New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-07
Prices Of Provisions.

The mails vii be brought On 10y TIE ann
II, Race came from San Francisco 70 Panama ia
The steamer Oregon. The Oregon brought down
THREE MILLIONS ~ GOLD DUST
VI RICE. who is the associate q JAMES ~
cp,yy. ina the publication Of the new Wing paper
the Pocifc Courier, is a, the Irving House where
he will remain until Saturday, when he vii leave
for " sshnetOn
w. have large number Of Letters from our
Correspondents, which we have cot room Tor tins
morning We give an interesting Letter rom our
contemporary. j. BAYARD TAYLOR, Esq. Mr. Tay
lor is now ON his way home through Mexico
our Correspondent, : ; OsGooD. the Painter
came into our office last night, looking well md
hearty
We are under obligations to Z. w Hull, ESQ
Purser Of the Empire City for list Of Passengers
and Specie BY the steamer kindly furnished rs on
| his arrival last night
While the Empire City was ing of Chagre'
on the 2Gth, there were in all FIVE steamers at an
chor, viz Empire City Cherokee, arrived On goth
| Falcon. Alabama and the British steamship Scy
ern. of London The brig Osceola with materials
for the Railroad Company was at Chsgres
The Legislature met Dec Is. and was organized
Sacramento, as Speaker Of the Assembly and L
K CHAMBERLAIv Of San Diego, President pro ten
Of the Senate Gov. BURSETT was inaugursted on
the goth, Immediately after which ceremony the
Legislature voted rira roce Tor United States Sen
ators Whole number OF votes 46-necessary 81
choice "a On the first ballot
John C. Fremont ........29T Butler King
VIM NJ Gwin............lIJ John w 0eaIy. ..........
w IIaleck .........li Robert Sempe. ...........
Thomas J. Henley ........
On the third ballot
VIM NJ Gwin............2i Thomas J Henley ........
II w Haleck. Ohm w. Gsary
T. X. King ............ !.
so that John C. Fremont and VIM. NJ. ciwm
were declared duly elected YIN. V VOORHEES, o.
San Francisco has been appointed Secretary oil
State J g Houston Controller Major r. Re-
man, Treasurer: + J. c. Kewcn Attorney Gen
era Chas J Whiting, Surveyor General :. c
Hastings Judge Of the Supreme Court
The whole number OF votes thrown in the cleo
ton for Governor and Representatives TO Congress
was only 5000 although the State probatl,
poll 10000 votes. There were ten candidates IL
the field !or Congress the highest on the hist
g. W Wright, lormerly OF Nantucket, who hao
5 i5l votes the next was Edward Gilbert, Of the
New York Volunteers. and one Of the Editors o.
the alta California, who had $500.
The Message Of Governor BURNETT disappomt,
many o! his friends Al literary production 10
will not attract very general attention for its eie
gance clearness or comprehensiveness. Many I'M
poriant matters are merely slurrod oyer while hot
a syllable is uttered upon the subject OF Education
The Gov egnOr seems ~ be IN doubt as 20 whether
the Legislature should proceed al once 10 raGc
I 81. .Fsff.4
await the action OF Congress upon the Constitution
With regard TO the Civil and Criminal code, Ia
Message recommends the adoption % The GctlIl
ton oi the crimes aud mlsdemeanOrs contained b.
the Common Jaw OF EngleHd-the English Law o'
| Evidence tho English Commercial Lsw--the c.
vi Code OF the State Of Louisiana, aud ,Ac LOUIS
| ians Code OF Practice
! Tho Governor estimates the current expenses col
| tho state for the first year az $500, 600 To meet
| tine large sum, the message recommends the IN
mediate imposition Of poll tax and "a TAX upon
real aud personal property 81 IA propofpon to a.
! value The recommendation that nD person n BE-
| may ucg!cCt TO pay his taxes, shall be permitted
o. bring civil suit "a ANY Court tAl STATE Eut
aueafaSes AZ paid. vii not be popular move
The Governor also. lt lac SAYS nothing sg alnst
| Chinese, kansokers. debased Chilenos. Sldnel
thic,es, and other outsiders coming freely into tie
state, rccOmmends the czC'ssi0s.e toto ~ Jftt o.
cr.ts He thiaks that If allowed 20 ipms crate ihey
oy more ears with their masters alsd thus be. g.
ali intcnts and purposes. slaves W think T. +
objection may be easily GOT over bN the state DC
caring al such contracts nuil and void W { e.
Re. perceive that the Message trees 81 any oihr
matters of note.
The prosp poets for gold hunters for the next Sea-
son were considered very faterlug. IL was thouchl
that a much larger amount woald 30 taken ou'
than wss the past year.
Gold digging had been mostly sasponded,or H.,
season and great many persons were hockr
iubo the towns Wsges Of oommcn Hborcrs Wer,
much lower Only irom !oSv TO six dollars dH,
being paid. Mechanics, such As carneuters, ma
sons. Sc. commanded from sl2 10 sl6 day II,
oounsry IS overTun with printers.
Money was worth from 20 10 per cent month
Lumber was ower-csr,o prices from $500 I,
S275 per Nj. Bricks in demand a. coed prices
Lime $50 barrel Flour retailed Al ESQ a barrel
Mess Pork at SIS 10 sI0. Butter per III 81 So
Cheese 81.
Coarse slort boots were worth Slo a. s5s pc
pair at retail while long boots, suitable or sar
| FRANCISCO street Navigation, brought IRON $50 Z,
! $50 per pair. Seamans wages Tor tie rivers snc
500.
The Oregon brought 70 Panama 300 passengers.
sl.to0.Qo0 in gold oG her manifest, snd more than
that amount IN the hsnds OF passengers.
Among the passengers home in the Orego.
| were Senators Fremont and Gwin. Messrs Virgil
| aud hilbert hepres eAtatNes 10 congress. lntS
Butler King, Bayard Taylo who left her at Nazsi
Ian 10 o0lne across Mexico Francis W. Rice, oa.e
o. the Editors O, the Pacife Courier, : ;. Osgooc
the artist j. n Bowie {. :, y. Col Allen, Ma
\ Agent and Messrs- HobsoR- b simmons an
Probst, well Known merchants OF San Francisco
Col. Fremont Was detained at Panama On a.
count Of the sickness Of his wife, and Or Gwnio
passage in the Falcon
The materials for the new paper at san Fran
cisco had not arrived on the LIST Of January.
MT Crane had been seriously poisoned IN the
onsnes s5ost san Francisco but was recovering
when Mr. Rice LETT
va tee morning OF the cath Of December n ir,
osSe CUT IN Dennisons Excbaese, and IN two
hours nearly niaicas Of dollars worth Of proper.
y Was destroy ed The Parker House was anon
the eallhnss harmed All the baiAiines excep,
TIE Dehaonieo Hotel or Portsmouth square. an
al GA W asealSio'sst commencing al the Eldors
DO and running to Montgomery q, were burpTs5
A ere AZ Stockton on Sunday nirht. De-. %
destroyed q namber @. eaildiDgs, with rropcrc
valgcG at $4,000.
A rlnrisr committed Ia a ganlhlug boass
called the Bella Unon on the moriang OF tire ls,l
nj December BY Reuben WiihSrs o. New Yosk
City. Arthur c W. ReyRolis was the victiIn