The Placer herald., 1857-04-04
Arrival of the John L. Stephens.

10 the oln OF MarcD, Wnlcn is OF very III
teresting character.
Previous to the adjournment Of Congress
DR.. Gwin and the rest of our delegation in
Congress succeeded in carrying through
both Houses an appropriation of 100000
per annum for the establishment of an over
land line of mail coaches, from the Mississip-
pi river to San Francisco. Contracts for
this mail route will shortly be hidden for and
in a few months the line will be in full
operation, and extending its benefits to every
post of California.
A bill was also got through the Senate,
by efforts Of Rusk Gwin and Seward, au-
thorizing the establishment Of magnetic
telegraph line from Washington to San
Francisco; it gives 100000 for ten years.
1t was signed by the President on the
evening of the 3rd of march.
Immense appropriations have been made
for works in Caitornia-S00,O0 for fortifi-
cations, about $4OO, 900 for the Navy Yard
hundreds of thousands for the Indian De-
partment, Public Surveys, &c, 100000 to
defray the expenses of exposing the Imam
tour fraudulent land claims-and in fact,
every branch of the public service has been
amply provided for. The greatest appro-
priatons ever made for the state during
any session of Congress, have been made
during the last one. Detail, it is impos BILE
yet to collect; but the aggregate will amount
to millions of dollars,
BY the new Tariff bill which has passed
Congress the following articles are classified
thus Wool, all under 20 per cent at the port
Of expectation, free: all over that amount "a
per cent. Tobacco and manufactured tobac-
co fall 20 per cent from the old rates.
Hemp of all kinds fall 20 per cent. Wines
spirits and cordials fall to 80 per cent Books
as merchandise, reduced 20 per cent. Flan-
nels and blankets reduced 20 per cent.
Lnseed free, tlaxseed reduced so per cent.
Sugar and iron fixed at - per cent.
Mr.. Cambells free list is either substan-
TALLY retained or kept on the per cent or
other low schedules. Bleached, printed or
dyed cottons and de laines, "a per cent.
All Others 10 per cent.
All the bills passed by Congress received
the Presidents signature.
The appropriation Of $4,000 for defray
ing expenses of the Kansas Legislature was
passed.
AT noon, on the 4th Of March, James
buchanan was inauguratcd President of the
on the first page of lo-day's HyoH)
After the inauguration, the ex-President
and President returned together to the White
House when the former left him at the door
while the latter entered upon full posses
sion.
Mr.. Pierce and wife are domiciled at Gov.
Marcys.
The following is Mr. Buchanan's cabinet,
as reported when the Steamer left:
Secretary of State. Lewis Cass Michigan.
Secretary Of Treasury. Howell Cobb Georgia.
Secretary of Interior. Jacob Thompson. Miss.
Secretary of Navy Aaron Venable Brown Tenn.
Secretary of War John Buchanan Floyd Via.
Postmaster General Arnold Plume Pcnnsylv'a
Attorney General. . Nathan Clifford Maine.
Appointments will also be made:
Private Secretary to President. ... J. B. Henry
Assistant Secretary of State. Henry Ledyard.
The Former of these is the Presidents ncph-
ew and the latter, a son-in-law, of General
Cass
Executive Session.
The oath was administered to Mr. Ma
son by Mr.. Pierce, and the former was
chosen President protein.
Messrs. Bayard, Bright Broderick, Cam
eron, Chandler, Jarvis, Dickson, Doolittle,
Hamlin, Kennedy, King, Mallory, Polk, Rusk
Sumner, Thompson, Old of New Jersey, and
Wade were declared qualified.
Dr. Gwin presented the credentials Of
Mr. Broderick.
The Vice President elect was sworn in
when he made few appropriate remarks.
No confirmation of appointments was
made on the 4th, therefore we are 10 doubt
as to who will be the lucky ones for Calf
ornia. 1t is reported Col B. F. Washing
ton gets the Custom House at San Francis
co.
Miscellaneous.
The very decided position President Buch-
anan takes in his inaugural in favor of the
speedy construction of the Pacific Railroad
gives form to the rumor that he intends to
make this one of the prominent features
his administration.
The Republicans have carried the mpni-
cipal election in Chicago, Ill.,; the Demo-
Gratis Newburgh, N. Y. In Rochester, N.
Y, the Democratic candidate for Mayor is
elected by large majority, and eight out
of ten Aldermen. In the municipal cleo
tons in Auburn and Utica the Republicans
were successful; the Know nothings in
Troy.
Gen. W. F. Packer, Of Lycoming has been
nominated by Democrats for candidate for
Governor of Pennsylvania.
The Democratic State Convention of
Missouri have nominated r. NJ. Stewart for
Governor, to fill the vacancy ocasioned by
the election of Gov. Polk to the United
States Senate.
A fatal recontre took place at Washing
ton on the 2sth of February at the Presidents
leyee. The night of the 9th, Col. Lee, a
clerk in the pension Office charged Mr..
Daniel Hume, of Alexandria, with picking
his pockets. On the next day Mr.. Hume
accompanied by Col. Walker, reading clerk