New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-10
Arrival Of the California Pony Ex-
81. JcsEPE, Mo. THUR,

| r.JCsEPH Mo-. Thursday, Aug. . lSOO
The Pony Express, with California rews TO July
%, reached here at o'clock a. n. ,,u,. ,sn
MayxArvsas at San pr.Seseo On the ss;t tip Comet.
IRON rI Ryncud Gfs RON dusys
ssilfd a8h, ship Enterprise 70. CalIao g, o,, ANAL
wy b. +. 1s5e Arrival. h.vUs rs .tey
resSe beI tier sguts for sreb small bsol.ey
required G'q H s soh "a # Sssd.S "a
fine Coaes are active Rio slow last quotations. Provs
Sa s %i Rirs quiet csn ghcS p
:hss. and srW' sps above buyd
| generally receipts are backward as yet.
CALIFORNIA.
The Breskinridge and Lsne Democrats, having taken
courspe at the recept Eisen advices are org nzing
Demo1as, who at liIsl favored D9usles, ee coming
out for the other side apparently under the pressure OF
Federal influence. An address 10 the National Democ
racy of Cal fornia urging The party to support Breck
iuiige he's ty been published wnch man les ~
has Strengthen ed that side of the question.
II is sigued by IS Democratic oany of whom occupy
respectable ard prominent positions II the party ~ OF
then Federal Office hoders eight more are r.o,p.
of politicians giving the document most weight
| The Dou,as Democrats are also active TIE irsh
and German vote viii mostly % with that branch OF
the party, but it is difficult &c estimate which wing IL
Thus lsr, II Democratic newspapers have declared
for Doigas, Is for BEeckinrioge, sno 9remain non-
| con initial, Wilh eyea ohsDeee OF going either way
udp, these crcuc etance., the Republicans entertain
| no, uru.teall- hopes that the Democratic divisions
nay lie 20 eQu.ily talauced as to give the State TO
| IifcOD. Soae very TePectsble Bell and Everett
mee,i ga b-ve been hell in different parts of the State
bot ttue la party does not exhibit much rank and
| file Strength.
terrible tragedy recently took place near Sacra-
mento which ba- intensely agita ed that portion OF he
State. On the 18th Of July, man named "a. wltzisi,
house robbed # considerable money and jewery CIR
Gu ms ano.s poin I'D to VIM. Wasa tue mu derer,
wio wes followed 9 'h@ Washoe moesy snd arrested
on tie 23d. He WIS conveyed 70 Mo Nau', iu Suffer
Co on he 25;h and that night started FOR Sacramento,
faIdcued in al opsl wag Il, q der tie casrge OF Mr.
c. Sioi6ard, recently Ds'ri tAttorrey Of Suffer
County. George Armstrong rmefly from Texas aud
celebrated IS NJ Indian fighter, aud rinot,y wharton,
Deputy Sheriff Of Sutler County, bat formerly Of Og
| Gen County, illinois, Or arriving within 9 mile of
Sacramento at q. the 26t, the prisoner quietly
| clipped his handouts off, aud with pistol taken from
AInftrong while asleep fired on Wharton, ani NOR
tally woui dsd him. lie then fired OIL Stodd srd, kill
| my him Instantly; next on Armstrong, INJECTING Il
| uound from viii b he died in an hour. Wharton Sas
then sufficiently recovered TO FIRE on TIE when
| he fled.
TIE wounded man wa abe 70 walk 20 Sacramento
ard give the alarm; bit he died the sane nigo The
COUNTY since has been OverrGn by armed searching
for tue escaping d. sporadic but thus far without ind
ing any traces Of him. II Il said that Arms:roDg Was
very vigant aud wstohful man, aud tle only rras m
given hi falling aseep Is the fatigue resulting ron
1
| briI giug hin ever the roUuteins.
| FROM WAsHOP
! TIE Pony Express, with st. Joseph dates 70 the
Ijlo arrived 1t San tlaIciscO ne 2.h, Tbs over
lao nail arrived tho same day with ST. Louis dates to
| the 5ih.
Gen Shields ie reported to have come by this stage
far Los AlgslOs, whre he remains few days TO
| recruit
The recent discovery Of copper ard other Minerals in
Caiayelas Louuy. about - miles iron S.Ocato2, eol
tiuues 10 tng,us, considerable attention &c that portion
| OF the Stse.
| II ia reported that TIE Pacific Mail Steam.hp Com
psLy have purchased Vt he California easa Ny ga
| lion COMPANY the steamers Brother jonathan, Seut
1 tor spd Pacific, which would give the former Com
peny the control Of the ocean steam navigation TO aud
| fru u the ports north and south Of San francisco.
strong effort is to being made to prove the alleged
will Of Tie ise SENATOR Brodeilck forgery, with con.
! Siderable gtt OF testimony on thst side.
Tie etizsrs Of San Bern rdino cet on the AN TO
decide what that town could do ~ Sard extending the
| teegrs, b from Los Angeles. CoE-mittes were up
| poip'ed 10 lett sut scriptious
TleUew rilyer discoveries il What is now .lled the
C. zoe District 81 uat Is miles south OF owen Lake,
and miles east Of Wa on toe eastern slope of tee
| Sierra Nevada, attracting very considerable at
tsn;iVn
Scientific men IN San Francisco who have tested
meFous fau ples Of recently received think prob
able ba: al otrer mineral district has been discovered,
.opsling ip value the WashOe silver mines Fine leads
o. podiesIii quer o. copper and tin, have also been
fouI 10 the "a ne region very decided emigration
in hat direction has cCmnencedfrom the mining towns
| Of California.
There is nothing remarkable in the late accounts
! from the Washoe mines.
Silver mining intelligence is generally encouraging.
| At Pyramid Lske, everything was quiet No ln-
dams shovipg themselves ere, or any where else on
| the eastern aide Of the mountains.
EmigI auts had commenced arriving at Honey VAL
| lev, b. Lauder Cut off Wagonfoad They report on
ihe road good feed and plenty and no trouble from the
| Indians.
The schooner Caroline had arrived on the 2th from
Me- hefsky, on The Amoor River, via Hakodsdi Juae
! the I'D. -
Tie Foot left San Francisco 10 September 1859, de-
lyered Ier cargo at the Amoor ia November, started
| 10 return immediately with ~ Mangolmn and two
bumped canes from the confines Of rdltary, selected
especially for their Itat,on to California climate AMI
country Before gsttiug out Of tee moor the Fcole
became ice-bound and remained frozen Ia I'll Juoe
| during which II Of the oamejs died from hunger aui
cold The remaining Il arrived in Sau Francisco and
are on exhibition for few days, after which they are
designed for u.s. beasts OF harden between ne noun
TAI aud valleye where wagon roads are not opened
The bark SaB Francisco from Hanbnrg arrived ut
the mouth Of the AMOR on the Eth OF May, aud was
abOu, ascending when the toote eit Inc 0alanee OF
the Spring feet for the same destination i've or Elk
ve,s,, were at Hnkodad on the I'D Of June, at which
port all the vessels ia the AMOR trade touch, going
| and coming.
AT Hakodadi everything WAS quiet, and busipe "a
| progressing slowly with it's usual regularity. the
in that portion os tho Empire appeared very
friendly to the Americans, and disposed 10 afford all
facilities for trade guaranteed By the esy. They had
| received intelligence Of the hancsemo welcome ac-
corded the japanese Embassy IN san Francisco with