Flt 0 M ( A 1,1 10 UN LL The Juniata Company. Quite a number of letters have been receiv ed in town from members of the Juniata tym pany announcing, with a single exception, their safe arrival in the land of golden promise. Loris I*. Fkam im i f, we regret to learn, died on board the Schooner Swallow cn the Pacific Ocean, on the 20th June, after having safely traversed t long and tedious journey from Vera Cruz to San Bias, where the party took shipping for their port of destination. Of the letters received, Air. Kelly's, addressed to our neighbor of the True Democrat, embody more general information than any others, and we accordingly transfer them to our columns: SAN FRANCISCO, July 11, 1810. 11. J. WALTERS, ESQ. Dear Sir : —I promised you on the eve of inv departure from Lewistown, that 1 would write to vou upon the arrival of the Juniata Company in California. 1 shall now en deavor to fulfil that promise, and give you . itch information as may not be devoid of interest. We arrived in this city on the Bth inst., having been four months and one day on our jonrnev, taking as you doubless are aware, the rout byway of Vera Cruz, Ja -1 pa, Puebla, Mexico, Queretaro. Salaman ca Guadalajara, Topic and Sail Bias, and from there by Sea to this port. Like every other route, to this land of promse, this one hud its difficulties and its privations, though we now all think it decidedly preferable to any other one, except that byway of Cha gres and Panama. The expenses of the journey from Lewistown to this city, were not more than about S3OO or $325 for each person. And we have found that with the above exception, it requires less time to perform the journey than it would to go any other way. None of the companies from Independence or Fort Smith have arrived, and none of those coming around Cape. Horn, except those which left the States in December, and January. And then we travelled through a country which has become, since tlie late war, full of ab sorbing interest to an American. We stood upon the battlegrounds of Vera Cruz, Cerro Gordo, Chapultepec and Molino del Rey, spots which have become almost clas sic ground, and will ever remain enduring monuments of the skill and bravery of the gallant JScott, and his no less gallant army. We saw the missiles of warfare lying ne glected on those battle fields. Indeed there are many tons of cannon balls, grape shot and musket balls lying by the wayside at the base of C'ero Gordo, which were fired when that battle was fought. Mv only wonder is, that the Mexicans have not col lected and sold them fur old iron. We stood, too, upon the graves where lie buried the almost forgotten brave of the American army, who fell in those terrible conflicts subdued and saddened when we thought of the ravages of war, and of the emptiness of earthly renown—of those who were un timely slain, and those who were left to mourn their fallen kindred. Such scenes as those give an interest to this route which no other one posesses—and then we have moreover learned a great deal about the manners and customs of the Mexicans, which we would not otherwise have known. This knowledge of the Mexican character has, however, not given us a favorable opinion of them. They are, with but few exceptions, a despicable, treacherous and degraded people. This is not my own opin ion only, but that of every member of my company, and I do assure you that often, very often, we possessed even a stronger desire than even Mr. Clay did, to get into " uvnie nook or corner where ice might *Unj a Mexican Among the lower or ders of the Mexicans, (and that is by far the greatest number) there is still a strong antipathy to the Americans, caused, doubt less, bv the late war. Two or three times etoues were hurled at us by the boys as we passed along the streets of towns and vil lages. but a rifle pointed or a pistol present ed, we found, was a verv effectual way to convince thein that we were determined to protect ourselves from insult and injury. And 1 assure you that they have now as much dread of the American rifle and the American citizen, as they had when our armies covered their land. As soon as we landed in Vera Cruz we assumed a military organization, both of f course there great excitement in ot:r iitde bund, but no one falteied in the least. We closed our lines and examined our arms, and then slowly but steadily ad i vanned. On arriving at the place of ex pected attack we discovered no traces ol the robbers, but learned afterwards from the coachman that a French lady was robbed of her cloak, and a man of bis coat. As they were about to strip him of bis pants,the driver told them that a party of Americans was at hand, when they at once fled to the woods without waiting to complete the