Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-31
BrOm our ExtTa OF Thursday
NEWS FROM THE ATLANTIC.

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lxDrAxA.--Jamcs Wilson, Republican, has
isecn nominated for reelection from tie
Eighth Congressional District
The NiAtl. District Republican Convention
met at Plymouth juno 99ll,, and was largely
attended; Schuyler COlfat was unanimously
nominated for reelection to Congress.
The Democratic Convention Of the Fourth
Congressional District have nominated W. =
Holmes, antI-I.ccompton, for Congress.
MISsOCRI.--Thc Republicans Of tho Saint
Louis Congressional District met in C"nven-
tiOn on the 2Sth Of June and nominated +. T..
Hair, Jr., for re- election to Congress, 10y AZ
clamation. Three full tickets are now in the
6eld-American, Democratic and Republican.
IOwA.--Thc Republicans of Iowa hclda con.
yentiun at Iowa City on June 18th, Col. Fitz
Henry Warren presiding. The following
nominations were made: Elijah Sells, Of Mus
cAti.te, EIr Secretary of State; James W, Car
tell, of Cellar. Aniitor; John W. Jones, If
llandin, Treasurer; Amos D. Miller, Of Ger.
ro Gnr,lo. Fund Commissioners; :. \. Rice,
IL Maha>ka, Attorney General.
IlLIxo,S-Owrn Loycjny has been non,ina.
I'D for reelection to Congress 10y the Re.
.publicanS Of the 81 III ,trct.
WAsuI~rroN, July 2A.
IuC tIdN NAlNlIt'DCS IlDlll MIN"
i>trr fo' svtli. who lately was in corr, >pond-
~ncc with tho Mexican Government o. the
subject C,nwirg out Of the tax on property
nf \ merriam citizens. The point f,r demand
ing his passport had not been reached
M dispatches have vet arrived ut the Mcxi.
can l.. ga;itn nr ut the STATE Del a tm"tt, With
reference 10 Forsyth having received his ass.
Iort II i. not doubted, however
II is believed that M.Air0 AMI the Mexican
Government are in a critical Situation. \ cor.
resentment uG the y. Y UrwH. writing from
Wa.hi ig.ha rud,r date of June 27lh. saws,
th- lass I'iIza'i tr, atty will he ratified IL spit"
If ballard 4 Co, or whatever cad>tn NAV
have operated against IL.
Tn" writer SAYS lac has sufficient reason a.
hell >c in this happy result II is stated that
all the members 81 the Administration corr
cur in regarding both the ;ractic" aud princi
pie Of search as abandoned bv Grcp, Britain
Owing 10 app-chcnd' Il serious tr"ti'l : with
the savage tubes in Oregon. the War Depart
r,cut it is stat has dcri'lcl Ia send u ror.
tim Of the Utah army to that Ic'iit"y.
Itch. IIarnrv will he recalled from Utah
and proceed & Oregon, Az ! a>sum' command
Of Tie fJFrc, there
The cn;irc Territory of New N, ii 20 has
hccn constituted a new land district. Vim.
krha" has been appointed Surveyor General
aud tho land viii Soon DC brought
into market aud open G'r Irc.cmrti'n. The
Land Office has information showing the i'm.
mense richnc>S Of the soil in precious metals.
particularly the Mc>ila Valley.
The Government has resolved. il is said, To
dispatch an efficient naval fo'cc To Nicaragua
TO protect our citizens there and ensure The
opening Of the Transit route to the commerce
h. a.OGI.l
Late accounts from Paragua indicate f,v-
Oratle settlement Of cur difficulties with that
Rvpubir.
Our dispute with New Granada is not likely
to he adjusted speedily. The new ConStItu-
tion Of that country was duly >isnc,! Oh the
2!W.l Il May.
The ncw Mayor Of New Orleans, Girnrd
Stth, had some, difficulty OH tho day Of lis
Inauguration with portion Of the leaders Of
the l'aFty that elected him. Lucitn Adams
one Of the most prominent Of the OhNnNinn>
portion IT the Know Nothinga, introduced n
letter ri Mayor Stith, written pr,vi rus to the
election. pledSing himself to give the appoint
nIent Of 'hief oG Police 10 Adams, Ia continue
during his entire tenn il elected. Instead Of
dining this Mayor Stith appointed Thomas e.
ADAMS, recently merchant " g,S"l standing
I" that inTortnnt office. The existence al
this pledge had been ruMOrcd but its pIolur
ton cause great surprise.
No further demonstration against tic May
~ vas exhibited, aud he was sworn in, ~ also
vas Adams a. Chief of Police.
4 Vigilance Committee was recently rut in
operation IN Florida.
The Savannah RrpHblie0n states that it is
a political affair altogether, the victims of
which are prominent members Of the Amc,i-
can party.
Four Of them were suspended from so ina
Ny trees on the mornidg Of the cath Of June;
HwO Of whom have interesting families to de-
IDl0rc thciH murder.
Among the 200 hundred persons who FOL-
lowed them to the grave, but two were DEM
Ocrats and one Of these was the sexton.
On the evening Of the .lst Of June Hiram
" Weed, one Of the members Of the San Fran
cisco Vigilance Committee, was assaulted in
the Bar Room Of the Mctrcpoliton Hotel New
York, by Billy MMlligan. The reason given
ny Mulligan for the assault was that he wish
ell to AvcRge himself upon Weed for the active
effort he made to effect his expulsion. Weed
was considerably bruised about the heal.
John NJ. BcrnhCisel, Delegate in Congress
from Utah, publishes an appeal to the public
jim relation to the march Of the army towards
Salt Lake City. lie declares TINT the Nor.
mons professions Of peace are honest. lie
adds threat that "war will yet cnsuc il the
army still persists in pursuit Of the Mormon
people"
The steamship Men lOrL, on her way from
Glasgow to New York, was wrecked on the
Scottish coast. June 18th, the day Of her de-
parture, but no lives lost. She was fast going
to pieces, however. and fears were entertained
for her cargo.
On the lSt Of July steamer GGlend took fire
at the landing at Red Wing, Minnesota. The
origin Of the fire tx unknown. II spread with
such rapidity that the boat was soOn envelOpcd
in flames About 75 passengers were on
board, Ga Of whom were saved.
A dispatch from St. John, Now FoundIand,
dated July 9th, states that the Atlantic TCle-
graph Cable has not been heard from; ns the
Niagara is now several days over due it is
feared that the enterprise is failure.
The remains Of President Monroe arc being
AiSinterrcd and conveyed to his native Vir-
ginia.
The quantity Of lands advertised to be sold
under the Presidents proclamation in Cali
fOrnia, IL over FIVE millions Of acres.
From Kansas, We learn that the notorious
Jack Henderson has at last been arrested for