The Van Buren press., 1859-09-14

The Overland mail, with dates from st
Louis to Thursday, 28th July, arrived here
this morning about half-past four o'clock.
The dates, by telegraph, from New York
and Washington reach to July 9th No
later dated news comes from Europe than
what was previously published here. but ad-
ditional details are received. The follow
ing is the Time Table:
Left St Louis, July %, at A.
| Arrived at Ell Paso, Aug at l0:3O A. u
Arrived in San Francisco. Aug. 20; at 4:so A. NJ
Time to Ell Paso. l2 i 80 80
Detention at Ell Paso, w w 9 5o
Time from FL PasO, III IL ~
Whole time % l9 ~
Detained 16 hours by high water at Clear
Fork.-San Francisco Bulletin, august
20M.
From FoRr MoJAvE-Capt. Hancock, A.
Q. NJ, U. S. army. received last night an
express from Fort Mojave, August 18th,
for Brigadier General Clarke, commanding
Department of California. S. A. Bishop
and his party of thirty men reached the
river on the 18th, from New Mexico. and
had volunteered to remain five or six days
and render aid to Major Armistead. The
Indians show no disposition to submit, but
continue to lurk about the Fort with hostile
intentions, and will have to be well chas-
tised before they will wish for peace. This
is the opinion Of an officer at the post. 1t
is said that Major Armistead has asked for
additional force, to enable him to success
fully prosecute this war; The troops there
are constantly employed in destroying those
villages which are within reach of their op-
erations.
~ Mr.. E. Gilbert. of the Central O.
verland Mail, and who was at the station on
the Colorado river, when the Moiaves at
tackled and plundered that station, arrived in
this city on Sunday. He left the river on
the Sd inst, consequently brings no later
news from that point. MIR. Gilbert, how
ever, informs US that the Indians along the
road from the Colorado river to the Mojave
river are manifesting hostile disposition.
a few days since, an express was forced to
turn back, and seek safety from an attack
of those Indians. The Mojave Indians ex-
ercise o strong influence over the Pah- Utah
nation, as well as over the Indians on the
east of the Colorado river, and until they
are severely chastised, there can be no hopes
of peace in that part of the country.-Los
Angeles Vineyard. Aug. 23d. s,
FIRE AT vALLEJo-The Evening Te,e-
gram contains the following dispatch;
VALLEJO, Aug. 19.
A fire broke out this morning, at five o.
clock, in a building on Georgia street
wharf, opposite the Washington Hotel-
Some eight or nine buildings were Destroy
ed, but all under the same roof-one boot
and shoe store, one clothing store. and
butcher shop, and some unoccupied rooms,
and two grog-shops. Total loss about 88,-
900. The fire was stopped at Greeves' fire.
proof brick store. How it originated is not
known. sl41-H Va q, arad g
The OvEnLAND MAIL.-The whole num-
Der of the letters sent East yesterday, by
the great Overland Mail, was 1924, of
which ,421 were for the States To-day
being steamer day, it is probable that the
old established custom Of our people pre-
vailed to the visible t,iminuton Of the num-
Der sent via the ButterIield route-Son
Francisco News, dug. 2OM
! Mr.. GREELEY FOR FUsIoN.-We learn
that MIR. Greeley is engaged to-day. in pre-
pairing for publication letter, counselling
fusion between all the opponents of the
Administration in this State at the an
proachng election. He takes the ground
that the defeat of the Administration is of
the first Importance and that minor differ
ence should be harmonized in order to the
accomplishment of that end. The partic-
ular manner OF bringing about a fusion he
does not suggest; tut he thinks that mu-
tual concessions. and judicious exchange
OF candidates, should be agreed upon. In
support of his views he will present an ear
nest and fOrcible argument. We beg leave
to suggest to a sensitive cotemporary, that
Mr.. Greeley, after all, has the audacity to
"put his spoon into our political dish.'-
Bulletin 2OM.
SHASTA NEws-INDrAN DErRAD ArIoSs--
HIGHWAY ROBBERY, &c.-A dispatch, from
Shasta to the Sacramento papers, on the
10th, says An Unsuccessful attempt was
made to rob the Yreka stage near the IN mouth
OF Coffee Greek. Four men sprung for the
rens, but Dan Hooker, the driver, saw them
in time to whip up and escape. The stage
was full OF passengers, which was probably
the reason that the robbers did not fire.
We are indebted to Mr.. Barstow, who is
Just in from Lost Camp, ten miles from that
creek, for the following news: John Cal
ahan, proprietor of Hat Creek Station, on
the Pitt river road to Yreka, and his cook,
were killed by Indians ON Friday night last,
and the house robbed of provisions, arms
and ammunition. They were found Satur-
day morning by some teamsters- Callahan,
with four bullets and one arrow through
him, close to the house the cook was found
some distance of. shot with FIVE arrows
through the back. No others were there.
The station is thirty miles from Fl. Crook,
on the head Of Cow Creek. The Indians
are killing cattle, and have horse which
they told a valley Indian they had taken
from white man whom they had killed
They are Of the same National,
dug. 1SM.
! News FROM THE NoRrH-LArEsr Posi-.
TIox OF THE SAN JUAN DIrFIcuL1Y.-Gen.
Clark received. last night. q letter from
Gen. Harney, from Puget Sound, dated the
7th inst. Gen. Harvey simply asks Gen'l
Clark to forward certain accompanying
sealed dispatches to Washington by next
mail. and to hand another sealed dispatch
to Commodore Long. of the Pacific Squad
ron. h. B. Ms ship Pylades, (Capt. De
| (SOurcy which arriv vad hora x,a.to. L..