Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-01-01
C~ALEFORNIA.
ARRIvAL OF HE EMPIRE CITY

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mr. a AFia5df or DoNar&r-GoA.
The steamer mpts City. with 2S5 pessep-
gers, aTriyed al Neg York On Tuesday, from
Ehaares. Size brings 20 government2mal, al
though one from sapFansiseo BY the Panama
asswGHing & GTuees, and the mailasentat that
placesdecIaled thar II sh6bld JIieithens for six
months if necessarf, but what 2 mail steamer
sbouIdIake 4. NOhe of the mail contract steam
ers were at Chagres, 0Tlikely TO be- there for a
fortnight, when the Empire Citylet
The EyeEing Pest publishes e letter from
-wiffehSEetake the foiowfng extracts:
. si9iAss.t Is aPAsu1As Dec. 1919 Z
The steamer Panamas arrived here this day,
having eftSahFEaneisc on the night o. thelioul
Nov. She brings 285 passengers nd1fetsht %
the eamoants of S43s,3 $685. of this there q about
S6o,eO in gold dust and specie from Mazaaans
and the femainaef ii gold dust from San Fan
cisco. I.+efse TO- b4si..
There dre3a nnlnlmrber of the passengers direct
from The, mixes looking rusty enoughsbnt WIN
welEflled poId bags. THERE'S one among Them
who has 00O geld dust, the result of his
ownldisgiueS his loCas was attAe north 4oFk o.
the J16a, 350mfies ff0mISan Francisco. de ar.
rived in SantFtancisco on the Sd of jane, and
will probably be IN New York BY Christmas day.
Never was dali taboF 50 richly rewarded EAere
are atReFs.wIth their golden stores varying nom
esThese. LoneyeF, must be taken nsrare exccp
lions. They report Themselves as so-as haHing
dTawnltl4e prizes, while hiostEahoat them had
dfawuqblaaksinstie grand Gaiffofnia lottery.
.TlSev at fRp6rf tfe4 hfSFedse ss@s
ing sofTI. the exhauEfi6n OF tits rtest q 81 ae
eessibl9 iocaiifies the imppssfbiIfg Of Horkipg
The mfnesoseFfonr and i've mpptbls,in the Sear'
athe results OF their lahore. Theyieldo EHIs year
will hardly lbeoyeE thai ofthe last which Wases'
itimatei INTERPRETATIONS.
reRhe1e we've Some fears entertained of famine
in the Interior Of California The rainy season
k~@=EE = ssF=@ AHNsILs-E = Z
t6fI bety9eeh those hi the mines and the river
towns, where supplies could always be had, woaid
be cut or in consequence oEtae state 1.-THE roads
and, passes. gs egEEgJ tia tIs ~
This would isosapPlylf 10 the efnigHahts across
the mountains. Provisions bad risen very high
in aHlFranciscc Pork was selling at 500 aud
aoufS45 per bBl. as The latter has declined how
ever, IS on the day of the sailing OF the steamer.
Warm ciDthing, India Rubber coats and.beayy
boots were in great demand, br~lnglnghigh prices,
in consequence oflhe inclemepcyo tthe weauaer
There waFsas coed deal OF lckness.1yseMsIy
and, feve4s, in SanSFraneiseokaud the anterior
towns and settlements.
4 iet aTnleraf wasn't MazatIAns though on the
decliiieeW hen the steamer leit,lheTe having been
only i cases on that day al~th9OShtn Eumoer oil
cases is 81 hours had reacted 90: ! hesieame'
Ofegon6affef 8~iazatlan on the night proceeding
the 9gffysl yofthe Panama on the sd of Novern
An election IN San francisco was held NoV-13
50 yDIess7WeTe pOlied. Returns treu1 the
.coentryfwsre incomplete, bat the California pa
.pezs siylihat Burnett is probably elected Cover
nor and John aAfeDongai. IL. Governor. Rcd
man III. Price and Geo. w. Wright, probably
chosen fpt Congress. slars7s
The Ala Californian Of the 18Th says: 80
The regular Democratic TickeIIOr States &c :
majors and Aseembiymen is elected by a large
majority, and tits therefore certain that Sir King
will get mn support from the DistricTOfSan Frsn5
cisco. Under these circumstances, We regabtT
as certain, that he will not be returued to the VI
s. Senate. - SIS
The MIyEs.-TheTe is little ,thetfs new II ihe
aspect of filings atihe mines. Pie Placer Times
o.. November1OtI speaks efeery heavy falls OF
rain, wilicln tfTeaten to 5rnPede operations in the
mines. The San FraTciScu papers also speak o:
the rainy season as having already set in.
The Pacific News of November l5lh, says
tW say nsn yesterday from the Middle Fork.
who Las beena at work but six weeks, aud in thai
has turned Out, with his own hands, six
five hundred dollars. lie Had one
imp Weighing twenty-seyen and halt. ounces.
4aMAsoxtc.-We lean that the members tthe
Masonic Fraternity are about to OtgsDize a Lodge
n.this,cily under a charter granted TO Mr. STOW
ell and assuciaies, b. the Grand Lodge ofthe Dis
of Columbia"