The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-13
FROM the BALTIMORE American.
California Intelligence.

lst january brought BY NE steamers Empire oy an
the latter port are TO the 2s,h OF January. -, A.,
The Empire City brings $3.50, 1000 IN gold dust ss
snd 'As su. Co.
Turnbull. Dali. & Slade. *oo24; r. c. Wright, Co,
so.97s; Fitzgerald; Booth Co.; $a4a - w Y no
Lslimer. 4 Co.. 81 1850.
The mail steamer Georgia briggs sos 600 in gold dust
and 500 600 - the n.nH; o. 'ns coIahs. arrived
Panama the former with 800 passengers, The alier with
$50. The steamer Columbia has also arrived at Pan.
anna from the United States
The Georgia left Chagres on the 2sh OF January with
SIS passengers Transferred 220 to the Falcon at Ha-
vana for New Orleans Arrived at Havana on the night
again the night Of the Sd at halfpast o'clock, by
special permission, and made her run TO New York IN
four days and three hours.
The steamship Psmpero arrived in Chagres on the
27h and has commenced running between that place and
San Juan. Nicaragua. to bring up passengers.
There were about fifteen vessels al Navy bay Chages
the most of which had sickness among their crews ne
barQue Osura lost one man and the benicla TWO Dy
fever, Rowland T. Aspinwals steamer Gorgona IS en-
gagged N carrying passengers iron Chagres TO the sea
The steamer Panama did not leave Panama before the
3th OF December in consequence OF the non-aIval OF
chnery. she detained on her passage to Acapulco
but having the materials board for repairing, she
reached that port. and then proceeded promptly on her
(eaving San Francisco January y reached there.
The rainy season at end on the isihmus. The
Gogona road was open and people were crossing WIN a
there 100 500 people At work on II Chagres
was getting more healthy. but there were still some
cases of fever when the Georgia left
GoHona partially destroyed by fire the night OF
January IS. Loss not sscetained Supposed about 50
houses burned.
The California markets present an unavorable aspect
Tor shippers.
The mines yield less prohtably than last season and
OF there much dependency among the miners
Two or three marine insurance companies have been
formed in San francisco.
Agriculture begins TO take form and ORDER and good
results are reported as attending the abors OF those cult
waiting the soil.
CHUNK WORTH rINDIkG.-A miner in the dggngs
Ophr Suffer county, picked up lump OF gold last
week worth $4,000.
AkTHRAc1rE coAL-A gentleman who has recently re-
turned from excursion to the country informs us that
he visited extensive bed Of this coal some forty miles
from Sacramento City. II had been thrown open by mi
ners searching for gold and he that the
extensive, and the coal OF the very best quality Whether
any attempt will be made TO make this vein available we
cannot say, informant had not decided upon what
course he would take, II any. when we saw him.,
(Saeramenao Times.
From the San Fra-cisco Herald, jan l.
The approaching election OF senator from this State
still forms the engrossng subject OF public regard and at
tentioD AS the day OF election approaches, those who
really asprants for the Office begin TO exer, them
whose chances of success although equal with
the Other YET such encourage them to pesevere
in the contest On the wing side there Edwin Bryant
and John Wehered and among the democrats are John
b Weller, H. w. Halleck. Solomon Heydenfeit, John
w. Geary, and John c. Fremont The resi- have quietly
dropped Off and it is probable two OF those above named
will withdraw before the election II is impossible 10
even approximately surmse the result ot The contest
Should the legislature decide that the plurality rule shall
govern as is not impossible. wing must DC elected
will be many balotings before there can be choice
One thing appears certain as anything concerning cleo
tons be- that Mr.. Fremont must be defeated The
he mainly relied is melting away day by day
The of the old Cafo mans will doubtless be divided
between Bryant and Halleck, and the members OF the
mining districts will 60 into convention almost instructed
to vote aganst the present incumbent
The legislature will meet the 9th proximo at San
Jose, but there is a strong feeling IN favor OF removing
the seat OF government Temporarily TO this CITY, The
session commences under very embarrassing crcum-
Stances there is money IN the treasury and very
little prospect OF obtaining aHy
Should Congress neglect al its present session 10
the civil fund 10 the State, Is impossible the govern
men get without loan, and proposition OF that
nature must go to the people for ratification before The
legislature vote The constitution provides that no
money shall be borrowed. except by the first legislature
From the Pacific News Jan. l.
MATTERS on THE PACIFIC sIpE.-Noihing OF parlicu
lar interest has occurred since The sailing Of the last
steamer for the Atlantic States to render full history
poItan intelligence connected with shipments and bust
ness generally will be found in article under the head
OF San Francisco at the close OF eighteen hundred and
fifty"
fhe health OF the city. and OF California generally,
good. The cholera has entirely disappeared.
Business show. no great acvlly-n FAC, is rather dull
and prices not very encouraging to the shipper For
the selling rates we refer TO our prices current under the
| appropriate head.
The mines al present yielding less prohiabiy than
during the past season; but II IS matter OF doubt
whether the yield OF the next year will not equal tina, OF
the past. The quartz gold will be mined with grea,
deal OF energy during the coming spring and summer
and with the aid OF machinery and steam, the probs will
undoubtedly be very large.
The Indians in the Mariposa country have commenced
depredaiioDs and all efforts to pacity them have proved
unavailing There is in town and country much greater
amount OF crime against property and Ire than hereto
fore and doubt ia entertained that there exists an or
ganzed hand, mostly composed, probably, OF eonvicls
from the British colonies, whose trade piage and muir
der.
Considerable apprehension is entertained for the safety
OF the steamer Panama which left Panama for h,s port
on the 4h December and has not since been heard OF
The Constitution and Noriherner have since arrived, but
bring no tidings OF her
EXPORT GOLD DusT.-The annexed statement is com
piled from Official and may be relied upon "a per
ecty accurate far pretends TO speak OF facts
The estimates OF matters of opinion, but they
based upon authentic information, derived from the
very best sources The stapendous results the state
ments exhibit sufficiently startling IN themselves to
need comment We scarcely regret the necessity oil de-
errng the remarks had prepared to accompany them
The from the United States and other matters OF
interest crowd them out We have only TO add that the
gentleman who compiled the tables has taken great pains
and has spent several days in arriving at their details
6pfa J. 1919. 10 3la OF Dec rsbs 1850 date inclusive
(Panergrs at al age NJ $500 zach
Passenger BY passenssn Gold dust
Total for 1919. l,soe s72.soo $500 2,l
The above statement, from April 1, 1910, 10 May l.
1880 includes only the gold dust shipped the steamers