The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-12-26
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ARRIVAL OF rHR OVERLAND MAIL.


AHe oNetfauu iuNtis Wltu san ffAnclsco
dates, arrived at Maiioy's Station, Mo-, at half
past eleven o'clock on Tuesday night.
The following is the summary of the CALI
fornia news furnished by this mail:
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec a--Noon. n.--The steamer
Cor,ez sailed on the 10Th uIt for Panama, TAX
ing one hundred and eighteen passengers.
On her return she will briiig u p the mail which
was TO have left New York, Dec.5.
Judge Terry. indicted for killing Senator
Bro6er ok in a duel, was arratgned on the 2sth,
to plead in the Court of Sessions of San Fran
cisco His counsel moved for transfer OF the
case to the Fourth District Court, also in San
Francisco, which was denied. The case was
postponed till the 10Th, TO. give defehdant time
TO apply to the Supreme Court Ter manda-
mus compelling the transfer.
Colonel J. w. Pardee, an old and much re-
spected citizen, formerly manager of Wells,
Fargo & Co.'s banking business, died sud-
denly, on the 18th ult., of hemorrhage of the
lungs.
There were about six hundred thousand dol
lars in the State Treasury on the ist.
Snow had fallen 10 the depth Of four feet in
the Sierra Nevada mountains; notwithstand-
ing which, says the Placerville Observer we
see many persons on foot and horseback or
with trains Of pack mules pushing on to reach
the Horseshoe mines.
Over three tons of silver ore arrived at San
Francisco on the Goth nit.
Encouraging news from Carson Valley con-
tinues 10 be received New discoveries of gold
and silver, and iatterly Of lead, were frequent
ly reported.
Henry Meredith, of Nevada, recently pur-
chased one-fortieth share in the original
Comstock Silver Mines for $4,000.
The San Francisco Standard says that if the
levee is not instantly repaired, that city will be
inundated.
The month of November was one of almost
continued storms and rains, and has given au-
gury of an unusually wet season.
The steamer Panama arrived at San Fran
cisco the 2sth, bringing Oregon dates of
the 25th ult.
A Democratic Convention had been held in
Oregon City. Sixteen delegates from eight
counties withdrew, leaving eleven coun'
represented. Those who remained sele
Gen. Lane and Judge Deady as delegates 10
the Charleston Convention, instructing them
to vote for Gen Joe Lane for President. The
seceders resolved to support the nominee of
the Charleston Convention, but elected no
delegates.
Oregon papers con tain further accounts from
the new Similkameen gold mines, represent
ing them as a reality, and probably extensive.
q old has been found a hundred miles above
the point where il was first discovered. As
evidence of the richness of these mines, an ac-
count says that the parties discharged from,
Immediately fitted out at Colyille and went
there, and soldiers who had not worked more
than three or four months exhibited S6U0 or
SSUG each. Already several parties have start
ed for the dggings. From the Dalles compa-
ny about fifty organized at Portland for the
rush until spring. .t- v=.
The steamer La Bouchere arri yed on the 2eth
from Victoria, bringing 154 passengers and
dates of the 23d ult. On the 23d a steamer ar
rived from Victoria New Westminster, with
about Si0o,G00 in gold and 175 passengers. The
passengers gave a fattering account of the
Upper Fraser river diggings, but the prospec is
of a severe winter were causing the entire
abandonment of that region till next spring
Lower Fraser river was free of ice and the
miners were disposed to stay during the win
ter. About $40 miners remain at the VAN
cour diggings. The general impression al
Fraser river was that there you'd be an immi-
grafton of ten thousand TO British Columbia
by the close of March, but there does not ap-
pear any good foundatiea-f Jar tflsse extraYa-
CANT expec tatiouS.
the Upper Fraser river region by the Lilliyet
train and Port Douglass. There We're reports
OF his having made some valuable geograp phi
cal discoveries on his journey from the coast
TO Fort Alexander, among which were chain
of lakes extending along the route hun
dred and fifty miles, so that steamers drawing
twelve inches of water can navigate a distance
of 100 miles further than steamers drawing
four feet, which latter run on Senass river, and
a practicable portage of forty miles will then
reach Fort Alexander. These reports are
looked upon at Victoria as important, as if
true the upper mining districts will be much
more acces slble than heretofore. beiU z brought
almost within water communication OF VIC
toria.
Numerous buildings of wood and brick were
being erected at Victoria, and real estate was
said to be rising. The papers contain not q
word bearing on the late San Juan difficulty
Only light commercial trade was doing
and no large operations were ventured upon.