The Nevada Democrat., 1857-02-04
NEWS ny THE SONORA.

The mail steamer Sonora arrived at San I ran
cisco on Friday last, with dates from New York
to January 5th. The Sonora brings GIG pas
sengers, of whom 1923 are women. The news
from the Eastern States is of little interest.
CONGRESS. anything has been done
in Congress since last advices, II being holiday
week but few members present.
The Senate adopted resolution calling Tor
the correspondence relative to the refusal OF
the British Minister to testify before the Court
in the case of Herbert. The course of Mr.. Du-
bois. the Minister alluded to, has, it appears,
met the disapprobaton of his government, and
he has therefore been transferred to Copenna-
gen.
The Senate confirmed the nomination of Gen.
Persifer F. Smith, to the Brigadiership, created
originally for Gen. Shields
The House passed the Diplomatic and Con-
sular Appropriation Bill having previously
struck out the item of SIS, 900 for the education
of Consular pupils.
IMPORTANT DECIsTON.-A correspondent at
Washington states that the United States Su-
preme Court have come to decision upon the
important question presented in the case OF
bred Scott, recently argued before that tribu-
nal Judge fancy of Maryland, Daniels OF
Virginia, Wayne of Georgia. Catron OF Tennes-
see, Nelson of New York, and Grier of Penn
sylvania, hold that Congress has no power over
the question of slavery in the Territories aud
that the Missouri Compromise is unconstltu-
tional, and therefore of no effect. Judge Nc
Lean, of Ohio, and Curtis, of Massachusetts,
hold that Congress has power over the question
of Slavery in the Territories. The decision will
be formally announced in a few days by Chief
Justice fancy.
FATAL CASUALTY AT WAsHINGToN.-A casualty
happened in Washington City. As the wife Of
Judge Daniels, of the Supreme Court, was pre-
pairing to retire for the night, some portion of
her clothes caught fire; before assistance could
be rendered, she was enveloped in flames and
so severely burnt that, after suffering excruca-
tingly during eight hours, she expired. Mrs.
b. was thirty-fve years Of age.
LOUISVILLE, (Ky) December 3Otb, l856.-A
great excitement exists at Nashville, Tennessee,
in reference to a rumored rising among the ne
gro slaves. The Corporation met and passt d
an ordinance requiring the military to hold
themselves in readiness for any emergency, and
appointed large number of extra watchmen.
FoRGER CONvICTED.-The trial of Hunt
ington, which occupied the Court of Sessions
for period of thirteen days, was brought to
a conclusion on Tuesday by the jury rendering
verdict of guilty, and Judge Capron sentenced
the cuprit to four years and ten months con-
finement in Sing Sing prison, the longest term
allowed by law. Huntington maintained his
selfpossession to the last.
Following close upon the incarceration of the
forger Huntington, the telegraph informs us of
the conviction on Saturday, in Boston, of VIM.
S. Tuckerman, the defaulting Treasurer of the
Eastern Railroad Company of Massachusetts,,
whose aggregate populations are believed to
have reached the sum of Sl80000.
Dispatches from New Orleans report great
alarm and excitement in Mississippi, growing
out of apprehended instructions of the slaves.
Many negroes had been arrested.
Mr.. Mallory has been reelected to the United
States Senate by the Legislature of Florida.
European News.
England has formally declared war against
Persia. by proclamation at Calcutta, on the LIST
of November. Forces had been dispatched
by sea and land to pros ecute the war. This
may have some effect upon British operations
in China, by drawing in another direction the
forces expected from the East Indian posses
sions to operate ut Canton. Russia it is said
is preparing to assist Persia, and 0,000 Russian
troops are on the march for the Persian from
tier. Large achievements are about to pro-
coed from England
In case of the blockade of the New Granada
an ports by the British, Aspinwall and Panama
are to be regarded as neutral ports. This was
the received opinion. although the course of
policy had not been definitely settled.
1t is reported by the Madrid correspondent of
the New York Herald that Gen Concha had
been removed from the GOvernor-Generaship
Of Cuba, and that Gen. Urbistondo, Minister of
War, would probably succeed him.
1t is said that Sicily is again quiet and the
revolution at Palermo repressed. The would-be
assassin of the King of Naples had been hanged.
Relations between Prussia and Switzerland
remained gloomy.
Fifteen of the passengers and crew of the
French steamer Lyonnats, had arrived at Bor.
deaux.
The Arctic discovery ship ResolMe, which was
picked up abandoned at sea by American sea- |
men, and purchased by our Government and
presented to Great Britain, had arrived at
Portsmouth, England, and was received by |
royal salute"
Queen Victoria and the Royal family visited
the Arctic discovery ship ResoI,te. at Cowes. and
were received by Captain Hartstein in man
ner worthy an American officer
Father Mathew, the distinguished anost,e Of
temperance, died at Cork, Ireland on Dec. 9th. |
He was sixty-six years old.