robbery. There is no danger, whatever, of ten or twelve well armed Americans being attack ed. either travelling as we did, or going in the dilligence, provided tliev keep close t lgether, and a strict watch. If 1 find more space in this letter, I could give you some oilier items of interest, which lam now compelled to omit. Suf fice it to say, that we all arrived here safe ly and to good health, except Mr. FRAN ciscrs, who died on the Pacific Ocean on the 20th June. 1 have written to his father in Lewistown, conveying to him the melancholy intelligence. If 1 ("in find leisure before we go to the mines I will write you something in rela tion to the strange state of affairs existing here, although I am half inclined to think that I will uot be believed. Meanwhile allow nje to subscribe myself, Trulv yours, &<*., JAMES K. KELLY. SAN FRANCISCO, July 12th, 1819. 11. J. M ALTERS, ESQ., Dear Sir : —Y esterday I gave you a hastily written, and imperfect account of our journey across Mexico to this place, and in my letter I stated that i'.' 1 had a leisure moment before going to the mines I would write you again, and give >on some items of California news. The accounts we received in the states before I left certainly bordered hard upon the mar vellous, and many there were who consid ered them of the Munchausen order. I was credulous enough to believe them, and on the faith of those representations 1 re solved to make a pilgrimage to the El Do rado. And now, that lam here, 1 see no reason to change my belief, or to doubt even the most extravagant and highly col ored accounts which I had read before 1 left home. It is true, I have not as yet been at the mines, and cannot speak from personal observation. Yet 1 have seen many persons here of the highest integriu and of undoubted veracity, who have been there, and who have told me that even die most exaggerated accounts arc literal!) true. And then I think a man is justified in believing these accounts, when lie takes into consideration the apparently exhorbi tant, certainly extravagant prices, paid for most kinds of goo Is. You can scarcely see a man in the streets who lias not his pockets filled with silver and gold, and if you look into nearly every alternate house you will see one of those gambling hells, which are a curse to this, as well as any other land. These gambling houses are filled with persons, mostly miners, who gamble night andday, staking often as high as SSOO and SIOOO on a single card. I pre sume there are at least fifty or sixty of these gaming tables in San Francisco, with high piles of silver and gold to tempt the weak and unwary. I have seen more silver and gold here than I ever did before in the same time, and it is very certain that the supply must be abundant from some , source. And then the prices of labor, &.C., indicate the same thing. The wages of an ordinary laborer is $lO to sl2 per day, and laborers hard to lie had at that price. Mechanics get from sl2 to S2O, and find constant employment. Yesterday WM. SCOTT of our company was offered sl4 a • lay, to work at the building of anew Bap list church, (the first protestant church in Calitori.ia) and promised constant employ ment at those wag**s until the building was completed ; but we wish him to go with us. and he was therefore compelled to decline the offer. The prices of goods varies with the de mand for them, rising and falling like the mercury in the thermometor. Owing to lite vast amount of (lour, pork, ready-made clothing, &c., m the market, these things are cheap. Flour is $8 00 per bbl. here, SBO at the mines. Fork from $lB to S2O. Fresh beet, the best kind, 12 j cts., per pound. Keady-niadc clothing is as cheap as in Philadelphia or New York. The market is glutted with it, and the price of storage is too high to keep it on hand, being *3 per month for a barrel or a package of that size. On the other hand, things made bv la bor in California are extravagantly dear. I s.iw a wagon and two pairs of harness sold lor SOOO, —in the States they would be worth about S4O or SSO. Wheelbarrows sell lor $22 each. Picks weighing 4 pounds $4. Shovels $3. The price of hoards here is S3OO per thousand feet. I saw yesterday a receipt given for 200 feet of boards at 37 I cts., per foot, hoard meas ure. At the mines it is said thev sell for SISOO per thousand feet, and yet timber is abundant in the mountains. Where is Sain Hopper ? These prices of course cannot last long, as 1 presume saw mills | will be built or hoards shipped from the Stales. If our merchants had sent hoards or bricks here, instead ol flour and clothing, they would have taken away a greater amount of our gold. Hotter sells for $1 5(1 per lb., at least it did this morning when we bought a little ; milk 81 per quart, and yet there are thousands upon thousands of wild cattle of the finest kind within a few miles from here. Boiled eggs are 50 cts., a piece. For pies I paid yesterday 75 cts. apiece. To-day they are down to 02— For a common ginger cake 25 els. — Wouldn't flourish here ? Ned Smith said to a shrewd Yankee, who was vending Ins ginger bread, that it was too dear, that at home it was only a penny.