The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-11-24
DOMESTIC SUMMARY.

OF ERROR REFUsED.-Richmond, Nor 49,
The petition of John Brown for writ of error
to the judgment rendered in the Circuit Court of
Jefferson county was presented in the Supreme
Court of Appeals yesterday. The court to-day
refused to award writ of error, being of the
opinion that the judgment of the Circuit Court
is plainly right The execution of the prisoner,
therefore, takes place on the I'd of December.
Judges Allen, Daniel, Moncure, Lee, and Rob.
ertson, were on the bench.
Four DAYS LATER FROM CALIFoRNIA.-,St
Louis, Mo-, Non. l8.-The overland mail has
arrived, bringing California dates of the 18th
ultimo.
The accounts from Carson Valley and Walker
River mines continue to excite great attention.
A stampede of Californians in that direction
has already commenced, and promises to equal
the EN- gration to Frazer River. These mines
are on the east side of the Sierra Nevada and
are supposed TO extend from Honey Lake on
the north to Walkers River on the south, a
distance Of two hundred miles. The principal
discovery yet announced is called Gold Hill. 1t
is a mound sixty feet high, FIVE thousand long,
and two thousand wide, and lies twenty miles
north of Carson Valley. 1t is traversed by veins
of aurifeIous quartz, part of which, when de-
composed, realized from $500 to $4,000 per
ton.
Large quantities of silver ore continued to ar
rive from Carson Valley at San Francisco for
shipment to Europe.
Emigration in the spring will probably re-
suit in the complete exploration Of the whole
country east of the Sierra Nevada, and the
discovery of equally rich mines to any in Cali
fornia.
Gov. Weller had appointed Judge H. P.
,Arl, Is II
Senator, to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Mr.. Broderick. The new Senator was to
leave for Washington on the steamer of Nov
9TH.
The loss by the previously reported Coulter
vile fire amounted to $4,000.
The committee appointed at the recent Paci
6c Railroad Convention had published report
the immediate organization of
a company to construct a road from San Fran
cisco to Stockton, with view to its ultimate
extension to the boundary of the States
Col. Lander, superintendent of the Fort Kear-
ney and Honey Lake wagon road expedition,
had completed his work for the season, and
was about to repair to Washington, having On
hand an unexpended balance of $4,000, his
stock purchased in Missouri last spring at $3.50
per head having been sold for the benefit of the
Government at over 5000 per head.
Business was more active at San Francisco,
but without improvement in prices. Some of
the leading staples by recent arrivals had been
sold at low figure 5000 boxes adamantine
candles had been sold during the week at l91
Ga 20 cents.
Coffee was firm, with an upward tendency
Rice Is cents per ID. Coal steady, with indi-
cations of improvement in price. No stock of
Eastern syrup. Provisions lower. Mess pork
quoted SIG, without sales; extra clear, Sl8.
Bacon, slow sales at l22 cents. American
syrups heavy, and lower. Sugar declining
There was speculative movement in French
wines.
LATER FBoM TExAs-CoNTRADICToRY Re-
PORTS IN RELATION TO THE FALL OF Browns
Orleans, Nor. le.-The Indian
ola Courier of the 18th says, an express from
the sheriff of Nueces county has arrived there,
and reports that "Cortinas, with 1900 men
and nine cannon, is in full possession of the
Rio Grande, from Brownsville to Roma. His
forces are securing the country, and all mail
west of the Nueces river have
been cut off,
Corpus Christi, however, was not threatened
Capt Tobin, with $50 men from Corpus Christi,
we're reported to have been defeated, and it
was thought had been cut off.
The reports, however, were conflicting, and
are probably exaggerations. No Brownsville
dates are given.
The latest reliable reports are by letters to
New Orleans merchants, dated Brownsville, on
The evening of the 4th, when Cortinas had
made no attack on the town, nor had any in
diligence been received that he had further
extended the field of his operations than in
heir Immediate vicinity.
The FUGITIVE SLAVE CASE AT HYANSIs-
Mass, Nor. l9.-The evidence in
he fugitive slave case was finished on Thurs
lay evening, and the arguments of counsel
yesterday.
Hon. Caleb Gushing and Mr.. Sanford spoke
about an hour and half each. In closing,
the defence relied entirely upon the want of
ocal jurisdiction the chief position, and the
charge Of Judge Allen fully sustained the views
IF the counsel on this point.
The Jury were out about two hours, and re-
,urned verdict of not guilty. The verdict
yives general satisfaction. The second indict
nent, for procuring the return of the fugitive,
vas continued to the appeal term. 1t will
probably never be called up.
ANOTHER SpEcK OF Wars. Louis, Nor.
,0.-The Republican has Washington dis
patch, stating that the Government has deter
mined upon the seizure of the northern States
If Mexico, and that six companies of artillery
rom Fort Monroe and two from Fort Leaven-
worth have been ordered to proceed immedi-
.tely to Brownsville.
he future will be secured by reconstruction
# the boundary better than that of the Rio
3rande,