Glasgow Courier. — 1855-02-01 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

LATEST FROM THE UNITED STATES. ARRIVAL OF TIII: ASIA.  The ASIA, Capt. Lott, arrived at Liverpool on Tuesday morning. She left Boston at 10.25 A.M. on the rith and at 2.25 a.m. on the 19th reached Halifax, where she was detained twenty-eight hours, half of the time by a heavy easterly gale, and the remainder by foe. Early in the morning of the 18th the Asia passed the royal mail steamer Canada, and the ship Cumberland on the morning of the 26th. Strong easterly winds prevailed during the passage. The City of Manchester was to leave Philadelphia on the 18th.  The Senate had passed a resolution in favour of sending relief to the Arctic expedition under the command of Dr. Kane.  The special committee of the Senate on the Pacific Railroad Bill had met to consider the plans proposed by senators Rusk and Douglas. It is understood the project of the latter gentleman was finally determined on, and that a report will be made to the Senate recommending its adoption. Three routes are provided for, namely, a southern route, from the western border of Texas to the Pacific; • central one from the western border of .Missouri or lowa to San Francisco; and a northern one from the western border of Wisconsin or Minnesto to the navigable waters of the Pacific in Oregon or Washington Territory.  M. Soule, the American minister at Madrid, had resigned, and Mr. Breckenridge had been appointed in his place.  The bill to provide for giving notice to terminate the mail contracts with the Collins line of steamers has been indefinitely postponed. The residence of Mr. John A ppelton Raven, known as Wandenfield, has been totally destroyed by fire. The most melancholy fact connected with which is the loss of life of three of his daughtel s, young ladiesgrown, who were smothered in attempting to escape from the burning pile. The Washington correspondent of the New- York Herald says—' BaronMeyendorf, the Russian Ambassador at Vienna, has communicated to the Russian minister of this city • piece of information of the highest importance. The Baron describes an interview he had with the Emperor Francis Joseph of Atistria, in which he (Meyendorf) ia requested to espress taihis Majesty the Czar his congratulations upon the friandly feeling so generally manifested by the people of the iJnited States for his imperial master's success. Barrio Meyendorf continues The present independent stand Of the Baited States is most graciously received by his master, the Czar, who hopes for a continuance of it, as does also his Majesty of Austria.'  —•-• The Mayor of Cincinnatti had given a public reception to John Mitchell, the Irish exile.  Mr. William J. Smith, of the firm of Smith & Gale, cotton brokers, of New-Orleans, had committed suicide by shooting himself through the head with a pistol. A cotton house in Ness-Orleans estimates that the present crop will not exceed 3,000,04)0 bales ; and it appears to be conceded by all parties that the estimates formed by New-York and Liverpool houses are extremely  Advices from Galveston to the 2d ult, state that a party of 75 Indians attacked Dr. Giddings and Captain Skelman's company of 14 men, on the 15th of November, near Limpia, and that they routed their assailants, wounding and killing 17 of them. About half of the town of Vallecito was destroyed by fire on the 224 ult.