— He replied in true Yankee stvle, "Oh, but you must recollect you are not to hum!" Hoarding without lodging, at the principal hotel, is s2l per week : with lodging, $4 1. 1 J. M. I)i s< AN, of our company, paid for hta upper the first night after we I mded, $2 75, and had only bread, batter, beef steak, two ejgg and eof Tee. This hotel ' (Parker's) is a two story frame house, I about the size of tire old tavern house of ! iMr. Turner in Lewislown, and the landlord pays an annual rent of $90,000 (ninety thousand). He, has however, leased out one I room to four gomblers, who pay him a rent of $30,000 a year. The smallest coin in use here, (except at the Post Office,) is dime or 12$ cent piece. Nor can one buy the most trifling article for less than a bit (12$). W hen this state of things will end I I know not. In every other country men , can make seine calculation in money mat ters and market prices. Here it is folly to attempt it. lam inclined to believe that persons from the Slates will not risk send ing their vessels here, as they run a great risk of having ihem deserted, and left in 1 the harbor. Two days ago I counted 137 ships at anchor in the bay, many entirely deserted by tbe crew who have gone to the mines. Although the wages of sailors are $l5O per month, they cannot be induced to remain faithful to their engagements.— Ships are now offered for sale here at one half their value in the States, but no one wishes to buy. j Although there is no organized govern ment here the people appear to be very or derly, and goods of great value are left in the streets without danger of being stolen. I have been told that thefts at the mines i are punished m a very summary manner. The first twelve person who meet together form self-consti'uted judges, jurors and executioners. If the offence is of an ag gravated character, the thief, if found guil ty, i> shot. If a minor offence, he gets no tice to leave the "diggins" within a speci fied time, and if found there after the expi ration of the allotted time he is shot. This is a very sanguinary criminal code, though it is saiii to be very efficacious in prevent ing crime. Phe good citizens of California are verv indignant at the course pursued by the late Congress, in extending the revenue laws over the territory, thus taxing the people without giving them the benefit of a civil government in return. Gen. Riley, the Governor ol the territory, has issued his proclamation calling upon all the male citi zens of the United States, residing in Cal ifornia, be ing 21 years of age, to assemble on the Ist day of August next and vote for delegates to form a State Constitution. I hope we shall shortly have a regularly or ganized government, for indeed we have much need of it. If Congress neglects to' act in the premises, the people must do it themselves. There is at present a very strong and hostile feeling existing against the Chilians. Peruvians, Mexicans, and other foreigners, who are digging and carrying away the gold from the mines. They are about sev en or eight thousand in number, and have established themselves at some of the ricli -1 est placer*. They will be driven off he fore long if ihey do not leave peaceably. ! \t present the Americans are not sufficient- . ly strong to expel them, but the tide of j emigration is begining to come around the Horn, and soon the column will pour in Iroiu across the plains, and then the for eigners will he notified to leave within a given time. If they should not heed the notification they will Unquestionably be i killed. It they had come with the inten- i lion of becoming citizens, this feeling would not be so hostile against them, but now they are viewed as interlopers, and will be treated as such. It is not improbable, therefore, that we shall be called on to play the soldier instead of the digger. I hope, however,this will not he the case. 1 should regret wry much to see a civil war raging here, much more to be a partaker in it. In a day or two we shall go to die dig gins, and it will probably he some weeks before I shall he in San Francisco. If, in the mean while, anything worthy of note should occur 1 shall write you. Truly yours, Arc., JAMES K. KELLY. THE MARKETS. Lewistown, Sept. Ki, 1149. Paid bv Dealers. Hetoil* Flour - - .yi o.j &-> (hi | Wheat, white - 103 1 15 red - 91 1 10 Rye - - 50 00 'hits - . :io :to Corn, - . 