, 1861-09-28
xaTEn FROM CALIFORNIA.
interesting Mill sary and Local News.

SWEET WAITER, :. o miles East Of
Salt Lake City, Sept 2s {
The Pony Express passed hs>re at a n, to-
day, bringing tho following inte4 4ngehce from
SAN FRSclsco, Sept. 1s-The s1oofr fr-oEwar
Wyoming, and Irevenue cutter: Joe Lane, nave
been sent from this place in pursuit ct the
slip Ashland, which IS probably loading with
New Orleans, and if captured, will be conisca-
ted. The second mate and five men deserted
from her at Elida Island, of the coast OF Low
er California, and they assert that the
captain is eecessioaist and treated the
Northern men cn board with savage cruelty.
Soon after the arrival of the clipper ship
Sea Serpent, to day. the revenue officer seized
twelve Thousand dollars worth Of tobacco con-
| signed TO Greene, Heath g. Allen, on Informs
| ton thst the property belonged to Southern
! owners. On Saturday q large lot Of tobacco
| Which came out On the Sword Fish, to the
same companies, vas seized on the same kind
| Of information.
The reports from the interior show that the
| recent appeals to the military spirit Of the
people bare not been in vain. At the rate
companies are offered, the five regiments will
| socn be filled up. Six companies Of infantry
tEat have encsmped near San Francisco, being
part Of the 1850 called for service on the
Overland fail route, have been sent to Los
Angeles. This unsupported movement coupled
with the recent information Of the sudden de-
| pa1ture Of troops already IL the South for San
B=rna1dino, would indicate that Gen. Sumner
has intelligence OF recent disunionism among
the Southern eympsthisers in that part of the
State, which are hidden from the public at
1a.ge Il now appears that the entire overland
force is for the present to be stationed at Los
| Angeles.
Inc California Steam Navigation Company
transport companies Of soldiers, on the waters
tr2yersed in this State by their steamers, free
Of charge.
Major General ". Ea]lock, Of this city, has
received his appointment IS 8 Mejor General
Of the United States, taken the oath Of office,
ard will go east BY the steamer CT October
| lst, to join Gen. McClellan's army
The Agricultural State Fair opened at Sac
1amento on the 10th, on much grander scale
the fairs at the East state that the exhibition
l Of stock at Sacramento fully equals the exhi
| bition 1t the National Fair st Richmond three
: | 5ears ago, and at Chicago two years since.
Tne new Directory Of San Francigco, pub
! lithed under the supervision Of the Paines, Il
! regarded as undoubted authority in local sta
Q tis;ics. Careful CANVASS is the basis for esh
e mating the present population Of the city a
b IS ,22S; which 1s. composed Of 10000 whit
mates, 81, 600 white females, 5000 Chinese
!; and 1900 colored. Considering that the cit,
!, polled is, ,125 votes at the recent election tn
= estimate Of the Directory appears not to-
high. The same authority states that 1,01
wooden buildings were erected in San Fran
cisco during tie year riding K!th August
heing above one.eighth Of all the buildings II
j. CITY contains. IL Is the general remark, O.
n justit1ahly ascertained facts, that San Fra1
4 cisco was never in so pro osperous condiao
:. as at present.