The Shasta courier., 1854-04-15

| That portion given, however. viii be found
fully worthy Of perusal.
NEW YORK, March 9th, 1854.
The Ohio leaves to-day for Panama, by
which this letter is forwarded. If better ship
were announced, the number of passengers
would have been largely increased.
| Rowland A. Smith, Mail Agent at New
Haven, was recently detected in robbng the
mail at that place, and was sentenced 10 "a
years hard labor in the Penitentiary. The
Senate has passed bill authorizing the con-
structng of steam frigates. Law is rapidly
selling off the muskets purchased from the U.
| S. government at very low price. He bought
100000. 1t is estimated that his profits will be
more than one million dollars upon the specula
| ton. Congress has extended for two years
pre-emption Claims in California. The U. s.
Senate has ceded to California lands for Rail-
roads from San Francisco to San Jose, Benicia
to Marysvlle, and from Sacramento to Nevada
| The Senate is about to summon to Washington
all editors of New York and elsewhere, to obtain
information about the advance publication of
| the Gadsden treaty. The Gadsden treaty will
undoubtedly be ratified much opposition having
ceased.
While the great specie houses of Beebe &
| Co. and Ad & Co., in this city, We're loan
| ing to the Banks here large sums OF specie, at
| the commencement of the clearing system, in
| teligence received of run upon Adams
& Co., in California. The run, of course, ended
greatly to their credit, for they promptly dis
bnrsed in California more than million of
dollars, while they supplied the banks here with
more than half tnat amount. They are consid-
cred the strongest house in the California trade,
as it is known that their immense wealth is
used in legitimate business, and never devoted
| to speculative purposes.
| Louis Napoleon has addressed letter to the
| Gar offering to Withdraw the fleets from the
Bosphorus on the evacuation of the Principali-
ties The motive of the letter is not apparent,
| except an opportunity be intended to be given
to Nicholas for the renewal of negotiations
| In the diplomatic circles at Washington, the
opinion is general that war will be avoided
| Active preparations for making by
| England and France The former has ordered
4 l3 steamers in readiness, to convey 10000
troops to Malta; the latter is equally energetic.
| The gold receipts from Ca ifornia from Jan.
| lst to Feb. oath the greater portion OF which
| has been received through Adams sS Co.,
amounted to $8,326,OOO. while the experts.
same period, were $2,333,000. Receipts from
| Adams & Co., Australia, are beginning to arrive
at London. This forms the basis OF excellent
exchange. drawn by that house here on London.
The Peruvian difficulty approaches climax
For the outrage at Chincha Islands, the Peru
Wan Minister at Washington agreed to indemn-
| fy the u S. government; he afterwards with
| drew from his agreement, which Marcy assured
| him would not be allowed. That government
has now been notified that unless reparaton be
Immediately made, it will be enforced.
| A new gold company, called the Gardiner
! Crushing Company" has been organized. 1t
| holds quartz ledge in Spottsylvania Co., Va,
| and states that $40 per ton have been realized
| from the quartz-average yield estimated at $l2
| per ton-cost of mining and crushing 50 per
| ton. The company expects to crush 100 tons
| per day with Gardeners crushing machine
| The chief peculiarites of the machine are an
| immense iron cup, in which two iron balls,
weighing four tons each, roll around An IL
regular motion is secured to the cup, as also to
| the balls.
The CRYSTAL Palace Stockholders are about
| electing new Board of Managers, in which
| Barnum is talked of as President. An assess
ment of ! per cent being $50O00O has been
made upon the stock of the great Pacific Rail-
| road Company, in order to obtain the OF
5000 900. to deposit with the State of Texas
| This State has made liberal donations of land
| and credit to any Paclhc railroad constructed
through the State, but requires the deposite as
security. The Railroad Co. are also to give the
State a bonus of $4,000, 900, paid up stock
The Camden and Amboy Railroad charter has
been extended, in the New Jersey Senate, to
| 1889; considered a great triumph for the
| Monopoly.
/ A small fleet of clipper schooners have been
constructing in New York and Baltimore. in
| teuded for the Danish West Indies, according
to report, but suspected of being Russian priva-
! ieers. The English and French ministers have
protested against privateers being allowed TO be
fitted out i'll American ports.
DYSON an English schoolmaster, who melted
the slaves TO revolt, lately died in prison at
| New Orleans Crawford's bronze statue of JEFF
ferson was lately cast at Munich-height I3
| feet Leu,ze has just completed $40 .oo0 pic
| tnre for David Leavitt; subject-W ashington,
| at the moment Of his anger towards Lee, IN the
| battle of Monmouth. great snow storm pre-
vailed here on the aoih ut., just previous to
WHICH the ship Three Bells lett tor Glasgow,
Scotland EMIL
| THE McDoYoUGH Wilt CAsE.-The opinion
| III. Don nfrI