The Sierra citizen. [volume] (Downieville, Calif.) 1854-185?, 1854-12-02
ARRIVAL OF THE
John i. Stephens !

lSUMM Il NUCpACllN :
Lats and Important from Europe and
the Atlantic States.
We received this morning, at liz
O'Clock, through LAngton 4 Bros Express,
the Marysville Herald of to-day, from
which we extract the following summary
Of news:
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. l.
The mail steamer John L. Stephens,
arrived this morning at Z O'Clock, having
left Panama on the 18th November, bring
ing dates from n. Y. to Nov. 6. She
brings the mails, and large number Of
| passengers.
New York, Nov. 1.
The Cunard steamer Arabia. Captain
Judkins, from Liverpool. with dates to the
21st October, arrived between 8 and 9
this morning. The Arabia left Liverpool
at II A. NJ, Oct. 81, and brings l53 pas
sengers, among whom is Captain Gibson,
of Dutch East India notoriety. On the
22d, at 3 A. NJ, the Arabia saw the South
America, bound in to Liverpool. Same
day saw the ship Lightning, off Mine
Heads, 81 days from Melbourne to Liver
pool. There is nothing of political inter-
est from France. The British Paliament
is further prorogued to Nov. Is. The
English papers publish list of private
soldiers killed and wounded at Alma. The
national subscription for the sick and
wounded had reached $4,000, and regi-
ment of women had been organized as
nurses, and would be sent Immediately to
the Scutari.
The British steamers Ganges and Per-
sian, with troops on board, came in VIC
lent collision in the sea of Marmora, and
both were badly damaged. An officer was
crushed to death in his berth.
The WAR-Reports again, simultane-
ously, in London, Paris and Vienna, have
been circulated, as to the fall of Sebasto-
pol, and large stock operations are said to
have been made on the faith of the state
ment. But the public disbelieve them
Government employees say that serious
intelligence must not be looked for before
the beginning of November. In the alb
sence of news of active operations, the
papers are mainly filled with accounts of
the positions and projected operations of
the various forces. A Russian corps of
$4,000 men was posted on the Ichenaya,
near Sebastopol, and the opening of the
great operations was daily expected. It
is said that Gen. Clanrobert has notified
the French Government that the position
OF the Allies is impregnable, being defend-
ed by 5000 men, and 200 guns, and can
be easily held against 100000 Russians.
CoNsrANTINoPLE-Letters of the 18th
cay that 1000 of the Foreign Legion and
1000 Turks had just left fo- the Crimea
1t is true that on the 18th September, an
attack was made by the Mahommed,
Turkish flag ship, of l2O guns, together
with several of~1he Allied feet, on Fort
Constantine, but it was merely to cover
the advance Of Allies along the landward
side of the city. 10000 persons had died
at Messina of cholera.
SPArN-The Ministry have abandoned
the project of drawing up a constitution
to be submitted to the Cortez. A royal
decree orders payment of November dvi-
dends.
Domestic NEws.-U. S. Steamer
Princeton, left Norfolk on Tuesday, with
Col. Weller, Minister to Nicaragua, as
passenger.
Geo. S. Perry, VIM. "a. Farren, and
Benz. F. Harding, have been appointed,
respectively, to the Offices of Governor,
Attorney General, and Secretary of Ore
gon Territory, by the President. Sci
A collision occurred on Rock Island,
ILL.,, Railroad, on the 23d Oct. The axle
broke. Fifteen first class passengers were
killed.
Mr.. Nicholson, editor of the Washing
ton Union, will be appointed Governor of
Nebraska.
The Metropolitan Hotel had been on
fire, but was saved.
There had been split among the
Know-N othings, and separate nominal
tons were to be made.
Geo. Graham, who murdered Col. Lo-
ring, will be pardoned by Gov. Seymour.
MASONRY IN DowNIEv1LLE-Ata regu-
lar meeting of Mountain Shade Lodge,
No. ls, held at Masonic Hall, Jersey Flat,
Nov. 18th, 1854; A. L. 1854. The fol-