The Shasta courier., 1854-04-08
States.

The steamers Sierra Nerad0 and John L. Ste
phens arrived at San Francisco on Sunday last.
They bring two weeks later dates.
We are indebted to Adams & Co.'S Express
for the early delivery Of the New York and Bos-
ton papers of the 9th March, and N. Orleans pa
pers of the 9TH March. Also for copy Of the
Sacramento Union Extra of the 2nd inst, con-
tanning a satisfactory compendium Of the more
interesting portion of the news, telegraphed
from tn, Bay Immediately upon the arrival Of
the Steamers.
We are likewise under obligations 10 Rhodes
& Co.'S Express for files Of Atlantic journals.
The two vessels bring about 1900 passen-
GERS of whom two hundred and seventy -nine
are women and one hundred and seventy-six
children.
On Wednesday evening March 22d, Mr. Pratt.
second officer of the Sierra Ncrada, in attempt
ing to quella disturbance on board, was stabbed
twice by one John Gardner, and died in about
in San Francisco.
The Nebraska Bill passed the U. $. Senate on
the Sd Of March by triumphant majority. The
| following is the vote:
Yeas-Messrs Adams Atchison nadger Bav-
ard. Benjamin, Broadhead Brown Butler. Cass,
Clay, Dawson. Dixon. Dodge. of Iowa. Douglas
Evans, Fitzpatrick, Gnyer, Gwin, Hunter John
son. Jones. of Iowa. Jones, of Ten; Mason Nor
| ton. Norris. Petit. Pratt, Rnsk, Sebastian Sill
dell, Shields, Stuart, Thompson, of Ky; Thomp-
SON. OF N. j Toucey. Weller and Williams
Nays.-Messrs Bell, Chase, Dodge Of Wis.
Seward Smith. Sumner, Wade and Walker
Sick.-Messrs Bright Toonbs and Mallory
were sick. but all would hnve voted for the bill
Mr.. Allen, (absent from sickness in his funily }
would have voted against il.
Dodgers.-Messrs. Phelps, Pierce Cooper
| Everett, Clayton and Wright not voting The IL
tie of the bill was changed to "A bill for the GO
vernment of Nebraska and Kansas
A bin appr7priating $1,000 900 for the con-
struction of SIX steam frigales passed III the
Senate Feb. 90.
In the House, same day, the committee on
| Public Lands reported back the Senate bill
granting two and n half millions of acres o
land TO Wisconsin for railroads in that State.
In the House Feb. ~, the bills granting lands
for the construction of railroads in Louisiana
Wisconsin. Iowa, Alabama, California. Florida
Mississippi aud Arkansas, were taken up and
passed.
The Senate have concurred by one minority
in the amendments of the House TO The bill an.
milling the sentence of t. w. Dorr and expun.
| ging the records of the Supreme Court.
Three persons were killed and many others
seriously injured, by the falling of the gallery
| during the performance at the French Opera
House in New Orleans on Sunday evening Feb
ruary Goth.
Eighteen persons were killed bvihc explosion
n hoi thsss.
ford, Conn, on Thursday afternoon March, end
Twenty-Five others had limbs broken or were
badly bruised scalded. A coroner's inquest
was held on the next day, but no definite con-
clusion could be arrived at from the testimony
of the witnesses as to the immediate cause oi
the horrible calamity.
| Gen. Armstrong, editor of the Washington
Union, died in Washington since the sailing OF
the previous steamer. Mr.. Nicholson, editor of
the Union was elected printer to the House by
la2 votes. Gales and Seaton, of the IuteiHeenecr,
receiving 48.
The jnry in the Gardner case returned a YER
dict of guilty this morning. March lSth after %
hours delberation, and the court passed the
highest sentence allowed by law-ten years in
the pententiary Execution was stayed till two
days after the rising of the Circuit Count, to
which the case was to be carried, ON bill of ex-
ceptions. DR.. Gardner was placed in the cusio-
dy OF the Marshall, and died very Suddenly
| shortly afterwards Heis supposed to have poi
soned himself after his conviction. 1t is not GER
tain, however, that the case is suicide; over.
wrought feelings, it is thought, may have been
the cause.
A tremendous fire occurred in New York on
the morning of the 5th of March, desiroyinr
100000 worth of property. The fire occurred
on Spruce street. and destroyed Nos. 8. 10. 70,
Ia, and l6. The Harpers have lost by this fire
about $4,000.
The total number of deaths in New York for
the week ending March 4, were 4S4.
Rowland A. Smith was arrested. tried. con-
victed and sentenced in one week TO twenty
seven years imprisonment for robbins the mall
James Saunders, Marshal OF the Hibernian So
ciety, was on the oath Feb. sentenced to four
months imprisonment in the penltentiary. for
having participated in the riot in the 9th Ward.
New York, on the 4th July last
A young man named f. j. May won the ereat
prize in the lottery, N. York-value S22, 900.
MIR. V. d. Bcklean, passenger by the John
L. Stephens. March lst having in charge Mrs
Andrews Of Sacramento city, was attacked on
the Isthmus by band of robbers. and after be.
ing shot at several times, was robbed of S25O.-
they had however arrived safely at AspinwalI.
1t is said that the Gadsden Treaty will be rati-
fed by the Senate.