The weekly Placer herald., 1853-03-12
Later from the Atlantic States
and Europe.
MARRIAGE OF LOUIS NAPOLEON
SETTLEMENT OF THE TEHUAN-
TEPEC QUESTION.

lhe steamship Cortes, Capt. Cropper,
arrived at San Francisco after one O'Clock
on Saturday night last, with dates from
New York to February 7th. She brings
47O passengers, including II females and
SO children. .. ..t....I .....
We are sorry to announce that in the
House of Representatives it was resolved
to print only so much of the Census re-
turns as referred to the returns ordered by
the Cen us law-throwiDg out a valuable
mass of historical information, such as
was perhaps never before gathered to-
gother for publication IN one work.
The President has recognised Chas. K.
Hitchcock as Vice Consul for the Hawai-
ian Islands, at the Port of San Francisco.
The political quid nuncs are yet busily
engaged in constructing Gen. Pierce's cab
met. 1t seems to be generally settled that
Caleb Cushing will be Secretary of State;
and the indications are, that Gov. Marcy,
of New York, will be cabinet minister
|-perhaps in the Treasury Department.
Gen. Pierce has written a cordial letter
to Mr.. Buchanan soliciting his nomina-
ton of member of the cabinet from
Pennsylvania, and stating that Mr.. Marcy
would be his preference for the New York
representative in the cabinet.
A great fire occurred at Cardenas, Gu
ba-loss FIVE hundred thousand dollars.
There are reports of new and sue
cessful attempt at the fusion of the parties
of Count de Chanbord and the Orleans
Princes.
From Spain, there is little that is inter-
estng beyond piteous appeal of Mar
vaez to be recalled.
William Wright, of Newark, has been
elected Senator of New Jersey.
The Union announces the reelection
of Hon. Samuel Houston, as u. States
Senator, by the Legislature of Texas.
In Congress, on the 5th ult :, the Senate
passed the Naval Reform Bill, which, we
have every reason to hope, will go thro'
the House.
Hon. Edward Everett; at present Sec
retary of State of the United States, has
been elected by the legislature of his
state, Massachusetts, as senator for six
years, from the 4tb of March, 1852.
Nothing has been perfected as to the
Pacific Railroad bill The subject is
nearly quieted for the present, and will
pass to the next congress for action.
The new steamship Sierra Nevada
arrived at Panama OH the 18th of Feb
ruary. in tifty-eight days from New York,
IHE CABINET. The correspondent of
the New York Herald from Washing ton.
announces very positively the selection of
Caleb Cushing, of Massachusetts, AS Sec
retary of state in the new cabinet.
EMIGRATIoN TO CALIFoRNIA.-T The
number of passengers that left New Y York
'.,I.t Il. E.t II NzI,
amounts to two thousand and thirty seven.
In congress the Pacific Railroad project
is exciting considerable attention. The
opinion that it would be impossible to
grant the terms of any of the three plans
already before the public, seems to be
daily increasing. The Magnetic Tele-
graph project is also engaging the atten
ton of congress.
The Rhode Island senate has indefn-
itely postponed the invitation of the house
to go into Joint ballot on the United States
senatorship, so that no choice of senator
will take place at this session.
General Pierce has declined reception
from the state authorities of Massachu-
setts, for the reason assigned i'm his letter
to the Mayor of Boston.
The Mayor of Baltimore has received
a letter from Gen. Pierce, declining a
public reception on his passage through
that city. The committee of arrange
ments was accordingly discharged.
The House of Representatives of Lou
isiana refused, by vote of Sc to At, to
go into the election of U. S. Senator to
displace Mr.. Benjamin, alleged to have
been unconstitutionaIly elected by the pre-
ceding Legislature.
From Havana we have dates to the Goth
January. Martin Galliaga, the secretary
of the captain general, had been removed,
and his successor was expected from
Spain in the next steamer.
The British are making great prepara-
tions to meet an apprehended warlike
COUP DE MAIN on the part of Napoleon Ill.
Napier, the ship builder in the Clyde,
recently received orders for sixteen frig-
ates for France, but the British Admiralty
cancelled the order, and gave similar Or
ders for England.
From France the news, to the exclusion
of everything else, is the Emperor's mar
riage to Mile. Montigo, which has taken
Paris by surprise, and is unfavorabIy re-
ceived by the Bourse. Mile. Montgo is
a Spaniard, twenty-five years Of age, and
granddaughter of the British consul at
Malaga. simultaneously with the matri-
monial schemes has taken place disas-
trous fall in the Bourse.
Edward H. Fuller, who in company