The New York Herald Newspaper, August 19, 1849, Page 4

i} { frien {istgerconaden ofthe’ pasts by schporwledging ast . Ww feateaeel tear lene chen be the true only re, to distinction and place, whether a man bor in or out of * Virginia.” ‘There is not, so far as we can ascertain, a single clerk among the nine hundred in the departments in this city, from South Carolina. A year ago there were two. Qne of them went home, and the other, Mr. John 5. Cunningham, had his head cut offby Mr. Ewing within the past month. The Palmetto State’s chivalry care not for the crumbs which fall” from the government table, INTERESTING INTELLIGENCE CALIFORNIA FPLACBRS. Advices from a Merchant and a Gold Digger, ae. Ge. Se, ACCOUNT PROM A GOLD DIGGER. Carson Cran, in THE PLacers, May 19, 1849. i but we think that the one clerk, at least, should | Arrival at San Francisco—The Route to the Placers have been retained as amonument. It may be, judging from the warlike threatenings of that State (in case the Wilmot Eee should pass), that the Secretary expects her to go out of the Union, and, therefore, in advance, turns out a entieman who will thus become acitizea of a frreign power! 5 a The official papers of this morning publish an exequator, acknowledging Pedro Cueto as consul of the republic of Chili fr the port of San Fran- cisco, signed, the notice says, on the 16th inst., by Zachary Tuylor, et the city of Washington. Telegra ie despatches inform us that the Presi- dent left Bedford yesterday for Somerset; and how he could have been 1 this city to append his name te the notification, is a marvel, as yet unexplained. Some of the new government clerks lately ap- pointed get no moncy for their services. ey are paid off in due bills, there boing Bo apprepria- tion for their sularies, and these they get shaved by the brokers. The employ depend upon the liberaliry of Congress to legalize their appoint- ments. G. Our Harrisburg Correspondence, Haxaisnuna, August 16, 1849. The Pennsylvania State Concention—Confidence in Gen, Tayler—The Abolition of Slavery— Protection te Labor —Sympathy for the Hungarians—Trade. The Whig State Convention, which convened here The absence of this morning. was = very poor affair. all enthusiasm, and, wbat is more important, of dele. gates from a number of counties, displayed an apathy in the ranks which is tantamount toa democratic victory, by the old fashioned majorities. ‘The convention assembled in the Court-house at 11 o'clock, and organized informally, by the appointment of David Leech, bi . of Armstrong county. as Chair- man; and Col Themas W Duffield, of Philadelphia county, and John Cochran, of York county, as Svcre- taries. Mr. Kurxce. of Deupbin, offered a resolution, tha ‘RO substitute be admitted toa seat in the convention, which was adopted On calling over the list of representatives, it was found that the counties of Blair Bradford, Bucks,Butler, u8- Fayette, Indiana, Carbon, Lehigh, Luzerne, 8 hanna, Tioga, Washington, Warren, Wayne, Pike, livan, Westmoreland, and Wyoming, were unrepre- sented. ‘After selecting a committee te propose permanent for the convention, # recess was taken until officers half-past 2 P.M. On re-assembling, the committee appointed to select manent «proposed, for President, Edwin C, ‘ilson, of Venango county, and twenty Vice-Presi- dents and Secretaric The convention then proceeded to open nomination for acandidate for Canal (ommissioner. Mr. Joshua ‘and H. 8. Knapp. were proposed; but all fu ther nominations vere summarily stopped, by Mr kle, of Dauphin, who offered @ resolution, that Heary M. Fuller, of Luzerne county, be the nominee of th demooratic whig party of Pennsylvania for Canal Com- miasioner, at the ensuing election; which was carried by acclamation. ‘The cenvention then took recess until 4 o'clock, when some very spirited resolutions were and, on motion, the convention adjourned sine die, with three eheers ‘The following are a part of the resolutions :— Resolved, That this couvention offers its warm con- gratulations to the people of the United Sta glorious old commonwraith, on the success of t! cratic whig ling, patriotic, demeeratio whig, Gen. Zachary yor, to the office of President of the United States, and of nd our demo- ty. in the eleetion of that sound, ster- ‘William F. Joboston. our frm, enlightened. aad intel- ligent Governor, to the bighest office within this com- monwealth. Resolved, That with such men as Taylor and John- ston at the head of our national and State affairs, the the le forwarded and promoted. Resolved. That the velvetion of William M. Mere- dith, for the rerponnible office of Secretary of tl earty concurrence of the State; that while Peunsylvauia 1s honored in of one of her gifted sou that the administration fluence of his brings to the diecharge of bis duties. Resolved, That we bave undiminished o the Hom. James Cooper, whose past life surest guaranty that he will nobly vindicate nt of their te and na. jon will be preserved uutarnished. and the interests of | word upon the “best man for ope of the | tain the interests of Pennsylvania in the national le- sta ti co ej republic; the disseusination of just and equal las to thelr honest Induitry, adequate wag their labor. the improvement of Fly. the promotion of their general happiness. Resolved, That, us Pennsylvanians, mines of ccal rendered vaiueless, our laborers and citt- ‘ined by the action f Magistrate of the ior | fare of the miner. ork and harbors, and | but seldom; worth 75 cents per pound, when fer we cannot tamoly submit to see ouriion munufactories thrown idle, our | zens unemployed. our farmer without a market for their preducts. our capital destroyed, and business pa- | ra!yzed, to try any further expe ts on the lecofveo theories of free trade. when we are taught by all past experience that poverty and want must be the coure- quence of importing from other countries those articles which we can better manufacture within our own bor- dera. Resolved, That. in the language of Govervor Wm. F. Jobnston. we view slavery as an infraction of human