The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-12-20
Correspondence ofths N. Y. Duly Times.
CALIFORNIA.
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF SAN FRANCISCO.

CALiFORNIAs
| NEWS AND GOSSIP OF SAN FRANCISCO
"How is businesss' is generally the 6rst
inquiry made on ARRIVAL of the Californis
steamer at your wharves. The only reply
shall make on this occasion is, "prelty we'll
thank you," and leave the details to the
"Price Currents" and market quotations in
your Exchanges" For me 10 go into re-.
view of the market, would be but twice.
told tale-so let The price currents have it all
to themselves this time.
THE FALL OF sEBAsTopoL IN San FRANCISCO.
The great taik about town is the fall of Sc
bastopol, which although as stale to you as
buckwheats an hour old, Is nevertheless new
TO us. The Ffenchmen-. went III siroug on
claret and absynlhe on the reception of The
news, and most of Them diued convivally,
go, "tghr' gloriously, and wound up oblvi.
ously. The Englshmen drank freely oil "'arf.
and-'ari," suffered excessively, and those
who did not get cheap lodgings ''in the station.
house." went home in an assortment Of con-
veyances, from a shutter TO hand-car. An
English Or French man-of-war in port, for
got which, fired salute. They did that once
before, just about year ago, celebrating the
same victory which hadn't come of, and was
as we began 10 hope indefinitely postponed !;
but better late than never They earned it,
lei them have the glory.
/ THE WEATHER.
We have had heavenly weather the past
month, and those that have had nothing else
10 do, loafed round the corners, and summed
themselves. T~o weeks oflhis balmy wea,h-
er is enough TO make an Eastern man quar-
rel with his grandmother and flee TO Califor-
mia. We had two days norher last week
which kicked Up d little muss in the barbor,
and give ship chaudlery Gan upward move
ment;" but there was no great damage done
Ia clam-boat or Two sunk, and clipper hay
scow foundered: with all on board, consisting
OF about for bushels of rats.
| STEAMBOAT OPPOSITION.
The opposition in steamboatpg continues,
and competition runs high, while the fares
run low, ard the boats for glory. Passage
TO Sacramento nothing, and found, iflost over
board. 1 believe the captains have persons
permanently employed 10 fall overheard, in
order TO give them an opportunity of becom-
ing the newspaper heroics, rushing 10 the res-
cue-regardless of personal danger-sallant
conduct--passeuger dragged ON board by the
captain, who always trusts in the Lord and
keeps his watch dry, {by leaving in his state.
roomj-it tells-captain voted splendid fel:
low--purse made up-speech--capiain de-
clines 10 receive the moDey-inally does
so, and hands il over TO the "Quien
Sabe Baby Asylum" The excitement be-
comes intense, and the fat man on the upper
deck, blowing the big horn, nearly blows his
brains out, aud winds up by pitching head
foremost inlo it--a very appropriate illustra-
iion of the whole proceedings.
NEW GOLD DISCOVERIES.
A new gold fever has broke out They
have found mountain of ore--the richest
scratchings ever yet heard of, lat Table Mount
ain. 5 II the stories are half true, and there
seems 10 be some ground for them, there is
plenty Of il. They get out thousand or Two
before breakfast, 10 give them an appetite.
What do you think OF pound of gold 10
bucket Of earth, eha Mines Of California
giving out fare theya We like to see them
giving out--the lucre, in such quantities. II.
is well authenticated that tons of gold have
been and are being takefoul of Table Mount
ain.
A mining company in Columbia have found
vein Of ablue mass, )" the papers say. They
probably mean the material for making il,
for, il we remember right, blue mass is
composition ofmercury, &c. Iftbe blue mass
is found already prepared so accommodating
ly, we may expect soon to dig out shgar-coat-
ed pills by the bushel
In Ell Dorado county they have found the
"honey dew" and gathered il from the leaves
in the morning. Going down tow the MORN
ing after reading ths account, we saw seye,-
al boxes in front of Horns cigar and tobacco
warehouse, labeled t'Honey Dew" Wheth.
er il was the new crop from Ell Dorado coun-
ty we did not ascertain.
IHTEREsTIEG ABOUT THE CHIN EsE.
The Cinnamon are all going home--say
they are treated so badly they can't stand il.
They are robbed and murdered, and nothing
is thought Of ii. ]; is impossible 10 acom-
mil" man for any wrong or damage done
a foreigner, ahd especially a Chinaman.-
The old native Califofnipns dou't fare any bet
ter
THE souArTDRs.
Victor Castro, who owns large tract OF
land in "Conra Costa was rich man be-
fore gold was discovered. He had five thou.
sand head of cattle and fifteen hundred hor.
ses. The squaters about him had driven off
his cattle, and stolen every horse but two,
that ara not worth stealing. He has caught
the thieves several times, taken them before
a Justice, proved the theft, and the men we're
released and he had 10 fork over three or four
hundred dollars costs He caught man
stealing COWS, arrested him, Pot him into the
hands Of The sheriff, who insisted on taking