New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-10-12
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ARRIVAL OF the roHY EXPRESS.

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sT. JosEpH, Oct. 7.-The Pony Express from
California arrived tonight with the following sum-
mary:
SAN FRAYcrsco, Sept. 24.--Arrived 24th, steam
ship Sam Flash, Philadelphia steamer Sonora,
Panama Spoken July lIth. ship Sunshine, from
New York for San Francisco, lat. 20 N, long.
34 w. Ns
Sailed ED, brig Sheet Anchor, Valparaiso 9th,
bark Oak Fill, sydney.
The activity in trade continues with n healthy
and steady country demand No arrivals Of in
portanee having occurred, a sensible inFoad IS be-
ing made upon stocks. Six or eight vessels are
Que rom New York and Boston. Their arrival
VIII increase buyers opportunities but the general
market bids fair to be well sustained. Candles
ere rather quiet at % to 24e Coffee Is irIner for
RIO, with few sales to the trade al IS to I54e
inner descriptions are unchanged. The Mail Com
pany lately brought 2810 tons coal here terms not
transpirfng; SO is fair quotation. Cement
brings IS 50 in small lots ss'''s'''
On the I'D, while the British steam fricate Ter
dock at Mare Island, one of the sections gave way.
which was quickly followed by the others and IN
wreck. = =
The ship was with difficulty extricated without
mucn damage. It will take several months and
Gosl szgp,voO 70 repair the DOCK for which one Of
pakih 5ecor's sectional and balance cocks Il not
peneEed sal 70 pc suitable for mnch III the heavy
coast. f'-'1.45 As5,' - - 80
The Pony Express, With st. Louis dates. arrived
az larson Yailey this morning Wm. G. Marley an
agent OF the Express, has inst returned II San
Francisco, having restocked 46o miles Of The rof
eastwardiy from Carson Valley, which will enable
the Express to make better tims when desirable.
4 fire occurred at Pacheco, Contra Costa county,
on the 24th, destroying nearly $4,000 worth of
pr0perty-about one-half insured.
The last downward steamer brought 80 tons OF
copper ore from the new mines Of Del Norse
county, near Crescent City, on the northwestern
coast OF California. This ore gives evidence that
| The MINES are of immense wealth
mere are no new features in the political canvass
i me state Agricultural Fair at Sacramento has
/ pIoYsda great success Over thousand head Of
biooded stock we're placed in competition for pre.
| miums.
The mining accounts from Carson Valley as wen
/ as from the New Case silTeF mines near EHenss q
/ Lakes, are encouraging, and public confidence ia
1 them increasing. The San Francisco aasayers ex.
press establishment at the richness of the speci-
| mems OF ore raised from the latter mines.
oregon dates BY steamer and overland mail are
to the 18th from Portland, 20th from Salem where
| the Legislature sits. The Senate continued ad :
| Journing from day to day. without quorum A
report was circulated Of contemplated compro-
mise between the Douglas and Breckinridge Dem
ocrats, giving each party one Senator on condition
that the seceeding Breckinridge Senator'S would
return and give the Senate a legal organization
Ihe Lower House passed resolution on the 10th
inviting the Senate in its dsorganized condition to
meet in joint convention the next day and proceed
at once to the election. Since then no accounts
are received from Salem.
The Douglas and Breckenridge parties had each
held conventions and nominated electoral tickets.
The Breckenridge ticket is as follows: &
Delason Smith, James O. Meara and L. William
Doughitt.
Douglas ticket: VIM. H. Farrar, Benjamin Har-
ding and VIM. Holman.
The mining news from Oregon and British CO.
lumbia is very glowing. The new Rock Creek geld
mines, the silver mines near Fort Hope and ali the
usual localities from which mining accounts are re-
able. M
The census returns give Washington Territory
5000 population.
The brig Orbit arrived at Victoria on the 18th
ult., thirty-one days from Hakodadi, Japan. She
went for cargo Of notions, but found the Japan
ese unwilling to observe the treaty that she did
not obtain cargo. The captain states that Mexi-
can dollars were at SO per cent. discount, and
American and other gold at the same rate.
The French Minister at Jeddo has resigned, as
his representations are quite unattended to in re-
spect to the treaty. The japanese had concluded
a new treaty with Portugal.
There was little from China, but a large English
and French force had assembled, and 1t was
rumored that the Chinese would make great re-
sistance and desperate fighting was expected.
The Russian war steamers have been very active,
moving about with large bodies Of troops board.