, 1859-11-28
BY Tic! .T'rI,I,AI II.


St. Lor1s, Nov. 2G.-Thc Overland Mail, with
dates to the 4th, arrived last night. Three
thousand passengers had arrived At San Fran.
cisco during The three days previous to the de.
parture Of the mail, By tsTo steamers from Pan.
hma, and three from Oregon aud British Colus,-
bin. The latter steamers brought orer 1000
tons of apples from Oregon, worth from Il to
{6 per hundred pounds.
Tie telegraph wires we're in operation 1G5
miles easterly from San Francisco By the But
terfeld route, and would probably reach Visa1ia,
two hundred sad tifty miles from San Francis
co, by July LIST.
More improvements we're going on in san
Francisco than at any time since 1854, and the
city was claimed to be in q more prosperous
condition generally than at any time since the
Revolution Of IS.
Since the discontinuance Of the Tehuantcpec
route, the Overland mail has invariably taken
news to California from New York quicker than
October 9Th reached San Francisco By the
Overland mail tive days earlier than By the
ocean mail which had dates to the 5th only.
During The month Of October, Sl,34s. .0t0
worth Of gold was deposited in the mint at San
Francisco for coinage, among which was con-
siderable amount Of Frazer River dust. The
totai shipment Of gold from San Francisco iu
| October WIS Il, ,620, 900.
Judge Terry Ind been indicted by the Grand
jury Of san fEanclsco County, and held under
| $4,000 bail for the killing OF Erodcrick.
4 proposition for the construction Of Horse
Railroads il the streets Of San francisco VAS
before The Board Of Supervisors, which would
prnbably be fayorably acted upon.
1t was understood in San Francisco that c.
| K. Garrison had sold to Vanderbilt his entire
| interest in the line Of steamships carrying the
mails between TINT city and New York, which
was regarded Us IN indication that the compc.
tition between the rival lines, would continue q
! 1our Time
The public administrator was pressing suit
| in the Probate Court Of San francisco, to get
control Of the estate Of the late Senator Drode.
rick, on the ground that be had no liring re!a.
tive at the time Of his death. The application
WAS resisted By Mrs. Lucy Brown, who claims
und she was entitled TO the estate
as next of Kin. The amount Of money
in the Slate TfeasurY on the FIRST Of November
exceeded $500, 900. There were over $eo0, ,0ot
in tue Treasury Of San Francisco. The case O.
the Me1ced Mining Company md J. C. Ere
Court. The points at issue are Of the highes
Importance rs legal questions, iudependeu
| Of the immense Fecuniary interest involved
They will doubtless 60 to the Supreme Court 0
| tue United States.
Correspondence in the Trinity journal of th
eral fights between the Indians and compnn
! Of volunteers, in which upwards Of twenty In
.1ians were killed, and about the same numbe
captured.
Accounts from the Washoe Valley gold an
silver mines continued favorable, and new diE
coveries were being constantly made.
Another large u1nount Of ore had arrived 9
San Francisco, which ossaycd from $4,000
$6,0nn per ton. The Coinstock vein had bee
traced 900 feet and indications warranted th
belief that it extended ten miles. II is probs
bly, the richest silver mine in the world. Ne
gold discoveries had been made, which wes
represented as important, and notwithstandin
tic lateness Of the season, Tie large enisratio
over the mountains continued, rendering
probable that by spring, several thousand pc,
pie .rill hare reached the grounds, ready I
commence explorations and labor as soon
= the weather permits.
The Grand Jury Of Carson Valley, lately sui
= | mitted q report to Judge CradIcbaugh. Anon
the subjects treated on are the outrages commi
ted upon emigrants by the Mormons, and Il
) impossibility Of the latter living in harmon
e with American citizens. The report says:
"In view Of dissimilar tastes md interest
and Of the discordant sentiments, religious At
,, political, Of the people, we submit that the be
y interests OF the government Of this terTito1
,e imperatiyely require come remedial legislatit
d on the part Of Congress"
Business was dull and prices unchangc
q Money in demand. The steamer Of the 5
Y wou:d not take very large shipment. T.
ID rainy scason had fairly commenced.