Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-02-19

FOUR DAYS LATER FROM
CALIFORNIA.
New IORK. February l6

The steamer FL Dorado arrived at
her dock about g O'Clock this evening,
with California dates 10 Jan. II.
The steamers California aud Golden
Gate had arrived al Panama the lai-
ter in ~ days Is hours from San Fran
cisco, including l6 hours detention at
Acapulco.
The FL Dorado brings Sl,C92,000 on
freight. Her passengers have arrived
in the short time of25 days Is hunrs.
The passengers by the III Dorado
have made the quickest time YET made
between the two orls, being only 23l
days running lime.
InE lsrHMus.-Thc rains have ceas-
ed. The Gorgona road is in good or
der. The fare up the river in small
boats is from 81 TO S5. The lslhn. .
continues remarkably Lcallhy.
Passengers at Pannma were leaving
rapidly in sailing vessels, and were
obliged TO pay iuII prices.
The propeller Pioneer had arrived at
Chagres, ana many OF her passengers
were crossing, with the expectation Of
meeting the Monumental City, but she
had lett nearly a month previous and
they would be obliged 10 wait for her or
90 in sailing vessels.
Business N San Fran
cisco continues moderately active.
Accounts from the Southern mines
state that the late dry weather has had
an uniavorablc effect upon business. In
some places many OF the richest gLlches
have become dry, and miners are com
PEELED either Ia return To the cre"ks or
rivers where there is water, or wait un-
til they are supplied by bitches leading
from large streams. The Stockton
Journal says that able bodied men
obtain EN- ployment anywhere in the
Southern mines, at 500 per month and
board.
The Daily Picayune says that res
olution was adopted in the Senate, TO 90
into the election Ola United States SEN
alor on the Goth Of January.
The people of The new capitol are in
high glee, in consequence Of the Legis-
lature having taken up its quar- ters there.
The streets are filed with people, the
livery stables are well pa,rOniscd, and
the stores, saloons and restaurants are
doing an exec Ilent business.
A Democratic paper will shortly be
issued at Sacramento City, called the
Democratic State Journal
A rich mine has been discovered near
Nevada, which yields in some parts $500
to the pan.
Freights from Stockton 10 Sonora are
from forty to fifty dollars per ton to
Sumnchill fifty doll RS, and from seven
ty to eighty dollars 10 Mariposa.
In the case oil Birkcnshaw, charged
with making a revolt on board the ship
Challenge, the jury have rendered a
verdict of not guilty. and ii is now un-
derstood that all further proceedings
will be dropped. The extreme renal
~ attached to the offences of which tie
captain and mate are found guilty, is
five years Imprisonment and fine o.
$1,000.
A battle had occurred in Lower Cali
iornia between the insurgents and gov
eminent forces, in which the former
were defeated and dispersed.
The ship Tonqnin from Boston, which
has been ashore tii North beach ior
some time. has been blown up in order
TO rid the haI Dor ola dangerous wreck. |
Hon. A. A. Hall. L. S. Commissioner
Of Public Buildings, left San Francisco
in the Golden Gate for Washington.
At Stockton, Jan. 90, the business
was improving, and The roads being in
"A good condition, irieghts were gCing
forward pretty freely to the mines.
The startling news of LOUIS Napo'e-
on's coup defM was received on the
10th ult. at San Francisco. The papers
comment OH his course with some re-
verify, and prognoslicate his speedy
downfall.
The news from the mines is of much
interest Quartz mining still attracts
the attention OF the mining population,
although great difficulty is experienced
III obtaining proper machinery for ex
tracing the gold. Only one company
has thus far declared dividcnd-iEc
Gold Hill Quartz Mining CO., oi Grass
Valley, which has been in operation
some four months. and has declared
dividend of 10 per cent.