The Shasta courier., 1854-10-07
TWO WEEKS LATER FROM THE
ATLANTIC STATES.

il from LlSeEpoot ~ HuSuSe ~ciu'
We are indebted TO Adams & Co. for the
earliest delivery of the latest Atlantic papers.
| To Rhodes 4 Co. we are also under obliga-
tions for all Of the latest dates, delivered TO us
with promtness.
The Stephens brings very large number OF
passengers, (7o7) among WHOM are Isl ladies
and Sc children.
The Pacific also brought full complement of
passengers.
A picnic gathering Of Know Nothings, to the
number Of 1000 or 5000, was held III George
town, Mass.
]. R. Giddings has been re-nominated for
Congress in the Ashtabula District, Ohio.
Charles Preuss, companion of Col. Fremont
in his explorations across the continent, and
| we'll known as man of science committed sui
eide recently near Bladensburg, Md.
The yellow foyer was becoming severe in
Rev Orleans. During the first week in Sep
tember, the deaths from yellow fever were lS5,
principally among the Immigrants and strangers.
There was no cholera in the city.
Bosroy, Sept 6-The Vermont election took
place yesterday. Sufficient returns have been
received to show that the wings have carried
the whole OF the ticket-electing the Governor,
three members of Congress, aud the Legisla-
ture.
NEW YoRK, Sept. 6.-The ''Soft-shell" Con-
| vention of this State met yesterday IN Syracuse
| and the proceedings have been attended with
great excitement. Governor Seymour has de-
cined positively the rendered nomination for
| Governur OF the State.
| CHARLEsToS, Sept 6.--Tbe deaths in Savan-
| nah during the past week were l23, including
/, "a from yelew fever.
| 1t is stated that 96 stores have been closed in
| that city on account Of the epidemc,
| The Secretary of the Navy has written q let
! ter to Comnlander Hollins, late of the sloop-of
war Cyane,. approving Of his conduct IL the de-
structlon OF Greytown.
Hon. Iohn Wentworth, otherwise called Long
John a Free Soil member OF Congress from H.
linois, VINO voted against the Nebraska bill, has
addressed letter TO the Chicago Democrat, in
which he calculates that q should every free
| State elect U. s. Senator hereafter to oppose
the Nebraska bil it would take just FIVE years
to bring the friends Of the repeal into majority
in the Senate. 1t is just so with the Fugitive
| Slave Law
General Quitman publishes long and severe
letter in the New Orleans Delta. in reply to
Iud ge Campbells charge against filllbusters.-
He accuses the Judge Of prejudice and talsehood
and makes no denial OF his connection with fill
! busters.
The Democratic Conventions are denouncins
the Know Nothinss.
The drought has been doing severe injury to
the crops in tie Eastern, Middle, and North
| Western States
1t is said that Gold Diggings which pay from
s. To s. per day to the hand, have been discov-
cred in the Tallapoosa Hills i'll Alabama.
Every county in Texas SO far as heard from,
with exception, voted, by overwhelming
maiorities, against the liquor traffic.
| The Yellow Fever prevails in New Orleans TO
an extent which almost ius,ifies its being
sidered an epidemic. The mortality of the city
has reached 200 weekly at latest dates.
A serious riot took place on the 18th Sept. in
Newark, n. J. The organization known the
i" American Protestant Association, Of Aew Jer
sey," held meeting at Newark yesterday, and
among their proceedings formed line, and
marched in procession through their principal
streets. AS the procession was passing the
Catholic church, pistol fired from the
church. This the signal fora general riot.
The procession rushed into the church and COM
menced the destruction of its furniture, etc. The
seats were torn up and broken, the altar de-
molshed, the organ was destroyed ana the
church was completely sacked.
WAsHIsGrox Monday Sept John Lynch,
Collector OF the Port at Richmond, Va, died al
the Hugenot Springs on Friday last.
Gov. Stevens of Washington Territory. is
covering from the sickness which detained him
in this city and will leave for there in the Cali
| tornia steamer OF the goth.
CHrcAGo, H., Sept. 4.-The meeting last night
to hear Senator Douglas speak the Nebraska
bill was attended by a large concourse of people.
and held in the open air. AS soon Judge
| Doug las assembled the stand tremendous noise
was made, which entirely drowned his voice.
His friends made earnest effort to restore
quiet, bnt in vain. After several Intellectual ef-
forts to obtain hearing, about l01 Mr.. Douglas
was compelled TO leave the stand. Much
citement existed, but no other disturbance oc-
Cured, a large majority of those present being
opposed TO his speaking. He was followed to
the Hotel by the crowd, which then quietly dis
persed
Gen. Shields. of Illinois, returned to Wash
| ington Sept. I'd. He reports that Col. Bisse
Representative in Congress from the same
Judge Bronson has reconsidered his refusal
to accept the Hard-slell nomination tor Govern
or of New York 1t is though that his OPP
ponent on TIE Soft-sAell ticket will be Erastus
Corning.
Capt Geo. N. Eollins, Of the United States
sloop-ofwar Cyane, was arrested in New York,
Sept l2ih by Deputy Sheriff Vulto, at the suit
of Calvin luralld, ior destruction OF property at
the bombardment of Greytown. The order of
arrest was granted by Judge Oakley. Of the Su-
perior Court. The damages are laid at $l4,-
00c. The amount of bail given by Capt, Hol
Inns was twenty thousand dollars The arrest
was made jnst as The Captain was leaving ihe
city for Boston.
Iowa ELEcTIos.--The Wings in lava have
elected all their candidates. Grimes, the Wing
candidate ter GovernoF, las 5000 majority.
| MEXICAN REvoLUTfOSARY MoyEMEST.--The
n. Y. eEvening Post says that the agents of AL
varez here fitting out the steamer Ben
Franklin with cannon and ammunition to cap
ture the war steamer fitting out by Santa Anna