Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-02-19
Ono Month Later from California.

II TptuOnt ana W W. VI 'Nllu iiaNt ut'h wv
ed 4. ). Senators, and are on their way to
Washington. Between two and three mil
lions Of gold dust are brough, by the Empire
City.
INV YoRE, Feb. :.
The Empire City arrived here las, night At
midnight, with s2,iOO, 600 in specie, and s7j
passengers among whom are Messrs Wright
and Gilbert, Representatives to Congress from
California, Hon. r. Butler King, Samuel
Ward, Esq. 4. Harrison, eS.Collccror Of the
por OF san Francisco, w. \. BuiIum, Esq.
W. II. Kinder, Esq. bearer Of imPortan, des-
patches from the L. States Boundary Com
missioncrs TO the Secretary Of State.
The steamer Oregon, Capt. Pearson, arri-
we'd at Panama on Jan. Goth, with 2os pas-cn-
ecrs-oO in the cabin, and POS in the stccngc,
having len san Francisco Jan 18th.
She brough, down the Hon. ] c. Fremont
aud Hon VIM VI Gwinn, Senators elect from
California, and Col Fremont was detained at
Panama by the illness ofhis wife
The Oregon brough, sl,l29,227 in gold
dust on rrrigh, 10 Panama, and the trunks Of
her passengers must have contained a, least
another million Of gold.
The Alabama sled for New Orleans on the
2Gth with about 200 passengers.
The Legislature met a, san Jose on the 18th.
when Go, George Burnett then took the oath
Of Office and delrcrd hi. inaugural address.
Ats, Y. ". prcrcdcd to elect I. ; Sen
atory. On the l., ballot J G. Fremont had
-; VIM. VI Gwinn, p! II wazcr lIallock
IL, r. Butler King, 10; Thomas J lIcnly
81. W Grav, 8 Robt Simple, where
upon ]. c. Fremont was declared duly cleo
ted
On the u ballot, WIN. W. Gwinn was de-
clarrd duly elected
Anarpall.nr anil destructive fire occurred on
the alih of December, which threatened for q
time to reduce the famous city Of San Francis
90 Ia ashes and smoking ruins, and caused the
destruction Of million and half Of dollars
worth Of property. The Alta California say.
the fire originated IN Dcnnlson's Exchange,
~ the second story, At about six o'clock on the
morning of the 9Th Of December ltwasd.s-
covered by m inmate Of the house, and almost
immediately the alarm was communicated by
a watchmau M the Parker lluu~c adjoining
Before water could be procured, the blaze bad
reached the painted cotton ceiling, and stream
lng through the sides, ignliod the tarrcd rooi
The morning was s,ill, scarcely a breath OF
AR swcriug the fiery volumes
Then commenced the din Of a Thousand
voices, tIr crash of property, the juggling OF
bnucnd windows, the quick and sharp sound
ofaNc, piled vigorously IN cutting cumbruu-
umbrr- and vet, above this, the roar OF III,
dcyourng element, which now ,urgcd wildly
around the Assor HOUSE To the north, anon
sweeping Grously acros, the H. : Rc,,au,
rant lo The south oG the Exchange Both thc-.
building, were suun on fire and a. the blaz,
,r,,,r,,, ,I, ,,,, l,lcony o,,bc r,rn,r ,,r,l.
Ii,bm,p, d,us, cloud. of snake rolled lrnu
III, Jn,r. and window. a, either cpd-nrI,
,,,,r, ,,,pr q, n.,mi, in, c..,pc of the occu.
pants. Portsmouth SQUARE, M front ol The
burning building. was crowded with anNIou.
,pcctator. when an alarm was created Of ,,nr
Cd powder. I'm DE Parker llou4. 4 STAN.
p,dr of 5000 human beings then addrd tn Oh,
terror, Of the spectacle.
The fire, after raging six hours, was finally
checked by thr free Use Of the powder after
DESTROYING an the buildings. except the Del.
monIco Hotel. ON Portsmouth Sguarc and al
on Washington street. commencing At the HI,
dorado and running To Montgomery street
Tho ch.cflo-srs aye. Parker House zoo.
OOO Dcnu..on's Exchange 10000 .&ldurad,
Chambers and McCabc 200. Central llous,
$1,000: Victor h. Row, store 5000. Our
HOUSE $4,000, Baltimore Restaurant SEQ,
600. L. :. Re,lusn, 30. 200. Auction
Store. J,Nri, 4 Nrhadc. 10000, and man,
,,b,r. The pr,rr,r,orofp Parker IIgusr las,
-. ooo i, .uppI,r,
4 destructive fire tooL place Al stockton.
De-, 9TH DESTROYING $50. oouorth Of pro-
p,rIty
c,l,r.J man ,,rgl Iuci,r Rrpi,uip b,I
accumulated , fortune pr go. 600 by his own
industry. he had Invested IL IN , very hrr,
hotel ,h, Irs,r,,,,,, ,f,,b,cb In, I,n hmm
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