Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-04-08
ONE MONTH LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.

The steamship Cherokee, Captain Wendle arrived
this morning at an early hour She eit Chagfes az ~
NJ, on Tuesday, the Goth OF March, arrived a. hlngs-
ton, Jamaica, on Thursday, at P M and lett there at
il A. NJ, on Friday, the 18th, thus making making the
quickest passage ever accomplished from Chagres to
New York.
W. A. Bayley, Esq, U. S. mail agent, ~ passengers,
and 81, l5S,8l8 in gold dust on freight and lage
amount in possession of the passengers
The Empire City arrived az 0na a1enn on 0unoay
A number of passengers for New Orleans and New
York were at Chagres, awaiting the arrival OF the
Georgia.
sailed from San francisco the evening OF the LIST OF
March, and arrived at Panama on the 10Th OF that
month She brought to Panama two hundred and sixty
two passengers and 81 3i2 602 freight, principally
in cold dust, and at least 81 100000 the possession
She brought one month later advices from California,
and her mail, under the charge OF Wm. "A bayley, y.
S. M A., is the largest yet brought from kaiiofna'
consisting Of about twenty-sx thousand letters anu
large quantity OF newspapers.
Many of the passengers who left New ork IN the
steamer Cherokee the 18th OF January, were only
thirty six days in reaching San Francisco.
Tie U. S. ship Falmouth, Capt. PettigreW, was at
Mazatlan the 9th OF March, TO sail on crulze Ia
few days. Midshipman Tabb, attached TO the Fall
mouth, murdered while on shore, few evenings
previous, in company with some officers from the SHIP
Great excitement prevailed with regard to it, and a
correspondence was taking place between Capt Pett-
Gen. Coude, the Mexican bounday commissioner
and lite, passengers n the Oregon from San DIE
go San Bias, on their way to the city OF Mexico -
The commissioners have concluded their abours on the
Pacific side, aud ad ourned to meet again in November
al Passo del Norte Col Miller had transferred the bu-
sness of the commission 10 Major Emory, and left for
San Francisco,
One OF the passengers by the Oregon has with him a
lump OF gold weighing fourteen pounds-real value
two thousand seven hundred and eighty eight dol
larbu four thou and dollars has been offered Tor III
The quantity of gold dust possession OF the miners
isyery large and they were taking advantage OF the I'M
provement the weather to bring down to San ram
CISCO and the succeeding steamers, IS supposed will
each carry away larger amounts than have heretofore
been shipped by any one steamer.
Ii was quite healthy at San francisco and Sacrament
to city, aud as the mud drying up business was
assuming very active appearance. Money still re-
scarce; loans made at from III to 10 per cent
per month Lumber OF all kinds arriving In large
quantities, and prices had materially declined In conse-
queuce
An act has passed the Legislature of California,
ting teuporary State loan, on bonds issued redeema-
bic after year.
Acts have been passed dividing this State into
ties and the shire have been selected, and pro-
made for holding elections under the county Or
gaulzation.
Gov. Burnett transmitted message to the Legsla-
tue, the I'd OF February, relative TO proposition
from the State of Deseret asking torte call OF new
convention, be composed OF delegates from all Cali
tornia, on both sides OF the mountains, with view OF
framing for the present State, to cover the whole
territory acquired from Mexico, and at the same time
agreeing upon certain boundary lines which shall ut-
matey separate California from Deseret.
Gov. Burnett. in his message, is OF the opinion that
the proposition should not be complied with.
The bill to incorporate the city OF Sacramento allu-
ded to in the summary copied from the Alta California,
was vetoed by the Governor on the ground OF uncon-
StituonatV.