The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-01-11
TELEGRAPHIC.


New YoRK, January 10.
Mr.. Bayard Taylor, the correspondent Of the
New York Tribune, sends letters by the steamer
Unicorn, which was just about sailing from Pana-
ma, with dates from San Francisco to December l..
The steamer Panama had not arrived at San
Francisco.
Fifteen thousand votes were cast at the State
election. Peter ii. Burnett has been elected gov
ernor; John McDouglc, lieutenant governor !;
George w. Wright and Edward Gilbert United
States representatives. They are all Democrats.
Nothing decisive to the United States Senators.
Public order reigned throughout all the country.
Labor was constantly becoming cheaper, in conse-
quence of the great number of persons coming
from the mines to spend the winter in the cities.
Boots of heavy make selling at San Francisco
at $97 per pair.
The growth of the city is without parallel It
now numbers 10000 inhabitants, without the tran
sient population and business becoming more and
more active. The departures during the month of
November were equal to the arrivals.
The emigrants encountered severe snow storm
near Sampson Pass. Relief has been sent to them
from Sacramento city.
The roads in the vicinity were in many places
impossible. M.
Gold digging is still Increasing.
Carpenters in Sacramento city are now receiving
sic per day.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 100! p. IN.
Hon. THOMAS G.. PaArT was elected to-day, by
the legislature of Maryland, an United States SEN
ator for eight years.
AouiSNlLLE, JhuuaTy
The steamer Moro Castle was sunk on the Falls
on Saturday. She loaded with cargo of
sugar and molasses, and bound for Cincinnati.
The Buckley lies aground on the Falls in dan
wreck the river falling fast. She has board
cargo OF 500 hhds. sugar, for Cincinnati and
Pittsburg.
PITTsBuRG, Jan. 9.
At election held yesterday for mayors and
councilmen, Mr. Joseph Barker was elected mayor
Of this city by 27O majority, and Hugh s. Fleming,
Wing, mayor of Allegheny. The Wing council
ticket have been elected. Mr.. Barker, the mayor
elect, is confined in prison, but he will be released
to-day.
There were three candidates for the mayoralty in
the city of Pttsburg; Robert McCutcheon, the Wing
nominee; John b. Guthrie, Locofoco, not regularly
nominated, but recommended as an independent
candidate by the Democratic party; and Joseph
Barker, whom our correspondent denotes as the
Bible candidate.
Some doubts arc expressed in Philadelphia in re
gard to the election of Mr.. Barker, who was in
prison at the time, although pardon had been ex-
tended to him by the Executive on Tuesday last
New ORLEANS, January g.
-ATripal Of the Falcon Wreck Of Boston Vessel
Advance in Cotton-Large Sales.
The steamship Falcon, from Chagres, arrived
here last night, bringing one hundred and fifteen
passengers. At the time Of her departure, there
were nine hundred persons the Isthmus await
ing transportation to California. The Falcon brings
no later California news.
The bark Truro, from Boston, was wrecked on
the 23d ultimo, on Wolf Key The vessel is total
loss. All her cargo, however, excepting what ice
she had board, has been saved. Fortunately,
no lives were lost.
The cotton market is very active, and prices are
further advancing. There were sales on Monday
of three thousand bales at l0i TO TO- for middling
The market was still more active yesterday, and
sales made in all of Ia, 900 bales at TO cent
per pound advance on the quotations Of the pre-
vious day. Prices now range at l0s to l0s cents
for middling.