The Placer herald., 1856-05-10
Mail Route across the Continent.

Mail Route across the Continent.
There are now three bills refore the T. S.
Senate looking to the establishment of an
Overland mail to the Pacific.
l. Mr. Weler's-proposing that the P. M.
General shall advertise for weekly mail to
be conveyed in four post coaches from the
Mississippi river to San Francisco, in nine
teen days the first year, and seventeen
for three years thereafter said mail not to ex-
ceed three hundred pounds in weight without
$25O,OOO per annum. The contractors to
chose their own road, (Which is to be protect
ed by military posts at the points most ex-
posed to savage attack and to be allowed
$l5O,OOO from the Treasury to be expended
in making bridges, sinking wells, &c, SO as
to render the trip at all times practicable.
2. Mr.. Brown's-proposing to incorate
company to build railroad and telegraph to
California south of latitude 81 deg. and as an
tors thirty (mile square, sections of land for
each mile in length of the road; also $5 600
per mile as loan, to be secured by first
mortgage wherewith to purchase the iron;
also 5000 per mile for carrying the mail there
on until the work shall be completed and
for ten years thereafter; also, the right of
WdN 1Or Wlutl OF IOuf llulufcO lcel.
g. Mr. Weer's Railroad and Telegraph
bill proposing to give company twelve miles
in width of the Public lands and $4,000
per mile in L. S. Six per cent. Bonds, the
latter as first mortgage loan; also not more
that $500 per annum for carrying the mails.
Such are substantially the leading provis-
ion of the several bills now before the Senate
looking to the opening Of a direct overland
mail route to the Pacific Mr.. Denver, from
the Select Committee raised on his motion,
has reported Railroad bill, which believe
not vitav unlike that last condensed to the
House. but it is not yet printed; do entreat
rather than hope that this session may not
close without some decisive and affirmative
action on the subject.
UrsEr-We understand that yesterday af
ternoon about four o'clock, as the Auburn
stage arrived in Folsom, and was about turn
ing in front Of Patterson's Hotel, with heavy
load principally on the top of the coach, it
turned over, dashing the passengers against
the piazza. Among them was Mrs. Surface,
n lady about forty years Of age, on her way
from Auburn to lone Valley, her home. Her
injuries were found to be chiefly in the back
and will cause her in all probability to be de-
tanned at Folsom. She is attended by her
daughter and son-in-aw. Mrs. Surface was
inside of the coach at the time, and singular
as it NAV seem, female seated on the out
side, by the driver, was thrown under the
coach, and escaped unnjured. We have
heared Of no other injury to any one.
Union.
The INDIAN WAR DEBr-.We understood
Al, NJ a. tho
gentlemen appointed by our State to act in
connection with the Hon. }. w. Denver, to
receive from the United States the approprl-
ration for the redemption of the War Bonds
of California, left for Washington on Monday
on the Golden Gate. The Eeening Neers
says it has seen letter from the Hon. }. w.
Denver, in which he states that he appre
hends no difficulty will be experienced by
the commission, as the Secretary of War has
intimated, that he will not 90 behind the
bonds issued by the State in the payment of
the War Debt.
PASSENGER LAw.-It is reported that Collec-
Lathem will institute suit in one of our
Courts this week, to recover from the p. M. S.
S. Company the fine imposed by the passen-
ger law in case of an excess of passengers
S. Il Sun.
SHIPMENT OF TREAsURE.-The total amount
oftreasure, shipped yesterday, amounted to
$2,O79,692. The principal shippers were:
Drexell, Sather & Co., $3.50, 900: Wells
Fargo & Co., 1885 800; Lucas, Turner q Co.,
$l70,OOO.; Garrison, Morgan, Fritz Il Ralston,
$lll,OOO. The Sierra Nevada took down no
treasure.-2oacn Talk.
RAILROAD MovEMENTs.-The people of
Jackson are advocating the extensions of the
Sacramento Valley Railroad to that town.
The Sentinel says that the people of Jackson
would take $500, 900 of the stock, and more
if necessary.
FnIBUsTERs.-Since the steamer left. it is
pretty well ascertained that over one hundred
passengers left for Nicaragua, with the inten-
ton of joining Walkers army. 1t is quite
certain that a number of them were men who
if their looks do not belle them, were just the
b'hoys for such an expedition.
s. + Bulletin.
MORE SIGNATUREs-An additional petition
for the Wagon Road, containing ten thousand
signatures, was forwarded to Washington by
the steamer of Monday.
The BOUNDARY LINE.-We understand
that Surveyor General Brewster refuses to
run the boundary line between the counties
Of San Francisco and San Mateo, until some
provision is made for the payment of the ex-
perise Of the survey. Alta
ApPoiNTMENTs.--It is said that Governor
johnson is about appointing J. G. Maynard
and Geo. H Hossefross as Dock Masters and
that there is as might be expected, much
grpmbing and dissatisfaction thereat among
unsuccessful applicants for the same positions
and their friends Alta,