The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-09

that entirely machinery throughout wa, required
upinterssting to tell you that the whole
factured in California; at the works Of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company at Henicia and have the autho
riy of her commander Captain seymour aud the chic
engineer, Mr.. William Van Writ Of New York. to state
that the work would reflect credit upon any
in the world So, it seems, not behind our EAs
tern friends in the arts and manufactures. The cylinder
is 40 inches in diameter with II feet steoke OF piston
requiring tons heated metal to make the casting
the cylinder bottom weighs two tons and attached piston
one ton. The beam skeleton is . remarkably tine and
smooth casting weighing ton; the beam strap OF
heavy wrought iron, made from blooms manufactured
the spotits measurement inches in width by 3h
inches in thickness and weighs four TONS and am told
by good judges of this sort Of work that it is of the
most mastery and perfect specimens Of wrought iron
splendid piece casting and weighs about four tons
think, as Caornians, we should view with pride and
interest these manifestations OF prosperity and improve
ment The establishment of works Of such magnitude
in this young country--that can, as the above will
machinery--certainy entities the company to great
praise According to the Sacramento papers, but short
period must elapse ere the iron horse is seen crossing
through the Sacramento valley.
The sacrams Tribune of yesterday says:-.sUpon
visiting the terminus Of the sacramento Valley railroad
yesterday surprised to find that it was proSfes
sing astonishingly Rails have been laid from the ievee
to Seventh street and large gang Of men are constant
half mile railroad in California is actually in travel
ling order and within the next six weeks shall see
the locomotive steaming the plains to Negro Bar
What glorious time It will be when the road is
peted and what proud honor to old Sacramento City
that heis the first mover in this great and glorious
schemc
Some extraordinary specimens of native silver from
the State of Sonora have just been discovered, aad
in the region called {. Phnchas de Plata, stu
some thirty miles south Of the new boundary
line of Sonora formed by the Gadsden treaty Messrs
T. Robinson Boms Co., ofSockton, have received from
the above named locality specimen Of virgin silver,
weighing five ounces, which found the surface OF
and weighing 237 ounces was sent city Mexico
exhibit Owing to the fear inspired by the constant de-
predaom Of e the s set on oo
other fruits but the belief is general in Sonora that this
locality abounds in gold and silver than any hither
to known have copy my table Of the Grass Valley
Telegraph capital little paper, in which find the fol-
lowing letter sent to it by we'd known citizen of that
village, by which It w be that the large Of one
hundred and fifty dollars per day. to the man, has been
made that vicinty-here is the letter"On my SOUL
Major, there things going quietly in this neigh
borhood in the way of mining, that seem almost fa6u
lous' Last night had some conversation with highly
respectable man whom have known for the last eigh
teen months and whose word can be implicitly relied
upon He has crest in the Iowa Company and tells
me that the dividend the share, last Sunday,
some dollars seventy ounces, and that in the
last six weeks they have taken out with olny four hands,
from about thirty feet Of tunnel the enormous sum Of
hand tell you that Iowa hill Is yet in its infancy Walt
ayear two and its manhood will astonih the world
At Diamond Springs see by the Miners AdcOde, the
heavy auming operations are progressing most wonder
fully the smaller claims already have the bed
of the river dry enough to work. and now engaged
setting sluices TOMS preparatory for washing The
larger claims have the water running through their races
ana are now pRDlnlig tHelr ueau udns UuHunB Wuse
dams and rigging pumps for throwing the water from
low places winch cannot drain Off We expect that ano
Their will begin to pile up the dust the counters
Of merchants and bankers and we anticipate some
| fun in looking NJ the = oro."
1t seems that Wells Fargo Co. have made important
reductions of charges on express letters and that here
after the three cent vernment stamped letter envelopes
1 R here a Per nsn THESE Be
envelol viii carry letter over any OF the express
the American Pacific coast The ten cent govern.
stamped envelopes with the frank Of W. f. Go. will
| be cold at $40 per hundred This envelope will carry
letter to the Atlantic States What think you of the
following for Geographic feat9 The brought some
four days since by the steamer Uncle Sam, tele
graphed from here to the Sacramento Union by Mr..
