Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-11-19
Arrival of the Overland Mail...Enthu.
siastic Reception Of Gen. Scott In Cal
ifornia...Large Yield of wheat In Cal.
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SiaSttc Reception Oh Uens SCOss Az S"A-
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ST.. LOUIS, Nov. 10.
The Overland Mail, with dates to the 18th
ult, arrived last night.
Gen. Scott arrived at San Francisco on
Sunday morning, and received most enthu-
siastc reception. As the steamer entered the
BAY, the battery at Fort Point fired salute,
being the first gun ever fired from that Fort,
which was followed by like welcome from
the batteries on Albatross Island and the rev.
enue cutter William Marcy, on the approach
of the Golden Age to the wharf The steam
ers Sonora, Northerner, and the clipper Twl-
light, each fired an honorary salute. The va
rious military companies OF the city, and thou
sands of citizens, awaited his landing at the
dock. Gov. Weller escorted the General to
an open carriage, which, attended by the mil
itary, passed through the principal streets OF
the city, which We're decorated with flags and
various devices, and thronged by multitudes
of people, whose cheers were almost inces-
SAINT, to the Oriental Hotel, where being loud
ly called upon, General Scott made a short
speech, remarking that the reception accord
ed him, in its unanimty and universally had
so astonished and confounded him, that words
were Inadequate to express his sentiments.-
Speeches were also made by Gov. Weller,
Gen. Clark, and Col E. ID. Baker 1t was
understood that the General would leave for
Puget's Sound on the afternoon Of the 18th
ult., on the steamer Northerner.
Among the passengers to leave on the steam
er of the 2Oth, were Gen. Lane, Senator, and
Lansing Stout, Congressman elect from Ore
CON, John f. Burch, Congressman elect from
California, Hon. J. G. Mckibbin, who is I'M
derstood to visit Washington with the view of
being candidate for Clerk of the House, and
Bayard Taylor.
Mai. Dodge, Indian Agent for Utah, arrived
| at San Francisco with the survivors of the
| Mountain Meadows massacre-tve women
and five children.
The outward overland mail OF September
| oath reached San Francisco on the 10th ult.,
by steamer from Los Angeles, twenty days
| out. ,.,
There were indications of another fillibus-
| ter expedition against Sonora, organizing at
San Francisco.
Business continued dull, but prices were
| unchanged The trade with the country show
| ed no improvement, and city jobbers were
| buying nothing.
! The official returns of the wheat crop, from
fourteen counties, show that the product will
be $500, 600 bushels, against l, ,75O, 600 bush
els from the same counties last year This
Immense increase is supposed to be general,
which will render it necessary to export hall
the wheat product to New York or Australia.
Over 5000 bushels have already been ship
ped to Australia The ship David Crockett
| sailed on the 18th for New York with a cargo
Of wheat. Twelve or fourteen vessels were
overdue from Atlantic ports
Lieut.. Mowry, of ArizOnia, came passenger
bv this mail He reports continued depreda
tons on the Mail Company's stations by TIN
Indians A force of 200 troops had gone t.
chastise the Apaches.
[By Telegraph to Groy.l
SAN Francisco, 17th-P. NJ.
General Scott spent the day in receiving
friends, and started at six o'clock this evening
for Pugets Sound, on the steamer North