The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-18

Arrival OF the O.iiSsr.is Overland n MSiI.
sr. Louw, Jan. II, iSoo
The overaot maN with San Francisco dates Of tho 2oA
ulsimo, patfed Mailoy y's station this morning.
Business a. san francisco renamed unchanged sinse
ne departure OF the previous mall aud the large number
OF vessels due tended " Increase ndsposon to ope
rate. No change is expected unt the new year opens
The ship Franklin, from Bristol, England, arrived at
San Francisco the path Of Dec mber, fifteen hun
cred o1s Of railroad iron jor the 5ac sento Valley Raa-
road
Christmas festivities epproesed the whole attention OF
tie people Of San Francisco on the Gay the mal lefi
The water had been risDg since the 23d uit
Arrived OF san Francisco iecsmber 20, ships Rnoens
from Bcroeaux; 2slh, Mary Robinson, from New York
Franklin from Bristol, England Ns'ad Of the Sea, from
Boston and Golden Egie from New York. bark Yankee
from Honolulu, and steamer l. Stephens, from Psnsms,
The weather was favorable, and qutc number Of yes
Ecs we're hourly expected
The crop grapes Catornn iess this yesr than
In any previous 1853 fhis di,ninuuon was
caused by uniayoabls weather, the winter and spring
ros,s the ravsgrs OF the cut woEm ana generally
favorable summer for the growth OF lrmti
There but little oolnS at IN. Indian Creek mne8,
though there several claims ,l creek ana s ubu
tms which CONTINUE to yeid wei, aud probably viii ior
Quartz mining Is still going ahead. Beth the Isskegon
and New York companies arc DONG we'll Tae
issh'gon mpe bas been LAID up for repairs .,l; ae;
some rock for the Cherry Creek Quartz Company which
yielded So PEI ton Several quartz oeds are being
opened in the peehborhocd Of OrsBTo They prospect
richly but there wii probably De hstie done with them
The Russian corveties Ryanda and Norvok were 70
leave San Francisco the the mail lett and intended
10 return home via New York
The Portland (0Tegcn) Adrrrtuo Of the 1th Of Dscem
Der, says that the uned States steamer Massachusetts,
bourd to vancouvers Island, w',h the soldiers who had
lately occupied San Juan Island detained q, that port
by Ne
The message OF Governor Gohlsoo Of Washington Ter
riory, delivered the 17tb u Va very severe upon
General Scott for the concessions made IN the San Juan
affair The Governor as,epi-bed that the debt Of
tie Territory has not been psi oy Congress He suites
the humber Of acres 0t Aud surveyed ID the Territory At
two millions, eleven thosand OF which have been
entered during the past year by seventy three persons
II. speaks favoraby Of the explorations aud iahors cf
Lieut. Mullen for the opening of military road from
ALA Waa 10 Fort BeDlop, the Missouri river, and
says The explorations have developed large tracts Of 6ne
farming lands hs route he regards this route as
favorable for em,grants Tor the Tensportaton u
the mail aud for railroad.
The dates from the sandwich islands are 70 Decembcr6
The fail about over More than nAlf the
wbaers had gone ou bu, few o return Ia tho
spring for prOvis,ons cordage whalsmens supplies, &c.
The amount Of oil and bone being shipped for Atlantic
ports this 9370 bHrels Of vhse oh
and eos ,6ai pounds Of boneshowiDg large fanng oil
from the usual amount OF shipments
Arrived at Honolulu, November 2s, clipper ship Web
foot, from SaD Francisco, December T. clipper ship
Aspasa from Nckean Island; called 70 procure new
ground tackle and would reurn u the eams sand about
the l2th.
Sailed from Honolulu, November IA, whser Orsmbo,
for New Bedford; 10th, wnaer Midas tor 90 24th, ship
Jonah BraoIee, for Bskere isand 3oh ship Webfoot,
tor Jarvh Island
The chips loading oil and bone at Honolulu and In
Eleven sesmen from the bark CarrDgton, at Honolulu,
committed to prison, Nov 22, ny order of the An1e
ricsp Consul. Tor refusing 10 perform duty.
Captain Russell. Of iho bark ous, WRITES from Hawai-
hal that the ship Ocean Exprss arrived from Jarvis B-
land, October TO- and ssed sRaln the 28h. AL we'll.
T. Nichols, late British Consul sa Honolulu, died ON
board The ship Pizarro, route for Bremen
The Hudson Bay Company about Withdrawing their
agency from the Sandwich Islands.