The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-12-07
Arrival of the Overland Eiaii.

Sr. LOUIS, December 6.-The Overland Mail,
with dates from San Francisco 10 the 14th ult.,
reached here tonight.
The California news is msagre.
The advices from Vaneouver's Island are to
the 10th ult. The revenue cutter JeI. Daris
arrived at Victoria, November 2, with dis
patches from Gen. Scott TO Gov. Douglass.
Gen. Scott arrived at Victoria on the 7th ult.,
but the papers don't state whether he had an
interview with Douglass,
The Victoria Gazette of the 10th says that
the United States troops, with the exception
of Capt. Pickstts Company, had withdrawn
from San Juan Island, by order Of Con. Scott.
Capt. Provost and the officers of the British
ship Satellite visited Gen. Scott on board the
steamer Massach,petts, while in the harbOr Of
San Juan.
Gen. Scott left Victoria previous to the 10th
for Port Townsend, to take the steamer North
erner for San Francisco, where he would await
further instructions from Washington.
The accounts from the Frazer River mines
are favorable. $lO5,OOO in gold was exported
from Victoria in October. The franchise bill
had passed the Council and received the sigma
| turs Of the Governor.
The dates from Oregon are to November Q.
The Portland Ne,cs publishes additional ac-
counts from the new mines on the Similka-
mesn River, which create strong probability
Of an extensive gold region on the eastern
slope of the Cascade Mountains, north and
west Of the Columbia River.
The Dallas Journal urges an exploration Of
all the tributaries Of the Columbia River IN
Washington Territory. The Democratic State
Convention was assembled at Eugene City on
the 10th to elect delegates to the Charleston
Convention.
The dates from Washington Territory were
to the 4th. The reports from the Similkameen
mines were creating much excitement. $4,000
in dust had already arrived at Portland.
The bark Francis Palmer arrived al San
Francisco on the 14th ult., with Sandwich
Island dates to October 81. Some fifty
whalera had arrived at Honolulu, twenty at
Lahaina and five at Hilo, from the 0obotsk
Sea. The average catch Of the Oohotsk fleet
will not exceed five hundred barrels and the
Arctic feet hardly 90 much.
Some anxiety was felt at Honolulu at the
non.arrival Of the ship Josiah Bradlee, one
hundred and sixty.one days out from Boston,
laden with supplies,
Secretary Nelson, who was recently shot
by the King in fit Of Jealousy, was nearly
I6CUVoieu'
CALIroRNIA.-Further heavy rains had fur
niahed an abundance of water for mining op-
eratlons, even in the dry diggings.
The Overland Mail OF October reached
San Francisco on the 18th ult, twenty days
out. The shortest trip on record. The
Italian Relief Committee had forwarded
SO, 900 by the steamer Of the 5th ult. for the
relief Of destitute widows of soldiers killed in
the late war.
DiScouragiRg accounts are received from
the Carson Valley mines, resulting doubtless
| in the inability to work the mines on account
Of cold weather. A rich vein Of silver and
gold, bearing quartz, had been discovered near
| Genoa.
The Portland Adpeytisr denies the state
nent that General Harney Is unpopular In
Oregon. II says that no man stands higher,
and asserts that had Harney been sent there
instead of General Wool, the Indian difficult
ties would have terminated more speedily and
the war debt now been liquidated.
Business at San F.anoisoo was a tfif,
brisker. Prices we're frmer, but only small
lots Of gooda were in demand.