The Shasta courier., 1855-11-17
arr,val = ,hc J ohm L. stephens.

Arrival ef she y ohm l.. Stephens.
We are ndebted to the Pacific Erpress Com
pany for the Marysyille Ezpres Extra, Of the
l4th, containing the following interesting news
from the east. brought per the John L. Ste
pkens.
The Stephens brought 994 passengers; Of
whom 2l9 were women, and la9 children.
The Isthmus of Panama continues very heal
thy.
Ignasius Smith, of Brookyille, Me-. jumped
overheard end was drowned, Mrs. Richards, OF
England. died during the passage, Of dysentery.
DIR. Kane, the intrepid Arctic navigator. after
having been given up as lost, has returned sale
home. with the loss of but three men on his
whole expedition. Heleft his Brig frozen up
in the Arctic sea, on the Oath May. 1855, went
800 miles on the ice 10 the sea, and then in open
boats 1900 miles to UPpernavik. in Greenland.
After waiting upwards OF month. Danish
sailing ship found them there and after fort.
night they were taken on board and proceeded
homewards, At Smly on Disco Island, 2o0
miles sonth of Uppernavik. The Danish vessel fell
in with the American searching expedition. un-
der Lieut.. Harts;en. and the party were trans
erred to the Arctic and Reliance. which vessels
reached New York on the 29ih nit.
Returns of the election in Georgia, Pennsy-
vapia and Ohio have been received sufficient to
assert to acertainty the political complexion OF
those States.
GroRGiA.-Hershell v. Johnson, dem., has
been elected Gov. by an increased majority and
the Democrats in the Legislature ouinumber the
Know Nothings. B. II. H.'Overby, the Temper
ance candidate for Gov. has about $500 votes
The Democrats have probably elected odt OF
the congressman. h. N,s 2, Wings l. y
Pennsylvania has gone largely Democratic,
and by securing majority for the next Legisa-
,ure, there will possibly be no difficulty in elect
ing U. s. Senator next winter, in place OF MIR.
Cooper. TO sui, the views OF the party.
In Ohio, Salmon p. Chase, the fusion Free
Soil candidate for Governor, far returns
have been received. stands $4,000 ahead OF Geo.
Medll, The Democratic nominee, with some
or counties TO hear from. Ex-Governor Trim
BILE, the National Know Nothing candidate has
poll-d from 10 to l2 600 votes. The Legislature
will be about rwo-ihirds Republicans.
From Washington we learn that no messenger
has been senl 10 Denmark, but Instructions had
been sent to Nr. Belmont TO postpone the ACTION
Of this Government in regard to the sound du-
ties for two years in order that Denmark may
be enabled to extricae herself from Tire 'liilicul.
ties with which she is al present surrounded
The extensive Steam FIGURING Mills Of Meaker
Il Brothers, situated at the foot OF Bridge ST.
Brooklyn. were enlir, ly destroyed BY fire Thurs.
day morning. esa
Accounts from Wisconsn in state, that tremend-
dous inundalions had taken place near Lake
Winebago and Fox river aud thai large q,ani-
ties Of hay aud grain had been swept off. g -
A rumor is in circulation To he effect that Ex
Gov Reeder lad been murdered al st. Josephs
liz Kansas. 1t is perhaps fabricaion There
was. however, n report current, IN ST. Lonis.
that Reeder had had n renc"mnter and it WIS
also reported that he was not injured.
We learn by a special dispatch from Wash
ington, thai Mr.. Mason, Minister to France, will
be recalled. if he cannot satisfactorily explain
his attendance at the te denm in Notre Dame, in
honor ot the victory at Sevastapol.