, 1855-04-14
News--Ahead of the Mall!

Gilroy-7 days from San Francisco, W,
are furnished with papers from that city t.
March 2sth, and from New York to Marcel
5th.
Elsewhere in to-day'S paper will be fount
highly important congressional proceedings
No election has yet taken place by the
legislature of California for United States
Senator. Had we ten thousand votes al
our disposal here, that could me made to
avail, they should all be cast for Hon. Wm
NJ. GwIN, for his disintercsted and valuable
labors, in common with others, in inducing
Congress to direct the Postmaster General
to contract for the carrying of the United
States Mails by ocean steamship, from San
Francisco to Puget Sound.
The result Of the last balloting for Uni
ted States Senator in the Pennsylvania Le-
gslature, was as follows Cameron, SIS
Buckalew, 23 scattering, So. Three bal
lots were taken, and it being evident that q
compromise between the parties was impos-
sible, the joint convention adjourned until
the first Tuesday in October, thus leaving
to the next Legislature the settlement Of
the Senatorial question: and to Gov. Pol
lock the appointment of Mr.. Cooper'S sue
cessor.
The following appointments were con.
6rmed by the President on the 4th oi
March -
Israel d. Andrews, Of Maine, Consul
General for the British Provinces-con.
frmed unanimously.
Montgomery Blair, son of the former ed
itor Of the Globe, confirmed, after great op.
position, Solicitor Of the Board Of Claims
j. Romnine Brodhead, Of New York
Consul at Simoda, Japan.
Joseph Minot, of New Hampshire, Fifth
Auditor Of the treasury, vice Pleasanton
deceased
Some appointments Of Indian agents
land officers and posimasters were confirm
ed, but they are uniInportant. ~Vo-e
The appointment Of Eli Moore as Reg
lister Of the Land Office, Iowa, was also
confirmed.
Mr.. SouLr, late our Minister to Spain
had returned to New York in the "St
Louis p" with his family, and proceeded i'm
mediaiely TO Washington.
The residence Of Col. Benton, at Wash
ington, was totally destroyed by fire, OF
the 2Sth Of February, by which he lost the
data and notes for the second volume Of biz
Thirty Years in the Senate, together with
Othet important documents. manuscripts
books, &c. f.
Our latest dates from Texas aud Key
West, is comprised mainly Of accounts o.
the ravages of the Indians, committed il
the most daring manner. Emigrants con
time to arrive in Texas in large numbers
and there was plenty Of employment fol
them.
An hffray occurred at the Planters Ho
tel, in st. Louis, Mo-, on the 2Sth ult., be
tween Deputy Marshal Benjamin +. Brant
and Robert Nc. O'Blennis, which termina
ted in the former being killed almost in
stantly by the discharge Of o revolver IL
the hands Of the latter. Both we're armed
with deadly weapons, and Brand is said to
have Lccn partially intoxicated.
Advices from the European war-from
the Crimen, up to Feb. sth, represent the
positions of the belligerents as unchanged
although changes are being made in the
command Of both the army Of the Allies
and their heet--particuIarS Of which viii
appear next week. In tho meantime, oul
readers can rest assured, Sabasiopol ha,
not yet been taken.
Nothing further is said relative to the
Kinney expedition i1
From Cuba, Mexico and Central Ameri
ca, we see nothing new, Of special interest
Senor Estrnmocs and Mr.. Felix-Hayan
"a" nav oSNh oNhAcu(Cu-luc lOTtncT W TUT
garote, and the latter to ten years service
in the chain-gang in Africa. The crime fou
which they we're convicted, was in render
ing assistance in landing arms and muni
tions Of war at Baracoa, short time since
Everything wore gloomy aspect at Ha
vana, and the banishment and dssrming o.
creoles continued. The blockade still con
tinues--not against mefchOnt vessels--rela
ting only to armed vessels. A number Of
American and British men-of-war, were ia
the harbor Of Havana. Some twenty ad
ditional arrests have been made, Of citizens
on the charge Of conspiracy.
Apparent alarm is manifested in Mexico
and Central America, from reported medi'
tated iIlibustering expeditions from the