The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-10

Arrival Of tho Steamers Empire City and
Georgia.

Arrival OF tho Steamers Empire City and
Georgia.
| The steamship Empire City. Captain J. ID. Will
son, from Chagres, via Kingston, Jamaica. with
\ two hundred and ten passengers, and $750,00O
specie freight, and $3.50 900 to $500. 900 in the
hands of passengers, arrived at New York on Fri
day afternoon about O'Clock, and the steamer
Georgia, from Chagres, also came in the next
morning with the mails, bringing three hundred
and fifty five passengers, and $4,000 in gold in
the hands of passengers, and 100000 on freight
There is no news Of extraordinary interest from
either California the Isthmus. The town OF Cor
gona wss partially destroyed by fire on the night
of january 25. Loss not ascertained. Supposed
about eighty houses burned. This, we presume, led
to the erroneous Geographic report of the Georgia
having been destroyed by fire.
The Georgia made the trip from Havana to Cape
Hatteras in sixty hours. All was quiet at Havana
when she left.
The steamship Philadelphia sailed from Havana
for Chagres ON the LIST instant with one hundred
passengers.
Our San FSpncisco papers are to the Let OF Janu-
ary. We annex a brici summary.
From the San Francisco Herald, Jan. /.
The approaching election of Senator from this
State still forms the engrossing subject of public
regard ana attention. AS the DAY OF election dp-
proaches those who really aspirants for the Of
ice begin to exert themselves, and there now
seven avowed candidates, whose chances of sue
cess, although not equal one with the other, yet
such TO encourage them to persevere in the
test. On the Wing side there are Edwin Bryant
and John Wethered; and among the Democrats
are John b. Weller, H. w. Hnlleck, Solomon
Heydenfeldt, John w. Geary, and John C. Fr6-
probable two Of those above named will withdraw
before the election. 1t is impossible to even APP
proximately surmise the result OF the contest /;
| should the Legislature decide that the plurality
rule shall govern, as is not impossible, Wing
must be elected. Should they decide in favor OF
the majority rule, there will be many ballotings
before there can be choice. One thing appears
rs certain as anything concerning elections can
be-that Mr.. Fremont must be defeated. The
strength he mainly relied on il melting away day
by day. The vote of the old Californians will
doubtless be divided between Bryant and Halleck;
and the members of the mining districts will go
into convention almost instructed to vote against
the present incumbent.
The Legislature will meet on the 9Th proximo at
San Jose, but there is strong feeling in favor Of
removing the seat of government temporarily to
this city. The session commences under very en-
barrassing circumstances, as there ia money in
the treasury, and very little prospect of obtaining
any.
vote the civil fund to the State, it is impossible the
government can get on without loan, and pro-
position Of that nature must go to the people for
RATIFICATION DeIOEe the Legislature can vote II. Inc
constitution provides that no money shall be bor-
rowed, except by the first Legislature, without
consulting the popular will.
The result Of the mining operations up to this
time will be found in another column. The mines
at present yielding less proftably than during
the past season; but it is matter Of doubt whether
the yield of the next year will not equal that of
the past The quartz gold will be mined with a
great deal of energy during tho coming spring and
summer, Rnd with the AID Of machinery and steam
the profits will undoubtedly be very large.
The Indians in the Mariposa country have COM
menced depredations, and all efforts to pacify them
have proved unavailing. There is in town and
conntry a much greater amount of crime against
property and life than heretofore, and no doubt il
entertained that there exists an organized band,
mostly composed, probably, of convicts from the
British colonies, whose trade ispiage and murder.
THE CALIFORNIA LEoIsLATURE.-The San Fran
cisco Courier, of the lst of January, publishes a
party classification of the members of the Legisa-
ture, of which the following is the recapituaton: