The Shasta courier., 1858-08-21
NUMBER "a.
ATLANTIC NEWS.

The Golden Gate arrived on the 10TH, with
dates froia Nee York to the 2lst July, and up
wards Of a thousand passengers, including 4ls
U. S. troops and their officers.
1t is thought that the Nicaragua transit route
will be open in the course of two months, under
arrangements effected by Vanderbilt and Garri-
son. 1t is stated, however that the President is
irclined to favor the old Canal Company, at the
expense of Com. Vanderbilt and orders have
been forwarded to a portion of the Gulf squad
ron to concentrate at Greytown, with view of
future action towards eyening the TO all
| competitors.
The President has approved the action of our
Minister at Mexico, in suspending diplomatic
intercourse with that country, and directed the
legation to withdraw and return to the United
States.
President Buchanan, in reply to proposal Of
Lord Malmsbury, that some stipulation be en-
tered into between England and our Govern
ment to determine the character of suspected
vessels at sea, in order to suppress piracy says
that no arrangement has yet been suggested
which will preserve our ships from outrage,
without subjectiug them to greater evils than
those recently complained OF.
Governor Denver is in Washington on a visit
from Kansas 1t was rumored that he had re-
signed but this turns out to be untrue, though
it is believed that he may return to the Indian
| Bureau at any time he desires. His absence
| from Kansas on the eve of so important an
| election is severely reprimanded by the WASH
! ingten papers.
| The third attempt to lay the Atlantic Tele-
graph cable has proved unsuccessful. The
fourth attempt, it is thought, will be made this
season.
Political.
The political campaign in Illinois has been
inaugurated by speeches from Stephen A. Doug
las and Apram Lincoln, who is candidate for
the Douglas succession in the Senate. Douglas
is engaged in triangular fight, at war with the
Republicans and the Administration.
| Senator Douglas was received in Chicago with
great eclat He made vigorous speech against
the Administration and the Republicans, and
stated that he stood like the Russians at Sebas-
topo he also pitches into Lincoln, the Repub-
lican candidate, with as much gusto as he att
tacks the English Compromise Bill repudiates
| the Republican doctrine as heartily as those who
support the English Bill
The Augusta Constitutionalist which is the
leading Democratic organ in Georgia, has come
out very emphatically against prescribing Doug
las Democrats.
The Richmond (va) South and Richmond
} Enquirer had previously done the same thing.
The bark Rapid sailed from New York for
the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, with party of en-
gineers, mechanics and laborefs, Numbering
|
} description, for the purpose of opening the
J Transit route
John Anthony Quitman, Major General in
) the regular Army and member of Congress from
| Mississippi, died at his residence near Natchez,
Mississippi.
William T. Porter the widely known editor
! of the Spirit fthe Tines. died on the 2lst July.
The celebrated steamer Styx had arrived at
J Halifax, with the yellow fever on board.
A burial case from the ill fated Central Amer
ica was washed ashore ON the 5th of July, at
Beaufort, N. G.
Gen Jim Lane has been acquitted of the mur-
der of Jenkins, in Kansas.
General Lane has given formal notice that
the new State Government of Oregon went into
operation July 9Th, that nice question
arises for the decision of Secretary Cobb, in
volving the right of the old officers of the Ter
ritory to receive pay under the defunct Terrific
rial Government.
The last reinforcements for Utah have been
ordered to proceed with all possible dispatch to
Fort Wala Walla, to assist in putting down the
turbulent Indians in that section, and Gen. Lane
and Gov. Stevens have advised the calling out
of volunteers, as the cheapest and most expedi-
tious mode of settling matters.
California bonds, sc cents.