The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-23
Additional News from che Pacific.

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Additional Aows from tho Pacific.
81. JOSEPH, Nay II, 1859.
The pony express rom San Frsncuco May III reached
here II four O'Clock evening The California tess
graph tines beng down, We have later sdvices than
tsose broush' cree, from San francisco.
rnrr Was killed by he lnaisrs on the California cad
OF the route, bg, a the express matter Was saved.
detention o. about fifty SIX hours caused by the mis-
fortune.
SAN FRANCISCO, May ll-4P.M.
Candles steady and shsde nrmer. Codee-io,oco
bags COSTA hoA a. auction today brought ls1sc; f.o
ing downward Cnsl inactive and no change: sales
OF Cumberland, 2,tto tons bulk at s16; sales Of
There were taes or DRIED sppss and rsns Al the last
qucsstiors. Fresh fruits at auction at a decline
Scotch pig iron, ss5. MOiasses and syraps dull and
SAFES Or 1000 kegs Of nails ., $40. ''f Pitch,
IS tar, IS. There WAS nothing doing in oils.
last account: from New York GD' had a depressed
& clean Il barrels. :ss; hi, barrels,
Butter WAS slow at the last quotations Hams un-
saesble: Rice was steady. Foreign raw sugars
China .. SC. Domestic raw unchanged and inactive.
Foreign brandes active domestic liquors steady
sr, SLOW ~ last quS'stSns There were oonsds,so ,
Wines inactive, but without change
The appropriation made Dy the State Legislature,
s oscst e. so'nos n which yeas
old claims Something over $780, will
remain In the Treasury after satsyng the demands now
In two or three days elesraphic communication viii DO
complete between San Francisco and Vareaa, vo hun
ured and ten miles south Of tho Butterfeld overland
The overland mail, with St. Louis dates to April l6th,
reached San Francisco the 9th bringing 10,OC0
letters the arges number ever received here at ono
time The next subsequent mail eiegrapned' ana VIII
The late rams have damaged the crops Of hay and
grain considerably In certain sections but generally the
growing crops throughout Calrnia and Oregon promise
deaf and dumb and blind asylum soon 10 DO erected
in San francisco, the funds beng provded BY me
Preparations are making to work copper vein in the
Fl Doruco 70. Tie assays l5A pounds copper, and
ven POUNDS seven ounces silver to the ton
Good receipts continue from the copper mines near
CesceDt Cl,s in lei Norle couny-lsrse quariios Of
having already been taken out ready Tor shipment
Aeompsny having siooto worth Of machinery IN. SAL
cbinery taken overland TO Chihuahua with the purpose
OF ponng the Celebrated silver mine 10 that de
parment of Mexico, which has been abandoned for the
Overland adyiccs from Southern Oregon furnish or
two tens OF interest. Messrs shell Logan, demo
aud republican Candidates for Congress, were ex
pected AZ jacksonville on the 7h to address the people
from ihe same stand
The quartz mines near Jecksonviic are stli yielding
immensely.
A steam crushing mill was soon to commence opera
tcrs. extensive ditch TO convey water through
the placer degngs bad been completed.
The vasho. silver mining accounts continue exciting
In detail tr. dicui to condense into general
may Every day It is reported that leads which had
bet reported very rich out little value, while
others which nothing had been heard, are proved to
be Immensely valuable specula ion IN claims has sub
materially capitalists Offering to pay the expenses
OF hunting up and opening up new mines rather than
purchasing nj high prices interests IN undeveoped eads.
