The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-04-23
Rittlnluan pispattt.
MONDAY MoRNINo. ~. APRII. 81 isae,


ST. JOSEPH, April O.--IOe Central Over.
land Pony Express, bringing California dates
to April 10, Carson Valley to the nth. arrived
At s +. N exactly ON time. HL-Ff
SAN Francisco, April 5.--Arrived, 5th, ship
Zephyr, from New York. - ae.,l
Sailed, 5th, steamer Golden Age. for Pa
mama. carrying 81 .60O, ,0O0 In treasure, aud So
rasseneers-among them most Of ne Repub-
Iican delegates to the Chicago Conven ton, who
will remain with the Roanoke At Aspinwall
until the japanese Embassy arrives, and then
proceed to Washington; also, Gen. Johnston,
Of the Utah army, and Lieut.. Brooke.
The steamer Champion sailed for New York,
via Cape Horn. on the 5th, not being longer
available on the PACING. I'D ~ 49,
The Japanese steamer Oandinmurrah will
remain at San Francisco till advfces are re-
ceived OF the arrival of the Embassy at w ash-
ington, and then return to Japan to announce
,en 70 ,ne ns rssrsi sSs ssC Cso,a Ot hs
The bill granting 10 a company Of French
capitalists the right to build sea wall along
the entire water front Of San Francisco, en-
bracing distance of five miles, passed the
State Senate on the 4th, and its supporters
claim that it will pass the Assembly within
a week. Intense opposition To the project 10
manifested in San Francisco and an ind1Rna-
tion meeting is called for Tomorrow evening,
to express the public sentiment on the sub.
THE LATEST NEWS.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 1O-312 r. M.-No
arrivals since the departure OF the steamer
eth, United States steamer Powhatan, tor Pa
nama with the japanese Ambassadors
The ship Lookout is loading for New York.
and will take q, 900 bags wheat and l,ooO bbls.
whale oil.
The general news is exceedingly meagre.
An imme nse mass meeting was held III San
Francisco on the evening of the 9TH, 10 protes
against the passage, oy the Assemoly, o. .ne
were unanimously adopted. denounclng the
bill AS swindle oon the State. and calling In
question the integrity OF its supporters. IL
was the most formidable demonstration tnat
has taken place in San Francisco for many
years. This Bulkhead bill is under conslde-
ration in the Assembly to-day, and its passage
BY that body is considered foregone c0nclu-
SION. Great confidence is felt that the Cover
nor will veto it and that the bill will never
become law.
The bill appropriating $3.50, goo to open nine
wagon roads over the Sierra Nevada Noun
tains, has passed both branches OF the Legis-
lature. 81
A bill has also passed appropriating $4,000
to survey and open the Eastern boundary OF
the State.
Also an act appropriating $4,000 to the deaf
AID dumb and the blind. IL contempiates
State institution.
A bill has passed the Legislature appropri-
ating $40 600 for q State Reform School at
MarYsviile.
State. coupled with the intelligence from Pa
cerviile, that the country thereabouts was en-
Welcomed in water and the mountain passes
obstructed, had operated for several days TO
retartl emigration TO the Washoe mines. Inc
rush has recommended within a day or two.
aud 500 emigrants were at Placerville to-day,
on their way to The mountains All the pack
animals and stages there are engaged seVerai
days ahead.
The latest accounts from Washoe represent
the weather unfavorable for labor. and people
are arriving faster than ACCOMMODATIONS Ior
living can be provided.
Flour there is $50 to 500 per cWt., sugar 81
per H.. and other articles of food In proper
lion. There was but little forage for animals,
hay having been sold at $3.50 per ton.
The mining accounts are OF the same tenor
as previously reported:
New silver leads are discovered almost daily.
IN II will require months to test the Vaiue OF
each lead The marvellous richness OF the
Comstock vein, which is thoroughly tested, ~
about the only evidence relied upon, showing
the value of hundreds Of the veins.
The bark Rocker, with later news from the
Sandwich Islands, is entering the harbor as
the express leaves.
The whole number of letters taken from San
Francisco by the pony express will not exceed
twenty-five.
Tne u. S. war steamship Powhatan has lost
but four of her men since leaving Norfolk,
in 1851. Frederick E. Thompson, OF New Ha.
ven died at Jokahama on the oath January,
and Joseph SIENNA was drowned Feb IL. "A
Minister at Jeddo, was murdered by his conn-
trymen, shortly before the Powhatan lett-
The Minister took no official notice OF 1t.
The Jury again failed % convict Mr. Cnase
of adu itering acids belonging to the San Fran
cisco Mint standing six for conviction and SIX
for acouittal A molie prOstq3i had been en-
tered.