The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-22
LATER FROM THE PACIFIC.

Arrival or the Overland Mail-Interest-
tng News frvm OalICorDis, Oregon,
Wssninss"n, Bs Sttsh COaumbas and the
Sand~ ich Isla nds, 60, Sc.
hAuoY's SrArIoS, Jaa. Il, $3.50.
Ire overland mall coach, with San Francisco dates to
OF the aoth ul reached This point th afternoon.
The California rews n quite Interesting.
Politicians had begun gather a. Sacramento IN large
qab'ss preparatory to the meeting OF tho Lessa,ureon
the "a OF january.
Governor weer's last annual me esssge would pvobaby
he delivered the 81 OF January and Mr. Lat am the
Gcve,ror elect, would no be naugurated until the sth
or s.h
The approaching Senatorial election the engrossing
tnpc OF conversanon Governor Wsler and General Don
yer were undoubtedly the lea.icg Candidates. Tue
Trends of Senator Gwip favor Governor Weller be-
beng Northern man can after h's eessrou pro
bsby favor Senator Gwins election 1891 tnan could
Sonib.,D Governor latham, Northern mao, "a
the election Of GeaeaI Denver Souti ern man. IN
order 10 make it necessary that there should bs q
Northern successor 70 S.oaior G~,n The Legislature
stAds politically, follews:-p-mocrats, 90; anti Le
-ompton es, s. rrpunicans, 2, aua old uc whig.
The people Of piacerv,iis taking steps ~ build
railroad from 'bs, so~a Folsom connect there with
the Sacramento Valley road.
fire At Poke,'s Fiat town in Sierra county, the
2ls destroyed property valued twenty thousand
doars
The latest accounts from Carson Valley represent the
being from three FIVE feet deep inhabited
districts tho side OF tho mountains. Mining
operations we're suspenaed.
The stock in Honey Lake Valley starving in large
numbers bay worth $3.50 a .ou. The number Of
cattle wnterng n the valley OF the mountains s
tmaied at twen,y thousand In ordinary winters stock
have brived well there.
Toe Indians were suffering terribly, and lately were
dying Siom cold and starvation.
The pr,nc'sa, occupation miners in consequences OF
the severity of ths weather, appsarod Specializing
IN mining claims, which selling all the way from
$500 TO S6c ,os o each
seemed tn be the general opinion Of those who had
made explorations, That general chain of gold silver
mines existed sbs OF Sierra Nevada
noppiaies, from, the Honey Lake region down TO the
Coloratos.
rTo young men who recently wen. from Slc-smeut,
TO hun. IN the gcn,ty OF Humboldt Bay murdered
by the Mal'a- lodsns A party OF Humbold. people
subsequently vent out to recover their remains, aud
while on this duty aacked aud killed fourteen OF the
lpo,sbs
Oregon dates are TO the 14th Of December.
The Oreyonian pabiishe. late from the s;nn
gold mines, which continued to be OF encourag
Ing character
place Of express agent who reported that partes han
rved 1T The pall-s with t~erty five pounds of gold dust
from come ne~ mines Csvs' river, which believed
to as north the British possessions The cost Of
board per day there eight dollars General Palmer,
Of Oregon, in the region and hal made q strike
Mr. c. H. Davidson writing from T!amook county,
Oregon. that The Telamook Indians nmittng
dep'eoa'ons the rropAy Of the People that vicinity,
having burp.d sever al hons.s aud barns
News from Washington Territory is to the 23d of Do
cember.
bill had pass.d the Assembly to remove The seat OF
government from Oy u,p,a 10 Vancouver but it would
probably fai in the Council
hill had presented 10 the Legislature TO organize
the ISLANDS bet Caval De aro and the Strait of Rss
ssyeo as Harvey County This is the disputed Territory
claimed both by the Uptci States aud England.
The Puget Sound the Straits the Attn OF
December, Of the mos, ever known
Largo stocks OF aas fenced by oooms at various
mills along the Sound aud the connecting inets
swept away and lcst The Seabeck mill lost million
feet OF loga. The schooner Barney blown San
Juap Island and stove She loaded with government
for Captain Pcket.s Company Her cargo ras ta
mayed to the amount Of 600 Nothing has since been
heard Of several sloots and achooners trading the
Sound.
British Columbia dates To tho 2a.h ust-
The Victoria ~spspers flied with political discus.
soDs, Of only local interest
Extensive prepar atoms making for the approach
ing legislative election
The mining districts still frozen up, and miners
were ut q Stand still
goou ceai q! busang was going on at Victoria aud
large 'nmig'a ati5n was expected in the spring.
The Britain govaYnmen, had ordered their men away
from the lsno q San juan and abandoned The disputed
territory unul the governments set,e the title.
BY speaking the wha.er On ~Afd AZ sea, Sandwich
Island news Is received 10 the 10th of December.
The Winding barx Vernon had been heard from She
had sllen Nth whaee after tine balance of the 1eet
had ft Ochotsk sea AMI had taken 500 bbis Of oil
THIS Completes list Of wnacrs for the scason, all hay
,1g besp tesrd from.
CoxMEHCIk1. INTELLIGENCE.
SAY FsAscsee, Gee so-I2H
There more doing since Tho recent arrivals; but
thing approaching 10 an active business Considerable
Up ny the reading craers u former ratca Coal "a un
E. tsd with a sae of 500 Of Sidney, from second
hsnds, al define Of two dollars per ton Can
des and coffee quiet stock Of the latter,
$3.50 lbs Fifty tons Eeeatme pig iron sold
So por ton. In raw sugars there s nohing
iu aud unchsrges, with Sales OF pork at sl6
spd beef s3 30 per Fo,r hundred OF j.
Il. anu c, laii, by tie J. ". Paine, sold ai l3c
Domestic Ne WIS Items.