New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-19
CALIFORNIA.
Dieefngs Deaths on the Pacific Express
Cnse-Depredations Of the Garde mo0ie
The senatorship-RObber &c'

The Scnat0rehlp-hO DoeTieS, ~
rE,tr,e,, from private letter Communicated 70 The ln'uI
SAY Francisco, Wednesday Jan. l, 1871.
At the date of my last was occupied on one Oh
the mountain streams in digging. With com
many If ten we averaged from six TO eight nun
dred dollars per day for four weeks put the u'5u
rrica Maid for labor-eight and ten dollars per
dsv-left our pile too small to pay US Tor long
and srauous summer work. Next year the same
rlooe will be worked again and more money be
.da ont oft. | returned here three weeks ago,
ofter wears absence, and was more astonished
~ the changes wrought here than | was at those
in Sacramento. San Francisco is fast gro'clng to
one Of the first cities of this Continent. Notwith-
standing the very dull times, have contriged to
omen I'D a little business that promises fair.
The Northerner brought only 20 passengers but
had six deaths from fever coming up The Con
stitution had alerge number, and had eight deaths
from the same disease. Among the victims on
the Northerner were Capt, Baker, well known
merchant of Stockton, and his wife A. N. Smith
and wife, and two whose names are not given
The names of those who died on the Constitution
/ have not learned.
An important suit has been decided here lately,
in favor of Mr.. Gregoryof the Express de sued
the DEOprletOrB OF the CeuhLOt duu ANDH NCiAN
for putting his express matter ashore from those
boats, because they had made an exclusive ar
rapeement with Freeman & Co. to carry their
Express Gregory recovered 5000 damages,
bat the most important feature OF the decision Is,
that public carriers have rightto retuseto carry
for one man in order TO please or accommodate
another very sensible decision.
We have enjoyed most delightful weather TOR
month You may call it Spring, Summer or Aut-
umn, but it is not Underwriting OF the klnd'
| doubt if the Ikies of Italy smile more beng
nantly on the traveller or its far-tamed, health
giving and translucent atmosphere surPssses that
| Of Caifornia-.iust now.
The Garde Mobile boys have been cutting up
their rustys in the Southern Mines, in many cases
| eiecting Americans from their holes u ct arms,
| and otherwise maltreating them. A gentleman
who came down yesterday says large force IS
volunteering to eject them from the digglngsS;
! Trouble will grow out of it-perhaps blood VIII
| be shed.
rnent exists as to the Senatorship. Every kind
| of game is practised, not excepting the 6Tdg
! game. by aspirants and their friends. In the
| scramble poor Fremont is hardly spoken OF, and
| his chances are considered slim. Many think,
from the Wing aspect Of our late election results,
that a Wing will succeed him in the Senate.
Murders and robberies are becoming very com
mon. There are thousands here doing nothing,
! and destitute 1t is not uncommon to meet per
sons no sav they are hungry, and whose looks
| do not belle them, who ask shilling to get their
The "Klauah cold ErpedHiOn' so called,
sent up by the propeller Chesapeake, has not re
turned You will get particulars from the papers.
Our market is glutted with every kind OF pro-
duce and merchandise, selling at rulnous prices
for shippers. Very truly, yours, X x.