The Placer herald., 1858-10-23


(Kansas) Republican, of Sept 10th, says:
The Lawrence boys have left Parks Peak
and gone to Cherry Creek, where they are
now making from IS to Sc per day in dig
ging gold. The higher they 90 up the
stream the coarser they find the gold and
more of it. They are 40 we'll pleased with
their success that they have determined to
winter in the mines. This news is the most
satisfactory and reliable Of any that we have
yet heard.
Per steamer of the 18th giving dates of
the goth September.
The most painful anxiety had been felt in
New York, and throughout the States, for
the fortnight ending September Goth, regard
ing the condition Of the Atlantic Gable.
No dispatch had been received since the frs,
Of September, and no explanation offered by
those in power, to account for the absence
of dispatches from Europe. Cyrus w. Field
stated, in a card to the public, under date of
10th September, that lie had no knowledge
Of the difficulty, but believed that the cause
Of the omission was the changes in the shore
end, and the adjusting Of new and better
Instruments at Valentia Bay. Beyond this
conjecture nothing was known. Meanwhile,
the news from Europe continues to be re-
ceived a. Of old, by the steamers
In speech delivered al New ALBANY, In
diana, VIM. H. English, author of the Kan
sas Bill, repudistes one Of its provisions by
declaring that he will vote for the admission
Of Kansas whenever she presents hersel {
with Cons tuition legally formed and ap-
proved by the people of the Territory.
1t is said that Mr.. A rpl ton intends to re-
sign the place of Assistant Secretary of
State. The cause, as stated, is the inadequa-
cy Of the salary and the routine Of drudgerv
of subordinate officers, presenting no field
of ambition for the future.
Mr.. Landers, Superintendent of the Fort
kearny South Pass and Honey Lake wagon
road, announces to the Secretary of the In
terror the opening Of the road across the
first three great ranges of the Washoe noun
ta'ns, the most difficult part of the work.
Loaded teams have already passed by this
WAY for the South Pass to the valley of the
south fork of Bear river. The Wind River
Mountain line, and that extending along the
open valleys Of Salt and Blsckfoot rivers,
will soon be finished affordng well built
road, which avoids the desert, the ferries
over Green river and the four toll bridges
on the lower stream. The road VIXEN com
pleted. will extend from the South Pass to
Pont Neuf bridge near Fort Hall, with cut
off to Hesdspeth's road to Soda S prings.
Dr. Thomas Ranev of New York, has
been appointed by the President as special
agent to accompany the re captured Africans.
and deliver them to the authorities of Ii
beria
Judge Bowlin, of Missouri, has been ap-
pointed Commissioner to Paraguay. lie
will sail, probably. within fortnight. It is
understood that the plan of proceedings in
this demonstration against Paraguay is for
the fleet to remain at Buenos Ayres or some
other convenient point, while a vessel will
convey the Commissioner to try the dispo-
sition for peace or war Of Lopez.
Beach, the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor of Massachusetts,, is about to stump
the State.
1t ia announced that the first Atlantic
steamer will be dispatched for Nicaragua on
the 6,h Of October. This project of week
ly line between New York and California
to ultimately unite with the Pacific Mail
Company, has been negotiated by Comodore
Vanderbilt, whose $50, 900 is to be Withdrawn
after October lst.
The Tehauntepec Company have launched
new iron steamer of one hundred and for
ty tons burden at New York to ply on the
river, aud advertise the Quaker City steamer
for New Orleans, to take her place on the
new line to California, pia Tehauntepec.
within few DAYS.
The Pacific Mail Company are to do the
Pacific service by contract.
Auguste Belmont has taken hold of the
lehauntepec matter, and will push it vigor-
ously.
The receipts into the treasury of the Uni
ted States were, for the week ending Sep.
tember 18th, nearly 1852, 900; an increase
over the previous week of s255OoO. The
amount on deposit is over S14,5o0,OOO of
which $40, 900 is in New York, and ST.
100000 have been ordered transferred.
Judge lngraham. of the New York Su
preme Court recently decided that legacy
left to the Roman Catholic Church, "for the
good OF the legatee's soul' was invalid. be-
cause no such institutions was known to
the Corporate Court Of the State; moreover,
the object of the bequest was not recognized
by statute.
The authorities at the Quarantine, Station
Island, had erected wooden shantes for the
temporary accommodation of patients, and
the quarantine regulations were being strict
ly enforced. A torchlight procession of cit
liens took place on the night of Sept. 8,
during which the Health Office and the ed-
tors of the New York Times and Erpress
were burned in Efigy. The Quarantine
buildings are to be rebuilt permanently, of
stone and iron, against the protest of the
Staten Islanders Capt Rich, of the Marines,
and Capt. Locke, u. S. revenue boa. dino