The weekly Placer herald., 1852-10-09
ARRIVAL OF THE
STEAMER BROTHER JONATHAN.
Fifteen Days Later Neacs.


Al Fifteen DAYS Later Ne1cs.
The steamer Brother Jonathan arrived
at San Francisco on the 5eh inst, bring
Ing fifteen days later news from New Or
leans. 10 She brings but a few New York
papers of a late edate! The news is OF
little moment. There had been a terrible
gale at Mobile, during which a portion of
the City had been inundated, and great
humber Of lives lost. The loss of pro-
perty was over n million and a half i7no
q ,Chas. j.. Brenham has been appointed
Treasurer of the mint for, the state Of
California, and his nomination confirmed.
Gen. Edney has been confirmed as
Charge to Guatemala, and jerome Fuller
has been, rejected as Chief Justice of
Minnesota ,d5 ri stes4 edl 1o
Tbe Savannah, News has a dispatch
from Macon, Ca, dated .Aug. 90, which
says: ss.A circular has been published in
this city this evening, signed by the exec
utive committee Of the Union party, with
drawing the electoral ticket put in nomi-
nation by that party at its late convention
Mt MiIleolgeville. The same circular calls
meeting of the Union w higs and Dem
ocrats of, Georgia, to be held at atlanta
on the 18th Of December, to determine
What course the party will pursue in fu-
ture.'n JiI 'lIf i'e"s 3 il''" ''i'""' ''''
-d'The prominent friends of Mr.. Web
ster contradict the report that he,is about
to Withdraw his name from the Presiden-
tiai canvass. We learn that Com. Stew
art was SEIZED with an apoplectic fit, but
he had recovered his consciousness. and
hopes were entertained of his speedy re-
coyery. Returns of the Gubernatorlal
election in arkansas have been received
from all but five counties, and the major
ty for Gen. Conway, thusfar Is set down
at 1880. Ex-Governor Vance, of Ohio,
died near Urbana on the 25th ult. The
steamship Black Warrior, at Mobile. from
Havana, brings advices from that place to
the. Fhe Tribune says: "Fhe author
tiles had at last succeeded in ferriting out
the place of publication of La Voz del
Pueblo. About 400 persons, supposed to
be concerned in its publication and dis
tributon, had, it was stated, been appre-
hended and thrown into prison. eaGlc
The following telegraphic dispatches
! from Washington will be found highly
Interesting:
Col. Craig was confirmed to day as
chief of the Ordinance Bureau in the Or
dinance Department, vice Gen., Taloctt,
dismissed by court martial. in. .....,..,,.
E. a. Bradford's appointment to the
Supreme bench is laid over. - VI "sHNI
Hilard Hall. California Land Commis-
sioner is confirmed. fi5st3ils,i}tio9al
H. K. Elkins, Marshall of Wisconsin,
is confirmed.
/ Gen. Wilson, California Land commits
ioner, was rejected by an exclusive party
vote, with much angry feeling. 9agQ ~
S. D.. Hubbard, Of Connecticut is con-
frmed as Post Master General.
The following important items were re-
ceived from ST. Louis. r9i .17 oa.,l
I Mr.. Auberry arrived here hast night
froll Santa Fe, making the trip from In
dependence in 95 days. He left Santa Fe
on the S1st of July. Gov Lane reached
Fort Atkinson on the 18th. Mai Van
Horn, u. S.. Il. was one of Auberry's
party. s, .....,i,,.-, o.,, ,.dt a,t.ie, od
Mr.. Aubrey saw three hundred lodges
of q amanches and Klowas on Rabbit Ear
/ creek. rW bras 4ESl QUO .3FI9. bfn jlh
| MIR. Auberry was informed by Major
| Van Horn. that about the LIST of July, some
Apache Indians attacked fifteen Mexicans
ON the tornado del Mietto, killed one and
wounded four others, taking from them
twenty oxen. adI oi so.fo 9l.l 20 -snnl
| The New York Democratic State Con-
vention met at Syracuse OH the Cd Of Sep
tember. There was fierce struggle be-
4 tween the Old Hunkers and Barnblrners.
| in which the former were suecessful.-
John Van Buren, and Lorenzo B. Shepard
| (Barnburners) were, ousted from their
seats, and John .McKeon (Hunker) ad-
mitted. Mr.. Henry Stephens, of Cort-
land, presided over the deliberations of
the meeting. Hon. Horatio Seymor was
nominated for Governor, and Sanford f.
Clark for Lieutenant Governor. The
convention selected electors and adjourned
amidst the firing of cannon, and a round of
cheers for Pierce and King, the Union and
their State nominations. ...f,,,,,. e..... .,,
] There was grand funeral procession
| in New orleans on the I'd Of September.
in honor Of Gen. Lopez and the Cuban
victims va va hsss91aIa yiliMfa,Y2 sd
| Congress adjourned sine dieron the slst
of August. I,D' '''''' : "''
Avery large number Of the tao people Of
North Carolina have issued n political
manifesto, in which they agree tosupport
Webster for President and Graham for
| Vice President - e---H- -! - l-,,'