New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-09
CaIifsrnia Pony Expreas.
FoRr KTARSyY, Saturday, june ., iSot
he Pony Express passed here 1t l2l o'clock q. n.

= Say FRAsoIsc,., May ~, 1861.
Arrived ship Imperial, ~ days from Hong Kong
There is strong speculative feeling thronehou, "
market, and very active bu.iness, with many lafgs
transactions. Butter, 3041lc. Lard, IL @ISte.
Candles, % DC. Crushed Sugar, l30E3lc. Raw
Sugar has also advanced
The largest fire for several years occurred m ses
Francisco on the nisht of the 9Th. II destroyed tho
rows of "Cheap John Stores on both sides OF Com
mercal street, between SAMSON ana the Battery. Tho
lsss is va,iousy stated from $4,000 to 100000.
Showaer who killed Piercy in tue duel Of the 9th,
has not been arrested has he made bis appearance
In public The funeral of Percy largely attended
at San Francisco on the 2Itb.
General Sumner seems 10 be concentrating most q
the State at the forticatiOns ia the neighborhood Of
San Francisco, but, as they amount TO only few
hundred in all the movements are not considered -
extraordinary
wreck of the Sea Nynph will make some s7j,0ot
from the cargo saved.
The BrecEinridge Convention will meet at Sacrs
meno on the llth of June; the Union Convention al
the came place on the l3h; the Republicans ON the
18Th; and the Douglas Democrats on the 4th Of
july There seems TO be now no doubt that there
will be full State and Congressional tickets nomioated
by each of the four convent ms. IL u generally
conceded that the Brecknridge party is weaker than
it was last year. 1t s difficult 70 form any opinion
to the present strength Of either Of the other parties
Senator Latham continues his tour through the State
making Union speeches.
ine Telegraph fSItdltlOn ic1t oacraneDlO uie Kun
inst. for Carson Valley, at which point they are "
commence laying wires toward Salt Lake. Inc En-
petition numbers, ~ men, - head OF Oxen, and ~
wagons.
Pony Express dates were received TO May 2tb.
Dates from Portland, Oregon, received by Over
land Mail 10 the 2lst Of May.
Gen. Lane was at Roseberg and could not bemoved.
He was not ont OF danger but his friends were hopeful
He was shot in the right breast, the ball coming
through the right shoulder Aromor reached Portland
on tie 2ls that he had really died. but TIE Adrertisz
was disposed 10 diserodt it.
Tire value OF exports from Oregon via Col umbis
River during The month OF Apil was, to San Fran
CISCO $40 jfs, and Victoria, " L., s229ll during
the month of March the exports in the direction
amounted to ss7, 5,3.
There was an unusal activity in building at Port
land.
Accounts from Washington Territory at ate that the
organization the militia going rapidly around
Puget Sound
The reports from the Nesforces gold mines MOI
particularly favorable, and make it apparent that many
exaggerated accounts have heretofore been set ahoaf.
The Oreg0AioR learns that Lieut.. Mullans party,
being duly organized and prepared for the feld efi
Wallawala on the 18Th May 10 operations on
the Fort Benton military road. TIE force consists Of
about 100 citizens and detachmentof ~ United Slater
soldiers, taken from companies B and T. Of the stb
Regiment Infantry. The remainder of the escort, ~
men, have left Colyille 10 join Lieut. Mnan the
Spokane River.