The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-22
NEWS FROM THE PACIFIC.


| Arrival OF the Overland Nail
| THE CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION
DANIEL s. DICKINSON NOMINATED FOR TnE PREsr
bLNCf-sHIPPING NEws-NEw SILVER MINGs, ETC.
| koILoY's STATION. March q 1860.
The overland mall COACH with regular san Francisco
dates TO March and teegraphio advices TO the 3D. ar
| rived here at hall psssix O'Clock this evening
SAN FRANCISCO, March moon.
ArrvedFeb 2S, ship Huntsville from Boston French
ship Calbert, from Bordeaux; 2sn, Danish bark Den
mark, from Liverpool March LIST, ship Atlas, from Car
ronal.
Sailed March l, British ship Eliza for Mazailan.
EAlso arrived February 20, steamerJohn L. Stephens
from Panama. She reports all the passengers we'll and
ne deaths on the voyage.
There is not much business doing aud only 1iiing
country trade Candles weaker. Coffee unchanged
Bacon Ice. Mess pork SO. j. H. & Co. lard l5,sc.
Butter, via the Ishmus go Csc and the marKct very
dull Sugars quiet-crushed l31sc Foreign aud do
mestic spirits inactive.
The Democratic State Convention met al Sacramento on
the 2sh Of February. On the preliminary organiza
Philip Moore chosen chairman when the Convention
adjourned till evening. On reassembing a desperate
struggle took place the election Of permanent Pre-
sdcnt Mr.. Kirkpatrick, Latham man, and Mr. Merritt,
Gwin and Weller man. were the candidates. Neither
could be elected when both finally withdrew their names,
when Philip Moore was unanimously elected he being
satisfactory to both parties committee Of forty
appointed to draft resolutions Senator Sharp Of San Fran
CISCO sympathsor with Douglas, being the chairman,
when the Convention adjourned to March l.
IN reaseembnga series Of resolutions adopted In
substance follows Tho first iorses the principles
Of The Cncinn NJ; platform those which can alone pre-
serve the Union and maintain the integrity Of the demo
The second approves the bred Scott decision
The third and fourth fHvor Pacific railroad, tele
graph, and the overland mail.
The nth July endorses tho administration of Mr. BIZ.
chenan The sixth approves OF the past and present i
mocratc State Administration. The seventh declares tl
the Hon. Daniel Dickinson, OF New York. is tho first
choice Of the democracy OF California for the Presidency
but does rot Instruct the delegates to support him
The following delegates then elected TO the Charles
ten Convention In the order In which their appear
The last four are probably elected aternates and
Butler county; John A. Dressbiis II Shasta county G.
W. Patrick, OF ruolumne county John Dudley, OF Gala
S Se!s e0usty Au,n Smith Of San Francisco; JnO
AS the delegates not instructed, and are selected
from different wings Of the party, simpossibe to FIRE
shadow their votes None Of them have been known as
particularly hostile to Douglas.
Atsr their election Mr.. Gregory positive Grow and
Miller man, offered resolution that stephen A. Douglas
be declared the last choice of tho convention The yeas
and nays we're called and the motion Sid on tho table by
against the resolution and Mr.. Miller, who member
Of the Convention voted for abIng it, Both wings Of the
question.
The official survey Of Gen Suffer has been returned to
the united states DetfCt Court by the Surveyor General
locates the claim in two tracts tract OF two square
leagues Sacramento city and environs the other
Of nire loagues, located on Frazer river, as to in
clude the city Of Maysve The locations will be CON
tested by hundreds OF people outside and inside Of the
boundaries indicated.
The recent discovery of slver in Caaveras county has
created Rayge number Of miners and the interest which
wasa tt excited in the extent and richness OF tho veins
bias nseN aDy degree subsidized
bn maturing and will be introduced In the Legis-
la;ure, to provide metropolitan police system for San
Francisco after the plan Of the present New York law
It's evident object is to break up the reform government
CT San Frarcsco and restore democratic partisan rule
Frsncisco Dock and Wharf Company he right to
comet wall along the water front Of the city and
to collect tolls for wharf privileges has sen introduced in
the State Senate and there danger OF It's passage
he project is violently opposed BY the property holders
commerce. Such sea wall az "a proposed would cost
Since the roads have become pass.bls for loaded teams
from the Washoe silver mines, about ton and half Of
silver has arrived in San Francisco ct cost Of 4l2
0r d,a p bs Ssr
interior papers report parties leaving many Caifor
mia mining towns for the same destination: The for
tune hurt seem determined to DO the ground
long before leaves it, Stages arrive at Placer
vile daily from Sacramento loaded down with passengers
ali eager to cross over the mountains At the earliest mo-
ment.
Ball, Baker & Co., bankers, Of San Francisco, have
bought ninety sixth interest in the 0ph,T Company e
other shares in the same company representing 175 feet
Of the lead have been recently sold in San Francisco for
$o5c0 Another sale Of l24th Of IA 600 feet was made
at $40, Geo.
The news from Carson Valley continues of the same
character as heretofore. Many San Francisco CAPT.
talh,s had arrived there, and the value Of
mining claims was rapidly increasing from
the of parties to purchase In the Devils Gate
and China Town district 24 leads OF what hoped TO
be silver ORE have been claimed and recorded including
an area OF five miles square.
The gold mining at Gold Hill was highly successful.
THE LATEST.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 3-P. NJ.
Arrived to day steamer Cortez, Panduch Sailed ships
Moonlight, Hong Kong, Prima Donna, West Wind, aud
MONDAY, for Callao.
There is no trade whatever. Money easy collateral
paper finds no favor, account Of suspicion prevailing
that the city trade is less engaged in the vashoe
silver speculation.
1t is now pretty generally conceded that Of tho
eight gates to the Charleston Convention friends OF
Senator Latham, and elected through his influence.