The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-07-14
DOMESTIC SUMMARY.

FoRNIA-S. Louis, July 5.-The overland
mail has arrived with San Francisco dates to
the 18th ult.
Great political excitement prevails thro gh.
out the State Mr. Weller would probably be
renominated for Governor by the Lecompton
Democracy and John Curry would be the An
ti-Lecompton candida e.
Business was dull at San Francisco, and
most ofthe leading staples had declined. Money
was scarce, but the next shipment eastward
would be large.
Accounts from the mines are favorable
Arrived at San Francisco, ship Mary Sutton,
from Hong Kong.
Advices from Oregon state that the Legisa
lature had adjourned without eectng q. s.
Senator.
j. J. Stevens had been nominated for Con-
gress by the Democrats of Washington Terri
tory.
The shipment Of gold dust from Victoria in
May amounted to $245,0 but the accounts
from the Frazer river mines are extremely I'M
favorable. Crowds of emigrants were return
ing to California and many others settling in
Oregon and Washington. Charles A. Angel
was in jail at Victoria, harged with embez-
cling 8 10000 to $4,000 from the custom house
at that place.
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be gratifed to learn, that last evening a change
for the better had taken place in his health
and, although still in rather a critical condi-
ton, hopes are entertained that he will con-
tinue to improve-Phld Press.
Mrs. Everett, wife of Hon. Edward Everett,
was the daughter of the late Peter c. Brooks,
of Boston, the richest man in New England.
Two sisters survive her-the wives of Rev. Dr.
rockingham, Of Boston, now in Europe and
of Charles Francis Adams, the son of John
Quincy Adams and Representative to Congress
from Massachusetts.
CONTINUED ILLNESS OF RUFUs CHoATE.-
Mr. Rufus Choate who sailed from Boston in
the steamship Europa, on Wednesday, for Liv-
erpool was obliged to leave the steamer at
Halifax, OH account of the feeble state of his
health.
New ROUTE To BALTIMORE AND WASHING
ToN.-Redding, Pa, July IA meeting was
held Yesterday at Ephrata, for the purpose of
organizing the Reading and Columbia railroad,
being the last link to complete the connection
between New York and Baltimore and Wash
ington, via the East PENNSYLVANIA Railroad
The county of Lancaster, the cities of New
York, Reading, and Columbia and the villages
along the route, were largely represented. The
meeting, by unanimous vote, directed the
commissioners to open the books for subscrp-
ton of stock.
From SALT LAKE.-H. Lo,nS, July 4.-Later
advices from Salt Lake state that Judge Ora
dlebaugh, who had Just returned from his cir
cult, had issued, during his tour, nearly one
hundred warrants against persons engaged in
the Mountain Meadow massacre, and various
other murders.
The Judge says, that for eighty miles along
his route, before reaching Santa Clara, he found
human skeletons on almost every camping
ground, many of whom we're probably murdered
last winter by the Indians. he also says that
eighty white men were Concerned ia the mas
sacre OF Mountain Meadow. He saw no church
officials along the route.
The RAILROAD TRAGEDY-Hon. SCHUYLER
Colfax informs us, under date of Friday even
ing, in note written in the cars, that two
bodies were taken out of the ravine where the
accident occurred, Thursday afternoon. They
were completely buried in the sand The first
one was discovered by the toe of his boot being
noticed. One of these persons is named Camp
bell, the other is not known,
This morning, the body of Miss Regain was
found in the st. Joseph river, less than a mile
below the fatal creek She was identified bv
Mr. Winery, of South Bend, lat whose house
her mother died. by her dress.
Pieces Of clothing have been found today by
the workmen at the wreck, bat up 10 5 O'Clock
p. NJ. no more bodies, The whole number of
dead thus far discovered is forty-one.
Before the work Of rebuilding the culvert is
commenced, the people of Mishawauka have
determined on excavating the ground, to see if
more bodies cannot be found. This course was
determined upon at public meeting held in
that place on Wednesday evening. Chicago
Press
The Hon. II. S. Bennett made speech at
McNutt on the 9th inst in favor of the slave
trade. Though the political editor of this paper
differed from Judge Bennett in the main, vet
he does him but Justice in saying that his speech
was able, and his views were warmly approved
by many who heard him. Grenada Locono-
tee.
THE BALLOON EXPRESS BAG Os,oeoo.
July 5.-The express bag sent by the u. S.
in the balloon Atlantic, was picked up yester
day on the Lake, six miles west of this CITY, 1t
contains over forty letters to New York cores
pondents, among which is draft of 81 900 on
a New York bank. The package will be for
warded by express this afternoon.
The trial Of Jennings, Lowe, Mitchell, and
Davis, for kidnapping, was commenced at
Cleveland, Ohio, yesterday, when molle prose
quis were entered in their case, and those OF
the Oberlin rescuers who awaited trial; and the
prisoners on both sides were discharged
The royal mail steamship Persia sailed from
New York yesterday for liverpool with upward
of $750,GGG in specie and '230 passengers
Among the passengers are William Moore, the
British Consul at New Orleans; Hon. John
Van Buren, Ex-President Comonfort Senator
Benjamin; Hon. Samuel Beardsley Hon. and
Mrs. George Eustis, of New Orleans.
Mr. George Sumner delivered the Fourth of
July Grafton on Monday before the city authori-
ties of Boston, in which he discoursed intelli-
gently and eloquenty of foreign and American
politics,