New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-21
The Overland Mail.

ST. LOUIS, Tuesday, Sept. ~, ls39.
The Overland Mail, with San Francisco dates OF the
Goth ult. reached Jefferson City this morning.
Business at San Francisco showed more activity, bnt
the demand was mainly OF a speculative character,
ind confined principally to Candles and Provisions;
report from Oregon states that Capt. Wallens
command consisting Of l40 Of the 4th Infantry,
had been massacred by the Snake Indians at W arm
Springs east Of the Cascade Mountains. The report
was credited at Fort Dallas.
Dates from Sah Juan Island are to the Goth ul..
Affairs there were without change. The American
troops were still possession OF the island and their
numbers had been increased to 400 men.
Arrived Frsncisco .hps Charger Hatch Boston April
90 and Satellite, from Newcastle, England
LATER.-The overland mail has arrived here with
San Francisco dates of the 2tth ut
There Was q speculative movement IN Candies aad
Provisions sales 0OO boxes Adamsntnes during the
week at Is a 20c. pound. Meas Polk Sll % SIS;
Clear So Bacon l2l l3c. Lard l2Gllc. New
Orleans Sugar lOc; Crushed llsc. Rice and Teas
buoysnt.
Amoderate amount of gold was going into the in
terior.
Twenty FIVE thousand dollars worth Of California
Seven per cent Bonds had been redeemed by the Sae
a, S3l per cent.
Overland immigration continued TO pour 10.
Much suffering is reported on the Plalns among
bro ken down Pixies PeakeTe.
A large number OF Immigrants were stopping ~
Aker's River and other gold dlgsinss, esst oil Inc
Sierra Nevada Mountains.
The town of Murpheys was nesrly destroyed by fire
on the 2lst, involving loss OF UOOVo.
Honolulu dates ale To July 80.
The American bark Lancaster, of Phlladephii, en-
route from San Francisco to Australs with cargo OF
rice valued at $32 600, foundered off Mooki July TO-
The vessel and cargo were total loss, but were fay
insured No lives were lost.
The American whaler Twilight of New. Bedford was
wrecked on one Of the Marquesas Islands, jane III.
Loss $4,000. Crew saved.
The clipper ship Phantom from Boston, arrived al
Honolulu July 10. The ship Victory sailed the same
day Tor Jarvis Island, to take l,WV tuns guano Tor
New-lork. ~
Jarvis Island dates are TO July 3. The ship Argo
would sail for New.lork on the 9th, with oOV tuns
gusuo and the Ps,agonisn on the 9TH with luo Iuns
The ship Gospot yirg off the Island, waiting tor
a cargo. The brig josephine arrived on tue sd. Inc
ship Modern Tunes loading az Mchean lsiaua io'
New.YoIk.
On June 30 new discoveries Of guano were made
independence lslsrd.
Victoria papers Of the 22d ultimo say ms, hve COM
panies Of infantry four Of artillery. and battery OF
eight thirty-two. Founders, from the ni.ed Sss'es
stesmer Massachusetts a. the Island O. San Jash
The House Of Assembly the 18th, adopted an al
dress TO Gov Douglass, urgently requesting hi 10 en-
force upon the English G0yeIImen, the neceS sly o
demanding from the Government Of the Uned 81 es
the i'm edate withdrawal of all its troops bu, stTenu
ously and at all rsks 10 maintain her right TO tie island
and also to all the other islands in the archipe
ago, now clandestney, dishonorsbly and dishonesty
invaded. motion was also adopted urging Gov.
Douglass TO form volunteer military compane,.'
All was quiet at the latest dates.
The shipments Of gold from Victoria during the pre-
vious fortnight amounted 10 SliiOOO.