The New York Herald Newspaper, February 25, 1854, Page 2

MORE SHIPWRECKS. Loss of the Ship Columbiana, of Sew York, and of the British Brig Frederick—Their @rews Rescucd by the Packet Ship Cor melius Grinnell—Abandonment of the Schooners B. P. Sparks and Major Ring- gold—Sinking of the «chooner W. F. Baird Severe Weather, &c,, dc. ‘Tho following additions to the disasters at sea during the late severe weather, were reported yesterday —= L088 OF THE SHIP COLUMBIANA. Capt. Fletoher, of the packet ship Cornelius Grinnell, (who arrived yesterday from Liverpool, reports: — Jan. 26, It. 48, lon. 32, saw a vessel with the American fiag, Union down; went to her sssistance, and found it to be the ship Columbiana, of New York, Capt. Stahl, from New Orleans bound te Liverpool. Oa rounding too under her Jee, saw that ber decks had was running very hij o much so that it was impcssible to lower & boat with any deg:ee of hove the ship to under bare poles ‘when, the weather moderating, succeeded ia getting a boat near the ship, and ha the captain, offisers and erew, sixteen in numbsr, im the boat, torough the sea, by nes made fast around them, and from the boat to the bres hiya in ie tame eaaeee, whish wag accom plished wo trips. The were laa exhausted State from fatigue and exposure. bt The names of the wen who went in the boat to resone the Colum bisna’s crew, were;Sdward Baatiog, boatawaia, Sturins Pardy, seaman, (formerly cap‘ain io the British merchant James Saitb, seacian, Joba Keeley, and in Hughes, seaman, They acquitted ‘themee! manfuily, and are deserving of the greatest pare No one can fully appreciate such acts of valor it an eye witness. The following is Capt Stahi’s account of the disaster: — Toe Columbiana sailed from New Orleans Dscember prog! Liverpool; an‘ January 21, let. 46 43, lon. 89 20, lying to ins heavy gale from N N W., was stcaox @ beavy sea on the Jarooard bow, whish cauged the to make more water thao usual; supposed it had G@tarted the head, but could not aronrtain the certaiaty of ‘tt being there. Janus y 24, at 330A M while lying to ina beavy gale from W 3 W. to W. N. @., was steack Dy & sea om the starbowrd bow, whish swept the deck @arrying away the ‘orwaré house, gsley and main poop, stove balwarks, stanchions, spitting plackshear, ani Golxg censicerable other damage. At 1130 a M, the watomast went by the deck, aking foretopmast and mpizzeomast heat; stove boat on after houss, eplit head of larboard pump, and doivg much other damage to the after house. Al SA M of ths 26th socnded the pumps, ‘and found aix feet of water in the hold; the pumps were kept constantly going. At 10 P. M., the foremast went by the deck, the ship waking water very fast, with bat one pump that could ba used. Ato A. M of the 26: gaw a chip to windwarc, sndatll A, M for us, avd hove to under 0x les, the nea at t! being very AL 4 P.M of ‘the 27th, weat! mocerating, sent @ boat to oar assistance, when, uncer the circumstences, I the safety of our live ble and ii to leave the ‘were ip. whion proved to ba the packet ship Cornelias ( pt. Fieteher, from Liv. erpoo! for New York, who did everything in bis power to make us comfortable. Mach ore iii is due him for his ergy Conduct in rescuing us from a watery grave, as t, in all probability, would have been our fate on the followirg might. ‘Corrs was nioe (est water in the hold ‘when we left, and the weather beiog so rough we were mprable to ssve anything bat what we stood in at the time Of leaving. We wero in iat. 48 N., an‘ lon 32 W (Signed | ALFRED STABL, Master of snip olambiaaa. L088 OF THE BRITISH BRIG FREDERICK, Capt. Fietober, cf the C. Grinnell, further reports: Om the following Tu»sday, January 31, about suaset, aw another dismasted vorne! thé British fag Union down; went to her arsistance, and succeeded in taxtag off the captain and crew, nine in number. of che brig Freder- fok, Captain Parker, of Pars oro’, N.S, from Aalifax, ound to Liverpool It was dark at the time, and being comparatively mocerats, very little trouble or danger at- tended the circumste nce. The Cornelius Grinnsll had the roughest passage ever experienced by Capt. F, but has received no damage to bull, spars or siils. The C. G, was forty-two days to the banks, and on Monday last, 30th, was compelled to haal off the Hook wnder close reefed topsails, in a snow storm and gale from N.E, Oa Tuesday saw the wreck of # schooner’s spars, Bupposed eccasioned b+ the gale of the night previous. Capt. F. states:—'We have lost by deaths one adul; pawenger, a German, named Jogeph Rowmana, and eight infants, The other paseeogers are in as good health as an be expected, after such exposure and deprivations as jnavoldably attends a long and rough patiage. ‘The ship is as staunch