The Placer herald., 1856-01-19
Arrival of the Golden Age.

on Tuesday last. She brings dates to the
22d of December.
The House of Representatives had not
elected Speaker at that date.
Cass and Douglas have publicly expressed
dates for the Presidency.
The State election in Wisconsin resulted
in the election of Barstow, the Democratic
candidate for Governor by 1913 majority.
A number of towns and cities in Massachu-
setts held their Municipal elections on the
10th January, and in almost every case the
Know Nothngs were defeated by "Citizens
ticket. The citizens ticket in Boston had
1000 plurality. The Know Nothings were
badly defeated in Charlestown, Roxbury,
Lowell, Worcester, Newburyport, Lynn,
New Bedford and Salem.
The KANSAS TRoUBLE.-A despatch from
Independence, Mo. states that the misunder
standing between the aboitonists and pro-
slavery men in Kansas has been amicably
settled. The first named agreed to recog-
Mise the Governor, deliver up offenders, obey
the laws, and conduct themselves with prop
riety henceforth. 1t also states that the
volunteers from Missouri have been disban-
ded and gone to their homes. All this is
very probable, but we think it requires
continuation ". Y. Herald
QUESTION OF SLAVERY. That the whole
subject Of slavery will probably be brought
before the Supreme Court of the United
States this winter, in the case of Mr.. Booth,
the abolition editor who was convicted in
A. 7,,;t of 81
in the escape of a fugitive slave, and was
subsequently liberated by State Court on
habeas corpus. This is one of the most
interesting and important cases ever brought
before the Supreme court.
LIGHT HOUSE ON THE COAST OF CAL1FoR-
Naive learn that instructions are about
to be issued by the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, in conformity with an
order from the President, for the reservation
of land at Crescent City for the erection
thereon ola light house. Union
IMPORTANT News FROM THE PLAINs-The
St. Louis Democrat publishes the following
extract from private letter, dated above
Fort Pierre, 10th November:
A few days ago, thirty or forty Sioux In
dians came to Fort Pierre to pay visit to
Gen. Harney. He held a council, and had
Campbell the interpreter, to tell them that
he wanted ten of the principal men Of each
band Of the Sioux to come and see him with
in one hundred days; and should they listen
to his words, and do as he wants them to do
it would be for their good, he would make
peace with them. But if any of the bands
should not come at the above time, he would
then know that they wish to fight He told
them that it was immaterial to him how
they acted, as he would just as soon fight
as to have peace; that he was sent by their
Great Father to fight them, but since he had
killed the brutes he had pity on them All
the Indians that have come to see him, say
they don't want to fight. They want to live
He told them that 'he could not fight men
that didn't want to fight"
Robert Schuyler, the great New York
forger, died lately in Genoa.
The jury could not agree in the case of
Lewis Baker tried for the murder OF Poole.
there will be a new trial ia January.
Parker II. French has arrived in Wash
nize him. Marcoleta is still the accredited
Minister of Nicaragua.
The SUIT OF MRs. GAINEs.-The Supreme
Court at New Orleans on the 18th decided
the case of Mrs. Gaines, reversing the dcci-
sion of the Second District. and decreeing
that Daniel Clark's will of 1918 be probated.
and that Mrs. Gaines be put in possession OF
property.
The war news is unimportant The Eng,
lish officers in tha Cr;moo ora oatt;p,, ~
steepe chases. and making themselves as
comfortable as they can for the winter -
Every preparation is being made for another
campaign. Rumors of peace, and other ru-
mors of different kinds, We're flying about in
France and England on all sides. Consols
had risen in London to 90 l-S.