Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-10-17

BY the California express, at st Joseph. the fol-
lowing has been received from California:
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct 3-The steamship Sonora
sailed the LIST Of October for Panama to connect
with the Asptnwall sseamer for New York with
2t6 and 1895 i'm treasurer also s2i Goo
worth of Wsshoe silver ore
Francisco, on the 18th demonstrated the f.et tS.i
the Irish voters are almost unanimously in favof
Of that division Of the democracy =
Both wings Of the democracy are confident Of
carrying tne state. good deal Of betting has
commenced, and there seems to be no dificrlts
In getting backer'on even bets either for or against
Heavy bet. are Away. supposed to exercise an
republicans are accordingly not unmindful Of
such tactics Eugene Sullivan, a prominent mem
Der OF that party, having already waeesed s25 600
sgaiIs! 9oo that Lincoln will be elected by the
Lieut. Beaie arrived from Independence AZ Fort
TETON. with party Of fourteen men on the 9TH
inst He reports the Indians very troublesome
On the LIST inst $4,000 were received AT Sal
Francisco from Fremont's Mariposl minea. being
the product OF the previous eight days Z.
OREGON. -
tnli adviess from Oregon explain the progress
The attempted adjournment OF the House sire
die al advi ed by last express has been eDti RELY
receded from, and decided to have been impossf-
BILE under the circumstances existing When n
was attempted there was much popular ,ndiun,.
tion at the attempts both In the Senate and House
TO destroy the session by premature and illegal
adjournment, az well by the secession of factions
members, so as to deprive either body of a
quorum. .sT - .. - - = :
At the last accounts, September estb fbotb
Houses Were In session and daily organized, the
SIX absent Senators having returned and tai en-
their seats in the Senate. The informal proceed.
ings had in their absence were ratified I I
!ne governor sent In his message on the 2Sth
II takes strong Breckinridge grounds on National
politics: He also protests that he will call no ex-
ira session of the Legislature IL il adjourns with
out electing the United States Senators.
Inis course would postpone the election for two
years, the sessions being biennial Under these
circumstances II Is thought that the popular clamor
Will insist on an election and other leg islation
during the balance Of the forty days for which ime
only the session can constitntionally last.
passed both branches of the LeSislature vester.
day, providing for joint convention TO convene
In the hall OF the House Of Representatives on
Monday, October LIST, for the e,ection Of two
United states Senators. The vote was unani nous
in the Senate; but the resolution met with strong
| opposition from the Breckinridge democrat In
| the House. There is no certainty of an election
| taking place at the time specified. -
CHINA.
| The ship Lotus brings advices from Hong Kong
| to August 18TH
The Hong Kong Press Of the 10th and 11,h OF
August has advices from Pechelee Gulf to the
10Th Of July, on which day the allied feet sailed
for the scene Of action, the French i'm 81 vessels
large and small, and the British In upwards OF
| 205 vessels 1870 -
IT was generally believed that the LIST of Aug US,
had been agreed on for combined attack upon
the Taku forts.
1t was reported that much jealousy and bad
Keeling had grown up between the French and
very indignant and sgasted at the pretensions
Of tue French. ''.' ~