The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-27
NEWS FROM THE PACIFIC.

Arrival of the Overland Express.
NEWS FROM CALIFORNIA, OREGON, SANDWICH ISLANDS
AND JARVIS isLAND-rHE WAR FEELING IN CALI
FORNIA-sEIzuRE OF CONTRABAND GOODS, ETC., ETC.
SWEET WATER, ~ miles east Of
SALT LAKE CRY, Sept. rs, 1861.
The Pony Express from Francisco dates to the
18th inst. passed here o'cocS A. N. to-day with
the following summary of intelligence for the press
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. ls-p. NJ.
Arrived l5th ships Electric Sidney, Mark Constantine,
New Zealand 10th, ship Sea Serpent, New York; bark
Camilla, Port phillipri
Trade continued fair and active. Candles have ad-
vanced Twenty three cents refused for lot OF
schnapps Crushed sugar prime l3c. isthnus butter,
prime, 271sc. 2SlSc J. II. Co.'S lard l6c. Large
Rio coffee, zoe. GOO gallons spirits turpentne sold at
81 80. Domestic spirits duh
Tho sloop OF war Wyoming and the cutter Joe
Lane have from this port pursuit OF the ship
Ashland which probably oadng with guano at Georges
Island. She belongs in New Orleans, aud If captured,
will DO coufscated The second mate and i've men de-
serted from her at Eda Island OIL the coast OF Lower
California aud they assert that the captain is rebel,
and treated the Northern men On board with savage
cruelty.
Soon after the arrival of tn clipper ship Serpent
the revenue officer seized tweve Thousand dollars worth
o. tobacco consigned TO Green Heath On, on lnorma-
ton received that the property belonged TO Southern
owners.
ON Saturday large lot of toiacco thai came on the
snip Sword Fish, which brlogc In tho companies,
was seized on The receipt OF the same kind OF inorma
ron.
The reports from the interior show that The recent ap
peals to tho military SPIRIT OF tine eope have not been
In vaIn AT the rate companies offered the five re-
gimens will soon be filed np
Six c1mlslnies OF infantry that have hecn encamped
near San Francisco, beng part OF The Fifteen hundred
called for service on the overload mail sonle have been
sent to Los Angeles THIS unexpected movement,
coupled with recent nlormaio OF The Sudden departure OF
troops already in the South for San Bernardno. would
indicate that General Sumner has Intelligence Of want
OF disnionsm among the southern symathzers IN that
part of the State, which hiden from the pabllc
large. II appears that the entire overland force
for the present to lie stationed at los Angeles
The California Steam Navigation Company transport
companies OF soldiers on the water traversod in this
State by their steamers free Of charge.
Major General IIall0ck " this city, has received his
appointment a MAJOR General OF the regular army of
the United states. Io has taken the of Office and
will east by the steamer OF October To join General
McClellan's army.
The Agricultural State Fair opened at Sacramento on
much greater scale tan heretofore Persons who have
attended the State fairs ut the Fast say that the exhibit
ton of stccS Sacramento equals the exhibitions at
the National Fair at Richmond three years ago, and at
new Directory q San Francisco, published under the
supervision Of parties regarded uncoabted Authority
in local and statistical matters, care lily eanvsses the
basis for estimating the pres. 20 ualion o. the city at
80 23 composed OF 40 00o white males, 81 900 white TO-
males, 90 Chinese md 0O0 coOred. Considering that
the city poed ii l25 votes at the recent election, the
estimate Of the Directory appears not too high Tie
same authority that 0i3 wooden buildings
erected in San Francisco during the year cadng with
August, being above eighth Of all the buildings tho
city contains
II is the general remark from ascerained facts that
San Francisco never pros as at present.
The Yreka Jrcl states that The story Of the recent
massacre OF party Of emigrants at Goose Lake
heartess hoax gotten up fer tie purpose of narrowing
the soul OF a resident OF that place.
NEWS FROM OREGON.
The Portland Oregonan OF the 10Th inst. contains the
following iterns:--
All late news from the Indians is favorable to
peace we should have no trouble with the Neg Perces
, if We could keep liquor from them.
Gold discoveries have been made in tributary Of
Salmon rver and large party had left the South Fork
for the mines.