Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 32, Number 4932, 18 January 1867 — NEWS OF THE MORNING. [ARTICLE]

NEWS OF THE MORNING.

The telegraph gives us Eastern advices under date of January 17th.

The Legislature of West Virginia has ratified the constitutional amendment. This State, born amid the flames of war, stands the fire well, and is free, loyal and progressive, while the eastern section of the Old Dominion is stagnant in industry and rebellious in politics.

Horace Greeley has been negotiating with the enemy again.' In the course of an hour's talk with Johnson, he endeavored to persuade that -fractionary to adopt the policy of universal amnesty and universal suffrage. Johnson has no objection to tbe first branch of the proposition, but tbe latter he thinks decidedly unconstitutional. Horace, in these negotiations, represents himself, not the Congressional majority, for they have no terms to make with the President, and will never trust him again.

A resolution ha? been introduced in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives declaring that in nominating Edgar Cowan as Minister to Austria, the President contemplated an insult to the people of the Keystone State, and calling upon the Republican Senators to reject the nomination.

In the national Senate yesterday, the Niagara Ship Canal bill was taken up, and, alter an amendment had been offered by Edmunds of Vermont, was made the special order for today. This is tbe bill offered at the last session. The Senate then discussed the bill regulating

the tenure of office, which has been under consideration for seven days. Speeches were delivered by Fessenden, Doolittle, Howe, Hendricks, Cowan, McDougall and Conness. Conness reviewed the causes of the difficulty between the President and Congress, and declared that the President alone was responsible.

In the House, the Legislative Appropriation bill was considered, amended and passed. The appropriation of forty thousand dollars as a sub. to the Overland Telegraph Company was cut off. The House then resumed the discussion of the Stevens Reconstruction bill, but no action upon the measure is reported. The Judiciary Committee have convinced the New York journals that in the matter of impeachment there is to be no shirking or hesitation.

The steamship America, of the Nicaragua line, arrived in the harbor of San Francisco at one o'clock yesterday morning. It was feared this vessel would have the Asiatic cholera on board, and arrangements had been made to subject her to rigid quarantine. She brought 1,000 passengers, including 650 soldiers. The ship was found to be in a much healthier condition than had been anticipated. Five deaths had occurred during the voyage from cholera and there were a few sick on board when the steamer arrived. The soldiers were quartered on Angel Island. The other passengers were detained on the vessel. The alarm at San Francisco is said to have subsided.

The Nevada Legislature yesterday responded to the wishes of the Union men at Washington by re-electing James W. Nye to the United States Senate. On the last ballot the vote stood Nye 32, De Long 25. At the last session of Congress it was generally conceded that the most effective speech against the policy of Johnson and the llread-and-Butter Brigade, of which Doolittle is the commander, was delivered by Senator Nye. Its matter and manner was eulo.gized by all who hoard it, and it was printed and circulated as one of the most valuable of campaign documents. The Administration men were exceedingly anxious to prevent Nye's return to "Washington and worked early and lato to defeat him, but, as we are glad to know, without any more success than they deserved. He is elected to serve for six years from the 4th of March next. We know how Nye will vote, and also bow he will talk. Nevada is to be congratulated upon having escaped the humiliation of De Long's election. After the 4th of March the Pacific delegation in the national Senate will be a unit on the right side.

By Overland Mail we have detailed advice." from St. Louis to December 27th. We publish the memorial of the Southern Republican Association, urging Congress to adopt the Territorial policy of reconstruction, another epistle from Petroleum V. Nasby, and miscellaneous news from the journals received.

