, 1859-12-23
Arrival Of the Pacific in Columbia River,
LATE NEWS by THE OVERLAND MAIL.


LATE NEWS by THE OVERLAND MAIL.
The steamer Pacific arrived in Coum6,
river on the 18th inst, with dates from
San Francisco to the llth inst, and from
St. Louis, by the overland mail, to Nov.
18th.
We are indebted to Purscr MAYHEM, Of
the steamer CoiohtE, and to Hon. ]. D.
BmEs, Speaker Of the House OF Represent.
atiyes, for late Portland and San Francisco
papers.
From the papers received, We clip the
following summary Of ucws si
FARE TO THE EAsT.-The price Of passage
on the Uncle Sam, which left San Francis.
co on the 9th inst, was as follows: Upper
Saloon $lT5; First Cabin $I32 so SEC
ond Cabin $50; Steerage $50 so.
FL PAso, Nov. 24-By the San Aulo.
nio and San Diego Mail which arrived
here last,night, we have dates from New
Orleans 10 >the 18th inst, and San Auto.
Mo to the Nth. The news from the Rio,
Grande frontier is startling. Brownsville
has been captured by the bandit Cortimos
100 Americans kiled-thc place sacked
and burnt. Cortimos has gathered around
him force of some 1900 men, well armed.
WRECK OF THE SHIP ROYAL CHAmERD-
FoUR HuNDRED LIVES LosT-The follow
ing important item Of news is taken frOm
the. Liverpool Times Of the 9th October:
The public will learn with Overwhelming
grief, that the splendid vessel, the Royal
Charter, was totally lost on the 26th 0ct.,
in Neuffa Red Bay, near Bangor. The
melancholy intelligence which reached )us
luto last night, was brief, but we fear too
true. or upwards Of 400 persons who were
on board, only ten are said 10 have been
saved. There is some hope, however, that
the statement is exaggerated bat under
the circumstances, the loss of life, It is to
be feared, has been immense. The ship
had about half million in gold on board
The receipts into the United States
Treasury for the week ending Nov H.
amounts to $4,000, being q reduction
from the amount on hand the previous
week of hearty $l25,0OO. Tho amount
suhject to draft is $4, ,74l 900.
A. G. Peschy, Esq, on able lawyer and
an early citizen of California, has been elee-
ted a. Senator in the Legislature Of that
State, from San Francisco, to fill the vacan-
cy occasiohed by the resignation Of Gen.
Williams. Peachy was nominated by the
Democracy. He was elected by heavy
majority.
Il. &. Paige, known as DOlO, Jr., com
mitted suicide in San Francisco, on the lth
Dec.
The Washington correspondent Of tho
n. Y. Times, says that dispatches have
been received from the British Government,
relative to the San Juan affair, in which q
desire is expressed for an amieable settlement
of the matter.
Dates from St. Louis to the nth Nov,
were received at San francisco by the over
land mail.
Stephen A. Douglas had been dangerous
ly i'll at Washington. His disease was
.gout, which had extended from the feet TO
the stomach. At last accounts he was
thought to be out of danger.
THE ELECr1oxs.-The election in tho
State Of New York, on the 9Th Nov. was
closely contested The opposition carried
the day, though by greatly reduced majori-
tics. For Secretary of State the contest
was very close between Jones, Dem, and
Leavenworth, opp, and the result was not
determined at the last date, though Leaven-
worth was supposed to be elected by small
majority.
Charles S. Oldon (Opposition) is without
doubt, elected Governor of New Jersey BY
1000 majority The Legislature will stand
as follows: Senate-l2 Democrats, 5 Re
publcans, and l American House-2g
Democrats, % Republicans, and 8 Ameri-
cans.
The Democrats carried their State ticket
and a majority of both branches of the Leg
islature of Maryland II is reported, how
ever, that the opposition (Know-nothingl
candidate for State Treasurer, was defeated
by the fraud and violence of the Plug Ug-
lies in Baltimore. He will contest the cleo
ton before the Legislature
The Republicans carried Massachusetts
by large though reduced majorities. Banks
is reelected Governor by vote of So, 4OO
over Butler, Dem, who received S5, l1S.-