Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-11-14

The Empire City reached her dock ia N.
York at IL o'clock on Wednesday morning,
with 300 passengers, large amount Of gold
and 20 days later news, bringing dates to the
5rh October.
San Francisco papers are filed with &C.
counts OF the late conhagrati0n. The fire
originated in house nn Jackson street. he.
tween kearney aud Dupont, and extended
up towards Dupont street and Portsmouth,
square. The fire was cut off towards Mont.
eomery street, thereby saving the most valua.
Die part OF the city. Had there been an en- i.
ginrer TO direct operations by blowing up a
lew OF the buildings, the loss would have
been lar less. The fire is supposed TO have
been The work Of an incendiary, and several
arrests have been made. TIE total loss is
not tar from half million of dollars.
The California left San francisco on the
~ Oct, and the New Orleans on the 5,h,
and had both arrived at Panama. The Cal.
Courier of the 5h, says the amount of gold
shipped by the California last Monday, was
81 500 600. and probably the passengers car
ried 100000 more. Besides this the sailing
vessels must have taken $500 coo. So that
we may safely set the amount down, incIud.
ing 500 600 to be shipped 10 morrow by
Adams Il Co., and 100000 carried away
by foreigners, as S2,Y00,OOO dollars in six
days
The New Orleans reached Acapulco in
seven and half days-Panama ia fifteen
and hali days, the quickest trip VET; she
passed the Northerner Oct. l2th, lat % N.
Ion. ITO W., within six days sail of San Ffau
cisco.
Bark Belgrave, for San Francisco, Rich.
with hundred passengers for Realaco and
Panama, dismasted off Cape San Lucas, ar
rived at Acapulco on the 9Th Of October, 80
days out. Bark Melinda, Regal, from San
Francisco for Panama and Realago; short OF
provisions and dismasted, 80 days from San
Fr1nclsco. There was no sickness at Aca.
pulco. She passed the steamer Isthmus on
ON The 10Th oi October, in lat. 10 north, lon
81 west.
The accounts from the mines were yer,
conflicting; some report gold plenty, others
the reverse. The election was 10 have Ia
ken place on the 9Th Of October, and appears
to be the all absorbing question of the day
The candidates for The various offices are al.
most innumeratle. Assistant Justice of the
superior court was to be chosen to succeed
the present chief justice, P. A. Morse, whose
term expires on lst January next.
The news of the engrossmeni of The Cali.
fornia bill in the senate produced on its re-
ceipt in that city the liveiest emotions of ioy
The hopes Of The people are raised high in
the expectation ofhearing by the next steam
er OF The admission OF mat state into the
Union.
The accounts from The overland emieran,s
n nj G..l cI.
ton on the collector Of San Francisco tor M
advance OF 500, 900 has been suggested. ant
ii is likely The distressed citizens will resor
TO that means of alleviation OF their distress
Improvements in the cily of San Francis
CO are progressing rapidly, and by the tim,
the rainy season sets IN the streets will b,
substantially pIanked. The weather wa.
rather pleasant in most parts Of the country
There had been a great deal of rain, and il
was said TO have been extremely cold in The
mountains.
The markets are active, and good enquiry
for flour, but there is lirle or none on hand
us much as S26 dollars was asked, but nc
sales were effected at that. Barley and oats
in good demandj all the stock in The hands
Of the jct'befs. Trade continues brisk, mer.
chants having as much as they can attend to
Traders from The mines are here in great
numbers, buying their winter supplies
Making up remittances for the last steam.
er, produced much less stringency in the
money market than it has for several
months: Bankersg &c, all the dust they want
at SIG the ounce, with two per cent prem.
ium tor American gold. The money mar.
ket was improving, and rates were easier
say and per cent 4 month.