The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-02-21
LATE FROM CALIFORNIA

Fremont and WIN. M. Gwinn, were chosen !,
S. Senators, on the lst.
WIN. D. VOORHEES, has been appointed Secre,,.
| ~ Of State.
J. s. Houston, Comptroller or State.
Major II. Roman, Treasurer Of State.
| F. c. kewen, Attorney General.
Charles J. Whitney, Surveyor General.
Us: G: Hastings, Judge Of Supreme Court.
The whole number Of votes polled in the Stat.
| at the recent election was 1880.
The Governors Message is stated 10 be ma,
affair, the only feature Of note in it being recon-
mendation 10 exclude negroes from coming Their,
Mining operations for the present, are su.n.n.
ded but expectations are, that the next season,
yield Of gold will greatly exceed the present. tn.
Empire City brought 1000, 900 in dust.
On the morning Of the gath December, e..
broke out in Dennson's Exchange, San Francis.
CO, and ragged for two hours. Nearly milro,
dollars worth Of property was destroyed. Tn.
Parker House was among the buildings burned
| All the buildings except Delmonico's Hotel .,
| Portsmouth Square, aud all on Washington stree,
we're swept away.
/ A fire occurred at Stockton on the 4,b Ian
destroying number Of buildings with prope,tv
valued At $4,000.
CALIFORNIA MARKETS.
SAN FRAScisco, Jan i.
| that there was no scarcity. Flour 500 Sel =,
Dbl. Corn Meal SIS Sl8 per bb Mackef,l
No. Isl a $50 per Dbl. Salmon $l4 asian,
Dbl. Dry Cod Sc $40 per 100 lbs. Sugar
brown, e4ae5c per h., Beef %i5asl6 per bbl
Pork. mess, SEGA $40 per bbl. Hams e5a5Oc b.,
| 10. Butter 9Oa95 per H.. Cheese 5Oa55 perth
Potatoes ss3 50a3 60 for Is lbs. Beans 5aGc pe
ID. Mems light pegged boots By the doz. &lS.
GO per pair. Do. heavy ts7oaS96. Do fine bro
gans $3oa$36. DO. heavy brogans S36as42.
NILES, Michigan, Feb. l4,h
The new foundry, owned by Charl.
Brown, was blown up NJ ten O'Clock to-day
Mr.. Abeel, formerly ofthe American house.
was terribly mangled; his recovery is doubt.
| ful. Messrs. Toll aud Brown were scrous
ly injured.
The front was . large two story fraus
building, with brick addition IN the rear.
The former was blown TO atoms, and tho
latter blown away, damaging a building
across the street The boiler, which was
large one, WAS blown so or 60 feet back
from fhe building. II is feared tina. there
are others killed Several men were stan.
ding close to the boiler at the time Of the
explosion, bat escaped without being njur.
ed. Loss no, estimated.
CHICAGO, Feb. l4ih
i Tho Triiure savs. alVe understand
that the Grand Jury have indicted dstir.
guished 6nancier Of this city, for priniin:
and putting into circulation ip tits State, a
alleged paper currency. We believe lie
statute makes it felony"
i CALIFORNIA From letter published
in the ST Louis Republican, written BY d..
r. J. White, formerly Of tina, CITY, dated
Sacramento City, November 90, 1919, We
copy the following extract:
/ There is grea. distress and much sickness
amongs, the miaers-the rainy season has-
ing SET in. It's impossible to. gel proVs
ions TO the mines, in consequence oFas
| impassib.c condition Of rnnos. Some emi.
grants have reached hero too late TO gi
supplies for the win,er-o,hers have oct
been proviacnt-the consequence 10 thev
are obliged to leave Tho mines or pay Two
dollars pound for bacon and flour. Fac.
industrious hand will average from ten DOR
lars 10 three ounces per day. But mas
money can be realized by the horticuliut
ist, agricuiurisi, or mechanic. The sur
rounding country nbonnds with the mof
rich and 'usuriant grasses in the world
enough 10 employ half The population d
this entire vicinity and finer than your best
,imoihy fields, and free Of access ,oall. Val
such is the value Of labor that you can sell
i, readily al SIS per ton, or load, and ia
the privilege Of allowing your horse to slana
in hay pen one day, you are charged $.
so. At auction this evening, purchase
as fine coat as ever saw f'r 81; yet
you 60 10 a clothier or tailor, it one could
be found, they would charge you Soo .
$50. II 10 not the article that command
such enormous price--t is labor.
"RErREScnMENr AND REFoRM."--Is
law, passed by the last Congress, liml!Inl
the expenses for the collection OF the ~
tional Revenue to 81, 900, went ms
operation on the 10th. As this sum is nue.
below the outlay previous TO our new acqaf
sitions, MIR. Meredith, 10 comply with Ia
law, has felt called upon to issue circula
embracing the following provision:
ls,. To discharge the crews Of Reyeua
Cutters and TO lay up the vessels.
Cd. To defrny the entire expence ofus
warchousing system on, ofthe receipts ird
storage, covering the expense Of rent, laba
cartsge, and the services Of those emplg
ed.
| Sd. The expense Of the weighing, gay
ing and measuring, is 10 be borne, ~ %
owners or consignecs Of the vessel.
| 4Ih. The expenses for the appra's'
are 10 be pnh by the importers.
j 9Th. A pyoDOsition Of The cOmpc nsaM