, 1859-05-13
ARRIVAL OF THE NORTHERNER."
Latest from the States and Europe
Important from Mexico, &c.

The +. M. y. :. Co.'S steamer NOTfheIner, W. l..
DALI, commander, arrived at Browns wharf, Olyu-
pa, on Monday evening about o'clock. With the U.
s. mails, considerable freight and quite number Of
passengers; amongst whom, as we lean, aro some
nve families from California who design to make this
territory their future home.
The steamer John l.. Stephens reached San Fran
cisco the LIST inst, with large passenger list
headed with the name Of Gen. LANE. Gov. Gnoi.
sOS's name does not appear upon the list; and one
rumor has II that he had arrived at Portland Oregon
on the Brother Jonathan. We know nothing positive
Gs to the trSth Of the report.
BY this arrival, we arc placed in possession Of New
York dates Of the 9Th Of April from New Orleans to
the l2th Of that month"; and from San Francisco up
tho Sd inst. We are indebted to Mr. T. NJ. REED,
Ssent at this place for WELLS, FARGO Co.'s Express
TO FREExAN 4 Co.'S Express, and to Mr.. j. W. SUI
LvAN, Of San Francisco, for full fles Of the latest
dates. 'I
The following summary Of news Is taken, for the
most part from the columns of the S. +. Herald, Ma
t'oaai and Times.
The National Of April 27tIl announces the intclli-
gence Of the death-at IL O'Clock on the previous
evening-Of Gen. JAMES EsrELL "a prominent and in.
huential citizen Of San Francisco.
The Washington Union Of April "a, says that Ex.
Governor McMuLLIH, Of this territory Is candidate
fpT Congress In the Little Tennessee district Virginia.
in opposition to Col FLOYD, the regular Democratic
nominee
Military Road.--Lieut J. MrLLAN, Second Artil.
lsry, U. S. A., says the New York Times, in command
Of Northern Pacific Military Road Expedition to Ore.
gon, with his corps Of assistants, arrived in New
York from Baltimore, and took rooms at the Astor
liant NT,-yr u.
upon wagon road in Oregon, extending from Fort
Benton to Fort Walla-walla but was compelled to
suspend operations upon the work in consequence of
Indian hostities in the northwest. The last Congress
appropriated SlOOO 900 to enable ths officer to con.
tinue the road. Lieut.. MrLLAN sails for Oregon in
the present steamer to California and will be assisted
by the following named gentlemen, as ordered by the
Secretary of War; A. N. Engel and T. II. kolecki
Topograpbers; C. Howard, Civil Engineer; B. l..
Wesner, Astronomer; DR.. John A. Mullan Physician
and Geologist; G. c. Tallaierro and John A. Smith
General Assstantsi c. spangler, wagon-naster.
As to the extra session of Congress which was at
one time resolved by the President it was found
by Postmalterieneral Holt to be unnecessary as the
mail service could in his opinion Le continued with
out the appropriation Certificates of settled account.
are given to creditors Of the Department, and these
are negotiable in the money market aud Congress is
bound to provide for the payment of interest thereon
The southern contracts were closed to-day at fair
rates.
MeHioo'-The news from Mexico Is important, but
we have not room for details We learn from the New
Orleans Delta Of the 9th April, that on the Ist ut
our Minister to that ever distracted country, Hon
RoBERT NJ. McLANE, arrived at Vera Cruz under a
salute from Mexican battery, and also from the