New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-03
Later from California.
ARRIVAL oF THE PoSY RxrRHss.

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ARRIVAL or THE PONY RxPRHss
ST. JOSEPH July 3a.-The Pony Express. through
in ten days. has just reached here with general
summary Of news from California to July I9
Arrived at San Francisco, July ~, steamer Col
den Age, Panama; 18th, bark Cornet, Honolulu.
Sailed 18th, Vitula, New York 18th, bark Iouise
Melbourne.
Business had been quiet since the Pony pf the
18th left, and nothing had occurred in the market
worth communicating. Prices are generally With
out change, and the demand Is still limited
Dates from st. Louis, received by telegraph via
Springfield Mo-, to the morning Of June 2ad giy-
ing the news that the Baltimore Convention had
broken up in row, and intense anxiety prevails
to know what followed. The Republicans regard
ed this news as so encouraging That they caused
cannon to be fred
An injunction having been issued restraining the
Alta Telegraph Company from using the Morse
patent has brought about consolidation between
that and the State line, the latter owning the
patent.
There is no California news of Importance The
Overland Mail leaving fol the East yesterday, took
over LIS, 900 letters. #
The steamer Panama brings Oregon news to the
sth inst. General Harney and staff had left for
the Atlantic States.
The mining expedition from Linn countyto the
Blue Mountains had returned before reaching their
point Of destination They had sharp fight with
the Indians, killed five Of them, had two men
wounded, and had to abandon $3.50 worth df prop
erty. The Indians are supposed TO belong to the
same gang that have made war in Washoe. Trouble
was also anticipated with the Snake Indians,
portion of whom had recently returned from the
Washoe country, greatly embittered against the
whites in consequence OF their defeat there.
The official returns of the Oregon election elect
Shiel OemocraD to Congress, and leave TIE Legis-
ature as heretofore reported in all probability Sc
| curing the election of Republican and Popular
Sovereignty Democrat as United States Senators in
August. The whole number of votes cast in the
| State were IL ,432, against IL ,2T6 last year.
/ he hpplr ady fror1 Ia
| wich Islands to the 23d ult., two weeks later.
Business was dull, and there no exciting news.
The operations of the American Gnano Company
at Bakers Island appear to have taken fresh inn
petus. Ships will follow each other as rapidly as
they be loaded at the Island. Some three hum
| dred laborers were dispatched to the pits from
Honolulu on or about the 2lst ult
The Pony Express, with st. Louis dates to July
14th, arrived at Carson Valley the 18th, and San
Francisco the 18th, bringing also letters leaving
st. Joseph by the previous express. The delay
was caused by waiting somewhere west of Salt
Lake for escort, and then having to journey two
hundred miles in company with soldiers, making
only forty miles per day. The route BETWEEN Car
son Valley and Salt Lake is now reported well
stocked and clear of Indians, that In future the
trips Of the express may be expected regularly.
The news received by the Pony, Of double Demo-
cratic nominations at Baltimore, perplekes the
Democrats more than ever The party organs he's
itate to support either ticket for fear the other may
prove the strong one. The Federal officials nearly
all support Breckinrdge. Salutes have been fred
for Douglas and then for Breckenridge by the par
tsans of each in every principal town in the State
The probabilities favor the nominations of tive
electoral tickets by the two wings of the party. A
Douglas ratification meeting has been called for
this evening in San Francisco.
Ex-Governor Weller, Archibald G. PeaGhy, Cen
Mcdowell, and other State supporters ot the Adj
minstration, are announced as speakers.
The San Francisco Herald was the only Demo
cratic organ which gave its support to Douglas the
day after his nomination was known, but orders
from the Custom-house, whence the main support
of the paper is derived, seemed to have forced
| silence for the present.
| Two companies of overland emigrants from Mich
| igan, have arrived at Carson Valley within week.
having passed the Indian infested portions OF
/ the route without loss. One company, numbering
| 40 persons, from Kalamazoo, had fight with the
/ Indians and whipped them. All arrived in exoeiA
| lent health.
On the l4th ss2a, 900 remained in the State Trea-
sury. Statistics of operations of the San francisco
| mint during the past year show total coinage of
$lI 800 600, and over $50h,Q00 silver coinage.
Many people are leaving Nisaa, a south. eastern
border town, for the newly discovered silver mines
mountains, and 20O miles south of tlia Wasioe
mines. At last accounts, 800 men Lad arrived ab
these mines, andrieh silver leads qnart, yielding
$1,000 per tun, had been discovered.
| The steamer Pacific has arrived with laterf Ore
| gon, Washington aud British Columbia news.
Oregon dates are to the 18th.
| -Four eompanis of United States troops were to-
be dispatched to the county seat of tho Cascades.
4
/ company, while marching toward Harney Lake.
| was attacked by over three hundred Indians,
| armed with guns, bows and arrows. The fight
| lasted nearly an hour. Several Indians, wenea
killed.
Gen. HarneY arrived by tie Pacific hn his way
to Washington. Col. Wright has been appoinhaJ
to command the department Of Oregon
Gold in considerable quantities has been famu /
on the tributaries of the Des Chates river. III 4
Snake Indians are manifestng hostile dispe 81
lion.
ali For of H.
held in Washington Territory : returns eahy re
ceiyed from Gowtz county electing tN % Ban nbli
cans by thirty majority, whereas this couaf = ha.
heretofore always been largely nemoctatia-
The dates from British Columbia are 10 TIM 18th
A. new gold mining region, discovered il 0ig 1nogar
| and Jresnele counties, is regarded as ag 3ortant
The mining news generally is extremely ID Vorable
| No other news.
BY the bark Carrie Leland which SIR wed her,
on the 18th of July from kanawagsa Japan, VIZ
have intelligence from that quarter to sk 23d NAV
| The Leland brings an assorted cargo NJ JAPANESE
| notions and general merchandise. q package q
/ documents from the Emperor of Japa,a to the Em
/ hassy at Washington was received hY|this arrival
| and will be transmitted to its destination by III
/ next steamer for the East. TIE package ia oh
long in shape about eight inches in lehrt} nv fou
/ inches in breadth, and four inehes tlicb. Il wa
| forwarded through the u. S. Consul al i, ,anagawa
/ The news is meager. San Francisco vessels has
obtained cargoes without trouble, nut prices 0
! goods were said to have advanced yery mrsab
| American half dollars are represented as useIes
for the purpose of trade. They asa received st.th
Custosa-house only, at discount Of eight pea cen
Everything was quiet At Kama, ava, baA the ii
terror of the country was in a ess turled state
was the Prince Regent who WIS assassasted
the adherents of Prince Metea. The ace vas ron
naitted within the walls of the Reaeat5s paiac,
The assassins had all been captured. The fyeoo
Is represented as very liberal towagls foreigner
, and for this reason encountered the iwill ,
j Meteo.
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