The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-08
NEWS FROM THE PACIFIC.
Arrival OF the California Pony Exprsss.


Arrival or the California Pony Express.
FoEr KsAssY, August 8, 1851
The pony express passed this point at three O'Clock
This afternoon, with San Francisco dates Of July 81
SAN FRANCISCO, July 2I 1851
Arrived Goth, ship Thatcher Magoun Boston; 2Tth
bark consta ntia Rio Janeiro with coffee schooner An
gent Punta Arenas with cargo of Costa RIGA coffee and
reports that schooner sailed with like cargo ton days
previous for this port. Arrived to-day shis Fearless
New York.
Sailed 18th, bark W. Gane, Sidney.
Spoken May q, lat. SO deg. min s.. long IT DEF.
81 min, W.. ship Indianan from Boston for San Fran
cisco.
The market for goods affected by the tariff change con-
tnues excited aud tho action OF Congress the recon
meudaon Of the Secretary of the Treasury anxousiy
awaited, In other respects the market quiet. hthmm
butter has improving tendency, Of tho
arrivalof the steamer sonora which delayed by reason VI
TIE accident TO the Champion the Atlantic and sio
account OF Eastern adyiees nstracting holders
sacrifice; PIC. is about the present prce, Rio coffee
is,lc ioc per 10. Wheat dropping having declined
&C. 10c, per 100 lbs. Stree thl harvest c.saneAned
Barley, SEC Best aoar, 81 SO sack.
The pony express arrived Yesterday with rn dates
to tho 18th inst and with accounts Of Gencr- loIans
success in Western Virginia nd the contsnW 81 stirs
OF the rebels towards the interior Of Virginia TLo news
Is greatly inspiring tho Union mon.
Tho overland mali continues to arrive regularly The
price OF passage from Sacramento TO St Joseph has been
3cd at $3.50 Passengers who through in tho
stages seem TO regard the trip of great hardship
day for eighteen days
Since tho last despatch 70 the press new telo
graph station has been opened twenty five miles far
Their east with the prooect of another ike extension
| fore another pony ext arrives there
me candidates oi ah tiFee political parties in the
Held engaged ia an active canvass Of the State. ctvcea
the Union candidates and the republicans there is only
State issue to make much distinction between them rs
both largely sustain the policy of the administration
but claim that prosecuting the renders the prcserva
ton the Union hopeless. II seem to favor ebout shn
poicy the Buchanan adIninstr lon pursuing tho
ACCESSION OF Mr.. Lincoln power.
Tx Senator Gwin made speech recently nj warros,
principally on topic personal TO himself Ho said tiat
was ms las. political speech Hc appears 10 take iits
! rebels, including General johnson, is received They
were last heard Of in Tucson in Arizona nurnbcfing s
I geios among whom were Major Armstead, Lieutenant
fiardcasttn, OF the Sixth infantry United States Army
and Mr. Armstesd, a brother Of the Major.
Sonn OF The large .anche the southern conn
Ties On the State have commenced Strengthening cattle Cor
their hides and taow only there being farming work
1t said that at the rates the various porti ms
OF the Animal will not nearly twelve dollars in gross
which Z much better than buying prsont This
shows Thai driving cattle and sheep from tbs Eastern
States TO California will no longer pay.
The steamer Columbia arrived yesterday from Oregon
with dates U the 2Sd and With % roo in rcasRre.
The Portland Advertiser of Jy % says that The s&casr
Julia arrived the evening previous, bringing SoS5 II I'd
respondent, dated 0rino ed says that the mines
paying wherever claims fully opened have seen
great deal OF dust in the last ten days bat gold and silver
com very scarce There difficulty in dlsposihg OF it,
| Those mines are no longer experiment.
The towns of ono and Pierce fast progressing ana
assuming the position Of substantial towns
As anticipated there has boon no satisfactory rcs,!t
from the Mes Percrs council at Ipway It had DC Gu in
session three days The Indians WI re very tnbborn and
manifested no kindly feeling. Over three hundred IN
dams present at the council They wer, ndisposed
to accept either the annuity or goods offered them Some