, 1857-03-20
NEWS BY ExPREssI
One day ahead Of The .. s. PaD,r Man, ,

" " " o NN"oPaper eXDreSn
to whom we are indebted for files NJ A,
lantic, and other States papers of Fsh
5th-from California to March 9Th o1S
from Oregon, March 18th. The Ors0os
STANDARD of the date Just quoted coDtsi0,
letter from Hon. JOSEPH LANE (DsI.
gate for Oregon,) concerning the bill n,
troduced jointly by him and our Deleva,.
Hon, j. PATTON ANDERSON, providing e,
the payment of the expenses, services N
of the late Indian war in Oregon ana
Washington territories. The letter refsr,sx
to will be found in another column Of -.
days paper.
The Oregon papers are earnestly sups..
ged in the discussion of local territorial ~
fairs-the approaching democratic copysDy
tion-the character of their State cou,t,
tuition, &c.
From the San Francisco Herald, Of l,,.
dates, we learn, that, on late trip Of Ii.
steamer, Columbia, her passengers disco,.
cred brig off klamath river, bottom uD
supposed her to be Of about two hundred
tons, and that parties there were about din.
patching o steamer to right her and tOv
her down. .f.
That on coming to the wharf at San
Francisco, on late trip Of the Colum6a.
it being late at night, she accidentally run
into the clipper ship, Andrea Jackson, and
before she could be got clear, the steamer
was considerably smashed up and disabled.
The clipper escaped uninjured.
RATES OF FARE TO THE EAsr.-The prices
Of through tickets on the Panama steamer
Golden Age, are First cabin, $3.50; sse-
ond cabin, $3.50; and steerage, $50. On
the Nicaragua and Panama steamer, OH.
zaba, the rates ore 4; First cabin, $l5Oh
$l75; according to state room second
cabin, with stateroom, 500; steerags So
A late San Francisco Herald, chrouicla
the arrival at that city, Of a NUMBERED
clipper ships and other vessels, as follows
First came the ship War HatOk, followed
in succession by the Morning Light Wat
Wind, Bearer, Hdrrey Birch, and Dauih
clipper ship, Climber, from Liverpool, shH
a passage Of LOG days to the Heads, Whi&
is the shortest passage ever made ftcu
that port. aA's
The Herald says that two compauisstt
Gently took their departure from thateliy,
to join Gen. WALKER, in Nicaragua Oh
was from Nevada county--thO company
numbering fifteen--the other was from
PlacerVille-numbering twenty. We no
tice by our late papers that companiesh
considerable numbers, have been orgapiSld
in New Orleans, Mobile, New YOrkana
other cities, and have either joined orAl,
en- route to join Gen. WALKER, in Central
America. 5lqo sW,. i1g.s esr
We learn from the Sacramento Age, u
March 2nd, that on the day previous, Mo
MCGOWAN, the hunted, the man charged
with murder and all those political error
which have caused and called for purid-
cation Of election affairs, arrived aln TINT
city on Saturday night. As was reported
last summer, he sojourned at Santa Bdf.
bara, but latterly has been dwelling d
Stockton, where he was frequently sen
and recognized by many during the period
of several weeks. He comes, he says fa
trial, that his crimes may be investigaisd
by court Of law at any place but sih
Francisco, whero he does not intend to 90.
Rather than be forcibly taken thsrsih
will shoot others with pistol hsyarnsl,
aud then shoot himself. As last IssdIh
be proposes to take poison, and has Q BOT
tie Of stryehnine ever about bis psEsll
He declares that he took no part n tne
murder Of James King Of VIM, andNOnn
have it proved to the contrary, If prooIet
ist. He AYERS that he has been huni'a
down like dog. ..f 'fiiS''
A permanent state Of agricultural, com
mercial and financial prosperity appears
to be common throughout Californis anu
as an advance in the price Of -four ,and
other articles has recently taken placen
San Francisco and other cities, corrsSl-
pondiDg advance has been demanded u
Oregon, for breadStuffs and other prodAct.
The California and South Oregon g0n
mines are being worked vigorously sno
proftably. f'
.. '-1 rcs' coNeREss.
For all matters Of congressional aetisA
up to Feb. 4th, in which the people o. Ooi
territory may feel interested, we refer GU
readers to a letter from gentleman 20"
residing in Washington City, published y
tho fret and eacond columns of the nI9s