The Nevada Democrat., 1858-07-21
[From the Democrat Extra" of July l4,l
ARRIVAL OF THE GOLDEN AGE,
DAYS LATER NEWS FROM
THE EAST.
San FRANcIsco. Julr ls. ISIS.

SAN Francisco, July Is, 1855
The p N. S. S. Co.'s steamer Golden Age ar
rived at her wbarves this evening at 9 o'clock,
bringing advices from New York and New Or
leans to June 2lst.
The Intelligence in some respects is impor-
tant. particularly relative to the Search Cues
ton,
Congress finally adjourned on the l4th of
June, after having passed about two hundred
acts about one-fOarth of which were Of pub
| lc chaiacter,
Amodg the acts passed, are the following, to
admit the State OF Minnesota. aud an act to ad-
mt The Stale of Kansas; an act to authorize the
President Ui the U s., IN conjunction with tue
State OF Texas, 10 run and mark the boundary
lIde belH the territories OF the United States
aud The State of Texas; All act extending the
land laws east Of The Cascade mountains, IN Or
egOn and Washington territories All act tO
provide Tor IAe organization Of n regiment OF
mUuuted volunteers Tor The defence OF the tron-
tier vi Texas, and to authOr.ze the President
| 10 call lnto the service of the U. ). four addi-
tlOnal regiments OF volunteers aH act to es-
Lablsn Laud office in New Mexico an act To
create Two additional land districts ia the State
Of California, AID tor otuer purposes; All act
To provide for the collection aid sate keeping
VI puuliC hTCltN cS iSlhte Vi SAilloEillu ,
au Hct to amend the act enIitled Ian act To- US
certain aid settle the private aud claims in the
State OF California an act Tor the prevention
and punishment OF fraud III land title III CalIfOr-
MA /; All act granting all appropriation Tor the
completion OF the Military road lrUm Astoria 10
Salem, Oregon.
| A JOINT resolution in regard to carrying the
U. ., mails from st. Josephs. Mo-, to Placer
vile. California. was adopted aud signed by tile
officers ol the Two Houses of Congress, and pre-
seuted to the President, but not returned by
him as approved.
The appropriations made at this session are
stated in various quarters at over eighty mil
lions Of dollars.
| News Summary.
Imedistely Oh adjournment OF Congress, the
| President called al extra session Of the Senate,
which remained III session couple of days, to
attend t0 some executive business
There were two challenges 10 mortal combat
parsed between Senators towards the close oi
the session. but nary duel Duriug the debate
Oh the u my appropriation bill sharp words
passed between Senator's Benjamin aud Davis.
which resulted in q challenge on the part OF
Senator Benjamin, but the affair was adjusted
Oh the following day by the interference Of
| friends. On account of words spoken i'll
debate. Senator Gwin challenged Senator Will
sJn Wilson is opposed TO dueling and will not
| engage in one, but he expressed his determine
tion Oil q former occasion to defend himself #
attacked. Senators Seward, Crlttenden, and
Davis took the matter in hand aud settled it
satisfactorily to the belligerants without fight.
| A dispatch dated Washington June 10Th. says
the Postmaster General has completed con-
tract to-day for the conveyance of weekly
mail 10 California, from ST. Josephs. Mo-, by
way of Salt Lake City, with branch coutcui-
plated to Oregon and Washington The cOu-
| tract for which will soon be made"
The several contracts made this session by
the Postmaster General Tor overland routes,
will IN n short time do more 10 open the inte
ri0r Of the continent, hold III CHI OK the IBdian
tribes aid facilitate emigration than all the acts
of Congress or the operations OF the army.
The following are among the appointments
recently confirmed by the Senate j. T.. Hays
of Cal, Surveyor General Of Utah Territory !;
James TltOn has been re-appOmted Surveyor
General OF Washington Territory, aud Ira Nun
son appointed Register Of the California Land
Office Ut San Francisco. vice w. W. Gift.
The Vigilance Committee of New Orleans,
was a 6ZZle. IL will be reGOllected that some Of
the streets were barrcaded with bales of cotton,
inAaunat0ry plxcards were posted speeches made
and a bloody collision between the forces Of the
Vigilance Committe and the authorities seemed
for few days inevitable but Ike RENE other
ineEitsble things, II didn't take place. The
election which is represented as being very
quiet and orderly, resulted In the success of the
AmerIcan ticket, headed by Mr.. Stsh as Mayor;
AID when this fact become known, the Vigil
ance Committee quietly esigned their assumed
power, and withdrew from the contest-two or
three men were killed or badly wounded during
the excitement of the affair, among whom was
T. H. White. prominent money broker, who,
= n Uf..f1a fl.a
ton bales for barbados.
Immense damage to property, and considera-
bls loss of life has resulted from recent food
at the West, particularly along the Mississippi
river. The city of Cairo Mt the junction of the
Ohio and Mississippi rivers has been entirely
inundated by the breaking away of the levee 4;
many of the inhabitants escaped in boats from
the upper story windows.
The election for Mayor of Washington, d. c.
took place on the 9Th of June. and resulted in
the choice of Col. Barrett, Democratic candi
date There a. some fighting in various parts
of the city, hut ali disturbances we're speedily
queted by the sp .cial mounted police. Several
persons were wOuId' d, but none fatally.
John P. Hale has been re elected to the U. S.
Senate for six years from the 4th Of March next
by the Legislature of New Hampshire.
Boston has been visited by destructive fire.
Loss from $l5O.O00 10 S20000O. Corinthia-
Hall vas among the buildings destroyed.
Mayor Tiemann. of New York, continues
vigorous war upon the swindling lottery and
gift enterprise establishments. Vevy recently
a numlDer Vf swlndling concerns were broken
up at Albany.
Utah.
Conflicting stories had reached Washington
in regard to the condition of affairs at Great
Salt Lake, but the latest aud probably most re-
liable Intelligence had been brought TO the cap
itol by Col. Kane, bearer OF dispatches from
Gov. Cumming to the President, which repre-
ssnts the Saints as peaceshly disposed and de-
termined to emigrate. probably to Sonora
A dispatch from Washington, June goth. says
"C6l. Kane arrived here last night with dis
patches from Gov. Cumming, aud delivered