The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-16

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ARRIVAL Of THE CALIFORNIA OVERLAND MAIL
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AALors SrAnos, March 10, Ao00'
II overland mail oosch with regular San Francisco
dates to February a. arrived at this station Ct half pas
eight O'Clock this evening
SAN FSANnsco, Feb. l&-l2M.
There have been arrivals or departures Of vessels
since the last mail LETT.
Business with the country was fair It The opening, but
has been dull for the past two days. The country demand
y still limited There have been speculative movement
this week in muscovsdo and New Orleans sugars all In nss
hands has been taken up: New Orleans In half barrels
sold u high a. 49,, and China No. prime So.
$40; crushed u quo.abls u 1skc; refinery Is
mot selling Provislons arc In speculative request
Clesn pork In bbs, $40, and In half bbls, Sill ness,
$l7. Bacon, l3c. lhc. IArd-Skold mrs. l3c; J. H.
COs, 14Hc. Ham uncallsd for. Butter dull and
Soc Large speculative operations In olive oil are taking
place; 1000 cases here and 70 arrive.
Washngtou's birthday was celebrated in this city by
salutes.
The taxes for the ensuing year real estate and per-
eonnl property Ia San FrAncsco fixed at eihty
hihs per cent each one hundred dollars valusion
Subscriptions have been liberal In Gan Francisco for the
rehei OF the destitute widow Of Ormund Chase, whose
murder q Topic by the Aexicans was alluded 70 In thu
Presidents last annual message.
Over ak hundred dollars were donated to the Washing
paiy in email sums dropped in the box placed Tor that
purpose 1t the Post Oioe.
Al the democratic primary election in San Francisco
were elected to the state Convention
The Republican State Convention ut Sacramento On
leland Sanford, u P. Tracy. D. W. Cheeseman and A. A.
Sargent were chosen the Chicago
No resolutions were passed but majority Of the dele
ToIoumme AMI Shasta counties during the present
week have elected anti delegates 70 the Democratic
state Convention Indications grow stronger that the
delegates 10 the Charleston Convention will all be friends
OF Senator Latham.
The annual report Of the Sacramento Valley Rail
constructive account Goo nett earnings over ali ex
statement for railroad only 10 miles long, and likely to
give impetus the railroad projects. The extension OF
tins road eighteen Or twenty miles further 70 Lincoln n
San Francisco and Marysville R. R. Co. are making pro-
gress twenty three miles OF road being under contract
and grading going on af the rate Of one mile q week
Accounts from the agricultural districts say that the
wheat planting for the present Is completed such
Sssp maj mere r ~. has seldom been a.
bave been abundant. gentle and warm. At
IRE occurred a harysvie on the 2ls instant, ON D
street between Third and Fourth, destroying 5000
vein Of silver ore has been discovered in TOulune
county, in the Stensaus river, from which some good
Glorious accounts continue from the new quicksilver
mines Of Sonora and Napa counties, with occasional
The people are very much excited in those counties and
all tho mountains bills and gulches being thoroughly
searched.
But little has Uauspired in the Legislature during the
week. The Assembly Committee on Mines and Mining
interests have reported bill in favor Of easing the
tax foreign miners 10 $40 per month with the view Of
excluding Chinese laDorers from the mines bill
has been introduced TO build State Capitol ct Sicra-
mento, to cost r0t over 800 Geo.
Governor Dowpie has transmitted TO the Legislature
petition signed by several thousand citizens Of The INTERIOR
praying that the crime OF highway robbery may here
after be punished by the death penalty.
The PlAcerve papers notice renewal Of emigration to
tho mines Of Western Utah. small companies foot aud
horseback pass through that town daily, and q ne Of
stages has commenced running tri- weekly.
The last weekly report from the Washoe gold and silver
mines, published In the Territorial Erprisc contains the
following toms
During week much attention has been directed to
the Feovery diggings district that being region Of
exploration. Through the centre OF that section
immense lead Of quartz The suppostion OF many Is
that 1t continues hundred miles north to the Black Rock
Mineral regou The Iced varies in width from fifty to a
hundred feet. Running parallel with IL are smaller
leads know the Roger Morning Star, Carr and New
raes have been made upon the land at from ten to forty
dollars per FOOT Indications Of silver have been found
upon nearly all the land in that district
At Virginia, the centre Of the silver mining interest,
all the tunnels were progressing and speculation IN
claims was still unabated. Many San Francisco CAPT.
tasts were on hand and tho bulls and bears
tnualy encountering ench nther
god. Near Devils Gate tho Roston Company cleared
up with four hours work with rocker seven and half
ounces Of gold
New diegings were reported daily from al sectiocs.