The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-01

News from the Pacific.
AFFAIRS IN CALIFORNIA, OREGON AND BRITISH o.
LUNBIA-MININQ INTELLIGENCE, ETC.
81. JOSEPH, July 81, 1890.
We have the following additional by the pony
press
SAN FRANCISCO, July 19-3:40P n.
The receipts Of wheat the past e days have been light
and vessels ret rded from 6llng up.
Money is plentiful at u 2 per cent . month.
The pony express, with St. Louis dates Of July L.
rived at Carson Valley the 18th instant al San
Franc the 10Th also brought tae letters by The
previous express from St Joseph The delay occa-
stoned by waiting somewhere west OF Salt Lake an
cort and then having to journey two hundred miles
company with soldiers making ouy forty miles per day
Tho route between Carson Valley aud Salt Lake nov
reported well stocked and clear Of Indians that the
ture trips the express will be regularly made.
Tho news received by the pony express which len g.
Louis the LIST inst Of double democratic nomnA lions
at Baitimore pcrplexes the democrats more than over
The party organs hesitate TO support either ticket sor
fear The oer may prove the stronger The federal
officials, nearly all Of them support Breckenridge and
lane
sautes have been fred for Douglas and then for Bceck
inridse and Lane, by the part,ans Of each in every
principal town in the State.
The probabilities favor the nomination OF two electoral
tickets by the two wings OF the party.
Douglas ratification meeting is called for this evening
at San Francisco, and Governor Weller Archibald G.
Peachey General Mcnowa and other staunch supporters
Of the administration are announced as the speakers
The San Francisco Herald, the only democratic organ
that out support Of Douglas after announce
ment OF his nomination. has become silent the pre-
sent having received orders from the Custom House,
from whence ts main support is derived, TO 10 So
Two companies OF overland emisrsnts from Michigan
have arrived at Carson Valley within a week They
passed the Indian infested portion Of the route
without the loss OF one OF their company.
company, numbering forty two persons, from Ka,z-
mazoo had eight with the Indians and whipped them.
The company all arrived excellent health the ISth.
Three hundred and twenty thousand dollars remained in
the State Treasury The statistics Of operations IN the
San Francisco Mint for the past year show the gold
coinage at s1 900 900 and $500 900 silver coinage
Many people are leaving yisaia Southeastern border
town, for the newly discovered silver owcas
Lake, the Eastern slope OF the mountains, 200 miles
south OF the washoe mines
The last accounts state that 800 had arrived at
these mines and that rich silver quartz yielding
81 900 per ton, had been discovered
The steamer Pacific has arrived with later Oregon,
Washington and British Columbia
Oregon dates TO the 13th that four companies OF
United States roops 10 he despatched 10 the country
east OF the Cascades to protect the settlers against the
Indians.
captain Snntus company. Wbllc m1rchiug tOwards
Honey Lake, attacked by over 900 Indians, armed
with guns and bows and The Hght lasted Ieariy
hour Several Indians were killed
General Harvey arrived by the Pacific on has way 10
Washington.
Col wrgh, has been appointed TO the command Of the
Department, NC.
Oregon gold in considerable quantities has been found
on the tributaries Of Dcs Chstes river.
The Snake Indians arc manestins hostile disposition
An election for OF the Legislature has been heid
Washington Territory. Returns only received from
Cowlg county, elccng two republicans by thirty m,ior
ty. This county has heretofore gone largely denocratr
Dates from British Columbia to the Isth state thea q
new gold mining region has been discovered ia okonpa
and Insucllc counties. This regarded as import.ah mi
ming news.
News from the mines generally extremely favorable
There Is no other
Everything was quiet at Kansgsvs but the ina~or OF
the country in disturbed state II WA uis Prince
Regent who mated by the sdherca Of Primes,
Metso. The set was committed within thu walls Of tho
Regents palace The ssssssins had oil ssea -,p,u,si.
The Tycoon ia represented be very gsrs' towards
foreigners and for this he euccsr4eTs the "A xt
Of Prince Metso.
The bark Onward Is daily expssoS +, arrive. sith
date from Ksnagswa 70 the Sch IT June
surrrtNo tSrsLhiasy rr
Arrived al Honolulu June 4, shss tot4s S,r pr,,ctsco
10 lloss Soog 18th, Vas9gs. T. rl SOUND Irth, shr,