The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-02-15
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
ARRIVAL OF THE
E m pire City.

The California steamer Empire City, from
Chagrcs via Kingston, arrived this evening
bringing over a million dollars specie aud
gold dust
CALrruHNiN IrEMs.-ENtncts from San
fMnoisoo papers state that the Legislature
will meet on the 9th proNimo, at san Jose
but there i n strong feeling in favor ot ~
moving the seat of government tcmporari-
The question of the election Of a L. s. SEN
ator in place Of Mr. Fremont will l.. sub
ioct of no little interest aud excitement On
. the Wing side, the candidates are Edwin
Bryan and Jonathan Wcthcrcd and among
the Democrats are, Jonathan Is. Weller, II,
NJ. Hallcck, solomon IIaydnGldt, jonathan
W. Gcary, Jonathan c. Fremont.
The people of California are looking with
-Tuuvh rTrcrCsr 70 Tie ACTION OF The present
session Of Congress, in tbc hope that such acts
may meet with PROMPT disposal rs shall re-
licyc the State from embarrassment, and put
her in the road to prosperity.
he weather for the past two or three week :
has heen lovely in the extreme. Scarv.r,- II
cloud has ohscurvd the sun for that entire
period and its rays have poured down warm
and cheering. What portion of the old States
can boast Of such weather as We are now en-
loving in mid-wintcry
The health OF the city, and OF California
generally, is good. The cholera has entirely
disappeared. business shows no great activ-
ity, and in fact, is rather duh, and prices are
not very encouraging 10 shippers.
There is, in town and country, much
greater amount ofcriuic against property and
life than heretofore, and no doubt is enter
tanned that there exists an organized bead,
mostly composed Of eoHYiets from the British
tuiuuirs, whose trade Is piliagc aud murder
CONSIDERABLY apprehension is entertained
for the safety otthc steamer Panama Tor San
Francisco Dec. 1, and has not since been
heard OF. The Constitution and Northerner
have since arrived, but bring no tidings Of
her. q,
The mines are at present worked less prof
itably than during the past season, but il is n
matter of doubt whether the yiefi of the next
year will equal that ofthe past. The coarse
gold will be mined with "a great deal of ener-
gy during. the coming spring and summer
aud, with the aid ofmachinery and steam, the
profits will, undoubtedly, bo very large.
Col. Fremont has published AN address 10
the people Of California, relative to State of
ficcrs.
The custom house at Monterey has been
robbed of $4,000.
The elections which took place in Sacra-
mcnto City and district, last week. resulted
in the choice of a Wing Mayor, (Mr Smith, \
and Wing for the Assembly The state
Senate now stands, s Wings, Democrats,
and 2 doubtful; the Assembly, 81 Wings, ~
Democrats, aud doubtful The Legslas.irs
comes together this week at "San Jose" The
city authorities of San Francisco have tender
ed them rooms, and invited the present scs-
sion to meet here, and there is some prospect
Of their accepting the oiler. Col Fremont
has come out with long letter to his constit-
uents, charging the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives in Congress assembled as having
put his bill through in n rough and unhewn
The Indians in the Mariposa country have
dcprcdatons, but efforts were
being nada to eaneiliat+ them svithurrt n Us,
sort To violence. Crime is prevalent ia San
i Francisco and throughout the country; and
Il is supposed that an organized band exists, |
of foreign convicts and reckless adj |
venturers, whose sole business is plumber
Tho population OF San Francisco Is Il. Cos !
n which 7,i23 arc Foreigners, and 5,2O2 A. |
lcrican born citiaepe-i,27o Of which wcru