The Placer herald., 1855-11-17


departure of DR.. Kane, and had retraced
their steps.
HE DEATHS ON THE EXPEDITIoN.-The
Expedition has to mourn the loss Of three of
its comrades, two of whom perished of lock-
jaw, and one from abscess, following upon a
frozen extremity. These men may be said
to have fallen in the direct discharge of a
noble duty. Their names are, acting car
penter, Christian Ohsen; Jefferson Baker,
and Peter Schubert volunteers.
POLITICAL.
Returns of the recent elections in Georgia.
Pennsylvania and Ohio, have been received to an
extent sufficient to demonstrate to certainty the
political complexion of those States. In Georgia
Herschel V. johnson (dem.) has been reelected
Governor by an increased majority, and the dem
ocrats in the Legislature will outnumber the
Know Nothings. b. H. Overly the temperance
candidate for Governor, has about $500 votes.-
The democrats have probably elected five out of
the eight Congressman, the Know Nothngs two,
and the Wings one.
Pennsylvania has gone largely democratic. and
by securing majority for the next Legislature
there will probably be no difficulty in electine a
United States Senator next winter, in place of Mr..
Cooper. Last October Governor Pollock. Know
Nothing carried the State Of Pennsylvania by
10000 majority. Arnold Plumer, democratic can
didate for Canal Commissioner, is elected to that
office this year by ten fifteen thousand majority.
In Ohio, Salmon P. Chase the fusion free soil
candidate for Governor. as far as the returns have
been received, stands about fifteen thousand votes
ahead of Gov. Medill, the democratic nominee.
with some seven or eight counties to hear from.
Ex Governor Trimble, the National Know Nothing
candidate has poiled from ten to twelve thousand
votes This shows a ma jority Of about 5000 for
Chase over Medill and Trimble Last year the
Free Snilers had 10000 majority in the State
Their days are numbered
The democrats have elected their delegate to
Congress from Minnesota.
In Indiana the election was confined to the
choice of county officers. a dispatch from Evans
vile says that the democratic tick ket in that coun-
ty had 400 majority.
The municipal election in Baltimore. on the
10th. resulted in the choice of S Americans and
Il Democrats to the City Council--a gain of six
Democrats. On the popular vote the Democrats
have 1000 majority. year ago the Americans
had 2700.
There We're serious riots in Kansas at the elec-
tion in October Gen. Whitfield is reelected del
egate to Congress.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Washington correspondent of The n. Y.
Times, speaking of the Japan treaty, and the case
Of Messrs Reed d Dougherty, says
The treaty of Kanagawa does not, after all,
open to our enterprising commerce the rich re-
sources of Japan quite rs advantageously as was
supposed AS telegraphed you his evening the
administration concedes the japanese interpreta-
ton of that instrument to be correct and of
course no steps will be taken to compel our excu
sive friends in the East to admit as neghb0rs onr
ansee merchants.
TIE Missouri CoMpRoMIsE.-The New York
journal of Commerce and the Washington Star
are OF opinion that Il vote to restore the Missouri
Compromise could not be obtained even in the
lower House Of Congress at the ensuing session.
The Star says, "it is understood by the well in
formed public men here, that there will be a ma
jority in the next House of REPRESENTATIVES
against in any manner interfering with the Ne
braska act as it stands on the statute book
NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH, Letters from Nor
folk of the Sth states that the Yellow Fever has
ceased to attack the citizens. No new cases have
been reported since the 4th. There was white
frost on the morning Of the Sth, which it was hop
ed would put final stop to the pestilence. At
Portsmouth, affairs now commence to assume a
cheerful aspect, although still dreadfuly drear
and lonely. At one time last month. there was
not store of any kind open in town-the Char-
ty store excepted; now, there are ten to fifteen
large retail stores doing business.
Gov. johnson has fixed On the 18th day of No
vember as day Of Thanksgiving and Prayer in
view of the pestilence that has visited q portion
of the State. The Richmond ENQUIRER saws this
is the first time since the Revolution when the
Governor of Virginia has done such an act
A great fire occurred in New York on the 10Th
ult., at No II State street. causing the death of
three women and two children. and fatally burn
ing another woman. The names of the women
We're Jane Brown, Frederca and Catharine Pea
cock
The Lexington, Mo. Express, publishes a ru-
NOR that ex-Gov Reeder had been murdered at
st, Josephs The editor pronounces it a hoax. but
says there is a rumor that Reeder had been fight
ing somewhere in the territory, but was not injur
ed.
Recent accounts from Texas states that Major
Emory, the L. S. boundary Commissioner under
the Gadsden treaty, accompanied by his assistants
arrived at San Antonio 24th ult escorted by a
company of the Seventh Infantry, commanded by
Lieut.. Cumming. The San Antonio Team pub
fishes an interesting sketch of the progress and
completion Of the survey, from which it appears
that we have secured both the San Louis and
Guadaloupe passes to the Pacific; that both pass
es are practicable for railroads, and that the new
ly acquired territory is rich in valuable mineral
resources. There are also water and grass in suf-
fcent quantities for travelling purposes and the
wants Of an agricultural community.
The New York Herald contains the following
gossip:
From Washington we learn by our special des-
patch, that Mr.. Mason, Minister to France. will be
recalled if he cannot satisfactorily explain his at
tendance at the te deum in Notre Dame in honor
Of the fall of Sebastopol. Great reoicings are
taking place among the administration people on
account of the election in Pennsylvania. The
statement that Mr.. Buchanan has been instructed
to request the call Of Mr.. Champion, has been de-
MED.
From Washington we learn that no messen ger
has been sent to Denmark. but that instructions
have been sent to Mr. Belmont to postpone the ac-
ton of this Government in regard to the Sound
dues for t@o years, in order that Denmark may
be able to extricate herself from the difficulties
with which she is at present surrounded. 1t is
said that desperate effort will be made to induce
Mr. Marcy to pay the capitalists who hold Santa