. Oct o
Arrival OF the Empire oi,y.-vsIy late from Calf
fornia.
The steamship Empire City arrived al this city about
II o'clock this morning, from Chagres 2sth ult.
By this arrival. adyices from California month later
than those previously acknowledged have been received
The steamship Panama arrived at Panama on Saturday,
the 22d OF September, with 1872 passengers and about
$500 600 IN treasure OF this the Empire Cy brings us
from ChagTes to New Orleans. had about SO pas
sengers for that port
When the Panama left San Francisco she had for Mon
erey O. Santa Barbara 3, San Diego a. Mazatan 20. San
Bias 81, Acapulco q Panama 1872 and passages secured
on the day OF sailing 49, making in the whole about $50
The accounts from the PIacers are very good. The
California says: We have prodglous gold stories TO
relate, but combining ourselves to the simple assurance OF
good luck 10 those who labor we trust not to defeat the
expectations OF the most visionary
In iac al accounts agree that II requires the severes
TOLL hardship and deprivation in the mines 10 realize any
considerable amount OF the golden treasure
The cholera has been very severe at Panama, though
at last accounts it nearly all gone Great complaints
were made at the exorban prices demanded for collins
The Star oil the Gath says:
Several Americans who have died this week have from
necessity been buried aher the custom Of the country
without collins. When coffin be procured IL COSTS
piled the number OF deaths among the Americans and
atery among natives that II is extremely difult 10 pro
cure one ut all"
The Star of the 18th says:
But few persons perhaps aware Of the ravages Of
the destroyer IN this CITY scarcely family be found
who have not been called TO mourn the loss OF friend
or relative within the last months and the present
moment The mortality among Americans and natives is
the Panama have been dccna,si At rapid Tae
We learn that The Panama had $500 gold dust CON
signed and probably as much a more by the passengers
The general health of San Francisco remains good not
withstandng the arrival every day OF unaccmaed stran
suffering within the past month, but its severity now
slowly diminishing. The same complaint has made its
appearance in Stockton, Sacramento city, and different
parts OF the mines II has by many been believed to be
the precursor of that terrible scouge the cholera and by
others moderated form of this disease itself.
The cholera has entirely disappeared from Panama
j. b. Taylor, who came out about two years since as
agent for company in New York, is about returning
the States for apparatus to work the quicksilver mines
CON- Stockton is one of the company for whom Mr. Tay-
LATER PLACER INTELLIGENCE month Of August
has multiplied the number OF gold washers on the prin
cpal streams OF the Sierra Nevada but the prospects for
the mass crowding on are but mpercepubly lessenng
The waters nearly at the lowest stage. and quite in
proportion to the increase Of aborers the chances
dered more favorable by this circumstance New wash
ngs have been discovered, and old ones abandoned
From the Alta California, Of the soth
The California Convention
The convention for framing State constitution for
California, assemblies at Montery this day. The compo
slon OF the body, as far as known. is as follows
DISTRICT FRANCISCO.
Edward Gilbert, W. D. M Howard,
Myron Norton, Francis J. Lppiu,
VIM. M Gwn, Al. Ellis,
Joseph Hobson, Francisco Sanchez,
VIM. M Steuart. Rodmaa M. Price.
DISTRICT JOSE
Joseph Aram, Pedro sanssvain,
H. Dmmick, Julian Hanks,
Antonio to ioSMf H 'Pico, " '
Elan Brown.
DISTRICT MONTEREY.
II Wager Halleck
Thomas Larkin,
Lewis 8. Dent,
Charles T, Bolts,
Pacificus Ord.
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Joel P. Walker.
Robert Sempe,
n n. y .. V Rsksis
OF SAN DIEGO.
Miguel de Pedrorena, Cave J. Couts,
Henry Hill. John Forster,
. VIM Richardson.
The district OF Sacramento, in its various primary
sembages, of the opinion that il was entitled to
representation OF ten members. Accordingly, in all the
voted for Our advices from that district do allow
speak positively but believe there is doubt OF the
election Of Messrs. John A. Suffer, Winfield ). Sher
Snyder, John McDougle, and John Bidwel Il is uncer
tain who the other three elected The election OF ten
delegates from this district without specifying which
the regular and which the SUPPLEMENTARY delegates
will probably throw upon the convention the of
decision in the
The district Of San Diego is in the predicament APP
were elected from that district, and the proclamation Of
General Riley calling only for two In this state Of the
case in liable we have arranged the two delegates
ceyng the highest number oil votes as the regular and
the other three as the supernumerary delegates
From the Santa Barbara, San Louis, 0bispo, and Los
Ange ~ districts we have no returns.
From the Joaquin district have received only
the partial returns which published two weeks since
We have learned since however, that the election
not held at Stockton on the LIST instant ordered, but
The original number of delegates as fixed by the proc.