New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-15

The California Pony Express arrived here ut 1
O'Clock this morning with California dates to May 5,
Oregon to April 2S and British Columbs to the 30th.
TIE crops in California are considered sadly dam
aged from hesvy storms of rain and hail.
san FRANCISCO, Friday May 4, 1862
Since the 9th ult. the following vessels have ar
rived: .Ha.
nora Panama May shp Foe,anS NsWyOTi bark Armi.
tee, London bark Amer Hong Kong; shr Ellis Florence
Boston 3D. ship John Tucker Bosou bark Rodeck Dhu lilo
Janeiro.
NswSS,i Hi"joo.is%" and f bsnm%k Australia ' D'''
Since the last pony left business has met a reverse.
The market for Crushed Sugar broke down and about
500 bts. changed hands at i2 &c., partly forced at
auction Confidence greatly shaken and buyers have been
ndi.pO;ed 70 act = has rNined heavily the past three days
Few changes be noted but the market throughout felt
obe weaker Wine and spirits are about the only articles
n o. ric; Costa Rics isc Hard Coal SD as Staple Dry
Goods hmer Drills e;c sheetng sic Bacon, choice, liza
sc POrk-ce'r 50; mess, ti7 rs Butter extra, 2'lc
Foreign BIsnde. srm and little doing American iprSyins
n.y. 4SG4ic Alcohol S5asc Sugars are heavy and market
Unsettled China No. l. salslc New Orleans iaisc Mas
s.. large sales Patna, &C. Carolina, &c.
Money f., seaS @gSs and al az s. e
par s Esc sS,x s cent pTSs" d few drafts were
The Legislature adjourned April 80 The principal
general acts passed TO enable certain counties to
debts for railroad purposes subject to vote of
the people of the counties concerned Ii the people 50
10 pay $4,000 for the suppression of Indian hosties
in the northern part Of the State during the past year
to pay $278,000 in liquidation of the State pension
claims leaving that institution sef-sustaning; to sub
nit 10 a vote of the people whether Convention shall
be called TO revise the State CONSTITUTIONS to grant the
right of way to the San Francisco and San Angeles
Telegraph Company TO appropriate Sl0O Oo0 to AID the
trans-continenlal Telegraph lines.
The appropriations for ordinary State purposes
exceed 81 1000 OOO covering the fiscal year. The funds
in the State Treasury, after paying the State Prison
ard Indian War claims will be about $3.50 900. The
favore objects of the majority of the Legislature were
defeated by the Governors veto or by his Withholding
his approval on the last day of the session. These
were The San Francisco Bulkhead bl bill appro-
priatng $3.50 900 for building nine wagonroads over
the mountains to the Washoe Mines; an act amending
the law of libel permitting newspapers TO be sued for
libel in any county of the State irrespective OF the
residence of the plaintiff defendant act providing
for the issue Of 100000 Indian War bonds payable
by the State in 1870, unless Congress should sooner
redeem them.
This heavy responsibility assumed by Gov. Downey
has been the subject OF general remark The majority
of the people appear TO heartily sustain the veoes. In
all the principal tow OF the State guns were Tired III
honor Of the veto Of the Bulkhead bill scheme which
was regarded as an immense monopoly and tax on
commerce San Francisco was Illuminated in honor of
the veto on the night Of May l.
The Pony Express, with St. Joseph letters Of April
90, arrived at Carson Valley at 20 minutes past on
the 2Sthfrom telegraph station to telegraph station,
s days and hours. The pony reached San Francisco
al 6 p. m. ON the 2rh. -
News is received that twenty camels from Siberia,
Russia v III arrive at San Francisco about midsummer,
and be used instead ofmues for mountain express and
freight business between California and Salt Lake.
An apparently we'll authenticated rumor prevails
that the Rothschlds have sent out an agent from
London TO examine the Washoe silver mines.
Tie Ophir Company, owning part OF the original
Comsock lead at Washoe, have organized with capl.
tsl stock of 81 900 COO Capt Doll has been elected
Superintendent of operations at the mines and has just
returned from there. He reports that the mine can be
made 10 yield 81, 800 900 per month this Summer.
TIE Pacerville aud st. Joseph telegraph line is
being extended eastward, and it's Superintendent states
that it will be in working order oryive miles east Of
Carson City during the present month. Two tuns OF
copper have arrived at Carson City Tor shipment
to San Francisco; it pays from 40 to 30 per cent TIE
mines here it was obtained in Del Norte County,