The Placer herald., 1856-03-08
ARRIVAL OF THE JOHN L. STEPHENS.
LATER FROM THE ATLANTIC STATES.
Banks Elected Speaker

CISCO on saturday evening at O'Clock. she
brought 63l passengers, and the U. S. Mails;
also detachment of U. S. troops of the 10th
Infantry.
Foreign News.
The grand news of the week is that Russia
agrees to negotiate on the terms proposed by
the Allies
The first announcement was made from
Vienna by telegraph to the London Times
in the following words:
"Russia accepts the Allied propositions
uncondtionally This is authentic"
This dispatch caused an immense sensa-
ton. The funds rose three per cent, and
cotton one farthing. In the other markets a
panic reigned. Next day the Government
published a dispatch from minister Seymour
at Vienna, as follows:
"Russa agrees to accept the Allied pro-
posals as the basis of negotiations"
This qualified announcement curbed the
excitement and the alarmsts begin to fear
that Russia merely seeks to gain time by de-
ceptive negotiations. Meantime funds re-
main steady. Previous to the above an
nouncement, the Vienna papers represented
ed, and alarming, and that all the personnel
of the Austrian Embassy had received orders
to quit st. Petersburg, and the Russian En-
bassy was ordered to leave Vienna.
There is little other news. Nothing i'm
portant from the Crimea.
BY Russian Imperial decree, dated the
0th, Prince Gortschakotf is removed from
the command of the army in the Crimea,
and Gen. Luders hitherto commander of the
army of the South, is appointed in his stead.
Gen. Observation-Disclosures head of the staff in
the Crimea-is appointed to the command
Of the 9th Infantry Corps. 1t is stated that
Prince Gortschakoff will succeed Prince Pas
kiewitsch as Stakeholder (viceroy) Of Poland.
English steamers have re-entered the Bal
tic and captured several Russian traders.
An English steamer captured near place
called Ute six Finnish vessels, sending the
crews on shore, but dctaining one man as
prisoner.
GREAT BRIrAIN.-Home politics are quiet.
Pamerston's Ministry is gaining adherents
in Parliament. The hope of peace throws
all other news into the shade.
The Presidents Message is, of course, Sc
riously commented upon, but the general
opinion was favorable. 1t is considered mod
crate in tone, yet expressing the Presidents
views with dignity and precision.
No one here expected rupture between
the two countries.
A treaty has been made with Japan open
ing to British commerce the ports of Naga-
saki and Kakodadi the same as to Amcri-
cans.
Sweden continues her warlike prepara-
tions
st. Petersburgh letters say that Marshal
Paskiewitch has bequeathed his dying in
junction to the Emperor to make peace. He
would never have given this advice to Mich
olas, whose battles he had fought, but to the
young Emperor, who had no hand in raising
the war, he urged the policy Of peace.
Domestic.
PoLITICAL.-On the I'd of February the
plurality vote was adopted in the House of
Representatives by vote of 113 to lO4.
A motion to rescind was laid on the table
by vote of III to lOl.
A motion to adjourn over until Monday
was lost by "a to 1873.
Under the plurality rule three votes had
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by majority, on the fourth ballot the highest
was to win,
There being no choice on the first, second
and third ballots, the fourth decided in Banks
favor, as follows:
One hundred and thirty-third and final
ballot: Banks, lO3; Aiken, 100; Fuller, g.
Campbell, 4; Wells, l.
On the last ballot 2l4 members voted,
leaving 10 absentees, allowing for the vacan-
cy in the Eighth Illinois district
The correspondent of the New York Her.
aid, under date of Sd ult., says:
To-day, the Acting Sergeant-at-Arms, Mr..
Grossbenner, drew from the treasury about
$4,000 in gold, which amount had been ad-
vanced by him to pay members of the House
Mr. Speaker Banks having, near midnight
on Saturday, signed drafts for that purpose.
Two hundred and thirty thousand dollars are
yet due members, and will be drawn for du-
ring the present week.
Gen. Cullum, (American) from Tennessee,
and an Anti-N ebraska democrat, was elected
Clerk, which election gives general satisfac
ton.
Speaker Banks, says the Washington cor
respondence of the New York Herald, has
already given evidence of determination to
hold tight rein and preserve order.
The KANSAS DIFFICULTIEs.-The accounts
of the difficulties in Kansas are so conflicting
it is almost impossible to get correct YER
sion. We herewith subjoin the coriespon-
dence of the St. Louis Democrat, (free State):
LAWRENCE, Jan. 20, 1856.
resume my correspondence. There is civil
war in Kansas. An engagement was fought
at Eastin, village twelve miles northeast of
Leavenworth, by moonlight, about 2 o'clock
Friday morning. 1t lasted about twenty
minutes. Several Of the border men were
wounded and two Of them we're expected to
die every moment. One free State mana