The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-03
NEWS BY TELEG RAPH.
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ALABAMA AT NEW ORLEANS.
VERY IMPORTANT FROM CALIFORNIA,
ANOTHER DESTRUCTIVE COSGL iGRiTIOY
S AN FIR A NJ CTS G o.
Immense Imports of Gold Dust.
Nc NC. &c,

The steamship Alabama, CAPT. Foster. arrived
gres with late and important intelligence from Ca
lifornia.
According to our brief telegraphic despatch,
dated on Friday al New Orleans, there has been
s~othr destructive fire in san Francisco-ths third
co~fagatiox that has visited that city wlshin the
East nr months THIS last disaster ended in the
destruction of or,r a hundred buildings.
These repeated disasters, by floods and fires, in
California, have fallen heavily upon some of our
commercial houses; and it is not unlikely, from
the immense accumulation Of goods for the fall
and winter trade in San Francisco, that the
losses upon our merchants will be as heavy from
this third conhagration as from either of the pre-
ceding, if the purport of brief despatch may be
relied upon.
San Francisco has to contend with two great
disadvantages. 1t is built of wood, and chiefly of
pine, the most combustble, of all timber which,
after exposure to the six or seven months of the
dry season, becomes as infammable as finder.
The location Of the city, too, is perhaps, the
windiest in the world, strong gale for the most
of the day blowing in from the sea, suction
created by the intense heat Of the great interior
valley
Besides, there is, of necessity as yet, an imper-
feet police system in San Francisco, large and
increasing loose population, and a great want of
five no;u 4 II. c-al III
city, therefore. has 10 run all the chances of its
combustib,e materials, the effect of the late dry
season, the wiads, and large idle population.
and the only wonder is that it has escaped so well.
This last destructive fire was Immediately to be re.
trieved, and although it fell heavily upon the en-
terprising people of the new State it did not add
much to the insncial crisis mentioned by the last
arrivals
But there is another eide to the picture. The
good and bad come together. BY the regular
,steamers-ihe Georgia, Cherokee, and the EN-
pire Ciiy-due in few days. three millions
Of gold dat are expected. The winter, rliny
season. was about setting n-the miners, with their
gold dust were leaving the mines for San Fran
cisco, and hence The unusual shipments anticipated.
The accounts from the mines ere good. New
discoveries ued TO be made.
With pen,y Of gold, San Francisco aud New
York can submit to the losses of fire ami an mum
.darion, now and then.
The passengers BY the Alabama, as matter Of
course, have considerable gold with them.
Annexed is reported as the latest aspect of the
sen Francisco market;-
Flour va, in good request at sii $40 for Chill In
2eo ID sacks and sweet Western, at Oil ~ si2.
Bricks we're selling moderately. at $50 S'j per NJ
Coal had a doHnSard tendency. Coffee qniit, aud
prices heavy Lutobsr continued in good request q.
steady aud rather improving prices. Tie. v" not
plenty, and prices 10 consequence trn Firni'ure
was little inquired Tor. Provision market g-a-riiy
arm; sales OF mcss pork at SO s2i; anf prime at
%l6. Butter, zoe ioc. Lard. 1sc. use. Preserved
meats wtrs srli. Money market frn. God dust
8t6 10 a slg