All The valleys OF arabic lands In around Carson and
Virginia cities IL taken up, and farmers busy plough
Ing and putting crops suited to supply the transient
populAoon. the Immigration continued unAbaied, and
since tic settled weather. building and mining
operations we're started ne, with abundant
supply OF provisions and tools for working.
route for ditch to bring the waters OF Clear Lake
ana washoe Lake into the placer gold dggngs has been
surveyed pronounced practicable, and SO eco need
ed to complete the work was subscribed.
number OF quartz mills were being erected. Many
discoveries Of silver leads were made BY poor men, who
Offering twelve per ceut per month Tor money 70
Al three O'Clock Pm to-day the American clipper ship
IAbus arrived, forty eight Gays from Hong Kong, with
1877 passengers She brings advces Of two other ships
on their way The ship flying Mist sailed today for
Parks guAno Island.
the overland mail bound eastward len at noon to-day
taking $40 letters and three passengers for ~ Louis The
mail leaving the stn took 500 letters and i've through
The names Of tho cabin passengers BY the steamer
Browne. c a. Eastman and family, Mrs.. r. Wells aad
Cnss, Nash n Dc Jcrns, C.ps osIuss, Ma Gardner,
and wife, Mrs Tarltou, j. n r. Horton, wife and child
n. W. LOOMS, r. p Everett A: Ingohb'e, Mr.. Krsft,
=. UCOnnor and family Mrp, n. Green, n. Page, Pr0
Anderson and family. Nj. r. Isle, Mr. Blair and IA nily
Mr. Richardson Mr.. Davidson, Miss Bcldng, n. Bragg
Mrs. Isaac l. Friedlandcr, B. r. Nef, Mrs. Tniay and
children, Capt Rrey, J. Pearson, Mrs T. swansey
Mrs Mowbrsy and child, d. Malone, Rev. Thomas
Cooley, ID. NJ Steele. II. worey, q. n Hogan, n. Bur-
nett, J. P. steptoc, wife and daughter, A. Brown,
Thomas G. EDWARDS, II. Hayes, j. Grss, ID. n. Newell
and wife, II. Piercs, Mrs. Cheney, Mrs. Teaman, Mrs
wanncastle, Mrs. Hyatt and child, w, Cunningham, G.
puscna and wife, Mrs Emery and child, Q. II smpson,
J. d. sanderson, Mrs J. d. Harwell. II A. White, A. 3
Chamberlain, r. Downe, Lieut. Q. Gartwell, ~ q. Pei
ION, wife and two children; Peter Dean, J. X Clark,
d. Winters Capt II. w. Lunt, Mr.. Hedges and wife, ".
Burard and wife, Joseph r Boinos X. furera, H. Grid
icy, g. T. Fifth, r. Chester and Brother j. Fredericks
vile and two children; Mrs. werthemer and caild
Mr.. Noe wife and child, Mr. Love, Mr. Werdenneulher
Mrs Paddock and child Nrs A. e. Strong aud two ch-
dren Nrs Gardner d. Peters, Mis- Baldwin F. Core A.
J. Buyer, Jos. Case, r. Gross, A. NJ ingraham, W. c.
Creighton, Mrs. Calvin, Mrs. Dale, Jns Cameron, Geo.
Cooper L. Guzoo, J. Solomon, T. Nay, l. r. Jones' Mrs
Moods, j. g. Nesbt A. Cocppy, r. NesbA Mrs Clark and
brother v. II. Humbod, wife and son, L. Cheney rhos
w. Palmer, J. McMudd, Mrs Bradley, Mrs. A. Boiler NJ
Iiood q /, Enaon, Judgs Curry and family, G. A. Ios,
Capt. Cowsn wife and child, Thoe Nea1cr and wife and
Mss Ihomss, Capt Marvin, II. r. Meredith, A. O. Num-
ford A j. Emory d. Slater s. Curtis Mrs rutiie child,
T. woodmau, J. negusn, n. Dopke and wife, Dr. q. W.
Woody, Mr.. Nc6oxnn l. Bloomer, George Gay Cogell,
NJ r. Dewan, A. NJ Eysn, A. J. Emery, n. Slater, W.
Cook, Mrs y. fiierer ana infant, n r. Hurm Mr.. ~
J. Hsrdon, Mr.. Ademeyer, Mr. hssehes, = hublc, d
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