Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-05-23

last, and sunk under the physical eff.
forts necessary to perform the journey.
The Alta California says that the vice Of
gambling has very much decreased in San
Francisco. Numbers Of gaming tables have
been abandoned, and many persons who
were formerly addicted TO the practice have
given it up. The Placer Times; OF March
9, says:
A friend Of ours saw chap go into a
gambling house at San francisco on the
evening Of the 28th February, with $4,000
in his bag. He bet at monte until he had
won the clever sum OF 600, 000 Not sat-
sfed with this, he kept on betting until his
pile was reduced to $4,000. At this crisis
he bolted, got ticket in the LIST March
steamer and was off for home the next day.
In this city, these fiscal operations are going
on quite extensively. We have known bets
OF $50. 900 and SIS, 900 made at monte
We are happy 10 announce, however, for the
benefit Of our nervous New England readers
that this vice is on the decline both here and
at San francisco
A Frenchman named Planter was killed
at San Francisco in row with some Chile,
nos.
A box containing $4,000 in gold dust
was dropped into the Sacramento river. A
man dressed himself in submarine armor,
went down to the bottom OF the river, recov.
cred the box, and took half the "pile" for
his trouble. Quite nice operation that.
The demand for "ladies" cannot be so
great in California now as it was some time
since. We perceive that soiree was re.
Gently given at Suffers Fort, which was
graced by the presence Of about thirty Of the
fair sex.
Alfred Wheeler (Whig) was elected q
member Of the Legislature from San Fran
cisco, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation OF John II. Watson.
Says the San Francisco Journal o.
Commerce of April lst-
Since the 4st OF January last, trade in Cal
ifornia has languisbed, the money make
has grown stringent; sales in real estate have
dwndled to almost nothing, and confidence
, between men is, in great measure annihi
lated.
The causes OF all this are as follows:
L. Tempests and foods;
2. The disorganized stale Of affairs tina
always exist in a new country, and which
renders any system in business absolutely
. impossible;
8. Ill>advised and enormous shipments o
merchandise;
., a. TIE foolish operations Of few wilt
and extravagant Spectators in real estate;
5. Croakers;
6. The wretched condition Of our posta
arrangements
7. The doubt tina. hangs over our rela
tons with the home government, thus max
ing it impossible for the newly formed Stat
to act with decision and promptitude in pc
cuniary measures Of vital importance.
From private letter dated,
SAN FRANcIsco, April 1.
| last had this pleasure by steamer c
March LIST. There is little of interest I
communicate. Business is exceedingly dol
and some failures have occurred-that c
Ward q Co. being The heaviest. The an
nouncement OF this failure produced genera
disquietude; the house had been eslablishe
some four years, and with the advantage c
Of an early start they had accumulated
large capita and business, and had they nc
gone beyond their means, would have don
:, well. There is much lack OF confidence i
Spectators here, but the legitimate mercan
. tile community have few liabilities and ar
, doing a cash business, and no fears need b
J., entertained OF any general mercantile en-
barrassnent.
3 The offer OF the California Legislature fc
8 a loan Of S1,000,000 has not been takeI
and cannot be, as tie time has passed for RI
ceivng hills, but new bill has been intro
duced to raise $1,000. 1000 for 20 years &
10 per cent. interest. This debt Should tn
y bill pass) cannot be increased but by vot
> Of the people, and the interest will probably
: be made payable at the North.
Mr.. Steenberger, who was doing larg
5 business in California, has been obliged I
!. succumb 10 The pressure OF the times.
n DlED.-Tn Boonvlle, on The 10Th, sfle
a long and painful illness, Gen. JOHN w
PRICE, in the SSH year of his age.