The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-08-02
THURSDAY MORNING AUG. ,, rsee
ARRIVAL oF THE PONY ExPHLss.
california; Poiitics-Fighting with the IN
dianE-Later from Japan, &c.

The Pony Express, which left San Fran
CISCO on the i9tn Ult, at 3 O'Clock +. NJ, ar
g.ved at SL Josephs on Tuesday last. The
GLOWING L. The news by II:
THE pauy IAprass with 81. Louis dates of
r,lv lat. arrived at Carson Valley on the Is N
,t.etaut aud at san Francisco on the 18th. II
ala, byourht the letters by the previous ex-
,,-.ss from ST Joseph. The delay was occa-
tirppd by waiting somewhere west OF Salt
Lake for an scort and then having to ionr.
I.e, two hundred miles in company with sol
GieIs. making only forty miles per day
The route between Carson Valley aud Sal,
Lake is new reported @eli stocked and clear
Of indians, So that the future trips of. the ex.
,vess will be regularly made.
The news received by the Pony Express
,Ehich left 81. Louis on the list inst of double
Democratic nominations at Baltimore, per-
p!exes the Democrats more than ever The
marty organs hesitate 10 support either ticket
lot fear the other may prove the strongest one
The FEDERAL officials, nearly ali OF them, sup
yurt Breckinridgs and Lane.
Sslutes have been fired for Douglas, and
then for ckinridge and Lane, by the parti-
zaEs OF each, in every principal town in the
S'ate The probabilities favor the nounina-
tIoa o! two electoral tickets by the two wings
Of he party.
4 Douglas ratification meeting is called for
has evening at san Francisco and Ex Gov
rrnoH Weller, Archibald &. Peachey, General
Mcdowell, and other staunch supporters OF
he Administration, are announced as the
speakers,
The san Francisco Herald. The only Demo
cratic organ that came out in support Of
D5urla. after the announcement of his noni- :
nation has become silent for the present. il
naylug received orders from the Cnstom-
House, from whence its main support is de-
rived, to do so.
Two companies of overland emigrants from
Michigan have arrived At Carson VALLEY With
~ a week. They passed over the Indian in
irs ted portion of the route without the loss of
one Of their company.
company, mum bering forty-two persons
from Kalamazoo, had "a fight with the indians
aud whipped them. The com pany ali arrived
IT, excellent health, on the Iith
Three hundred and twenty thousand dollars
iAmalued In the State Treasury. The statis-
tic- Of operations in the San Francisco Hint
for the past year, show the total gold coin aga
a. = ,NnuUu. and over 5000, ,UUu silver coinage.
Many people are leaving Eisilia, q ) )uth-
eastern border town, for the newly dtscoye cred
silver mines near Ovens Lake, on the Eastern
slope OF the mountains, 2UU miles South OF the
Wa-hoe mines. Tue last accounts state that
9 men had arrived at these mines, and that
ricu silver leads of quartz Yielding ST 900 per
Gon had been discovered.
The steamer Pacific has arrived, with later
Oregon, Washington and British Columbia
news.
Oregon dates 10 the 18th state that four com
panies OF United States troops were 10 be dis
patched to The country east of Cascades to
protect The settlers against the Indians
Capt. Smiths company while marching to-
wards Honey Lake, was attacked by over 500
Indians, armed with guns ard bows and ar
rows. The fight Iasted nearly an hour. Sew
eral Indians were killed.
Gen. Harney arrived by the Pacific on his
way 10 Washington. Col. Wright has been
appointed to the command of the depart
IneHt &c.
oregon gold in considerable quantities has
been found on the tributaries of Des Chetes
River.
The Snake Indians are manifesting hostile
disposition.
An election foT members of the legislature
has been held in Washington Territory. Re
turns are only received from CDnlitZ county
electing TWO Republicans by 80 majority
THIS county has heretofore gone largely Dem
UCratic.
D4,es from British Columbia to the Iith STATE
that Il new gold mining region has been dis,
covered in Okoragan aud JuseuIie counties. -
THIS Is regarded as important mining news.
News trom the mines is generally extremely
favorable.
There as no ether news.
LATER FROM JAPAN
BY the bark Carrie Leland, which arrived
here on the l6th of July, from KauagaWa, ia.
pau, we have intelligence from that quarter tC
the sd of May.
The Leland brings an assorted cargo Of ia.
paneSe notions and general merchandise. A
package OF documents from the Emperor O.
Japan 10 the En- bassy "a Washington was re-
celred by this arrival, which will be trans
mitted 10 It's destination by the next steamer
for the East. The package is oblong il
shape, about inches ia length by in
breadth, au0 inches thick. 1t was forward
Cd through the United States Consul at KaL.
uEaWa.
The news is meagre.
san Francisco vessels had obtained cargoei
without trouble, but the prices of goods wer
edid 10 have advanced very much
American half-doliars are represented 10 b.
useless Tor the purpose Of trade. They are re
tAiNed a / the Custom House only 4 discoun
ol per cent.