The weekly Placer herald., 1853-06-04
(Per Wells, Fargo s. Co.'s Expressly
ARRIVAL OF The GOLDEN GATE

The Golden Gate arrived in San Fran
cisco on Thursday last, in II days and IL
hours from Panama.
Hon. n. P. TaIlmadge has published
letter declaring full faith in the spiritual
origin of the manifestations called rap
pings.
Kit Carson has written a letter from
New Mexico, in which he gives it as his
opinion that the South Pass route for the
overland railroad wi not do on occount
of the SHOWS of winter.
Father Gavazzi is still lecturing in New
York.
The Democrats of the Eighth District
in Virginia have nominated Charles James
Faulkner for Congress. The convention
broke up in a row
Judge Gibson, of the Supreme Court OF
Penn, and until recently Chief Justice,
died at Philadelphia on the 81 ut.
Col. VIM. Shoulder announces, in the
Boston Atlas, his withdrawal from the
editorial and business connection OF that
paper. Hon. Charles Hudson succeeds
him as editor.
The PREsIDENT-The National Demo
crat says it is authorized to say that Presi
dent Pierce will, in the course Of IA few
days, pay visit to New Hampshire. He
intends to he absent from Washington
two weeks.'
Col. Jeff Davis was i'll at Washington
and unable to attend the meetings of the
Cabinet
Hon. Phillip Allen has been elected to
the United States Senate from Rhode Is
land. tle succeeds Hon. j FL. Clarke.
The Democrats of Alabama have noni-
mated Hon. John A. Winston for Gov
ernor.
The famous SLAYER Lady Suffolk land
ed cargo of six hundred Africans at
Matanzas, Cuba, on the 2Sth of April
Ex President Van Buren, has sailed for
Europe in company with his son NJ Van
Buren, jr., who is in health. His trip
will extend over Europe.
Hon. John Sldell, was elected u. S.
Senator, to succeed Mr.. Soule, by the
Louisiana Legislature on the 28th, by 33
majority over Hunt, whig.
Col. Jack Hays and Major Ben Nc
Cullough, the distinguished Texas Ran
gers, have arrived in Galveston. Hays
is about to start for California.
The appointment of Senator Borland
as Minister to Central America, is otfici-
ally announced. He accepts the appoint
ment.
collision recently occurred on the
Central Railroad, near Chicago, by which
it is supposed from fifteen to twenty per-
sons were killed, and fifty seriously in
jured.
The emigrants to Australia from the
port of New York are increasing. AT
hny of fhat
port for Australia in fifteen days.
Capt. Scott, son-ln-law of Gen. Scott,
has been appointed Inspector General of
the Army.
1t is stated that President Pierce will
60 to- New York to open the Crystal
Palace.
The steamship Humboldt, at New York
from Havre and southampton, brought
twenty-six cases of goods for exhibition
at the Worlds Fair. The ship Meta,
from Bremen, brought one hundred and
forty-sx cases of goods, also for the ex
hibition.
1t is said that the Ericsson will be ready
for sea by the 1st of Jny, when her
wrought iron cylinder bottoms shall have
been put in, and proceed direct to London.
The following appointments have been
fully determined on, aud will be made.
Governor Seymour, of Connecticut,
Minister to Russia.
General Gadsden, of South Carolina,
Minister to Mexico.
May 5.-Hon. Jefferson Davis, Sec
retary of War, is confined to his bed with
an attack of neuralgia.
The Gardiner trial is still continuing
H. C. Ames, u. s. Consul at Acapulco,
died on the 18th Of May.
The wet season at Panama has set in,
but the Isthnus was in very healthy
condition.