The weekly Placer herald., 1853-11-19
Per Wells, Fargo & Co.
Arrival Of the Golden Gata

on "Wednesday evening last. The news
is from New York to Oct. %. Two
other steamers also arrived at the Bav
the Sierra Nevada and Uncle Sam.
In Vermont Free Soil Democrat ba.
been elected Speaker Of the House, and
a Wing, Clerk, There were several bal
Iotings had for Governor, in the Legslo-
ture but none elected. The last vote
stood: Fairbanks, whg, LOG; Robertson.
dem, 90; Brainard, free soiler, 80.
The entire Democratic ticket has beer
elected in Ohio. The northern portion
of the State went in favor of the Mans
Liquor Law, and the southern against it
In Pennsylvania the entire Democratic
State ticket is e'acted, and also majority
in the Senate.
H. M. Rice, dem, has heen elected
Delegate in the Territory of Minnesota.
Johnson, dem, has been elected Gov
ernor of Georgia. The Congressional
delegation stands six democrats and two
wings.
Robert M'Lane, of Md, is appointed
Commissioner TO China.
Gov. Seymour, of New York, has taken
measures to bring all the parties concern
ed in the prize fight at the Boston four
corners to justice.
The Golden Gate brought 8 women
and 40 chi dren, and the Sierra Nevada
l45 women and 60 children.
President Pierce has removed Col ertor
Bronson of the New York Custom House,
and appointed in his stead Herman J.
edfpld.
Koszta has been released bv the Sultan
of Turkey and is now on his way to
America.
Tristan Burgess Of Rhode Island, Hon.
NJ. Dickinson, and the widow of Profess
sor Webster are dead.
The contributions to the washington
Monument received at the CRYSTAL Palace
up to Oct 9th, amounted tn 5,2G6 g.
A movement is on foot in NV York 10
run an Independent Ticket
VIM. Lnvd Garrison had his nose
pu led at Woman>' Rights Cnnvpntion.
The drfaIrntion of 5. Draper, of New
York is s 400, 900
Capt. Ingraham i ~ have splendid
medal from foreign residents in Y. w.
inscripti"n, ''Do Won calm rrntrction Of
the United States, Then ,ou shall have
it -
No cholera in the Cry Of Nr1ico-
Highway rohherios trcqncn'-!n Indian raw
,gr< continue $500 otfrrr tor the head
of Indian Chief, Anionio ShlrIdo Crops
very small and famine expected.
One gentle an on the : ezra Nevada
hnS with him Il wife aud IS children.
Ihr Northwest passage around Amer
ica has at last been discovered. and made
hv Commander Mcclure Of the British
Ship investigator She has been blocked
up in the ice ever since 1919. No traces
were discovered of Sir John Franklin.
1t * thought that President Pierce win
not recommend the Pacific Railroad as "a
Government measure. However, the
measure Will have numerous and strong
friends in Congress who will urge upon II
the approval of that body.
The New York Pacific Railroad com
pany opened their books on the 18th of
October, when enough stock was sub
scrlbed to increase the amount previously
taken to SG3, 900, 900,
A war between Turkey and Russia
seems to be almost inevitab'e. Already
the troops Of the two countries line the
banks of Danube, and the Sultan of Tur-
key insists upon the Autocrat vacating
the Danuhian Principaliries, which the
Emperor of Russia refuses to do. We
may look for bloody war between the
two countries. In this event other ma
tlons of Europe may become involved.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. l9. 1858
The PLAINS.-Letters from Santa Fe
announce that F. X Aubrey reached there
on the l4th u't. He crossed the Sierra
Nevada at Tejon Pass on the 18th July,
and struck the y 10 del Norte at Liberatl,
and reports the route as having no OBJ
structlons for either railroad or tor
wagons He found gold at the crossing
of the Colorado and other places, also Sill
yer and copper ore in great abundance.
The Indians are very numerous and
very hostie e, and had fought their party,
for thirty days, wounding nearly all ol
them. Aubrey received eight wounds at
ditferen! times. The fighting was chiefly
with the "Garotes.'
They met a tribe of Indians two hun,
dred miles west of Suene, who used gola
bullets for their guns.
1t was believed that Gov. Lane would
get the certificate of election as delegate
to Congress. GallOgos was said to have
500 molOritV hut tho vota Of San MlpueI