Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-09-10
MISCELLANEOUS.
ARRIVAL. OF THE EMPIRE CITY.
ATE FROM CALIFORNIA
Telepraphed for the Baltimore Sun


Telesraphed FOR the Baltimore Sun.
New York Sept. 5. 1850.
The steamer Empire City arrived here this morning from
Chogres She brings San Francisco dates TO the st August
The Empire City brings l56 passengers. She has on
board million, hundedand fifty six thousand dollars
in gold s756000 of which freight and 100000 in the
The Empire City brings mails from California, they
being on board the "Georgian.'
Gen. Rley is among the passengers by the Emri'e City.
The Georgia which is en- route brings one million
and half
The steamer Panama had arrived Panama, with two
weeks later mails from San Francisco millions
three hundred dollars in gold She took the cholera on
hoard when Acapulco from which forty Of her passengers
have died.
Joseph Dale, of Philadelphia and Joseph Ridgey, OF Ba
more. .
The troubles the southern mines especially in the neigh
borhood of Sonora great We have repeated ana
continued reports OF terrible murders aud extensive roooe
res.
The accounts from California are verv cheering A six
pound lump gold brought San Francisco and also
quantity from side OF the "Siera Navada where
new diggings have been found.
The United States propeller Massachusetts arrived at AS
toria with the Joint commission of tho Army and Navy Off
appointed select positions 10. light houses and fo
fications.
There prospec, of large and thriving business at
San Francisco this fall
Worknen are now busily engaged in grading and plank
ing the in anticipation Of the rain? season.
Aiesian wells and reservoirs have been made and fire
companies organized TO guard against fires
Sales Of Loaf Sugar at 80 cents per ID.
month premium.
Everything looks cheering and gives promise of abundant
merchants. mechanics, and men OF business.
The advices from the Gold Regions very encouraging
both as regards health and On Bar river the gold
diggers averaging IS day The the Rough
and Ready dggngs is down al St day. Al Grass
Valley they realizing $50 per day. Navajo City is do
ing we'll The strata is very 'ch yielding from fifty to two
hundred dollars per pan full.
Jno F. Mores who has travelled all the dggngs in
letter published in the Alta California of the st of August
from which paper CLEAN information, says "Among
as many five thousand miners, who within my oo
servatons scarcely heard of sickness. did not hear
Of but six of sickness during my whole tour and
asked in every place.
"There air of cheerfuness and buoyancy which is
peculiarly inspiring ! know people home, Il mean
the other side of the Aeghanes must delight Ia hear what
in many affects most intimately those whom they
love and hold in constant remembrance"
At the Mormon "Guon" resolutions have been passed to
drive all Mexicans from the mines They hare recered
tce to quit in fifteen days or they rW be erpeed force
The citizens of Stockton RECENTLY held meeting at the
Owen House in that city, and in view OF the alarming state
of affairs in the San Joaquin District consequent upon the
cruel murders perpeta,ed by bands OF lawess rob-
beers, who nies the the mines Of that region
adopted tranquility and bring the guilty
justice They determined raise corps of volunteers
mounted rangers and opened subscription organize and
equip them. They opened roll once and number Of
citizens subscribed their names.
ANARCHY IN THE MlSEs.-The Alta California says: We
In of transition from bad The miners
are up arms rrtaed beyond endurance and there
universal sentiment Of hatred against foreigners