Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-03
Latest from California.

st JOSEPH, July 81.
The Pony Express, with St. Louis dates of
July LIST, arrived at Carson Valley on the
18th, and San francisco the 10th, bringing
also letters which left St. Joseph by the
previous Express. Delay occasioned by
waiting somewhere west Of Salt Lake for
an escort, and then having to journey 200
miles in company with soldiers, making only
forty miles per day. The route between
Carson Valley and Salt Lake is now reported
we'll stocked and clear of Indians, so that
future trips may be expected regularly.
The news received by Pony Express of
double Democratic nominations at Balti-
more perplexed Democrats more than ever.
Party organs hesitate to support either
ticket, for fear the other may prove the
stronger one The Federal officials nearly
all support Breckenridge. Statutes have been
fred for Douglas and Breckenridge, by the
partizans of each, in every principal town
in the State. Probabilities favor the NOM
ination OF electoral tickets by the two wings
of the party. A Douglas ratification was
called this evening Q6th), at San Francisco.
Ex- Gov. Weller, Archibald O. Peachy, Gen.
Mcdowell, and the State supporters of the
Administration, are announced as speakers.
The San Francisco Herald, the only
Democratic organ, gave its support to
Douglas the day after his nomination was
received, but orders from the Custom House,
where the main support of the paper is
derived, seem to have forced silence for the
present.
Two companies of overland emigrants
from Michigan arrived at Carson Valley
within week, having passed over Indian
infested. portions Of the route without loss.
One company, numbering 4: persons, had a
fight with Indians, and whipped them. All
arrived in excellent health
$4,000 remain in the State treasury.
Statistics of the San Francisco mint, dur.
ing the past year, show total geld coinage
$ll,000,0OO, and over 100000 silver
coinage.
Many people are leaving Vissaiia, south
eastern border town, for the newly discov.
cred silver mines near Owens Lake, on
eastern slope mountains, 200 miles south of
Washoe mines. At last accounts, 300 men
had arrived. These mines are rich. Silver,
lead and quartz, yielding 81 1000 per ton, had
been discovered.
The steamer Pacific has arrived, with late
Oregon, Washington and British Columbia
news. Oregon dates 18th. Four companies
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try east of Cascades, to protect settlers
while marching toward Honey Lake, was
guns and bows and arrows. The fight lasted
nearly an hour. Several Indians were killed.
Gen. Harvey arrived by the Pacific, on his
way to Washington. Col. Wright has been
Apo hted to his command.
Cold in considerable quantities has been
found on tributaries of tue Deschates river.
The Snake Indians are manifesting
hostile disposition.
An election for members of tho Legislature
was had in Washington Territory. Returns
only received from the Cowlets county,
electing two Republicans by 80 majority,
whereas, the county heretofore always was
largely Democratic ...
Dates from British Columbia are to the
14th. A new gold mining region has been
discovered which is regarded as important.
Mining news generally extremely favorable.
Later news has been received from Japan
by the bark Carrie Leland, which arrived
here, on the 10th of June, from Kama iowa,
Japan, with intelligence from that quarter to
the 25th of May.
The Leland brings an assorted cargo of
Japanese notions and general merchandise.
A package of documents from the Emperor
of Japan to the Embassy at Washington
was received by this arrival, which will be
transmitted to its destination by the next
steamer for the East. The package is oblong
in shape and about inches in length by
in width and 4 inches thick. It was for.
warked through the U. S. Consul. The
news is meagre. Everything was quiet at
Kama iowa, but the interior of the country
was in disturbed state.
It was the Prince Regent who was assassi-
mated by the adherents of Prince Metao.
The act was committed within the walls of
the Regents Palace. The assassins had all
been captured.
The Tycoon is represented to be very lib
sral towards foreigners for the reason that
he encountered the ill-will of Metao.
The bark Onward is daily expected to
'rrive, with dates from Kama iowa to the 9th