New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-26

The average passage OF vessels arriving rom New
York durng the quarter has been 1927 days according
to The B,letia and li2 DAYS from Boston. Passage
Of 80 DAYS are far a-days than they were
four or i've years ago. The strainng caused by the
efforts TO make such quick trips cot more than II
profted. -
The steamer Orzaba, Of the Garrison-Vanderblt
line which eft here for Panama the 9TH OF March
and was 20 bring the passengers who ie New 0Fk on
the Gauisont anderbit steamer on the same day has
not vet arrived. The Uncle Sam - 10 sail to-day, but
she will probably be- detained TIL late in the aiternoon
IN the hope that the Orizaba may come IN
II il said that the sales of real estate IN this city
during the last three weeks have amounted 10 soVo
Many new and substantial building are gong up IN
all parts Of the city
new mining invention Of filling the pores OF wooden
blocks with quicksilver "a a means "f catching the
gold, has been patented and, according TO re
Aubura Herald the patent right for Placer County
alone has been sold for $4,000. The blocks filled with
quicksilver, placed IN the baton OF suices ana
trOughs over which the water containing gold ana dr
runs and the gold adheres 10 the quicksilver without
any Of the latter metal being lost. 1he Heraid says
the quicksilver blocks extensively used at Michigan
Bluff.
j. @. A. Warren late Of Boston, Mass, has applied
for n divorce from his wife, Anna l.. r. Warren, WHO
remains in the Bay State.
We have dates from Victoria to the 26th March. II
Tie Victorta Ga-ette is to be believed Wells, Fargo
& Co. have brought $40 600 in treasure from Victoria
since the LIST Of January.
A pngcet of gold worth $500 obtained from the In
dams OF Queen Charlotte Island, had been brought to
Victoria The Indians said there was much more OF
the same kind of stuff where they got that and prom
Used to yet some of IT, but would not tell the place
to the whites. THE Ga=cHe says some real estate
owners in Victoria raised the prices of their lots % per
cent after this nugget arrived.
The bark Princess Royal sailed on the 18th March
for London with furs worth $50, 600, and wool worth
$4,000.
The Hudsons Bay Company steamer Otter has
come TO this port to be fixed up for carrying passed.
gers between san Francisco and Victoria.
The Victoria papers contain statements that the
miners are doing very well on the Upper Fraser, but
not much gold is coming this way, 50 we have no cA-
ctcment in California.
Our dates from Portland are to the SD March.
Several hundred ounces OF gold dust have been
brought TO the Dacs from the Covile mines the first
sent down this year.
The lose of black cattle horses and sheep on account
of the cold and want of food and shelter supposed to
amount to not less than 100000 among the Oregon
farmers They'll know better next time.
Tie Salem Statesman, the leading Democratic or
gan at the capital of the STATE says that the main
reason why the OregOnians were in favor of State
Government that they supposed the admission
would the speedy payment OF the war debt and
since the Administration does not seem disposed to
make this payment the people of Oregon are repent.
ing that they have been admitted. The Territorial
officers are still in power but it is understood that the
State Government VIII be organized within the course
of n few weeks the officers being those elected last
Summer with John Nhteker as Governor.