The Nevada Democrat., 1858-12-29
Arrival of the Overland Mail.

The Quickest Trip eUer made oucr the Pldins-Only
Nineteen Days from ST. Louis TO San Jose.
The overland mail by the southern route ar
rived at San Jose, at IL o'clock, Dec. 25th.
with dates from st. Louis to Dec. 6th-being
only nineteen days from that place. This is
the quickest trip ever made across the Plains
The mail was brought portion of the way
by horse express, and the time from St. Louis
TO San Francisco was nineteen days and fifteen
hours.
BY this arrival the Presidents message has
been received.
A teegraphic dispatch TO the st. Louis Demo
crdt, dated Washington, Dec. 1st, says that the
President has finally decided to recommend q
temporary revision of the tariff, and will 60 ad-
wise in his message.
Hon. James Chestnut has been elected U. s..
Senator, by the Legislature of South Carolina,
in place of Senator Evans, deceased.
Gen Paez, the distinguished exile, and for
mer President of Venezuela, left New York for
his native land, Dec. I'd, on board the Govern
ment steamer Atlantic, and his son by the Cal
edona-both steamers having been placed at
their disposal by the U. S. Government.
An election was held in Pennsylvania, for
member of Congress. in place Of J. Clancy
Jones, Nov 30th. The returns received are
meagre, but they indicate the success of Keim,
the independent candidate
The Democratic State Convention of Virgin
ia assembled at Petersburg Dec. I'd. After
stormy time, the Convention was organized 10y
the election of Thos NJ. Amber as chairman.
Robert Dale Owen, late L. S. Minister to
Naples. is dead
The Grand Jury of the U. S. Circuit Court.
for the District of South Carolina, failed to find
indictments against the crew of the SLAYER Echo,
aud motion was to be made for .heir dis
charge.
The overland passengers report horrid mur-
der on the road at Lone Willow Station, I6
miles from the San Luis Ranch They found
the man who kept the station killed outside the
house, and his wife inside also murdered There
was nobody there. The horses aud stock had
been all stolen. The man aId his wife had evil
IDENTIFY been dead some time.
Gen Walkers friends suppose that he has
left the United States with five hundred men
IOt Nicaragua. IL Is suppOSeu tudG luc parry
put to sea from some small port on the Gulf,
whence they may not be intercepted until they
reach Nicaragua. The excitement at Mobile
was destined to cover the more important move
ments elsewhere.
1t is expected that Judge Black. of the Su-
preme Court of Nebraska, will succeed Hon.
VIM. A. Richardson as Governor of that Terri
tory.
A letter from Cranshaw. one of the contrac-
tors on the route from st. Louis, Mo-, to Stock
ton, who is now in Santa Fe, states that news
had reached there of battle having been
fought between Lieut.. Beale's party of survey
Ors aud the Camanche Indians, aud that fears
were entertained that the mail from Neosho to
Albuquerque was lost.
By special dispatch to the New York Times
it is announced that the Presidents message
will take such bold and vigorous ground with
reference to our Mexican relations as to throw
upon Congress the responsibility of further
continuance Of their present condition.
Mr.. Roger Pryor. late of the Richmond
South. has gone to Washington as editor of the
Washington States.
The President has received news from Japan
that full embassay from that country will
make its appearance at Washington some time
in next May or June. They will be brought to
Panama in an American steam-frigate, and
from thence will proceed to New York. twill
be marked by splendid presents to the Govern
mcnt from the Japan Emperor.