Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-03-05
Later from California.

MALLoT's STATION, March 3,-The over.
land mail coach, with regular San Francisco
dates OF Feb. 10th, and Geographic dispatches
to the llth, arrived here at tour o'clock this
afternoon.
The Pacific railroad convention has been in
session at Sacramento since the 9th inst. 1t
is composed of about 20 members, represent
ing California, Oregon, and Washington terri
tory. Its object is to concentrate the public
sentiment twas resolved To send memorials
to Congress on the subject, and legislative
action on the part Of California and Oregon
was also recommended. A resolution has
been unanimously adopted, urging the Calitor-
fornia legislature TO offer bonus Of $1,000 to
any company which shall first complete an
overland telegraph to the United States, and
$1,000 to the company completing a second
line by different route, provided both lines
shall be finished in Is months. Several days
have been spent in discussing the prepriety
of recommending the legislature to pass 4 law,
subject TO the ratification of the people OF
California at the next general election Great
ing a state debt OF 81, 100000, tor the purpose
OF building railroad to the eastern boundary
of California The members of the egisla-
ture have been into the convention to express
their views on this subject The proposition
will probably be rejected as premature, and aa
appropriation recommended sufficient to thor
which a railroad may be built
Petitions ia favor of Sunday law coatinue
to be sent iulo the Legislature SO numerousy
signed that it is evident that legal day of
rest is demanded
An act has passed the Legislature to protect
California bound emigrants by establishing a
state agency in New York to detect bogus
ticket swlnderS-
The democracy are preparing for an excit-
ing contest at primary elections to be held
Throughout the state this and next week for
the purpose OF electing delegates to the state
convention, which is to cheese delegates to the
Charleston Convention. The contest is be-
tween the Douglas and administration Demo.
Gratis all acting with the regular party organ
izaton. Different tests as to the qualification
OF voters have been agreed upon in almost
every county, but generally they are such as
will allow the nti.Lecomptonites to vote at
1.-The primary elections
DIR. Robert p. Chase, formerly of St. Louis,
has beeu arrested for adulteradng the acid
used fer refining gold at the San Francisco
mint, rendering thereby considerable quant-
ty valuelesS. The alleged object for commit
ting this singular crime, is that the Doctor is
an enely OF the acid manufacturers, and
wished to njure them, and that he proposed
establishing AN acid mandatory OF his own,
and hoped to secure the patronage of the mint
through the depreciation of the acid made by
his rivals. The case has excited great sur
prise, from its malicious character and the pre-
Yious good reputation of DIR. Chase.
The rage for discovering new mines contin-
ues. Three silver veins have been discovered
in CaldOas County within a week, which are
represented as very rich. In Napa County,
what was first regarded as a silver mine, pro-
ducing such an excitement that thousand
people congregated on the spot at one time
turns out to be a very extensive quicksilver
mine. About four hundred people have taken
possession of it, and are continuing their ex-
aminatons.
New gold diggings are also reported in Gala
was County, and extensive veins, easy Of ac-
cess, in Tuolomne Co.
The accounts from the quartz mines, and
from the mines throughout the state generally
are cheering. Advices from Carson Valley
continue to speak favorably of the Moshoo
gold and silver mines, claim having lust been
sold i'll silver lead for $4,000; while this will
probably bring about an extreme and increas-
ing demand Tor goods in that direction.
The San FRANCISCO merchants exnross n,ucb
uneasiness for the effect upon the MINING local.
titles in California, many of hich. il IL iaarad
will be nearly depopulated, as soon as Shrine
opens and the stampede commences for the
other side of the mountains.
Everything betokens that the ensuing season
will witness one of the Inost exciting hunts for
new mining regions ever experienced on this
side of the continent