Washington telegraph., 1851-11-19
PETER PIKE
Correspondenoe of the Telegraph

New YoRK, Oct 81, 1851.
Yesterday was some Of the days" The music
OF Broadway was the song Of running brooks
Didn't il rain. IL was "a right bad old chance,
as the Gvorg Ians say, 10 show OH The store
clothes" Very good weather for streams TO swell
ip but not eligible for the fashionabes. The
LADIES' were MINUS A few hardy aud adventurous
women might be seen sallyIng out OF The base
ments or rushing rashly through the puddies to-
wards the church, IN the forenoon, bnt none ou' d
bLoomer would have breasted the storm after DIM
ner Well, If il only raises the rivers sufficiently
TO render them navigable, il will be a blessing
The steamships Georga and Illinois tboth bear
ing the mails and Adams & Co.'S Express freight.
Que to Chayres. the other 10 New Orleans 'eli
the same pier last Saturday afternoon smnl-
taueously. II was an exciting scene. ior each
vessel had large narabsf OF passengers
TIE Brother Jonathan expected yesterday has
not yet arrived. There appears to be as mueh
migration to California this fall as last. Many
who returned to this quarter last spring are now
going back again. The exciting life oi the miner
and trader in California having rendered employ
msnt here monotonous and inspd to them.
This is one, and not the least, OF the msch'eIs
caused by a sojourn in California. La most cases
j, will be found that those who go there win Tue
purpose of obtaining fortune, great or SNAIL
according their bopeinIness varies, "tIl never
be satisfied aud conleneQ Hen aSa'h- - '"N'
make money there they will be certain TO thinS
no other place like il, and If on the other hahoi
they should be .sunlucky" and come home poorer
than they went, they will still think las an ac-
ouaintance of mine similarly situated does) thai
"tbere is a pile there some ewhere" for them
Que of the greatest perlls TO human lie IN Inc
Californian mines the coming winter Will be ne'hei
sickness nor cold, ncr famine nor wild beasts ano
reptiIes. but human violence. The anticipation
that the gold region would become the resort oil
robbers and cut throats is realised, but one thhg
not expected by many perhaps, is the taet tnat
not few who were toerably respectable when
they went thither, have been rendered BY III SUE.
cess desperate and dangerous characters, rea'!
and willing to kill for punder
The horrible accident on the New Haven faE
road last Saturday night, is prominent TOPIC "''
morning. Two friends Of mine, Ladies', were ~
the train at the time, and their account OF "
heart-rending You already have the detalls, ana
] will net dwell upon them; hut cannot i0roea.
remarkng that if the railroad companies "ei1
liberal and wise enough TO make the salaries '.
their presidents and superintendent lille snal'.
and the pay Of their conductors and engineers
little larger, the lives and limbs of their passe"ges
would be in less reckless, careless, lgnoran' :,
stupid hands than las the frequent accidents P'v'I
is usually the case. The truth is, thai WINE ''
pay high salaries to their presidents and suP
tendents, they employ most any body they .a'
get as low priced engineers, freight conou''
gate kee pers, switch-tenders, &c.