New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-20
The California Pony Express.

FORT hFARNE1, luesudN, DcNs ic ipoO'
The Pony Express bound east, passed at two clock
this morning, leaving the following summary OF Pacific
news
The Pony Express, with st. Lous advices to the
Dist and Fort Kearney I'D, arrived at San Francisco
last evening
The Secretary of State, on the Sd inst, opened and
counted the official returns of the late election, decar
ing the following result: Lincoln 3S72l; Douglas,
1854 Breckenridge 3o,97l Bell, 9ll3; Scattering,
10; Total, l19,S07
The people voted against calling Constitutional
Convention by majority Of only I3
The vote for paying the State debt was largely III
the ascendant. This debt amounts to between two
and three millions of dollars, which should have been
egaized in 1857, when the entire State debt was
egazed by vote of the people; but by mistake OF
the State Controller large enough amount was not
then submitted TO the people to cover the whole indeb-
edAss.
On the night of the lat inst, the ume Of the Tho
lumne Water Company was blown with gunpowder
used for that purpose, by some unknown enemies OF
the Company. By this vandalism, the Company sls-
tans a heavy damage, while large mining district
will be deprived of water two months, until IL new
hume can be constructed TO conduct the water across
deep gulch into their ditch.
David Scanne has been elected Chief Engineer of
the San Francisco Fire Department
Tie Esmeralda Mining Company, with capital
stock of 5000 600 have organized to open new silver
mines in the Emealda District, which lies southerly
from Carson Valley, east OF the Sierra Nevada, but be-
lieved TO be within the border of California Some
thing like TIM of specimens from this district have
been assayed, yielding from 81 100 to $4,000 per tun
One specimen, doubtless from pocket In the lead,
assayed at the rate Of nearly Sl5O gold and silver
Accounts from the Washoe Mines continue favor
able. new district, Fort Churchill, has been
discovered, which promises well.
Oregon news to the 18th ult has been received by
steamer with the usual mining accounts, which, how
ever possess striking interest," only that consider
able portion of the people are becoming engrossed in
such enterprises.
The official vote of Oregon was as follows: Total
vote l476l. Lincoln, J36S; Breckenridge, 800 (;
Douglas, 4,l44; Bell, 49, LiDcons plurality, Dol
British Columbia dates 10 the 18th ul, per steamer
Labouchere, arrived at Victoria on the 10th from the
northwest coast. She brought large number of furs.
The Indians about Queen Charlotte's Island were
represented ar talking very saucy and troublesome.
4 quantity Of ore, supposed TO be plumbago, was
also brought by the Labouchere.
The news from Fraser River is to the 10Th OF No
yember.
Mining intelligence is represented as encouraging
More of the miners have gone into Winter quarters
THE Nfqr IIeStminsbr TIMES says the total value
Of imports into British Columbia during the quarter
ending Sept 30, 1860, was $3l7 3lS 0S.
SA. FRAEcIsCO, Dec. ;, P. m.-ArIived ON the lst
BoIdesnS bTig Mempbi.ta Hamburg 3D. shp Achilles Sidney
Sailed 18th, ship Golden State for Cork.
COsHERCIAL.-1here is little actual trade doing
the country demand proving slack and city dealers ndsPo'ed to
buy. The Eastern eXcte interest but little apprehension
The orders to close goods FOL that account to be
limited though thoIe may nave been some transactions under
such circumstances during the last i've days aes comprise 2
boxes Adalnhillbe IANpIhr AT E't
private terms: 800 bbl. CKsRNT So So 700 tun. Sydney
COAL sl5; 400 bagslRiO CoPFYK at ~ dfc In FKUTs
there hsve been small sections at unchanged rates
Of there have been Of 200 bbl. Palm Soc $500
gals Crude Sperm I'll So lcJ Olive a. ~ B5; ind
1000 gals. Lard at 10 80.
PE0voNs dull and much depas,ed; there is scarcely any
thing doing Meats Lard is also dropping BUer-hm1
quiet and sales small at 0c Foreign Rice hardening and sup
plies contracting Raw Sugars quiet the from China Is
sPnis quiet Foreign and Domestic dOOping sales of 10
bblr. Whisky at decline
Other goods without transactions and generally tending against
sellers
BREADsTrrYs are well maintained Small orders for WHEAT
complete csrgoe selling at III 55d 81 co. Receipts
light and supplies At landings around the Bay withheld in the
belief Of Engagements for at
present suspended The Ocean Express has been in several
without finding freight The weather continues fine which
viii have tendency advance breadstuf. BARLSf worth
tI12d$l IS. OITr unchanged hosEr is in better de-
nand though still easy.