, 1860-10-05
General HIews.

BY the overland mail from Sacramento,
which arrived here on Thursday last, we
have news from that city to Sept. %, and
from St. Louis to Sept. IL.
We are indebted to the Portland Daily
Adrsrf,ser of the 28th and 29th ult, for
the following summary of news:
SACRAMENTO, Sept "a, 1860
Poney Express arrived at Miller's Sta
ton this morning, with St. Louis dates to
Sept. llth, inclusive.
FILuBUsTER WALKER CAPTURED.
ST. Louis, Sept. ia dispatch from
New Orleans states that the Filibusters
under Walker, who captured Truxello some
time since, have in turn been captured by a
British man-of-war. The vessel arrived be-
fore the town and summoned Walker to
surrender, an order which he obeyed, with
eighty men, In the engagement which
preceded the surrender, Walker was Sc
Verely wounded, and one Of his colonies
killed. What the British vessel will do
with the captives remains to be seen.
THE PACIFIC TELEGRAPH. -r...
The New York Herald learns that there
is now fair prospect Of having contin-
uous line Of Telegraph completed from the
western boundary Of the Pacific, within the
line prescribed by the terms of the bill pass.
ed at the last session Of Congress. The
work is to be carried through by the West
ern Telegraph Co., who propose to build
and equip the line according to contract
within twenty months. r. 'T- .a I
Boston, Sept. l0th.-Joseph e. Thayer,
we'll known cotton dealer, hung bimself
in his store, No. "a India Wharf, this af-
ternoon. .., ID .a,F ..r.....-. .4.. -.s'
700 ir ELECTIONS IN MAINE. .bfo oja
Dates from Portland, Me-, up to Sept.
I0th-ll P. NJ .,.-4g. n, 5s ,.l-.'
The election for State officers and mem
bers Of Congress took place to-day. The
vote was the largest ever polled in the
State sll6 towns gave Washburn, (Rep. }
33, ,4S5; Smart, J23,S4l; Barnes, 1920
Last year the same towns gave Morril &C.
SIP; Smith, 2O,llS. Republican majority
now S,642; last year. 6,452. Republican
gain, 2, 100 Probably all six Republican
candidates for Congress are elected, and
the entire Republican State ticket. ,..
ATTACK ON THE OVERLAND NAIL sTATIoN-Two
MEN MURDERED.
Our city was greatly alarmed and ex-
cited on Tuesday last, by the arrival Of a
messenger, bringing intelligence that the
mail station in the canyon, called Holland
vile Station, about thrty-6Ve miles from
this city, on the TETON road, had been at
tackled by Mexicans and two men killed.
A. Ridley, Esq, U. S. Sheriff, Immediate
ly started for the scene Of the murder; but
we regret to say was unable to discover
anything Of the murderers. fr. .#r
1t appears that early in the morning the
men were engaged in front of the house,
when a party of Mexicans, two or three,
came from the back Of the house, and com
menced shooting. One Of the men ran up
the road, he was shot at and wounded; the
other ran into the house. took up his pistol
aud went up the road, turning round and
firing at the Mexicans He was killed on
the road; the other was able to shelter
himself in clnmp Of willows and when the
murderers passed away, be crawled back to
the house, and on to a bed, and was thus
found by the person who brought the intel
ligence. He died on Wednesday night
The names of the murdered men are-J. T.
Williams, Milmaukie, Wis; and G. W.
Laughly, Bebrom, Licking county, Ohio
Los AHgeLes Star. rf.I ta-fr
rT @ MISCELLANEOUS. ". 70.
Managua, July 20, ls60--N Nothing fur
ther has been heard as to Walkers where
abouts, but great alarm and excitement are
said to exist on account of bis supposed
proximity to the country, and the foreign
residents more particularly the Americans
ARE regarded with suspicion, and treated
with great coolness by the authorities and
people. ..r..
A Russian built brig, carrying the New
Granadian flag, with about forty passengers
on be I'd, principally Americans, from San
Francisco, had arrived at La Union, on the
Pacific. Their destination is said to be
Honduras Possibly they intend joining
General Walker. a
Some difficulties which have been appre-
hended in Canada, on account of religious
Jealousy, appeCr to have commenced, and
bid fair to be someT hat serious. The
Prince Of Wales and his suite arrived at
Kingston, on the 4th inst, when the Or
angemen assembled in great force, dressed
in their regalia, to receive him. The Duke
of Newcastle, according to his previously
announced intention, refused to allow the
Prince to land unless all party demonstra-
tions were dispensed with. The Orange
men refused to make the desired concession
and the Royal party remained on board
The most intense excitement preVailed. and