Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-02-27

Considerable apprehension is enter.
tanned for the safety Of the steamer
Panama, which left Panama for this
port on the 4lh December, and has not
since been heard of. The Constitution
and Northerner have since arrived, bot
bring no iidings of her.
The Alta California, Of January Isl,
says:
Much anxiety is felt about the snfe,y
of the Panama steamer, over due here
now for more than week. But we
hope her detention is nothing more than
what may have resulted from injury t
her machinery, and that we shall ere
long have the extreme pleasure of an.
nounclng her arrival.
A number of our most prominent
men have died during ihe month
Very suddenly were some Of them cali
ed away, and at one time oar city ap.
peared really gloomy in consequence.
But different feeling exists at present.
There has been no small degree Of dis
satisfaction expressed on account Of an
opinion from the Supreme Court, which
The city. A number Of stcamers have
arrived from around the Horn, among
others the Gen. Warren, Constitution,
ETC., our steam marine is increasing ra-
pidIy. The Roman Catholic Bishop of
California, DR.. Alemani, has arrived
and received most cheering welcome
Our business men have awakened to
the Importance Of the fine field opened
for whaling from this port, as the en-
porium. Unfortunately, the first YES.
sci fitted Out fer that business, Pupmun.
nett, has been lost, with part of her
crew. Another vessel has also been
lost but happily no lives were lost
Reports from the mines have been
rather scarce; most Of those engaged on
the rivers during the summer having
gone into the dry diggings, from whom
a good account is anticipated in the
spring. Another large fire has visited
US, bot itj rayages are so little, compar'
ed with previous ones, only about $50,
600, that it has scarcely been noticed,
except by the unfortunate sufferers.
a part of Capt. Frencn's Company
had arrived here. This will be pleas
ing news to their friends in the States
One Of the heaviest gales that has been
known for years has ragged on our coast
and over the country. But the damage
has not been very great, the most un'
fortunate effects of it yet known being
the loss of the British ship Mersey at
the mouth of this Bay. OGr chief sub.
ject of discussion here in the CRY re.
Gently. in addition TO the balls, has Ucen
the medals ordered by somebody who
seems not yet anxious to own up TO lie
paternity, As q testimony Of respect
from everybody who knew nothing Of
The matter to everybody else including
the Aldermen. These medals will like,
ly be to them, what those conferred up,
on the French soldiers at Rome were
considered by those troops--a mark OF
disgrace. And so they are.
Agriculture begins to take form and
order, and good results are reported as
attending the labors Of those cullivaling
the soil. The election in Sacramento
resulted favorably for the Wigs
Both parties claim the Legislature -
That body, it is asserted by some of its
members, will be adjourned to this city.
Two or three Marine Insurance Com.
| par les have been formed her5--a pret.
! " sure sign OF confidence in CONNER
/ cial transactions. Some III feeling has
arisen in consequence Of the abduction
of the Marqpesas girls by Capt, Snow.
lie now awaits his tIial for the crime.
We have three theatres in full blast.
Balls in abundance. And so ends our
summary, amidst he sounds of a kind of
wake which the boys are having
around The dying year.
The San Francisco markets were re,
markabIy dali, and quotations mostly
nominal. Flour-Westcrn, 8l3; Gal
lego, SIT. Bricks, SIS TO $50 Lum'
ber, by cargo, Rss'd. $50 TO 40. Can
dies, adamantlne. 80 to 35c. American
whisky, 81 30. Pork, prime, Sl0;mes.
IA. Butter % TO 45c. Lard, 10 to
Ice. Cheese. - to 22c. The Alta
, California, Of the lst ult, says.
The accounts from the upper coun
try represent the communication will
the mines as uninterrupted, yet the ira
ders show no disposition TO take good
freely, even at the very reduced rate
at which they are being offered A
Sacramento City it would seem tha
! even greater sacrifices are being made
and purchases here for the market ar
checked somewhat in consequence
: while our Stockton friends are quite a
j wary. Yet we continue TO receive IN
teligence of greater success among tn
miners than was anticipated, and Their
y is reason TO believe tha, the trader
Il above will acquire their share of tn
l. yield, and be prepared 10 supply them
!. selves liberally ere long. The arriva