The Placer herald., 1858-08-21
ARRIVAL OF THE GOLDEN GATE.

Francisco on Sunday, the 18th, inst.:,y with
news from New York to July 2lst.
Miscellaneous News.
Gen. Jim Lane has been acquitted in Kan
sas for the murder of bis neighbor Col. Jen-
kins.
On the night of the 18th July, a terrible
accident occurred on the New York and Erie
Railroad by which six persons were instant
ly killed and nearly forty wounded. Cause,
broken rail which caused the cars to run
over an embankment thirty feet in hight
Gen John A. Quitman, member Of Con-
gress from Mississippi, died at his residence,
near Natchez, on the morning of July 18th.
VIM. I. Porter editor of the Spirit of the
Times, died in New York on the 10th OF
July.
FIRST Vessel FROM New York FOR FRA
SER R1vER-The New York Herald says:-
Oar enterprisipg merchants have not been
long in catching hold of the tempting bait
held out in consequence of the tide of emf
grafton to Fraser river. The bark Oakhiil
is advertised to sail Immediately for the new
gold region with full and assorted cargo.
This is in all probability, but the com
mencement of an entirely new and immense
channel to the introduction of our manufac-
tured and staple articles.
Ex President Pierce and lady were travel
ling in Switzerland at the last accounts in
company with Nanthaniel Hawthorne and
John Howard March, U. S. Consul at Ma
dera.
Ex-President Fillmore is suffering severely
by inflammation of the eyes. They are so
weak that he is obliged to forego reading al
most entirely.
Gen. Walker is raising another Nicaragua
fllibustering expedition in Alabama
Gov Harris offers a reward Of $500, for
the arrest of DR.. n. Burton late Secretary
of State of Tennessee, and a deiaulter to the
amount of $4,000.
Great excitement prevails in Minnesota
about the Fraser river mines, and a meeting
had been he'd at ST. Paul with reference to
forming emigration parties across the Plains,
the distance being computed at 1850 miles.
The Government has sent messenger to
Mexico with dispatches to our Minister in
that Republic, approving his course in sus-
pending diplomatic intercourse with that
country, and directing the withdrawal of the
Legation, and its return to the United States.
The Government has lately taken de-
cided interest in the re-opening of the Mic
aragua transit route, and orders have been
forwarded to portion Of the Gulf squad
ron to concentrate at Greytown, with view
of future action towards opening the route
to all competitors. Wander blt and Garris-
son are quietly arranging matters SO that it
is confidently expected the route will be
opened in the course OF two months.
Four hundred and eighteen recruits for
the .rmy in Oregon and Washington Ter
ritory came out on the Golden Gate.
Atlantic Telegraph.
The attempts to lay the ocean telegraph
had failed, but the attempt was to be renew
ed again. The latest news respecting it is
the following from the London Times:
QUEENSTOWN, July 51u.-The Niagara
and Gorgon arrived this morning. Three
attempts have been made to lay down the
cable. The Acamemnon and Valorous are
expected hourly. The squadron experienced
very bad weather during their cruise. On
the 18th of June, heavy gale sprung up,
during which they were separated, but all
met again at the rendezvous, % lat. 33 0
Ion. On the first attempt, about ten miles
of the cable was lost. On the second, about
one hundred and twenty miles, and on the
2Sth of June the cable was again joined,
and about two hundred AMI fifty miles was
paved out when communications ceasing to
be received, the cable was parted and the
Niagara and Gorgon proceeded to this place.
Much to their Surprise, the Agamemnon and
Valorous were not in before them, as they
had more than 200 miles the start. The
Agamemnon is reported to have suffered
some damage in the gale.
Europe.
The news from Europe is not important.
SpA1N-A Madrid dispatch says that Gen.
Concha has complained to the Govern
ment of the insults of the English in refer
ence to the slave trade question.
The Madrid journals say that the Govern
ment intends to call on England for an ex-
planation of the gratuitous insults to which
Spain has been exposed in the debates in the
House of Lords by Earl Malmsbury and 9th
ers.
Mr MC ntgommery of Pennsylvania.
This gentleman, who was the author OF
what is known as the Montgomery Crit
tenden bill, for the admission of Kansas. in