The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-09
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.

4
GERS on the ISthmuS.
The New York Tribune has, through the kind
ness OF passenger by the California, who came to
New Orleans in the .4labama, and has lust reached
New York by the Southern line, San Francisco pa
pers to JAM Is, and from Panama to Feb 9Th
In the dggngs the rains continued without cessa-
ton. All the rivers were swollen to an alarming
height, but the miners still continued to worka part
of the time. On the night of the Sth of Jan, the
luba River, at It's junction with Feather River
fifteen feet flooding about half the town of Yuba-
vile. The inhabitants were moving to a bluff about
eight feet higher which it was supposed would he
secure from innundaton.
The Sacramento River has overfowed ifs hanks
both above and below Sacramento Cty,and in many
places, the flood extends nearly the whole breadth
OF the valley, resembling an immense sea the course
OF the river being only marked by the hckets on its
banks. Great numbers of horses and cattle have
been swept away and drowned. Along the banks of
the river many persons engaged in wood-cut-
ting and charcoa-burning; the food rose so suddenly
that they were obliged to climb into trees and wait
for some chance of relief
Sacramento City was entirely submerged on the
night of JAM g. When our informant LEFT the nert
morning, the water was rising at the safe of an inch
per hour; chiefly from the American Fork. The
Hood on the tuba had not reached the CITY
These unprecedented floods have been occasioned
by two or three successive falls of snow in the noun
talns, followed by two days of warm summer wealth
err On Feather River, fall of snow two feet deep
entirely disappeared in one day.
There was rumor-which it is feared is but too
rue--that between one and two thousand persons
were imprisoned IN Suffers Fort by the water, una
bic to escape, through want of boats, and with very
little means of subsistence
Owing TO the rise in the rivers there are now three
steamers plying between Sacramento CITY and Yu-
bavllle, distance of about seventy-five miles fare
$l5. Provisions were plenty on all the northern
rivers The prices remain about the same as at pre-
vions advices
The ''burned district in San Francisco is now all
most entirely built up. The Exchange, Ell Dorado.
ana farker House are again in operation The
growth oil the town IN all directions is even more
marvellous than heretofore
The California had on board million and half
IN gold dust, including the sums brought in private
hands.
The neglected placers in the Province of Veraguas
about rs miles north of Panama ARE now worked by
a company of-forty American emigrants and Weld
20 to To6 daily per man. The gold is in large grains
and % carats fine.
A sale of water lots in San Francisco came off on
the Sd of jan, and brought high prices One-fourth
cash, one-fouth In three MONTHS one fourth in six
months and the balance in nine months Amount of
sale $685., l30.
VIM. J. Shaw, Esq. has been appointed by Gov.
Burnett, District Attorney of San francisco.
DIggers on the banks of the TuoIumns are realis-
ing from four to eight dollars per day.
NEW DIGGINGs.-Very rich diggings have been
discovered near Maxwell's Creek on the north side
of the Mercedes. The supply of gold is very plen-
ltifu f-N'
Col. STEvENsoN.-The Colonel, having pre-
scented the flags of his Regiment to the Government
OF California, the Legislature sent him compliment
tary letter on the 22d December.
ELECTION AT SAN Francisco. David C.
Broderc has been elected to the State Senate from
San Francisco, Samuel ]. Clarke to Assembly John
w. Geary, First Alcalde, Frank Turk Second AL
calde. The Town Council is thus composed: A. ].
Ellis, L. II. Green, VIM. NJ. Stewart, w. II. Davis.
;. Brannan, }. S. Graham, f. TiIford, F. C. GRAY,
>; Hogan NJ Crooks, A. M. VanNosrand, Hugh c.
Murray.
STATE PRINTER.--On the 10th of Jan. the
Legislature in Joint ballot elected for State Printer
Henry II. Robinson, of the firm of Marcy. Robb g.
Robinson. Mr.. R. was formerly in the Cincinnati
Enquirer, and went to California under the wing Of
Capt. B. Weller
The WINTER. Thus far the winter has been
one OF incessant severity, commencing many weeks
earlier, and accompanied by rain than the last
or even the winter of Ar, which, it will be recol
lected by the older citizens of San Francisco stm
ped the memory Of the oldest inhabitant' to nro-
duce parallel. We do not experience the cold
weather which at this time last year brought snow o
the streets OF our city, and frozen fingers and toes o
every convenient hearth but we are evidently re-
celVing our full quota of moisture The heavens
are continually dropping rain; and as to the streets
there is
mo walking of the way, no ocomotion,''
nor has there been since the floods commenced.
Our interior country people have likewise had rea-
son 10 exclalm against the weather. which has been
continuously wet and persistingly uncomfortable in
every section ilom which we have word of intell-
gence.
All the streams Of Sacramento Valley are excas-
siVeiy swollen. The lowlands bordering on the riy-
efs are all under water The San joaquin and trib-
utares are trimming full, and the traveller is COM
PEELED to SWIM the crossings which, during the
Iner, scarcely exceed three feet in depth.
.dtta California;, Jan. a.
HE PAST WEEK has not been marked bv
much excitement. The debates in Congress general
" were without much interest. The absence of Mr.
foote from the Senate, on account Of sickness las-
sehed the attractions of that body, as theatre for
dramatic entertainment. The feelings of the Soutb-
ern members IN both Houses have apparently under
gone slight change for the better There has beon
less menace; we have had more argument Mr.
loombs' speech was very fair and temperate Mr.
McWililes was extrayagant, but without weight
! ne Northern members, Col. Baker of Illinois. Mr.
oackett OF New York, Mr.. Vandyke~of New Jersey,