New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-25
The Overland Mail.
MELoY's STATION, Frida

| The overland mail coach with regular San Francsct
| dates 10 the I'd of February, and telegrsphie dis
patches to the 9TH, arrived here at O'Clock this after
| LooD. =, =, ~,
| Wbjtcomb. New-York; Brtsh ship Eliza, from Ion
don. Sailed 30th ship Princess, Callao 3ist Brltlst
ship Lockef, Melbourne.
ress The withdrawal Of buyers made holders more
anxious 10 realize Provisions were mostly hrm, ou
sales could not be forced at last figures Eew ana ne
fined Sugars were both weaker; Crushed l21c. rig
Iron very slow at $32. Money scarce from the coun
Try this fortnight, which bad tendency 70 "aAe "uJ
ere still more cautious.
Bencbley a. Co., hardware house, bad suS-
pendtd but their creditors at San Francisco were not
likely 20 lose much. -, .l
at San Francisco from the Atlantic States during Jan
nary had been sold, averaging $40 per hive, WHEN
was great decline, the price previously being s'o
TO $780, =,
The Board of Supervisors Of San Francisco had
offered to donate to the State equare OF ground ana
erect thereon State House worth $JO,OOO, provided
the Seat Of Government will be removed from Sacrd-
mento TO San Francisco.
Senator Latham puTposed leaving for Washington
per the steamer Of the 9TH inst
The Hon. Zadock Pratt left on the Sd per overland
stage TO st. Louis.
Two overland mails were overdue with St. Louis
dates of JAN 9Th and 18th. The unususl detention is
attributed to heavy rains and high water
The bark Messenger Bird, which has been unlaw-
fully raversng the with cargo Of coffee fraudu
lenty obtained at Rio, was last heard OF az Tegl
leland where portion of the cargo was sold by the
captain, when be put to sea with the proceeds.
il is stated that Capt Jarboe's company Of mounted
rangers numbering twenty men, had killed about 80
hundred Indians, and taken many more prisoners
within a few months in Mendocino aud ii northwest
portion of the State. Not ranger has been Killed.
The company has done this Indian hunting vounta-
ry. without authority from the State or Federal Gov
eminent.
Ex-Gov Weller had been chosen by the different
wings of the Democratic party az their candidate 70
lead the delegation to the Charleston Convention.
The principal portion of FOrbestown, in Butte Co.,
was burned on the 18th nit. loss $40 900.
The second session of the Pacific Railroad COnven-
ton would be held at Sacramento, commencing on
the 9Th.
A wire Suspension bridge, $50 feet long, hsd boon
completed over the Mokeluwne River at Poverty Bar
Gen. j. w. Denver, Ex-Governor Of Kansas, has
commenced eaIyassipg for the successorshp Of DIR.
Gwin in the United States Senate.
The new Idra quicksilver mines in Fresno County,
which bad been opened since litigation closed the New
AmadeD mines, had mt tied fourteen hundred asks o.
quicksilver within six months. Other mines OF the
hind to be opened soon that the recent denoen
CIV in the Guicks 7er product will not long continue.
Two tuns of silver ore from the new mine IN Sauta
Cruz County on the way to San Eranceco Tor
assay.
HE Nevada Company, owning silver mine in
Carson Valley or Washoe Mine, have sold shares to
seven different parties for SS7 600 each, and still three
quarters of the mine unsold There is much spec
nIaton in all the Washoe Mines, while the cold
weather prevents working them.
Late reports from Fuesno River in British Column
ba cay that rich and extensive diggings have been
discovered there. The gold ID coarse aud ID found on
the fats and in gullcys.
The following is by telegraph to Fresno.
SAN FRAScIscO, Feb. 10 p. m.
Arrived, ships Panther from Boston, and Eagle, from
New-Y0rk.
Business ia very quiet. Money not easy.
TSe treasure shipment Of Monday Will be TAR.
Crushed Sugar - l4c.
Domestic Spirits Dropping There is no other change
in the markets.
The overland mail with 81. Louis dates OF the 9tl
arrived to day birgipg St. Louis dates of the 18th by
telegrapbito Meloy's Station.