Tights—opposed to the enlightened spirit of our free in- | stitutions destructive of equality or power tu the ge- neral government. by enlarging i conrtitutic pal reprerent rn polic destructive of dome: g froe Iabor—revardi nd in open deii- ance of the epirit of the age, the march of rational d policy of mankind —and h we would 0 aystem sbould be atemdil Resolved, That we bi rt republican conqueror—eod with our w I" send out our rhout of good cheer to ail the down trod. | den and oppressed ot the old world, battling agaiart tyrants and tyranny Business is very dull im Harrisburg but we expect » | iy Fevival of trade with the travel which is percept increasing on this route. to the West. The line of Bal packets, which took tcaroely ® passooger a month ‘ago, now bave a fair proportion of paseongers cotton factory is rapidly progressing, a are to Dave gas introduced into our stores and dwelllogs by | the first of January next With these improvements, it is possible that Harrisburg may become in the course of & year or so quite « business commanity. SUSQUEHANNA. ) Kepublican, of thy —We learn that the farmers of Platte cou commenced cutting their bem) ‘The last mi it have erops u grows in the county in apd twelve tone The preseat gro" d the ground sown is nearly double estimate the hemp crop of fon. of the previous year. Advertiser. of the 8th i iy dry that soorched up the reed which labor of patting void of verdure uurunily do in t all f from rust, but we are toid average yield. om account of be small at that ‘The Hallow+il, Me. sette, of the 11th i 1y the main depe thie season. th d bo complaint the continued par nd it ie hope areriou- dam to many crops. save the potato I burt the crop in q compiaiat of the rust we should have very ly ever eaw corn lovk more promising at this We preeuine more acres of corn than of prtatirs are mow growing in our State —« circumstance whieh sould have been ridiculed five years ago; but the almost total failure of the potato crop Grove farmers to Ube more extensive cultivation of corp, which i* now thing a prominent place in the agricultural errargements odother graios will @ rich barvert tr the thrifty farmer; and. yrately ray tant the prospect for the farming interest was never better in (bis State, taking all things into coprideration. Those who bave with diigence labored will not tail of (heir reward The Houwrten Texas Te ph, of the 24 inet. says The late rains have been excvedingly heavy ia the rections borderitg on Kea river raft, and mort cf it: tobutaries, wer every high in the fore part of ‘his month. and the prairies were flooded with ineewant rave The roads were almost impas- sable ‘The crops are ro wap corn has advanced to $1 per barrel ‘The Vieksburg, \\iee Sentinel of the 4th inst says Onur exeba sof the State, speak of floods of rw mason of the 4 fields bh swelling of the riv " any pia en subinerge: d hy th \ creeks or brane! and th # ivjured or destroyed, A gentl: man «locre od big Black yesterday, informs Gs tbat the river is bigher than for years past, ear, On ‘The river above the | exists. the poseeeaing an influence ‘aud interests by in The | the | June 23, 1549 | Trip of a Merchant to the Gold Region—Setthing | mmieing, that the price of | | My Frmnp me. | At the time of writing S. & H., Thad nearly con- cluded to take up — Operations in the Mines—Amownt of Gold ob- tated by each Individual— Murder, and Trial by Jury—New Mines Discovered, §¢., §c. Iam happy to have the pleasure of letting you know my whereabouts. Our voyage from New York was more like a pleasure excursion than the reality of men emigrating to a new country, for the ** root of all evil,” viz. gold. Some amongst us did not relich either the discomfort they were forced to submit to, or the delay incurred by the various modes of travelling ; but the younger and more energetic, regarding every trial with an air of confidence, consequently suffered but little from the many inconveniences natural to such an expe- diuon. February 28, about 10 o’clock, we made the port of San Francisco, amid the loud huzzas of the citizens, and salutes from the man-of-war Oho, &e. Inthe evening an illumination came off in honor of the arrival of the first steamer up this portion of the Pacific coast. Next day we left the ship, and encamped some distance below town, ona hillside. The night proved stormy ; in the morning the ground was cevered with snow, but our canvass tent proved as comfortable to us as the more durable building at home. From San Francisco there are two diflerent route: of proceecing to the mines; the one by way of the Sacramento river, the other up the San Joaquin to Stockton, your ultimate destmation being the “Steinish Loue River,” situated some two hun- dred miles from San Francisco. The latter we took, ater reaching Stockton, some one hundred and sixty miles fiom the Buy. It is a small place, consisting of two frame houses, and some half de- zen tents. [rom this pom sixty miles to the nearest “placers.” The modes of, conveyance ure by wagons and horses; freight is extremely high, communding trom forty to fifty cents per yund. For this reason many walk, with nothing but a sufficiency for their present use, as I did,ans the others forming the company to which belong. In tansalling along, we spread our tents upon the round, and slept in the open air, each man having his fire-arms at a moment’s command, in case o! need; but this appeared almost foolishness, for we fr with nothing more formidable than a common are. Alter three days walking, we reached this point, from which I now write you, viz: * Carson’s Creck”—numed after the person who discovered it last fall. We immediately commenced operations, from which ume we have averaged nine ounces a-piece, per week ; others have done better than thig, while the mass have done much worse. The quality of this gold is supposed to be as pure as any in California, averaging in size trom a pin’s head to pieces of three pounds weight, containing no dross whatever. The methods of obtaining gold are by the common tin pan or