New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-07
FROM CALIFORNfA.
(By the Overland Mail a, 81, Louis i,

(By the Overland Mall at St. Louiap
The Overlsnd Mail, which left San Franci.co on the
10th ult, arrived In st. Louis on the 3d. ere we're
10 Through passengers by this mail the stage at
San Francisco having been fully eogaged by wss pas
sepgers. At Los Angeles, Mr. w. Bailey; at ruc'oe,
Mr +. W. Busbore, and at Fort Cnadborn, Mr. j. z.
Palmer took the stage, and arrived 9th tue mail Ia
this city. TIE passengers represent the weather as
having been severely cold during the whole TRIP
There wss plenty Of fnow in the mountains but on
the plains the roads clear and In god coodiuon
All the streams were free OF ice, and there was bat
very little rain during the whole journey.
At the citation in ,tes Divsion, at Mountain Pass
three Of the mules which had been s.oleo from there
recently, had returned. This reinforcement enabled
the cINer 10 charge teams at that point, which ne
did. The last two mails were forced tO pass With
At the Apache Psss the Indians had Ob-truc'ed the
in two places by rolling large rocks iu t. the ro1h
making IT absolutely impsssaoe. HE Passengers de-
voted An hour in each place to good hHd work 10
cesrrg the road and the stage Proceeded on It's Jour-
Ity.
At the Gils gold mires the miners were about to
leave. All who able TO do so at preeent bad or
CARRIED IL TO company and we're on the eve OF start
ing for Pixies Peak. Emigrsnts were met On the road
ho hsd changed their courte, ard were po~ pursuios
Their journey-some toward the G8, AID some TOWARD
Western kapsas. AS the stage was journeyiog
through this State when abou. I've miles this side Of
Bohvar party Of footmen. three or four IN num'er
stopped the borses aid after looking inside the tc
askee tie driver il Ssm was aboard. Inc duyer re-
spoDded in the negative when the stsrgere relsa.ed
tier hold Of the borses, and the driver cracking MS
whip, the stage whled along the road at rapid
rate out half mile from this podct another party
ATTEMPTED to seize the horses, after givog shfiil
wti,te, but the driver gave the rein, and the horses
passed by them with rspiiity which rendered al at
tempts al seizure vain.
TDey are supposed TO have been highwsymsn. and
that their btebton TO rob the mall but the nrst
party must have considered the force IN the stage too
st opg to justify an attack by them.
Our Newspaper files by this arrival, for which se
are much inc.b'ed TO Wells, Fargo Co., are 70 the
lttb ut bringing news five days lstsr than by the
seemeis The papers, however are exceedingly dull,
aid se make bot e " extracts:
THk SIXTH IsFAsIRr.-The hesdqusrters Of the
Sixth lbiaLtry, With band at PresIiio. The pos;
Is gairlsoned at present by Company H. Capt Heo-
eersop, and Company A, Major ArGistead-the last
raDed ofce coamaDd,bg. At benicia the Field aod
staff ct the Third Artillery are at present. Three
conpebhs OF the Sixth I1fsntry also al B-nicis,
ely; Company A, Capt. Flint; Company c, Capt.
Foot, aio Company |, Capt. Wharton. Company D.,
vbich paced through Santa Rosa sore Il since 10
DOW ID REQ Wood Valley just above Cspelo, with the
pfobabIty OF remaining for the Winter. Herald 10Th
THE o1ATE PRIsosKRs ALL POIsoSED.-A runDr
vas Circulated In this city yesterday sftsrnooo, that
al the prisoners At San Quentin had been p1isoaed.
and that fev Of them veie expected to i've Upon
ipeuiry, our reporter learned the jOo~ia facts the
socp b. 'opsrg TO the prison snvet ths morning ffo
S-D Qusttin, and brought the intelligence th>t over
Aree hrIdred d the prisoters asd been poisoned;