Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-01-12
Wilmington, Dec. 80, 1859.
Fur1her News from CaIlfornIa.

Further News from California.
ST. LOUIS, JAM 4-The California papers OF the 2th
ult by the overland mall contain the following addi
tiOnal news
At San Francisco the rates of freight were low and
large number of homeward bound whalers being IN
port seeking cargoes prevented merchantmen from I'LL
ing up with the usual rapidity The ships Sylvia Black
Sea, Raduga and S. F. Wilets were slowly taking in
cargoes for Atlantic ports.
On the 18th ult, at San Francisco the weather was
fine Business closed dull and prices heavy The only
item spirited demand for coal The two steam
ships it is said, competing for monopoly OF the
market. Anthracite and West Heartily coal was sell
ing at $l5 per ton
large number of vessels were due from the Atlantic
States and Europe, and goods will probably go still
lower on their arrival.
The steamship Golden Age arrived at San Francis
co on the 18th, from Panama.
The San Francisco wooden factory commenced oper-
atons on the 18th ut Seventyfve operators were to
be employed
The candidates for U. S. Senator were Governor
Weller, r r Washington. S. K Judge, i w Denver
James A. McDCuga but of them were considered
IS pre- mnenty strong
The Territorial Enterprise, Of the 10th ultimo, says
that the California Mining Company of Virginia.
after six weeks drifting has struck the main silver lead
fifty feet below the surface. The discovered promises
to rival n richness that from the original Comstock
lead. The mining Claims in consequence has advanced
300 per cent.
Two Russian corvettes had arrived at San Francisco
from the AMOR river with dates the 22d of October
Mr.. Collins had arrived down the AMOR with lot OF
cames for shipment to San Francisco.
It supposed that the Russian corvetes to make
survey the harbor of San Francisco and from thence
go to Cronstadt via New York.
| The shipment of gold from Victoria, during the
months of September October and November, amounted
to $450OOO
The value of the Sherrebuck claim, confirmed by
Judge Hoffman, is $950,O0O.
Advices from the Sandwich Islands to November
| lolL S.o
co. Thirty whalers had arrived during the week.
A fine jobbng and retail trade was going on at Hon.
ouu but provisions were low barely covering cost and
charges.
INDUSTRY OF ENGLISH LAD1Es.-The following ex-
tract from recen. letter of English traveller who has
had the best opportunities OF observation in the first cir
ces OF the United States may surprise some OF our hne
Ladies', if any such there be among our readers:
L" It well if a noble emulation could be excited
among women to initiate what is worthy of imita
ton in the privileged classes abroad. They would then
food their country with light and happiness instead oil
degrading it with poor copies from English and French
novels. and reproducing from parvenu Paris society
foreign ideness and its concomtants- Irritation
andkextrayagance.
can assure you that having lived all my life about in
the different castles and houses of Great Britain
and having been accustomed to the Industrious habits OF
Dutchesses and Counesses, utterly astonlshed at
the dlenes of American fine ladies No English woman
OF rank with the exception OF few parvenus from the
Eloyed sit in rocking chair unless seriously ill
hey almost all, with hardly exception copy the let
tiers of business of their husbands fathers or brothers
attend infinitely to the wants of the poor around them
and take part in their and sympahise
with their sorrows visit and supernend the school
work in their gardens to their own household
concerns think about their visitors; look the
weekly accounts not only of domestic expense but often
those of the farm and the estate many penny clubs
in conjuction with the working classes to help them
keep themselves and with all the occupations by early
hours they keep up their acquaintance with the era
ture and politics of the day, and cultivate the accom-
pshmentS Of music and drawing and often acquire be
Sides some knowledge of literary pursuits.
The late Marchionees of Lansdowne so well &C
quainted with the cottagers in the neghborhood thai
she used to visit and look at the corpses of the dead be
she found that her doing soothed and comorte
the bereaved have known her to shut herself up with
mad in her poor dwelling, who used to loci
the door, and could not be induced to admit any ont
else. Lady Landowners only daughter used hundred
guineas (given her by her fatherin-aw, Lord Suffolk tt
buy bracet to build pig sties with his permission
at her husbands little country residence She educated
her children without assistance, teaching the boy
Latin and the girls all the usual branches of education
The late Duchess of Bedford accidenty discovered
that when on visit to Woburn, had for thirty years
married life, risen at o'clock and winter Ii
her own fire, made some tea for the Duke and herself
and then, he wrote his letters of business sh
copied them, and then came down to large party
guests at 10 O'Clock to dispense breakfast, without say
ing word of their matutinary avocatons that you
might have been visitor in the house without fndin.
out that the Duke and Dutchess had transacted tn
business of the daybeore you had perhaps had risen
rather mention those who gone to their reward
than write OF women still amongst u.s. but you may be
, ieve me- when say that am constantly among thos
who live such lives of energy and useuness-b the
apply themselves without ostentation, idea tina