The Shasta courier., 1854-12-09
Arriyat of the John l.. Stephens.
TEN DAYS LATER.

II.
The mail steamer John l.. Stephens arrived at
The Bay the morning of the list, bringing
dates from New York to the 9th November. will.
FIVE hundred passengers.
Adams & Co. were first on hand with files Of
the latest Atlantic papers.
Rhodes s. Co. also promptly supplied US with
full files.
A fearful accident occurred.on the GreatWest-
ern Railroad, in Canada, on the Sd November.
The passenger train and gravel train came in
collision. Forty-seven persons were instantly
killed, and forty-one very seriously injured
Among the list of survivors we see the names uf
Thomas Francis Meagher and Orestes A. Brown
son. Nearly all the victims OF this shocking
cident were Immigrants. All this awful loss Of
human life is attributable. is alleged, to the
negligence of one man, watchman, who fell
asleep at his post. This person informed the
conductor OF the train which should have wait
ed far the passenger tran that it had already
passed him. The gravel train proceeded, and
the terrible collision ensued.
On w ednesday, Novemberllst at midnight d
train ON the Block Island Railroad, when near
Minoka, ran over horse, which threw the en-
CINE and cars off the track, breaking the ribs OF
the engineer, and killing aud wounding be-
tween thirty and forty first class passengers
Many OF the latter so dreadfully scaded
that no hope entertained of their recovery.
George L. Curry, VIM. Fl. Farrar, and Benja-
min +. Harding, have been appointed respect
lively to the offices of Governor, Attorney aud
Secretary of the Territory of Oregon, by the
President.
The virulence of the Yellow Fever at New
Orleans continues unabuted. During the week
ending Both ult there were hundred and
seven deaths of this disease, and among the VIC
tins was Lieutenant Governor Farger. At
Montgomery, Ala, the disease has entirely dis
appeared and at Charleston and Savannah the
authorities have adopted resolutions that the te-
yer has ceased as epidemic, aud that il is per-
fectly safe for absentces to return home.
Another ofthe vessels sent out from St. Johns
N. f., In search of the missing boats of the
steamship Arctic, has returned after an unsuc-
cesstul cruise. The only hope now entertained
for The fate of those in the boats is, that they
may have been picked mp by outward bound
vessels.
A fire p Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 4, destroyed
the New England Hotel, and the entire square
on the hill where it stood. Loss estimated at
over one million dollars.
At Lockport. twenty buildings and their con-
tents were consumed, including churches and
hotels
Gov. Seymour has given assurances that he
will pardon Dr.Grahaln, who murdered Col. Lo-
ring.
A proclamation is published confirming the
convention entered into between the United
States and Russia, establishing the principle OF
the rights of neutrals at sea. The convention
provides that free ships make free goods and
that the property of neutrals on board enemy's
vessels is exempt from confscation, unless con-
traband of war.
The subject of bridge over the Mississippi
river at St. Louis is discussed in the newspa-
pers. 1t is suggested that the bridge ought to
have an elevation of ninety feet. 1t would cost
million and half Of dollars.
The British Government have determined to
abandon all assertion of the Mosquito Protecto-
rate, as far San Juan is concerned, and will
leave the sovereignty of that place to be set
tied between the claimants, without doing more
than maintain the provisions of the Clayton Bull
wer treaty, as regards the freedom OF the port
and transit route. At the same time the claims
of bona fide British subjects for damages from
the late bombardment of the town. will alone
be urged by the Cabinet of st. James.
Mr.. Nicholson. editor Of the Washington I'm
ion. will be appointed Governor of Nebraska.
FROM the Tribune we learn that the following
Agents have just been appointed for the Indians
in Oregon, viz:
Nathan Olney vice ]. L. Parish, resigned.
George II. Ambrose, vice - Culver, re.
moved.
Edwin p. Drew. Snb-Agent, vice Phillip p.
Thompson, deceased. The parties are all of Or
egon.
A great abolition riot took place at Worces-
ter, Mass on the 28th October 1t seems that
Mr.. Asa o. Butman, an officer attached to the
department OF the U. S. Marshel at Boston, rem
dered good service in epergetically carrying out
the directions OF his superior on the the occasion
of the arrest OF Sims and Burns, iugitives from
service. Mr.. Butman was also, we believe, one
of the officers deputed to deliver Burns into the
custody of his owner, and his conduct elected
the appreciation OF the citizens of Richmond, to
which city the slave was taken. The abolition
lists were exceedingly wroth at all this, and
vowed vengeance. On Sunday it was discov.
cred that Mr.. Butmap was stopping at one of
the hotels at Worcester. Having once scented
their prey, the abolitionists assembled in force
and attempted violence upon The person OF Mr.
Butman, who endeavored to defend himsef-
courage Of the mob oozed out at the sight of
weapons, and warrant was got out upon
charge OF crrrying concealed weapons. Suisse
quently the leading fanatics succeeded in ap-
peasing the fury of the mob for a time and But.
man endeavored to reach the railroad depot,
when he set upon by gang of negroes.
who pelted him with missiles, and kicked and
beat him numerically.
CLERICAL PUN.-A parishioner inquired of his
pastor the meaning of this line in the Scripture:
"He was clothed with curses as with a gar
ment." 1T Signifies" said the divine, s.ihat
that individual had hob,if of