bowl, and by ma- chines, as much resembling the principles of a child’s cradle, as anything | can call to mind. The hopper, through which the dirt passes, is a common box, with a tin bottom, perforated with holes. In working, the quick motion given to the machine, together with the water which 1s constantly poure | om separates the dirt from the gold, both falling to the bottom of the machine, where the dirt washes | away, and the gold is restrained by wooden cleats at the bottom, from an inch to an inch and a half high. fe requires from three to six in a company, and no more. ‘The large companies, which { heer are | now forming in the United States, will not remain | united after reaching the mines, as we have quite a number of instances already, proving the fact. While upon this subject, I , privilege of a ns e mines.” It is jugtrious, persevering man, who is best calculated to make money in the placers of California. Too many have come with the idea of picking up gold 3 they would stones upon the mountains. is class are already sick end tired of the phantom. Many have returned to San Francisco; some to their homes, where, I can assure you, they are much better off. No doubt of there being an abundance of the precious metal in this country; but it requires, at the same time, hard and constant labor to obtain it. Here there can be no idle time lavished, for a man must work if he would live. Provisions are very kigh—for in- stance, flour sells at 75 cents per pound; pork, $1 25 per pound ; jerk beef, $1 per pound; Sugar, 75 cts.; coffee, 75 cents; and tea, $3. This 1s the ordinary Fresh beet is sometimes tast fi the hard working, sale. All other things are ve: bas —such as clothing, &c. Nothing more than the coarsest woollen clothing 1s required; and he is the wise | man who brings but little of that. | | Rather a melancholy circumstance happened | here on the 25th of April, by which Lieut. R. M. | Morison, of the New York regiment of volunteers, lost his life. If Lam not mistaken, his father is | en eminent member of the New York bar. The | circumstances were these :—Lieut. Morrison had been visiting some of his friends that day, and towards evening met a German by the name of Friends, when some words passed between them, but they were seperated. Each was on horseback, and armed—Lieut. Morrison with a bowie knife, and Friends with a revolver. Some more words pasted, when Friends passed to go away, and Mor- rison’s horse turned to follow the other, when | Friends, suppoeing the other to be following him, | turned and fired, the ball entering Morrison’s right | groin, which proved fatal in about six hours, The | other was unmediately arrested. Next day, Lieut. | Morrison's body was sewed ina blanket, and buried under a large owk tre We immediately elected (in less than an hour) a judge, assistant judge, and The following day, Friends was tried, under a neighboring tree, and in sight of the grave of his viet The jury returned a verdict that Friends leave the mines within thirty days ; if not, he forfeits his life. Another instance—a man by the name of Ryan | cut his own throat with a razor, three miles from | this place : also, a man by the name of Tom Carnes Jost his life while bathing among the twlares of the San Joaquin. lhave been south as far as the Marsade River, rome eighty miles from this point. ‘There is gold in abundance there, but difficult to procure on ac- count of water The Indians are pny wild, and have but little knowledge of the value of gold. | Authenticates! accounts of gold being found on King’s River, some fifty miles south of the Mar- | sede, have been received. This is some two hun- hiost., says: | dred und more miles trom the original discovery, | | making a tremendous belt of the purest and nchest mineral in |. Another instance | state, more from the fact that it is well deserved, than that it will yield you plea- | sure :—Meny of the old miners are former resi- | dents of your city. On our arrival, they clustered | | around us like bees, every one inquiring for the Herald. Such was the demand, that five dollars | was offered for one, without success. Believe me, | it will ever $e acceptable to all who have ever read its interesting columns al and more especially to your humble correspondent. Your obedient servant, Jawes Garant. ACCOUNT PROM A MERCHANT. } Barx Warren, Sacramento Crry, i | (150 miles trom San Francised,) | Den at Sacramento Crty—Trade—Sales of Mer- chandise—The Prices Paid mm New York and Obtained in Calfornia—Trade om the River— Subsiding of the Water—Appearance of More Gold, &e., Fe. 1“ owe you” more than “one” for not sooner whiting you. You must excuse my negligence, for, believe me, there is no person of my acqu tance that | would take more pleasure in writing | to than you, which, xpon the journey, I neglected, | upon the plea that, when it was brought to a close there would be much more to write about, and more that might be interesting. Well, the close | of the voyage found myself brought up, with va- | rious business letters to be written, as well as, of | course, those to Vermont. Perhaps, at this late date, what I shall send you will prove stale uninteresting ; but I know of no method at but to “let off” at you such ideas, at random, as may occur to me, endeavoring not to rehash those of former letters, which you may have seen, from a line of march to El Dorada, with pickaxe in hand, in order to while away a | couple ot months, which would intervene before | 4) | the wrrival of the Magnolia, thus intending to pick up some of that article which we all came out efter Atabout the seme time, the bark from which | | hail, and upon which we are operating, ‘under the fim of R. G. & Co., arrived, and Onpt. 8. and oo afin up a trade with the Oaptain, with whom we were acquainted in New York, for two- | thirds interest in a portion of her catgo, mostly edapted to the mining district, and on the Ist day of May, | lefi San Francisco for this place, where we | arrived on the 4th, after a passage of three days, | upon a email b | mines, which were weed as fe: Which Mh Vien Wuhee & Week to make tere | have remained, wil going further than Sutter’s Feae—thipe m “a 5 ame i ‘ora dercription of this city, I can only say, thet when we arrived, it bad’ twelve to twenty shanties, storer, &e., one of whieh was a real frame building, with ‘8 floor; and now several frame buildings are up, and, in all, | should idee, that the town doubled, both as to in- abitants and buildii since our arrival. Lots eell from $500 to $2,000, and are covstantly on the advance. Soon after getting here, 1 purchased two lote, fer S , H. & Co. for $1,700, and we have. since made a contract for the sale of one-half of each, though the trade is not closed, fur the ori- ginal cost ot the whole. ’ . 