, 1855-08-10
Summary OF News.
TBY sTUART's EXPRESS.

so neaVlly lnlruueu upon ny COmHuHlCd-
tions and other matter which we judge will
prove interesting to our readers, that We
checrfully concede the space usually occu-
pied by editorial generalities, for the pur-
pose of giving place to condensation of
news afforded by the Express Of STUART,
(thirty hours from Astoria), by which we
are kindly furnished with files of the San
Francisco Herald and Times and Trans
eript as late as August 2-to which papers
We are mainly indebted for whatever mat
ters Of interest may be found subjoincd.
Last weeks mail from Oregon did not
contain any Of the papers published in that
territory except the Standard-a circum-
stance heretofore Unprecedented in the
transmission of the mail between the two
territories We have no especial news
from that quarter other, than that the
Fort Colville gold mines still continue to
attract large share Of attention and dis
cussion, and an unabated tide of travel in
that direction. For any further informa-
ton thatwe are in possession of in relation
to the recently discovered gold mines east
of the Cascades, see elsewhere in to-day's
paper, The crops in Oregon, as in the
States generally, as reported, will be heavy
abundant '' tt
Know-nothingism, as in Oregon, Cali
fornia, and the Atlantic States, is every
where about being knocked into a cooked
hat" An irresistible tide Of condemnation
is about to oYerwhelm the foul organiza-
tion. .....
We would infer from the general tone of
the San Francisco papers, that more
healthy state of financial, mercantile and
commercial business has, or is about to be
vouchsafed to capitalists in that city and
the State generally, than could have rea-
sonably been anticipated, so soon after the
recent financial revolution there. The
mines continue productive-crops are abnn-
dant--commerce pursues the even tenor of
It's way--monetary affairs are becoming Of
q less embarrassing character, and, as
heretofore, labor is meeting with its re-
ward throughout California.
Joseph H. Folsom, Esq, late captain in
the United States Army--collecto of Gus
toms for the port of San Francisco in ls47
g, and one Of the most wealthy, promi-
neat and esteemed citizens Of California,
died at the mission Of Sau Jose, in the
State Of his adoption, on the 10th nit. His
funeral was numerously attended by the
regular and volunteer military companies
in the neighborhood Of his death--joined
in by Gen. Wool and staff-the Masonic
fraternity, and large attendance of citi-
zens. ~ irrraf1D He.f
A destructive FIRE occurred in San Fran
cisco oD the 18th ult, by which sixteen
frame buildings we're destroyed-cstimated
to- be worth, and at loss Of nearly forty
thousand dollars. r..fi aa .r
The 8. II. Herald Informs Us Of the arri.
val in that city Of the brig Obligardo, y
Capt. De Rosencourt, twenty-seven days
from Petropauloski, bearing intelligence Of
the action of the feet of the Allies in the
waters Of the northern Pacific the amount
Of which is, that on entering the bay Of
Aratscha on the 9th of May last, the
town was found completely evacuated by
the Russians, only three Americans being
in the place. The Russian frigates which
were supposed to have wintered there,
were not seen on the coast. The squadron
Of the Allies waited there until the remain
der Of their vessels had joined them, and
left for Sitka on. June 18th.
. Amongst other matters of intelligence,
we are advised by q correspondent of one
Of the San Francisco papers, that the sur.
vey and location Of the Military Roads in
Washington and Oregon territories, have
been placed under the supervision of Pro
fessor BACHE, of Engineer corps, and that
Lieut.. DARBY, Of the same corps, has been
assigned to duty in the practical operations
in connection Herewith. Our only regret
is, that instead of operations being COM
menced on the military road provided for,
leading from Ft. Vancouver to Ft. Stella
COON, or elsewhere, required by necessity,
that attention will first be devoted to the
location and survey of the military road
connecting Astoria with Salem, Oregon.
The news from the seat of war in Europe
would seem like an avalanche of annihilation
to any hope of success to the allies. In
their second attempt to storm Sebastopol,
the allies have been rcpulsed with loss, as
is computed. of 5000 l-abont eonaJlv III.