Washington telegraph., 1854-10-25
From California.
We set the following through the San Fran
cisco papers Of the 1st ult

We set the following through the San Fran
cisco papers Of the 1st ult.
Politics has been the theme Of interest during
the pas two weeks. to the exclusion of almost
every other. Making nominations for the cleo
tlon Which IS 10 come of on the 9Th inst. when
State, county and municipal officers will have to
be chosen, and e.ecuuneering and canvassng for
those who have been nalhed, have been the
puahc employment Of the major portion of
our masculine popuistion. In the meantime.
business has contiuued IN the same state of
depression, and mercantile community vet
suffer from an overcrowded market Our ac-
counts from the mining and agricultural REGIONS
yet continue favorable; and as it is to these sour
ces we must look Tor the permanent prosperity
and wealth CT our State there are no good reasons
Tor deSpondeacy IN our temporary hard times.
During the past two weeks the heat of the
weather throughout the interior has been unust,-
ally oppressive. In the towns through Calaveras
and other northern counties, especially along the
Mokelumne River. the thermometer has Indicated
extraordinary high temperature. Some places
the mercury rose TO 106 and los deg in the Shade
At the forks of Calaveras Pole, name unknown.
tell dead from the effects of the heat
The overland emigration from the States has
been rapidly pouring in during the past two weeks
The new corners bring with them large drovcs of
cattle, and an unusually great number of horses.
They appear generally in good health and spirits
q
from which the water flows in volume sufficient
to turn a mill. 1t boils up with great force and
runs otf a stream four feet wide and six iuches
deep. Apprehensions are entertained .hat il will
be impossible to control the water sufficiently 20
prevent partial inundation of the town.
The Aspihwall Navy Bayl Courier OF the 9th
ut. contains the following items:
Since our last steamer summary. we have had
great deal OF ran-and the Chagres rose so high
as to cover its banks in very many places-the
village of Cblspo completely flooded. but no
serious damage was done.
The railroad has not suffered from tae rains and
from the rise OF the streams along its line near as
much to have been expected. The line is
so laid as to render such result almost impossible
The worst points on the line, for some time par
TALLY lald to the Summit. above the Empire sta
ton, have been made firm, and tie cars can run
well over them. There is still some very bad
places on which much labor has to be expended
bat the worl, is carried on well, beyond the Sum
NIT. On the end of the line near Panama viz
orous renewal Of the work has been commenced
and they are doing better than ever The health
of the laborers generally on the line has much i'm
proved within the fortnight Chinese labor has
been entirely dispensed with, and Jamaica labor
substituted therefor.
The agent OF the U. s. NJ. S s. Company is
making very desirable improvements on the
premises OF the Company here
In view of the present condition of affairs on
the Isthmus, consider it high time for the
managers of the great companies whose interests
are centered here, to call upon the United States
Government, to give them. and those who come
into their hands in the transit CT the sthmus thai
/ protection which they will never get without the
governmental control OF foreigners admitted eth
| er in municipal or a federal organization, or in
/ both.
! II the United States Government or an Anglo
! American action do not accomplish this the time
is very near at hand when their citizens on the
/ Isthmus will be compelled to do the work of rev.
olution which Is inevitable.