The Nevada journal., 1857-07-03
Arrival of the Steamer Sonora.

cefS ~ CHf0 teIegraphlc despatch
from Cincinnati,furnishes brief account
of the arrest, by the United States Mar.
shall and deputie s, of four persons charg.
ed with harboring fugitive slaves. Sub.
sequently, writ of ha6cas corpus was
taken out and served by the Sheriff.
who was backed by large number of
citizens. The Marshal resisted the State
officers, and shots were exchanged be-
tween the parties, but eventually the U.
States officers were arrested aud con-
veyed to Springfeld,there to answer the
charge of resisting the Sheriff while in
the discharge of his duty. Here is a col.
lIalon OF the stockholders of the under
ground railroad company and the Fed
eral authorities that will create an in
tense commotion. Eight of the individ-
uals arrested for assisting the United
States Deputy Marshal in arresting four
persons charged with harboring slaves.
were committed to prison at Springfield.
Churchill and Elliott were arraigned on
two charges-the first was for assaultino
Deputy Sheriff Compton and the second
for assaulting Sheriff Layton with in
tent to kill, After giving bail to the
amount of 81, 800 each, they were both
liberated.
Ka2Sas.-Gov Walker had reached
Lecompton, Kansas His inaugural ad-
dress asserts, among other declarations,
that the laws of the Territory will lie
maintained by the entire force of the
government.
Private advices have been received
from Lecompton, Kansas. Gov Robert
j. Walker was met by a large body of
citizens of Kansas. with band of mu-
sic, and colors flying, and marched to
the city. His reception was very en-
thusiastic, and without distinction of par
ty, He made short address, to his
fellow-citizens filed with sentiments of
the most cordial and harmonious feel
ings, which We're received with applause
and the most friendly demonstrations.
UtaA.-The Administration have de-
cided upon sending formidable body of
troops to Utah. Orders have been iss-
ued for the dispatch to that Territory of
the Second Regiment of Dragons, the
Fifth and Tenth Regiments Of Artillery,
and Capt. Phelps battery of Light In
fantry, numbering in all some two thous-
and men, under the command of Gen.
Harvey.
Col Cummins has been offered the
Governorship of Utah.
Mai. Ben Mccullough persistlv refu-
SEES to accept the Governorship Of Utah,
although it has been pressed upon him
by the President
p0intmeRts-Several Of the diplo-
matte and consular appointments are
announced &:
James A. Wright, of Indiana, sue
ceeds Mr.. Nroom, at Berwin.
Henry c. Murphy, of New York, fakes
the place Of Mr. Belmont, at the Hagu.
Mr.. Croskey, Consul at Southampton.
is superseded by VIM. Thompson, of
New York.
Ame1Tcan National Couuca.-The
session Of the American National Cuun-
Gil commenced at Louisville, on june
81. \ proposition to reconstruct the
l E,i'' throughout the ''''" was ''''
Pennsylvania State CouncH.-The
Pennsylvania State Council on We'd
nesday, June Sd, nominated Isaac Ha-
zlehurst, of Philadelphia, for Governor
Jacob Broome, of Philadelphia, and
Jasper E. Brady, of Allegheny, for Su-
preme Court Judges, and - Under,
man, of Berks, for Canal Commissioner.
Political Riot IN Wasdington.-The
Federal Capitol has been the scene of
one of the most disgraceful political riots
which has ever occurred in this country.
While the municipal election was pro
crossing on the first of June, band of
rioters, from Baltimore, made terrible
attack upon the Democratic voters, with
pistols. knives, &c. driving them away
from the polls and dispensing the Com
missioners. The row commenced in the
4th Ward. The vagabonds making the
disturbance belonged, it is said, to the
Know Nothing party, and were organ
lied under the respective names of Plug
U9lys, 'RIp-Raps, and 'Chunkers. The
President ordered out the marines, who
fired upon the rioters. Some five or six
were killed and II wounded The cleo
ton resulted favorably to the Democ-
racy.
Virginia Election.-The Virginia cleo
tons have resulted in general Demo
cratic success
Gov Gardner, of Mass, declines to re-
move Judge Loring.
The bids for the contract for carrying
the overland mail to California are not
opened yet The successful applicant
was not known when the steamer sail
ed.
In New Orleans an election for Con
troller, Recorders and members of the
Common Council took place on the 1st
June, when the whole Know Nothing
ticket was eiected-there beng no OPP
position.
The United States Senate, within a
few weeks, has lost three of its members
| Stephen Adams, of Mississippi A. p