The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-01-15
ARRIVAL OF THE NORTHERN LIGHT.

NEW YORK. Jan. O.
In" Steamship Northern Light from San
Juan, with 25o passengers. arrived At ,bi>
port this morning. and reports that the steam
rr fa"h" arrived AT San .Juar. del SuI .rou
California. on the 27th ult., with 300 pa<scn-
@crS.and dates from San Francisco to the 18th
OF December the same as brought hv the
Daniel Webster.
he ram! season had commenced IN nool
earnest throughout California. and at the dat.
of the departure Of this steamer. the n,ods
hao risen TO Surh an extent As to rcu,irr th..
roads nearly impossible. The rains had how
ever "Ht little lntcrtrrcri with the nn.ra,;,,rs
OF the nnnrr;. who arc Represented! is ,iou,
verv veil t.. .rra.c,, 1r,wh,r, 70 ,,,.,,
was the continued high prices of food the
want of which many Of them felt severely.
Il" market Tor nearly every dissertation
OF produce has largely advanced since the d,
parture OF the steamer Of the ISt. The GREAT
est advance that had been realized was in the
pl1"c OF flour. which commanded pri.csr orrr
before heard of since the discovery Of th.
State" Provisions are very scarce. and held
at rates too high To admit of operations excert
tor the supply of actual wants The General
f"rln" IN tn" markets was in CONSEQUENCE.
OF this rapid advance. quite nanimatp.
, n bold orgauIza'ion of robbers had been
discovered in Los Angeles county. who car
RED on their nctari"uS operations 10 s,cb an
extent as to excite the fear of the whole,
neighhorhood. Plans were therefore adontad
Tor their capture. which were Successful, and
many Ut them w,.r" rsccutrd
SACRAMENTO had been almost entirel, reLnil,
an' IN" appearance Of the city is greatly i'm
proved
III" first LEGAL execution took placc At Son
Fran"isro on the 10th inst.
Catharinp IIavs was achieving ;mmo,so
trlnmphS; the first choice seat At an ,nr,;or
sale had realized Slloo premium.
Treat complaints We're uttered against GER
tam parties IN san Francisco. who had mo-
n"no!Iz"d important articles of consnmntion
ana demand for them cxorbitant prices. In
n9nation meetings had been held in several
OF the mining towns. and threats were made
Inc emigration TO California and OREGON
'he past year amounts to los. 900, of which
'''o"o was overland The amount of live
STOCK nrlven over the plains wa. 200 900
h'ad' Vast herds were luxuriating in the
rich valleys of the interior.
he mnrdererS Of General Bean had been
taken and were to suffer the Lynch law at
the hands of the Vigilance committee Of Los
AnrrlOs
Disastrous foods were orcnrrino tbrouob-
ont the country. and the plains and valleys
We're fast filing with water Marvsvillc and
lufa City We're inundated and suffered much
damage
SAN FEASc1sCo MARKErs.-The follow
INC are the ruling quotations Flour $40
per hh!.; Rye Flour So Mola>ses Soc ncr
gal; Bntter 3sr per h.: Hams 22c: Brandies
have declined 5c.
METEor0L"GICAI.-Under this head Col
d. IT, Daring concentrated the following to
the Star
Inc year ls32 was remarkable for the small
quantity OF water which fell in snow and rain
and an uncommon prevalence Of east wind
ihou"h considerable rain fell from Nov. I 70
Dec. 81, it did not make m for the i.f,.;onn,,
from April to Nov. lSt. During the wear NOR.
"r less ram has fallen at Concord on loo dit:
'rr''f DAYS Snow has fallen to the denrh
81 on" men or over on so different DAYS a
monnf'n" IN all to about 80 inches The a
mount OF water which fell in snow and rain
was less than the amount which fell in any
other wear since 1899. There were Il tbun.
,''r showers At this place in 1872 The rain
bow was seen nine times in the afternoon and
three times IN the morning: aurora boreaIi>
witnessed IA evenings. Mercury fell TO zero
aud below on - different DAYS: the ur.ates,
c".ree OF cod was on the 10Th of January
h1I"g ;" degrees below zero: the warne>,
Jay ~s- Jnlv 9th, 81 d"creeS. The month nt
'"' ana i"-e PAT OF jane vas uncomnon,
cold AID dry: the ground was white with frost
ON the 'n"'nIhgs ct the 18th and 9TH otJune.
bar the weather changed very suddenly. and
on the ljh and 18Th Of the same month m.r-
curry ros" 10 - d,.greee in the shade Thourh
tn" haHycrop was light, tho yea ~: was on.
. .''T -, '::'it.