The Shasta courier., 1854-08-05
ARRIvAL OF FnR UNcLE SAN.

ARRIVAL OF THE UNCLE SAN.
4 THE GADsDEN TREATY RATTFIED-PRo
GREss OF TIE CHQLERA.-FATHEB
i RITCHIE DEAD.
I The yncle Sam, Of the Independence Line
arrived at San Francisco on Sunday last bring
ing dates from New York to July 5th, and from
i London to June 18th. ka
We are indebted to Mr.. Luke Slower. Rhodes
& Co.'s Messenger, and to Mesers Adams & Co
for full files of late Atlantic journals.
Congress has decided to adjourn on the 4th oi
l August.
1 The treaty with Mexico was ratified on the
i 30th OF June and soon after, Gen. Amonte pre-.
sented himself at the Treasury Department, and
I received Secretary Guthrie's check on ihe Sub
4 Treasury at New York. for seven millions. This
il is undoubtedly the largest check that wns eyer
drawn in this country. and probably the largest
that will ever be paid in coin.
The cholera is said to be raging with great Sc
verify at Boston, and the toWWFqs in the imme-
date vicinity.
According to the official report Of the City In
! spector the whole number of deaths in New
! York for the week ending July /, was 517, be-
| ing an increase of 80 on the previous week
OF the total number, 28S were under ten years
| of age and SO were inmates OF the various pnb-
| lie Institutions Cholera carried off IS, an in
crease of 3S on the previous week.
| The cholera has again appeared at various To-
calites in the valley Of the Mississippi, and es-
pecially between New Orleans and Memphis,
| with cases in ST. Louis and Cincinnati. 1t has
also appeared in New York, and last week 7s
deaths occurred, but nowhere has it yet prevail
| ed as an epidemic. The months Of May and
June were quite cool or temperate. with a
good deal Of rain. July has set in very hot, and
| yesterday, the thermometer rose about 80 = In
| the shade
The N. O. Delta announces the death Of
| Madame SOntag, in Mexsco
A bill has passed the House, and will proba-
| bly, pass the Senate. fixing the single rate Of
postage at 3 cents for under 3eQg miles. and 10
cents over 5000; ocean. postage cents under
5000 miles, and over that distance 10 cents
prepayment to be absolute in all gases.
THE Know NoTHINGs.-We give to-day, says
| the N. Y. Herald, some interesting information
relative to the movements of the KHqW Eothings
or Native party, east, west and sonth.
1t appears that the tendency of this party is
towards Wing principles; or at least their can
didates are always found TO be persons who
acted with the Whig party. when there was
Wing party. This fact gives the Democrats
their great argument aboul the movement, viz !:
that it is re-appearance OF the monster Feder-
alIsm, In new shape.
The Democratic press throughout the country,
North and South is united against the Know
Nothings.
Thomas Richie. Esq, long known throughout
the United States as the editor OF The Richmond
Enquirer. and for few years as editor and pro-
prietaT of the Waahington Uhion died AT noon
| on Monday July 8. after lingering illness
Mr.. Ritche was about 7G years of age. having
been born in the year l76S. He was native
of the Stute of Virginia, and for than fifty
years acted prominent part in the politics Of
'hc State a4d nati2p.
BosroS FUGirIyE SLAVE CAsE.-In Boston, on
Monday. July Sd, Judge {ioar, in i,is charge to
the new Grand Jury, alluded to The recent at
tack on the Court House, and other crcum-
| stances arising from the and rendition of
Anthony Burns. He said the Fug,uve Slave
Law was binding upon the citizens ol Massa-
chuSetts like other laws which had the sanction
OF the State and United States Supreme Cnurt;
and that to obstruct the law was Clearly guilty
OF riot, &C. In regard to the action Of the
Moyor in delegating very responsible powers
to the military, his Honor held that snch pro-
ceedings were NOT legal. The civil power is
first, ana lis proper representatives must be on
the ground and gige personal direction when
riot is threatened, and resort 10 military aid when
deepiisd necessary.
There is scarce doubt that the bill making
liberal grants of land for the construction of a
line OF magnetic telegraph from the Mississippi
river TO Ssn Francisco will become a law This
bill will give the construction of the line to
Eddy & Co.. OF New England. omitted to
state above that the Shanghae bill gives The pro-
posed mail cQntracf TO the lowest bidder
bill has passed the Sena'e, and will pass
the House. establishing The COLLECTION District
of Humboldt. +. Butler King was evidently in
advance of the age when he sent II customs ni1i-
Ger 70 that place three four years ago, and
paid sl4oQ for blanks printed fqr this officers
use.
Charles Weller viii ceriainly be am nted
Postmaster at San Francisco.
The amounts asked for Cal,foguja IN de ap-
preparation bills, BID fair lo b. enornn1 The
estimates for the Navy Yari is 81. .I01 900
lor Land Surveys. 5}5090a for Colsi $arvey,
&l5e geo.
hil has E en- 7isso3 creaFing the Steamboat
Inspection D <-rci nf Ceif,r,.ia. Washington
md Oregon. C.a g. W. Coffee will be ap
isQlutetl tiic ia:,}e 9. or.