The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-26
Arrival of the Golden Gate.

day morning last, IN fourteen days from
the lsthmus, and bringing New York
files up to the Goth of January.
Mr.. Hamilton, of the S. F. Herald, died
on board, of yellow fever, ont the Sth.
u. Adams & Co. were the first to supply
us with Atlantic and San Francisco papers.
Ex-senator Samuel S. Phelps has been
appointed to fill the vacancy created in
the u. S. Senate by the death of MIR.
Upham. f'@
! Hon. Ben. Fitzpatrick has been ap-
pointed by the Governor of Alabama, t"
fill the unexpiied term of the Hon. w.
r. King, in the u. s.. Senate.
The lady of Senator Douglass expired
in Washington, on the 10Th OF january.
The members of the Legislature of
Florida are determined that the inhabi-
tants Of that State shall no longer be pes
tered by Billy Bowlegs and his handful
of Seninoles. A bill has been passed
authorizing the Governor to raise two
regiments of volunteers, and tender their
services to the government for the pur-
pose of removing the Indians. Should
the aid of these regiments be refused, and
the red men be permitted to remain where
they are up to the 4th of May, the State
authorities are then to go to work and
compel them to leave.
Although but twelve days have elapsed
since the assembling of the Massachusetts
Legislature, petitions have already been
sent in, asking for additional banking
capital to the amount of upwards of three
millions of dollars. ......
! At caucus of the Wing members of
| the Rhode Island Legislature, on the 18th
january, the Hon. Samuel G.. Arnold was
on the twentieth ballot, nominated for
United States Senator, in place of Hon.
MIR. Clarke, whose term of Office will ex-
pire on the 4th of March next.
The new Democratic Governor of
Louisiana, in his inaugural message, de-
clares the fnances of that State to be in
an unsatisfactory condition. He recon-
nends free banking system.
The Supreme Court of Louisiana has
decided the will case of McDonough in
favor of the cities of Baltimore and New
Orleans, and against the States of Mary
land and Louisiana. 4...
The annual report of the Treasurer of
Mary land, represents the finances of that
State to he in fiourishing condition.
The bark Zebra, which recently left
New Orleans with large number of
emigrants for Liberia, was on the l 9th of
January compelled to put into Savannah,
in consequence of the prevalence of the
cholera on board. The captain and 81
passengers had died, and many of the
others were sick
A communication is published in the
Herald in relation to project for erect
ing telegraph line to the Pacific. Should
Congress accede to the request of the me-
moriaists named, the latter expect to coin
plete the work in two years or less. 1t
is anticipated that tariff on communica-
! tons to San Francisco, about twice as
high as the present between this city and
New Orleans, will yield the company an
adequate profit. -e a.ta.. taa. l"
Hon. John Nj. Clayton has been elected
! a Senator to Congress, by the Legislature
of Delaware, for full term Of six years
from the 4th Of March next. lie succeeds
Presly Spruance, also wbig.
Our readers will be gratiied to learn
taaa the Hon. VIM. r. King was, on the
18th Of January, to leave Washington
for Havasaa, in the United States steamer
Fulton, mhich vessel had been especially
fitted tip for his accommodation. 1t Is
hoped that perfect relaxation from the
cares Of business, together with the change
of a more genial climate, will sufficiently
restore his health to admit of "a resump-
ton of his seat at the head of the Senate
by the commencement of the next session.
The Pacific RAIL DAD. The Senate
took up Mr.. Gwln's bill proposing the
construction of railroad from the Mis-
sissippi to the Pacific, with various
branches.
Mr. Gwin (dem.) of CAL, addressed