San Andreas independent., 1858-07-17
ARRIVAL OF THE
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SAN FRANcIsco, July 18TH, P M.-The
steamer Golden Age arrived this evening with
the mails and passengers.
The first session of the present Congress
finally adjourned on the l4th day of June,
after having passed about two hundred acts,
about one-fourth of which were of public
character Among the acts passed are the
following: An act to admit the State of Min
nesota, and an act to admit the State of Kansas;
an act to authorize the President of the United
States, in conjunction with the State of Texas,
to run and mark the boundary lines between
the territories of the United States and the
State of Texas; an act extending the land laws
east of the Cascade Mountains, in Oregon and
Washington Territories.
The appropriations made at this session are
stated in various quarters at over $50, ,000, 900.
Immediately on the adjournment of Con-
gress, the President called an extra session of
the Senate, which remained in session couple
of days, to attend to some executive business.
There were two challenges to mortal COM
bat passed between Senators, toward the close
of the session, but there was no duel
During the debate on the army appropria-
ton bill, sharp words passed between Senators
Benjamin and Davis, which resulted in chal-
lenge on the part of Senator Benjamin, but the
affair was adjusted on the following day. by
the interposition of friends. On account of
words spoken in debate, Senator Gwin chal-
lenged Senator Wilson. Mr.. Wilson is op-
posed to dueling, and will not engage in one.
but he had expressed his determination, on a
former occasion, to defend himselfif attacked.
Senators Seward Crittenden and Davis took
the matter in hand, and settled it satisfactorily
to the belligerents without fight.
The following are among the appointments
recently confirmed by the Senate: Surveyor
General of Utah, J. c. Hayes James Tilton
Surveyor of Washington Territory; Ira Munson.
Registerof Land Office at San Francisco nice
w. w. Gift.
The Vigilance Committee of New Orleans
was fizzle;- some of the streets were barrica-
ded with bales of cotton, inhammatory pla-
cards were posted, infammatory speeches
were made, and bloody collision between the
forces of the vigilantes and the authorities
seemed, for few days, inevitable; but like
some other inevitable things, it did not take
place.
The election, which is represented as yery
quiet and orderly, resulted in the success of
the American ticket, headed by Mr.. Stith as
Mayor, and when this fact became known, the
Viglantes quietly surrendered their assumed
power and withdrew from the contest Two
or three men were killed or badly wounded
during the excitement of the affair, anon!
whom was j. P. White, prominent none,
broker, who is said to have furnished the Wig
ilantes with their cotton bales for barricades
Immense damage to property and consider
able loss of life have resulted from recen
floods at the west, particularly along the Mis-
sissippi river. The city of Cairo, at the juno
ton of the Ohio and Mississippi, has been en-
tirely inundated by the breaking away of the
levee-many of the inhabitants escaping in
boats from 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. Berret, the democratic
candidate. There was some fighting in var-
Gus parts of the city, but all disturbances were
speedily quelled by the special mounted police
Several persons were wounded, but not fatally
John P. Hale has been reelected to the U.
s. Senate from New Hampshire, for six years
from the 4th of March next
UTAH. Conflicting stories had reached
Washington in regard to the condition of af-
fairs at Great Salt Lake, but the latest and
probably most reliable intelligence is that
brought to the capital by Col Kane, bearer
of dispatches from Gov. Cummings to the Pres
ident, which reports the " Saints" as peaceably
disposed, and determined to emigrate to So
nora. A despatch from Washington dated 10th
June, says, "Col. Kane arrived here last night
with dispatches from Governor Cummings
and delivered them to the President. The
general impression is, that the war is at an
end. All the northern settlements are evacu-
ated, with exception of the few Mormons left
to guard the public property at Salt Lake City
and beside these there are no Mormons within
40 miles of that city south. Seventy Mormon
families applied to Gov Cummings for protec.
tion and assistance to return to the States"
Boston was visited by destructive fire.
Loss from S15O,oOo to 100000. The Corin.
THAN Hall was destroyed
Foreign News.
Lord Stanley had succeeded Lord Ellenbo-
rough on the India Board, and had been sue
ceeded as Colonial Secretary by Sir. E. Bull
wer Lytton.
In the House of Commons, the Government
stated that if British cruisers had been board
ing American vessels, as reported, immediate
explanations would be given, and that the
commander of the squadron had been ordered
to make every inquiry into the subject, and to
treat vessels bearing the American flag, with
the greatest caution and forbearance.
The London Times takes the occasion to
read homilies upon the propriety OF putting an
end to the anti-savery crusade,D as sure to
br;no on a collision sooner or later between
England and the United States.
The Atlantic Telegraph bill had passed the