The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-08-09
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THURS 3 .,onriNu. .hUa. 0 1860.
NEWS FROM THE PACIFIC,

NEWS FROM THE PACIFIC,
Arrival of the Overland kxpress-Interest.
ing from California, China and Japan,
and the West Coast Of Mexico.
The Overland mail arrived at St. Josephs on
Monday, with California dates to the 25th of
July, Japan dates to the Goth of June, and
China advices to the Goth of May The news
dispatch. dated San Francisco. July 25, 3 p NJ,
gives the following:
Thus far ten Democratic newspapers of the
State have come out for Douglas and six for
Breckinridge. More have declined to take
sides for the present, and fifteen in remote
counties are still to be heard from The lead
ing Democratic politicians, nearly all, decline
to take sides, evidently awaiting the course of
events In the Allan tic States
Ihe Telegraph posts are nearly all up as far
as Los Angeles on the Butterfeld route. and
the wires are to be stretched within two weeks
distance 4SU miles from San Francisco.
The Overland mail, with ST Louis dates to
the I'd of July, arrived yesterday, bringing
$4,000 letters, the largest mail ever received
overland.
The Pony express. with st. Louis dates of
the 18th. arrived at San Francisco on the night
of the 23d.
Fire was yesterday raging among the grain
fields of San Mateo county, sweeping grain,
fences, buildings and every cOmbustible thing
in its path. Several fine farm-house were
burned, and the damage is very considerable.
Between twenty and thirty tons of silver ore
from Washoe are now on the way to San Fran
cisco. The shipments are regular, al an ave.
rage rate of more Than 100 tons per month.
The United States side wheel second class
steamer Saranac, Capt. Pitcher, sailed from
Panama on the 5th of July for this port, and
arrived here in ten days from Acapulco, this
morning about six o'clock. All well.
THE WEST COAST OF MEXICO.
The John l.. Stephens brings the latest news
III raf of
of Mexico.
Continued serious disturbances are reported
among the Taqui Indians, of Sonora, endan-
gering the safety of the town of Guaymas.-
The Governor was at Hermassllc, collecting
a force with the view to drive the Indians back
in TO the in terror.
The recent difficulties between the authori-
ties of NaZatlan and the American Consul,
regarding the seizure of three American yes-
sells, bad been satisfactorily arranged.
Mr. TrpmbulI, an American, who was su-
perintenGing the construction OF the canal
from the bay of MaZatlan TO lake near Tepic,
WAS attacked on the Sd Of July by his work
men, and nearly killed. His companion,
German, was killed.
Between Acapulco and the city Of Mexico
there is still no communication.
NEWS FROM JAPAN.
The Onward brings Japanese dates to the
26th of June.
A lucrative trade had sprung up between
Japan and the allied French and British forces
in China All the principal supplies Of the
allies were shipped from Japan, including four
Thousand horses. The japanese were sending
native flour at - 80 per barrel and potatoes 1T
half cent per pound.
In consequence of the tea trade from Shang-
hae being suspended, on account of The rebel
lions of the in terror, the japanese are doing
handsome business III furnishing cargoes of
the same article, and tea at kanaeaWa had ad-
vanced.
Within month four ships had cleared from
kanagawa for England, with cargoes of teas,
raw silks and other Japanese produce. The
quantity of tea and raw silks available for
export was astonishing.
The city of kanagawa had tripled its size
and population within year, on account of
the foreign trade which has sprung up under
the recent treaties.
Concerning the disposition to trade with the
outside world, il is stated that the merchan Is,
trading PEI pie officials, and the high classes
generally, are more and more in faver of en-
cOuraging foreign intercourse; that they are
daily growing more social, obliging and ac-
cess BILE, but that the mass of the people are
more prejudiced than ever. They are COM
plaiuing bitterly that foreign trade has caused
the price of many articles of food 10 advance,
greatly to the distress of other classes, who
are thereby restricted in their diet TO the mos
common articles. Rice and wheat are not al
lowed TO be exported consequently there has
been no advance in those ARTICLES. On wheat,
after being manufactured into flour, the re-
strictlon is removed.
Another troublesome currency question had
fused in the purchase of goods, although the
dollar pieces were as g'od as ever.
About tW % weeks before the inward sailed a
town of s 600 or 10000 people, some TWO hun.
dred miles distant from Kanagawa, was en-
tirely swallowed bv an earthq uake This in. .
| formation reached Kanagawa through the mis-
sionaries, of whom there are quite number,
and was considered reliable. Several earth.
quakes and shocks were felt at Kanagawa du-
| ring May and .TuLe.
AFFAIRS IN CHINA.
The news from Shanghae is TO the Goth OF
May.
The trade of that city was almost suspend
ed, and ali the native merchants is had fled with
their treasure to Souchong, for fear the rebels
would soon attack the former place.
The Chinese up the Peiho were reported to
be making great preparations to defend them :
selves against the anticipated invasion Of the
allied forces.
The Chinese rebels had recently been very
successful. They had taken the large city of
Soochow and were holding possession. This
gave them the control of the country in tha t
direction within a hundred miles of Shanghae.
They were reported to be advancing towards
Shanghae.
The United States steamer Saginaw had ar
rived at W Oosung.
The American clipper ship Gamecock had
sailed from Shanghae for Japan, for cargo of
horses for the army.
The United States steam sloop. of-war Hart
ford Commodore Stribling, arrived at Shang-
hae on the 18th of May, with United States
Minister Ward on board.
THE PRIDE OF PoPULATION-We have been
taken down. The EbeneZer which we had
raised has been very materially lowered. Our
comb has been cut, cruelty and remorseiy, by
the sharp knife OF the census. While we were
telicitating ourselves on the fact that we were
mighty multitude, suddenly 1t turns out
that we are not so very much of a crowd after
all. When the immense numbers we had been
counting upon, as citizens of our thriving me-
trOnOlIS Hwindia nQdar Tho n he
census, from 250,t69 or upwards, to about 17O,-
900, our pride suffers q shock. Look at some
OF the figures of the ineXorable census in our
Western cities But few have as yet reached
US, in the reports of the press, the work not
being completed in any. Chicago, which was
said to have from 10000 to $4,000, is likely,
judging from the returns so lar in, to show a
population of less than 100000. Mil waukee.
instead OF 5000, as claimed, will have less than
$1,000. st. Louis has about 130, 900, though she
has been rated as high as 10000. Indianapo-
lis, boasting of a population OF about 10000,
has been RACED TO a good deal under 2000U.-
Cleveland Columbus, and Dayton have been
shaved down from 90 to 40 per cent. on their
calculations, respectively. similar reduc-
tion, descending, has prevailed throughout the
smaller cities and large towns. In few days
we shall have some reliable figures to give by
way of comparison.-CiHcinHat Commercial.
FEEDING THE SUN.-On the 1st of Septem ber
last, at 11th. Ism. A. M, distinguished as
tronomer, Mr.. Darlington, had directed his
telescope to the sun, and was engaged in OBJ
serving his spots, when suddenly two ntense-
Iy luminous bodies burst into view ON its sur
face. They moved side by side through a space
of IS, 600 miles, first increasing in brightness
then fading away ; in five minutes they had
vanished. They did not alter the shape of a
group of large black spots which lay directly
in their paths. Momentary as this remark
able phenomenon was, it was fortunately wit
messed and confirmed, as to one of the bright
lights, by another observer, Mr.. Hodgson, at
Highgate, who, by a happy coincidence, had
also his telescope direc ted to the great iumi.