Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-09-12
Two Weeks Later from California.
TWO MILLION OF COIN DUST


New YoRK, Sept. 5.-The Empire City
reached her wharf at 10 o'clock She has
no mails, but brings $4,000 on freight, and
100000 10 the hands Of passengers. CaIifor-
MIA dates up to Aug. Isl.
The Georgia has on board million and
half
The Panama had arrived at Panama with
two weeks later news from California. She
took the cholera on board at Accapulca, and
over forty OF her passengers died
Among the passengers is zen. Riley, Ex-
Governor of California.
SAN Francisco, August 1.-The Panama
sails this evening with $50 passengers
There were also large number Of applica-
tons Tor berths, which could not be supplied.
he amount of gold dust sent by this steam
er Is large-nearly tiro million dollars on
freight and in hands of passengers.
Inc news from the mines is somewhat
ulscouragng. The rivers are yet too high
10 work advantageously, and the rayines are
not dried up Companies of miners are at
Work, turning the rivers throughout the gold
region, ana we may expect good reports
from them III the course of another month
Claims on the Yuba, 30 feet square. have
been sold as high as $4,000. The troubles At
the Southern mines, particularly in the oeipb-
borhood of Sonora still continue.
The accounts of the murders committed
are really frightlul, and the end is not yet
The Mexicans and Chlians will be driven
from the diggins, and armed forces have
been organized to carry such proceeding
into effect.
Al the Mormon Gulch, the foreigners have
received formal notice TO quit in one week.
The fact is settled that the Americans and
foreigners cannot work together in harmony
and if either party must succumb, the side
10 which American sympathy will be given,
cannot be doubtful.
| There are those who trace all these distur-
Dances TO the foreign mining tax, SO called,
imposed by the last Legislature. The for
eigners resisted the payment of the. tax-S20
per month-and in consequence, wherey-
ever they had good claim, they were drv-
Ell away by individuals who urged the non
payment of the tax as an excuse for such
proceedings.
Murders Of Americans followed, and the
offence was charged TO the Mexicans, with
: out attempting TO designate the actual perpe-
, traitor. The fact has been proved that among
, the recent emigrants from Mexico came MA
ny of the highway robbers of that country
and am disposed to believe that most OF the
robberles and murders were committed by
= them. The chief of one OF these guerilla
: bands is now in prison in this city.
The prospect OF large business this fall
is encouraging. Workmen are engaged i'll
grading and planking the streets, i'll view of
the rainy season.
p, Arteslan wells, and reservoirs have been
made, aud fire companies formed, and in
fact every thing looks cheering.
: The subject of the Government Reserves
is beginning to excite very general attention
and has found its way into the courts OF
law.
!, The ship Carthega had arrived al San
Francisco from Liverpool, with the new
Custom House on board. 1t is made Of
iron.
Meetings have been held at Sacramento
for the relief OF emgrans.
No important change III real estate; out OF
town lots are rather dull.
: Money is from 10 Z per cent. per month.
= Gold dust, 10 10 IA.
No alteration in exchange. Freights
about The same; if any change, rather lower.
: Many goods arrive in bad order, ow ing 10
want OF sufficient III the putting up, and
/ large quantities are ruined from the sweat-
n ing Of The vessels partially loaded with lum-
Der. These are generally closed al auc-
= ton.
Among The passengers in the Empire City
- is Hon. Sclan Woods worth, Senator in CALI
vt fornia.
re Ii is estimated lint fifty died Of cholera on
the Panama. Among them, Capt ]. T..
CT Manchester OF Marlhas Vineyard, and Capt.
. Ashhy, Of Mystic, CT.
y TO an inquiry for the names of those who
o died, our correspondent says, that but few
ie of the names have been ascertaned, and
y that The two above are all from the East vel
known.
e The Panama Star says that persons com
y ing through from Chagres report the Gorge
- ma road almost impossible; most of the ITav
ell was taking the Cruces road.
le DEATHs.--Died in San Francisco, July II
Edward Blake Shaw, of Steuben, Maine.
y In Sacramento Clip, July 81, J. S. MELON
II aid formerly of Maine.
e At Honolulu, June Is, Samuel II. Everett
u of California dysentery.
Drowned at Morgan Bar, July ,. Capt. J
e ;. Martin, Of Prospect Maine. He, with
four others, was crossing the river in boat
IS which swamped and consigned one OF it:
he humber to a watery grave. The others bare
n y escaped.
pit AT Spring Garden, opposite Sacrament
to City, Capt. Daniel Bragdon, Of Wells, Maine
former master Of brig George Shatluck, o
d. Boston.
IS Al San Francisco, Thursday, 25th July, o
nj diarrhea, Chas. III. Thayer 81 yrs. son of G
i'll Y. Thayer, firm of Thayer & Merrill, Bos
ton. On 9th, J. W. Crossnan, of Claren
ne don, Vt. On Goth of July, of dysentery, A
d. Pierce, Of Boston. On Doth, of diarrhGa, Mr.
1t Israel Allen, of Lancaster, Mass.