, 1857-07-17
NEWS BY EXPRESS.
Twenty three Hours from Portland, oregon
From Oregon, California, and the Atlantic.

Mr.. C. Z. WILLIAMS, agent Tor Wells,
Fargo & Cos express at this place, will
accept our Acknowledgements for favors con
ferred on this Office.
Mr.. Williams arrived here on Wednes-
day evening last, 90 hours from Portland
some three hours ahead Of any time ever
heretofore made by any express company
or carrier in this Territory! The distance
is about $50 miles
Mr. Williams is fast young man gencr-
ally, but in this instance he fairly eclipsed
time.
RaT A serious riot occurred on the first
of June at the election in Washington city.
A party known by the name Of Plug ug-
lies from Baltimore made an assault with
pistols and knives upon the voters at the
polls, and drove the commissioners away
The President ordered out the Marines,
who fired upon them, killing six and wouu-
ding sixteen or seventeen others.-S Stan
ddrd
ray We learn that the settlement Of the
country East of John Days river by the
Whites, is forbidden-that the Indians are
allowed TO retain possession of it for the
present. Standard.
p1- Gen. Clark of the Pacific Division,
arrived in this city on Monday, en- route
for California. Standard.
A Hor Ice HoUsE-The Sacramento
Age, under the appropriate head of
"Frightfully Hot" says that the thermom-
eter on Wednesday last stood all day at
1902 in the deep inside of Sitka ice
house."
The SUPERLArIvE DEGREE OF HEAT.-
The Mariposa Democrat says Of the weather
in that vicinity: Last Tuesday was the
hottest day of the season. At 8 o'clock,
P. NJ the mercury in the thermometer stood
at 1902 The heat was very oppressive,
and some folks thought the Comet was
near at hand. At 10 o'clock at night
Fahrenheit stood at 990. People say that
this is good weather to ripen grapes"
Ra~ The Daily CarOlinidn announces
the death, on the I'd ult., of Miss NJ c.
Calhoun, the youngest daughter of the late
John G. Calhoun.
r1- The Hon. JAMES BELL, U. S. Sem
ator from New-Hampshire, died on Tuesday
at his home in the town of Clifford, N. II.
He was q lawyer by profession, Wing in
old-fashioned politics, and, quiet, sensible,
conscientious, unassuming, unaspiring citi-
zen. he had been so little before the pub
lie that his election to the Senate two
years since. was rather surprise out of his
own State; but he proved faithful, capa-
bic, deserving Senator. His age must have
been near IS.
BaS- Andrew p. Butler, United States
Senator from South Carolina, died on Mon
day evening. This event had been for
some time expected-his disease being an
incurabe dropsy. Mr. Butler was appoin-
ted to the vacancy caused by the death of
the Hon. George McDuffe, and has re.
mained there ever since-having Mr.. Cal
houn for his colleague until 1851. For
several years past Mr.. B has been promi-
nent as one of the extreme Southern party,
and was looked up to as q model of the
boased Chivalry of the Palmetto State.
ARREsT.-Jonathau S. jenkins, U. s..
Consul at Navigator's Islands, has been
arrested in Washington on charge of
piracy, in having, while Consul, forcibly
seized and Illegally sold the property Of
American citizens to the amount of $l75,.
900. jenkins has been committed to wait
the requsition of Gov. King, and will be
tried in this State, as he first landed here,
after having committed the alleged crime
FATAL AFFRAY.-An affray occurred in
Wsst Dennis on Friday, between Capt
Edward Crowell and Capt Francis Small,
two well-known citizens of Cape Cod, and
both over 10 years of age. The latter
died from the injuries he received. CrowelI
has been arrested, and will be examined
for the alleged homicide
BO- The treasurer of the PHILADELPHIA Ii
brary have received valuable accession
through Hon. George NJ. Dallas, from
the British Government, being complete
set of the publications of the British Pat
ent Office. This work is in 1877 royal octa-
vo volumes Of text. 1877 folios Of plates, and
20 volumes of index. The book was
not only kindly granted to the Philadelphia
Library by the British Commissioner Of
Patents, but, at his suggestion, an excep-
tion was made to the rule adopted by the
Board, requiring the books to be expen-
sively bound before leaving England.
p@- Mr.. Bonham has been elected to
Congress in the district in South Carolina
lately represented by Hon. Preston S..
Brooks, by 1000 majority.
p4- DanvilIe, Pa, has beerY the scene
of great excitement, relative to two sup
posed cases of poisoning-one of wife by
her husband, and the other of q husband
by his wife-the two alleged poisoners
being suspected Of criminal connection.
The bodies of the deceased persons have been
exhumed, and an analysis of the contents
of the stomachS is being had. The parties
are named, respectively, Clark and Twirps