, 1855-04-28
NEWS BY EXPRESS.

Puget Sound Courier, who arrived here on
Thursday last, with SruARr's Express, for
full files of papers, containing dates from
the Atlantic cities to March goth, end
from Oregon to April 2lst, from which the
following items Of news is extracted: "a
Hon.. Columbia Lancaster. our late dele
gate in congress, arrived at St, Helens
from San Francisco on the steamer " Re-
public" being detained at the first men,
toned place in consequence of illness in
his family. NE
The Oregonian announces ten. JonS P. .
GMNEs (D (!) as having received the
whig nomination by the recent territorial
convention at Corvallis, as delegate 10
congress, in opposition TO Gen. Lane.
Skinner made the race at the last election,
and with equally as good chances Of sue
cess. VI
NEW HAMPsHlRE ELEcTIoN--NewH Hamp
shire went over to, the Know Nothings on
Tuesday, 18th March. Ralph Metcalf Is
chosen Governor by the people, and Messrs.
Pike, Toppan and Cragin are elected 10
Congress- They are all Anti-Nebraska
men. The Legislature is also Anti-Nebras
ka, and will, we presume, furnish the ma
ton with two United States Senators q
the same stamp.
Senator Atchison, Of Missouri, has gone
to Kansas avowedly Ito attend to the
Spring elections there" so 4afas
The Know Nothings in Virginia haYe
nominated Stanhope Flourney for Govern
or, ]. H. Beale, for Lieut.. Governor, and
J. M. Patton for Attorney-General.
We have sad tidings from Havana. All
the state prisoners, on trial before the
Military court, have been sentenced to
death. ,.a ssr s5a3
The President has issued proclama-
ton, declaring the Reciprocity Treaty in
full force from and after the 10th day of
March. -4mIl riI .lll
The President has appointed Charles s.
Fairfax, Of California, Register at the
Land Office at Marysyille, and John A.
L oAtOuy ncScNCi. NI HNlFtII
The Kentucky Democratic State e0nver-
ton, on the 10Th March, nominated Bcy-
erly L. Clark for Governor, and Berish
Magofin for Lieutenant. litf
A complete enumeration Of the voting
population in Kansas has been obtained.
; Tho territory seems to contain S,080 elcc-
tors, which are divided into seventeen elet.
tion districts. e
THE EXPEDITION TO SEARCH FOR DIX
KANE.-Washington. K March IL. The sun
paid by the Secretary Of the Navy for the
steamer City Of Boston " 10 60 on the
Arctic expedition was $50, 900. The new
light ship at Philadelphia is also to 20 on
the expedition as soon as refittcd. 80
The news from Europe is Of the most
startling and important character. II in-
forms US that the Emperor Of Russia died
at St. Petersburg on the morning Of ihs
I'd Of March. In relation to this eveht our
dispatch is as follows: Rtis
London, Friday night, I'd. This even.
ing, in the House Of Lords, Lord Clarcn-
don ro1e and said think II my dutyto
Communicate TO your Lordships the con-
tents of telcgraphic dispatch, which i
received half an hour ago, from Her MAJ
esty's Minister at the Hague, that the En-
peror Nicholas Of Russia died this morning
at one o'clock, Of pulmonic apoplexy, after
an attack Of influenza. have also fc>
ceiyed dispatch from her Maiesty's Min
lister at Berlin, stating that the Emperor
ldied about midnight. An hour before this
dispatch arrived, | received accounts from
Lord John Russell, at Berlin, stating that
the Emperor was at the point Of death,
and had taken leave Of his family. Al
though this event occurred as short a time
lago as between IL and I o'clock this
morning, there can be no doubt, under
these circumstances, Of the authenticity Of
lit.' In the House OF Commons, Lord
Palncrs.cn'mad similar statementg
What the inflHence Of this event viii b
on the war, no definite opinion can DO
formed. The opinion, so far as any Is ex-
pressed, is that it will promote the chances
Of peace. The next news from Europe viii
be looked for with intense interest.
| BAIrIMoRE, March lG. The Washing
ton correspondent of the Baltimore Sra
telegraphs that the Russian Minister con
siders the reported death Of the Car 70 be
a most unmiiigated hoax.
The Star says that not the slightess
doubt Of the correctness Of the report Of tho
Cars death is entertained by the Prcsi,
dent, Cabinet, or foreign officials.
Snrmises were afloat that he was assas-'
sinated, but it is thought he died Of apo
plexy, after an attack Of influenza.
Tie following is correct report OF the
announcement by government in the House
of Commons
Mr.. f. French said: " Sir, there is
rumor in circulation that the governments
has received intelligence respecting the
death Of the Emperor of Russia. May
ask if the government has received such
intelligence