The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-01-05
FIFTEEN DAYS LATER FROM CALI
FORNIA.

The steamer Empire City, Captain VIII
.,, arrived ~ Nav York on Tuesday morn
m, vIih news from San Francisco 20 ilte
ifb ofNoyember, which was brought 20
p.rsna by he steamship PanHmh, FROM San
pnnelseo, with $50 passengers, aud $780,
e0 M gold dust The passengers and gold
s,rs transferred 20 the Empire Guy, across
de lshmuh,
TLe Empire Guy brought no mol. Tie
,,.i.by uls Panama fruni California viii
eon,s l,y Ihe Falcon. We have, howey-
!, been pat IN p0ssesH0n 81 letters aud
,,psfs from our correspondent % San Fran
l..so 10 Nov. 18th, aud Panama Star of
she tlll inst. John T., llun, Esq, bearer Of
l,,nslch6s "a government came passenger
fbe Panama let the hHrque ~, Mary NJ
Arpulro, ~ days from San Francisco, viii
,s0 passrngers, bound 10 Panama. The
,ssn,er also met brig nj AeAltile6 ~
,,,. OUT lrom Panama, There were 90 por-
,sg, waiting passage NJ Mazalldn, for Fan
rnursco, The overland lTa'ns which left
M, -sa,l,.er lnr calilarnia, had all arrived in
satisfy
SAs FRAsolsCo, Nov. 10. 1910,
EprroR ArLAs.-Wilh lLis forward the
nprn Of lhe day, the shipping lisl aud price
rufrnl- from ilun you may learn something
phicl would he. 9l Interest 10 your readers,
rnce nine, roo tHOrnin, on the lsi inst
lha,r learned I01iio IN regard 20 Culiiof'
DO which would bo worth reporting for
,oar valuable Journal Our rainy senson
as sci, in good onrnesl,nnd with The rReep'
don Of Two days, We have had daily dreueh'
~. since HE ID inst presume, aud NY
shrmniiOn ID from tho "oliesl iuhnhilnnl,'
,laf such viii ho the weather for months To-
,amr. Tho unexpected large emigration
cross tho Plains has filed tho dggings on
lhr Snrrnmonio'Hnd san joaquin with ihous-
snds not expected -cOnscquenlly there IN q
lack Of ,ho ncccssnfirs lnr comfort aud liy-
Ing Tor he people In the mines, aud the
Toad. owing 20 the severe ruiuH, ARE almost
impossible, aud provisions canIOI he for
Wanlcdi the suffering umoug the people
uUs, NJ 6tItIV, TTUsIFI0II5 w a1I VT7-71-
advanced Ia Most unreasonable prices dur
ug the pnsi few days Mess Pork ~ taken
brrly ~ Si5; Flour $40 for sRcks, S;is for
bbl.', nnIl al cnlnble articles in proportion.
The election for State md Congressional
candidates took plarc on the 10Th. We have
few returns ~ hand, bu, enough, has been re-.
rrry-ti ~, ,,-,ify ,,e ~, sasi,.g that Peter II.
Burnett IN elected Governor, John McDnu.
.l Lieut. Governor, aud George W, Wright
Member of Congress Who iho other sue
cr'sliil candidate may hg lcannoi tell, bu;
link Gilhcu'S chances the hest There
Ncrg no Wing rANd,dales ia tho field lur
salc ar Congressional offices, therefore IL
matters little who be successful. MIR
Wright, however, H. New England mnu,
ufmcfly n resident ofNmhurkei, mud IN well
known 10 the Democratic pnriyin Mnssuchu.
srus, H. California h Ia br represented IN
Congress 10y men Oiher thnn Wliga, all my
prcjulccs would bo Ia favor Of Mr. Wright
0gInsf any other candidate WHO hnH been
before tie people; Ice il gentleman, ~ bust.
ness man, nnd knows HE wants of Caiifir.
nI1, aud VIII susmin her Interests. There
VA. ticket run called The Peoples or King
Ticket, which supported such candidates for
ut SrrHle and Assembly NJ would vote
900 llr Kmg for 4. :. Senator I dnulH II
N,, hive elected u single dulugHte. Mr.
kug will have 10 show, aud inusmuch M he
.,s openly nvowrd himseif "ns much II
Democrat rs Wing, and opposed tu y tnriil
iur polrctnu,' lam not sorry for his ccr'uiu
drrlt Wrllunm Gwinu, formerly member
Of Congrrss from Mississippi. will receive
hf first vote beyond qdosli0ti: the other will
DO Fremont ur ilnlleck. Mr. II. is now See
trlry of State, aud very popular. Fremont
Owes not minglc with the iiaotie, and iTliiuk
IN, chances not ~ gooh M they were n month
SINCE As tbs ballots will not be counted
'll tie ith Dec, aud the elcctiun Tor u. $.
Scualots cannot take place all after 18th
Decd presume The deiogaiion viii not rench
Washington before March, aud IL admitted
they VII pocket about $4,000 encl Tor nile.
age
50 much for politics. The steamer Sem
Tor kas modo three trips To Sacramento City,
Averaging Two hundred passengers each why
ct $50 each. She runs up or down Ia OF
9hours-d splendid fortune to her owners.
She Will clGnr $4,000 h4= lirzt=ulnnIh- ON
t-rrTiTef f'ncTc is hut little If any news
ho1lpg. Tho steamer takes nboui $780,
wv IN dust The steamer on the Isl Drcem.
ber will take 81 100000. BOSTON.