1 really don’t know what to write to you, unless it be as to what we are driving at, which makes the letter, perhaps, more of a pocengat history than looks well upon paper; but I will go on wit tholanee » ut the nek of its not being precisely 0. K. to lots, I was just so foolish as to pur- for myselt, for $1,200, and don’t, as yet, doubt doubling the money upon them ; still, {may nots yet, | would not give $20 to be warranted it. You know that | felt rather blue, about starting the journey, but, after fairly getting off, there has been no momentin which | regretted the step. _ In fact, Foowiag shar I was doing a8 a person similarly situated by all means should do, | have been disposed to feel very well about the affair throughout, and, upon the whole, the journey Was rather interesting than otherwise. It is true, that there were hardships; so there are in Go- them, For instance, walking down from S. and N. in a rain storm, is not decidedly pleasant, yet it will answer occasionally, because they keep @ bottle of good gin sitting in_ rather a state of reti- racy, for the especial use of the elect; say for you, M., Gen.W, and myself, and themselves, of course. But to_ return; you will perceive that I am satis- fied with the removal here, Icume with tne full intention of being so satisfied, as # man should do. As to the great question of the present day, will money be made in the operation, time, that most | generally administers faithfully upon the estates of the living, can only tell. ‘The various changes that are being continually made, 1n all things per- taining to earth, the many unforeseen accidents that may happen, and, withal, the general glorious uncertainty of trade, renders it almost foolish to speculate much upon the future. It is my opinion that much money will be made here, but who will make it, 18 another question. For ourselves, we are selling goods fully as tast as we anticipated doing before commencing. In addition to our trade, wholesale and retail, from the bark, we have started another, ucross the American Fork from earere mill, where the gold was first dis- covered. ‘The mill is about fifty miles from here, towards the mountains. Beyond there, fifteen miles, upon the Spanish bar, also another, and at about the sume distance from the mill’ We, the comin, week, shall commence operatiens in another, bot of the latter being se far among the mountains, that it is impracticable to carry goods to them, ex- cept in packs upon horsesor mules. Freight, in wagons, from here to the mill, is from sixteen to twenty cents per pound. From there to the bar, the usual charge 1s fifty cents per pound, not a hundred pounds; but we use our own mules under a certain arrangement, so that the expense temuch lees, My business is wholly confined to the bark, haying generally the entire charge, Captain G being mostly gone, and S. being at San Francisco, supermtending matters at that end of the concern. Jt occupies me very clorely, Ican assure you ; but {hkeit, as it is gratifying to be in a portion of the world, where alf cents, pennies and sixpences are obsolete ideas, and where, when your property is sold, it is paid for without a credit of eighteen months Spon book, then into a note, and then pay- ment made in property actually harder to convert into cash, than was the property originally sold.— Of the sales made, nine-tenths are for gold dust, probubly. Nothing else is expected, and after making a sale, we proceed to the scales to weigh the dust, of course. What epeeie we get, 13 ex- changed off for dust, purchasing it at from $15 to tO per ounce. In trade, the unvarying price is $16. fhe astoni: sacrifice that is made uy oods here, is 1ent to alarm the natives. For instance, to speak of smull matters, as you know many of the articles which were packed into my trunk for my own use, I will name some of the prices at which they were sacrificed, when I found that I did not need them. For instance, the wool- len drawere, $5 per pair; red flannel shirts, ¢5each; cotton socks, a few pairs, at $2; the rifle, which Fred brought on for me, from Woodstock, costing $10, I was obliged to sacrifice it, such was my dis- tress for cash, for $100. But the best joke of all was, that the man who bought it of me sold it for 1 250, and that purchaser taking it into the moun- tuing, it seems got much more distressed for cash than | w ud sold it for $150. The revolver, which cost about $15, I cold for $75. Two pounds of pewder, bought with it at B. and 8.’s, costing about 40 cents, | sold for oa 50 per lb. Ten boxes percussion caps (100 each), costing nce, or near that, each, went at $150 to $2 per bo. ‘The flask, costing 10s., went for $5 or $7, 1 forget which, as 1 Kept no memorandum of anv of them. The cheap novels, unbound (Harper's and others), costing 2s., fe here for $1 50 te $2each. Fallin lot here of ten or twelve old ones, ught them for $5, and sold them, in two lots, for $20. These things are given as they occur to my mind, as being a part of the history of the unprece- dented state of affairs and prices here. Watches, of which I had three, I have sold none, not having had time to hardly show one, since getting here. But they will have all proper attention before the * harvest” is passed. Suxpay Mornine, June 24, 1849. We do not sell goods on Sunday whea we can get rid of