The Shasta courier., 1855-04-21
Arrival Of the Golden Gate.
TWO WEEKS LATER.


The Golden Gate arrived at San Francisco on
| the 10th inst, with two weeks later news.
The Pacific Eapress first furnished us with the
San Francisco papers containing a synopsis ol
the news.
Rhodes f. Co.'S Express was first on hand with
New York. New Orleans, st. Louis, Baltimore
and Boston papers.
The steamship Northern Light. from Nicara-
qua arrived at New York on the 18th of March,
only the day before the departure Of the Cali
furnia steamer. in the short time of twenty days
from San Francsco-the greatest trip on record.
She gave the New Workers news of the bank
failures and panic in San Francisco.
The following, from the New York Herald of
the Goth, shows the effect of the news in Wall
street.
"Quite an excitement was created in Wall
street this morning, by the arrival of the steam
ship Northern Light, of the Nicaragua line, with
| advices, in about twenty days from San Fran.
cisco. announcing the suspension Of about half a
dozen banking houses of that city. The excite
ment did not take any particular shape: and had
no unfayorable influence upon the stock market.
The news brought by this arrival was antici-
pated, and the effest was therefore of a very
temporary character.
The New York Express of March Goth, lead
ing commercial paper, says:
The San Francisco failures created a great
sensation yesterday, not only in financial circles,
down town, but throughout, it may be said, the
entire comnIunty-ior everybody here, now-a-
days, having an interest OF some sort in Calfor-
mia, whatever affects the Empire City on the
Pacific, is in due time sure to be felt in the En-
pire City on the Atlantic.
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lance in the information received Of the Cars
death.
The coroner's jury on the Bill Poole murder
have returned a verdict that Lewis Baker COM
mitted the act and Jim Turner and Pat Nc
Laughlin alias Pnugene, are gnily of aiding and
abetting; Johu Hyler, Cornelius Linn, Chas. Van
Pelt and James Irwin are guilty, as accessories
before the fact. They find John Morrissey guilty
OF assault with intent to take the life of Poole,
and that he was accessory to the murder by asso-
citation on the evening previous The parties are
all in prison. except Baker. Application has
been made, by counsel, TO admit them to bail.
Lewis Baker, who shot Bill Poole, escaped on
board the brig Isabella Jewett, and sailed for the
Canary Islands. The United States Government
has permitted revenue cuttel to go in pursuit.
and George Law has lent his clipper Grape Shot
for the same errand The brig has ten days start
of them. Rice, the negro commedan, says he
saw Baker at Lewiston, Canada. un the 18th.
The result of the election in New Hampshire
on Tuesday. may be summed up thus know
Nothing State officers chosen by majority of
between . 800 and 5000; three anti-administra-
tion Congressman in place of three staunch sup
porters; an overwhelming Know Nothing ma
jority in both branches of the Legislature. en-
suring the election of two nnti-adminstration u
s. Senators in place Of Messrs. Williams and
Wells.
The Know Nothings in Virginia have nomna-
ted Stanhope Flournoy for Governor, J. H. Beal
for Lieut.. Governor, and J. NJ. Patton for Attor.
ney General.
CuBA.-Erecutiono Of Pinto-Ramon Pinto was
executed by the garotte' on the 22d of March
for conspiracy. Don N. Pinelo and Cadalo have
been sentenced to prison for ten years, for same
offence.
New ORLEANS. March 13, 1855.
1t is reported that Santa Anna has defeated the
insurgents under Monero, and also compelled
the main body of the rebel army under Alvarez
to retire, after desperate battle, and had re-
turned in triumph to the Capital.