The Placer herald., 1857-08-22
News from the States.

at Albany. There was great civic and
military display, and many notabities
we're present. including Ex-Presidents Van
Buren and Pierce. At Washington the seve-
raj executive departments were closed as a
mark of respect.
Hon. Emery d. Potter has been commits
stoned Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court of Utah, in place of Judge Drummond
who has resigned.
A terrible fire broke out at New Orleans
yesterday, which destroyed stores on the
Levee Loss estimated to be 1885 900, most
y insured
Mr.. Bayard Taylor is about to be married
to Miss Marie llauser, a daughter of the emf
nent German astronomer of that name
The poet says of her country "Saxouy, where
the pretty maidens grow"
Navigation has been opened between Lake
Erie and the great Hydraulic Canal at Nj
agara Falls
Mr.. Vaudeville, has been appointed Sur
veyor Gene.a al of California, in place of Col.
Jack Hays who has been appointed Surveyor
General of Utah.
Gen. Walker was at Augusta on the 4th
inst, and made speech in which he express
sod a determination to return to Nicaragua,
and belief that he would do so with the
good will of the administration.
Coy. Marcy leaves a widow, a daughter
and two sons of the latter one is in CAL
In recent quarrel in Morgan county, Kv.,
between Mr.. Mason, Democrat, and Mr.. Cox,
Know Nothing, candidates for Congress- Cox
was shot by Mason and killed.
James II. Shouse, of MarseIles, Ky, alb
seconded recently, having failed, and commit
ted forgeres to the amount of 100000.
Gen. Walker has notified his officers to re-
port to him immediately at New Orleans,
with view to recruiting for an early return
to Nicaragua.
Two indictments have been found against
Gibson, late Treasurer of Ohio.
We learn from Washington that the ap-
preparations for California land surveys have
been exceeded 10y $4,000, therefore the ac-
counts of the Deputy Surveyors have been
suspended till the next Congress provides
means. The Secretary decides that the sur
veys shall be cont nued with the late appro-
priatiors, and the old liabilities lie over.
The new steam frigate Merrimac, is order
cd to the Pacific, to take the place of
the Independence as the flag ship of the
squadron
Ninety seven thousand three hundred and
nnety-slx INN grants arrived at New York
from the lst of January to the lst of July.
DUNG the same period last year the arrivals
were 59,91G.
The State of Ohio, during the last twenty
years, increased its valuation from $50, ,000,
900, to $S60,OOO,O00. The debt of the
State is said to be at present 81 100000.
The delegates of the Minnesota Consttu-
tional Convention, numbering SO Republi-
cans and A. Democrats, met at st. Paul on
the l4th of July, and organized two separate
Conventions, each of which is engaged in
drafting a constitution. The Republicans
hold their sessions day and night, in order
to keep possession of the hall.
The submarine cable is being taken on
board the Niagara at the rate of 100 miles
per day.
Lieut.. Beale was about leaving San Anto-
Mo, for El Paso, with a number of camels,
to commence opening the wagon road to
San Diego
Both branches of the New York city gov
ernment have agreed to surrender to the
new police the old municipal station house
4 coroner's jury have rendered verdict
of mansaughter against the owner, captain,
pilot and mate of the steamer Montreal, by
the burning of which 24o persons pershed.
An accident occurred at Hoboken bridge;
the bridge-slip gave way with the ferry boat;
throwing SO persons overheard. They were
all washed ashore but one old woman who
was drowned
Emery d. Potter has been commissioned
Associate Justice OF the Supreme Court OF
Utah, in place Of Judge Drummond, who
has resigned.
The wheat crop, it is said, will be great
deal larger this year than for several years
past. From all parts Of the country come
the promise Of cheap bread.
The city Of New York was in state OF
anarchy; for two weeks the principal business
of the newspapers was to chronicle riots and
disturbances Of the peace.
1t is said that there are a few beggarly
and desperate Abolition politicians about
Lawrence, in Kansas, who have instigated
the rebellion against the local laws. It's as
serted that the Kansas policy of the Admi-
nistration gives satisfaction to the mass Of
the people.
The new Constitution of Iowa, which the
people are to ratify or reject in August, per-
manently fixes the seat of government at
Des Mones. The State will not be ii owed to
contract debt greater than S250,0O0, and
no city or town can do the same thing to
greater extent than five per cent. Of its valua-
ton The Legislature can pass general
banking law, and also establish State bank
with branches, but such law or laws must
be approved by popular vote.
MoRMoNs.--A party of nearly one hundred
Mormons just from Utah, and en- route for
the southern part of Kansas, where they pro-
pose to settle, passed Fort Leayenworth on