The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-22

Arrival OF the CaliEornta Overland Mnil.
New ORLEANS Feb. 20, 1850
Tue overland mail, via 81 Paso, with San Francisco
dates Of the 3oth ut., arrived hero to-day
The by this arrival two days later than the tee.
graphic advices from Frebaughs Ferry brought by the
Buterned stage, and Of rather an interesting though
not important character
The telegraph line completed far as Fresno $50
miles from San Francisco, the Buueraeld mail route.
Rich surface dggngs had been discovered George
town
One hundred thousand signatures had been obtained TO
petition to the Legislature to prevent Chinese immgra-
tion.
Honolulu dates are to the It'll ul The King had return
ed to Honolulu, and received with q salute.
Elections had been held throughout the kingdom but
only small vote poled
new Custom House had been commenced at Homo.
lulu.
The San Francisco markets were quite depressed and
too dull for quotations.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. q, 1850.
The overland mail coach, with San Francisco dates to
the soh Of January passed Maoys station five O'Clock
this morning
The news by this arrival has BEEN in the MAN, antc
pased By an arrival at New Orleans, via Fl Paso Of mail
with the same dates.
The road between Placervlle and Carson Valley was
IN some Of the silver mines The most unbounded conf
dence appears to be felt in the and richness of the
mines east Of the mountains.
company had been organized to construct ditch
twenty miles long, from Carson river TO the Placer gold
mines south and east Of the valley.
The silver mines discovered at Mount st. Heens, In
NapA county, bad proved to be Of little value
Accounts from earson Valley say that the condition of
che cattle In that section was terrible In the vicinity Of
Warm Springs II was estimated that there were 1--WE
thousand carcases in sight at time The snow was
going or and was hoped that the grass would soon be
accessible.
The excitement concerning the washoe Silver Mines
continued undated.
The sales of claims made in San Francisco during the
fTo days previous to the departure of the mail amounted
to $4,000.
The judiciary Committee of the legislature on the 2Sth
made ethy report in favor of releasing the surees on
abe bones Of the Pacific Express Company in the matter
OF the one hundred and twenty four thousand dollar de-
faication o. Henry Boles
Mr.. Lamar had introduced resolution asking Congress
to grant pre- empton titles actual settlers from the Sd
Of March, Is46, to the Sd OF March, 1861.
Acvces from the Sandwich Islands are to January T.
The Queens birthday celebrated as usual ON the 3D.
Mr. Williams, of the pioneer missionaries who left
Boston in 1872 and who has since remained constantly on
shc ISLANDS, sailed from Honolulu for New Bedford on the
Slst Of December, by the ship Black Sea.
SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS.
The market is very quiet, and the country trade
amounts to little The recent buoyant feeling has ceased
and spectators and regular buyers holding off, Not
enough transactions have occurred during the past two
Gays to afford quotations Butter is weaker Half of the
Ivichs cargo of Rio coffee damaged and sold for
le5sc The sound is held at lsc., with few buyers.