The Shasta courier., 1855-04-28

Arrival Of the Steamer Cortes.
One Weeks Later Intelligence from she
ATLANTIC STATES AND EUROPE.
We are indebted to the Marysville Express Of
the asd. furnished US by the Pacific Express Com
pany for the following summary of the news
brought per tn Nicaragua steamer Cortes, which
arrived in San Francisco on Sunday morning
last.
The Cortes brings 4I3 passengers. Of whom
1O3 are ladies and So childen. She brings ia
packages of Express matter.
Passengers for New York by the Uncle Sam,
Feb. cath, from San Francisco, got through in
twenty days and one hour.
Of the passengers by the Cortes, ll0 are re-
turned Californians.
All the parties in the Bill Poole murder have
been indicted by the Grand Jury, in accordance
with the Coroner's inquest. Previous to this.
James Irwin and Councilman Kerrigan were ad-
mitted to bail,
Lieut. J. Harstein. late commander OF the mail
steamer Illinois, is to command the Kane Arctic
expedition.
Offices have been established in New York and
Philadelphia to forward men to Canada or Nova
Scotia for enlistment in the British army. The
terms are $50 bounty and So per month. None
but foreigners are wanted, and those engaged
were Germans. The u. S. District Attorney
says it is an infringement of the neutrality laws
Spain has communicated, through her Minis
ters, to Secretary Marcy, that she has come to
the conclusion that the complaining parties in
the Black Warrior affair sustained some injury,
which it is the wish Of the Government to re-
dress.
1t is said at Washington, that Governor Rod
man N. Price, OF New Jersey who was formerly
purser in the Navy, and candidate for Con-
gress at the first election in California is ascer-
tanned to be defaulter to the Government, to
the amount OF $4,000.
Col McClung, the duelisi. and former Minis
ter to Chill from the United States, committed
suicide at Jackson, Miss, on the 23d of March
J. c. Zimmerman, Consul for the Netherlands
in New York forty years. is dead.
U. S. Senator Phelps, of Vermont, died March
25th
News from Havana TO March 18th. Mr.. Thorn
son, U. S. Consul at LagLa, has been arrested
and conveyed to Havana for refusing to take
down the IT, S. Coat Of Arms in the back office
of the Consulate Gen. Concha set him at lib
erty upon parole, preparatory to his examina-
ton.
Later via New Orleans.
Vicksburg, March 25th-The New Orleans
and Memphis packet Bulletin was burned at
about o'clock yesterday evening, twelve miles
below Lake Providence, together with cargo
OF $500 bales cotton. aud some 90 lives lost.
Washington, March 26th-Our squadron in
the Gulf of Mexico is to be augmented immedi-
ately, and any Spanish vessel which overhauls
or fires into an American vessel will be prompt
ly chastised.
U. S. Mail steamer Ell Dorado arrived at Ha-
wanna on the 20ih from Aspinwall, having been
again compelled to heave to off Cape Antonio,
| and submit to an examination of her papers by
an officer from Spanish Man-ofWar
European News.
The latest dates from England are to March
10th.
The reported death of Nicholas Of Russia is
confirmed. and he has been peaceably succeed
ed by Alexander II.
The new Emperor has issued ukase stating
that he will adhere to the policy of his prede-
cessor.
Constantine and all the Royal family and the
officers of the Empire, have taken the oath Of al
legiance. Alexander has confirmed, as the di-
plomatist at the Peace Conference, Fortschakof,
whose previous instructions are also confirmed
and the the first Conference has been held ut
Vienna.
Alexander has appointed General Runniger
Minister of War.
70 Joe Dovetal had wife, n strong minded
wife. She looked upon Joe a sort of neces-
sary evil, treating him very much as the lady did
her husband on the North River steamboat, who
ventured to object to some of her arrangements
for travel when she shut him up suddenly by tell
ing him in the hearing of dozen passengers,
Why, what is it to you il had known you
were going TO act so, / woudn't have brought
you along" But Joe and Mrs. Joe Doveiail
never travelled. They were rlways at home
Though Joe was rarely seen there elsewhere.
She had long trained him to the habit of retiring
under the bed when company called, and SO fa
miliar had he become with that retreat, i: was a
question whether. in default of personal service,
a warning to militia training would hold him.
unless left under that bed. as being his g last
usual place of abode" During the stay of Mrs.
Joe's friends he occasionally thrust out his head,
like turtle. but one glance OF the loving eye of
his spouse would send him under with cold
shivers running up his back. One day, as she
was hob-nobbing over the fire with friend and
social glass, Joe thrust out his fgure-head. and
defed the shakes and frown of his wife, till
growing valiant and desperate, he sung out
" My dear, you may shake your head Just as
much as you please, but tell you, as long as I've
got the spirit Of man, will peek. ."-Ha,per's
Magazine.
ACT GRANTlSG TULE LAND TO CHINEsE-No-
tice is given in our newspapers OF the introduc-s
ton OF bill in the Legislature to make grants
OF Tule lands to the Chinese for the purpose OF
drawing them INTO the cultivation OF rice. sugar.
&c. We observe this move with great satisfac-
tion. The value of these lands TO the State is
small, yet being unused TO bold lands in their
own right it will seem OF Importance to the
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