The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-02-14

li,3l3. The whole number Of votes given at the
polls in the State, was, therefore, fully $4,000
The Empire CRY brings most Of the passengers
and freight Of the OrsgoH, which left San Fran
cisco on the lat of January and arrived at Pana-
ma on the Goth, in IS days Among the passen-
gers Of the Oregon were Colonel John c Fremont
and DR. William NJ. Gwin the Senator's elect
from California G.. w. Wright and Edward Gill
bert, the members elect to Congress the Hon T.
Butler King; f RI. Harrison, Esq late Collector
Of the port of San Francisco Colonel Allen. the
general mail agent Of the United States in Cali.
fornia and many other nofabilties-all Of whom,
with the exception Of Messrs Fremont and Gwin,
have arrived in the Empire City. Mr.. Fremont
was detained at the lsihmus in consequence Of the
dangerous illness of Mrs Fremont on whom the
fatlgues Of her journey had aggravated the dan
gers incident 10 her approaching confinement. Ii
was doubtful whether she would be able to leave
the lsthmus in the Falcon or the Cherokee, both
OF which vessels arrived at Chsgres the day the
Empire City left
DR.. Gwin was to sail in the Falcon. that be
might visit his family 10 Mississippi before en-
barking for Washington. He has arrived here
Ed Era
Colonel Allen visits the United States in part
to report upon the imperfections of the mail sys-
TEN OF California, and TO supply the Department
directly with such information as will enable
them TO perfect the system for the interior which
is now entirely Inefficient aud Improbable
MIR Wright the member Of Congress elect
from California, is a native Of Nantucket He
went TO California about a year ago whence he is
returned TO Congress by constituency COMPOSED
of larger number of Nantucket people than had
voted for Mr. Grinnell, the present member Of
Congress from the Nantucket District. Mr.
Wright is about thirty years of age and with his
brothers, is largely interested in the prosperity
of California
Mr. Gilbert, his colleague. was formerly a prin-
ter in the Albany Argus office He went out to
California in the New York Regiment, under
Colonel j. ID. Stevenson and when il disbanded
he started the Alta California newspaper; and
by the faithful and prudent management of that
Journal has acquired for it the reputation of be-
ing the organ of the Democratic party in Calfor-
mia, and has made it already one of the most val
liable newspaper properties in the United States
Mr. Gilbert is only about thirty years of age.
Brigadier General Riley has issued general
order, recognising the supremacy of a State Gov
eminent under the new Constitution, and relin-
gushing all the civil power which he had pre-
viously exercised.
Some two hundred of the passengers of the En-
pire City bring specimens of gold from California
varying in amounts from three TO thirty thou
sand dollars each, which they have arranged ac-
cording to their tastes in ways to illustrate the
peculiar mineral resources of the new Territory
and the modes in which they are thus far deve-
.oped aH3 which VII! 5,spel any doubts about the
inestimabIe wealth Of the CALIFORNIA; W.. 'ch may
Turk in the minds of the most skeptical
rmyar, IVy oTiBgs over 2 060 900 of dol
lars in gold dust Of which 81 200 900 is on freight
There are about one million of dollars in gold
in the passengers hands, making, in the aggre-
gate, about 81 100000, which is more than twice
as much gold as ever was carried before to the
city of New York in any one bottom.
disastrous fire occurred at San Francisco, on
the morning of the cath, originating in Denni
sons Exchange. 1t ragged till 70 o'clock and re-
suited in the destruction ofabout 81 900 900 worth
of property, estimated at California prices.