New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-21
The California Pony Express.

ST. JOSEPH, MO-, Monday, Aug: ~, iooV'
The Pony Express two days behind time, arrived
this evening, with dates TO the Sb inst.
Arrived at San Francisco 7th ship White swallow rom no'
sailed 9Th, bark Serene for NewZssand; sth ship Hiudo'
tan fer Calcutta
COMMERCIAL.
There steady demand for sclas Of Provisions low
prices and t.d. continue TO meet ready sale b1, all 9seT
70 the trade at lsaIc for choice double packages and few
kin' Of June Irhmus have found L,rt very
SsS. Ss' s:. Gfsn ' sss
Small order for Pork to export to China are las At tSS
at si7 for hbls and 80 30 for half do.
Hams and Bacon without transactions the latter
. Hs,u Of csssspi At "a s. Rice is quiet and anchsnscd
Raw suE,rs much depressed Chns No Is 9uoable at
81 Is for small lots in domestic nothing doing tn refinery
is 'upp the trade with of Crude llic so bbl' do
Candles owe scys at from 500 to per day. aaO,o
Spirits Turpentps woh SOC In Tess and Wine. nothing Of
in srdiy from the country the farmers being all
TRe vessels on the berth make slow progress. Good shipping
samples command ~ - Flour going freely to Chln' costing
non The e PONY ExpIess with St. Louis dates to the 9th
ult, arrived at Carson Valley lsst evening, and VII
reach San Francisco tonight
The Overland Mail is telegraphed and will also
arrive this evening with the ST. Louis mail of the 10th
of July.
There seut little State news, and that confined to
politics.
Senators Gwn and Latham remain in the city, tax.
ing but little part in politics The latter II is said, will
Lot participate III the canvass
j. W. Denver, Ex-Governor Of Kansas, supports
Douglas in long letter. Many are advocating the
domination of Gov. Downey as one Of the Douglas
electoral candidates, which, il is thought would greatly
strengthen that side.
Politicians BE generally of the opinion that il the
Presidential election could be had at once, this State
and Oregon must 20 for Dopglast but they anticipate
very damaging effect upon the Douglas side from the
continued receipt of bad news from the East.
A Bell and Everett State Convention to nominate
electoral cal 0dses Is to be held at Sacramento ne
9TH Of September, the day which the Douglas Con-
veIt ton meets at The same place.
Accounts from Los Angeles represent that gold ana
silver dscOy cries continue TO be made IN the mountains
to the southeast of that place. extending 70 the neigh
borhood of San Bern8Ddno. The III cer d1gglngs are
believed to be very rich and extensive. The accounts
from the Cas- and Mono Lake gold and silver inning re-
gops which reach San Francisco via Nizaa also con-
tinue of exciting character The specimens OF silver
ore compare fayorably with that from the best leads OF
of realizing fortunes.
An election has been held in the Carson Valley re-
eon, TO organize provisional government for the po-
posed Territory Of Nevada the squatter sovereignty
principle. The returns Indicate vote favorable to the
organization.
An ARRAY took place during the election at Yeuva in
which X. M. Anderson, late Lieut. Governor OF Cali
forpa was shot and it is supposed morally wounded
More overland ewigraDts continued 10 arrive at Car
sor Valley, reporting large numbers on the road.
Since the ls of june abon 200 tuBs of Washoe silver
ore has been sent to San Francisco. The amount OF
ore shipped fir IN San Francisco to New-York and
England by the last two steamers is valued at $4,000.
Oregon advices are received to the Bis; of July.
The opinion prevailed that larger crops throughout
the State would be harvested this year than ever
before.
News bad been received at Portland thst Major
Sleep's command had had another skirmlsh with the
Snake lDdians-a few lDdiaes were taken prisoners.
There lie no general of interest. The news-
papers az filed with political arclns. Four of them
support Douglas thee Breckenridge, and three Lin
coin.
From British Columbia news ia received to Aug /.
-Four small steamers were bulldog at Victoria, TO
run on the Frazer River and other inland waters
Several brick buildings gong up at Victoria,
with an increased disposition TO invest in real estate.
The uiriDg news contains nohiog noteworthy, only
that the Chinese continued TO flock to the dggiigs al
ready outnuu beriDg the whites, five TO one.
Her Majesty ship Satellite had sailed from Victoria
for England via western coast of Mexico and Pan