it. But to let you see the prices ot arti- cles here, I will name what I have sold this morn- ing. Iwill also give the cost of the article along with the prices sold:—1 spider (4s.), $3; 4 iron spoons (20c.), $1 50; 4 half pint cups (12c.), $150; Lbake oven (85c.), 83; 1 coffee pot (2s.), $3; 1 canteen (90c,), $3; 1 sauce pan (12s.), $3; 13 bush. dried apples (30c. per bush.), $6 to $9 75; 2 Ibs. Y. H. tea (40c.), $175 to $3 50; 1 bell (60c.), $3. Yesterday, we sold between five and six huadred doliare, at about the same sacrifice. Among the sales were two cooking stoves, at $150 and each, the cost of which, furniture und all, must have been'near $30 each. To be sure, this is not quite equal to the profits on — in Vermont, but here, you know, we de not have the privilege of giving eternal credit. We have to take pay in gold at per oz, worth in New York. y of 15, which advance will go towards pay- ing freig! ‘od insurance. Speaking of the sales which were made yester- cS | day, they are greerelty lighter now than usual, as c our assortment is far from being good at the pre- sent time; and yet we are constantly buying, as well as eelling. Pickaxes (email), worth Ieee than a dollar in New York, go at $5. L out of them, some three weeks since, and seeing a lot by acci- dent im the street, I bought them—some more than hundred of them—at3 each ; and, intwo weeks, sold them all at $5 each, except two dozen, which went by wholesale, at $450 each. Now this, for a side operation, occupying ten minutes time, is not bad. $200 for ten minutes is as good as $900 peryear. Jf this greet sacrifice of property and time does not suit you, why, don’t read it. to give mies comes first to my mind. nother instance of the mania of speculation, which occurs to me, I will name. A man had two India rubber boats upon one of the streams nearthe boats. They cost 75 each. He sold one for 3 the other for 300. One of them was run a few days at a net profit of $1,000, and then re-sold for $1,000, and the - paid for itself, to the last purchaser, in two weeks. Liquors retail here by the glass at 4 shillin San Francisco, 2 shillings. Norton. By the uty 1 ood prices ; yertt true that large quantities are rovght here. Capt, Simmons, who was up here a few days since, informed me that S.& N. had 5 at nd | shipped a quanuty to us. We will put it through, | vpen the best terms. While writing, a man has just come in, bringing a letter from J. T. le &e Ce., at the mill—the name of our firm there. They say that our sales yesterday, (Friday) were ¢660— want more goods—say that they sold one bundle of sheet iron (there were only from 4 to 6 sheets in each) for a clear profit, over freight and all, of $7 and of course they “want more of the came sort Flour sells at $18, sugar 18 cts., and coflee 20 ct which prices are low, in proportion to other arti- cles. ‘The first named has been sold at San Fran cieco as low as $6—now selling there at $8. Tin pens, cost.ng 20to 40 cents, we have sold oceans of, at ficm $5 to $7 each ind now are out. Nor- ton got me seme pills of Miles, at $1 25 per dozen, for my own ure: well, when they have been inquire for, | have spared ni of them at €2 per box, If the Megnolia arrives soon, [ shall probabl sell the wagon and harness for $300 or $400. I sold a two-horse buggy and harness, last week, costing near $200 in New York, for $1,000, dust down. Having eaid sufficrent as to particulars of sales— | enough, surely, to tire you im the reading—I will leave them. From oll of the sn oom ‘© not regret ecming here is true that I do not. Porsibly | may not aequire much wealth, but | have the pleasure of trying, and do know that a better opportunity does not occur in a thousand years, than there now is or has been here. It is my opi- nion that, although the very best chance for mak- ipg a fortune “i no time” has passed, still that 2 hy will suspect that I t the herves ch and a long one. From passe ere now daily arriv: | m that the excitement js ebout down in the States, and thet Panama for once is cleaned out. But I have no hesitation in predicting that you now have, or will have, another suppose, up- | T have ‘one, 1 spite of the hard reports written from here, and the return of many persons to the States, some of whem came through with us from New York, and took the steemer back, of the first of May.— Why, sir, ptt Hogs they had seen the elephant, in a pond jut no such thing. He as a great animel. The diggings, a8 the water falls, are now be- coming every day more rich. You will soon hear of large quanuties of gold to each man per day ; and they will be true. A man can, by hard labor, average to make more per day here, clear of all the high expenses, than he can im the Stutes in two weeks. The diggings fer two or three months have been rather hard, on account of high water ; yet I saw aman last week, who had become un- well, who told me that he went to the mines in March, and in less than three months brought down $2,000. ‘These cases are frequent. But then some lazy devils go, who do not get more than kd to $10 per day, and that is culled here a dead fall- ure. Why, $100 here is considered about the same as 25 cents ured to be in the States, at the time we were there. You cannot find a man here to talk about work, no matter what, at a less price than $150 to $300 per month, and board him; while Clerks get from $300 to $600 per month. ‘The few items named above, of my small private sales of articles not brought for sale, must give a profit of more to me, since my landing, than what 1 was receiving in New York. Now, W., in view of all the changes that may take place, I do not advise any person to come here, but will say that, in my. opinien, should you come, you would at the end of the first year make more cash than you willin New York in ten years. But if you come, don’t get stuck with breezing. Fred. B. is making money. This reminds me to say, that S., H. & Co. purchased half of the schooner John Dunlap, and B. the other half. B. before he had paid for his share, sold it at an ad- vance of $1,000, and