The Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1852-1872, 1853-05-14
One Week Later from the Atlantic
StnteS.

One Week Later from, the Atlantic
States.
The steamers Panama and Cortes arrived at
San Francisco on the 9th inst with dates from
New York and New Orleans, to the 9th of April
from the former, and the 9TH from the latter
Wear indebted to Adams & Co. for the early
delivery of our eastern exchanges. Also, to
Rhodes & Lusk for files of Atlantic papers.
The two steamers brought SIS passengers.
among whom is Mrs. Caiharne n. Sinclair, the
actress, and formerly the wife of Ned Forrest the
great tragedian. She comes TO seek her fortune
on the California stage.
Chief Justice fancy is very sick 1t is feared
he will not recover
Seymour has been elected Governor of Con-
necticut by respectable majority. All the Con-
gressmen elected are Democrats.
The contract for the erection of the Branch
Mint at San Francisco has been awarded TO j.
s. Pardee for $4,000.
The s. Senate has adopted resolution of
inquiry respecting the prices of iron, with
view to compromise between manufacturers and
consumers.
The Senate has confirmed Daniel S. Dickin.
son as Collector at New York J ohm A. Dix as
Sub-Treasurer, Isaac V. Fowler as Postmaster
and Charles O'Connor as District Attorney. For
Collector of Philadelphia, Charles Brown has
been nominated.
The Treaty with France has been confirm I'd
by the Senate.
The President has nominated G. G. Davenport,
as Chief Justice for New Mexico, vice Judge
Baker removed. This noI"naton has led to an
important discussion upon the power of the
President to remove from Office federal Judge
in Territory. 1t is power never before exer-
csed, but after much discussion the Senate en-
1nrSa1 tba Draci1anf,s
the question for the future.
Lewis A. Birdsall has been appointed Superin-
tendant of the Branch Mint Of the United States
i'll California.
Robert Ewing, of Pennsylvania, to be Trea-
snrer of the Mint at Philadelphia, in place of
of Edward c. Dale, resigned.
ii. A. Schoolcraft has been nominated by the
President for Collector at Sacramento.
In the U. S. Senate on the ith April, Mr.. Gwin
made brief statement, and denied that any out
side Influence had operated on the Naval Com
mttee, to induce extra appropriation for the
officers, seamen and marines running on the Pa
ciic coast.
THE LATE Consul AT AcAPULco.-In the
U. S. Senate on the LIST ult Mr.. Mason asked
leave to withdraw the papers Of Francis w.
Rice, American Consul at Acapulco. He said
the Committee Foreign Relations, at the late
session, found it impossible TO act upon them,
together with the communication of the Presi-
dent upon the subiect-and they show great
and cruel oppression there exercised by the
Mexican authorities He was treated with in
dignity and eventually imprisoned, and so far
as information received there has been no
redress The object of the Withdrawal is to pre-
sent the papers TO the Executive department,
with view to redress. The motion was
agreed to.
Mrs. Willard Fillmore died at Washington
Wednesday, March 30th.
The wife of Gen Cass died at Detroit ON Fri
day, April 4.
Gen. Thomas Marshall, of Lewis and not Hon.
Thos. +. Marshall, as reported, had been killed
by one of the tenants on his estate, III Kentucky.
Lola Montez was to leave shortly for Califor-
MIA.
The strikes among the New York mechanics
have become general. The hotel walters de-
mand $lS per month, carpenters s. 12I per
day, &c.
Miss Emma Snodgfass, the girl who created
considerable excitement in some OF the Eastern
cities recently by parading the streets in male
attire, passed through Louisville on the 29th OF
March, en- route for California. She travels un.
der the assumed name of Henry JONES' and
a frock coat, glazed cap, and is about four
feet six inches high. She sports fine gold
watch, walking cane, ETC, and has the appear
ance OF very respectable youngscr.
A dreadful steamboat explosion has taken
place within ight miles of Galveston, Texas op
the bay, resulting in the total wreck of the
steamer Farmer, and the loss of over thirty lives.
Eleven of the crew were kill.l. including the
commander, Capt Webb, and Thomas Pritch
ard, the clerk. The ladies all escaped unhurt.
Mr.. Wooddard, Manager of the Houston RAILROAD
Company, is missing c. ST. John, formerly of
Lynchburg, but residing at Bellville, Austin
County, was killed.
Col. Fremont has been residing in Paris for
the last nine months
LATEST FROM PANAMA.-The rainy season had
commenced on the Isthmus when the steamer
left.
The Peruvian Minister and his suite had been
robbed on the Isthmus by party of banditti, Of
property, including valuable jewels and $4,000
in money, worth $4,000. Jack Holmes, the
proprietor of the New York Hotel at Gorgona,
together with his barkeeper and steward, and
Dick Berry and Charles Rodgers, had all been
arrested for being implicated in the affair.
New ROUTE TO THE PAcIFIc-The following