The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-08
Summary Of News.

from sickness. Business isreviving rapidly.
Summary OF News.
From the Alta California July
Since the sailing Of the Oregon Oh the LIST oil
June, for which prices current was prepared, the
commercial affairs of California have been sab
jected to the severest ordeal through which they
have yet passed
The disastrous fire of the l4th, which destroyed
property and merchandise TO the amount OF two or
three millions If dollars, has very naturally rem
dered the aspect of busns matters, at least for
the present, some what discouragiag, and the pre-
vious confidence and high hopes Of many who
were nearly ruined by the previous confiagration
again blasted. But from the activity and business
like appearance that the streets and VIII ,rves are
fast assuming, We are led TO hope that q better
state Of things 10 approxlmating Indeed, the az
tensve arrangements, and the energy which b
exhibited Ia the construction OF houses and bH0|
ness places through the burned district, oonArn
he impression, that the coming fall Will equal
The past, in activity and extent of business opera
tons.
Although the returns from the mining districts
are yet very limited, the supplies forwarded daily
reach a very large figure, comparatively speaking
there is still but a moderate business doing, aud
but little speculative feeling Owing Ia numerous
arrivals, sales are only made for immediate wants.
Groceries, usually denominated fancy, have q
downward tendency. We have endeavored 70 give
prices Of such ARTICLES attention is principally
drawn to. Many miscellaneous articles are in
| range, according to The quantity wanted. Many
articles particularly those IN bad order, forced
| on the market many goods are put up az II they
were to be forwarded but on river navigation,
but no wise suitably baled OF cased for q voyage
around the Cap and through tropical cmee, caus-
ing loss by sea damage, and loss by other peris.
prom the California Courier, JulyIJ
II may b, thought by some, that we are In
hrry to be admitted as State, but this is not So
Considerable feeling prevails. Still there y evi-
IDENTIFY no desire, yet, TO set up for independence.
The burnt district Of this city, extensive as il is,
| is nearly all built up. The most of these houses
Il wood. hfe- hrtc I'm ID
ngs are in progress Of erection, and at least twenty
more will commence dunng the present month.
Among those now erecting, are brick banking
houses and stores. by Messrs. James King Of VII
liam, Mellus, Howard * Co., Everett IL Co, Cook
| d Baker, Bolton 81 Barron, II. M. Naglee, Van
| dyke d Belden, Kelsey, Smith 81 Risey, Wells &
Co., Il Davidson, McCabe IL Chambers, and many
others. There have been built, since the frss Of
January last, over twenfy-seven hundred houses.
Including those put up from the effects OF the three
fires, over thirty-two hundred.
There are three Artesian wells constructing
One on Portsmouth Square, one in California street,
near the Custom House, and n third at the inter-
section Of Dupont and Pacific streets. The foun-
tain m the square is to be twenty-five feet in
diameter, and TO have a dozen jets Of water in
tinual play. The basin is to be finished with hne
cu-stone coping on the top Of the brick wallis, and
To be surrounded with a handsome ornamental iron
railing. The other two fountains are to he twelve
feet IN diameter. These Ar,esian wells are in-
tended to supply the four reservoirs, which are
being constructed a short distance from them, with
an abundant supply OF water, SO as 10 meet any
1t Is calculated that these works, when com
peied, will cost 10000, and that the reservoirs
will contain supply Of 100 900 gallons Of water.
Other improvements, both of public and private
nature, are contemplated, which we shall refer To
on n future occasion.
The resident population Of the city is about
22,o00. Including those on shipboard. IL is fully
H,0O0 by winter it will float up To 5000 The
population Of Sacramento City, Stockton, Mry--
vile, San Jose, and other places, Is ramdy aug
nd ed "a bar IN kesf,
tally with the progress OF population business, and
improvements, on the Sacramento and San Joaquin
rivers. How all these towns, now springing into
being, will hold on, il another question. The 20
pulstien OF the state Is nothing like, however,
large az IL has been enumerated at home and in the
States. by right sne OF those locofoco Csngres-
SIGNAL representatives ought To be sent home for
the population. At the time Of the election,
thing like sufficient 10 entite us TO two m-mbers-
though II n now. AZ Cilbrrt IL under the infu-
ence OF Croswell, Of the old Albany regency me
mory, and intends TO establish locofoco paper Of
San Jose next winter, we hope he'll be the man.
Neither Of them have sufficient capacity repre-
cent us but Wright is the better OF the two. He IN
capital m log roll. and IN speech on gold q,art
rock, he bangs out any man we know o. Besides,
hey say he IL a clever gentleman.
From the politeness " Mr. Hagsn, the harbor
master OF this city, we learn from March - TO
June 20, the arrivals werc In all kinds Of vessels,
end Steamers
ns-e ''s.'...'' ''...'.''ss..'....' ~
fem"'ss. 10000. ss''s'.'..'..'s'' ~
Total sss
Estimating the increase 81 population 81 this rate,
since jane 1870 up to July 1850 BY sail vessels
and Of, sners. and would have about. .... SEQ
Americans, overland from last years smisrs-
ton. We estimate at. ................. 0iso
Up 20 date, by overland, Of this years. smisra-
Prom Oregon .................... 1000
Total. 900
OF this number there hay. returned ct least sooo
Total nov in tn. State. ............,... u, 600
T. n .%" s.p rom, gs r''o ''"'s :, asos
Nv land INSTRUMENTATION. zoo
Total, aee
The numb,r rel uyned ........,........ aeeo
. zoe
The remaining population W to this date, Assrf
cen amp foreign, Isl
Natives and residents before Jsss I, 1872 Beoe
Americans, up TO date. .....ssss sssss.ssss IiNS
Foreigners. ho.VSo
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