The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-06

Arrival or the Overland Pony Express.
FoRr KEARSEY, April s, 1851.
Tho pony express passed here at $50 A. NJ.
SAN FRANcIsco, Ma, Oh 23-340 P. "
Arrived 23d, bark Catalina from Mazatlan bringing
$4,000 In Mexican COIN
Sailed 10th, ships Lookout, Valparaiso; Shirley, Hong
Kong bark Alma Cork 2st, steamer Golden Age, Psna
Yesterday and the day before there was fair degree
OF activity In the obbpg trade and goods shipped
10 the interior In respectable quantities. A brisk
rain suapends business to-day. Batter and
dies were in moderate requirement at unchanged
rates Lard in fair request with large during tn
week at improving Sales OF No. mackerel at
81 so qt Late receipts OF Costa RIGA sugar find
at leo. Crushed sugar rmer and the demand ncreas-
ing Foreign wines ana brandies without further
Salt has declined
Congratulations universal upon the timely rain,
which almost nsures another extraordinary yield OF
reals Large sales Of wheat closed at 81 90 81
Per hundred pounds but buyers have temporarily with
drawn from the Market having contracted for than
they have tonnage engaged for shipment The market
therefore clcses aai aud dull with large offerings and
general disposition to sell at the current The
market for oats and barley decidedly dull until with
in day or two Since then active export md for
barley is noticeable sal OF 1000 sacks good brewing
for New York at e5c. a 81 per 100 pounds.
SenalOrAi which briefly telographed
TO oyeftske the sst pny express was brought about
under extraordinary circumstances. On the night
preceding the siecti N the Douglas aud Brock.
ipridge democrats favorable to reorganizipg the
democratic party formally existing agreed
70 bod another Senatorial CAUCUS All the Brock
inridge ana large minority Of the Douglas members
were present Tpe prominent candidates before The
Gus Meesvs Denver Weller and Nugent. The Breck
ipricge men preferred Weller, could get no Doug.
iastes support him The next choice was Nugeot the
Doueastes claiming that his election would attach the
Il sh voters to reorganize tho democracy. On this
dhapr NM spatad nnpy "A Waflor
After tho nomination ar. Nugent called upon aud
made IN indscreet speech, strongly smypathzlng with
sition TO the candidate Douglas members In
the declining 10 abide by the nomination The
publican members Of the Legislature who had previously
declined TO support any Douglas democra now resolved
to vote for any Union 10 defeat Nugent When the
tont convention reassemblcd on the 2o'h, the arst
for AcDougall, twenty for the republican candi
date, and the balance scattering The second ball
resulted about the same. During the progress Of
the bird ballot, the republicans and scattering votes
commenced concentrating MoOougall, and a of
the wdes. exctem ant which continued until tho Presi
dent announced from the Clerks tally the election OF
AcDoug by SO out OF Ill votes ana declared the Con-
yettion sdjournen sine dte On this showing, Nc.
examination Of the Clerks record disclosed the fact that
13 votes cast two scattering votes not having been
counted. II 10 admitted all hands that this mistake
occurred, and that McDougai falls ono short
of majority, but opinion Is divided whether
inval,ds.e the election It ia generally admitted that
had the mistake been discovered before the
adjourned another ballot would easily have elected NC
Dougall.
The senate yesterday voted consider that cleo
Zion had taken place. and passed resolution TO go into
Joint convention the Assembly concurs II sup
posed that MoDougall will resubmt hts name IN which
osse Is apparent thai he will get such majority "a 10
make his election doubly sure.
THE LATEST.
The Assembly this afternoon rejected the Senate rcso.
luton for new joint Senatorial Convention BY nearly
slnapimous vote
The pony express arrived 10 Carson Valley to-day with
st. Louis dates, Fort Kearney, Of tho 18th ut The
news consderen favorable the preservation OF peace
between the North and south.
The Brecknrdge state Central Committee is in session
ut Sacramento, but has done nothing yet.
Large cargoes of silver tnue 70 arrive at San
FraDcisco from the washoe, Esmerada and Coo mines
The Mount DiRbie coal mines pronounced by Profe6
sor whitney State Geoogst OF apparently exhaustess
extent The coal rs suitable for manufacturing, ste I'M
boat and household purposes and can be mined ut "a per
ton.
fre at hay yard Folsom street wharf, on the
2lst caused from $I2 go to $40 eco oss
Los ANGELES, March 30 p. u.
The overland mail stage from s. Louis, with two pas
eengers, left here at o'clock this morning.
Mathis Moreno, with 200 men mas landed 10 the lower
country, Lower Calcroa and upset the tSparsa govern
ment II reported that dgnt had taxed psce, in
which a few men were killed and several wounded.