Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-12-04
Summary of California News.

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Summary Of California News.
The Crescent City, arrived in New \ ork
on the 2ls,, bringing San Francisco dates
to the 18th October She brought $50
passengers, 81 $50 70 IN gold as freight,
and $500 900 in the hands OF passengers.
The Steamer Caroline lcf, San Fran
cisco October 9th. with one million five
hundred dollars in gold dust. and the
Columbus on the 10Th October, with ,5OO,-
/ 900.
Five persons were drowned on Chagres
Bar in attempting TO reach the Pacific.
Another boat caPsized, the passengers
loosing 81 900 in dust.
The English Steamer Great Western.
for southampton. left Cha4res on the 9th
inst. with $500 900. Senator Fremont
and lady and some twenty other ladies
were met one day ont from Panama. Oh
their way 10 San Franci>co-al well
The news OF the admission OF { alifornia
as state was received at San Francisco
on the 9Th Of October, causing an uni
versdl outburst of enthusiastic 10Y. winch
was continued with the roaring OF cannon,
huzzas. bontires. Nominations, &c, &c.
The Stars and Stripes iloated upon every
prominent place in the city. and every
voice was raised in honor OF the Thirty
first State Of the Union Three times
three were given 10 the new State, as
many more 10 Harry Clay and the
same TO ..Benton'' and others. Three
hundred dollars were raised for the fellow
VINO Skinned up the flag staff. to unfurl
the stars snd stripes and several thousand
dollars raised in two hours for Grand
Ball III honor of the occasion-the re-
ioicings had not Dated when the steamer
left on the 10Th.
| Considerable "Hogus' is received from
the mines-it comes 10 bankers and
traders in the shape of large specimens
of gold dustin Jumps. i is smooths
thau the genuine, but decieyes as readily
as spurious coin.
| Lumber is very low, arrives in large
/ quantities, and is put up at auction to pay
/ fret 9ht and charges. \ two-storv house
20 by TO. sold on the | 9th October. with
others. at $500. being about half the
freight money. Pork and flour have got
up to about @2& per barrel. The opinion
is. that provisions viii be high the coming
winter. speculative spirit prevelIs as TO
i Elour-and the extent to which II can be
carried small means, IS given. by stating
that a firm with only $1,000 capital had
/ contracted for 5000 900 worth, 10 arrive
IN a few days. Most of the American
! flour becomes Sour. aud II is advised that
it be packed IN well seasoned barrel, and
/ il would come sweet and sound. Halt
| barrels and sacks have proved bad-->our
| and cak ed IN every instance. Most oi the
| flour comes from Chill.
! Sperm candles are worth 20 to so cents
+ per pounl cast steel axes 500 per dozen:
i 500 per dozen for long handled shovel>
/ There IS but little demand for real estate
"a holder ANXIOUS 10 make sales puts mp
houses. lots. hotels. furniture, &c. III one
grand rdHc." Gambling is the rage.
The rush honcward contnueS-cverv-
thing that sails goes off full OF passengers
price OF passage $50 IN cabin. and 500
in the storage, to Panama or Ia Realejo.
When the news OF the admission of
California was received. SAYS one letter.
New York papers. sold at - cent per
copy-up went Inc flags on the gambling
saloons. drinking began. and shouts from
thousands were loud and long.
ELECTION
II. San Francisco. SIX out Of eight
Count, officers are Wings Assembly
men. Judge. and District Attorney. The
general results was not known wnen the
steamer left. Ii i, certain. however. that
ths, " hgs have elected Of the Ia sSena-
tors There are 40 members of the
House and Is far as heard. the Wings.
had elected II. and the Lacos :.
There has been several cases ofcholera.
originating there and many had fears Q:
is being fatal % the population.
Business men we are told are fast filing
up the town and ountry-bnalin-, good
houses. and installing Jollcs>as over their
households. But, SAYS the writer. theri~
another class OF women increasing quite
as ,ast-they occupy the fines, houses.
wear the richest dresses. drink the bes,
wines. and gain the mos: eagles.
Although more persons are gong home
than coming in by sea. still il IS sad there
are 81 900 overland Immigrants 10 come
in and half as many more from Mexico.
South America. and across the lsthmus--
leaving a large margin for home sick ones.
.4rteSiar ITeU-This work has been
sunk us feet. but no signs Of water.
The gold diggins are moderately pros
porous some big Jumps are found. worth
from 500 10 $4,000. but they are repre-
scented as scarce as honest Office seekers