, 1860-01-06
FROM THE PACIFIC COAST,

FROM THE PACIFIC COAST.
fnf THE OVERLAND NAIL.
The election Of State Senator in San Fran-
cisco on The 10th ult., resulted in the choice Of
A. C. Peachy, National Democrat.
sAcEAxEx1o, Dec. .. 1s:9-
IMFoRTASr PROCEEDINGS IN SUPREME Counr-
Fifteen MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ISyoLyED.-The !
great case Of Hart VS.. Barnett, IN 7h:ch the Pc |
fer Smith title is involved. and upon the decis-
ions Of which depends the lawful ownership Of
some SIS, ,000,0 900, was opened in the Supreme
Court yesterday, at r.: II. S.xty.fre 50.r rdra
los IN Han :Franeitco ore The imm<diase matters
Of contest.
ARRIVAL or Russian Wan FEssEIs.-Iesier-
day ou: pert was favored with the arrival Of two
Russian war steamers, both thirty-fve days |
from Hakodadi; japan. They were the steam
corvette Sovick, Capt. Eedorosky, carrying ten
and sixty three men, and the steam corvette
Rynda, Capt. Andrcef, also Of ten guns, four
teen officers and one hundred and sixty. three
tier. These are both fire vessels, and will |
doubtless attract much observations FFan-
cisco Heratd, l2h.
RE7rnS or Ma. DAxA..-We had the unlocked |
for pleasure md surprise last evening Of recelv-
ing call f:cm Mr.: h. Il, DINA, the noted all:
| thor, lawyer, Traveller and ad:ocate: Twill be |
| recoliected that Mf. Daua left here some tFo
months agoon board the ship Mastif for Hong
| Kong. 4 long account Of the burning Of the
! Mastif and narrow escape Of all her passen-
gers wis written BY Nj. Dana; which our read-
crs will we'll remember. The passengers we're
ali takea of by The bark Achilles, that hsppen-
ed, as it were prosidentally, to be close at hand
when the Mastif took fire. They were taken
By the Achilles to Honolulu. Nr. Dana, affer1e-
a. 1nt. fr@+ IL lis
ploE1ng all thing worthy Of note, picking up all
the Information he could get, returned to Homo
lulu, to Hait for Some vessel to put in there on
its way TO China But no such welcome sail
appeared in the ofGug, and when his patience
became exhausted, he took passage again for
San Francisco, where be arrived yesterday in
| The bark Architect, after tue long passage OF
twenty-five days. BY the hrst veEse! that Leaves,
| be will again embark for the Orient, taking the
accidental! course. When Mr. Dana shalt hare
completed his tour, we shall look for another
book from his graceful and accurate pen, as full
Of incident Us lis g Two Years Before the Mast"
and a. Astounding in some reflections and cor
rect observations as his "To Cuba and Back"
IS. F. TINES, 1eth.
SENATOR uRopERIcK's W1LL-THE Rox At
JouS S1xe's BANKING HogsE OrESEp-ln az.
coFdance with the agreement OF counselengaEed
in the Broderick estate matter now pending
before the Probate Court, tin box deposited
By deceased in the banking house OF john Sine
sometime in the month Of July last, was opened
fArIa fASass' ~, :aS"s;o-, ~ na-,;ss ,rho hnra
felt Interested IN the ai1uirs Of the late Senator
seemed to be that will would be found in this
bog, but such expectations were doomed to dis
} appointment, as no papers whatever we're DIS
covered.
. Mr. John \. NcGlynn, a friend Of tue late
! Senator, bad in his possession the kew Of the
box, which was surrendered BY him to Hon. u.
| G. Blake, County Judge. This funcsionary,
+ ~, IT. = 49, aNe H. .r;s { no rmb,;c s,1m;nis'
tuua entn. s' IT, Rr;.3n1 mi ~ n Ij;itel we're
nrrsant whcn the box vas uulockcd. its con
f.nt- ,vere As fo1L,vs:
= Thc f1nyn,ents of gold watch, which was
:. worn b. DECEASED at the time Of the hostile
1 leh Snnf,h. 4 rosary. composed Of pink agate
= heads. urobab|v from the mother or a female
2 reIat;Se Of he deccased. Two heavy gold
c watch chains. 4 buckxkin wallet, containing
S .old specimens and several articles OF jewelry
o eight inches. and It would seem Mr. Brodericl
$ etIar,ed csnec;ai ;mnort.ncs to the few article:
= enumerated. Though no will was found, it il
# sti. the unioiou Of many that be left one, ant
J. Ihat Il viii vet lie found-cither here, or il
e Wash;notnn j:;ty-S. r. Herald. D.c.ll.
