The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-04

Arrival Of tho Cali1ornia Overland Mail.


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Arrival Of tho California Overland Mail.
ST LOUIS Jan. 9 1860
The overland mail with San Francisco dates 70 Deem.
Der ~ arrived here last night having been twenty one
days out
A. c. Peachy, Lecompton democrat, was elected 10 tho
State Senate from San Francisco the 10Th ult He
supported by the property holders generally, and his
election not regarded Of the strength Of poll
teal parties.
The nrst railway locomotive constructed in Cali.
forna has just been completed at of she san Francisco
iron foundres.
Operations commenced tho 18th ultimo in the new
san Francisco wooen factory About seventy five opera
uyes were 70 be employed.
The argument Of case in the Supreme Court Of Cali.
lorna had commenced TO test the validity Of what u
known - Peter SMITHS title real estate This kind Of
title covers ten millions dollars worth of property ia
san francsso and about five millions worth in other
great deal Depreciation was INDUCED concerning the
which TO meet tho lrst Monday 10 january. Tho
candidates most spoken Of were Governor John b. Well
er washington Collector Of the Port Of San Francis
Alabama j. W. Denver, Ex-Governor Of Kansas,
and James ), Mpous of the caS,n
candidates were regarded as permanently strong,
and long struggle anticipated with even chances
that no election will take place this session.
Teegraphc dates from Carson Valley are to the l1th Of
December.
"A meeting
farewell to Col j. J. Masser, the newly elected Delegate
to Congress from Nevada He 10 leave the nth
for Washington, taking with him as contribution to tha
Washington monument large specimen of silver ore.
The Territorial Enterprise or the 10Th says that the Cali
fornia Mining Conpanyof Virginia, after six weeks Of
the surface The discovered promises TO rival In rich
ness that from the original Comstock lead Mining clams
IN Of this discovery had advanced three hun.
H. DANA Of Boston, who sailed for China in the chip
4astf, which burned time since, had
frOr Hpppln nm
obtain passage from that pert to China. BE will
San Francisco for China by the first vessel that ods
TWO Russian steam corvetes had arrived ut San Franz
cisco, bringing dates from the AMOR river to Oct 2
Mr.. Collins had arrived down the Amoor with lot OF
supposed that these Russian corvees would make
ycy Of the habor Of San Francisco and then proceed 10
The shipment gold dust from Victoria during septem.
Der, October and November amounted to $4So,ooo
Inc value Of the sherreback claim, recently confirmed
The news from the Sandwich Islands Is to November
II, one week later. Some thirtyfv more whale ships
had arrived and only about thirty In addition
pected this season. The rates OF freight low, and
the large number Of homeward bound whalers seeking
cargoes, prevented the merchantmen from ing up with
The ships Sylvia Black Sea, Radusa, and s F. wiet,s
were slowly taking in cgoes Of oil and bone for Atlantic
fine jcbbing and retail trade was doing at Honolulu,
but provisions were selling a. low prices barely cover
The Commercial Adseriscr gives the following summary
Of tho arrivals Of whaers al HONOLULU
TO November 10 the number Of vessels from the Arctic
and Zodiac Seas was eighty, and the total catch was
the Ochotsk Sea there ninety vessels and ths
total catch was 81 65 bbs averaging $50 bbs to each
vesse and the Total eaten ss bhs @
bbls. to each vessel
Tho following list Of American whalers arrived at
and sailed from Honolulu and Lahana:-
Arrived November 10, bark Helen Snow with $50 bbls
oil, and sailed 18th TO cruise.
Ship Levi Starbuck, with 200 bbls oil and 900 lbs.
bono.
Arrived November II, ship VIM Rotch with 800 bbls
o. and 800 lbs. of bone, and sailed 18th to cruise
Ship Adcline with 40 bbs oil and 5000 Of bone
Ship VIM Thompson, with lao bbls. oil and Is, 900 lbs
bone, and sailed 18th to cruise.
Bark Florence with 900 bbs. of oil and $1,000 lbs. Of
bone.
Bark Typee with CSC bbs Of oil and $500 lbs Of bone
Ship Martha with 500 bbs of oil and $50 lbs Of bone
Ship Rapid with 500 bbls OF oil and 1870 lbs Of bone
Also arrived ship Abram Barker with 600 bbls OIL and
sailed 18th to cruise
Ship Roman with 500 bbs Of oil and 500 lbs Of bone
snip Hercules with $50 bbls. Of oil, and sailed 18th to-
Arrived November H. bark Coral with $50 barrels Of
oil, and sailed same day to cruise
Ship Rebecca simms with l4o barrels of oil and $50
pounds Of bone.
Ship James, with 400 barrels oil and 400 pounds bone
Ship Montcsuma with 900 barrels oil and 1000 pounds
bone
Ship Ns With 500 barrels oil and 5000 pounds bone
bone, and sailed 18th for New Zealand.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
SAN FRAHt1sCo, Dec II, 1850.
LUG weaLneI Cohunues nne, Dut business ID ouiI au0
prices of all articles heavy.
The only item Of interest Is that spirited demand
for coal has sprung up the two steamship companies
said, competing for the monopoly of the market Anthra
cite brings SIS ton and West HEARTILY the price,
Advices from Hong Kong speak Of q reneEal Of ship
ments for this market.
Between the East and the West there seems no change
for any Improvement with us
large number Of vessels are due from the Atlantic.
States and Europe and goods viii 20 st lower upon their
arrival.
Arrived December o. bark Early Bird from Hong Kong:
10h whale shin Eliza Adams from Honou1u 10Th steamer
Golden Age from Panama.
Sailed December o. whale ship Massachusetts,, on
cruise.