Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-06-25
LATEST NEWS.
BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE WORCESTER DAILY SPY
FROM CALIFORNIA;.

Fort KEARNEY, June 22.-The pony ex-
press, with San francisco dates OF the 5th has
arrived also OF the 9Th and 18th,
Senator Latham had returned from a tour
through the state, and reports that the mining
counties are almost unanimous for the Union.
He would leave for Washington on the 1lth.
The movements of politicians throughout the
state are for tour political conventions to be
held at Sacramento within week. They are
very active, and the chances are about even
between the Douglas democrats and the re-
publicans, for carrying the state. Leland,
Stanford, and /, &. Phelps, are the leading
republican candidates for governor. The prob
abilities are in favor of the former. Governor
Downey, Eugene Casserly, John Corners, and
John Bldwel, are among the aspirants on the
Douglas ticket The principal federal officers
appointed by the present administration have
filed their bonds, and entered on their duties.
A clerk in the United States quartermaster's
department at Benecia has been discharged by
order OF Gen Sumner, for language hostile to
the policy of the administration.
Real estate in San Francisco is bringing
better rates than for several years past. Build
ing improvements are immense, Giddings,
the mail contractor, has been killed between
Ell Paso and Tucson by the Apaches also
McNeese the overland mail agent. II is be-
lieved that TIE overland mail stock is safe.
Honolulu dates are to the 10th OF May. The
reports about the situation Of missionaries at
the Marquesas islands are much exaggerated.
The natives are quiet. The Black Hawk ar
rived at Honolulu May It'll, with news from
Washington to April 18th, the shortest time on
record.
SAN Francisco, June S-The news of the
advance into Virginia, and the assassination
of Ellsworth, has caused much excitement
throughout California, and intensified the
Union sentiment. Flags are everywhere at
half mast in respect to Ellsworth.
Gen. Sumner has required the officers to
subscribe the oath of allegiance, and also sent
company of troops to Fort Churchill, Nevada
territory, to protect the overland mail from the
Indians, and keep lookout for secession sym
pathizers. The arms sent to Carson Valley,
last year, were recently claimed by and deliv-
cred to Capt. Moore OF the United States ar
my.
The republican primary elections at San
Francisco aud Sacramento are favorable to the
nomination Of Leland Stanford. Gen Jonn.
ston remains at Los Angeles 1t don't seem
to be known whether he contemplateS jour
neying eastward
Samuel Hughes Miller, Bartlett and Camp,
who were gathering up the stock on the late
Is utterfield route, were attacked by the Apa-
che and killed. -Four or five Mexicans who
killed Troops from Fort Buchanan are
securing the country in pursuit of the indians.
SAN FRANCIsCo, June 12.-The Breckin-
ridge state convention met at Sacramento,
yester day. 1t is presumed that full state
and co ngressional ticket will be nominated,
and re solutions passed, depreeating coercion,
and advocating an acknowledgment OF the in
depence OF the southern contederacy. The
convention is composed of the ultra pro slavery
men. Not much importance is accorded to it
as nobody expects to see that party exhibit
formidable strength.
AT Placervle, which is charged as Brock
inridge stronghold, there was considerable ex-
element on the 10th, on account of an article
in the Mountain Democrat making light of
the assassin ition of Col Ellsworth. Most
OF the business men withdrew their patronage
from the paper.
Accounts of the wheat crop throughout the
state promises greater yield than last year
Advices from Oregon are to the Sth. A meet
ing was held at Albany, Oregon, to unite the
Douglas and Breckenridge parties. Ii was a
failure, Douglas men refusing to take part it it..
Gov. Whttakers address to the people OF Ore
gon sympathzes with the secessionists. 1t
meets little favor among the people. Col W..
III. Wallace has been nominated as the repub-
can candidate for delegate to congress from
Washington territory