The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-16
EntsKestinE from the Pacific
oua BAN FRANCISCO CORRESPONDENCE

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. ~, 1850
TIE Dsccntnaancs Of The Pony Express Cs,,,ap ld-Yne
Unsted States Steamer Sardnac-Abseneas d United
Sa,es Troof s--Tae Neo Con7ansant q the California
Department Of Me C.tef states Army-Or,mss md
C1suaat'es-Nsses from oregon, WasAtastoa isrrsssy,
B'.tish Cttuhaesd ard he iy4.dc,ch Ll1fsds &c
nr Aiyosc, ageht o. the Batletacld Overland Mall
c,npsDy, arrived here ics week In view OF tho probs
bic etion Of the pony express on the central route
is proposed BY Mr. Alvord to place pony carrier DO
Los Angeles Fos smith Complete ,elegrapaic
communication exists between San Francisco aud Los
Angeles this side and from St Louis For, Smith on
the other. Intelligence be telcgrapied from the
eastern seaboGd TO Fort Smith; thence the pony viii
carry the dispatches to Los Angeles within days,
whence they will be te.egraphci to San Francisco Aid
10 ihs tho time required 70. tho Transmission OF do
slctshes and 1t viii be tibet com nanca:on can thus
10 bed with Nav York LITTLE moro than elk days
perhaps ie's the enterprise be cocsumma.ed Of
which there Is little doubt half letters will be seat
twice week from this city at about half the present
rates. The proposition seems wise nnd feasible.
The United States steam frgae Saranac Ia expected
will aall to-day for hazatan She has come from the
hands Of the mechanics Isar Navy Yard freah
and strong and a. handsome as when sne was new
The English steam risale Termagant remains stn At
Mare Island.
Company X, Sixth infantry, Lieut. McLemore, com.
handing, arrived at Los Angeles the 18Th instant en-
route for this city where they win arrive Tuesday next
Lieut. Col Bc,le First drsgoous succeeds to tho com.
mand OF the California department, In consequence
Of the death Of General Clarke. He has been for
number Of years serving At Fsrt TETON, and viii
arrive here from Los Angeles In few days.
me o funds the stale treasury Of the close
OF blsir ess, October Is, was s2lo, SOL "a
Two OF the BactrAu cAmen have been sold In San
Francisco at efs6 and S425 respectively.
CesriesF Pratt was killed Wednesday last in cousa
.Sunv ne oaa iaS.oed an OK and wound TIE l.sso
be WAS thrown snd had his skull crushed In BY blow
iron, the animals hoof Dcceased Was from Illinois, and
In Sacramento las, Monday Dr. Merritt his brother,
accompanied BY judd NJ Caug j. Hines and four five
others proceeded In wagon 70 ranch Ia posseesion Of
Jacob Rhero Yoo county, which claimed by Mer
rift On their arrival cispute arose, when the Ia
The wagon Aired al Riherd, killing him, and woundng
man named Joseph Rumney XII ell 10 the .rir
Of the Young America Company, Bourbon HIM. AL week.
causing death instantly Dacfssed native Of Rag
land aged yeAIs, AID formerly resided 10 scAuyl<i
county, Pa, where ke ief family.
ne dates from PoTuaai " me Brother Jonathan
the gn,sd States survey rS steamer srnsrics arrived
.. Portland IRON Vancouver on the liza.
Adp1ts, has ordered 15o men into the snake country.
FROM WASHINGTON rgRsIroEY
The intelligence from Washington Territory 10 unn
ovsrser Neon vvited Victoria recently and was pub
iiciy received By American residents
from BsrIsH clirNMA
The mining news b usfavorsohe. According N last
accounts Governor Douglas Was al tie Rock Crock ani
smh amecn mpee, on a tour o. Inspection He Intended
70 make rip 70 the DAlies.
Many Of the Chinese miners arc leaving Bri,ish Column
bia and returning 10 California Ia consequence Of tho
extre cold OF the former region.
During the week ending October 8, near IS 900 wore
collected 81 the Victoria Custom House.
SANDWICH 10 Aspa.
We have Gates from Honolulu 70 October The cor
respondent az the Alta writes
Tho United states Bard Of investigation Into tho n
fairs Of the United states Hospital and Consulatee At
Uonoluu, Lahans aad Ho, having oompleted ia sbors
on the lfth ut, the United States ship Levant, Com
mandcr Hcnt sailed from the latter paoe direct for Pa
the lsth rt ninety days from the dale Of her
arrival