The Placer herald., 1858-09-04
ARRIVAL OF THE GOLDEN AGE.
TWO WEEKS LATER FROM THE EAST

ARRIVAL OF THE GOLDEN AGE.
TWO WEEKS LATER FROM THE EAST
The steamship Golden Age arrived at San
Francisco on Saturday evening, August 2sth,
bringing the mails and large number OF
passengers.
Political.
MIssouRI.-The news of the result of the
election in Missouri was received at Wash
lngton with great JOY and excitement The
Congressional vote is in favor Of the Admin
istration throughout the State The latest
advices from st. Louis announce the defeat
OF +. p. Blair, Jr.; Barrett his Democratic
opponent, is elected to Congress- in the st..
Louis District, by about 700 ma jority. The
returns foot up as follows: Barrett, Demo
craft e,459; Blair, (Emancipationist) $500;
Breckenridge, (Amercan) 1895. The re-
turns for members Of the Legislature we're
not yet counted, but the whole Democratic
ticket, it is thought, is elected by majorities
of from 500 to 500. The whole vote cast in
this county will reach $4,000. Anderson
administration is elected from the Third
District.
KENTucKY.-Louisvie, Aug. 3.-The State
election occurred yesterday. In the city
proper, the American candidate for Judge
of the Court of Appeals, received so7 ma.
Jorty, The American county ticket is, prob
ably, all elected, by a small majority. The
election, generally, passed off quietly.
In 1856, when Mr.. Buchanan carried the
State by 1926 majority, Mr.. Nmore's ma
Jorlty in the city and county of Louisville
was 2,0l0. Now the American candidate
for Clerk of the Court of Appeals, gets
but 307 majority in the same city and
county.
Success Of the Atlantic Telegraph.
The Atlantic Telegraph squadron sailed
from Queenstown, in order to make a fifth
attempt to lay the cable, at daybreak on
the 18th July, and the Niagara and Aga
memnon were sighted off Cape Clear and
Kinsale, respectively, OH the morning Of
that day, on their way to the ocean rendez
vous.
SAN Francisco, Aug 2sth.-The following
is from the second edition of the New York
Herald, dated Aug. 5th, o'clock, p. NJ.
lan,baye it ..thronoh ,hA on"rtns" >f 'h~
SuccEss OF THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH
CABLE.-The news from Newfoundland is al
most too good to be true. The Atlantic Ca
ble is laid The U. S. steam frigate Mag
ara, Capt Hudson, and British war steamer
Gorgon, Capt Dayman, arrived at Trinity
Bay yesterday, Aug Ah, and the Atlantic
Cable, the working of which is perfect, is
being landed to-day. All we can hope for
now is, that the aloye important and exciting
intelligence is true, and that the Agamemnon
ard Valorous will succeed in landing their
cable at Valentia Bay. This news will send
an electric shock throughout the world.
The s. r. Bulletin has dispatch written
at Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, August 5th,
by Cyrus w. Field, superintendent Of the
American portion of the Atlantic Telegraph
Cable. lie says it is nineteen hundred and
fifty statute miles from Valentia Island to
the Bay Of Bulls, Newfoundland, and the
water is over'two miles deep for two-thirds
Of the distance; and says also, "rhe electric
cable are perfect"
Miscellaneous.
Leavcnworth, Kansas, advices to 3Oth ult.,
per express to Boonville, lst inst state that
Gov. Denver arrived in that city, on the day
previous, and would remain dag or two at
the fort. Gen. Lane was also at the fort
Mr.. Ira I. Drew was nominated for Congress
by Democratic Convention at Biddesford.
Gerrtt Smith was nominated for Governor
of New York by the anti slavery party.
The Administration had decided to send 8
fleet of seven vessels to Paraguay, on the
2lst Of the present month.
The steamer Herman, formerly belonging
to the United States Mail Line between New
York, Southampton and Bremen, will be dis
patched to San Francisco and the Frazer
river district; she is now advertised to take
passengers to those places.
There is a strong probability Of the open
ing of the Nicaragua Transit route, by th,
Joe White party.
CINCINNATI, July 3o.-The Democratic
State Convention, Of Ohio, met at Columbus
yesterday, and nominated Thomas w. Bart
ley, Supreme Judge; J. Ward, Attorney Gen
eral; S. w. Gibson, Comptroller; r. II. Hen
Erickson, Member Of the Board Of Publ
Works.
John Nugent is appointed special agen
to proceed to New Caledonia and Vancouve
Island. The nature of his instructions is un
known, but it is supposed to be for investiga
ton, and for the purpose Of informing ou
Government correctly Of events that may oe
cur in that region.
English, Of the English bill, has bee
nominated for reelection, in Indiana.
England.
The reports Of the Frazer river gold mine
sent from San Francisco for publication
the London Times, are of the most excilin
description. The writer anticipates rus
Of emigrants from every quarter of the worl
civilized and unchristian, to the new Ell D.
RADIO. He advises the steamship Great Eas
ern to be Immediately sent out to ply as
passenger and freight vessel from the Pan
ma lsthmus, along the Mexican coast, to 81