The Placer herald., 1862-01-04
Latest Eastern News.

.leorapbic communication with the East
loayiug us without news for nearly week
On On Thursday and Friday dispatches came
,brouoh with brief, though somewhat i'm
nortant details. The following is from the
:. F. Bulletin:
QUINCY, Dec. 24th.-Tbe N. Y. Y. Tri-
buues special dispatch from Washington
Sovs Lord Lyons had an interview with Sec
retary Seward yesterday. 1t was friendly
and satisfactory in its results.
Gen. Scott has returned from France, and
;s said to be the bearer of important COM
muncaions.
skrmisbes occur almost daily on the Po.
tomac.
December 26th.-The Persia brings news
of the death Of Prince Albert, consort of
Queen Victoria. He died suddenly of gas
,rc fever.
The Confederate fo~ces have gone into
winter quarters on the Potomac.
The Paris Patrie says it is asserted that
France and the Great Powers have been con-
sulted by Great Britain, and have expressed
thesopinion that the conduct of Capt. Wilkes
was violation of international and neutral
laws.
December 27th.-A field battery, 1865
troops, and large ammunition stores came
over to Canada on the australia.
The British war steamer Cddmus has ar
rived off St. Thomas to protect vessels
against another Trent affair.
The British press continues bitter towards
the United States.
In the Senate yesterday, Mr. Hale made a
speech against delivering up Mason and SI
dell, aud advocated war with England ra,h.
or than sacrafice our national honor.
Dec. 29th-Wiihin two weeks the Federal
army in Missouri has captured $500 rebels
1900 horses and mules, 100 stand of arms,
lnrge amount of commissary stores, and the
large foundry at Lexington, used by the reb-
els for casting shot aud shell. Ills is the
first intimaton given that the rebels have
again been in possession of Lexington.
Price is reported in full retreat from Arkan-
sas and again South Of Springfield. The
Federal losses in achieving those successes
has only (?) been 100 men. Northern Mis-
souri, has also been cleared of the rebels,
who had been destroying railroad bridges
and telegraph lines. The telegraph bad
not previously conveyed the information
that Northern Missouri was occupied by reb
e troops.
A Washington despatch Of December 9Th
says that the Richmond Eranainer greatly
fears that the United States will surrender
Mason and Siidell. Of course, it wants our
Government to have war with England.
QUINCY, Dec. 3O.-The New York. PhiIa-
delphia and Boston banks have all suspend
ed specie payments.
Official communication passed between
Lord Lyons and Secretary Seward on the
27lh The latter says Captain Wilkes acted
on bis own authority, and commi ted an er
ror for which onr Government is willing to
make reparaton. NJ Seward concludes by
SAYING that Mason and SiidcIl shall be given
rp, in order that the principles which The
American Government has always C., Intended
for ma, he maintained. and he hopes Eng
land will adhere to her State policy here
after.
Mason and sii!el will probably sail for
England in the -4nacyica.
Congressman Ely has arrived from Rich,
mond having been exchanged for Faulkner
The latter since his return to Richmond has
procured letter treatment for our prisoners.
Sr LOUIS. December 29.-Ihe Cabinet at
WASHINGTON has given up Mason and SIidell,
the rebel Commissioners taken from The
Trent, up to the British Government Our
Government has utterly disavowed the ac-
tion OF Commodore Wilkes.
A terrible conflict is impending near Bow
ling Green, between the Federal forces un-
der Gen. Buell., and the rebels under Gen.
Johnson The former are about 10000
strong, and the latter number about 10000.
THE CALIFORNIA BEER PLANT The Her.
aid of Newburyport, Massa husetts, says:
Beer seed or, as it is more appropriately
called, the beer plant, a SOFT of vegetable.
"What is it," imported from California that
land of wonders and oddities, is attracting
considerable attention among the curious.
1t is a small, white, irregular substance, not
unlike rice in general appearance, and posi-
sesses the property of starting fermentation
in bottle of sweetened water, which in
twenty four hours results in quite palatable
beer. The seed seems all alive during fer
men,a,ion, rising and falling in regular cur
rents, the ascending platoons discharging
their gas at the surface, and falling back to
reload, like regular soldiers.
REAL ESTATE OF BosToN AND PHILADEL-
PHIA.-The real estate OF Boston is valued
at sl67 100000; of Philadelphia, $l5O,0oO,
900. Difference in favor of Boston, SIS,
100000.
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