The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-12-30
From San francisco,

SAN Francisco, December 2I.-The
Supervisors have adopted the eight hour
labor system for all contracts in the city
aud county of San Francisco.
Letters from Southern Mexico by the
steamer Montana make no mention OF
the boundary difficulty between Guate.
mala and Mexico. The reported trouble
is believed to be a canard.
Communication between Acapulco
and the City of Mexico is re-established
Official information had been received
of the dipersion of the brigands and
the establishment of semi weekly mai
between the two cities.
The steamer Idaho arrived from Homo
lulu. Advices to December 10th state
that the British war vessel Chan
ticleer,arrived at Honolulu from Tahitu
She intends to remain several weeks
aud will lay along side the Lackawanna
The bands struck up dixie" and the
"bonuie blue dag" The American
band gave them wearing of the green,
effectnally silencinS the Britishers.
! The new whaling gun Invented by
Captain Pierce, of the whale ship james
Allen, proved great success the past
season. The steamship Jalavi arrived
from Boston November 9th, and load.
ing with oil for New Bedford. The
Othello completed repairs and sailed
for Liverpool November Both. From
September LIST to December 10th, seven.
ty-uhree whale ships arrived from Homo
lulu with an aggregate of 40 barrels
of oil and 73l 300 pounds of bone. Most
of the whalers sailed for cruise oil
home.
SAN Francisco, December 23.-The
severest storm for many years has pre-
vailed for the past two days. Most Of
the shipping in the harbor was dainag.
ed. The city suffered to great extent
Reports from the interior give accounts
of the disastrous effects of the storm
Stage and railroad communication ar,
temporarily suspended with Montana
The Panama arrived to-day; she was
detained twenty-four hours on account
OF the weather.
Late advices from the Northern Coast
state that the Idaho and Oregon Brauct
Railroad Company, had been organized
at Portland to connect with til,
Union Pacific Railroad, to run through
Idaho and eastern Oregon to the
navigable waters of the Columbia
The design of the Company is to Undue,
the Union Pacific Company to take
stock in the road to assist in the build
ing. A Convention is called to meet
at Bots City, Idaho, January 9th, tt
memorabilia Congress to make n grant
in favor of n railroad connection with
the Union Pacific Railroad, to the nav
| igable waters of the Columbia, viz
Snake River Valley, to probably act il
conjunction with the Oregon Company
In the Washington Territory Legis-
lature December Sd, memorial was in
t,oduced asking Congress to appIe lri
ate money to erect lighthouses on i'm
portant points in the strait and sound
and also for the establishing of a nava
depot at some points in the sound.
Mining nevs from British Columbis
are encouraging.
! London letters state that the schem,
for inducing immigration from England
10 the Continent of Europe, to colonize
has failed.
The Board of Education for victori:
closed the schools for want Of funds.
SAN Francisco, December 25.-Arizo
ma advices to the 9TH inst. say that Gen
eral Gregg was relieved of the command
of the District of Arizona and ordered e
assume command of the military oper'
ations in Nevada. General Ciittenden
is named as his successor.
The Pahute Indians submitted to the
military authorities and turned over
their arms.
General Palmer's Union Pacific Rail
road Survey was attacked by the In
dians northeast of Prescott, but without
fatal results.
The territorial officers left Prescott
for Tuscan, the new capital.
Mining news encouraging.