50 (g) 1 Cloverseed - . 350 400 Flaxseed - . 1 00 1 25 Timothy.-eed - . 2 00 2 50 Butter, good - . ]2j 12£ Fgg - - 1 H , Lard - - 0 H Tallow . H ]o Potatoes - - 50 024 Beef", 4 up Bacon, per lb. 77 Pork - . 0 00 0 00 Wool, per lb. - . 2$ Feathers - . 45 45 Ihe Iti'wislawn Mills are paying 95 to 100 cents fur good wheat. 5(1 cents for Rye, 50 cents for Corn, und 30 cents for Oats. . PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 20. 1849. hi/'i'n.— I here is very bttle movement in the flour market, und prices are barely sus tained ; sales nl common Western brands fresh 1 ground at .$5. Extra and fancy brands are ii'-ld at aoj. Hyp flour is worth alxiut i $3. (,oru .Meal—Penna. is selling HI s3s, and Brandywine at 553',. Wheat—Prime Pennsylvania reds are at 105 a 100, and white ' at 112a 113. Corn—Yellow is held at 05c; while 61 a 62c. Oats—Southren are worth 29 a 30; Penna. 35 a 30. BAI.TIMOHE, Sept. 20, I^4o. Fi.orH- We note sales yesterday ofOOObbls. Howard street flour at #5. To-day holders were more willing to operate, and sales of 1 • >(H) bbls were made at the same rate. We note sales ot 500 bids. City Mills Flour at $5. CHAIN. —The supply of wheat to-day was rath er light. Sales of good to prime reds at 95a 10*2 tents, and two or three choice lots at 100* 104 cents. We quote white wheats 100 a 1(15 ct*., and family flour white at 100 a 110 cents. Sales of torn at 5S a 00 cts. for yellow, and ooa;iH cts. for white. Parcels of mixed, and Virginia heated white, sell at 50a50 cts. THE GAZETTE. LEWISTOWN, PA. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1849. TER M S : ONE DOLLAR PER ANNUIUT, IK ADVANCE. For six months, 75 cents. NEW subscriptions must be paid in advance. If the paper is continued, and not paid within the first month, $1.25 will be charg ed; if not paid in three months, $1.50; if not paid in six months, $1.75; and if not paid in nine months, $2.00. • Democratic Whig Nominations. CAN A I, COM MISSION ER, HENRY M. FULLER, OF LUZERNE COUNTY. ASSEMBLY, JOSEPH HEFFLEY, ESQ,, of Union township. COMMISSIONER, ELISHA BRATTON, ol* Oliver township. TREASURER, GEORGE CARNEY, of Lewistown. AUDITOR, AUGUSTUS M. INGRAM, of Decatur- township. OURSELVES. — We had some hopes of being able to take part in the political campaign now raging, hut continued "debility" warns us that hands barely able to hold a pen, must lav aside all thoughts of political warfare. Our friends in the country, however, can he up and doing, and when the day ot battle comes round, make good report ol tlu inselves. During our sickness wo have had many proofs of kindness, from friends both in town and country, which we shall long remember, and at some future day endeavor to repay. Our subscribers must have patience—for some weeks to come, at least, we shall not be able to pay much attention (if any) to he pa pur, and as the entire labor of the establish ment falls upon somewhat inexperienced hands, they will, we trust, make allowance for the limited quantity of matter furnished. Notices of Advertisements. I. W. 4, J. MOORE again offer to the public a lot of young fruit trees, Persons desirous of raiding fruit, can not do better than by pur chasing at this Nursery, as the variety is at present unusually large. Gur readers are referred to the advertise ment of Messrs. SITER. JAMES &, Co, Flour and Grain Factors, artan band, ensure victory by emulat ing and vieir.g with each other, who can give the strongest evidence of his patriotic devo tion." The editor of the Washington Commonwealth j in a late number of his paper, says : A late number of the Washington Union has jan article headed ' The liutrhers Grinding\ their hnirci.' 'This frightful caption induced us to suppose that some great and terrible onslaught was about to take place. We were, however, agreeably disappointed on reading the whole of the Union's artiele, to learn that the object was merely to slaughter a lot of calces that have been fattening at the public crib.' j HKRR RYNINOER. —This somewhat noted in dividual gave an exhibition ol bis hazardous feat of walking a distance of INK) feet on a ; sicgle wire, suspended from the top of Wayne's Hotel, on Monday afternoon last. He appear | ed to feel perfectly nt home on the wire, and maintained his equilibrium with remark&hle ease. Spaulding &, Rogers' Circus paid Lewis town a visit on Saturday last, and successfully ' disappointed the expectations of those who visited their performances. In fact, many pronounced it a perfect humbug, from begin ning to end, the famous Appollonicon not ex , ceptcd. State benatc of Alabama contains one lug majority. This is the first time that ev er the \\ higs secured cither branch of the Ala , bama Legislature. A Tcmrcrance lnci.lcnr. The Boston Chronutype mention* amont incidents of bather Mather's visit r| n t r worn woman, yet young, with two ,-hiJ! her side, plain but ncntlv dresif ( j r v i the circle, kneeled, and by the m ,i.. 0 " rt " ! !nt " her lies, seemed praying and backoned a forlorn looking tiia,, 't'" , 08,; by in tempera nee—he rejected the in Ji.