New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-02
L1ter from California.
ARRIyAL 0F THE P0NY ExPRRss

FoRr hEARSEY, Monday, Is.y i, 1861.
The Pony Express, with the Glowing snm,aarv ~
this morning:
SAG FRASclsco, Jgne ~ 1861.
The Republican State Conventioa il aow in H. sec
ond day session.
Inc attendance from Sacramento Is large and that
Iary sang line of success at the next state election
Leland Stanford was nominated for Governor The
platform adopted iGdorses the Administration de-
houneea Secession and tie doctrine that State alle-
gance ls superior 10 Naional and expresses griiaea-
uOn nj the general uprising Of the country in anpport
OF the Administration, which Indicates seesiy crush
ing of the rebellion Also adopted resolutions express
ing profound grlrf at the death Of Judge Doug AZ.
The demonstrations of mourning al Judge Douglass
death have been general throughout the State.
The Overland Mail Companys agents were at Car
son Valley on the l7th, and were to leave the next
day for the East TO stock the road for tie daily mail
service.
Fifteen wagons Of the Overland Telegraph Co. left
CarsoD Valley the l7th loaded with poles and wire
for toIt Clprchill where the first work was TO be
commenced about the 18th Poles had already been
contracted for abou, 800 miles from Fort Churchin
eastward, aud the line will be extended about the
rate Of five miles per day.
Samuel ii. Dash, prominent citizen Of Shasta
County, died az Shasta on the 18th.
Accounts from Humboldt Bay to the 18th state that
the Indian war beiug vigorously prosecuted A
correspondent of The Tones gives the following
count of two weeks operations Of the Indian hunts
on the Northern border Of the state: suppose you
have had the up 10 the 9Th OF May, from w. j.
Reed and from bis reports you do not give us credit
by IA with the amount killed. May 30 was one OF the
greatest days in campaign from the fact that at
o'clock "a. started from our camp with Lieut..
Collins at the head Of tie party, and, AFTER travelling
until about a. M, in sight Of the rancho
post. As the Indians were going ont hunting, we
commenced firing, and, after fight Of half an hour
we went to counting the dead, end found 25 buck
Indians killed, and about ten wounded. We found no
guns, but got twelve quvers full OF arrows which the
Indians had made of very fact. And then came
June =, and with il another fght showing evident
signs that but few escaped the lead or knife. We
stationed in all directions here and counted y
killed and some wounded. We then burned the
ranches, and started back to camp June 8, bad
another fight, killing seven. Some Of the boys are
out now, ard have not heard from them"
Extensive preparations for celebrating the Fourth Of
July making in all parts of the State, promising
more universal respect for the day than Witnessed
here.
This morning Col. Lippertdrilled, on Washington
square, several companies OF his volunteers. Taey
have no doubt that they will be called to 20 East
the Government does Send them with the funds for
transportation They little doubt that the steamship
companies " i'll give them full passage to NewfOrk
if that expectation shOnd prove baseless there Is sort
$4,000 to put CaliforI ia regiment within two days
march of Washington.
Col. Lpperts regiment il not only nearly full but
he says that from the interior enough have rendered
their services almost to make mp another regiment.
Arrived 18th, ship Ashland Bord.szx 18th, British az
steamer Tartar Vagcouyers lei ship Isbea, Cardiff 18th,
Sailed 10TH ship Bald Eagle, Hong Kong, Sierra Nevada,
York; Annawao Valparaiso; Avery Mszetlan lsth, ship
Memnon, London
general downward tendency Of prices although there has not
been enough trade to justify noticing any positive decline