The Shasta courier., 1855-07-07

The Pacific Mail steamer Golden Age arrived
at San Francisco on The 30ih ult., bringing
eleven days later news. fat
We are indebted TO the Pacific Express Co.
for the earliest delivery of files of the latest
Atlantic papers.
Rhodes g. Co. also obliged US with full file
OF the Atlantic papers of the latest dates.
| Political.
VIRGINIA ELEcTIoA.-Mr. Wise has been
elected Governor of Virginia, MIR. Flour
noy. his Know Nothing competitor, 10y trium-
phant vote. A telegraphc dispatch TO the ". y.
Herald dated June 4th, says his majority will be
nearly ten thousand. The election of Lewis,
the Democratic nddate for Congress in the
Eleventh District, Is in doubt. The Enquirer
says i, is prepared to hear of his defeat The
| Democrats have carried every other District in
the State. There will be forty Democratic ma
jority in the Legislature.
At Norwich, VIM. L. Brewer, Democrat on
the largest vote given in that city, was elected
Mayor by over 200 majority, and every candi-
/ date on the Democratic ticket for Aldermen,
Common Council. Clerk, Sheriff. &C., was elect
| ed by about the majority. The Know
Nothing majority in the town last April was
! over 300.
| AT the election in New Haven, Alfred Black
man. the Democratic candidate for Mayor, was
| elected by 800 plurality, and 100 majority
all opposition. The entire general ticket of the
| Democrats is elected.
The Know Nothing Convention was to assem-
| BILE in Philadelphia the 5th of July. Two
hundred and ten delegates were reported at that
| city on the day preceding, and every State and
| Territory is said to be represented. The first
day OF the session will be as private possible,
but the subsequent session will be held with
| open doors.
! The Know Nothing State Convention, which
i has been in SESSION at Bangor, Me-, adjourned on
Wednesday afternoon No nomination was
made for Governor. Strong Anti-Slaveiy reso-
lutions were passed, with only three dissenting
votes, and delegates We're appointed TO the Ma
| tional Convention which is to assemble in Phia-
| delphia next month.
The municipal election in Washington, on the
4ih OF June, resulted in favor of the Know
j Nothlngs by small majority. The vote
very llght.one, and the day passed Oft quietly.
i Miscellaneous.
i The fagaticsm of the advocates of the prohi-
bitory liquor Jaw at Portland, Me- has found
vent IN riot and bloodshed. 1t appears that Neil
Dow, Mayor of Portland, and author of the
Maine law, purchased quantity of liquor ex-
4 pectnS 10 sell it profit to the town agency.
The agency, however, did not purchase and
of the statute. While the complaint was pend
ing. the Mayor induced the city authorities TO
| uichase his stock Incensed at these proceed
| ings, mob collected about the building where
The liquor was stored, and threatened its de-
| strucilon. The military were ordered out, and,
as the rioters persisted III their application of the
| search aud seizure principle, fired upon the
mob. killing and wounding several
| others
| Governor Reeder at Easton, Pennsylva-
MIA, preparatory to his return TO Kansas. 1t is
said that some Of his acts has failed to ass mus
ter with the government
The Railroad projectors in Texas pushing
| heir works forward with great energy, The
grants OF lands in their behalf expire he xt Janua-
y,if their contracts are not complied with
Commodore Spaudng has been appointed to
command the home squadron in place of Com
modore McCauly.
There is no late news from Kansas of a string
character. Park, of the Lnminary, is trying to
make martyr OF himself before the Eastern
people in lectures, &C., and to make devils of
Atchnsonite Missourans, as he terms them.
News had been received from Santa Fe at ST.
Louis. The mail had arrived at independence.
Col. st. Vrain had had fight with Utah Indiuns,
| being in pursuit OF Utahs with U. S. troops. He
| killed five men and took six women prisoners
| The latter stated that the Indians were to meet
| at the junction of Red River, and more u. s.
| troops had been sent 10 that point. The grass
| on the plains was poor, and water scarce. Al
| independence Hour was selling at Sl3 per
barrel
An official notice has appeared at New Or
| leans, announcing that the cholera has appeared
| there Us an epidemic.
Rains have fallen over the greater part of the
country, and the crops said to be promising
| The Arctic expedition sailed from N York
yesterday, under command OF Capt. Harsiien, in
search OF the missing Kane expedition. They
went OFT in fine style.
The Kinney expedition still hangs fire. The
Government seem as determined to stop ii as the
Colonel is to GO. Writs, habeas corpus, issues
and trials ON hand, and the blockade OF his
steamer the Uiated States, by revenue cutters,
&c, on the other. The Colonel, at present, is
enjoying himself with coolness and complacency
at the Metropolitan Hotel. a
i A miserable ntemperate madman, named
Thomas Bailey Russian, whom it is said was for
merly Register in San Francisco committed sui
eide on the I'd inst by blowing his brains out
| at house of ifame. because girl of the town,
| named Smith, refused to marry him. The de-
ceased is said to have left wife and children in
California. 1t is said that he had lost his pro-
perry by gambling and dissipation. 81 il
! Within the past fortnight about seven hundred
Mormons have arrived at New York from Liver
4 pool, on their way 10 the Great Salt Lake.
The Government at Washington has received
late intelligence from Madrid, stating that our
I Minister had succeeded in settling all our dlff-
cnl,ies with Spain, including the El Dorado
i affair and the imprisonment Of our Consular
4 Agent in Havana, Mr. Thompson The Govern
q Or at whose instance he was arrested, Is 10 De
dismissed. and proper indemnity TO be allowed
iu o,her cases England aud France cannot al
ford to i Spain go to war with us at present.