The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-05
NEWS FROM THE PACIFIC.



Arrival OF the Overland Express.
FoRr KEARsEY, JAN 4, 1881.
The pony express passed here last night bringing the
following deepatches;-
SAN FRANcEoo Dec. 22-S,4OP.M
Arrived 2lst ship Msussard, Bordeaux bark Florence
New York; bark Robert Passenger, Hong Kong
Sailed ed steamer Sonora Panama. carrying 1856 pas
sengers and 81 $4,000 in for New York. ship
Winged Arrow, Cork carrying 1900 seeks wheat ST.
900 bbs -four ll6 sacks silver ore ship Indan Queen
<French), and bark 0nwerd, Shanghai.
Business continues inactive. with enough doing to
sord quotations give indications OF changes in the
market Coal is firm, with upward tendency. Raw
sugars are i'm proved nomnaly by the from China,
but there transactions TO establish advance
yet refined still at 14hc. In breadsufs operations
suspended from lack Of receipts and buyers
strained from forcing the market by the complexion Of
the adyices from New York and England Freights
declining Money in fair supply but mos,ly in demand
20 remit to the Eastward.
The pony express, with St. Louis dates Of December
reached San Francisco ON the Goth.
The Presidents Message entire telegraphed from
st. Louis to Fort Kearney, where overlook the pony
the 7th and this came through to Sacramento, arriving
the 10th 1t telegraphed TO San Francisco by
Lines, and Immediately published in the BaIlaas and
Alta
The reading Of the Message, and Of the proceed
fngs of Congress up TO the It'll, tend to increase
tho anxiety Of the people concerning the critical condition
Of the Union The entire press OF the State takes
serious Of the secession movement and favors the
preservation OF the Union IL possible, by mutual
nion All the republican papers advocate the repeal of
the Personal Liberty Bills of the Northern States There
IL talk Of organizing Pacific republic if the South
gecede6 but the sentiment of majority OF
the people is undoubtedly TO strive TO preserve the
Union as is and TO stay with all that
The total contributions to the Washington Monument
fund on election day amounted to about 81 100
The steamer California from Oregon brings dates to
che 1lth and Of the sh from British Columbia On her
way down she passed the whaler Osborg, of New Bed
ford, bound to San Francisco, with full cargo of OIL
bone seal skins The nearly all down with scurvy
Ship John Marshall and Nouvy reported wrecked in
the Straits OF Fuca.
The last steamer from Fraser river had arrived at Vic
tOra with $40, 900 in gold.
An attempt had been made to burn Victoria.
Senator Ncsrnith and T. j. Dryer who the vote OF
Oregon in the Electoral College, came down on tho Cali
fornia.
The Legislature of Washington Territory session
Paul X Hubbs had been chosen President Of the Council
The Douglas democrats have majority In tho Council
and plurality in the House.
Another arrival from Honolulu brings Sandwich Island
advces of December 1, ono week later
surveyor the ship Siam estimates that II will cost
FL 600 to place her in good condition as before the
Are, but IS 900 will make her seaworhy by the 10th Of
January.
Honolulu ia to be supplied with water by the laying Of
iron pipes to a valley seven miles distant.
fancy dress ball, given by r. G. Wyie, Minister Of
Foreign Affairs, the 2Sh November, is described by
the Feresan as grand success, and great event In
she fashionable society Of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
Tho seventeenth anniversary OF the recognition OF the
Hawaiian kingdom by France and Great Britain
served as national holiday In Honou the 2Sth No
vember The town and chipping in the port were deck
cd IN coofs Of every hue and nationality, and salutes
were fired from Punch Bowl Hill
The steamer Sonora left for Panama this morning with
I55 passengers the mails and 81 467 JIG specie OF which
GOO goes to Panama. 81 900 to England and 81