^ Ced She again kneeled, again prayed ai'd* 0 urged her unhappy partner into tl, c lr " ?f "" lie yielded, and there with clasned h a , t P '~~ ! tearful eyes, she heard her husband T ? the hopeful words of the pledge a r>i . 10 i if tepi acred, will introduce the " lw life n train into the heart a nil matte herd"* 1 * tic circle glad with the blessing an . T es j dance thal temperance never fai] 6 e to secure""' Joseph Ambnikter having been convirt-a , murder in the second degree, at Eastnn <■ days ago, effected his escape a nirrht f , r ll ter, from the jail at that place, bv cuttineTk'f' through a door, and getting into an din room, then furcin;tcclTthcfecl, ; and next making a hole through thefloo?t„ room below, and walking off He wasconfilj in an upper room with two oilier persons \ body beard him do all this work, and r.nkJ" has heard anything of him since. The imm. reward of £75 is offered for his arrest? T i wonder they talk about building a new ia.i ih..° —Germantoicn Telegraph. f ' SORL THROAT.— Nearly all the children AND many adults.'in Doylestown, Bucks countv V and vicinity, have had the 'sore throat,' adi'se-J that has slain hundreds. It is, however, easily managed if promptly and properly treated. Dr Heridrie, we understand, has treated nearly u Q hundred cases. It manifests itself in the form of ulcers in the throat, with little or no sick Qtij for several days ; hut if not soon attended to i> generally fatal. Mrs. Mary Myers, convicted of the murder of her husband in Ih4B, and who has been confined ever since in the Venango county jail, was rt leased from her confinement and set at large.it the August term of court for that county. Caasius M. Clay, who, it will be remember ed, was seriously wounded in a rencontre, & short time since, i 9 gradually recovering from bis wounds. Diseased potatoes should not be eaten. A. many as twenty one persons recently died it a farm in Ohio, and it is believed from no other cause than eating diseased potatoes. Queen Victoria, it is said, will show herCi nadian subjects the light of her countenance next summer. BE UNPREJUDICED.—u, no fooii.h M r sons he go prejudiced againt ibig now truly celebrated medicine as to depie this advice; let it be used immedi ately on pain being felt: no matter where it may oe, whether in the head or feet, whether it be in the backer abdomen, whether arising from external or internal cause, use the Branrireth's Pills, and rely upon it, that the pam will go, the body will be restored to health a? soon as na ture has received sufficient ASSISTANCE from their effect. The quantity o." impure humors discharged from the body by the action of the Brandreth's Pills, is replaced in the course of a few hours with new and pure blood, by the digestion of a moderate meal. By pu/ging the body with this medicine the whole mass of blood becomes en tirely purified and regenerated. 1 hat the blood is the life of the body, I presume is un disputed, therefore I shall say that it being the SEAT or f.IFE, it must also be the seat of disease. If disease be in the blood, we should abstract the disease only, not the blood It is the impurities which must he removed by purgation to secure our health, in all slates of the weatner, in all situations, and in all climates. The blood, like a good spirit, is always trying to benefit the body by in struggles to expel impurities. But it is not capable to ef fect its own purification at all times: to do this it must often have assistance. When the blood is loaded with im purities, especially in this climate, the consequences tnar be fatal, provided the blood is not purified at once, and this is sure to be effected ,f Brandreth's Pills are used. Purchase the geiium- medicine of the following a*ents: JOHN A. STERETT, Lewistown ; h ill,am Hardy, Mo Veytown; Jones aaway; otherwise he will be dis posed of according to law. _ , ADAM GREER. Recdeville, Sept. 22, 1849—8t. 7 CENTS REWARD. R ANA WAV from the subscriber, residing in Armagh township, on Thursday, 'j" l 20th instant, an indented apprentice to the farming business, named GEORGE W. BARk The above reward, but no thanks, will bo £ IV " en ror his return; and all persons are hereby notified not to harbor or trust him on my * c ' count. WILLIAM T. CLOSE. September 22, 1849—3t. DR S. P TOWNS END'S S A RSA BA RILLA, for 3le at Green's Medieat P o ' pot No. 11 Lewistown, Pa. Sept.le.