The weekly Placer herald., 1854-07-22

Atlantic papers brought by the last steam
ers.
Wells, Fargo s. Co., have supplied US
with numerous favors.
ARRIVAL FROM THE PLAINs.--The train
of Messrs. Montgomery s. Lowrey pas
sed through this place yesterday having
Just arrived from the States. They had
seventy head of fine horses, five wagons,
and fifteen men They lost but five
horses on the route. Their destination
is Sutter county, near Nrolaus. This
train came into the State by the Truckee
route.
The FRENCH IN SONORA.-We have
private advices to the effect that the
Frenchmen embarked from this city for
Sonora, upder the official patronage of
the Mexican and French Consuls, were
and are really part of the force raised by
Count de Raousset Boui bon, for the pur-
pose of taking possession Of that State.
They were expedited by the Mexican
Consul, in the hope of alternating them
from the immediate influence of the Count
1t appears, however, to have worked
entirely contrary to his expectations, for
no sooner is De Boulbon informed Of their
safe arrival, than he sets off for Guymas,
followed by vessel Oaded with arms
and ammunition. He is received with
open arms by the revolted authorities,
fine house and other conveniencts pre-
pared for him, and he is Immediately
installed as a person of marked conse-
Quence The Mexican Government on
learning this information, dispatches Or
derS to sonora, to get rid, as soon as pos
sible, and by any means, of their newly
raised recruits, and exults in the fact, that
only ii small proportion has yet been sup
piled with arms. 1t will, however, be
much chagrined to earn that De BouIbon
has foreseen this obstacle, aud provided
all the imp ements of war for himself.
The next arrival from Guaymas will most
probably bring Intelligence of a stirring
nature. ). +. Sun.
PosTPoNEMENT OF THE Pacific RAIL
ROAD BILL 1t will he perceived by our
Congressional report for yesterday that
the House of Representatives puStpnne d
the Pacific Railroad bill until the second
Monday of December next he propo-
siton came from the friends OF the bill, ,
and is regarded as the wISe>t disposition
that could at present have heen made of it
consistent with lis Ultimate success. he
able and distinguished gentleman, Hon
James 4. NcDOugall, of California, who
reported the bill to the House, concurred
in the propriety and expediency of post
pOning it. Any other course would have
resu ted i'm its overwhelming defeat
Several causes .conspired to render this
action on the part of the House judicious
In the first place, the reports of the survey
provided for by the last Ongress. and in
tended to secure the best route for the
proposed railroad between the Mssissip
pi river and the Pacific ocean, have not
been received and laid before Congress;
and without this highly important infnr-
nation members would have felt ndispOs-
ed to act. Hence there has been no in
vestigation of the subject, commensurate
with its manifest and admitted magnitude
Other questions of highly exciting cha
raeter having occupied the attention of
Congress since December last, it became
matter of the first consideration that
the matter shou d not be forced to vote
till gentlemen were duly prepared to dis
CuSS IL. WI uCSCINcs STCdt
credit for the ability and learning he has
exhibited in the support of his bill; and
he will not be the loser-neither himself
nor the Pacific railroad bill-by the course
he has wisely pursued in order to insure
it the support of the representatives of the
people - Wash Union
CLIPPER Receive learn by the late
advices from China, that the splendid
clippers David Brown and Romance of
the Seas, which sailed from this port for
Hongkong in company, had arrived az the
latter place in the same time forty four
days-dropping anchor almost at the same
moment Our readers will remember
that the same vessels arrived at San Fran
cisco side by side, having sailed from
New York together. There is probably
no other passage IN record where two
vessels sailed distance of $4,000 miles
so nearly together.-S. +. Sun
ARTEsIAN ELLs.-The boring of Ar
tesian fountains is still being successful ly
prosecuted by Mr.. WIN. Campbell, and
o1hers in this vicinity. The benefits to
he derived to the dry and agricultural re :.
gions of California, now witnessed from
ArtesIan wells, is incalcu able. We have
now quite a number in this valley with
pipes considerably elevated above the
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