New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-16
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MALLORY's STATION IA .: ~ i"o
The Overland Mail coach with San ,. '"ncisco uass'
to Dec. y, arrived here at O'Clock this s,> 'nns
| The reported sale of the Pacific sieamsA rs TO-
Vanderbilt lie generally credited. The unca, 'ecteo
turn in steamship affairs which this trausfer necssa'
rily il wolves has been he subject Of mach ard grsso
comment. The travelling public are expecting, az tao
consequence Of it, extreme rates OF passage az is not
believed probable that any opposition VIII attempt
struggle against the new order Of things. The de-
strucon Of the old line, when strong current Of pop
ulation had began to flew into California, regarded
IA public calamity,
Considerable anxiety is felt at San Fransisco on ac-
court Of the noDarryal Of the clippeI-ship Golden
Eagle, which sailed from NewYork for that port in
Nav last.
brisk competition had sprung up against the Cali
fornia Steam Navigation Company sea the in
land waters OF the State and rates OF passage between
San Francisco and Sacramento had been reduced froW
five dollars TO one dollar, and even lower.
Among the recent mpOraions at San Francisco frofs
Japan are some Of the staple articles of that country,
such az sacks of sweet potatoes, equaliug those OF
North Carolina; large quantity Of rape seed oil.
which finds good market for supplying better burn
ing fluid for the Lighthouses on the Pacific than any
other used samples Of leaf tobacco, exceedingly DELE
cate and resembling the Havana leaf and fruits, ISM
glass chestnuts, &c., &c.
The latest news from Carson Valley represents tho
weather very cold, caIislng almost total cessation
of mining operations. One hundred miners were rs
ported to be at Walkers River mines, bat the snow
was three feet deep, and there was no work doing
Provisions were scarce, and the miners were leaving
in consequence. AT the head OF MCnoe lamp the
snow was five feet deep.
The reported duel between c. Il. Godfrey and VIM.
Il. Stoddard at Shasta did not come off. Stoddsrd
failed to appear and his second, Marquis Lew, TOOK
his place. Levi was wounded.
A meeting Of the Railway Executive Committee
took place yesterday afternoon Dec ~ atther rooms
Oh Montgomery street, san Francisco, at which the
articles for preliminary organization to construct
road from that city Stockton according to the Gen.
eral Railroad act of 1853 and 1854 were drawn up.
The distance from San Francisco 10 Stockton Is go
miles, and the road is intended 70 run through toe
country of San MateO, Santa Clara, Almede and San
joaquin. BY the act referred TO above, 81 900 per
mile ia required TO be subscribed before company
be organized and bona ide payment Of ten per cent
must be made. Mr. Charles Is. Pollhemns, of the hrn
of AsOp Il Co.. was chosen temporary Treasurer.
The amouDt of gold shipped by the steamship Sonorn
on the 9th of December 81 ,82, $50, and by the
steamship Orizlba on the same day 5000 The
latter was destined for New-Oreans
number of cars and q considerable quantity OF
railerad iron were being discharged from the ship
Morning Light, for the Sacramento Valley Railroad
great quantity of the pieces OF ready made bridge
were also coming ashore for the same destination.
There is no Improvement 10 business From the coun-
try there was moderate inquiry, aud tue city trade
were buying small lots Of goods from Tst hands, but
there was no life to the market VIII eyer, and rates
ON provisions mad further declined. During the week
business bad been without noticeable event. with tho
execution of reaction in COAL in consequence OF the
reported purchase of the Pacific Companys boats by
Commodore Vanderbilt. We quote anthracite nom-
nally ut so per tun.
But one vessel from New-York or Boston, the
Morning Light from the latter place, had arrived At
San Francisco within si days yet prices for American
imports had rather declined than otherwise during inst
period The quotations by last steamers mail require
no special change.
Tie city is given up to preparations for the holiday
festivities and crowded with people, and goods suited
to the season.
The display of diamonds, Japanese fine crockery,
silks books and other holiday articles, for holiday
SALE exceeded anything ever known IN San krsnciso
before and the disposition to purchase was in proper
ton to the unusual display of everything offered.
Sailed Dec. 81 bark Eliza Adams, a whaling
yoyage Hamburg bark Zanzibar, for IIuique.