Later from California.
--The Pony Express, with dates from San Francisco to the afternoon of the 3d inst., under which we have the following, has arrived:‘ The Pony Express reached San Francisco on the 31st ult., with the Eastern news telegraphed to Fort Kearney of the 24th, containing a detailed account of affairs at Charleston, S. C., after the Star of the West was fired into, the debate thereon in the United States Senate, and the proceedings in the New York and other State Legislatures. Altogether it was considered the most alarming intelligence yet received here.
The Legislature has spent most of the time since in debating the various series of Union resolutions formally introduced, with a prospect of continuing the debate some days, before reaching any conclusion. It was expected that most of the Breckenridge members sympathize or justify the secession movement.
The State Agricultural Society has just held its annual meeting, and decided that all general State fairs shall hereafter be held at Sacramento.
Since the discovery of the Washoe and other silver mines on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada, fifty-three silver mining companies have been regularly organized under the laws of California for the professed object of developing various argentiferous districts, with the nominal capital of $14,000,000. Most of these companies have their headquarters at San Francisco.
Captain Richard L. Whiting, long in the service of the Pacific Steamship Company, died suddenly of apoplexy, at San Francisco, on the evening of the 31st, after having been about the city in his usual health all day.
The Federal employees at the Island Navy-Yard have received no pay for some weeks, and all that could possibly be spared are discharged.
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