Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-11-29
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LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
Arrival Of the Overland Mail.
INTERESTING FROM THE PACIFIC

ST.. LOUIS, Nov. 26.-The 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 two steamers from Pan
anna, and three from Oregon ard British Co
lumbia. The latter steamers brought over 4,
900 tons Of apples from Oregon, worth from a.
to $6 per hundred pounas
The telegraph wires were in operation l65
miles easterly from San Francisco by the But.
terfieli route, and would probably reach Vi
salia, two hundred and fifty miles from Ean
Francisco. by July lst
More improvements were going On in San
Francisco than d. any time since 1851, and the
city was claimed to be IN more prosperous
condition generally than at auy time since the
Revolution of 90.
Since the discontinuanee of the Tehuantepcc
route, the Overland Mail has invariably taken
news TO California from New York quicker
than the Ocean steamers. Dates from st.
Louis to October 9th reached San Francisco by
the Overland Mail two days earlier than by the
Ocean mail, which had dates to the 9th only.
Daring the month Of October, *l,alS.000
worth OF gold was deposited in the mint at San
Francisco for coinage, among which was con
siderable amount of Frazer River dust The
total shipment Of gold from san Francisco in
October was So ,6ooo00
Judge Terry had been indicted by the Grand
Jury OF San Francisco county, and held under
$4,000 bail for the killing OF Broderick.
A proposition for the construction Of Horse
Railroads in the streets Of san Francisco was
before the Board of Supervisors, which would
probably be favorably acted upon.
1t was understood in san Francisco {. at G.
X. Garrison had cold to Vanderbilt his entire
interest in the line Of steamships carrying the
mails between that city and New York, which
was regarded as an indication that the compe-
titon between the riva! lines. would continue
a long time.
The public administrator was pressing a suit
in the Probate Court Of San Francisco, 20 get
control Of the estate Of the late Senator Brod-
erick, on the ground that he had no living
relatives at the time Of his death. The appi-
cation was resisted by Mr.. Lucy Brown, who
claims that Mr.. Broderick was her second cous.
in. and she was entitled to the estate as next
of kin.
The amount of money in the State Treasury
on the first of November, exceeded 100000.
There were over 100000 in the Treasury Of
San Francisco
The case of the Merced Mining Company and
J. c. Fremont was under argument before the
Supreme Court. The points at issue are of the
highest importance legal questions, indie
pendent Of the immense pecuniary interest in
volved. They will doubtless go to the Su-
preme Court Of the United States
Correspondence in the Trinity Journal of the
10th ult.. from Pitt River Valley, meDtion sew
ersl fights bet " cen the Indians, and compa-
nv Of volunteers, in which upwards of twenty
Indians were killed, and about the same mum,
Der captured
Accounts from the Washoe Valley gold and
silver mines continued favorable and new dis
coyeries were being constantly made.
Another large amount Of ore had arrived at
San Francisco, which cssayed from 81, 2,O9O to
| &6 900 per ton. The Comstock vein had been
traced 900 feet, and indications warranted
the belief that it extended ten miles II is
probably the richest silver mine in the world.
New gold discoveries had been made, which
were represented as important, and notwith'
standing the lateness of the season. the large
| emigration over the mountains continued, rem
dering 1t probable that by spring. seversi
thousand people will have reached the grounds,
ready to commence explorations and labor a.
soon as the weather permits.
The Grand Jury Of Carson Vaiiey, la.e'y
submitted q report to Judge Cradleba0gh.-
Among the subjects treated on are the ousrage'
committed upon emigrants by the Mormons'
and the impossibiity of the letter living IN
| hermonv With American citizens. lhs report
says: o,a ;,,sres..
,a ~ ths diseordant sentiments, religious and
noli,ical. Of the people, we submit that the best
interests Of the government Of this territory
imperstively require some remedial Legislation
on the part of Congress"
Business vas dull and prices unchanged
Money in demand. The steamer Of the b
xould not take very large shipment. The
rainy season had fairly commenced.