The weekly Placer herald., 1853-08-06
Per Adams & Go.
Later News from the Atlantic.

N. Y. Herald, brought by the Sierra
Nevada. We clip from it and other tx-
changes the following extracts:-
The EXPEDITION TO EXPLORE THE
GILA RoUTE' FOR THE RAILRoAD.-The |
Galveston Civilian of July 1st, says the !
expedition gotten up by Gen. Rusk, for
Ell Paso, had not left Fort Graham at
the last accounts. Mr.. GreeIy, Of Boston,
has returned. The South Western Ame-
rican says, Gov. Peyne is sick at w AGO;
his recovery was doubtful. Gen. Rusk
was expected at Fort Graham in dav
or two. Gen. Clark will go through to
Ell Paso Major Neighbors employed
Jen Shaw as guide for the expedition.
Should an escort be needed, it will be
furnished free of expense by Texas cit-
zens, and placed under the control of
competent men. Major Neighbors will
qualify as Indian superintendent, and
proceed at once TO the discharge of his
duties.
The ceremonies of the inauguration Of
the Crystal Palace at New York, was to
take place on the 18th of July, the day
before the Exhibition was to be opened
to the public On this occasion it was
expected that the President of the United
States, and some, at least, of the Cabinet
officers would be present to assist at the
| Inauguration.
Receipts for customs in the port of
New York, for the year ending S0tl June,
1859, amounted to $2S, 9lO,527. The re-
cepts in the same port, for the year end
ing 30th Jnne, 1853, were $SS, 1888, 627;
showing an increase, in 1858, of SS9,S27,-
O27.
Resolutions introduced into the New
York Assembly by d. B. Taylor, Ga city
member,) endorseing the Compromise
Act and the Inaugural Address of Presl-
dent Pierce, and expressing confidence in
his administration, passed by 46 yeas and
25 nays. Among the former were three
wings. The most of the Barnburners
lodged the question by absenting them
selves from the House.
The Union has read the N Y. Even
ing Post and the Buffalo Republic out of
the Democratic party
Mr.. w. G. Jones, the Tragedan, died
i'm New York on the Goth of June.
Mr.. J. E. Murdock, the Tragedian,
was to have left New Y oris for this State
on the 90th ult.
There has cen fifty deaths from Cho-
lera at WiIlamsport, Maryland. Some
cases of cholera and yellow fever had
also occurred at New Orleans. Forty
five new cases occurred on the 2Sth June.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Co., have
decided to send its three steamers now
building, direct for Australia, where they
will take their places on the new line be-
tween Australia and Panama, instead OF
on the San Francisco route.
An excursion boat left Baltimore on the
9Th of July, for Annapolis, and while at
the latter place most terrible row broke
out between the inhabitants and those or
board the boat. Several were shot, and
two were instantly killed.
BosroN, July 5th.
The Fourth was celebrated in Eastern
Massachusetts with more than usual
pomp and show. In this city, the muni-
cipal dinner was had in Faneuil Hall.
Among the speakers were Hon. Edward
Everett, Gen. Leslie Coombs, of KY, and
Gen. Lever, of Louisiana.
The Pacific Railroad Surveying Party
had arrived at Galveston, en- route for
Albuquerque.
The gold fever had subsided in Eastern
Texas, but in the West much excitement
still prevailed.
MASSACHUSETTS, Convention has
finally approached the termination of its
labor on the question of House Repre-
sentation. They have finally settled upon
a plan of representation which has been
ordered to a second reading, and which
will be unquestionably adopted. 1t is
substantially that proposed by Mr.. Butler.
1t is that plan modified by an amendment
in favor of the large towns and cities.
1t provides that every town of less than
200 inhabitants shall be entitled to a
representative half Of the time, and two
such towns may unite and elect repre-
sentative every year. Every town of
from 900 to 1000, shall! have one repre-
sentative; from 1000 to 5000, two; from
5000 to $4,000, three. Every town or
city Of 10000 inhabitants to have four
representatives, and an additional one for
every additional 1000 inhabitants. Dos
tom Commonwealth.
The New York correspondent of the
Times and Transcript says:
wrote you some time since, that the
British Government assumed the right to
place its own, and a limited construction
on the Clayton, BuIwer and Nicaragua
Treaties, and insisting that it had aban
doneG its protectorate only for the specific
purpose Of fortifcatlon, occupation and
dominion. Wth such a construction the
treaties would he quite useless to us, and
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