Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-17
PROM our Extra Of Wednesday.
Atlantic NewS.-Arrival Of the Golden
Arc.

. 10 days later news.
Tho first session Of the present Congress
finally adjourned on the 14th day of June, af
ter having passed about 200 nets, about one
fourth Of which were Of public character
Among the acts passed are the following:
One act 10 admit the State Of Minnt sofa ant
uns act to admit the State Of Kansas one act
~ authorize the President Of the L. s., in con.
junction with the State Of Texas, to run and
mark the boundary line between the terrific.
r;es Of the U. S. and Texas.
An Get extending the land laws Fast Of the
Cascade mountains in Oregon and Washington
territories.
An act to provide "r the org imitation Of a
Regiment Of Mounted Volunteers for the dc
fence Of the froDticr Of Texas, and to author.
lse the President to call into the service OF tho
l.. s. four additional Regiments If Volunteers.
An Act to establish land office in New
Mexico An Act to create two additional
land Districts in the State Of California and
iot other purposes. An Act to provide for
Tue collection and safe keeping Of Public Ar.
shiveS in the State Of California. An act to
amend the act entitled an net to ascertain and
settle tlIr private land claims in the State Of
california.
An Act for the prevention and punishment
NJ fraud in land titles in California An Act
granting an aPprOpriating for the completion
II the Military Road from Astoria to Salem,
oregon Territory.
A joint resolution in regard to carrying the
mails frWn ST. Joseph, Mo, to Placcrvillc was
signed by the OlficcrSof both Houses Of Con.
Eress and presented to the President, hut not
returned by him as approved
The appropriations made at this session Of
Congress arc stated in various quarters to be
ever eighty million dollars.
NEwa SUMAAKv.-Immcdiatcly on the adj
lOurnmcnt Of Congress the President called
III in session two days TO attend to some Ex,
ecutive business
There were tao challenges to mortal com
bat passed between Senators, but u" duel.
tIn the debate On the Army Appropriation
klll, sharp words passed between Senators
BENJAMIN anil Davis " hich resulted in chal
lemHe on the part Of Benjamin, hut the affair
Was adjn>ted on the following day 10y i"tcrfc
renee Of friends.
TN account If worlS spoken In debate, Sen.
aTor GWin challenged firm " iiSt's', II Mass
Wilson il opposed To ,luclling ami will not en-.
gage In ono, but he expressed his determine.
tion, on former occasion, :" defend himself il
sttarked. Senators CrittcndrD, Seward and
Davis tOOk the matter in hanl anil settled it
satisfactorily to the belli-rrcn'S, without any
fight.
A dispatch date,l Washington. June 10Th,
says the Postmaster General has completed
q contract tO-day for the conveyance Of
weekly mail to California from 81 Joseph Mo.
Vla. Salt Lake City, with branch CuntrmpiS-
ted " Oregon and Washington T,r'itory, the
contract fer which will soon DC made.
The several contracts made this session by
the Postmaster General Er overland routes,
0ill, in short time TO more to open the int.
Tior Of the & 'ntinent, hold in chcc'> the Indi
ans and facilitate immigration than all the
Arts OfC"nxrrSs or the operations of the army.
The contracts fnr mail service acres, the
Continent now completed, are from 81. Joseph
via. Salt Lake. rrnm New Orleans via. In.
Lisn"lA, Texas, and n rASo. thus opening the
continent North and South,
the ing are among the appointments
recently confirmed by the Srnatc: john {.
lays, recently Of Californi', Surveyor Gen.
<ral Of Utah: Jam = TiIton, Sarvry"r General
"f Washington Territory rc-a?p'intrd. R's-
lister of the California; LAND Office at San Frau
ci.ce, Ira Munson vice. W. W. Gift.
The Vigilance Committee in wv Oceans
wGs A1xle. II will BE- rccOllrctcd that sumo
of the streets were harricad,d with bales OF
Gotten. inGamatory play cards were posted,
speeches made, and bloody collision between
the E1ress Of the Vigilance anil the Authorities
seemed for a few days inevitable, hut like
anne other inevitable things il did not ,.kc
place.
The election, which is represented as being
very quiet and orderly, resulted in the election
Of the American Ticket, headed 10y Mr.. S'ith
as Mayor, and when this fact became known,
the VieilaNtes quietly surrendered their as
numed power and Withdrew from the contest.
Two or three men were killed or badly wound
Cd dHsiNg the excitement Of the affair, among
WHOSE wa6 J. II. White, q prominent broker,
who it il said furnished the Wig. Com. with
their cotton bales for barricatlcS.
Immense damage to property and consider
able loss Of life have resulted from recent
floods at the West, particularly along the Mis-
EiPpi.
The city Of Cairo has been entirely inun
dated by the breaking Of the lcvec, many of
the inhabitants escaping in boats from upper
story windOwA
WAsHlNGroN.-Thc election for Mayor Of
Washington took place, June 9Th, and re-
suited in the choice Of Col. Barrett, Demo.
caatIc candidate. There Was some fighting
In various parts Of the city, but all diStnrban'
ces were quietcd by special mounted Police.
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