The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-09
A RIV A L
OF THE
EMPIRE CITY AND GEORGIA,
OVER A MILLION OF GOLD DUST.
Additional News from California,
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The steamship Empire City, Capt. J. D. Wilson,
from Chagres, Feb. rs, via Kingston, J am, March
1, arrived at this port yesterday morning.
She left New York, Feb Is, at 81 o'clock, and
arrived at Chagres on the 22d, at midnight With
$750,0C0 in gold and l60 passengers, she left
Chagres at Up. M, 25th, and arrived at Kingston,
at p. M, 2Sth, and left Kingston, March l, at III
M.
On Friday, Feb 2l, lost overheard L. Wei, from
Hayre, a coal passer employed on board who fell
forward under the wheel, and was probably iu-
stanty killed. Any further information, and his
effects, can be obtained at the office Of S. B. Stone,
10 Battery place. On Tuesday, March Z, died,
johann Lockner, German laborer, from the neigh
borhood of Ene, Pa. His effects were taken in
charge by Theo. Hirt, OF Erie, Pa, for delivery TO
Ills friends
The U. s. Mail ste amship Georgia, Capt. Porter,
arrived last evening, with the Pacific mails and
l40 passengers. The G. left Chagres on the 25th,
with $40 passengers and $500, 900 on freight. She
transferred 2I0 passengers at Havana for New Or
leans
The first rails on the Panama Railroad were laid
Feb oath; locomotive and tender were landed
by the Port Admiral, Waford on Washngton's
birthday. Most Of the laborers on the railroad
had been down with the fever. Most of them were
convalescent.
There were but few passengers on the Isthmus.
Health tolerably good.
On the 26th February, passed the steamer New
Mexico, about 800 miles from Chagres, bound to
that port.
The Georgia left Havana on the evening of the
3D., and has encountered heavy weather during her
whole passage.
Died, March 6, of consumption, Ira T. Alexander,
aged 16, a passenger on board the Georgia.
Several sailing vessels were down on the Pacific
side, with passengers, and few passengers crossed
by the Nicaragua route By reports of these pas
sepgers, the emigration towards home had ceased
this season, and the miners were about starting to
the mines to commence their labors Business was
not brisk in San Francisco, and prices had fallen.
Our thanks ere due to Mr. w. II. Stone, the
obligng purser Of the Empire City; to Mr. Geo.
j. Tsirchild, the equally obliging purser of the
Georgia; TO Mr.. Nj. d. Boruck, the special messen-
ger Of Gregory Il Co., for the ates, papers and
news from the Pacific and the West Indies. Mr..
B. has been absent about six months from this
city We are also indebted TO Palmer & Co.
express, and Mr.. VIM. Whitney, the mail agent.
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