The Sierra citizen. [volume] (Downieville, Calif.) 1854-185?, 1854-06-17
Arrival Of the Golden Gate.

rived at Dan r ranclSc0 at CLOCK r. N.
on Wednesday. bringing files of New
York papers Of May 10th, and New Or
l,ans dates of the 22d. We received iles
of Atlantic papers through Rumrill'.
Express, at 81 o'clock on FRIDAY
morning.
ATLANTIC STATES.
The most important item Of the Allan
tic news is the rumor that the United
States government is on the eve Of wal
with Spain, growing out of the Cuban
difficulties. The emigrant ship W'nehes
! ter, of Boston. bound to that port from
Liverpool, foundered at sea on the 4th ult.
but only four lives were lost. Several
other shipwrecks are reported. uurri.
canes, icebergs, and dense foys have been
encountered on the Atlantic this season to
a degree unprecedented. MIR. Fillmore
lately paid visit to Washington, and had
the Inequalities Of the White House tell
dered him by President Pierce. which
were declined. Francis Gillette, abolition
whig, has been elected u. s. Senator
from Connecticut. The Legislature of
that State has adopted AntfNebraska
resolutions.
Mat. F. Ward, of Butler memory. is out
in a card to the editors of the United
States, asking suspension of public
opinion. until his trial is published. A
dreadful explosion from fire damp occurred
at coal pit near Richmond Va. on the
18th ult., James Montgomery the poet
is dead. He died at Sheffield, England, in
the 83 year Of his age. The suspension
bridge over the Ohio river at Wheeling,
Va, was blown down by axiolent storm
OH the 18th ult. An investigation recent
Iy took place before Justice Osborn of
New York, respecting an expose Of the or
der of Know Nothings." One of the
members charged three others with break
ing into his Office and abstracting the
charter, books, money, etc.
The st. Louis Republican says that an
organized band of Regulators exists in
Barry county, to prevent the entry of land
claimed by settlers. A riotous proceed
ing took place at East Boston on the
9Th ult., the result Of the preaching of an
insane man, who traversed the streets blow
ing trumpet and proclaimin5 the end of
the world. The row occurred between the
Irish and Americans. An adventurous
lad climbed to the top of the Catholic
church tower and threw down the cross,
which was destroyed by the MOI. The
Texas papers give notice Of the organiza-
ton of the Lone STAR order, which is rep
resented as quite popular in that State.
FOREST VS.. WlIdas.-Forest the TRACE
dian is docketed against n. p. Willis in
a libel case the damages laid at $4,000.
a correspondent of the Charleston Lcm.
Ter, says:
:" Willis is as poor as Harold Skimpole.
and would as soon expect him guilty OF
having so'nfrch money, as l would believe
in his ability to squeeze moisture from
dust. 1t has been said that when Willis
gained the last suit. for the assault Fores1
committed upon him, with a verdict in his
favor of $4,000, Forest bought up Willis
bills at ten cents on the dollar, and thus
paid him in his own notes. Willis lives
up the Hudson river, near Sing Sing, at
:. Idle Wild
EUROPE.
By the arrival of Che steamship Atlan-
TIC in New York, information has been
received of ten hours bombardment of
Odessa 10y the allied fleets.
Four guns of the fortresses were dis.
mantled. Eight Russian and one Aus
trian merchant ship were burned in the
harbor. Three of the British bombarhng
steamers were badly damaged in an at
tempt of the British to land 1900 men.-
The attempt failed. The Russian feet
came out of Sebastopol during the fight
and threatend to make an attack on the
allies, but retired without giviHg'battle.-
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