The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-07

BY the arrival Of the overland mail we have ad-
vices from San Francisco to the l4th ult. The
news is important. Hon. Milton S. Latham was in
augurated as Governor on the 9th nominated
by the democratic Legislative caucus on the
10th for United States Senator, and elected to
that Office on the next day. The vote stood
Latham, (dem.) 81; Edmund Randolph, Camille.
compton dem) Is; o. L. Shaft, (rep) 3. Mr..
Latham was to leave San Francisco on the 5th
inst. for Washington. He is elected to fill the
term of the late Senator Broderick, which expires
in 1868, and will supersede Mr.. Haun, who was ap.
pointed by the Governor of California, during re.
cess Of the Legislature. Mr.. Latham was q mem
Der of the House of Representatives in 1854, and
acquitted himself with credit he is . native of
Ohio, but emigrated to Alabama in 1874, and from
thence to California. His election to the United
States Senate was surprise, not only to his COM
petitors, but to the public.
The overland mail brings intelligence of the total
loss Of the steamship Northerner, Captain Dali, on
the 9Th ult., of Cape Aendocino, while on the pas
sage from San Francisco to Portland, Oregon, to-
gether with eleven passengers, and twenty-five of
the crew. A despatch to the President of the Pa
cifc Mail Steamship Company states that Captain
Dali was saved, and that the first and third officers
second engineer, pilot, fourteen of the crew and
eighteen passengers were lost The mails were
saved. The Northerner was built in this city in
lS47, by the late William II. Brown, and ran for
some time between New York and Charleston. She
was one Of the first steamers that proceeded to Ban
Francisco after the breaking out of the California
gold fever, and was employed In running between
Panama and San Francisco. OF late years she has
been engaged in conveying passengers and freight
between San Francisco and the northern ports. The
Northerner wss OH tons burthen, had two decks,
side lever engine, with cylinder seventy inches
in diameter, was bark rugged, and was supplied
with new boilers in 1857 She was 200 feet in length
80 feet beam, % feet deep, and had a draft of IA
feet. 1t is supposed she was lost in dense fog. It
is said she was insured at uoyds for 81, 900.
We have news from the Sandwich Islands to the
18th ult Mr.. Pratt, United States Consul at Honou
lu. was about to return home on temporary leave
of absence. The British bark Sea Nymph had ar
rived at Honolulu, after ten months passage
from Liverpool, caused by succession of disasters.
We have advices from Havana to the I'd inst.
No movement of Importance had taken place in
the sugar market Freights had slightly advanced.
Congress commenced business in earnest yester-
day In the Senate bills were introduced providing
late the pay of officers and pursers of the navy and
for the extension Of the presumption privilege to
California Resolutions were offered directing in
quiry as to the expediency of amending the law re-
lative to protection granted to seamen, and a. to
the expediency Of establishing semiweekly mails
between St. Joseph, No., and Placerville, CAL,
and New Orleans and Ell Psso A resolution was
adopted calling for all instructions and dispatches
sent to and received from the late Minister to
mittee on Claims reported a large number of pri-
vate bills which have been passed upon by the
Court of Claims. The Post Office Appropriation
bill was received from the House, and referred
The remainder Of the session was occupied with
debate on the Presidents Message vetoing the bill
making an appropriation for the removal Of the 81.
Clair fats. In the House the Post Office Appro.
priation bill was passed. 1t approprates the sum
of "a ,296 900 for deficiencies for the year 1862 six
per cent interest to be paid ON all sums due con.
tractors, and Sc 100000 for the service OF 1862
The bill will no doubt pass the Senate to-day
The House elected George Marston, of New
Hampshire, Doorkeepsr, and Joshua NJ. Lucas, of
Illinois, Postmaster. Bills were introduced pro-
vidng for revision of the tariff, the payment Of
outstanding treasury notes, and To authorize q
loan. The House adjourned till Thursday, in or
der to enable the Speaker to arrange the standing
committees.
some business Of interest The Attorney General
Gent to the Senate communication declaring that