The Placer herald., 1859-01-01
EArrival of the Southern Overland Mail.

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The southern overland mall which left
St. Louis, Mo-, on Monday the 9Th of Dec,
arrived at San Francisco on Sunday last,
making the extraordinary time of 10 days
hours in the trip. This beats everything
except the Tehauntepec route. This mail
brought the Presidents message.
1t was reported on the route that Lieut..
Beal's surveying party had had fight with
the Camanche Indians. Fears were enter
tanned that the mail to Alburque had been
captured.
James Chesnut has been elected U. S.
Senator by the Legislature of South Carolina.
A Pacific RAILROAD bill will be presented
early in the session of Congress, and pressed
by the entire western delegations. 1t will
provide for equal grants of assistance per
mile, in money, lands and mail contracts to
three different routes. There seems to be no
doubt of its passage this session especially
since the strong recommendation of the
President in favor of a road.
Two Jewish Rabbis have been arrested in
the city of New York for selling lottery
tickets.
A grand mass Convention of the conser
vatye element of Kansas Territory, for the
purpose of organizing an opposition to the
Republicans, assembled at Leavenworth,
Nov Goth. The attendance was numerous
| although only six counties were represented
A thorough reunion and organization of the
Democracy was advocated and holly debated
a strong minority characterizinc such action
| as premature. A series of resolutions peti-
tioning Cangress for liberal land grants for
public Improvements denouncing the Re
publican party in favor of the exclusion of
free negroes from the future State of Kan
sas; declaring the slave question a dead
issue; advocating the opening of the Indian
reserves to settlers and the modification of
the pre- emption laws, WAS finally adopted,
with preamble determining upon the i'm
mediate organization of the Territory.
European alvces state that our Minister
at Naples, Robert Owen, is dead.
The General Land Office is in receipt of
the following approved surveys from the
Surveyor General of California, viz: Plat of
the Tomeno rancho, fually confirmed to
Thomas @. Larkin and John S. Mushroom,
/ ''t"'IN' III 10, ~ dll'l ID, llOTlD
OF range ! east; II, Is, l6 and II, north of
range l west; and lG and II, north of range
2, west Of Mount Diablo meridian, contain
ing As, 70l 1900 acres this claim is boCnd-
ed on the east by the Sacramento river
Also, plat Of the CoIusa ranch, finally con-
firmed to o. d. SempIe, situated in township
) and 2G, north Of ranges | and 2, west OF
the Mount Diablo meridian, containing q
855 94-l00 acres. Also, plat Of the rancho
Buri-Buri, finally confirmed to Jose de la
Cruz Sanchez ct di., situated in townships 3
and 4, south Of range west, and township
3 south of range 6, west of the Mount Diablo
| meridian, containing 1879 acres; this
rancho is bounded east by the bay Of San
Francisco. Also, plat Of part Of the rancho
San Antonio tiually confirmed to Antonio
Mario peralta, situated in township and g.
| south of range 3 west, and l and 2, south Of
| range A, west Of the Mount Dablo meridian.
containing lG,067 acres. Also, plat of the
rancho La Purisima Conception, finalI Y con-
tirmed to Juana Briones. situated in town
ships and Z, south of range ., and G and I,
south Of range 3, west Of the Mount Diablo
meridian, containing 4 4,43G acres.