The Nevada Democrat., 1860-05-02
ARRIVAL OF THE PONY EXPRESS.

CARSON CRY, April 2Sth.
The Pony Express arrived at twenty minutes
past o'clock this P. NJ. with dates from ST.
Louis to April l9,h, and from St. Joseph TO
April 10th.
Sr LOUIS, Appil l9th.-The first Pony Ex-
press arrived ut ST. Joseph OF the 18th Of April
At O'Clock =. NJ. precisely being only ten days
from San FraGcisco. The military and citizens
turned out in prOcession-cannon were fred,
and the city illuminated in honor of the event.
Soon after its arrival the Telegraph line be.
came discrdered and news was not sent east
until Saturday morning, April l4th, when it
was telegraphed all over the Union. The let
tiers were delivered in St. Louis Sunday morn
ing April 18th. The last hundred miles were
made by the conriers in eight hours, and even
better time than this made on other por-
tions of the road. The sccOad Express started
FROM this side on the morning OF April 18th.
The Butterfeld mail coach Of March 27th. ar
rived at Springfield on the night Of April 18th.
and in st. Louis on the 18th The news was
old, IL had dates previous to those brought by
the Pony Express, which were new here.
The steamer Ariel with California mails OF
March 20ih, arrived at New York on the 18th.
The Charleston Convention monopOses the
attention of politicians. The only question dis
eussed is, will. or will not, Douglas he the nom
inee. His friends regard it as no longer
matter of doubt
Ahb OkNCK ulll llDE uuci - kut ulUSb eA-
citing topic; but it has been stopped by the
arrest Of both parties, after they had split upon
weapons-boRie knives
Latham has made his maiden speech in the
Z. 8. Senate, on Browns resolutions.
The report that number of New England
delegates, under lead of Collector Whtney.
wOnld make a diversion from Douglas, in favor
OF Toucy is treated as fudge byahe friends Of
Douglas The latter are every where enthu-
siastic aud appear to be confident Of bis nomi-
nation. In Washington. Douglas rooms are
crowded, and many speeches have been made
there. A citizen OF Sacramento, who arrived
here from Washington this week, says that
Douglas is all the rage there, and the impress
sion is that bis nomination is certain. Some OF
tho Republican papers are taking tho same
view OF the matter. On the other hand the
anttDouglas correspondents say that the SEN
satlon is merely COTTON up to influence the
action OF the Convention, and that he stands
no chance of the nomination, although he will
start with the largest vote. Senator Latham Is
said to be not unfrendly to his nomination.
On the 18th, the steamer Commodore Pauld-
ing left Boston, with sixty passengers, for
Charleston. On the 18th. the steamer keystone
State started from Philadelphia, with ninety
passengers, for Charleston.
There is every probability Of the passage of
the Pacific Telegraph Bill, by the present scs-
don of Congress as reported by Colfax.
The prospects of passage OF bill to establish
a try weekly mail on the Central route, few
days since, were considered very fair The n.
Y. Herald's correspondent now says the numer-
Gus bills in the Senate do not appear to satisfy
the friends Of the various routes.
From Mexico.
Advices from Vera Cruz to April LIST, and
from the Capital to March %. 1t now appears
tnat the Airamon government had taken the
second thought and did MT y-,hlish fha daeraa
for expulsion Of American citizens
The French Minister it is said had received
instructions from his government to cooperate
with the English Minister.
AT the Capital, war against the United States
was the cry. f
European News.
From Europe oar advices are but three DAYS
later. Efforts had been continued to step the
prize fight. Another Congress of the Great
Powers is talked Of. Another Carlist revoIu-
ton had broken out in Spain. The friends of
TIE annexation Of Central Italy to Sardinia are