got the dust down. Now, that one operation is more than he would make in Vermont, in law, in two years, Well, we kept one-half of the schooner, as we wanted her to run upon the river for ourselves, for passengers and freight generally. She cost $4,000 for one-half. ‘The result of the purchase is, that in two trips, which she has made, up and back, she has cleares ferme and now is the best craft running upon the river. ‘We have had the thermometer here last week at from 80 to 91, while at San Francisco a man solutely needed an overcoat. CITY TRADE REPORT. Satunpay, August 13—6 PM, ‘The dulness which prevailed ‘in the forencen con- tinued for the remainder of the day. ’Change was and transactions in nearly every Mmited. Flour sold only to a moderate extent, including s variety of brands, among which were State, western seuthern. ‘There was no change in prices, unless it were for some small lots ‘a little out of order, which were a +\ade lower. Wheat remained inactive, and no sales were reported. Prime ‘was scarce, while seuthern new, io inferior asier. Corm was dull and sales quite modo- ; while quotations were about the same as yester- day. Rye was firm, with moderate sales. Oats contin- ued aut, Rye flour continued scarce and firm. Meal was in good demand, and sales of Brandywine made on terms stated below. Pork continued inactive, with limited rales to the retail trade, at pre rates. Lard was steady, without c! in prices. Cut meats were 1n some better demand, mu te sales. butter was steady. There was more cheese arriving, and with rather more doing to the home trade. There was also ecme inquiry for export. Groceries, as usual on the last day of the eek, were rather slack, but prices con tinued quite . stead: were limited, while t! Sottom was inactive and sales was no change in 1 aaey Asnes.—Sales of 60 a 75 barrels were made at $6 for sorts. Burxavsturrs.—Flour.—The sales for the day did not exceed 4.500 bi ja seperate jots, including sour. at 4a $460; fine at $4 25 @ $475; and uninspeoted at $4 2s'e ga b7ic+ common State wad mixed W. \t 44.0 $5 60; etraight Stat 50 @ $6 5634; $5 6256 @ $5 75; 1d straight Ohio, $5 75 = $6 $14; fancy and extra bio at $6 87%; 8 $6 12%; and extra Genesee at $6 1234 @ $6 6234; of Southern, sales of 200 bbl: 5 8734; and $00 bbls andria were made at $5 3755 dywin: Rye Flour —Sales of 200 bi made at $926 0 $8 81%, Meal —Salos of 200 bbls, N pas aged made to arrive at $3 400 bbis. Brandywine at $3 50. Wheat.—No sales of moment were reported. The market continued bare ot prime quality, while thern and inferior Wes- tern were more ty, easier. Corn.—The sales reached about 8,000 to 40,000 bushels, jocluding Wes- tern mixed at 62}g0. a 630's0.; Northora round yellow at 620. sxe , and flat yell it Bt. Corron.—The accounts are considered very satis- factory from abroad, and but for the continental troubles, the buying weuld have been to a large extent for the north of Ei ‘As yet the market remains dull, but few holders offering their supplies. We quote as before. 08 bales for export. Coa: —Sales of 120 chaldron fine Pictou were made at $475, 4 months; Liverpool Orrel was worth §8 Freicnhts.—‘t bere was nothing of importance oes to Live To Glargow fleur was taken atis 6d, To Hamburg 200 bales of cotton was taken at 3; cent, and spirits of turpentine at 230. Havre, the Packet of the 20th took cotton at 3c , and was nearly Faurt.—No rales of moment were reperted. Fisn.—There were no arrivals, and no rales of con- sequence transpired. Mackerel continued frm; the last report eomprized 200 to 300 4 200 half barrels mackerel on as more offering, with more doing We qui ba Murcovado ale xas at 220. braced 300 # 400 bbls way. in lots, at $10 75 100 bbis. $ Sue. , beef, wi fod =~] . Cheese nd sales of 300 a 409 including fair to dairier, at Go, a Tc.; inferior was dull, good end pri Rice was lower, and sales of 600 casks were made for export and howe use, at $3 75 8 $4. uGARs.—There was more inquiry for the interior, but there were good supplies, and prices ruled the ram, with moderato sales. Wo quote New Orleans at ’ Texas, at 43(0.; Cubs, at 40. @ 60.5 it 4%0. a O4e; St. Croix, at Oe, aTe.; brown Havana, at 5340 0 0%0 , 4 months Srinsra French braudy baring largely increased in conrumption since prevalence of the cholera through the country, the market was active, and at ‘sad Ohio 266. on the ‘spot, whieh Iy abeve the views of t the same. jed for Grudge remained abou! buyers; Married, Philadelphia, on Thursday, D. Washburn, A. M ,Commo- , commander of the late Texas nary ot the late William T. Stockton, of yin Ty Cox, Wiittam Moone to the Rev. Dr, e—ell of this eit New Orleans and Washington papers please copy. Died, On Saturday, August 18, of cholera, Fraxcrs Wenwen, in the 2d year of his age. ton of Werner Graeve. ‘The funeral will take this (Sunday) af- ternoon. at 4 o'clock, from C Place, Brooklyn, to the friends cf the family are particularly tnvited out any further notice | B Cuaniee aged 27 years. His friends and soquaintances are requested to nt- | tend his funeral. from b.s late residence, No. 155 Kl. | dridge street, this afternoon, at 34 o'clock On Saturday, the 18th inst , of vill de. | mie, Mrs, Renteca Rionvax, wife of Micheel fistase, ged 34 years. ‘The and acquaintances of the family are re- erectfully invited to attend her funeral. from her late residence, No 61 Mott street, this (Sunday) afternoon, at 3 o'clock, without further invitation 8 the 17th inst. Many, relict of the late jams, in the O0tb year of her age ualutances, and those of her sons, jam: of ae wil pers please copy. | . the 18th inst. Many Dewven, in the 80th ind friends of the family are reepect- invited to attend her funeral. from the residence , Peter Jacobson, Clifton, Staton \t 2 o'clock j ‘tant, after a short but painful illness, Josnrmixe F , eldest daughter of the late iaane B. Merritt, aged 20 years, months, and 0 days. | ‘The relatives and friends of the family, alvo those of her brother, Rdward H. Merritt. are reepectfally in. vited to attend her funeral. from the residence of her mother, No. 27 Amos street. corner of Greenwich avenue, this afternoon, at 4 o'clock, without further in. | vitation | Dear Josephine. thon hast left ua; Here thy loss we'll deeply feet; But ‘twas God who hath ean all our sorrows heal On Friday. the 17th inetant. after a painful illness, which she bore with Christin fortitude, Sanam, widow of Adam R Palmer, in the 26th year of her age, The friends avd acquaintances are respectiully in- vited to attend her funeral, and also the members of the Acorn Lodge, No. 207. 