The weekly Placer herald., 1854-03-11
ARRIVAL OF THE CORTES.
The ATLANTIC STATES.
Late News from Europe.

Francisco, on the 4th of March, with
fifteen days later news from the Atlantic
States and Europe.
Hon. Alexander Bodisco, the Russian
Minister to the United States, died at
ashington, January 23d. Congress ad-
journed over one day, to allow members
to attend the funeral.
A Court of Inquiry has been ordered,
to investigate all the circumstances con-
nected with the loss Of the San Francisco.
Gen. Scott, Gen Stanton, and Col. Sum
ner comprise the court.
The correspondents in Washington,
says the National Era, generally credit
the report that is known in high quarters
here. that there will soon be a coup d'etat
in Spain, and that the new Government
will offer Cuba for sale to our Govern
ment.
The CALIFORNIA MAILs.-1'he Wash
ington correspondent of the New York
Tribune has the following:
| learn that Commodore Vanderbilt's
proposals to carry the mails between New
York and San Francisco are such as will
be likely to trouble the Panama Company.
The Commodore offers to make the
average time so far made by that Com
pany, which is twenty-five days for the
delivery of mails both ways, at the rate
of 500 a month, or $1,000 a year, pro
vided, however, that he shall be paid at
the rate of $4,000 a year if his trips
average one day less than the Panama
standard; 5000, 600 if they average two
days less; 100000 if they average three
days less, and so on at the rate of $780,
900 for each day gained-ten days less
time being the most rapid trips for which
he asks conditional rate of compensa
ton. At the same time he will agree that
if any other parties shall make better time
than he between New York and San
Francisco he will forfeit all compensation
for carrying the mails. He proposes that
his pay shall be graduated on the average
duration of his trips for periods of three
mooths.
IMPORTANT RUMoR.-The New York
Times of Feb. 25th says:
We received, yesterday, from private
source, generally well informed concern
ing the movements of foreign courts, an
interesting item of intelligence, illustrat
ing the preparations on foot for the East
ern war. 1t is stated that the English
cabinet recently proposed to the French
Government, that if she would despatch
two corps of troops against Russla-the
one to land in Finland the other in the
Crmea-the English Government would
pay the expenses. The proposition was
made on the assumption that war could
no longer be avoided. The Emperor was
said to have declined it, on the ground
that it would leave the English Govern
ment at liberty to Withdraw from active
participation in the war at pleasure; and
that whenever joint action was taken by
the two Western Powers against Russia,
both should stand in the same position
before the word.
SpIRlruALrsM-The New York Jour
nal Of Commerce says, Judge Ednonds,
in his late lecture at w Worcester, gave the
following fact as confirming the doctrine
of spiritual interests in the affairs of men:
"Before any accounts had been received
from the San Francisco steamer, madi-
um in New York had received and writ
ten out full account of her loss, of the
rescue of portion of her passengers, by
the three ships, of the number that was
lost, with IA particular description of the
persons and dress of the two female pas
seugers whose names are not known; and
that the accounts agreed entirely with the
facts as afterwards ascertained."
The collection OF money tor testmo-
nial to the officers and men concerned in
saving the passengers Of the steamship
San Francisco, has gone OH until the sum
now subscribed amounts to 200 or
more--suflicient to make princely awards
to all concerned.
1t is stated that the Hon. Solomon
Foot, of Vermont will shortly bring for
ward in the Senate a Pacific Railroad Bill
with a capital of $4,000, ,000-one-third
to be subscribed by Individuals, one-thlrd
loaned by Government until 1885, and
one-third to be given by Government, in
consideration of the free transport of the
mails, troops, &c.
Wheat has risen to s2per bushe in the
Genesee Valley. Only twice before in
the present century has the current price
been as high; in 1910, and again in 1886.
The first time it was occasioned by cold
and unpropltious season; the second it
arose in part from the operations of wild
speculation.
Alfred Iverson, of Columbus, on the
esd January was elected on the fourth
ballot United States Senator from Geor-
gia He is thorough+goiHgg States Rights
Democrat
CoNGREssIoNAL-Ih The Nebraska Ques-
tion.-'Ihe only matter of very general
interest which has been introduced is Mr..
Douglas bill for organizing the Territory