New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-04
The California Overland Mail.

| ST. LOUIS, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 1850.
The Overland Mail, with San Francisco dates to
Dec ~ arrived here last night, having been twenty
| one daya out.
A. G. Peachy, Lecomptou Democrat, was elected to
the State Senate from San Francisco on the ioth UT
lie was supported by the property holders generally
and his election was not regarded as TEST OK 'ne
| strength of political parties.
The first railway locomotive ever constructed In
California bad just been completed at one OF the San
FrisIicisco iron-founderes.
| Operations commenced on the l2th ult IN the new
San Francisco woolen-factory About 70 operatives
were to be employed.
The argument Of care in the Supreme Court of
California had commenced to test the validity Of what
il known Peter Smiths title to real estate. ms
kind Of title $40 000 900 worth of property In
San Francisco, and about $4,000 900 worth in other
parts Of the State.
great deal Of speculation was INDUCED in concern
ing the election of United States Senator by the next
Legislature, which to meet on the first Monday in
January. The candidates most spoken OF, Gov.
John Ii. Weller, Il. +. Washington, Collector Of the
Port. San Frsncisco; $. H. Inge, formerly Member
| of Congress from Alabama j. w. Denver, Ex-GOy-
erpor of Kansas, and james A. McDougal, one of the
| California Members Of Congress in 1854. None OF
these candidates regarded permanently strong,
and long struggle anticipated with even chances
! that no election will take place this session.
Teegaphie dates from Carson Valley are to the nth
| of December.
large meeting was held a; Genoa, the 10th, to
bid farewell to Col. J. j. Masser the newly elected
| Delegate to Congress from Nevada He was TO leave
the llth for Washington, taking with INN rs con-
tributon to the Washington Monument large SPeci-
| men Of silver Ore.s
The Territorial Enterprise of The 10Th says that the
| California Mining Company Of Virginia, after SIX
weeks Of drifting struck the main silver lead - feet
below the surface The discovered promises to
rival in richness that from the original Constock lead.
Mining claims in consequence OF this discovery had
advanced three hundred per cent.
K. III. Dana of Boston who sailed for China in the
ship Masti which was burned at time since,
l. Ill. IL,
unable to obtain passage from that port to China. He
will sail from San Francisco for China by the hrs yes
| Be- that offers.
Two Russian steam coryettes had arrived at San
| Francisco bringin. dates from the Amoor River to
Oct. ..
Mr.. Collins had arrived down the Amoor with lot
of camels intended for shipment to San Francisco. 1t
was supposed that these Russian coryetes would make
survey of the harbOr Of San Francisco and then pro-
| coed to Cronstadt via New-York
The shipment Of gold dust from Victoria during Sep
tember October, aud November amountedt0 si5O, OOO
| The value of the Sherreback claim, recently con-
frmed by Judge Hoffman, is $3.50, 900.
The news from the Sandwich Islands is to November
L. one week later. Some thirty-ive whale ships
had arrived and only about thirty in addition were ex
pected this season. The rates OF freight were low and
The large number Of homeward-bound whaers seeking
eareoes prevented the merchantmen from filling up
| with their usual rapidiiy.
\ The ships Sylvia, Black Sea, Radiega, and S. F.
Willetts were slowly taking III eargoes OF oil aud
| bone for Atlantic ports.
fine jobbng and retail trade was doing at Honoln-
Ia, but provisions were selling at low prices, barely
covering their cost and charges.
The Commercial Advertiser gives the following
summary Of the arrivals of whalers at Honolulu La
haina, and Ho, and the averages OF the season: Up
to November l6 the number OF vessels from the Arctic
| and Kodiac Seas Wa &c. and the total eaten was
AIS bbls averaging i43 bills to each vessel FROM
IL Ocbotsk Sea there ~ vessels, and the total
catch was 81 1865 bbls averaging 5S9 bbls. to each
vessel. From the sperm whale grounds there were
hot al afehx ira Gin
352 bbls TO each vessel.
The following is a list Of American whalers arrived
| at and sailed from Honolulu and Lahaina
T s SS 10 ss R snSS with M ss Ss Oh and
2seo n Nov H. ship WIN. Ro,ch with 200 bbs oil and
go bbI. and aSo d Of bone Ship VIM Thompson viii. lO
hb. Of oil and II Of bOne snd sailed ih to cruise BARK
Bah Typee with bbl. oil and $500 lbs Of bone and
s bcns to f sp RAPID. sp n Mas S1i
bone Slip Abnn Barker with 6Ge bbis Of oil aid sailed ls
bone Ship Hercuie. with bbs o. oil, and sailed ath
cruise Nov y bari Coral with 40 bbs Of Oil and sailed
and 100 DE- O lone. Ship James, with 40 bb. oil snd 200
'n s. SIP Ss % "a S s s sni 81 sI bone
Corp,han with $50 bbl OIL and $500 lbs bone, aud sailed
| 18th FOR Ne~ Orleans.
| SAN FRsScIsco, Dec. 12, 1853.
I'll. weather continues fne but business is dun and prices Of
The only item Of in.eres. that spirited demand for CoAL
hes Pruns the two steamship Co~p.1e il + said com
TN. ind d West Heartley the ssue price
Adoe' from Hong King speak Of renewal Of shipments for
Between the Fast and there change Or any
se number Of ves,el the Atlantic States and
Europe and good. win 20 Ill lower upon Their Arrival hal.
whalsshp Eliza Adams from Honouln 18Th steamship Golden
sailed Dec . whale ship Na,sachuset, cruise.
Fire i'm Plymouth. Conn.
| NEw-HAyRS, Monday, Jan. 2 1869.