The Placer herald., 1860-03-17
Eastern News.

BY arrivals, overland and by steamers,
quite budget Of news has been received
during the week, and not the least interest
ing and unpleasant to Californians, is the in
formation that the Pacific Mail Steamship
Co.. and the Vanderbilt Line have consoli-
dated, and that opposition has ceased. 1t
is rumored that the Opposition will run their
steamers trimonthly.
Mr. Gwin has introduced a resolution into
the Senate that the Committee on Post Of
fees and Post Roads be instructed to inquire
into the expedency of establishing daily
post line of coaches from Sacramento to
Portland, Oregon. 1t was agreed to. He
also offered a resolution that the same Com
mittee be instructed to inquire into the ex-
pediency of dividing the Post Office agency
on the Pacific coast, so as to have one agent
for California and one for Oregon and Wash
ington
Mr.. Gwin has also reported bill for the
construction of Il Telegraph from the Allan
tic to the Pacific.
Burch has introduced bill into the House
granting to the State of California public
lands within the limits of said State, to aid
in the construction of roads therein. lie
also presented concurrent resolutions of the
Legislature of the State Of California, asking
donation Of land for railroad purposes.
The National Union Executive Committee
have decided to hold Nominating Conven-
ton at Baltimore. The time is to be desg-
mated hereafter.
The Democrats Of Connecticut have nomi-
mated Thomas Fl. Seymour for Governor.
The National Union Club at New York
have published an address, nominating John
Minor Bolts, of Virginia, for President, and
Thomas Corwin, of Ohio, for Vice President.
The Committee of Ways and Means of the
House Of Representatives at Washington,
has reported the fiscal annual blll making
appropriations for the construction and pre-
servaton of Notifications. 1t approprates
100000, of which Fort Point (Cal) gets
$4,000, and Alca.ras Island (Ca.) gets
$4,000.
The Virginia Democratic State Conven-
ton met, and adjourned without expressing
a preference for the Presidency.
The political committees of all parties are
engaged in distributing from Washington
immense numbers of political documents, in
anticipation of the early abolition of the
tranking privilege.
Telegraphic intelligence confirms previous
statements that Miramon would march to-
ward Vera Cruz about this time with a
large force. The recent publications of
Liberal successes were mainly fabricated for
effect, and are now exposed. 1t is quite pro.
bable the Administration will issue positive
instructions to the principal naval officer at
Vera Cruz to land troops for the protection
of American citizens and property, unless
Miramon will give guaranty. This step
may lead to most serious consequences, and
if ordered, it will be with the full expecta-
tation of collision with the invading forces
The people of Chicago are taking steps to
memorialze Congress to establish Branch
Mint at that place.
Judge SmalIey, Chairman of the Demo
cratic National Committee, has been to
Charleston to make arrangements for hold.
ing the Presidential Convention. lie secur-
ed the Charleston Institute, which is suffi
cienLly large for the purposes required. 1t
will accommodate nearly three thousand per-
sons. He says ample accommodations will
be made for all persons Gesirous of at,
tending the Convention.
An arrival of 23d January, from Hayti,
reports the Haytiens as making great pre-
paratons to honor John Browns memory
The obsequies were to come off on the Goth
The Harper's Ferry raid occasioned much
excitement among them. A journal, La
Progress is in mourning for the hero Brown.
On the goth, mass was chanted in CONNIE
moration "of the frightful martyrdom of the
abolitionst, John Brown, by the infamous
ruffians of the Southern portion of the Ame
rican Union"
Foreign News.
Bv the steamers Arabia and Borussia
which arrived at New York on Saturday,
the 18th of February, we have foreign in
telligence to the 4th:
1t is now stated as appearing certain that
the annexation of Central Italy to Sardinia
will be left to popular suffrage, and that
there will be mo foreign Intervention, but
Italy for Italians" This, it is said, is the
policy of France and England