The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-22

Sunday evening was i,s2i 62.
miscellaneous California Intelligence.
Over one hundred tons Of quicksilver from the
Almaden mine are about to be exported from san
Francisco to Mazatlan, in the bark e. Corning;
which is by far the largest shipment Of this article
ever made at any one time from this State II Will
soon be one of our principal articles of export.
There are some 1900 miners in the vicinity of
Placerville, who generally doing well for this
season.
j. L. Riddle & Co., recently sold, in San Fran
cisco, assortment Of China goods, consisting OF
lacquered ware and other fancy articles, amount
ing to about $40 600. Ii is almost impossible to
describe these goods as to give accurate idea Of
them, in a report. The prices brought were CON
siderably under those of last year, leaving little
margin to the importer for profit.
The health of San Francisco March l5) is re-
markedly good. Within the last two weeks the
deaths have averaged scarcely two day. This in
a city with permanent population OF over thirty
thousand, besides a large floating one, gives good
token of healthness. With our COOL bracing air,
and clear, sun-shining weather, one can scarcely
help enjoying health, that richest material blessing
of Providence.
The ship Memnon, which sailed from San Fran
cisco for China short time since, reached Hong
Kong in a passage Of only thirty-fve days from
that port.
The Seaman, which arrived at San Francisco on
the 10th ult., from New York, in the short space of
I07 days, is of the ships built at Baltimore
expressly for this trade. She made the run from
the latitude of Valparaiso in 80 days, and from the
equator in H.
The first election under the charter for city Off
| GERS has taken place in Marysvile The following
| was the vote For Mayor, S. M. Miles, 1913 !;
James Cushing III; A. I. Parish, l5i-52l Five
hundred and twenty-one voters in a city, where,
| year ago, there was--what ! Mr.. Miles is, there
fore, Mayor for the ensuing year. The following
| gentlemen elected Aldermen-L. w. Ran
| som, :. c. Stambaugh, F.: Shaeicr, b; Iallman,
| j. G. Smith, ID. w. c. Rice, S. c. Tompkins,
Chas. Cavillaud
| time since a Chinese woman, named Atoy, aged
twentyfour years, left her husband, Atchoung who
resides in Hong Kong and came to this golden land,
where she has been living, 1T appears, in free and
our large honest and Industrious class of Chinese
citizens. letter was received short time since
| by Hon. Mr.. Woodwork, Chinese Mandarin in
California, from Atchoung, informing him that he
had conferred with the church authorities in Hong
Kong, who had sent order for the return of Atoy
to her liege lord. The money is ready here, in the
hands of the Chinese citizens, to pay her passage
back TO her native country, and they have address
cd representation to the citizens Of San Francis
CO. setting forth the facts above stated and praying
| that they may be allowed to return Atoy to her
| country and her duties as q wife. They have also
applied to the authorities, requesting in conformi-
ty with Chinese custom, that they should issue an
order for her return This they refused to do, and
all they ask is that there should be no nterfer-
ence on the part OF the authorities In the matter
| There is a great excitement among the Chinese
| community, who feel much hurt at the conduct OF
| their fral countrywoman.
The same paper of the It'll, says -Four years age
yesterday, a man landed in San Francisco as u sol
dier in the service of the United States Then the
/ little village Of Yerba Buena contained fifteen
| adobe houses, and vacant lots around the Plaza
| could have been bought for mere song. lie
served with credit during the war, and Mt the time
Of his discharge proceeded to the mines when they
were in their pristine richness. Fortune showered
| down her favors upon him-Midaslikc, all he
touched seemed turned to gold. From out the deep
| canons and on the smiling river banks he dug the
pure metal, till he had amassed many thousands OF
dollars. Tired with labor, he commenced gaming.
| For many months fortune again favored him in his
new pursuit With free and careless hand he
staked his thousands Of dollars upon the turn of a
| card, and still contin ued winning. Finally, the
| tickle goddess deserted him, and in a few short
| months the results Of his previous successes had
been all swept away. lie was met yesterday by
the writer Of this article, upon the Plaza, msera-
BILE, bloated, ragged, and penniless, and was look
ing around him, beggar on the very soil which
| might have been his, and on which he might have
| been rich and happy. 1--WE might have been,' il
| phrase which often comes from our hearts, but
which, unfortunately, usually comes too late.
| Malachi Fallon, while conversing with a FRIEND
on the balcony Of the city hall, in San Francisco
| ON the night Of the 9th ult., happening to make
mis-step, fell over backwards. and dslocated hi.
| shoulder.