Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-12-09
FROM CALIFORNIA.

I FROM CALIFORNIA.
Extracts Of Letters from intelligent resident at San Fen--
i ciscot 20 has friend IN Washington.
Fl SAN Francisco, OCTOBER 81, 1854
This place continues to grow, and must be-
eve In the grandeur Of city where stood in 1845 some
twenty Ave houses with three hundred inhabitants tho
own then called Y5G Bueaa the bay San Francisco
Now single house, Montgomery block) hundred
and hryseyen feet square, four stories high built by
four lawyers, rents for $1s5OO per month. They stilt
it 100000 for which they are paying the mode
interest eay moderate for this pace Of two and
half per cent. per month. One years rent msre win
pay off this mortgage, principal and interest Rents
generally lower; but in some particular locations
they still hold their In thst very block, for drink
ing saloon, the cellar under it, and billiard room the
nam pays So, per monts
There are some vast fortunes here SO far at least 90
is concerned but ypu must recolect that real es
tate here Si not, in ths Atlantic cities sell fo f
sixteen years purchase but only for three four
or five years. house store which may for ten
thousand dollars per would therefore not sell a.
me utmost for than $40 co., probably only $40
less for money be otherwise employed so 40
to bring great CT greater income. knew one in
stance where sold little frame bakery for 500,
and then rented it himself from the purchaser at 500
per month. But the time for making rapid fortunes in
this city has passed things fast settling down to that
regularity which belongs to the principles that govern
trade and Still the wonderful fertility Of tho
soil and the mildness of the climate backed by the
parently nexhausblo fields of gOd must render this
Of the greatest countries in the world The gold
field, however, must for long period be principal
resource, and why? Because have market for
SURPLUS agricultural products India China, and Japan
do not want them Chill produces enough herself and
adjacent States Many of the California farmers who In
April looked forward to brilliant results forced to
sell their crops runous prices to stop the runous
drain for interest money to pay their hired aborers
their back wages to many of which they have had to
pay forty fifty and high seventy dollars per
month"; and find them. Let add that have seen to-
day in market water and other melons, apples pears
grapes, (and sueh grapes peaches, and srawberries
The fertility of the soil is Incredible and then have
four FIVE months Of entire dry weather for harvesting
its products
Nothing new as regards the Senatorial election 1t ID
said that DR.. GwIN has poed the Legislature and has
decided majority in his favor. He and his friends arc
very sanguine, and probably with It UNDER
stood here that he intended to remain until the Legsa
ture met in January but if he had any such Intention
he has changed his mind for he will return reach
Washington after Congress assemblies This think
is wise determinaton for had he remained it would
have been made great handle against him that he
elected his public duties to promote his continuance in
place. The question with his opponents il not whether
Dr. Swim is the most fit and the most useful for tho
interests Of the State but their talk is the great Demo-
cratic principle of rotation in Office This is Of tho
Democratic hu5ugs when the fact is if is caps-
BILE and honest the longer he remains in oce the morc
capable he is q syisss t6snAsion ar gosesspsnt.
Ycnr aectioass lh1d fpear to Mses sdcathls
to the Administration and We look With great inpa-
thence for those in New York and other States they WIN
probably follow suite. But what viii be the grandre-
suit cannot believe the Wings and Democrats
coalesce for by the rules cannot say prels Of the
latter the head Of the Government is merely dispenser
Of Office.
NovEMBHR8
1t is refreshing to that in this city, where the De-
mocracy has arrogated itself hitherto all the merit
and virtue Of the Government, its power has virtually
disappeared; whether temporarily not remains bs
seen and whether the influence which has crushed
its power in the city will hereafter extend through the
State is also Of the things Of uturty But yesterday
to fill vacancy there election for City Comprol
ler There regular Democratic candidate Broderick
candidate, and independent candidate; both, how
ever of the last named withdrew, leaving the regular
Democratic candidate to contend only with the Know
Nothing candidate; and yet the latter succeeded, in
large Yote by nearly two to The city is in tho
hands of the ow-Nothings year will enable us to
Judge Of the results The State is still Democratic and
until the meeting Of the Legislature cannot say how
far their differences may behealed The Senatorial cleo
ton it is now said, will be brought the Le-
gislature meets in January and the Times and Tran
script supposed to speak understandngy say the mat
ter lies between GwN and BRoDERIcK There chance
that either of the Democratic factions will join the Wings
hence the Wings must go to Of those factions
and though it is wise who predict the re-
suit do not how the Wings can possibly join the
Broderck section. Nous rerrons DR.. Gwin, learn,
will positively embark by the Nicaragua steamer Of tho
Oath instant, for Washington He and his sup
porters still sanguine to the result and his leaving
California without waiting for the meeting Of the Legs-
lature shows confidence in his position.
! IN TYE EDyT0pS