Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1849-08-04
FROM CALIF0 MA.

FROM CALIFOR MA.
The steamer Crescent City. Capt. stod-
dard, from Chagres, July Is, arrived at
New York on Friday night. She brings
San Francisco dates to the 20th June.
The whole amount of specie on board
tie Crescent City is 1921 1894.
| The steamship Panama left San Fran
cisco on the Goth of June, with about 100
passengers and abou, $4,000 in gold
dust and specie. She arrived at Panama
on the nigh. of the 1l.h Of July and would
leave again for San Francisco on the Ist
| OF August.
There seems to be bat one opinion a.
mong the passengers with regard 10 the
abundance of gold in Callfornia-it is still
found in great quantities, but it is only the
hard working chaps that can stand the
fatigues digging for it.
There was no sickness at the mines,
and everything was going on quietly
The number of persons at the mines is es-
timated at between 10000 and 10000
about one half foreigners.
! Business at San Francisco was very
dull, and dry goods and provisions were
selling below their original cost.
Lumber was still in great demand, sell
ling for three hundred and fifty dollars per
NJ. feet.
Rents were enormously high and rath-
er on the increase.
There were about 100 Americans at
San Bias, waiting passage up. Among
them was the Reading Go. of Pa, all
well.
The Alta California, of the 14th June.
contains a proclamation by General Riley,
warning The settlers not 10 countenance
The Legislative Assembly of the District
Of San Francisco either by paying taxes
or by supporting or abetting the officers
Of that illegal and unauthorized body and
calls upon all good citizens TO assist in 're-
storing 10 their lawful keeper the Pub
lie Records of the District of San Francis.
CO, which were 'forcibiy taken from the
custody Of the First Alcade Of said district.
The same paper contains proclama-
ton by Gen. Riley, in which he states
that he, sin accordance with instructions
from the Secretary of War, has assumed
the administration of the Civil affairs in
California, not as Military Governor, bus
| as the Executive Of the existing Civil Gov
| ernment.' He then proceeds to call at
! tention to the means which he deems best
calculated TO avoid the embarrassments of
the present position Of CaliforDia-Con-
| gress having failed to legislate for it-and
suggests the mode of electng such officers
as are recognized by the laws now gov
ernng the Territory, among which are a
Territorial Legislature a Superior Court,
consisting of four Judges and Fiscal, a
frefect and Sub-Prefect IN each district,
Alcades, &c; and appoints the 7th day
of August next for the special election of
Delegates to General Convention, and
Of Officers of the Peace.
The Alta California condemns the terms
of Gen. Riley's proclamation, and defends
the action Of the Legislative Assembly al
luded to.
An enthusiastic meeting was held in
the propriety of sending delegates TO Con-
vention, &c, at which the Hon. Thos.
Butler King was present, and addressed
the people.
Resolutions to carry the object of the
meeting into effect, were presented, when
an amendment fixing the elections upon the
days appointed by Gen. Riley, was oppo-
sed by Col. J. d. Stevenson, and finally
rejected. Messrs. Peter II. Burnett, w.
d. NJ. Howard, E. Gould, Buffinan, and
Edward Gilbert were appointed a commit
tee to make arrangements for Conven.
ton and the election of Delegates.
~ LIS
contains a circular, issued by the above
named committee, in which, for the sake
of securing unanimitv of action-but with
out recognizing the least power, as mat
ter of right, in Brew. Brig. Gen Riley to
appoint time and place for the election
of delegates and the assembling of the Con-
vention'-they recommend the time for
the elections appointed by that officer
The committee condemn the apportion-
ment of delegates made by Gen. Riley,
and virtually, disregard OF his declaration
on tha. point.
A meeting in reference to the same sub
ject was held by the people of Pueblo and
San Jose, on the Sd June, at which Gen.
Riley's proclamation was approved.
Only about eight or ten Of the large fleet
which left this country last winter, with
the gold seekers on board, had reached
San Francisco previous to the sailing OF
the steamer Panama, but the steamer Ore
! gon, which was to leave San Francis
| co about the lst instant, Tor Panama, Will
no doubt bring Us tidings of a number OF
| them, of whose arrival at, and departure
from Valparaiso. Callao, g., we published