, 1857-08-07
BY EXPRESS
SEVEy DHS AHEAD OF TZg MiIL!

We are again placed uadcr obligation
to Wells. FARoo, & c., for express favor
only SEVEN DAYS ahead Of the Unite
States mail, delivered to Us by Mr.. BUrLE
p. ANDERSON, who returned to this plac
with bis family on yesterday evening, afte
an absence Of about two years. The col
weather Of last winter undoubtedly froz
out our friend BUTLER, and we rather gues
he will now be content to remain in "thes
parts" where the climate is more gena
Although actively engaged in the politico
combat of the last Presidential campaign
bravely opposing the enemies of democrac
and our country, through the columns c
the State Rights Democrat, ( Helena, Al
kansas, with which paper he was connecte
as editor, he does not look the "worse 70
wear" but will still be found "alive am
kicking" the fusions and isms of our Terr
tory.
Our dates per the express, are from \
York to 9th July. New Orleans and Bo,
ton to 5th, aud San Francisco to lst Aug
ust. We are unable to make any length,
extracts, owing to its late arrival. w
shall, therefore, content ourselves by givin
the most important items of news.
BY an editorial notice in the San Frar
cisco daily Alta CahforHia, of Aug. l, W
are grieyed 10 learl that the Hon. Mn
Marcy, late Secretary of State, is n
more. Without giving any particular
date, &C., of this unfortunate visitatio
of death, the editor Of that paper say:
The death of Hon. w. L. Marcy, lat
Secretary Of State, was creating a prt
found sensation Throughout the union. II
talents and worth justly rendered him tn
idol of his party, as be was the ornamer
of his country" Further than this, W
are unable to find any thing relative to b
decease. Thus has another truly gres
and good man fallen.
Col. CUlnING, the new Governor
Utah, had received bis commission, an
was en- route for the 'sNhe of his labor
Some 5000 U. S. troops were to accon
pauy him.
Gen. Wool and Commodore JONES, ha
both been at the point of death, but {
last accounts, hopes we're entertained {
their recovery.
The overland mail contract had at la
been determined upon and let by the Pos
master General. 1t will commence boI
at st. Louis and Memphis, forming a jun
tion at Little Rock, Ark; thence in the
rection of Preston to the Rio Grande, nei
Fort Fillmore, at Donna Anna, them
along the road now being constructe
under the direction OF the Secretary of Wa
TO Fort Yuma, thence through the be
passes TO San Francisco.
The contract is for a semi-weekly servi
at $685., 900 per annum, and was award,
to Jno Butterield, VIM B. Dinsmo,
Wm. G.. Fargo, James v P. Gardne
Marquis S. Kihyon, Alexander NOLAN
of New York, and Hamilton Spence,
Illinois. These gentleman are represent,
as well calculated for this kind of servie
all being at the head of or intimately co
nected with the great express companies
IBe US.
A letter from the Surveyor General
Washington city, reported confirmed Il
following titles: That of Joseph L. Fc
som to the Rancho Rio dc los Americana
$4,000 acres) estimated to be Wort
So, 900, 900 or upwards also the Ferua
do Rancho, $4,000 acres, to D. L. Ferna
dez and others. Two town lots in Il
heart of the city Of San Francisco, al
other lands, to ]. P. Lees and others.
A most horrible loss of life was agai
sustained by the burning of the steam,
Montreal, at Qaebec, Canada, on the NOR
ing of the Goth June last. Some $50 liv,
were lost, mostly Scotch emigrants, eth
iby the flames or drowning. The Hon.
G. Phillips, formerly member of Co
gress from the S2lem district, Mass, WI
among the number. Mr.. Phillips had o
cupied many high and responsible position
in his native State. He was free.soil,
in principle.
The Mayor of New York had been a
quitted by judge Rassell upon nearly all
the actions commenced against him by Il
Recorder of that city, growing out of Il
late street commission and police difficult
Riots and blood Shed were still very COZ
mon. A serious airay occurred betwel
n party of BoWcry Rowdies and a gan
known as the Dead Rabbit Club" on Il
. a / l.