Gamble chief operator at the station in Sacramento City,
but who happened the arrival Of tho steamer to be in
city The dispatch, which consisted of ten thousand
words was sent wires the astonishngy quick
time Of Zone hour and thirty-fve minutes" and in
hf cen minutes thereafter sacramento was flooded with
| sextla uniors.n Yesterday the Know Nothings
made the following nominations for city and county
officers have taken some pains 70 &c, correct list
corder: o. G. Hall for County Clerk; 4. L. Jones for
FRIDAY MORNING, 18th ult-I intend keeping my letter
open to give you the very latest items. Commercially the
most important feature in the operations Of yesterday
Ro Bendixen Co. at auconmhe result was marked
decline. In other descriptions of merchandise moderate
business has been done as well as in breadstus without
there there arrivals OF fresh goods from Atlantic
ports there is little prospect Of any revival in business
| during the present week.
| The arrivals from abroad during the past fort
| night have been in all thiry-two. Of these five
from New York, viz clippers Ceur dc Leon, cut
|
viz wnrhavk Ellen Foster, and Queen Of the Seas two
from Hamburg viz v; Helyetiau land mpSTiSase three
dez two from Bordeaux the Auguste, and Gusave and
Blond two from Cardiff ships Zarean and Zuid Holland
We have also from China, ships Isabella Hyne Lizzie jar
Wis Pathfinder; from sitka, the zenoba from Mazat
| Ian, the General fanez p from Newcastle the j.
Cow the Windsor Forrest; the constance from Batavia
the OH, from sydney the La Taz from Ch the Metro
au u Wea om Tahiti All Of Oft these ships come with
full of assorted merchandise sugars coffee fruit
| little ieet from all parts of the globe nearly.
Money continues quite abundant with US, and hear
that loans effected with and at greater
rate Of interest merchandise securities than they are
lesser real estate and fire proof building col
la,eras On the las, mentioned security the prevailing
mercfa ndisc TO Per cent is demanded and given
City scrip i selling at 50 S. and county scrip at
l 65 90.
| At o'el,c. to-day, the many friends of Col. D. r.
Washington, editor Of the Times and 1aasc,ip, Of this
Exchange TO present him with superb gold hunting
Cooper watch and gold headed cane, in testimony Of
their high esteem Of him Mr.. Washington leaves in
| the steamer Golden Gate to-day.
Tomorrow evening Aug Is, Grand Sacred Oritorio
comes OF in the new and magnificent Catholic cathedral
Of Dupont aud California streets the occasion
Of the cning OF the new organ just arrived from New
York where Il was built for the congregation by Mr..
Henry Erbeu. The principal vocal performers Mad
anne Anna Hishop; Madame Won Gu'pen, (once OF the
| park9 Mr. Clement White, from the Hanover Square
| Rooms ondon-ths gentleman oven known and esteem
Cd in muscal circles in England has just returned from
and p s now u 5se In our city
George oder The chorus will contain tho Francisco
Harmonic Society under the direction Of NJ Heroi and
Herr Mcngis grand orchestra, composed Of fifty musi
81 the most eminent native and foreign performers
bishop |. 10 sing Caanis great sacred bravura song.
"Irsta- Agmus Ibi and Handelis (never.dying aria
from tho Messiah) " know that my edeemer liveth
also the grand solo, lnhammatus ct from
| Rossni's siabst Mater. Tickets, 81 and 81 each.
Adelaide Gougenhim had quite good benefit last night
yesterday heard d. to the effect that Laura keeae
the management of the Metropolitan thea
tire rejoced to hear there Is chance of John
Boughams coming here he will be well remembered
think would not regret his trip Adios, until my
| seuimo nthly. Should anything of importance trans
| pire win lind postscript. RINC0N POINT.
i Political Intelligence.
I KNOW NOTHING NOMINATIONS AND PLATFORM.
The two chief political parties have made their nom.
nations for State men