The New York herald., 1850-04-08

nsrrEabv March :, l6se.
The California Legislature Is yet in sesslsa in ".
Pueblo (town) Of San Joso rhu body viii adjourn
probably sise dee on the last Of next month The
members, finding time valuable In private Affairs
than in the public service asking 70 be discharged
In some towns new representative are appointed In
the place Of the descrtcrs The month Of April being
the proper season 10 operations At the var
oCs plaeers all anxious ~ be ready for tho harvest
The members Of tho Legislature scarcely be ex-
Pectcd to be lea anxious than others In spite Of
want of funds and other drawbacks not n little has
been done In organizing, forming and arranging the
state government.
With respect to the early decision Of Congress to
the admission Of California. there many opinions
here The majority have llicf that shall he all
mitted, Jet nCt few uneesy, knowing tho impor
tance o. this region to tho States 10 which they
sttscbed by sympathy and education. Tho
Of this country enormous Its climate IL coed end
u l. destined 10 tako high place in the world-ss
high, that the confcderaey should lose timo in
Welding her to the chain of Ststes Tho rapiity Of
growth demands immediate attention laws
80 thst We may be settled permanently and securely
and 80 so ON with the enterprise already widely
tended and producing such important results.
The placer-, during the past winter, hsvc produced
we'll Although sun Francisco nearly destroyed
md Sacramento city flooded, march Is stlll
ward and onward Merchandise, FROM tho pee uliar
state of Affairs. exhibits vast fluctuations in prices
though salcs always made. Real estate looks up
Rents ought to fail. Ono hundred per ceutum tho
cot of building il too much. This system eannVt
interest. These. however, arc street rates. Money
has been loaned and borrowed oy nj two per
eentum Interest however, will be high in California
for ycars 10 eome-though wh"n area State, money
will be easier from tho spirit of speculation in thi
gon. Real estate will be- invested in largely when
Of the Union.
General Riley remains here at Monterey Commo-
dore Jones il ut San Francisco Denics. There
but few desertions from the navy, and le-s tho
army than formerly. Mechanic labor Is falling but
all mechanics aud laborcrs If they choose obtain
rcmuncrang weges far ond those to be found cls
where they disposed to pay largely for glssscs
of brandy, and throw their tno away foolishly The
poverty that will is not the fault Of the country
but of their own short-sishted conduct
ArRL l. 1880.
am now board the Empire City. The Unicorn
for the present is laid up in San Francisco Tho Ore
gon from the night Of tho first Of March 10 the
morning OF tn. 10Th in her trip to Panama with go
passcngcrs The California left Panama about the
18th Of March, for California. full Of passengers Tho
Tennessee sailed about the 2Dth from Panama 10 San
to sail for California this day with from 20 TO 800
passengers During the month Of March there were
1000 pase ngcrs In Panama. bound for California
passed ON tho 2lst of March, on ho chssrcs river,
40 boats with passengers from Chagr,s 10 6or-
gona IL will be mp possible for all these persons TO
leave Panama in the steamers now at command sl1
thoua nd persons each month would be ready at Psna
ma could they be conveyed TO CaihOrnia
The following l. a extract Of n letter Dated
MONTEREY. California; February ~, 1870
We have had several arrivals from the United states
by land; and must tell you about family OF emil
grants by the name Of stevens Barter from Arkansas
About weeks aitcr leaving Arkansa~ Mrs. Ii.
died. tho died forty miles from Monterey the father
and three daughters arrived at Monterey. and were
taken sick, and the father died Thursday last and
Of the daughters ON Sunday, leaving behind two
daughtcr whom IL thirteen years of asr. and the
other three. They with me. Their names are
Lucy and Mary Elizsbah. If the Arkansas papers
will pubh these facts, they may reach the eyes OF
HENRY MAXIM.