Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-11-26
FROM SAN RAEGIsCo, :
Correspondence of the Port Tobacco Times

SAN Francisco, Oct. 19, 1857.
Dear Times: We have delightful weather
the rainy season is fast approaching and the
rancheroes arc hoping for better times than we
have had for the past two years; all the stock
has been driven up from the south to the north
ern part of this State to find pasture, but the
Star states in its last issue that copious showers
for cattle jobbers.
This is not an agricultural State We cannot
depend on having crop in the most favorable
part or parts of the country. TO irrigate such
fields of corn as you have in the vicinity of Port
Tobacco would require great amount of labor
and expense; hence the cattle raising and grass
growing will occupy the attention of the ma o-
rity of our inhabitants. The southern part of
the State far surpasses Italy for its superb eli
mate, soil, &C.; company of Germans have
bought large tract of land near the Santa An
ma river, and will have one thousand acres this
year planted in vines.
am informed from very reliable source
that several families from the State of MISSISSIPPI
pi wish to emigrate to California, who can
command $4,000 or $4,000 each. Their
agent had written to DR.. Downey, who has re-
Gently visited your county If they do come it
will add much to the society Of the south as well
as to its wealth.
Business is dull in our city and the papers
barren of news. The Golden Gate left ON the 5th
of this month as usual, and when she was five
days out she broke her shaft or beam and return
ed, having been at the mercy of the winds. It
caused great sensation here, and | suppose
more with the @Wal[Street men, in New York.
The Panama is now out 81 days and we ex-
pect her hourly being FIVE days due-the usual
tine being twenty-five days.
All our representatives in Congress have de-
parted. Mr.. Broderick left on the last steamer
and MIR. Guynn on the one previous, after plac-
ing in office those men who have been true to
and he has had much patronage to hestow under
the present administration. 1t is great mistake
the enemies of the Democracy have made by
saying that Senator Broderick was at war with
Mr.. Buchanan; he is too well schooled in poll
tics to commit himself so far.
The Vigilance Committee have disorganized
and will allow those banished to come back
Ned McGowen is in Sacramento and editor of
the Phrnir, paper greatly opposed to the for
mer. He has not made his appearance since
his Punishment.
COL Weller, our late Senator in Congress, is
Governor. Major Bowie, the American candi
date, made quite a respectable run, while the
Hon. Edward Stanly, the Black Republican can
didate, did not obtain a vote in some of our pre-
cincts. The Legislature will convene on the first
clay of January with large Democratic MAORI
ty of sixty. It was not a hard matter to procure
a seat in either branch this year, but generally
before senatorial struggle it is difficult. Mr..
J. Lancaster Brent has drawn out Of the politi-
cal world for the present, giving his attention to
his PROFESSIONALISM. He is quite popular and
will yet have a seat in Congress from our State.
He says but little; he is great listener.
COL B. F. Washington, formerly editor of the
Times and transcript. is Collector Of this RQrt -
an accomplished scholar and gentleman see
he has given an appointment to Mr.. Beverly
fuckers brother, also to Mr.. P. H. Downey, as
U. S. Delivery Clerk, formerly of Charles coun-
ty.
Much is expected by the people of California
from the next sitting of Congress. President
Commonfort is ripe for bone, and it is hoped
he will sell the State of Sonora. The resources
of that country are immense; all it wants is
American enterprise to develope them. 1t will
prove richer than ever did California.
The steamer is about to depart Should you
notice this, and the printers devil treat it with
due respect, you will have something better very
soon from Yours, AMIGO.
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