, 1860-06-29
PIJGET SOUND HERALD.
STEEACOOM, ". T. FRIDAY. JUNE %, 1860.



Mons. Blondin announces in the New York
papers that he will perform the feat OF rope
walking over the Niagara Falls on stills.
The japanese at Washington say that every
thing is perfect in the United States.
M. Chaplin, artist for LesLies Pictorial, Is
charged with having borrowed sketch book Of
the Japanese artist to look at one moment, and
icft with it for New York. They are highly in
dignant, and say it is the first act Of trcachery
practised on them by the Americans.
Col. Colt presented the Embassy with speci.
mems Of his revolving firearms
The N. Y. Herald says that some Of the jour
mails in Texas prefer 10 Lane for Vice-President
on the ticket with Houston, and others think
that Daniel s. Dickinson will make good second
TO Sam. Both these gentlemen would no doubt
decline the honor Of acting as bob to the tail
Of Old San JacintO's kite.
A meeting Of Democrats in favor Of sustaining
the nominations to be made at Baltimore, was to
have been held at New York. Rusk, Of AFkan-
sas, Hamilton Of Texas, and Clngman, Of North
Carolina, were to speak.
It is announced that Sam Houston will run as
an Independent candidate for President.
gone to South America.
Breyet Lieut. Col. George Norman, Qlajor Sd
Artillery and Major Gabriel Rains, 4th Infantry,
are ordered to Join, without delay, the head
quarters Of their respective regments-the for
nier at San Francisco, and the latter at Fort Van.
couyer Gen. Harney has leave Of absence for
twelve months, and Col. Wright will, in future,
take charge Of the Department Of the State Of
Oregon. aA
E Randolph Hardin, Of Georgia, and R P,
Flonken, Of PENNSYLVANIA, have been appointed
and confirmed as Associate Judges Of Utah, in
place Of the two recently removed there. Thus
has the Keystone State another incumbent on the
civil list
When the news Of Lincoln's nomination reach.
ed Springfield, his friends were greatly excited,
and fastened to inform "0ld Abe" Of it. He
could not be found at his Office or at home; but
after some minutes the messenger discovered him
out Ia field with parcel Of boys, having
pleasant game Of townbalL All his comrades
threw up their hats immediately, and commenced
to hurrah. Abe grinned considerably, scratched
his head, aud said, "Go on, boys, don't let such
nonsense spoil good game" The boys did 60
on with their bawling, but not with the game Of
ball. They got out an oil cannon, and made Il
ring while the tall sucker went home to think Of
his chances.
Tho Buffalo C6mmereial Adcsrtiser, Fillmore's
home organ, supports Lincoln, and says at Is
the plain duty Of every old Wing aud American,
who hopes 10 do any good Tor bis country In this
compaign, 10 come up Squaraly TO he flag, and
pledge AbFam Lincoln al the aid and comfort
which a true man's help can give him."
A company Of forty men, supposed to be
Mornons, have arrived at Carson City from Salt
Lake. They report having met no Indians, but
found two Uf the bodies Of the express riders
and buried them.
The formal aud final interment Of Major
0rnsby took place at Carson Ci y on the 9th
The ST Louis Democrat remarks: Anoth r
Pony Exrress from California has arrived, with
details Of news from all parts Of the Pacific Cuast,
little over eleven days old. tits 10 be drplorcd
that one Of the riders employed to carry this ex
press across the cont nent was killed by the In.
diana on the plains betwcea Camp Floyd and
Carson Valley, which delained the express .
d.Iy aud hall, and came near causing the loss
Of II entirely. Now, IS trihing as tbis OccuFrcnte
may seem, L calls loudly Tor action on the part
Of the government Hundreds Of troops arc
idling away their time in Utah, whom, if pro-
ptrly distributed Ut convenient distances along
the Pony Express route, would protect the r.
ders and the valuable property entrusted to their
care. - s- vi +aa,ea
The New York papers announce the death Of
Samuel Griswold Goodrich, the Peter Parley'
Of our younger days
The Texas delegates, who seced d frm tie
Charleston Convention, published an address in
the New Orleans Delta, justDing their action.
Ono paragraph says: "No withdrew with eight
Southern States, and the partial delegation of
two Others. California and Oregon stood ready to
move with the balance Of the Southern States left
who introduced resolution laying down their ul-
timatum, repudiating squatter sovereignty, and
which i to Be acted upon by tho adjourned Con-
Vention that assemblies In Baltimore"
The report is repeated in very positive form,
in the tslegraphic dispatches from Washington
" the Cincinnati Gazette, that Mr.. Everett will
not be candidate for Vice-Presdent
A correspondent Of New York paper says
Archbishop Hughes will be made Cardinal, IN
October, an honor which would have been con-
ferrcd upon Bishop England, Of South Carolina,
but for bis carly death, and oracularly adds--it
is seriously whispered that, should the Pope be
deprived Of his political power at Rome, very
probable event be will shake from his sandals
che dust Of that city, and remove the Holy See,
may be, TO St. Louis Plus cOgjecturing that he
may not liYe 10 carry out his plan, wishes TO
adorn the American Archbishops astute head
with Cardinal's hat a. the preliminary step
toward securing successor who has energy,
genius, will and knowledge Of the New Cont.
ncnt.
There are in the United States 4s Roman
Catholic archbiahops and bishops, mitered ab.
hats a,td QQQa aar,,lar NJ A r,.lisio,ta r,r;,ata