Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-12-28
FROM CALIFORNIA.

The steamer Cherokee, whose arrival at New
York from Chagres we announced on Saturday.
brought on freight 81 $3.50, lO7 in gold.
The dates from San Francisco are TO the 18th
November. The cholera has been raging with great
severity at San Francisco, Sacramento, and other
parts of California. The deaths at the former place
averaged ten to fifteen daily. They occurred prin-
cipay in the lthiest parts of the city. At Sacra-
mento the disease was abating. The deaths for the
week ending November I'd at that place were 1873.
A great many deaths from cholera had occurred on
vessels between Sacramento and San Francisco.
The Pacific NeUs says:
The choler the scourge that has visited almost every
nation Of the earth, has made rapid strides in localities
and laid in the dust many noble spirit endesred to home and
friends by the strongest ties In city, since s first
appearances, three weeks nce the number Of deaths
have been about hundred and thirty while Saca-
mento the bill Of mortality has been much greater reaching
several hundred and perhaps thousand We glad
have il to that the scourge bang and that the deaths
10 either city do not average eight per day. This
intelligence will be received with pleasure BY thousands of
friends in the Atlantic State&e
"Ths immense bill Of mortality has FRUSTRATED or in
great injured the business Of the large Cities and
sequenty has affected every locality Trade generally has
been dull. The markets we'll supplied, at prices very
moderate.
"At Sacramento City the epidemic bad been dreadfuy
fatal the list Of deaths give bears Witness but the latest
accounts represent that the disease rapdy subsding
Saturday ten and the total number since the
breaking cot Of the choera Is estimated nearly hun
dredncI0iing Santa Clara and Alviso, fully that number
The disease, however, Is abanghe norhery winds and
heavy css doubt exerng beneficial influence in check
ing the spresd Of cholera"
The only sdvices have from the mining districts is the
following paragraph, copied from the Sacramento Tines
eve haveseen persons from various portions Of the mnes
dependant this city for supplies from whom we learn that
the cholera has spread to but very limited extent few
cases have occurred at Nevada city Rough and Ready and
some other towns but to considerable extent.
now altogether probable that the cholera will entirely
leave California
The Sacramento Transcript contains short history Of the
present hosies between the whites and Indians IN Ell Do
RADIO county, which commenced by the latter with
derng three miners and running others from Matheneys
Creek into Webervile. Two hundred enrolled them
selves in the dmt towns epe the Indians and Keep the
immigrant trail open.
The Squatter trials had commenced at Benicia.
The amount Of bullion cleared from the port Of San
Francisco from November lst to 18th, inclusive, was
November Per schooners Carolina and johanna,
cleared for Valparaiso. Observation-Disclosures $4s, 900
November Per steamer Panama, for Panama 800 900
Do l2-Per do Antelope, do -. zoe, 900
Total. ,048, 900
Amount Of receipts for duties from October to 2st in
elusive. Bl7e,s5s.
There has been destructive fire in Sacramento which de-
stroyed about dozen buildings, follows:
New York Hotel, $4,000; Eagle Hotel, $4,000; st.
Francis Hotel, BIZ, 600; Gaena House, $1,000; small
house adjoining, ST. 600 Home Of the Badger ST. 900
Mr.. Rowes wholesale and retail provision store S8, 900
dwelling house, loss unknown three houses $500
butchers shop orn down. $500 Total loss about O0O
The following il statement of the number of