The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-12-17

Real Eaate--Steamboaft~g on the Sacramento
The Admsssion- Ewthsssiasn, &c. fur t.
How strange II appears to one accustomed to
walk In Broadway and the streets in New York,
and to meet thousands of " Heavens last and best
gift to man." TO take promenade up street, the
principal street of this city, and not to meet one
female in the street-nothing but men-without the
least cessafiou-one constant stream Of long beard
ed and Roustachoed men-Chrstians, Jews,
Turk, Sandwich Islanders, Chinese, Arabians,
and delegation, in fact, from every nation of the
world, with a specimen or two " from the rest of
snankind," all brought hither by that magnet
which attracts the world-gold! Society, for the
present, in this city, is by no means in very ad
vanced state, there being such scarcity of ladies'
In the place. believe, not forty or nifty, at
the extent. When We used to read the accounts
IN the papers of the miners dancing around an old
bonnet which they found in the road, we set it
down as hction; but can assure you that there is
a young physician living on the Toulomne river,
VINO has made an independent fortune by exhibit
ing dress worn by female; il is said, with how
much truth l do not know, that every Saturday
night the door OF his rancho is besieged by the
miners, like the doors Of theatre, every one en-
deavoring to procure front seat, and q good view
OF the exhibition. trust, however, that steady
migration OF ladies will now commence, and con-
nnue; Tor, assure you, never before so forcibly
mad exemplfed TO me the truth of the line, " Wo-
man-wiihout her, man would be a savage" Cali
fornia IS destined to be great and powerful
country; but, with all her beauties and riches, she
stands in need of the pre- sence, in her cities, of
rehned women, whose virtues and amabilities are
sure, At all times, to exert a healthful and inn
proving influence over the interests of any country,
nut especially over the feelings of those of the
The gambling houses in the principal cities of
California are certainly one of its greatest features
This cjy has its proportion of them; but there is
gambling carried n N he nv 0na haH
as there Is IN San Francisco; and from what can
ssn from the Oldest and most prominent citizens of
place, that one year will not eapse before every
gambling shop will be closed, and give way to lie.
gitimafe business.
The four principal houses in this city are the
"Empire City,, =, "oregOn,, Humboldt" and
Exchange" There are three or four smaller
ones, which, however, do not amount to much
These places are crowded nightly by representa-
tives from al! quarters of the globe-frequently
Chian and Mexican ladies take part in the gamb-
ling operations being carried on. The room in
which the tables are situated is but step from the
street, about so feet front by 100 deep, with small
stage at the farther end for the accommodation of
the band; which, by the way, perform from seven
O'Clock until very near morning-at the Oregon
they have q band of MINISTRIES which would COM
pare fayerably with our gallant Christy's. All
these are free, as matter of course, and hundreds
of miners may be found nightly in these places,
brought there by seeing the moving mass inside,
listening to the music, &c. Thousands of dollars
are lost by them. Many of them are ignorant, from
y,
silver and seeing others win; commence them
selves; until from betting dime on monte they
bet ounces; and the result Is hey are ruined be-
fore they know il themselves.
Other operations of a gambling nature have also
been going on Mere for some time, allusion to
which you gave in your popular journal not long
since, and from which tremendous losses have ac-
crued on one side and gains on the other / allude
to transactions in real estate. Men bought and sold
without the least thought of the morrow, and the
end has been, that many who were supposed to be
IN the most afiuent circumstances, have been re-
duced 10 penury 1t is almost impossible to believe
the immensely OF some of the transactions which
have taken place, involving hundreds of thousan
Of dollars. Many failures have taken place here
been largely extended by men entirely ignorant of
the attributes of commercial life. That is one
great difficulty which the city labors under. Men
come out here, make little money by a fortunate
speculation digging; they then establish BUSH
ness directly opposite to that to which they have
been accustomed; they 60 on for Wholesome
thing intricate in financial point comes up-being
1ncapacitssed from ignorance, they become in
volved, make assignment and fail. IL is but q
short time since house in this city failed for $780,
sU0O 1t was banking house, composed Of three
stable keeper, and the last a common day laborer.
They did not understand the business in which
they were engaged, and consequently broke
down.
Money here is very scarce, on account of the
failures which have taken place; you cannot raise
one dollar under ten per cent per month. and then
ii must be secured by bond and mortgage on pro-
perty worth four and five times the amount Of the
money loaned. Every man appears to be afraid Of
the other, and you can scarcely pass lot in the
city, which is unincumbered by mortgage.
The steamboating between this city and San
Francisco almost equals that between Albany and
New York; there are no less than eleven steam
boats plying between the two places, the principal
ones being the New World, CAPITALS Wakeman,
(Which ran away with Sam Cunningham, the de-
putty sheriff, one Sunday morning,) the Senator,
West Point, Hartford, Chesapeake, and M'kim.
The fare ranges from eight TO fifteen dollars for
passages state rooms hive dollars each, ana meals
has made irnmenge profits for her owners | am
told that the little steamboat Suffer, one OF the
very first built and OF very inferior build, made
$500, 600 in very short time. The other traffic
on the river is also very large-smaler boats run
ming up all the smaller rivers in the vicinity, ana
making this place their grand depot. When the
Confidence and Antelope get around here ] pre-
sumo me fare will be down 70 four or five dollars.
The news of the admission of California, reached
this place on the morning OF Saturday, the 29th
instant, being brought up the river by the steamer
New World, the steamer Oregon, with the
mails Of the 18th September, from New York,
having made the run from Panama TO San Fran
cisco, 3 500 miles, in sixteen and hall days, IN
GLIDING stoppages BY preconcerted arrange.
ment. Il was agreed that Whatever steamer should
bring the important and anxiously looked for intel
igence, was to FIRE minute guns immed ately on
reaching Suttervile. mile and half below the
city. At about three and a halt O'CLOCK, on the
above morning, the booaiing of cannon was dis
tinctly heard coming up the river in an instant, as
il were, every man was aroused, and the frequent
repetition Of the report told conclusvely its cause
BY the time the steamer reached the wharf hun
dreds had reached II, and crowded forward to
hear the news; when sutii GENTLY near 10 be
heard, Capt Wakeman Informed the crowd OF the
fact that California, with al her rights and privi-
liges was admitted mo the galaxy OF States.
The crywss taken up, and hundreds ran through The
Streets halloong a. the tor Of heir voices that Cali
fornia was State of the Union twas echoed back
far and Wi nd I'll.
and on the hill.tops, through every pass and ra-
vine, on every bar and in every valley. From the
north TO the SOUTH and from the east TO the west,
went up one grand shout Of exultation and pride,
that iustice had been doae 60 California. No BUSH
ness was done in the city throughout the day;
the courts adjourned, and everything indicated
that something OF most important nature mao
sTansnired AZ soon az practicable, arrangements
No.. ms N. tor a yrand mass meetag in the even