The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-14

Arrival Of the California Overland Exs
press-sl, 10000 Specie ON the Way.

Arrival Of the California Overland Eye
900 Specie ON the Way.
OUTER TELEGRAPH STATION,
FIFTY Mnxs WEST OF Fir KEARNEY, Aug. IL, 1901.
The Pony Express passed here nine O'Clock yesterday
evening from Francisco with dates 70 the Sd inst,
for the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 8, 1861.
Arrived on the 31st, ship Indianman Boston; Aug z,
bark Louisa, Sydney; brig Edward Walfum, Australia
sailed on the 3ist uft ship Andrew jackson, for New
York brig Mepheser, for Manila Cd sunnis for Caao.
The steamer Golden Gate sailed on the LIST inst for Pa
81 $40 900 in treasure
The heaviest shippers Of the treasure were:-Messrs.
Fargo Co. $1o2 600 Parrott 157 0O0 Davidson $l28
900; Donolin, Robbsen Co. 1926 900 Sather q Church.
500, 900 Coleman I Co., S.! 900 Hentrich $7o,oO0
Reluyman, 500 600; Schoole Brothers 500 600 Shank
$50 ,ooo Falant Wild, $3.50 900 Brumage, SO 900
The total amount in treasure shipped hence during July
There not much business doing but the market Is bv
no means quiet, and few changes in prices Foreign
brandes are active Domestic liquors lower Tea sugar
and coffee keep steady and improving Provisions SLOW
Butter 25c. Candles heavy and unchanged, Wheat
Market gutted sales 80 600 sacks prime shipping quality
at 81 45, and will 60 still lower.
OswEeo, August 10, 1851.
Flour in moderate demand for interior and Eastern
trade sales 900 bbs at s. 5 81 rs for fancy from
spring wheat. Wheat without moderate CHANGE sales
last night 10 500 bushels No Chicago spring S6 this
morning $500 bushels do at 36Hc Corn held llrmly
Canal reghs steady but quiet IN consequence Of the
break at Mud Lock- -four, 27c. CSC wheat and corn To-
to New York. Canal Exports-2i 800 bushels wheat
The pony express arrived at the outer telegraph station
last evening with ST. Louis dispatches of the 25th ut
bringing the first Of the disastrous defeat OF
the Union forces Manassas, the news occupying six
columns Of to-days Bulletin and Alta. 1t has been pub
fshed as fast as received and is Just completed The
effect casts gloom over our loyal people, who realize
more generally that engaged in terrible war,
which may last for years but which be prosecuted
till every foot of the Union acknowledge govern
ment, no matter what the cost
On the evening Of the 3ls the Breckenridge democrats
attempted to hold meeting in San Francisco ratify the
nominations of their conventions Their candidates for
he n0e
Some 5000 men crowded Muse Hail. The speak
ers were present and addressed the audience,
but were prevented by storms Of groans,
Kisses and never ending cheers for the Stars and
Stripes and the Union. The meeting evidence
that there no liberation for secession sympathizers IN
San Francisco There have been several fires since the
last Pony Express Appetons fine hotel at San Jose
destroyed in the forenoon of the 31s On the evening Of
the same day the Washington House, Davis street.
near Washington together with adjoining buildings
were burned Loss 50 900.
The Consul for Saxony MFR. julius Kyevhausen died
suddenly yesterday at san Francisco.
All the Germans Of San Francisco are preparing COR
engagement with the rebels in Missouri.
shipment Of three hundred tons Of copper from
Colvarus county will be made in the barque Covelontia
for South Wales, where it will be melted The copper
mines assuming an important position among the mi
neral resources of the State.
considerable town has already grown up in the
neighborhOOd.
The new Sunday law goes into effect this week, and
many saloons and places Of amusement will be kept open
next Sunday as usual intending subject themselves
prosecution for the purpose Of testing the constitution
atty OF Inc law.
1t being ascerained that California is entitled 10 ono
more representative in Congress than the number
nominated, the Union Democratic State Central Commit
tee called to meet on the 10Th ns for the purpose Of
taking into consideration the nomination of third cand
date in the Congressional ticket of the Union democrats
1t is presumed the republicans and Breckmridgers will
follow the example Only six Of the twenty papers
that supported Breckenridge last fall opposed
the Union democratic tickets. The rest sustain the
Union democracy 1t is believed, however, that the
Breckinridgsrs will poll twenty thousand votes at the
ensuing election.
Oregon news has been received overland.
In consequence Of unfavorable weather there viii be
great deficiency OF crops. There will not be more than
one-half the amount Of wheat of last year.
Colonel Wallace the republican candidate Is undOubs-
eddy elected TO Congress from Washington Territory His
majority over Garfield at latest accounts 407.