Lewisburg chronicle, and West Branch farmer. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1850, 1850-01-16
Two Weeks Later from California

[By an arrival at New Orleans on the
9th ns'., from Chagres. the N.Y.Tribune
has intelligence from California to the lst
DeceEber.1
SAN Francisco, Dec ls49.
The steamer Oregon, due from Panama,
has not yet reached San Francisco.
The canvass Of votes cast at The State
Election shows that about Is 600 were Civ
en- in all "A smaller number than tha, OF TN.
citizens en'i,led 10 vole, and much smaller
than was anticipated.
Peter n. Burnett is elected Governor,
John McDouga!, Lieu'enan, Governor.
| The members elect TO The U.S.House Of
Representatives are Geo. W. Wright and
Edward Gilbert. All these gentleman are
Democrats. OF the complexion OF the Leg
isla,ure or the prospect as to The candidates
for us. Senator, there is nothing decisive
to be added.
Labor is becoming constantly cheaper at
SanFrancisco.o on account Of the grea, num-
Der Of persons coming down from the mines
TO spend the winter, ard seeking occupa.
ton in every department Of industry.
The prices of vegetables here are enor-
nous, owing TO their scarcity. and, in fact,
the necessarles of life generally are much
higher than they were at this time las,
year.
Heavy boots are now selling at San
Francisco at the rate-aImost imaginable
to any one but a Csifornian-of NINETY
SIX DOLLARS pair.
The growth Of this city is still without a
parallel even in The records Of magic. !,
now numbers twenty thousand regular in
hab,ants, 10 say nothing Of the vast mum
Der Of The transient population.
Commerce with other ports is growing
more and more active. and the Bay no Ion.
ger presents the spectacle Of desert of in
active shipping. The depar'ures Of vessel,
during the month OF November equaIed
he arrivals in number and the trade " itt
all part. of the Pnctic is no. only bacom
ing active bu, regular. and is steadily un.
dergoing a vast increase.
The last Of The Overland emigration tina
is TO be expected this year has crossed III.
Sierra Nevada.
The rainy season has set in and ha'
made the ground among he mines as we |
as the road th!lher, impossible in many
places. A great number Of miners arr
wi'hou, their usual supplies and have M
y means OF obtaining n"ce>sarrs. Ther'
will be much suffering # he roads do 10
become better.
Freight from Stockton 10 the Digging
,s75 cenls per pound. Flour a, S,ockto,
is 81 per pound. and other articles in th'
same proportion.
The quantity OF gold dug still continues
4, 10 increase. The yield of the river bars is
8 great; they are as rich as ever. Compa
niss are now being formed TO work tn
strata ofquarlz, which are very rich il
gold. Tests which have been made a, Sal
9 Francisco give from one dollar and hal
TO three dollars worth ol gold from every
. pound Of quartz.
Thecsrprntersa at Sacramento City mad'
a strike for higher wages as they we're on
, ly paid Sl2 day. .whereupon the conirac
q tors settled the difficulty by raising lhe
wages to SIG.
, The weather here is delightful. The al
is bland and balmy as an Italian summer
and the bills around the Bay are alre, d,
covered with fresh crop Of grass. Your.
truly, BAYARD TAYLOR.
LATER.-The N. o. Picayune. OF q
inst, has Panama news to 10th ult.
The Alabama brings $3.50, 900 in gold
dust.
The passengers from California give q
! deplorabie account of affairs there. They
represent the scurvy as prevailing in the
mines TO an alarming extent.
A gold mine had been discovered by the
} Indians in the province Of Veraguas. and
. some OF The AGericans were going there.
The Chagres river had rapid and q
destructive rise. :
Our Legislators.
Among The new Senators DeThaps the