The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-08
DOU BILE SHEET.
THE CALIFORNIA NEWS.
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TWO WEEKS LATER INTELLIGENCE.
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The Re-Building Of San Francisco.
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THE GREAT FLOOD AT SCR AMENTO CITY.
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immense Destruction Of Property.
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Destitute rondition Of the Inhabitants.
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THE MOVEMENTS CT GOLD rUST.
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Our California Correspondence.
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News Of the Atlantic and Pacific Steamers
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the MOVEMENTS CT GOLD rUST.
Our California Correspondence.
News Of the Atlantic and Pacific Steamers
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We received, yesterday morning, the details o
the two weeks later news from California, brought
by the California to Panama, and the Alabama to
New Orleans.
The news came through from New Orleans,
ahead of the mail, and we are indebted To the
kindness of Mr.. J. M. Coughlin for the use Of the
latest newspapers from California, and also for a
deter from of our California correspondents
Mr.. c. made wonderfully quick trip from New
Orleans.
The steamship California, Captain Budd, arrived
at Panama on Monday evening, the 4th ut., having
left San Francisco on the 18TH Of Jan m king the
Passage In about twenty days She brought one
hundred and sixty passengers and s3O0OoO ia gold
dust; another account says S500,00O Taere was
nearly million of dollaIs in the haads of passen-
gers.
Among the passengers by the California, was
Mr.. Eames, Commissioner from the Un,ied States
TO the Sandwich Islands, who had concluded a
sreaty with Mr.. Judd, Peuipo,nuary Exrraord-
nary Of the Hawaiian government; also R. NJ.
Price, Esq, U. S. Navy Agent. He brings with
him some rare specimens OF gold and quick .llver.
When the California was off san D-gs, she
passed the steamship Oregon. on her way from
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Acapulco, the passengers learned that twenty-five
of those who took passage in the steamship Pa
mama, bound to San Francisco, were SICK with
fever.
Mr.. E. Nicholson, of the British Navy, died on
board of the California, Of dropsy, on her second
day out from San Francisco
The passengers by the California were delayed
fifteen days on the Isthmus and one hundred aud
tffpf h.,
waiting for the steamer.
The Alabama left Chagres on the 18th of Feb
Fuary and on the i9th, at eight O'Clock IN the sve
ming, she a steamer, bound in, when was
probably the Philadelphia. There were no steam
ers at Chsrres when the Alabama lett.
Money was worth ten per c-ut II month in San
Francisco when the California LEFT thst port.
The following items of intelligence We gather
from the Alta California, Pacific Netcs aad Placer
dymes.
The legislature, in session al San Jose, had
passed an act, which had rec-lvrd The approval
Of the Governor, authorizing a loan Of money
<s20O, ,o00,) to pay immediate d-mand- upou the
treasury, until permanent fluid he rais-d for
the purpose" There being no money ia the ura-
sury TO pay the current expenses oi the '.'s
act was deemed Indispensable to kept sa.ll.
OF government in motion.
The Legislature has also passed an -rured
"a bill creating the Office OF STATE l.rfr A
Eat Job for somebody Il was given my IA.
Robinson, a democrat, formerly Of Ctacinaau
fngriru.
The Sacramento river (ss was eportr1 ~ 'e'r-
graph IN the Nee York He,ah SUES AsS)
lled oyerlowed its banks. A Ie re' ua
der date OF the 9th OF January rsFH
That a violent gale . wnd ilf
northeast, occunes on the p. accom-. .liird +
torrents OF rain, causing fhl &c a,a. nser
10 overflow along stree. btlWD Frs, and
Third. A perfect river Vas u1h.a ats o'clock,
u. NJ, on the srh. uplsr a. az ouiId,ng on
street, and another rushae lerrs, J. In Tnud
street The City lilo "a had fvc eet OF water on
ihe dining room Hcas xih sosp-ct of rise
during the nwat. a.ycryaeer running h'ther
and thirher, and c1niaeisag d.mming operations
with great energy
An opposition NJ o. sesa hips. 10 run between
San Francisco "A Panans, is about being or
gained. Am e1agv I'D ia tina, ciy. to con-
summste the lsucf, sad ,pen books Tor the sub
scription Of stolks &c ;sPt James Baker ap-
peared to b. oi ,he master sp,ris Of the enter
pnse. lad, 81 CAPS : has been proposed IA San
Francisco pfoser commander Of a new ne OF
steamers aerts B. Panama and hs Is sn roats to
The Unit saiea 90 make his arrangements with
out dely lh iat words of our san Francisco
.cotenr ,.ai. shall be pleased to see him saost
on tn srhfo iu a crack craft"
Ar etion ras held in San Francisco, on the
sth otsap. o Gil some vacancies IN the L-gis-
Iarift ~ n iect the First and secood AIcadc
T : tcsc va. arpe. The following is the result -
p z 8sts esnns-David G. Breseries q its elected
Naa.f
Tft cslas-Jonnw Gesry. '''..'. 20 20 20
AfasIde-Frsuk Turk. ........ .3ns 40
be successful candidates is =" Dave Bro
terics Of this city. lie sknown 10 every poll
sian n this city he is "huge paw democrat
ir1rs Turk was once a clerk IN the Post Office,
.ao erwsrds read law In the Office Of Emerson
puachard, in Wall street.
Tie winter, in California, had been one OF In
rass everi,y and suffering. The rain had flowed
p 'nts, unhesrd of even by the :" oldest inha-
,sni Of some twenty years standing The rivers
= reams throughout the country were very
I'D wolen, and the Iowsnds under water
q nsequence Of the high waters, the bad state
tae Dads, and the scarcity Of provisions IN the
the digging operations have progressed but
his winter. But when the spriag opeas, a
eks hence, q new impetus will be given to
asls and companies, and we hope to hear Of
tNeo and prohtable operations.
r. hf buildings destroyed BY the great fire in San
ro CO are nearly all rebuilt Dennlson's Ex.
rs was rebuilt in eleven days after its former
A. was heap of smouder,ng RUNS With
Va recuperatve spirit, San Francisco cannot
tbsr~ise than flourish.
h. propeller Hartford arrived safely at San
,ciaco on the 7Ih January, 1880, having left
orb on tie 9th January, lsis She brought
n1Serable number Of passengers from San
nv puce v provisions, and board. also. We