n ~, -, ,,,.r,- >1,.-e w. 1,v.
a .a,..-ai 1a.tara rom ntf;cnrs n 1hc I1n,tsf
u Statas .i,mr md others. WHO can hsye no oh
;act IN nssintin,r mr. n,ar,,ifv;n- the fucts in re
u i, inn to these ncyly discovered gold mines
: These letters all sneak positively Of their rich
- ness. and will, entire confidence that they ar,
.,tansive Wc have aIso seen considerable
l. ynlj 1rnm these mines. in the hands OF person
66f,ha t;rhest ~ spcctnbij;tv. who affirm flat
: m: tatSn from fhe Si.n1il-ki.mecu, Ibcs
u mines are about QUE hundred miles from For
!, Colyille, and about eight or niue days traye
!" from he DaIies. ria Simcoe. At the presen
se.son however nc arr told that access to then
E | .rn,Li ho axt,cn,.lr aitlicult and hazardous
u h'.t racn the srru, anncars. no difficulty what
ever viii be IN lie war.-Ortgoniau.
c,oo.,.c .rho ro.c+ soun
9EAtocsi nN1 :.t' e'.,,. ~ rscn,t cas
70 papers are nl1co WIN asse"u n.,.,' ,r,,a-a
~ o. seaaoul 11la. t9oA Plae - Wr :, IN ~,
"a c,E''1n ". -, a"a E., a. Ms = s"rarte
anG"t te "..s u .,s In bcr lard and m,ns
n ~ uus %" "."H ."Ieu"' H., ansssa-r nroner :
n ~. "oou nv t .tn'e-n 49,. i,nrrnw.d ihn on,1un
IT pay lcr H. ens rto ihssv.u's vi n. !; ,ot ;enon.
ii rum 'it: " .i.' lSnt. ,nr md snut,tt mi
!. a!ueo A''lsGt Nin = nv 1;." nrn,ad 6;,ns
10 n's e. Tiov ,,at IN t1,e h;cLwaT fire
h MIN pIsso.. tHss ~ " +;1nJ .nnaTcn,jy ii,
A. | :. T. 1900 o f,, .1,o ,ronf ~ lie author;tie.
c. mi del,vcret} himself in Us u1n,,rderer. Whe
II IL, was zone. Nr. G. also arose, shook hlnlsel
T. anil went home. The whole aiElir seems my
=. 1erious absurdity, or an absurd mystery.
c, T1r ,{,ssorn1 .xn Co1rxutA WAGON RoAp.-
u nnr Iatrst oIy;ces from the expedition to ope
II, lie Military aud E,nisraut Road to the Nilsson
Us Eyer il up to the 10th October. Lieut.. MuIla
III had finished the road across the Divide and th
rs 1;,tcrr"o, Mountain, and Ills wagons, prori
Of ions. stores. Ic., we're GU route across IL
he Maintains. The advance working parties vel
y vigorously pushing forward to work the Bite
he root River which would probably he yeachs
ne Inv The middle Of November; from that punt
all tie UelIcutc Ictle. where the expedition ssuu
IS, winter, s some seventy miles, and Lieut. ;iu
I'll Ian wax still sauruinc that he would reach it t
'st the n,aldhs Of Dscvmber.
ds .Sohon's pass." ia the pittcrroot Mountain
Of tj,rou"h which the Military Road las been ca
tly r;cj E rsnrescutcd as the loves: in the raug
II, md hr car.,fi,i observation found 10 be 81
Ks cIet aboTe the lcTel Of The SEA. In ustronomic
a n.,scrratorr las been established On The su,nu
IN, of n. mass md the surveyors. were running
cw 1;or of sniIt lryels oyer The road US completc
and the ma xi1uum grade found for the railro
he i;,n wo< 81 frct tn H. mile. There seems to
Ids i,t l;,,ic ,1nu5t rogr TINT this will proye i
Or D,nst nrcct;cnhta ro;irood line for the uorthe
ith r.'",o mi ~ tj,;s wort nosscsses markcd 10,
tn an,I nat;onai interest We shall watch its furtt
are nrorress viii, n,uch anxiety.-D1Nfs Joura
ate Ra1s1,5s, XII
L'!e r,ov c,reox v.,,rr
ate FROM CARSON 'ALL1l-
My cAasoz cs15. December II
,rs | 11rrc and enthusiastic meeting WIS III