The weekly Placer herald., 1854-08-19
Arrival Of the Sierra Naval.

on Sunday last, bringing two weeks la,o.
news from the Atlantic States
Congress adjourned on the 5th of A.,
gust without doubt. The entire Col;f,r
mia delegation we're to leave on tn. h,h
on the Nicaragua steamer, North Star
The River and Harbor Bill passed Con
gress. 1t approprates about $25, 600. .ooo
all that enures to the Pacific coast is
100000 for the improvement of the San
Diego river. The Washington Union
says the President will veto the bill.
On the 10th Of July the Senate concur-
red with the House in the passage of
several important bills. Among the MIN
Der we notice,
An act to provide for the cons,ructo,
of road from Great Salt Lake Citv. in
the Territory of Utah, to the eastern
boundary of the State of California.
An act to provide for the continuation
of the military road from Myrtle Creek
TO Scottsburgh, in Oregon
An act to authorize the Secretary of
War to settle and adjust the expenses of
the Rogue River Indian war.
An act to refund TO the Territory of
Utah the expenses incurred by said Ter.
ritory in suppressing Indian hostilities.
An act for the construction of certain
military roads and wells in New Mexico
The House agreed an appropriation of
$3.50, 900, for the purchase of the ASSAY
Office Buildings, at New York.
PASSAGE OF THE PACIFIC TELEGR.pp
BILL.--On the 18th of July, the u. s
Senate finally passed the bill authorizing
the construction of line of telegram
from the Mississippi River to San Fran.
cisco, by vote of 80 to 10. The bill
gives to the contractor two million acres
of land for the construction of the line of
telegraph from the Mississippi River to
San Francisco, within two years; the
Government TO be allowed transmit, free
of cost, eight thousand words monthly:
stations 10 be kept up at each hundred
miles. The rates to he charged are dou-
ble those charged in lines now in opera.
ton, hut as the cost of constructing sub
terranean line, and keeping it in repair,
is three timas that Of other lines, this in
crease in the rates is considered but just
New POSTAL ARRANGEMENT IN CALL
MA Both Senate and House have pas
sed bill. making provision for postal
service in California, and Oregon and
Washington Territories 1t authorizes
the Postmaster General to empower spec
al agents to appoint letter carriers for
delivery of letters from any post office in
that State or Territories, and allow any
letter carrier so appointed to receive a
sum for all letters, newspapers or other
matter, not more than may he recon-
mended by the postmaster for whose office
such letter carrier may be appointed, pro-
vided not more than fifty cents shall be
charged an ounce for malable matter
every letter carrier route which may be
established under the provisions of this
act to he deemed IA post route during its
continu: nee The bill establishes dead
letter office in San Francisco
The New TERRIToRY.-On the 18th
of July, the morning hour was occupied
in considering a proposition to incorporate
the Territory recently acquired from
Mexico with the Territory of New Mex
leo, hut objection being made the subject
was laid aside. The bill to repeal the
postage act which makes reduction OF
fifty per cent. on the tax on newspapers
and periodicals was discussed briefly. 10
committee on the army appropriation bill
the amendment restoring the supernten-
dency of the national armories 10 civilians
was agreed to.
The cholera has been prevailing 10 an
alarming extent east and west. lhe pro-
portion of deaths seem to have been
greater among the foreign population than
native born.
The Dillon affair is to be settled az
Paris. No difficulty is anticipated IN the
amicable adjustment of it.
Advces from Spain have been received
from Mr.. Soule, up to the 29d uIt. ~!
that time not the slightest evidence mao
been shown by the Spanish Government
of disposition to come to an arrange
ment on the Cuban difficulty.
All the American army and navy ofhcefS
on furIough in Europe, have been calleo
home.
Foreign News.
The advices from the seat of war by the
last steamer informed us of the galans
defence of Stlistria by the Turks, al'"
the departure of Omer Pacha from ochum-
la to their relief. The siege was com
menced on the 18th of May. and has oee,i
carried on necessarily, and with equaee
bravery on both sides, up to the lolh u
June.
Repeated storming parties were dlreo.
ed against the entertainments, mines anu
counter mines were exploded, caus'"fs