The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-02-14
One Month Later from California.

OhO Lutti IuHlUIlids
The steamer Empire city arrived at
New York at l2 o'clock, "Wednesday
night last, from Chagres, whence she
sailed on the 18th ult She brings San
Francisco papers 10 the 81, Dec, broughtby
the steamer Oregon, which. arrived al
Panama on the goth of January, and 2es
passengers, and about three millions in
gold dust. The Empire City does no,
bring the mails, which have probably been
kept back for the regular mail steamer.
The Empire City brings large number
of passengers. She also, brings gold dust,
consigned to houses in New York to the
amount of S1,133,647.
9t There is supposed TO be at least ST..
100000 in the hands of the passengers.
From the New York Tribune and Her
aid of this morning we select the following
particulars of the news:
Among the passengers of the Empire
City, are the Hon. George w. Wright
and Hon. Edward Gilbert, Representatives
elect from the State of California; Hon.
II. Butler King, Samuel Ward, Esq, E.
Harrison, ex-colIector of the port of San
Francisco; w. A. Buffum, Esq, w. R.
Kinder, Esq, bearer of importPnt dis
patches from the United States Boundary
Commissioner to the Secretary of State;
Surgeon A. ]. Bowie, U. S. N; Lieut.
Norris, bearer of dispatches from Com
Jones, and F. w. Rice, Esq, one of the
editors and proprietors of the Pacific
! Courier.
Fire an San Francisco.
A fire occurred in San Francisco on the
! Oath December, which destroyed large
number of houses and stores, the loss
amounting TO about one million of dollars.
Col. Fremont was unaveidably detained
at Panama, although he had secured pas
sage on the Empire City, in consequence
/ of the serious indisposition of his lady,
who accompanied him. He will probably
take passage on the Cherokee, which is
expected to leave Chagres about the 10Th
! inst.
Legislative Proceedings.
The Legislature met Dec. Is, and was
organized on the 18th, by the choice OF
/ DR.. T. ]. White Of Sacramento, as Spea-
ker of the Assembly, and E. K. Cham.
berlain of San Diego. President pro tenn
| Of the Senate. Gov. Burnett was inaugu-
rated on the goth, Immediately after which
ceremony the Legislature votel UiUa g9
for United States Senators. Whole
Der of votes 46-necessary to choice =
On the first ballot:
John G. Fremont, 29IT. Butler King, 10
VIM. NJ. Gwin, 22 John w. Geary, S
II. w. Halleck, I4IRobert Semple, 3
Thomas J. Henley,9.
On the third ballot:
VIM. NJ. Gwin, 24IThos. ]. Henley, 5
FL. w. Halleck, Is John w. Geary,
II. B. King, l.
| So that John G. Fremont and VIM. NJ.
Gwin were declared duly elected; VIM.
! V. Voorhies of San Francisco has been
appointed Secretary of State; ]. S. Hous-
ton, Controller; Major r. Roman, Trea-
surer; F. j. G.. Kewen, Attorney General;
Charles ]. Whiting, Surveyor-General;
S. G. Hastings, Judge of the Supreme
Court.
The whole number of votes thrown in
the election for Governor and Represents
tives to Congress was only $4,000, althO'
the State can probably poll 10000 votes.
There were ten candidates in the field for
Congress; the highest on the list was 6.
w. Wright, formerly of Nantucket, who
had 5,451 votes; the next was Edward
Gilbert, of the New York Volunteers, and
one of the Editors of the Alta Californla
who lad 5000 votes