The Placer herald., 1857-02-07
Later News from the Atlantic States

The mail steamer Sonora arrived at San
Francisco on Friday afternoon Jan. 3lst,
with dates from New York and New Orleans
to January 5th, and 629 passengers. The
U. 5. trigate Independence and sloop of war
st Marys were at Panama. The steamship
Tennessee, which left New York December
25th, for Nicaragua, broke a shaft the sec
ond day out and put into Norfolk The
steamer James Adger, chartered for the
purpose, brought the passengers to San Juan
del Norte, but finding the Isthmus transit in
possession of the Costa Rcans, proceeded to
AspinwaIl. Her through passengers crossed
to Panama and obtained passage on the
Sonora. The Legislature of Florida have
reelected Mr. Mallory to the L. S. Senate
The conductor and eight or ten of the pas
sengers on the Harlem Railroad were injur-
ed by the cars being thrown off the track
The wife of Judge Daniels of the Supreme
Court Washington City, was so severly in
Jured by her clothes taking fire that she
died in few hours after the accident The
steamship Tennessee had on board 400 re-
cruts Tor Nicaragua, and the steamer of the
9th from New Orleans, 500 Huntington
the forger, after trial which occupied l3
Nt'N =, was lOuiu SuiibN anu SeHtcllceu 10 lOuf
years and ten months confinement in Sing
Sing Prison, the longest term allowed by
law, The Broadway Railroad suit has been
determined by the Court of Appeals deciding
that the grant to Jacob Sharpe and 9TH
ers is void, and that the Corporation of New
York has no right to authorize such railroad.
Francis S. Clayton, of New York has been
confirmed by the Senate as Consul to Mos
COW. The Missouri Legislature organized
permanently on the 30th of December, by
eecting w. ID. McCraken Democrat, Pres
dent OF the Senate, and Robert HARRISON,
Democrat, Speaker Of the Assembly, Great
excitement prevails at Nashville, Tennessee
on account of a rumored rising among the
negroes. The Militia were ordered 20 hold
themselves for any emergency A packet
ship with 800 passengers, from New York,
was wrecked on the Jersey shore some of
them were rescued after enduring great pri
vations. Baker, Mclaughlin and Turner
connected with the "Poole tragedv,n have
been discharged on $1,000 bail. The peo-
pie Of New York are incensed at the con
duet of Governor Clark, who has been graft
ing pardons 10 a large number Of the worst
State prisoners. The steamer columbus will
hereafter convey the mails from Panama to
Punta Arenas, La Union, Acajty and San
Jose de Guatemala, leaving Panama upon
the arrival of New York mails. 1t is said
that Gen. Cass has declined the appointment
of Secretary Of State rendered him by Pres
ldent Buchanan. On the last of December
a man named Shive, his wife and two children
were murdered on Indian River Florida,
and their house was subsequently, burned.
1t is supposed to have been done bv Indians
Tuclerman, the Boston swindler, was convc-
on the 3d January. A verdict WAS render
ed against hm for approprating $1,000
TO this he fel bill of exceptions. Mr.
Gaonhart was brutaliy murdered on the I'd
inst, near Gallon, Ohio; $500 is offered for
tie arrest of Starr, the murderer. A free
negro was hung by q vigilance committee,
at Cadiz Ky, ON the 10th December; he
was charged with melting iusurrectou among
slaves. On the l8th, a dispatch from Co.
| lumbia Ga, stated that l ) negroes had been
killed by their masters; that the whites were
arming themselves; that many negroes had
escaped, and that general insurrection was
expected Burke and White, sent away by
the San Francisco Vigilance Committee,
and arrested at New York for robbery on
board the steamer Tennessee, has been dis
chargel for the reason the the Government