The Sierra citizen., 1854-06-03
News from the Atlantic.

AHE new steamship sonora arrived ai
San Francisco on the 30th, bringing New
York dates and the>mails to May 5th.-
We received files of Atlantic papers al
lOH o'clock on Friday night. by Lang
ton & Bros Express, via Marysville
through from Sacramento in one day.
REvoLuTIon.-Private advices to the
5. +. Chroniele state that there is at present
q revolt in the States of Zacatecas, Du
rango. and chihuahua, against the author
ity Of Santa Anna.
ScAsDALous.-In Mexico everybody Is
supposed to be an ex-President who wears
clean shirt, and keeps his hands washed
SLAYER SElzED.-The U. S. brig Perry
seized the brig Gidmorgan on the coast Of
Africa lately. The Glamorgan arrived al
Boston in charge of U. S. officers, and the
officers and crew were held to answer to
the charge Of engaging in the slave trade.
The Santa Fe mail arrived at St. Louis
on the 25th April, bringing intelligence Of
two fights between the U. S. troops and
the Apache and Utah Indians, in one Of
which the troops lost 81 killed and 18
wounded. The Indian loss is unknown,
but supposed to be very great.
Mrs. Frelinghuysen, wife of the Hon.
Theodore Frelinghuysen, died at New
Brunswick, N. j., on the I'd of May.
A tornado of unusual violence passed
over New York on the 9th April, doing
considerable damage. During the day the
atmosphere was extremely sultry-tor-
rents of rain fell, accompanied by thunder,
lightning and hail. Much damage was
done to the shipping. The air-sbip Errics-
son was sunk, having on board several Ia
dies and gentlemen, but all escaped in
boats. The vessel will yet be saved.
The New Orleans Delta says: "The
press in the North is unanimous in con-
demning and discountenancing the
society of Know Nothings. The National
Democrats of New York have resolved to
run Judge Bronson for Governor. Thomas
Bragg has been nominated for Governor
of North Carolina, and Judge Pollock
for Governor of Pennsylvania. The bill
originated by Miss Dix for the relief of
the INDECENT insane, has been vetoed by
the President.
The trial Of Matthew B. Ward, for the
murder of Professor Butler, in Kentucky,
has resulted in the acquittal of the accused.
The verdict has called forth universal in
dignation. The freshet occasioned by the
late tornado has done great damage in the
Northern States.
The New Orleans Delta of May 7th
learns by telegraph, that on May lst great
excitement prevailed in Louisville, KY, in
consequence of the verdict in the case of
Ward, the murderer. Six or eight thou
sand persons were collected at the Court
House, and twelve persons were to be
burned in efigy. Resolutions were passed
requesting John J. Crittenden to resign his
seat in the U. S. Senate, and also Wolfe
to give up his seat in the State Senate.
Matt. Ward was requested to leave the
State.
The mob proceeded to the residence of
Robert j. Ward, and burned efigies of
Matt and Robert on the front door. The
wood work caught fire, but was exiting
uished before much damage had been done.
"a One of the Albany editors says
that the only reason why his dwelling was
not blown away during the late severe
gale, was because there was heavy mort
gage on it.
News from Europe.
The steamship Pacific, from Liverpool,
arrived at New York May lst.
CAPTURE OF THE FIRST RUSSIAN PRIZES.
The London Times of the 18th of April,
published the following telegraphic dis
patch from its Copenhagen correspondent,
and the information caused much excite
ment: "l'he British frigate Tribune has
just returned from Admiral Plumridge's
squadron, having taken FIVE Russian prizes
and number Of prisoners
These ships had been for some time
under surveillance. They were laden with
sulphur, lead. and other contraband of
war--were last from Lubec, and on their
way to Russian port in the Gulf of Fin
land.
Napier's feet now musters 81 sail, car
rying 1900 guns and over $4,000 men,
The French ships of war were to be with
drawn from the Black Sea, to reinforce
the Baltic feet. Letters from Stockholm
state that the Russians had disman-
tied all the Notifications in the island of
Atland. The Car had ordered all pilots
and men capable Of bearing arms to be
removed from the islands to the main land
of Finland, also to remove or burn all
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