1. O. of O F.. from her late | residence 7, at 1 o’olock, with out further | On Satu fter a short illness. Mrs. Bawvany, ek. of Baden, Germany, 3 days tfally invited to 197 Seventh | treet, this afternoor | In Poughkeepaie, on Wednesday last, the 13th inst, | frm . Sales ‘Ohalf of the Otard and | Hescenry te st ase st . | } Wrisser was comparath t; holders de- Mr James Deanin, & patriot of the besten ye od years and 0 . Mr. Dearin ‘the g00d service ip the revolution. asa soldier, w adventurous Putnam. end was in se and skirmishes under his command. —_—_—_—_—_——————S BARBITISNK INTMOLLIGBNOBe Port of Hew tork, Aug. 19, 1849, 7H 9 02 @ 1S moon ours 6 OL! wieM warTee pe—8i Pech, ick, London, Grinnell Shij ir Robert it) Chad jon. innell. alr tare bh Gop Corumbise (rom) Geerken: Bremen. Moyet & Stucken: Niobe, Soule, Now Urleans, Johason & Lowde: Bud harles ford, Tileston & Neph we Re'orm, ‘Brig Betty, ( * Capelan, om Selre—% , Windsor, NS, WG Haycook; Hanover, 1 CD & W Piorsoms Soxuino Svan, Philadelphia; 4 iain, Crowell, Bosto Ship Wm Hitcheoe! and passenzers, to Unired Btates M t ollens, Glasgow, — days, with mse + & Knooland Irwin. Bark Missouri, Sylvester. MarseWles, June 3, July ¥. with fruit, ke, toChamberiain & Phi Brig Republic, Littlefield, Para ( Bragi Indy ngbber, fey soe Bishop $ oe. ‘Sols 9, with 1 a » re, Jul Og wan Brig onion, Rien, Pore av Prince, Joly 2 with logmaad it & W Delafield, July 28 phia tor wos ty bo. Di te Weoxwith. sa 4 days, with malt, to rt jock with. Bolt Bupl emia’ Eldridse, Rio Janeiro, July 4, with wood sr o tlee, to Siffken & 1 Sehr Globe, Seetes ‘ara, with ooffee, Ko, to the mas~ ter, The brig Welbon, ich, old July 27, for Turks (sland to load for New Yor! Schr J A Simpson, Chace, Nuovitas, 15 d &e to Sim| Mayhew & (0, i . Fracisy Wilmiogton, 6 days, naval stores.’ © Mill h. Miler, Wilm: Ni ral Sehr Schr LP 8: Behe Athi rabtree, Wilmington, NC,5 Powell, Wilmington, N 3. neet Freaen, Loper, York le, Potersbur; Couch, Kieh all. Schr LW birdsal!, Bird ¥4, wood. Sweet, Vig , with shingles. Sobr Helle, Brantingham, Virginia, with corm. Schr Talbot jachias, 5 days, with Inmber, te ‘aysou, Scnr O car Jones, Kell: Sebr Gent Foster, Joi Sehr Esther Eliza, Wil Charl Steamer Northerner, Budd. for Charleston. ‘Tre brig Mary, Hayes, for Galveston, is at ‘anchor at Quar- antine. Avg 18—Wind at sun-rise, ENE; at meridian, SE; at sun- eet, SE. Miscellaneous. Tue Banx RxGarra, that sailed yest for Rio Janei- ro, anchored in Quarantine. ‘The crew refused to do duty this ning, the Captain put them in irene and brought them to ye » Swarana~Extract of @ letter dated Indian River Aug 13. We bave moved ip Swatara several feet ‘d, and am impressed with 4 commence flowing, we sbi rd, spring ti off. ‘Tho $ has been to all corts of weat! & vestel of no com’ ed to the extent antici pat tome iron, Bric Orrawa, Malorey, sailed from Boston 15th inst, fot Now Orleans, and same night struck on a ledge NB from th® Graves, which caused the veosel to leak 90 crew refused to prooced, Sho returned to B. Tus WhreR ef » largo brig, with » white atroak, simper en, ad ras passed, n> date, lat 4 U6, Lom Portland; had apparently beea ind; sot on fire, but not destrvyed. soy 1. Hedges, SH, 1700 bbl: |, Josephine, 1700 bbls oil; oF Niiedtord 20) ep, AU whi” Zeuas Cotte, hdd shipped 40 4p per Phooina); and for N Bedtor {. 1090 6p b eruise; 000 wh. Horn) Ontario, Mimred, B * slipped’ 100 sp, and Ben eripice, oe 15, Canton, Tal At Taloahuane, 2, (by levter from Nap, 1400 sp, (nt 1500, aa reported May Ship Carolina, which way steering not stated; probsbly tho s = Linr, from NYork for Glasgow; Aug 12, lat 40 04, len Bark Ranger, Ingraham, from P t ; Py 2 se tee as am, from Portland for Havana; no ANG oe Ravi (65 miles SW from Rio Janel: J 1—Brig Canonious, isi Ao) Tlonee (April 1) tor San Francia vas, July %—Behr Susan, Kelly, from and for Bos- ¥ ACurma, shout July 7-Sld brig Anslostan, Dorrr, asp, (no date)—Brigs Hallowell, Hunt, hence for yw rick); Maria Elizabeth, ( >) hence for do, It was reported two mere Amer wore im their crews being sick. mt ‘Brig David K Akin, Baker, for Rio ‘Rinon, July 27—Briee George Otis, Billy, trom ston, ty ny Francis, be Se Tork, Aug; sehr Belantine hem sue for 13—Are bark Hebe, Wood, Now York. , July 4—Barks M “Girdler, for €alifor- put back "Ph Lpdie, Ane, Unewoed, from sapere, so sal jb or 10th July; Las them, fro Gi une; dane, vay. from Charleston vii arbs Ki Ribs Jo, einen from Bahia on charter; vis, from Phil nie foe age y Maven, Hence for de; ain charter; ros, teor, tam el California, Sth: Mor Bahia for Baltimore, July 3 sehr lurphy. from Moore, kence for Cs 10t By Ds CB, Aug 6—Arr schrs Uranus, Burt, Now York yah ‘om hor return); also, cld 9th, Jono, Marmond, 1—Brig Czarina, Graves, from New Orleans, art red to S days quarantine, would then Proceed to angioncie bark tia, Li mk a y Ct ‘Stel et 1d, Cor! A isla brig Rush, Densisor jenoe ‘Aur 7—Buip Pion, rt, Sug Tabor: barks Cur Sag barks sel Meaetiota sy cma tiaatn 1 aint 7 Ghee grior Hudsons Hale ‘Baker, phlontet, Chase-ané suaséary a 4 1 bang: Hnabella, Sherwood, ieee i ship Avtracan, tim NOrieana, rest Urata, igual for bark, 8 A. | bark Nebomiah Clement are, he 3 son, NYork; Com Kearney. Lovell. de. DELAWARE ported yesterday is aunounced t s RRAK WATER, Al "7, j—The ship re- Mfavfacesiig tu tt Weinenay cveting ie % ich pasred to sea prep Aas ah the pilot. The bark Creole, ae be and brig unknown, “ 4 ot rarett rs Seren Gaines, | Yerks'Reugh abd Rendy, Crombey, 2 ia. Mitte, Angust 16—Sd