The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-10


looked upon few months ago Of town, ere no~
in the osntrs of tho city; property Is worth In
any busness part Of the town than II In Wall street.
The enterprise and rapid grevh Of this place surpsss
any other city In the world aud that too upon Arm
basis- namely. the cash principle literally FULFILLED
down with the dust" There are no shin plsstsrs
hesebanhs being prohibited by the constitutions. The
people very dssirous Of svpg mint established
here - there II great deal Of gold smeted and struck
on in pieces Of 50 and 80; bot the real value Is aot
known by the community aud many at present refass
to take them. Let us have United States mint.
On Monday morning. about o'clock Gath Dscsubsr,
. IRE broke out In the public house iu Portsmouth
square, known as the Exchanged In abort time the
flames extended to the Parker House from thence to
Eldorsdo on the of Washington street, aud for
abort time fears entertained that the whole city
would be reduced to mass Of ruins But by the sxsr-
ticns Of the citizens and the police department. headed
by the Aloalde and the chief Of police Maaiaohi Faon
late Of your city, the FIRE finally tubdusd after
blowing up several houses With powder. Fortuustely
but very few accidents ocourred-ons fell from
the top Of house. but seriously hurt another
received an Injury from piece Of timber which res
thrown By the explosion; another received slight n-
jury In the hand The loss estimated TO bs ~ least
one million dollars Already buildings are being
erected throughout the burnt district and t~o three
opened tomorrow new years day-bsing only one
week from tho time of the FIRE.
The Post Office department ia In . most miserable
condition. Where the fault Is knor not IL may be ct
Washington, or 1t may be here As an iu.tsnss. DR..
Richardson deposited In the Post Once here slstser
which he had brought from Ns~ York directed TO me.
went to the Office, and was told that letter VAS
there. The doctor then went With me, specified the
date when he deposited the letter sud the oiroam-
stances connected with 1t Still letter TO be
found. Persons who have boxes must walt feom 70
to three days sitter the arrival of the stesmer aud
persons who have not boxes from t~1to thrss wssk.
IL Is an every day occurrence for a person TO pay
five dollars for opportunity inquire tor ietssr,
and crowds are seen standing at the Pest oce from
daylight until dark, waiting patiently for ther turn.
Msny whose patience becomes worn out e,-ls,n tia.
"h Bennett here, be woult regulate the Post
Ofce-hurry up the postmaster wing TO the sbusss
already alluded to, severa entrprsDg establish meat,
have commenced carrying letters by sIpress-Adsus
Co.'s Express lR. Berford & Co.'sIndepsn dent Mall
Line, and bsy-n aud Liviug-toas sxprss- The
public deeply indebted to these for their regs
lar correspondence.
We are much at loss for places ~ amussmeot.
People have other places 60 except public houses
most Of which Hled with ssnbliog tables Quar-
rels are Of frequent In these houses On
the evening OF the I4th December fra,ss t-ok pi tcs
at house called the B-lis Union. b-t-e-o q man
named Reynolds from Buffalo, and Reuben wi,hers of
your city, Of MIR withen who Is connected With
one Of Jour New York banks with.rs fred bis re-
vover twice without effect thvn pulled cut y dirk
knife and stabbed bin 60 the h-art. R-,uoiis ex-
pired immsdistely. witbsrs has fed A reward Of
$4,000 lie offered for his apprehension.
The other day, Difficulty between two persons
ut the Haley House wherenpon one drs~ q revolver,
aud hred twice without effect the p,-toi stru-k
out Of his hand and he s-rusrds sid he snot
d a mean In hs lfen
On last Saturday Afternoon person aourishsd ps-
tol In the st. Charles Hotel. at a tine shsn it
crowded and he would shoot tn. ~ho should
oome In his way He fired his pistol seversl times At
the ceiling, which attracted the attention Of tue Chief
Of Police, who happened to be close by On b-iug To-
formed BY the Chief that his offence criminal aud
that he must go With him to the station hous.
fused, and presented his pistol to the Chi@s breast
aud snapped the cap. Ovins to sons fortans.s cir
cumstsnce, the pistol did not go of susa Is life In
San Francisco.
Yet this is safe and quiet city for those ~ho do
frequent these public places aud gaming tables Ny
o~a impression s that large emigration of ths fair
sex srd gentle Desdenopas would 90 ciyiiire
society than all the ordinances that could b. -uact-d
We the citizens Of saa Francisco request your si,
through the columns of your vsluabis Journal to In
duce thoss gentle creatures this OF pro.
mise.
At present, there Is but little from the minee,
on account Of the rainy weather which OF n.ary
oil Communication. Those Who s,e In the siuss are
compelled to Do the best they can, uutn tns spras
opsps Many, however have returned to tsi, city Ia
perfect dlsgust and wish themselvss hon. agate whilst
others have been successful In fact, II perfect
iottsry.
In conclusion dear sir, to morrow b.ing New years
day, 1 dire. BY invitation at the wshinstoo Hotel
where We intend tsnDg the liberty ot sussios the
health q yourself aud family. Wishing you sIl tbs
complimepts OF the sea'on, remain dear sic,
Very respectfully and truly yours,
JAMES GRANT.
Eosr,sKs. Dsosmb-r 81. Isl9
The Pisers Mor,oey-- The Iahs5fanf, Of as Too.
The Result Of Ac Eisefisn-Rssi Essis = TIE L,sss.
isfwe. &C.. &C., &c.
Fer the last two months tbi, has bsen very da
and its nbsbsnts have been much di.app.iut.d that
20 few OF the miners have hsrs 70 ~iu,er Tots
is partly owing 10 TIE miidn.ss of the weather. and
aso to the that many Of the mp.rs have ds-r
mined TO winter In tbs gold regions
Some Of the richest dieBius' IN California lie be-
hind the hills In the vicinity of Monterey bat little
exerIcn he's been mads by the Inhabitants 70 Improve
cur hvofabs poeiton tDst w resp very nttls soFsn
tsse FROM them
This state 81 thirgs, bcvever csnnot be Of long
tnuascs for facts inviting .migrsnts TO make
Monterey their starting point to the mines In prsfs
TO the route bsretofore pursusd Francisco
Although the leading men Of Monterey did notbi-s
10 benefit the town, from i proximity TO the mines,
they have been suitess OF pubsbisg the erasx.rs-d
accounts that In other rapidly Increased
ton and the value cfrsai s.sals -bis tine
they made hundreds Of victims In other matters they
they ere very blsmssbs ny their supines.s the esyi
tai vss removed TO San Jcss. inland tsvn, vnsrs
there s not the slightest sccommoi.ton for tn. L.ss
lsture. The lover part OF the bniidtnx 10 wsish 10
meets occupied as tavern; aud 90 thian the noDr
that the calls of the Thirsty st the lover bar h>~rd
In the Senate chamber. From this place st Let
counts, Efforts were naking % sdj5n rhs
Of the state are sone $1,000 per month more It ssu
| jose than they vo1id be here. Our spsuiii to-s
hall the barracks snd our sub rsntslly built ncu,es
offered every inducsmsnt 20 have this ptsse 20 q.
tuusa as lopg bad been, the capita Of th- Cslfs-
Mas The matter. hove,er ~as decided ~ h1itos IN
the convention; aa1 the pirws sussssted By pahiis