The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-15
INTELLIGENCE FROM CALIFORNIA.
BY the Steamer Empire City.


Highly Important News
We have received through the kind
ness Of ou: friend W. P. Rice, Esq, Cal
ifornia papers up to the Slst December
The Oregon had arrived at Panama, on
the goth January, with 29s passengers
and three millions in gold dust. The
Empire City brought to New York up
wards of two millions of gold. She does
not bring the mails. The letter below
came by the Ohio.
Among the passengers in the Empire
city, we notice the names of Senator
Gwynn, and Representatives Wright and
Gilbert and Thomas Butler King. Sen.
ator Fremont was unavOidably delayed at
Panama on account of the indisposition
of his lady.
Fire AT SAN FRANcIsCo.-The Alta Cal.
ifornia represents the loss by the late FIRE
at about one million and half Of dollars.
This we suppose would be equal to one
fourth that sum in this country. Among
the sufferers was Mr.. Hart of this place.
Avery large portion of the city was de.
stroyed, but il is needless to consume
space in description of the burnt dis
trict, as it would be Greek to persons at
a distance.
FIRE AT SToCKToN.--The loss by the
fire at Stockton is estimated at one hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars.
LEGIsLATURg--As already stated in our
telegraphic despatch, the Legislature had
met and proceeded to business. The
Message Of the Governor treats general
ly of matters important TO the new State.
1t recommends the adoption of the Eng
lish Criminal Law. English Commercial
Law and Law of Evidence, and the Civ.
il Code of Louisiana. He recommends
the imposition Of poll tax upon real
and personal property; advises tine State
TO keep out of debt; he says nothing of a
system of education. great feature in
the address ofthe ConvenlionCommittee.
The Message is not very highly spoken of.
The feature most commented upon is
the recommend alton of the Governor to
prevent free negroes from coming into
the State. 1t barely mentions the sub,
iect of Slavery, considering that question
settled.
STATE OFFIcERs.-The following is a
list Of the most important officers:--
Governor-PErER II. BURNETT.
Lieutenant Governcr-JOHS McDoUGALL.
us. Senators-JoHN e. Fremont, VIM NJ
GwySN.
Representatives in COngress--GEoRGE W.
WRIGHr EDWARD GILBERT.
Secretary Of Stdte-WM. VAN VOORHEES,.
Treasurer--RIcHARD ROMAN.
ComptroHer--J. s. HoUsToN
Attorney General--EDwARD J. c. KEwES.
Snrpeyor Generdl--CHAs. J. WHITING.
Chief Justices. c. HASTINGS.
Associate Justces-H. A.. Lyon, NATHANIEL
Bennett.
The Constitution was adopted by a
vote of l2,061 to Sll. The average vote
poIled was not far from $4,000 The
vote for Governor was H.2l3, of which
Peter H. Burnett had 6.7S3.
A race had taken place at the SOnoma
course, for 1000 side, 600 yards, be
tween the doctor" and Pico horse
The Doctor beat three inches.
Tho intelligence from tho placers il
not of much Importance. The same in
fluences, rain and snow, have prevented
operations to any extent. The Placer
Times, of the 22d of Dec, states that the
streams had risen to great extent with
in three or four days, and that "a few
more of the same sort" would cut of
communications with the mines.
The Terms Of the Tri. weekly Altt
California are $1,000 per year, $1,000
per six months and l29 cents per single
copies. Prices Of advertising are $40
per square of 10 lines for the first insertion
and $500 for each subsequent insertion
AT this rate the advertising ofthe Lancas
ter Gazette would amount to about $50,
900 per annum. The Picayune and Del
ia and the Tribune and Herald we're sold
by the news boys, at only one dollar pc
copy.
The prospect for gold hunters the cominy
season, are ConSiueIou very Hatte'lng
and the yield is expected to be large
than that of any past season. This i
given as business notice, we expect t
catch suckers"
Markets. We give the prices oflead
ing articles: Lumber 5000 to $275 pc
thousand; Lime SIG per barrel; Flou
&30. Pork S35 $40: Butter 81 so ne
lb; Cheese 81; Coarse short boots SIG
$32 per pair; long boots, suitable for Sa
Francisco street navigation, $50 $96 pc
pair.
JOHN r. MUNGAUGH,