The Nevada Democrat. [volume] (Nevada, Calif.) 1854-1863, 1860-04-25
.RUTvAL OF THE PONY EXPRESS.

The PONY Express arrived at Carson City, at four
o'clock on Sunday morning, with dates from st.
Louis to April 18th, and from St. Joseph to the 18th
II was detained six hours at Roberts creek on ac-
count of the horses being off by the Indians, but
the time through was made in eight days and nine
teen hours From the dispatches to the Union we
make up the following summary:
In Rhode Island the Democrats have elected their
candidates for Governor, Lieut. Governor, and At
torney General, by about l4Oo majority. The Re
publicans have small majority in both branches Of
the Legislature.
The Republican majority in Connecticut, for
Governor was about LOO; and the Republicans
have majority Of two to one in both branches Of
the Legislature.
At the municipal election in Trenton, New Jer-
sey, the Democrats elected their candidate for May
or by 400 majority; the opposition elected major
ity Of the council.
In Wisconsin, at the town elections the Repuli-
cans have gained. In Indiana, the town elections
were claimed by both parties.
There is nothing additional of Importance from
Vera Cruz A third vessel of Marin's expedition
had been captured by one Juarez's steamers Our
government has not yet determined what to do with
the prizes and steamers captured at Vera Cruz.
The bill to admit Kansas into the Union, under
the Wyandotte Constitution, has passed the House
by vote of l32 to 90. Only three members from
the slaye-hoding States voted for the bill, and
many as six members from the free States must
have voted against it.
The bill furnishing poligamy in the Territories.
passed the House by vote l49 to 60. A substitute
for this BILL offered by Mr.. McClernard, dividing
Utah Territory between Pixies Peak and Washoe
was rejected by vote of 30 tn l59 Immediately
after the passage Of the antpoligamy bill, Lovejoy
of Illinois, commenced an abolition speech, which
came near resulting in fight but order was finally
restored.
The Judiciary Committee Of the House have
made report on the Presidents Protest, dissenting
from Mr.. Buchanan's views upon the subject Of
Congressional Investigations.
| Great excitement was created in Concord, Mass.
caused by the arrest Of one +. b. Sanborn, by the
Deputy Sergeant at Arms Of the U. S. Senate for
refusing to appear before the Harper's Ferry Com
mittee. The deputy Sergeant-at-Arms, accompa-
MED by deputy U. S. Marshal and other officers,
proceeded to Sanborns residence late at night Of
April Sd. Sanborn seized by the officers, hand
cuifed and taken to a carriage. He struggled vio-
lently and the members Of his family screamed
murder" etc. The excitement spread through the
town. the carriage stopped and broken to pieces,
and Sanborn was taken from the officers and de-
tanned until a writ Of habeas corpus was issued by
Judge Ioar Of the Supreme Court. The next day
he was taken before the Supreme Court at Boston,
and after a hearing discharged. The opinion
was delivered by Chief Justice Shaw, and the pris-
oner was discharged on the ground that the writ
was directed to the Sergeant-at-arms, and he could
not depute the authority to another The question
as to whether the Senate had the right to order
such arrests was not decided. The officers who
arrested Sanborn were Afterwards arrested for as
sault and battery, taken before Justice Of the
Peace, and held to bail for their appearance.
1t is stated that the President is preparing mes
sage on Mexican affairs, which he intends sending
into Congress.
European News.
The intelligence from Europe is of considerable
interest.
Central Italy, including the Romagna, has been
formally annexed to Sardinia, and Savoy to France.
1t is said that the Pope has written minatory let
ter to King Victor Emanuel, breaking off all rela-
tions and telling his majesty that he viii consider
himself communicated. His Holiness will not
yet launch bull against the people of Sardinia.
The lie Nord says: cat the moment the bull
Eliminates, the cities of Milan, Genoa, Leghorn,
Bologna and Florence have agreed to illuminate
and give the character Of national celebration to
the event."
The French troops in Lombardy were being with
drawn, and the first battalion had arrived at Savoy
The Sandman troops in Savoy were to be sent
to Tuscany, and the Tuscan army is to be incorpo
rated with that of Sardinia
Hostilities between Spain and Morocco have been
suspended, and an armistice agreed upon as pre-
liminary to peace.