California Farmer and Journal of Useful Sciences, Volume 10, Number 5, 3 September 1858 — Letter from our New York Correspondent [ARTICLE]

Letter from our New York Correspondent

NKW 1 ORK, AUg. BID, ItJOO. THE NEW LINE OP STEAMERS IN GI'KRATION. Messrs. Editors: Tho steamer of this day will beat glorious news to California ; that which will cheer you and all who really feel interested in the prosperity of the State. Captain Randall has triumphed. He has swept the Held, horso, foot and dragoons ; commodores big and commodores little, commodores fat and commodores lean, all have lied before him like frightened fawns before tho rushing locomotive. In such haste were they to get out of the way of tho gallant captain, that they even attempted to scud under bare poles to "Plum-gut Channel." But the Captain was too close upon them, and they are supposed to have run aground at "Squam Beach," where they think of repairing damages, all of which are in the rear, showing that those who in their fright "run away, may hope to live to fight another day." The steamers Washington and Hermann have actually been purchased, and are now fitting for sea. The Hermann will sail for San Francisco on the 21st instant, and you may fully expect her to arrive in your port before the first of November next, with at least from 1000 to 1500 passengers ; and the Washington in about twenty days after, and then you may look upon the line as fully and permanently established. The new steamers will be commenced within a few weeks from tho present time. Surely, if any man living is really deserving the lasting gratitude of all true Californians, and of all who feel interested in that State, Capt. Henry Randall is that man. He will hereafter, I am sure, bo regarded as Ibe great benefactor of the State, and one of the greatest lights in the steam marine of the world. The commencement of this entcrpriso will form a new era in the history of the golden Stato ; and from this time onward, Captain Randall's name will be blended with the interests of the State, and shine upon every page of her future history. His well earned fame w ill not be confined within the narrow limits of that, or any State, or Continent. Wherever science has a name, or humanity a friend, he will be known, honored and revered. California may well bo proud that he is one of her citizens ; but she cannot claim all bis fame ; it belongs to all mankind. Before this reaches you, it is expected that gentlemen will leave this city for San Francisco, with full certificates of stock, with coupons attached, for sale among your citizens. As this is to be the people's line most emphatically, no doubt they will subscribe most liberally to the stock. Those of your subscribers who havo read your paper for the last two years, will remember that the holder of one share of stock is entitled to one passage each year between New York and San Francisco; with two shares he can go from California to Europe; if he has four, he can return to California the same year. Or in other words, tho holder of two shares can have two free passages between New York and San Francisco every year; with four shares, a trip from California to Europe and back each year, in the second cabin. Six shares would give two firstcabin passages between New York and California; and twelve, the same between California and Europe, in the first cabin. At the present rates of fire on tho steamers, the two trips between New York and California would be six hundred dollars, and to Europe, two hundred more. Now let us reduce this to a practical point: Suppose a business man in California found it to be for his interest to come to New York and return each year, in fifteen years he would pay $9000 for passage, all of which would be carried from tho State. Six shares of stock would cost him $1500, which, deducted from $9000 would leave as net gain $7500. He would also have the stock which will always command a premium. Besides, there will be dividends declared semiannually, which will be larger, in all probability, than any other similar company in the world. Still further, in these fifteen years he will actually gain all of three hundred and fifteen days in the shorter passages these ships will make. That is full one year of working days in fifteen years, which in our short life is worth saving, to devote to business. The inducements to carry freight and stock will be such as have never before been offered to the California public. I am confident, unless I greatly misjudge, the true California spirit of enterprise will be so impetuous in its ardor to secure this stock, that all that now can be spared to her will soon be registered in tho names of her sons and daughters. At any rate, Californians will soon be able to say and show, by thoir prompt action in the premises, how much they wish this line to be sustained by their own citizens. If they wish one hundred and fifty or two hundred thousand good and permanent citizens added to their population annually, who will take hold wilh good will and help develop the vast resources of the country, and build up a great and prosperous State, let the stock that may be ottered for sale by the agents who will go there, be at once taken and the money paid, and the work will be done, and iv five years we will add one million to your present populatoin ; and those of the very classes you most need. Let this work be done with that promptness and energy for which Californians are so justly celebrated, and in all your cities aud towns you will see and feel the change in less than six months, and by the lime of your next Annual Fair, you will find thousands added to your scientific practical farmers, to your skillful mechanics, and you will find many able and powerful competitors in tbe field contending for your liberal premiums. This alone will greatly stimulate every branch of human industry, widen the circle of producers, and give a most powerful impetus to every branch of legitimate trade, and also lead lo explorations of new channels of Industry. This would aeeaa to be particularly desirable, ufti r the rvcent exodus from your State to Kraecr river. You have, happily, got rid ola large nuin-

