The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-16
NEWS FROM THE PACIFIC.

Interesting Intelligence from California,
Oregon, Washington Territory and
British Columbia.
MAILoY's STATION, Feb. Is, 1850
The overland mail COACH with San Francisco dates TO
January 49, passed this station at half past eleven O'Clock
yesterday morning. but in consequence of severe storm
Of rain the transmission Of the has been delayed
until now.
CALIFORNIA.
Judge AcAster, Of the United States Circuit Court on
January 20 refused to dissolve the injunction in the new
Ameda quicksilver mine This renders probable
that the mine will remain closed until the United States
Supreme Court settles the e Much regret expressed
that n great source OF weahh must so long remain
The Republican State Convention TO elect delegates to
the Chicago National Convention is called for the 22d Of
The Iecompton State Central Committee adjourned
without calling State Convention TO elect delegates TO
attempt would be made 10 elecDougas delegates 70 the
Charleston Convention by the Lecompton State Conven
ton. Many leading Lecomptonites mAnifestng
Douglas proclives, including the Senator elect, Mr.
Latham.
All that remained of the steamer Northerner recently
wrecked near Cape lendocino, had been sold for nine
hundred dollars.
letter had been received in San Francisco from the
baloonst, Henry A. Wise, proposing an aerial trip from
that city TO New York, across the great plains.
fire occurred At San Francisco the morning Of the
20d OF January In Montgomery street. between Bush and
Suffer Streets consuming five wooden buildings, valued
twenty thousand dollars, and considerably damaging the
The United States steamship Saginaw returned to San
Francisco on the I'D of January from four days trial
aud sn6
expressed himself perfectly satisfied with her movements
OREGON.
The steamer Columbia arrived at San Francisco the
I'D ult with Oregon dates to the 18th, Washington Ter
ritory 70 the 18th and British Columbia to the 18th
Politics as usual seemed to engross the attention of the
The Democrat mentions rumors Of a prospective coal
ton between the republicans and anti Lecompton de.
mocra:s 70 elect Col D. Baker, Of California, United
Francisco TO take up his future residence in Oregon by
the next steamer, which gives color Of truth 10 the
rumor
fire at Oregon City had destroyed buildings belonging
to Mr.. Harvey valued at $4,000.
The Oreoonian has a report that Lieutenant Mulen's
command had completed nearly three hundred miles Of
the wagon road between Wala Waa and Fort Benton
the Missouri river They were showed in about the 10th
danger that all their stock would starve and portion Of
the party had started for Fort Benton and another
Fort Owen.
WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
There is but little from Washington Territory.
bill to remove the capital from Olympia to Vancouver had
Resolutions had unanimously passed both houses
Legislature endorsing General Harneys action in the San
Juan affair
The Right Reverend Bishop Hill had preached his first
sermon In Victoria district church. He proposes estab
fishing first class collegiate school,
There is no mining news OF interest
The amount OF revenue collected in British Columbia
during the past year Was $500 OOO
COMMERCIAL.
The cargoes Of coffee Ivich and Otto will unsette the
market for the present Since the departure of the last
mail there further advance in pork clear quoting
SIT IS bb and 50 so for halves and at SIG 60
The trade not buying and Spectators holding off,
spell Of bad weather would cause q reaction Raw
sugars frmer Refined quoted at l2Xc. 49,, for
circle crushed. The trade buy all the reners will sell
at 17Ac.
There ID moderate demand from the country for all
goods The recent movement in provisions generally
conadered premature likely to induce Oregon traders
to kill their stock too freely.