New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-21
FROM CALIFORNIA.
BY PONY EXPRESS.
. 40, 900 EN- ROUTE
GREAT FIRE AT SONORA
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The California Pony Express arrived here 1T
o'clock this afternoon bringing the following summary
OF news for the Associated Peess:
s.y PR.yor.co, Aug 10, 1881
The .teamer Sonora sailed for Panama this morning,
carving 100 passengers and $SjS0oO in treasure OF
which $50 900 lie for New-lork The principal ship'
pers Of treasure as follows: ,o,oo
Wells, Fargo Co.. $50 90 sshsmsn Co'''.' zoo
Davidson Co........ $500 B. , Hastings asa
s,her Sbareb'.' 800 aseI p: 20 am. 5000
ssefa. co..... s7cS f. $500
The cabin Per as sq Nor d are az spsSes md
ehd CAPT Fleming u A. 81 BapoI Io Mr. hS1 0Psgn
Cap w. 4hos, Al W. a rs,f' fs,. ~ "s nd SS
w wetherc J. A. Thomp,on, Mira Csrra sIIa snr ~ su
a Il shs Mr. .a ad l.S S.a Ti MaSrds Fcof
Robinson, FrsDk-W. STRIDE, }. Thomson. :, lo
Bnsiness il generally quiet No material chaiBe
has taken place since the last express. There Is q
slightly better demand for money, without cnahse ~
rairs Sigat exchange on New-foIk ID az Ter cens'
There 10 growing disposition to store whea, I'D PREF
erence TO selling choice parcels nnder ~ ao~
There are five different places 10 san frneisco
where recruiting is going on for the PLANE. lhreo o
hundred are booked for infantry regiment and -VV
for cavalry. "a
by the Government.
A great ire occurred at Sonora, TuolImne Comfy, on
tie 7th commencing few doors above the Placer no,
tel Tie flames spread rapidly, Hall book store anu
printing Office the Placer Hotel, Union station, Great
Eastern saloon, Sonora Fashion Livery Stabee, the
Post-Cffice five or xix valuable dwellings, ana many
other buildings were burned. TIE loss J. estimated at
1000. Amigos brick building, containing the Iee.
graph Office, saved.
The PEOPLE are represented TO be very much de-
pressed BY this sudden and overwhelming exhibition
Of the old-inle Gisssters.
The familiar Chabea Land Claim, or Part OF the
same claim 1T Sonora, which caused so much disturb
n tNtsn IN
Government in a bloody eOntest with the ret er' %
this vicinity appears 10 have been dspO ell OF in tie
United States Court. II was rejected, AM an
advantage gained by the settlers.
Notwithstanding the condition OF Eastern AFFAIR.
our State campaign s conducted with great spirit, e.
very great extent ON local ssues The Indications are
that parties viii lie divided about rs lat year. a. the
Republicans double the Union Democrats, and iis'
come the breckenridge Democrats. A much greater
vote viii be cast than was indicated q month ago.
They have nominated men who claim 20 be for the
Union aud ingeuiously tnrn on Secession questions,
while the Douglas ticket is very sssallabe on personal
grounds.
The Overland Telegraph have extended their line
Ruse River 40 miles east of Churchill All the wire
required for the telegraph line between Carson City
and Salt Lake has gone out on the road.
tram Of 50 wagons reached Los Angeles last week.
The emigrants report trouble from Ia'Asns, but
felt no serious casualties
News from sandwich Islands TO the 18th of July,
are received per bark Yankee. The news is unim-
poftant.
The ships Speedwell and Bald Eagle touched at
Honolulu the oath and 29tb Of June. and departed
thence for Hong Kong.
Ar 7h steamer b. Loul, from P.oAns bringing *ioo
from MEXICO.
Also an. 10th. ,hp Winged Arrow Nevyorhi m, b,rk
Druid Sydney 9Th, barb Kstns Qu,uyi 9Th, ship Csfoins
Tucker. CAllao.
The ship Decatur has cleared fO Hops hons with 1o 'sh.
100 sscks Of -four s,d other sfc Andsc valued o.
beside taking ont IN gold bars s6Jo and e@o In
silver ahing total Of go 90.
The ,hip, Eureka Sumner coud, and Hathaway sre oil
loaded with bresdsuf, for Australia the former esyins 800
bars sscis Of -four HAfsway ~ 81
and the Suner Cloud 600 ans Of hss, and
-four. -
The following vessels have BEEN s,T.d The ship Ass ~
dridse Tor MelbOurns ship Ia Mhpsl for sydney bAt
LeWl,k Goldns AID tbs bsrt Consniino attn eePTef
foT Swansea
cthps Abbot Lawrepc. Thshsr a,roan, nd.msn Fssr
lea aud The big ABTnetc &c the only dseosased vessels
port-