Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-08-07
LATEST NEWS.
BY TEL EG RAPH
To THE WORCESTER DAILY SPY
From California.

Sr. JOSEPH, Mo, The pony express arrived
here from San Francisco on the 25th, at three
r. NJ. Business is depressed, only small trans
actions at former quotations.
Ten newspapers have declared for Douglas.
and six for Breckenridge. Leading democrats
decline taking sides yet.
The telegraph line is nearly completed four
miles from San Juan.
The overland mail, with $4,000 letters from
St Louis, arrived the 9th.
The pony express, with ten days later news
from the same city, arrived OH the night of the
Odd.
y fire on the grain fields of San Mateo
yesterday, swept away the grain, fences
buildings and every combustible thing. Sew
eral fine farm houses were burnt. Damage
heavy. Between twenty and thirty tons of
ore is on the way from Wahoes. Shipments
thence average a hundred tons month. New
silver mines were discovered in Tuare coun-
ty, specimens assaying as high as $1,000 per
ton.
A Spanish brig from Annoy for Chincha with
coolies on board, was in Drake's Bay the 23d.
Owing TO suspicious movements the captain OF
the revenue cutter was despatched to arrest
her as a SLAYER and for not entering the Gus
tom House.
The United States steamer Saranac arrived
this morning. There were continued disturb
auces on the western coast OF Mexico. Gov.
Guyanos was collecting forces TO drive the
Saqui Indians to the interior, VINO were threat
ening that place.
The difficulty between the American con-
sui and the authorities of Mazatlan, had been
arranged satisfactorily.
Mr. Trumbull, the builder of the canal to
the lake near Topic had been nearly killed
by workmen a German assistant was MUIR
dered.
Japan dates are of June Goth. There was
lucrative trade between Japan and the allies, -
the French and British forces in China
Nearly all supplies are being shipped thence,
including 1000 horses. Native flour selling at
81 80 per barrel. Potatoes &c. per pound
Shanghae tea trade being suspended on &C.
count of the rebels. The japanese were sup
plying cargoes of tea at Kanagwa which had
advanced -Four ships had cleared for Eng
land with cargoes of tea, raw silks and
other japanese products which were to be
had in astonishing quantities. Kanagwa
had tripled in population under the III
fiuence of foreign commercial treaties. The
commercial and trading public officials
and high classes encourage. foreign in
tercourse, while the masses were more preju
dicial than ever, the latter complaining that
foreign trade enhanced the price Of food Rice
and wheat were not allowed to be exported,
but no restrictions on flour. Mexican half
dollars were refused, but dollars received. A
town of eight to ten thousand inhabitants, $50
miles from Kanagawa, was reported to have
been swallowed up by an earthquake, and sew
eral shocks felt at kanagawa. Several mis-
sionarcs are located in various parts of Japan
Shanghae dates of May 26 state that trade
had nearly suspended. All native merchants
had sailed with their treasure 10 Souchong,
expecting the rebels would attack the place
Pekin river being strongly fortified against the
allied rebels, had recently been Rery success
full, having taken Foo Chow, holding posses
sion, giving them control of the country in
that direction, and were reported to be adj
vancing on Shanghae.
The United States steamer Saginaw was at
Woosung. The clipper Game Cock had sailed
from Shanghai for Japan, for horses for the
allies.
Steamer Hartford, Commodore Stribing,
arrived at Shanghae May %, with Minister
Ward on board.