The Shasta courier., 1855-04-14
ANNUAL Of THE SIERRA NEVADA
Seven Days Later News! !!

| The Nicaragua steamer Sierra Nerada arrived
in San Francisco on Monday night about clever
o'clock, with four hundred passengers, and sever
days later news from the Atlantic States. Sht
had been detained by head winds.
| We were first favored with the news through
the State Journal and Sacramento Union, by the
Pacific Express Company.
We are also indebted to Rhodes 4, Co.'S Er
press for the prompt delivery Of the same jour
nails, together with slip from the State Tribun'
Office.
+ The letter said to have been written by Mich
olas to President Pierce, is humbug.
| No later news from Europe.
| Col KeAhey has resigned bis command as
Captain General of the Central American Colon.
| ization Company
w. Cost Johnson temporary Presidest has also
resigned and ex-senator Cooper has been ap-
pointed with full powers.
R. II, Prnyn has been appointed Adjntant
General Of New York. He is popular with the
mrFitias
! Nassau Hall, Princeton. ~ j., was destroyed
by fire March 10Th. together with the books and
clothing ofthe students loss s5t ,Oe8
A band OF 1909 Indians u iAe saunee Sioux,
are securing the northera counties OF Iowa. kill
ing stock and committing other depredations.
They recently murdered Maj. Hamilton, ira
der amongst them. cutting him all TO pieces.
CUBA-We have Havana dates to the 4th by
way of New Orleans. The Filibnster fnror has
entirely subsded. and the Island was tranquil.
Business slowly recovering, bnt greatly re-
tarded by the blockade of the ports. which pre-
vented shipments to any great extent.
All hopes of the sloop-of- war Decatur, are given
mp. She was last seen in hurricane near Rio
September 2Sih. A dispatch from New York
states that the friends of the officers of the sloop
ok.war Decatur, hase given up all hopes of her
safety. The Decatur sailed from Norfolk the
18th of jane last for the Pacific station; arrived
at Rio August 9Th, and sailed thence for hel
destination Sept. lst following. 4
Gov. Matteson. of Ill.,, refuses to enalify the
newly elected U. S. Schatgr--Judge Trumbnll.
Several vessels were wrecked by whirwnd
which blew on the night and morning of March
l0ih on the Atlantic coast. from Maine to Cape
Hatferas, doing much damage.
New York correspondent or the Herald
says California is to form "a new Republic. ten
new States are to be formed the Pacific, 3
in California, 3 in Oregon, 2 in Washington
Territory, in New Mexico and Utah.
In Massachusetts by combination of all par
ties the X. Ms were defeated in the late town
elections. In Lexington and other towns, Anti
Know Nothings were victorious.
Bill Poole, the pngilist, shot in an aifray in
New York, died March 9Th. post morten'
examination was held, and the extraordinar.
fact shown of his living eleven days with pistol
ball embedded in his heart. The t'esh had be-
gan to heal over it.. His funeral, on the 1lth OF
March, attended by great number oi
friends, over 1000 persons on foot and $50 car
riages. He was buried at Greenwich. Eighty
thousand persons were in Broadway when the
funeral procession passed. All the persons whe
assaulted him are in prison, except Baker, who
fred the fatal shot. Morrissey is arrested as
accessory. Lozier, Pooles friend, is expected
to die.