Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-02-14
Very Late from California

Very Late from California.
The Empire City, Capt Wilson, arrived a,
New YORK, about IL o'clock last Wednesday
night, alter passage of ten days from Chagres.
She brings 257 passengers, and about one and
half millions in Gold Dus,.
The u. S. Mail Steamer Oregon. which left
San Francisco the lst ulr., arrived a, Panama
on the evening of The 20th
She brough, down upwards Of 50 500 900 in
Gold Dust, of which $4,000 was to be
shipped direct from Panama 10 England
The Legislature of California met Dec. Is
and was organized on the l7th, by the choice
OF DR.. L. J. White of Sacramento, as Speaker
of the Assembly, and E. K. Chamberlain of
San Diego, president pro TEN OF the Senate.
Gov. Burnett was inauguraIed on the 20,h. in
medlately alter which ceremony the Legisla.
ture voted UaUa uoce for United States Senators.
John C.. Fremont aud VIM. NJ Gwin were de-
clared duly elected VIM. V. Voorhies of San
Francisco has been appointed Secretary Of
State J. S. Houston, Controller; Major R.
Roman, Treasurer; F. ]. G. Kewen, Attorney
General Chas. ]. Whiling, Surveyor General;
,. Y. Hastings, SGdge of The Supreme CourL
The whole number of votes cast In The elec-
non ior Governor and Representatives to Con-
gross was only 10000, although the State can
probably poll 10000 votes. There were ten
candidates in the field for Congress the high
est on The list was G. w. Wright, formerly Of
Nanluckei, who had 4 45l vote, the next was
Edward Gilbert Of the New-York Volunteers,
and one Of the Editors Of the Alta California,
who had $500
The prospects for gold hunters for the mex,
season were considered very haItering. Itwas
thought that much larger amount would be Ia.
ken out than was the past year.
Gold digging had been mostly suspended
for The season and many persons were fockng
into The towns Wages of common laborers
were much lower, only from four 10 six dollars
a day being paid. Mechanics, such as car
penlers, masons, &c. conmaned from Sl2 TO
sic day. The country Is overrun with prin-
lers.
On the morning of he 24Ih Of December a
fire broke out in the Dennlson's Exchange,
and in TWO hours, nearly million of dollars,
worth OF property was destroyed. The Par
ker House was among the buildings burned
All the buildings, except the DelmonIc Hotel,
on Portsmouth square, and all on Washington
ST., commencing a, The Edorado" and run.
ming TO Montgomery ST., were burned.
fire a. Stockton on Sunday night, Dec. %,
destroyed a number of buildings, with properly
valued al S Sl50,000.
A murder was committed in gambling house
called The Bella Union ON The morning Of the
18th December by Reuben Wthers of New
York Cry. Arthur G. w. Reynolds was the
victim. Withers came into the Bella Union
about 4 o'clock in the morning, and, taking out
revolver, ordered several persons who were
sleeping on the billiard and monte tables, TO
quit the house. He fired one or two shots. but
no person was injured. Reynolds refused TO
leave the room, and, while standing at The bar,
wirh his back TO Wihers was stabbed by him
in The neck, and died instantly. Three thou
sand dollars reward had been offered for the
apprehension of Whllhers but it was supposed
he had escaped TO the Sandwich Islands.
II was reported at Stockton that three Amer
leans had been killed in he mines by some
Chilians. Considerable excitement prevailed
there in consequence and trouble was feared.
Amoug the passengers home in the Oregon,
were Senators Fremont and Gwln, Messrs E.
Wright and Gilbert, Representatives 10 Con-
gress, Thos Butler King, Bsyard Taylor, and
several other individuals Of note.