New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-19
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FORT KEARNEY. Wednesday, April

Tie Pony Express, with San Francisco dates 10 the
9Th inst, passed here at $3.50 M, with the following
intelligence for the Az ociated Press:
Accounts from the interior of the State represent the
roads in such bad condition that il will require con
siderable me before goods be transported TO the
principal mining districts.
Not much activity in trade Is anticipated before the
cose of the month unless operations take place ia a
ticpation of the country demand.
Since the election Of Senator boundary Commits
sionor and officers for the State IN tltions the isis
laiure ha, commenced to work indnsrioIsy. Three
railway companies have been granted franchises Tor
laying bore railways through principal streets 10 San
Francisco being restricted 10 hvecent Prices OIL pas
ssge. Il
senator McDougall departs for Washington on the
18th. One reason assigned for his departure forthwith
is the purpose OF endeavOr1ng to influence soe OF w.
California appointments, about which tnefe IN
speakable anxiety among KelnDncan po, 60 ~ ,,,s
survey of tue harbor ut San FrsDcisco ni'or TUG uo
ton Of corps of United States Enginrers 70 aseel
tain the necessity Of constructing bulkne'g pfhseu
both Houses of the Legislature. The iast Eastern
hound Stage on Butterfefds Overland Mail route iei'
San Francisco, and the Pony Express now iurniSne'
overland communi, alton " th the East.
Accounts Of the damage in the mining regions result
inR from tie late storm represent tho esse ia sioa'0
than was at first anticipated. . =,
The dam supplying water to the principal quartz
mill. Of Col. Fremont aud the Mariposa Company
were partially carried eF and cannot 10 repaired Ye,
fore September it redung the yield OF gold one-thd
the Tooumns Company amounts TO II ,0tV,VW. q,
The Spring Valley Water Works Co introduced
water IN reservoir ON the bilS near the southern
borders of San F. ,hcsco on the 4b from whence they
expect to supply water to the greater pof'0n VI VIC
city, in opposition to the Bonseey Co..
The United States Distric Court has rendered
decision plying to Robert Morrison &2o,Uo damages
against tie Pacific Mail Steamship Co., because tne
Company cold Morrison Tickets for An entire s,ale-ou
for himself and wife from Csiortia, aud then CON
ned them 10 give up their room at Panama and each
make the balance of tie passago In room wneie 'neie
were two Otb p1rsengeif. :,
The Brecknrdye State Central Comfnit ee nave NOV
agreed 70 propose fusion with eDougasltes tuefe
being no chance, except by adopting the Douglas fAV-
form. They have adopted IN address acknowledging
all as Democrats who favor the Crittenoen Cohpro,
mise Resolutions, and opPoo coereing '1o Ios ,sS,
states and have called State Convention for The Attn
of June. a, -. o..u
dates TO the 18th ut. and British Columbia 10 tue ga.
Geo X Shield and A. j. Thayer, contestants Tor the
succe sOrship to Mr. Stout III Congress- are apy tho
passengers Who arrived on their way " washington
Also Lady Fr,nklin aud Der niece.
Meivvss saw-mill on the Columbia River, had been
blown up. XII Ing line men; ,,., .;vsr nina. Ia Va
been disco ,ered in the rock on Gray's River, ct
The whole of vancouver's Island, together with
the small islands which form the dependencies Oh inc
colony is now thrown open to presumption.
By proclamation Of Gov. Douglass, large number
of negroes have been struck frOu tue voters hst In
Victoria
A project Is before the British Home Government
for a complete exploration Of Vsncouvers Island.
The plar,. SAYS TIE Coions, is simply to form two
exrloug parties each party TO be divided into land
aud u water party. one exploring the west coast IN
one OF her Mslestys steamships, aud tho other, with
one Of Der Majesty gunboats TO pass up the east OF
Gulf of Georgia side OF the leland.
COMMERCIAL.
SAN FHAScrsco. April 6, 1861.
gna. ta.s ,e
Coz slightly improved Cossxs active and IN good domsud
for al d-scrptioas. GRAis msrkst dull
SHIP NEWS.
Arrived April s, steamer Cortsz Panama
ssiled ship Ocean Telegraph for New fork