The Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1852-1872, 1853-03-12
ARRIVAL OF THE CORTES.


Sirteen Days Later from the Atlantic-Later from
Emrope-Marriage Of Lonis Napoleon-Scttle-
mc,t Of the Tehuantepec Affair.
The steamship Cortes, Capt. Cropper, arrived
at San Francisco after one o'clock on Saturday
night last, with dates from New York to Feb.
9TH, sixteen days later, and from Europe to jan
uary 23d.
We are indebted to Mr. A. J. Horseley, spe.
cal messenger of Adams & Co., for copy of the
Jnioa, from which we extract the following sum-
mary of the latest news from the Atlantic. The
same Express supplied us with full files of At
lantic papers.
We are also under obligations to Rhodes s.
Lusk for our only copy the N. Y. Tribune.
The political qusd nuncs are yet Ebusiy
gagged in constructing Gen. Pierce's cabinet 1t
seems to be generally settled that Caleb Cush-
| ing will be Secretary OF State; and the lndi--
cations are that Gov. Marcy, OF New York will
be cabinet minster-perhaps i'll the Treasury
Department.
| Geu. Pierce has written cordial letter to
| Mr.. Buchanan, soliciting his nomination of u
member of the Cabinet from Pennsy vallia, and
stating that Mr.. Marcy would be his preference
for the New York representative Ill the cabinet
|
| Senator of New Jersey
| The Union announces the reelection of the
Hon. Sam. Houston, as U. s. Senator, by tho
| Legis' AZURE of Texas. ~ fas
| Hon. Edward Everett at present Secretary
of State of the United States, has been elected
| by The Legislature of his State, Massachusetts.
as Senator for six years, from the 4lh OF March
| next. -
The U. S. Ship Raritan, 9s days from Callao,
| has arrived at Norfolk Lieul. Benlam died on
| the passage.
| The new steamship Sierra Nevada arrived Mt
Panama the 18th OF Feb, III 80 days from
| New York, being the shortest trip record.
| THE CABiNET.-The correspondent OF the y.
| Y. Herald from Washington very positively an
nonnces the selection of Caleb Gushing, OF
Massachusetts, as Secretary of State III the new
Cabinet.
| EMIGRATION TO CALlFonNIA.-The number 1T
passengers that left New York for California, Oh
| the 5ih February, amounts TO 1887
FAILURE IN NEW YonK.-The Ercning Post
srys that Messrs. e. B. Foot & Bros, jobbers, Of
Maiden Lane, have failed for S37 900.
In Congress the Pacific railroad project is ~x-
citing considerable attention The opinion that
it would be impossible to grant the I, rms OF any
| of the three plans already before the public,
seems TO be daily increasing The Magnetic
| Telegraph is also engaging the attention vi Col-
! gress.
| The Rhode Island Senate has Indefinitely
postponed the invitation of the House To 90 III
to Joint ballot on the U. S. Senalorship, so that
no choice of Senator will take place ut this
sion.
Martin Giliaca, Secretary of the Captain
General of Cuba has been removed.
The British are making great preparations TO
meet an unprecedented wal like corp de mem On
the part OF Napoleon Ill.
Napicr. the ship builder in The Clyde, recent
ly received orders for sixteen iriga'es for
France, bat the BritishAdnir.liiy cancelled the
order and gave similar orders for gland.
From France the news, to the exclusion at
everything else is the Emperor's marriage 10
Mile. Montige, which has taken Paris by sur
prise aud is nntiisorab!y received 10y The Bonrsr
Nile. Muntige is Spauiar. twenty-five years
of age, and granddaughter Of the British C0nrul
at Malaga.
simultaneously with he matrimonial schemes
has taken place disastrous fall in The Buursr.
About six o'cock last evening, Edward H..
Fulton, who, III company wife his father. WAS
part proprietor OF the City Hotel and Irving
House, hu' more rect nfly clerk in the Census
office was shot al the National Hrtsl by JAMES
w Schaunlbers, formerly nftht L. s. Dragons.
The ball peln rated his right side, and will pro-
badly prove fatal. Schannibers commii,.d
to iail. The difficulty had existed between Tho
parties for long time, owing to Shaumb-ls'r
indel tcdn SIS 10 Fuller. The imnlt,Iia'c cause
was plavca,,i posted up by Fuller. pronounce
NJ Slaumberg liar, coaases and swindler.
INFORMANT Fsg,w MrxIco-SETTLEMrx OF
THE TKHUANTEPEc TREATY We learn by Way
ol Mexico that The relnan,t.lsec question is SET
lied The grant Of the night Of o,nning is
route was ASSIGNED ON tie 9TH off, hiiiary toa
mixed con: pany of Americans and Mexicans #
which Col. SIoo is HE head. We nnd rs,and
hat treaty viii be Immediately niade by thu,
American Minister, with he full Appreciation of
Tie British and French Ministers MIR. j. J.
Williams, the Chi,i Engineer. la leave the
city of Mexico on he 18th ni., 10 take formal
possession III Tie name nfthe grantees.
We learn from the Bay papers of the eth inst,
hat the + NJ. s. s. Co.'s steamer TeDrtssre
went ashore TN Sunday evening last while en-
deavorng to make the entrance to the Bay If
San Francisco 1t appears that there was
dense fog prevailing at he time. We glad
| to state that all the passengers, some GOO in
number, together with the mails, were Landed
from the ship in perfect safety. The Tennessee
| at the last aceonnts wonld certainly be got off
without sustaining anv rnatenaf injury.
MoyEMExT OF TRoups.-Col. Wright has sent
out a company of fnen, under Lienienants
Bates and Radiord, to lake upa position some I
where on the Sasramentos trail. in the vicinity
of the Sugrr Loaf and Backbone Monntains--
We have e cry confidence that the travel will