The Placer herald., 1857-10-24

struggling about, most of them having lost their
life preservers, and others seizing on pieces Of
the wreck which came up with us.
The Captain had cut away the upper works
of the vessel so that when the hull sunk they
would float off; but they were dragged down
and came up in fragments Many persons were
killed, stunned. and drowned, by being struck
with pieces of the wreck, while the pieces
were to others the ultimate means Of safety. An
occasional flash of lightning showed to each
other sea Of struggling forms. Each strove
felt himself At first we were all together in
a mass, but soon the waves separated us, and
at each successive fash of lightning we discov-
cred that we were being scattered over wide
area, and soon found ourselves apparently
alone on the boundless ocean.
Mr.. Manlue and others was subsequently pick
ed up by the bark Ellen.
Domestic News.
The following notifications have been pro-
posed to the overland mail route to the Paci-
fic TIE route starting from St. LOWS to
pass not further West than Springfield, NO.;
thence by Fayetteville, Van Buren,, and Fort
Smith, Arkansas, to Preston, Texas, inter-
secting at that point the route from Mem
phis via Little Rock, Preston and Fort Fill
more to San Francisco.
The election in Maine on the 14th Sept,
terminated in the election of Morrill, the
Black "Republican" candidate for Governor,
by diminished majority from that of last
fall
The President has signed the proclama.
ton for the sale of two and half millions
of acres in California four hundred and
fifty thousand acres in Minnesota and Mis-
souri,. The sales in California take place in
May.
The steamship Norfolk went to pieces in
Chesapeake Bay on the 18th September, in
the same gale in which the Central America
went down. The passengers and crew were
rescued by the steamship Joseph Whitney.
The contract for carrying the United
States mail over the land route to California
was signed at Washington on the 10th Sept.
Messrs. John ButtertieId, VIM. B. Dinsmore,
VIM. G. Fargo, Alexander Holland, j. V. p.
Gardner, NJ. l. Kenyon, Hamilton Spencer
and Others are the contractors Six hundred
thousand dollars per annum, for six years, is
the price to be paid the contractors.
A insurrection headed by two desperate
negro convicts, broke out in the Michigan
State Prison on the 7th September. Two
of the convicts succeeded in escaping over
the walls, but were recaptured. Others also
made desperate efforts to escape, but were
overpowered by the officers Of the prison and
secured.
Col. Benton has been in very dangerous
state from constipation of the bowels.
The Hon. Joseph Holt, of Kentucky has
been appointed Commissioner of Patents, in
the place of Judge Mason, resigned.
The case Of Mr.. Cunningham has been
taken before Judge Peabody Of the Supreme
Court, who admitted her to BAIL overruling
the decision Of the Recorder and Judge Daily
Of the Common Pleas. The amount WAS
fixed at $1,000.
The Americans of Massachusetts, have re-.
nominated Gordine for Governor.
Daniel L. SickIes has commenced proct ed
ings against James Gordon Bennett the ed-
tor of the Herald, for a libel. A warrant
was issued and Bennett gave bail for 81 900
Samuel Davis shot his wife on the 9Th
September at Gloucester Mass, with re-
voIver, and Immediately after himself Jea.
| lousy was the cause.
Only about $500, 900 dollars Of the treasure
sunk on board the George Law WAS insured
in New York.
Messrs Wells Fargo & Co.'S specie-abou'
the largest shippers-is insured in London,
they have running policy there OF 81 l0o,-
600.
Judge Bowlin has resigned his office as
Minister to Bogota.
The resignation of Judge Curtis of the
Z. S. Supreme Court has been accepted by
the President.
The first overland mail from San Diego,
CAL, July 9, arrived at San Antonio, Texas,
on the 9th September, and reports having
met with no obstacles.
Kansas advices say that the Constitutional
Convention had organized with John Calhoun
as President. Calhoun had made speech
in favor of submitting the Constitution to
the people.
Five hundred troops left Leaven worth on
the 9th for New Mexico.
WASHINGTON Friday Sept. Is, 1857.
The Administration is determined to
enforce the neutrality laws, and to-day
took the n,tatory steps for that purpose
In addition to information having been
received for the fitting out of three sew
eral expeditions, viz: at New York, New
Orleans and Mobile, for the re-invasion
of Nicaragua, under the leadership of
General Walker, intelligence from an off
cial quarter has come to hand of anoth-
er expedition, having its center in, if
not nearly altogether confined to Texas,
for the invasion Of Mexico, and it is sup
posed the seizure of the State of Tamau-
lipas. General Sam Houston is, by the
reports received, implicated as its leader.
Foreign.
The total number of troops sent by Great
Britain to India is 10000 men.