Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-08-15
Arrival of the Cherokee.
Later from California.

Steamer Cherokee arrived at New York on
Tuesday afternoon, and brings $50 passengers
and the enormous sum of 81 ZOO, 900 in gold
dust, and about 100000 in the hands of pas
sengers. The mails are on board the Georgia
and will probably arrive in New York to-day
The latest dates from San Fra ncisco are July
LIST, on which day the steamer California left
for Panama.
Steamer Georgia sailed Goth from Chagres
with the mails via Havana. Steamer Philadel-
phia arrived on the evening of the 26th July,
having experienced heavy gale which lasted
three days. One seaman was washed over
board and lost, and five died from injuries
The Philadelphia shipped heavy sea, which
caused severe damage to her upper works.
She was to sail on or about the eth. Lat 81 03
Ion "A, exchanged signals with the Crescent
City. The Sarah Sands, from San Francisco
had arrived at Panama. Steamers Ecuador
and West Point had sailed for San Fran
cisco. The Carolina had arrived at San Fran
cisco from Oregon before steamer California
sailed, on July LIST. Brig Matamora had sailet
for Pensacola July sth.
The conductor of Rowland & Aspinwall' :,
specie train was robbed of $50 900 on the pas
sage across the Isthmus.
The Northerner and Republic had arrived a
Chagres.
! But little is doing in the mines. The waite
in the rivers and large gulches is yet too high
and in small ravines too little for successful
operations; this will soon, however, be rem
edied. Immigration is as great as ever through
| San Francisco. People are anxously await
ing the final action of Congress as to their re-
ception.
A number of frightful murders are reported
| from the southern mines; two Americans were
murdered in their tent at jamestown by some
person unknown-one Mr.. Chase, Of New
| Bedford. and Mr.. Hathaway of Dighton, Mass.
Tent robbed of $1,000. A Frenchman was
shot by an unknown man near Oregon Tent,
and several of a similar nature are reported
People 90 armed to the teeth. The Gold
Lake excitement has almost entirely subsid-
ed.
Brig N. C. Elv has been wrecked near Old
Providence The captain and crew left in two
boats, and but one had reached San Francisco.
The vessel was total loss. The captain, mate
and two seamen are passengers in the Chero-
kee.
California Markets.
Prices generally are lower than BY last adj
vices. Lumber is selling at $50 per NJ; plan
ed 500: Bricks S53; Coffee 46 TO soc; Mess
Beef $40; Prime pork Sl3; White Lead IL
I-4c; Ashes-prices gradually declining, and
will apparently be still lower. In building ma
terals there is greater activity, owing to the
great fire, but no permanent advance in prices.
Arrivals abundant. Boots and shoes-an in
creased demand and an expected advance of pri-
ces. Coffee scarce, and in great demand at Acc.
Cotton goods in good request. Flour and meal
dull, and limited transactions, principally con-
fined to fresh Chill in bags. Oils-no heavy
transactions and prices without change; Lin
seed 50 per gallon. Exchange-rates without
change; sight and days drafts on the princi-
pal cities of the States par; gold dust current
at SIG per ounce. Capital is arriving from for
eign sources, and gold dust is flowing from the
mines.