The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-21
NEWS FROM THE PACIFIC.
ARRIVAL Or THE OVERLAND PONY EXPRESS.
Another Quick Trip from San
Francisco.
Departure Of the Japanese Emu
bassy for Panama.
~, 600, 900 in Treasure In Route
for New York,
&r.. 10. A.

The Central Overland Pony Express, bringing California
dates April 10, Carson Valley 10 the llh, arrived at
B p NJ, exactly on time.
SAN FRAScsco, April 8, 1890.
Arrived, 9Th, ship Zephyr. from New York.
Sailed, 9th, steamer Golden Age, for PaAauas,
carrying M,60o,oo0 in treasure, and $50 passen-
gers-among them most Of the republican dele-
gates to the Chicago Convention who win rernain with
the Roanoke at Aspinwa until the Japanese embassy ar
rves, and fen proceed TO Washington also Gen. john
ston, Of the Utah army, and Lent Brooke
The steamer Champion sailed for New York viz CApe
Horn on the btu not being longer available the Pacific.
The Japanese steamer Candnmurrah, win remain It
San Francisco I'LL sdviccs received Of the arrival of
the embassy NJ Washington and then return 70 Japan
TO announce to the Emperor the news Of the embsssya
| reception at the Federal Capital
The bill granting to company Of French capitalists th6
! right to build . sea wall along the entire water
| front of San Francisco, embracing . distance Of
i've miles, passed the State Senate ON Tho An,
and IL supporters claim that will pasa
the Assembly within week. Intense opposition 10 thu
project manifested in San Fradcsco and an indgna-
ton melting called for TO evening, 10 express
the public sentiment on the subject
THE LATEST NEWS.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 1o-3l2 P. N.
No arrivals since the departure Of the steamer.
Sailed 9th, ship Torrent for Puget Sound; 7h United
States steamer Powhatan for Panama. with the Japanese
ambassadors
The ship Lookout Ia loading for New York, and viii
take %, 900 bags wheat and 800 bbls. whale oil.
The general news is exceedingly meagre.
An immense mass meeting was held In San Francisco
on the evening OF the 9th, to protest against the pas
sage, by the Assembly, Of the Senate Bulk
head bill. Strong resolutions unanimously
announcing The bill a..,s s:,ns,s
enA Nnctf OVUN}
dable demonstration that has taken place IN
San Francisco for many years. This bnlkhsad
bill under consideration n the Assembly today, and
its passage by that body considered foregone concu.
son Great confidence Is felt that the Governor VIII
veto it, and that the bill will never become . law.
The bill approprAting $3.50 900 70 open nine wagon
roads the Sierra Nevada Mountains has passed both
branches Of the legislature
bill has sso passed appropriatng SIS 900 70 survey
and open the eastern boundary Of the State.
Also act sppropriatng $40 900 the deaf and dumb
and the blind, 1t oontemplates State institution.
bill has passed the Legislature appropratng $4,000
for STATE Reform school at Marysvile.
The late storms experienced throughout the STATE,
coupled with the intelligence from Paoervile, that the
country thereabouts was enveloped in *
mountain passes obsructed, had operated for
several days 10 retard emigration To tho
washoe mines. The rush has recommended within Say
or two, and 500 emgrans at PIaoervle today On
their way to the mountains. All the pack animals and
stages there engaged several days ahead.
The latest accounts from Washoe represent the weather
unfavorable for labor and peape arriving faster than
accommodations for living can be provided.
Flour there Ia $50 to $50 per cw sugar 81 per h. and
other articles Of food in proportion There but little
forage for animals hay having been sold $3.50 per ton
The mining accounts OF the tenor as previous
! Iy reported.
New silver leads are discovered almost daily but t
will require months to test the value Of each lead The
marvellous richness Of the Comstock ven which 10 tho
roughly tested 10 about the only evidence relied upon,
showing the value Of hundreds OF the veins.
The bark Rocker, with later from the Sandwich
Islands, entering the harbor the express leaves
The whole number Of letters taken from San Francisco
blythe pony express viii not iced twenty i've.
Arrival Of the California Overland Mail.
SPRINGFIELD, No., April 20, 1860.
The overland mail Coach with San Francisco dates 10
March &c. arrived here about three O'Clock this morn.
ing The main features Of the hAvebeen anticipated
by the pony express but the following additional itsms
are furnished
The whalers Ocean Bird and CARTE returned 10 San
Francisco on the 2eth bringing 800 bbls coast whale
~ thu year ;, the s.ys
gagged in the coast whale fishery.
The emigration to the wsshoe mines is increasing II
believed that average Of fifty people leave San Fran
cisco daily for those mines and the emigration proper
ti0naly large from all parts Of the State.
There danger that the stock Of provisions In Carson
Valley cannot be kept the wants Of the rapidly in
creasng population as the roads the mountains are
very bad condition and the Of portaton Of
at t25 $50 per cwt Flour al Carson VAL
ley has advanced 10 $50 per cwt
The telegraph reports that the Superintendent OF the
Overland Pony Express has arrived In Genos Carson VAL
ley where he met the Superintendent Of the Salt Lake
Telegraph Company who states that the arrangementg
for the proposed connections nearly oompesed that
the express and telegraph 1t each end Of the line WIN be
ready 70 commence operAtio on the Sd Of April
The United States steamship Powhatan has lost but
four Of her since leaving Norfolk In 1857 Frederick
z Thompson, OF New Haven died 1t Jokahama on the
Oath January, and Joseph SIENNA drowned Feb IL,
Japanese servant Of Mr. Acock the British Minister at
Jeddo was murdered BY bis country men, shortly before
the Powhatan left The Minister took ofcisi notioo
Of II.
The British steamship Topaz had arrived or Honolulu
but sailed again. not being able 10 enter the harbcr q
account OF An insufficient depth Of water she REQUIRED
twenty three feet and the harbor has but twenty-five
Trade was very dull 1t Honolulu, business from
year TO year WAS thought 10 be on the decline.
The jury again failed 10 convict Mr. Chase Of sduler.
ang acids belonging 70 the San Francisco Mint Standing
six for conviction and six for acquital note proseQ1
has been entered.