The Newtown bee., 1879-05-13
Our Correspondents.
Trip to the Pacific.
PALACE HOTEL, SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.
OF NEwTowN DEE. .,


 toonnEsPoNDENCE OF NEwTowN BEE.l
 As have before written, the all l-absorbing inter est that prevails this at the present time ia the efforts being made by strong party of fanatics destroy the old Constitution of the State It reminds me much of the great struggle between the south and North and tho great efforts used at that tmo to overthrow one of tho best governments under the sum but that proved great failure so am Tod to believe that on the seventh of the present raonth Koarneyism and all its adherents will be completely routed. In the meantime bus- nOss lauguishes; the marts of commerce for sAken; capitalists frightened and the great vital interests of this State in jeopardy The subject fills the papers, is nightly discussed from the trum to crowded audiences. Even the churches have taken 1t mp and there Sunday evening lectures made in defence of the the old ships of State D The struggle between the two partesis far greater than over given to political campaign. The mer- chants giving th.r thousands to aid in dsseAl- mating useful knowledge the matter. The night of tho seventh of this month will witness excitement among the people unparalleled in its history. fit should prove that good sound govern ment is to prevail. cheer will go up among the thousands of our best citizens without regard to party that will shake San Francisco to its centre-s vcritablo earthquake and the adherents of the New Constitution demagoguos-criminals.t thieves idlers and other pirates will be calling for the sand hills to fall them and hide them from the face of the community But to leave this subject.
 Tho prospects of California for the year to come were never brighter, Three months ago drought stared in tho face the winter rains were delayed and anxiety was upon every feature But lato rain has fallen and that in sufficient quantities to as sure ono of the largest crops of wheat ever known this coast; and this prosperity to one and all. Farmers will be able to pay of their indebt edness and havo good balance left. It need not b, said that tho only wealth of tho country is really what comes out Of the ground. When farmers ar, prosperous everything prospera times are good merchants, manufacturers and mechanics are bene fitted. would that some of your welltodo mrm CTS located in Nowtown were here; ehalf of tn, industry and energy displayed by them there would in ten years on the coast, if followed up n thoy do at homo. make them rich men. Even one half of the labor that s bestowed to the crops oI tho rocky land of New England. if directed her would yield an income ten times greater so Iicl and bountifuI are the returns granted the husband here.
 am glad to note through the telograms to ou local papers that returning prosperity is begir ming to dawn the Atlantic slope tbat the reviva
 
 is encouraging and should encourage our conner cial mn Co push out, though carefully so that con hdonco may Dc restored and all would soon feel it effects It Is the lack of confidence more than any thing olse that produces tho stagnation in the com muuity If all began to sec aliko soon returnin prosperity would smile upon But must al ply what hayo written more particularly to thi state. whore have spect the past two months an whore my observation has been moro particular directed Perhaps am interested in thi matter than others would be. as my personal ntei csts lie in this direction. have taken pains to a, quaint myself with these interests from persons observation and conversation and I am satishG that after the election of next week and it's effect soon, the whole State to will return gather in the great crops that are now ready f, harvest. This alone will employ thousands or toi nago that now are anchored in our beautiful ba awaiting cargoos.
 Tho past week we had on northern coast steamship disaster of small magnitude, thoup providentially but few lives were lost. The steam .'Great Republic" immense vessel. once u pride of the Pacific Mail Steamship Line and oi of the pioneers in their China branch of bushes was totally lost while crossing Columbia River b in Oregon. The writer. remembering her in tl carly days of Isthmus travel took occasion to g her departure on this, her ihst Journey. one W crowded with passengers. said to have been ov 1000 Little did think when saw her move On so Araecfully from the pier that it the Ia time should ever behold her. How came witness the departure cannot say; but few of like are now seen these waters. She original cost nearly two millions of dollars and bu by steers of New York.
 Had time and your space would permit, would describe the private mansions ofCaliforni' r,ch men living on .sNob Hl.'' or more gene'al rnowp as Ca,ifornkl street. These palatial re asnccs belorg to the railroad kings of this coa yor be If remembered all the various railroad int ca, of the entire state together with all the stea boats that ply on its inland waters. are control ana run in the interest of the Central Paeinc ha road. and this great corporation is controlled man ,oed by three or four leading capitalists have their homes in San Francisco. Here " hsvo spent usillions their private residences; ' to parsfcularixo ~ould require much time safs tn gay that there iikc cannot be hound m ' clty in sne world. T.ey are grouped nearly toge'' ant form one oftlic g,cst attractions of this ps' tifui city