San* Francisco News. —A dispatch to the Bee yesterday says :

Roderick Manning, the soldier who beat and robbed an old negro, was sentenced to tour months imprisonment this morning. James Johnson, a burglar caught in the cabin of the Golden Rule, was this morning examined before the Police Magistrate and sent up. The steamer America arrived at one o'clock last night, and was brought to by a gun from the Wyanda, off Saucelito, and no boats were allowed to approach her. Dr. Elliott, the quarantine officer, and an army surgeon left Meigs' wharf in a small boat, and the marine news reporter, Silva, left in his news boat, but were hailed and stopped by the cutter. Dr. Elliott was taken on board of the America by one of the revenue cutter boats. While there, the Goliah steamed down toward the America to transport the soldiers to Angel Island, but was admonished by a gun from the cutter to approach no nearer. After awhile the Goliah was allowed to approach. Elliott reports at the 1,000 passengers on board, 5 died of cholera on the passage ; that the condition of the vessel is very favorable, but as a matter of precaution, it is deemed necessary to put her in quarantine. The number of days fcr the quarantine tt not yet determined, but will be arranged to-day. There are 650 soldiers amongst the passengers. The indictments against William Vosburg, John Larrabee, Jeremiah Sullivan, John Doe and W. Loomis. newsdealers, for selling the Mazeppa, were dismissed this morning.

Annie Cunningham, a woman who has been hanging about the Ball Run Saloon on pacific street, was found dead in an alley near the saloon.

Fatal Accident. — Tbe Copperopolis Courier of January 12tb says :

We are called upon to chronicle the melancholy occurrence of the death of an old resident of this vicinity, Everett. Friday atternoon Everett left tins place on his regular express trips for Knight's Ferry, via O'Byrnes' Ferry end along the river. About 9 o'clock in the evening he left. o 'Byrnes' Ferry, whence all traces of the unfortunate man were lost, until he was recovered from bis watery shaft grave on Tuesday last. When on Sunday and Monday Everett wa3 found to lie missing, his frwnds, knowing bis extreme business punctuality, feared seme accident bad befallen him, and French and another gentleman Irom this place went in search, in company with Owens of O'Byrnes' Ferry. Owens recalled to __) a shaft about one hundred yards from the road, near Byrnes' Kerry, proceeded to examine i', and discovered the well Lnown hat an.l cine or the deceased. Friday night was am usually dark, hut the road at this place was good and perfectly familiar to Everett. Why bo should wander as he had to <! * <>ver rough ground, a stone wall and a steep roadside to this shaft, li a mystery that Is hidden in the shaft whose cheerless waters give no answeilng tones to Inquirers. Tbe body was soon recovered and brought to this place for interment. Everett was a native of Providence, Rhode Island, and about 4'J years of age. He has been en-raged in the express business for the last ten years.

The World's Fair. — Governor Blasdel bas appointed David EL Buell Commissioner to the World's Fair a ; Paris. Tbe Carson Appeal tells the following in connection with this appointment :

Some social gentle-ben who were swapping yarns recently took to discussing the fitness of Buell's appointment* when one of them set the party into a roar of hi.n_.tcr by quietly remarking, " Header! appoints Commissioners just as a Chinaman buys boots."

Hard Road and Good Times. The Marysriile A'orth Californian of January 15th says:

Jack Robinson came down from L l port arriving here last evening, He reports an abundance of snow in that region, lie says the Inhabitants of Laporteand its surroundings enjoy themselves, notwithstanding they are snowed in. They pay visits, one to the other. on snow shoes; have almost nightly dances, and seem to be under the impression^ that they have the best country la the world to live in.

The Weather, is the Foothills. — The Sonora Herald of January _*_ says:

The complaint here at ibis time is not that the trees ann vines in our orchards end vineyards are too backward but vice versa. The flew of sap has commenced too soon making it probable that the blooms will apneir before the frost is gone, and engendering fears that the fruit trill be " nipped In the bud," thus cutting short our usual!* bountiful supply.

Mt. St. Heleka.— Mt. St. Helena 'made its appearance clod in white— covered witb snow from tbe top near to its base, as Also were several of the mountain peaks in its neighborhood. This is the first time enow in p__l vicinity has been seen for a long while.