sche T N im, eam Francisco. Te port rar fica‘ou the, passags,) Bore ot ry ) Bore ¢ ourmahal, Cooper; Frieud, Strout, Boston, Tyrone, Strout, (all. from ‘Southern pervs, “ it 16—Arr bark Paathoen, Price, ry, Robinson, N York; Pan- Carctine, Gray, Sati ‘est Indiew 14th, Ons- D, Saiyear, Bal & Nancy, Littleton, Ne more iu, ik. Bhi Bett an, Bares Portiang; Sn all, Spr Vawre Wat ob om | joborn, do; ‘veil, Albany and Trey, aces, Wilcox, Macdam, tohrs Albert Thomas, #, Haltimore; © hy Hii Carter, Ro hein Ye re, NYork. ‘eck, Smith. v1 win h, North Ca Lawrence, Hallowell for tr brig Potomac, Bates, Zanzibar, 1m; Bob r Creseont, C own, cuntaineer, Wil is, Hull; barks MoNair, N York; York; Sir . Prrtemoutl Goldshor: ogh. Brow b & Enmevine, Kerby, NYo Intel bin inst. ; at Makrixs, July 25—Brig Amelia, Clark, for Boston, 3 Giasco ire 4m ft ng, D D Mudy, Capt A Guard, P MoGreed: RG Hobbs, B i Bieber Cornish, Mel dere, M gress ts. Professer J. P. EDWARD 001 10 a iro tae br TATE OF NRW YORK. 'o Bexekiah Kello; on me, at my office, in eusy days aScor rervire service. Yo 149. _Jy8 aww MrJ Mileham, D ¥. pes cole, irs Cole, Mary Onis, aati 8 a ad T Atha an wins Weatlup, Sit Chenvoures, Fourth and Lexim ninety. conte, we twenty days after sald service, | Dated Little H. WaT’ Belden, i tobinsos, RS leo: Si . 1 en. 4 Davis, L Davin —Moore, J Grenier, Alexander, Ss ‘ving ofbesor s ‘com ‘alls, June. N, Pid’y atv st Little Fails, NeW N PURSUANCE OF AN ORDER OF THE SURRG~ ate of the Cr reens te Jove of t Wont Broadway, in the city twelfth day of November nexh. Dated New ‘ounty of New York, notice is hereby gives having claims against’ Simeon P. Vi ity of Now York, With vouchers thereof to the subcoriber, at hi ‘scoased, to t the i Now ¥ of ees Tea. mist sere CORNELIS VANDRRVRER, Admiolstrater HOTEL TELEGKAPH. T. D. JACKSON, At No. 182% Witiam Srxeet, New Yor ANUFACTURES HIS PATENT ANNUNCIA’ Biota Telegraph, for the use of Tately Slcamahips be dwelli: je alae tfully begs to inform PEbilo: chat he will execute all ctdery, aad prosecute. all tee ingements of his Patent, ehines, of for,Ating them ai signed, of to THomAS Omar. ‘apl7 Bite with dospatoh, Orders may be addressod to the ms, 700 Broadway, . D. JACKSON. 1ANOS FOR SALE AND TO HIRE, AT 7 BAROLAY ‘She te 7 eotaves, im street, 0} posite the Astor House, from 5i¢ ood and mabozany cases. Fovewond and! mahocAny “UES TUOMPSON & CO., Jo26 1% tate Tallman & BANK OF SALISBURY. f the Bank of Salisbury, Te ee OU MTONt 8 Wall tah at ONE reread discount. ___4¥8 ‘Company for thovon' io, aud Treagnre pointed to I successive month, Jihioh places they are the game month are expected jt. , for Bermuda and New York, at the ¢ the: BE WEST INDIA ROYAL MALL STEAM PACKER anee of Mails, I’ Teas t & steamer bj hich treasure be cee eyed to Nassau, Havan: Aico Point Vara Oren, go de Ca a, i St. Thomas, 8! erto Cabexo, | $120; Demerars, $140 saan 00; May teeter! ‘Jacmel, sal a chagren Leaving Bermuda om ‘ork beeomes due at St, will oom Hasan, $100 Miobtle'Pou tire J. 1 Mobile Poin '@. Jacmel, a 70; Sante marina, pind 38. J bods le hess roars hate? ‘Bioko ateet, DR, F. FEL and Tas. ‘The inflam: AL fis 252 pita 3 4 alifornia, Sth. these Rocuxtre, July Si—Brig Vancouver, Davis, for New York, | rai m of Tan, Sunburn, Freckles, Pi: I Movh, Totter, Salt Rheum, Barbers’ Hips st ‘Blemishes and’ Discoloration of the skin, in ja--these spots are popular wover, other freckles which ave no dopendeuce upon sud heat, and which are not confined to persons of lighs owas jexion. ' These spots are attributed to ka wocyaal diatribe ee maa ho sotion aruptions, which are sometimes distinc pom the guriace, and at others are only appresi y A GOOD MEDICATED SOAP POSSIBLE DETERGENT of some w: are loft after . TI marally attributed to 1X GOURAUD’S ITALIAN MEDICATED SOAP. LSTICE HAS REACHED U8, AND in sorrow to many a fair wo= to tal naequence FroR TH ite use. the contrary, it is deep and strongly | marked, Da. GOURAUD desires no more satisfactory evlogium of his world-famed ‘than the al ted CounKdbes soa fiammation and irritati howe ie the couse of pi le {ta powerful wevie ITALIAN MEDICATED SOAP, remarks of the learned Dr. sted freok | facts are rendered i i x repetition, that GOU. Ki ail eutancous diseases, SERUETON ives eo BLOTOM ES. C than GOURA to be weed in the nursery: of ng aeons | for the eradication of bait, is the most Partost And susocesfol depliatory ever presented to the patie. bowngs | 04 om seiontifie it operates d ‘epon Keaeiatity abd completeness” "Foe clovasy with ruth, fhe hairy Seed, they may be regarded ne modineations, m. ue ey aredanlogeas tothe scart skin tn mode hair, by which i x34 the eomoatous gre hone ia i Vining the conse sult from the ap, lication of 1 vontion. Be rm je phi Det rot t ‘oil md, Mow ‘on Itberal terms, oat, ee. reatriction to bersinese Public. If the medion shall epenk for it bed, aed the Gonorrhea to foeiaty hich \ iy Thos ave here Livan, Aug. =n prt, wtg wird, brigs Jno Gaten- Wouter, Wicevoee, Mopaing ud 'touls walsn wiih: keg. for NY erk, with granite, War 3 Honey R ‘ork: Meh, Poiladel- \ Ry rt, New Sid Lith, cohire New Delight, ite pais, tot Notos, Besse, do, of Chambors treet, and ad Irritated by should, it he values his Tenants Mmeett ot thet wee ever presente ts the Pal Dr. FRLIX GOCKAUD'S old a ae owe Lk wot Ay wadulont seveterteise ond Yeuitations. RAUD'S POUDRE SUBTILE, ‘supestiuous and are ro connected withit that it separai al re Mt sr Sif zi rd I ck Sroall orders Poudre ovitle, $1 per bovde Ke bettors Uet be pest pal $600 REWARD—CROSS SPECIFIC MIXTURI OR TH & OF GONORRAC@A, GLEETS, ba Jogous complaints of the organs of genora— We nivo nolomg quackich recommend: dowe Our object ‘petevor’ebalh room Noromphe in wtved the minvare will no a pre ned cura themselves wéthowt the leaet exposure, Reina to bed when o UD'S SOAP every or to the Aunouncement of DR. GOU GOURAUD'S remarhatie cee ee yea in) Bro hil t Mobile, Ko. he iteelt, ify where it oan be jxtare will not afloat be sontracted if = dose of the ant v8. a store, 173 Broadway, Crving Mi “ey ie