bcr of loafers, the very men who have been a curse to the State, and whose presence anywhere, is like the foul breath of a direful pestilence, scorching and withering all that is fair and lovely. At the samo time, you have, without doubt, lost many valuable citizens, none of whom you could well spare ; but 1 trust lhat their, absence will be only temporary, and fully believe that most of those that you wish to be with yon will soon return, acknowledging that there is no place like California, no climate like hers, no people so energetic, no soil so prolific, and no country so desirable. Your men of capital, those of limited means, farmers, mechanics, and laboring men of ull classes, are all greatly interested in the full success of this line, and should really tuke hold of its interests and push them forward with all earnestness and zeal. We sincerely hope this will be done without delay, or they will lose the only chance to share in the enterprise they will ever have. Let them act promptly, wisely and effectively in the premises, and they will soon have reason to rejoice that they havo acted well their part in the work. NEWS MATTERS. The general news of the last two weeks is not unusually important. The weather, which comes first, you know, has been hot, dry and wet, cool und uncomfortable; a variety sufficient to satisfy the most fustidious. Even the growlers can liud no fault, except that the rainy days will conic when they have on the only clean dicky they possess; it loses the starch, wilts down, and they have to go into close quarters to wait for repairs, when they were hoping to have a general good time of it. Hence the grumbling. One good thing about it, the rain never stops for them, but sprinkles the streets most gloriously, waters all the potato patches, the gardens, pastures, etc , and is most peculiarly grateful to young ducklings, who thereby improve amazingly in learning to swim. THE CROI'S, Uusually come just upon the heels of the weather, and must be attended to, or they may share the fate of the dicky. In somt. localities they are not ns good as usual, in others better, ami may be called a full average crop in others. Taking the country on the Atlantic slope, from all I am able to guther from the papers from all parts of the country, I am inclined to believe that there will lie more than an average crop of nil kinds of grain, except perhaps oats, which have suffered much from rust. THE MARKET Is fully supply with most kinds of vegetables, and fruits of (lie season ; peaches and apples have not yet commenced coming in freely, but will probably be in their full prime in two or three weeks, especially the former. I'otatoes and corn are pleuty and good. All kinds.of meats ate .supplied abundantly at low figures. In short the country is so generally prosperous, and everything going on so swimmingly (except Kansas, which touches bottom occasionally with a tremendous thump), thut THE PRESIDENT Has gone somewhere into Virginia, to catch trout. He took a large and exceedingly choice assortment of hooks and lines, und bait of tho most exquisite material, and expects an awful good time. He has lots o' men to carry the lines and rods, and others with most capacious pockets to carry the game. Indeed the whole government ia away from home ''countrying." The Secretaries of the various departments are scouring every part of the land for|tne hares and otherfishes, that the President cannot catch. It is reported. I know not how true it may be, that be thought the other day he had caught a whale. His friends were terribly excited, and "streaked" it off in every direction, and spread the good news, und all always knew that he would perform some great act in the course of his life, to immortalize his nunio, his country and his party. A large party soon gathered around him, and sure enough tAsti hu was, tugging away to pull the monster from his native clement. The infirmities of age, he said, did not seem to affect him, but somehow, that must be the biggest whale in these parts. There was soon found one man bold enough to roll up his pants and venture to wade into the foaming water to circumnavigate the "critter," when lo! it proved to be an old hemlock tree cmbeded in the mud. This "riled him up amazin'," but his friends soothed him by assuring him, that if it had been a whale it would have been a teetlt the biggest ever known, and that he certainly would have caught it, and so he was greatly comforted. 1 don't believe one word of it. In the political world all are brushing up their armor for the campaign that is to come off iv I Mill. So I will not trouble them just now, or they may think I have a spite against them. Hut still, I give them fair warning; 1 intend to stir them all up with a sharp slick, shortly, just for exercise. IN EUROPE, All is rjuiet. Victoria is going to sec her daughter at IS-l lm und Napoleon at Cherbourg, and is then comine home again. What need of any other news, except that the Jewish bill has passed both Houses of l'aliament, and is now the law of the laud. INDIA Is yet in trouble. The rebellion is not and will not soon be put down. Mark lhat. There will yet be a long and bloody struggle before mutters are quiet there. The India bill, as it called, has passed both Houses. Its effect is yet to be seen. The Ohina difficulties are not yet settled, but it is said all will come out right in the end. The end may be like Paddy's rope, "out off." There may be stirring times yet, before the great Atlantic cable is laid, and the electric wires bear the latest news of tho world through the Atlantic's swelling waves, and all the world shall know on Monday morning the history of the nations tho day before, and so of every day. And, as I cannot telegraph to you to-day, and say how do you do, and good by, I will break oil" short, and say more next time. The breaking-off part, I know, will please you and your readers, fi. CaowiLi. k Crans.—Tha name of thia eminent firm, kn»»n throughout our State as Wholesale Druggists ia now placed upon the oornioe of that splendid granite blook, corner of Front and Clay streets, in this city. With a name extensively known, and facilities unbounded, they have a controlling; command of an extensive business, which Is constantly increasing; Wilh a regular oorrespondenoe in Kurope, and the other States of our Union, they secure to themselves and their trade, a large and valuable supply of every article, either new or old, that la desirable for thoir customers . so lhat their house shall be found at all times, at it is represented to be, a "wholesale warehouse," where dealers oan always be •upplied on ths best terms. Messrs. C. A C. have secured to themselves a permanent, satisfactory and profitable business, from the highly honorable oolites which distinguishes, them throughout all their business operations.