The Nevada Democrat. [volume] (Nevada, Calif.) 1854-1863, 1857-02-18
ARRIVAL OF THE JOHN L. STEPHENS.

The mail steamer John L. Stephens arrived
1t the Bay on Saturday ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
iays and nine hours from New York.
By the latest dates from Nicaragua 1t was re-
ported that Walker had been defeated, the Tran
sit Route closed and all communication with
the Atlantic, cut of, the Costa Ricans having
complete possession of the lake and river. The
steamers had all been captured, including the
San Carlos, on her way across the lake, it is sup
posed with the passengers and treasure OF
prominent shipper, which left San Francisco on
the Sierra Nevada, Dec. goth. decree OF
President Mora directs the destruction OF all
captured property.
The weather has been extremely cold in all
the northern States, and furious snow storm
ragged about the middle of January, to such an
extent as to seriously impede travelling. At
Watertown, New York, on January 18th, spir-
it thermometer registered 400 below zero. On
the same day the thermometer at Ogdensburg,
stood 36o, and at Dubuque, Iowa, $40 below
Zero
News had been received in New York Of the
decision of the Supreme Court Of California, in
regard to the State debt, and as might be ex-
pected, the people of California are set down as
swindlers by the stock gamblers of New York.
As soon as the intelligence was received, Cali
fornia bonds fell from so to 60 cents, but after
wards went up IS cents.
The House of Representatives at Washington
has passed'th Senate bill for the abolition for
eign quarter dollars, shllings and sixpences.-
Those coin are now taken at our post Office for
only fives tens and twenties respectively.
Horace Greeley has brought libel suit
against j. w. Gray, editor of the Cleveland
Plaindealer, for articles published in that paper
during and since the late campaign. The dam
ages claimed are $4,000.
DR.. KANE's HEALTH.-Letters from Havana
state that DR.. Kane's health has not improved.
Fears are entertained that he will never recov-
er.
KANsAs-A telegraphc dispatch from st.
Louis announces the meeting of the Kansas
Territorial Assembly, at Lecompton. The Gov
ernor's Message advises the Assembly to repeal
the obnoxious laws passed in 1855, and to take
measures for forming State Constitution
With regard to slavery, he is of opinion that it
better be left "where the Constitution of the
United States places it, until the people are
called upon, in organizing State Constitution
to decide the question of its admission or rejec-
ton"
The weather has been very severe throughout
the Northern States blocking up the roads and
doing damage at sea. The brig Emelne was
wrecked on the New Jersey coast-the New
Empire on Cohasset rocks-the ship California
on the same rocks-the bark Tedesco went
ashore at Swampscot-the ship Orissa went
ashore at Nausset Back None of the steamers
attempted to navigate Long Island Sound. The
bark Byron was lost in New York Bay. The
Mexican steamer Iturbide was wrecked near
Vera Cruz-87 persons lost.
WASHINGTON AFFARs-The Washington cor
respondent of the New York Daily Times has
been arragned before an investigating Commit
tee to testify in charges of corruption. against
the attempted passage of the Minnesota Land
Bill
Lord Elgin, late Governor General of Canada
will probably be appointed Minister to the Uni
ted States, nee Champion dismissed. Villiers de-
clined.
Mr.. Giddngs, of Ohio, tainted in the middle
of a speech; his recovery is not stated, though
atrophy Of the heart being set down as the cause
it is likely to be serious.
The House of Representatives adopted resolu-
the Tehuantepec route, for the transmission of
a weekly mail between New Orleans and San
Francisco. They also agreed to call upon the
President for information touching the admin
isration of affairs in Utah.
SENATORS ELECrED.-Simon Cameron, Rep,
has been chosen U. S. Senator from Pennsylva-
mia, over John W. Tourney. Mr. Harlan, Rep,
of Iowa, was elected from his seat in the U. S.
On If inf l..
election, was reelected by the Legislature of
his State by large majority. Gov. Hamlin. of
Maine has been nominated by the Republicans
for the .. S. Senate, long term Zecharah
Chandler. Republican, has been chosen to the
U. ). Senate from Michigan, to succeed Mr.. Cass
James +. Simmons, Republican, has been elect
ed U. S. Senator from Rhode Island, to succeed
Mr.. James. Charles Sumner has been returned
to the Senate from Massachusetts. J. S. Green
and Trusten Polk were elected to the Senate by
the Legislature of Missouri. In Delaware the
Senatorial election has resulted in the return of
Mr.. Bayard, for the long term, and Martin W.
Bates for the short term.
The Senate will have strong infusion of Re-
publicanism after next 4th of March. 1t will
contain twenty Senators acting with that party.
Inc democrats number 81, and the Americans 5.
The New TERRIToRKs.-Th committee of
Congress on Territories have prepared report
adverse to the petition of the citizens of Carson
Valley, asking for the annexation of that nor
ton of Utah Territory to California. One Of
the reasons for the refusal is, that California IS
too large already, and would be made more nm
widely by such an extension of its boundaries
The committee believe that some measures of
wider scope are necessary to effect cure of the
evils of which the citizens of Carson Valley com.
plain, namely : Mormon oppression, and accor-
dinghy recommend the passage of bill now on
the calendar for the prevention and punishment
OF blgamy. This, they add, would remove 1the
moral and political pestilence which makes Utah
the scandal ofthe American people,
The committee on Territories have also hre-
pared an unfavorable report on the petition fer
the organization of the Territorial government
OF Arizona, in the Gadsden purchase From
tne statements to the committee it appears that
there are from eight to ten thousand Inhabitants
therein and at the lowest estimate from two 10 |
three thousand. Taking the medium. there are
from five to seven thousand Inhabitants and
this number is deemed too small for a separate
government and will n0f