The Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1852-1872, 1853-05-07
ARRIVAL OF THE OREGON.
Six Days Later from the Atlantic State.

! We are indebted TO MIR. Lusk, Adams & Co.'s
Express Messenger, for Atlantic papers of the
29ih March, brought by the Pacific Mail s. s.
Co.'s steamer Oregon, which arrived at San
Francisco on the 9th inst
| Among the combinations by the Senate are A.
Dudley Mann. Assistant Secretary of State: 8.
Hobbie, First Assistant Postmaster General:
John A. Campbell. Judge U. S. Court; Richard
+. Hammond, Collector, and Philip A. Roach.
Appraiser, at Francisco; Gen. VIM. R. Richard.
son. U. s. Marshal Northern District CAL; VIM.
B. Cameron, Naval Officer at San Fran; VIM.
Van VOORHEES,, Surveyor of the port Jacob R.
Snyder, Treasurer of the Mint at San Francisco:
Thomas J. Henley, Postmaster of that city, and
o. r. Sutton. Appraiser at same place; Col. Gift,
for Register, Maj Loring for Receiver and L.
B. Miner Tor Collector, at Benicia.
The Senate has confirmed the following nomi-
nations for Oregon: Gen. Lane, Governor Geo.
L. Curry, Secretary; Joseph w. Carlson Indian
Agent; J. w. Nesmth, Marshal John Adair.
Collector; Benz. I. Harding, District Attorney;
Daniel Van, Surveyor Milwaukee; w. NJ. King,
do, Portland Peter G. Stuart, do. Pacific CITY.
The following officers of the new Territory of
Washington. have been confirmed: Ed. Lander,
of Ia, Chief Justice; Victor Monroe, of KY, As
socate; J. Paiten Anderson of Miss, United
States Marshall Robert Farquharson, of Tenn,
Secretary; John S. Clendenin, of La, Attorney
General.
MISCELLANEOUS CoSFIRMArIoxs.-Kit Carson,
Indian Agent in New Mexico; Nathaniel Haw-
thorne, the author, U. S. Consul at Liverpool;
David Mason, of Iowa. Commissioner of Patents;
Hugh J. Anderson, of Me-, Commissioner of
Customs; Geo. w. Manypenny, Of Ohio, Com
missioner of Indian Affairs; Hon. Chas. Brown,
Collector and Gideon G. Westcott, Postmaster,
Philadelphia; Charles H. Peaslee. Collector
Boston Charles G. Greene, Naval Officer, and
Henry Croker, Appraiser, Boston, VIM. Halli-
burton, Receiver of Public Monies, Milan, Mo-
The Cabinet is in great trouble respecting the
New York nominations-siarcy is in hot water
-Schell will probably be Collector OF N. York
Advices from Havana to ODD March state that
Vice President Kings health was no better. He
had abandoned all hopes of recovery and was
anxious to get back and die in his native land
Mr.. King duly sworn in as Vice Presi-
dent of the United States, on the 18th of March,
at the Cumbre near Alatanzas.
At the latest dates from Mexico the 9th April,
Santa Anna had not arrived in that city. Depu-
tations were being despatched to linn from the
different States to tender congratulations upon
his restoration TO power On The 9TH he was to
arrive from Vera Cruz at the Hacienda of Ence7.
no, light miles east of Jalapa, where he would
remain seven or eight days before proceeding
to the metropolis.
Upwards of one hundred clesks were dis.
charged from The Census Office in one day.
1t is denied that any difficulty occurred at
Havana between Vice President King and
Captain General Canedo.
Geo. E. Hamilton. and Horace A. Shaw have
been arrested in New York for selling spurious
California passage tickets.
A destructive fire occurred at Brooklyn n Y.
on the evening OF the Goth ult. Nearly three
sides of the square bounded by Adams, York.
Pearl and Prospect streets were DESTROYED loss
100000.
There is report that the Japan Expedition is
at once to be countermanded, as useless and in
expedlent at the present time. Useless, because
wholly inefficient to compel Japan to open her
ports, and there is no reason to believe that she
will listen to more polite arguments than force.
-nnd inexpedient at the present time, when tho
state of Europe may at any moment require all
our small navy for the protection of our COM
merce
Another of the Golden Lights boats made the
island of Antigua in safety with the following
persons, all WELL viz: Thomas Gordon, James
Patrick. Albert Lawrence, William Copeland,
Alexander Sinman, Charles Fin and Albino
Gracis.
The Copyright Treaty has been reported to
the Senate, without any recommendation either
way. 1t is understood that no attempt will be
made to act on it this session.
The New York Legislature has passed the
Consolidation bill.
The Virginia Honse has rejected the appro-
pria'on of $4,000 900 to the Ohio Railroad
The Senate has tabled a resolution to appoint
member 10 receive testimony against Governor
Ramsay, of Minnesota, for Indian populations
The Susqnehanna Bridge bill has passed the
Maryland Legislature.
The Wing candidates for Canal Commissioner
aud Surveyor General of Pennsy lvania, are Mo-
scs Pownal and Christian Myers.
Strikes have taken place among the Mechan-
les of New York, Philadelphia and Providence.
The Maine H. of R. has passed new Liquor
Law, containing several amendments making it
still more stringent than the old law
Great dissatisfaction is expressed because so
many members will not attend The sessions of
the Senate. The members are angry because of
delay, and say they will leave If Pierce does not
at once send IN his important nominations.
Mr.. Slidell will be confirmed for the new
Commission to Central America.
Old Billions influence with both Marcy and
McClelland is great.
The President, it is said, has rendered the
Marshalship Of the District of Columbia, worth
AT least ten thousand dollars per annum, to Ben
McCulloch, of Texas; Ben declined it, prefer
ring to he Marshal of Texas. worth much less.
He preferred 10 be on green fields and in forests,
instead of being surrounded by marble, granite,
free-stone, brick and mortar.
correspondent of the Transcript, writing
from New York. says: Among the current on
dts may be mentioned the approaching nuptials
of Hon. 7. B. Van Buren, and Miss Sheffield
resident of near Albany. 1t is expected that