as ever. The Forbes rig works ymost admirably. Daring the whole pzssage did not see a vessel bound to the westward. ABANDONMENT OF SCHOONERS B. P. SPARKS AND MAJOR RINGGOLD. The pilotboat Mores H Grinnell arrived yenterday wi'h the schooner B P. Spariain tow, having fallen in with her on the 294 inst abandoned, about one hundred and tem miles south of Sandy Hook, She was bount to Boston from the Bappabannock, with grain, and found was Making water, but bad all ber spars standing. In about an boar after first seeing the Sparks the pilot- oat fell in with the wrecking schooner Ringgold, of this city, also abandoned. She was lumber laden, probably a part of the cargo of some vessel Ietely wrecked. She had ome anchor down. and was half fall of eater, and had lost hher foremast and boweprit. Her mainmast was standing. ‘The only living thing found on board was a cat, which was brought away Owing to having the Sparks in tow, and a gale blowing, were opliged to abandon her agsin. w. ¥. 9m, from SINKING OF THE SOHOOUMEst, at 1 A. M., High- eSBs Dearing N,N. W. toa miles, in a heavy equal from N. N. W., and snow so thick that we coald not see ‘She length of the ship, and all the topiails clewed down and courses hauled up for close reets, came in contact with the schooner W, ¥. Baird, Crowell, of and frem Bos- ton for Philadelphia, cutting the larboard bow complet ly Off, cnusing her to sink in less than two miautes. The crew, seven in number, escaped without saving an artiele xcept what they hadon; and as she sink immediately after passing aste:n, braced everythicg sharp aback, and Succeeded in getting s line to the boat, which waa with- Out oars. We raved all except one seaman—John Dexter, Of Philadelphis—who rlipped out of the bowline as we were haulicg him on beard, and fell, striking his hesd Qgainst the bow of the boat; he sank immec iately. Capt. ©., of the W. F Baird, reports, at the tims ef the oolll- @ion the schooner was hove-to under reefed foresail, and all hands busy double reefing the sails. He went forward to ascertain the damage, and fonod the Bow completely dat through, end the rchooner sinking rapidly DISASTER TO TH# PILOTBOAT NRTTLE NO. 2. Om Thursday, about 12M. as the pilotboat Nettle No. was hove-to cif the Highlands, putting a p'lot on board the steamship Northero Light, the two versels came in contact, which rerulted in the } le being cut down on the larboard side and quarter to the water's edge, PILOT BOAT DAViD MITOHELL. ‘The pilot beat Davia Mitchell, daring the easterly gale om the 20th inst , was lyirg to under elose resfed foresail. At o'clock A. M., the jib, which was furled on the bow- sprit, was blown up, and gradasily tora in pisces, one yaw! was stove in by the sea, which swept the decks Blmost incesrantly. At 3 o'clock A. M, when the galy haé reachrd its utmost, a young maa, named Williaa Boil, while in the act of cecuring the lee yawl, was swept overboard by ® huge wove, and never seen agaia. Ta: Doatkeeper, John Wolfe, who witnessed the accident, saw the wave coming, ard called out to him to tak: care, a d the next moment the ses struck. The boatkeeps: way knocked down on the deck by it, but held on to the fore hatch, Assoonas he sot on bis legs agai, he oali-d and looked around for Bell; bat in vain He was no geen again, for utter dsikarse prevailsd Dscoased ws ‘twenty years of age, ands native of Newtown Stewart, io Beotland, where he is supposed to have a sister living Philadelphia papers please copy. TELEGRAPHIC BLOOPS JAMES BECKWITH AND STORM CLOUD ASHORE AT SANDY HOOK, K¥C. Sanpy Boox, Feb, 24—Sandowa The sloop James Bsokwith, of Greenport, Long Island, ‘and the sloop Storm Clow, balling from the same place, fre ashore on the Hook, bay side. ‘The former is badly wrecked, having surteiaed the logy Of her jib stay, fore shroud, bulwarks badly stova, bottom Somewhat wtove in, and she is full of water. ‘The Storm Cloud lies well, and @ill be saved with little ‘trouble. Both are understood to be owned by J. Backer, of the Fulton Market. They were to pursuit of fish, oame {a- side the Hook to anchor on Wedeestay night, and were Grivem on shore yesterisy morning. The crew of the Beckwith are on board another boat. The schooners ashore in Hore Shoe Bay are lighters from the Golden Olond, s schoone: ashora on the oppo- Site side of the Hook, and have sustained no material Gamage, except the lors of all their acobors, Cannot as. Oertain their names. The pilot boat Jacob Bell, thet has deem ashore for soveral days, fs driven higher wp oo the beach. “the men at work on her entertsio heper of getting hor of with Mttle more troubl:, as she is now earlier to be ‘worked at. ‘The schooner Golden Bell, has men at work on ber diss O7TM, em4 It ie Lavug ss abe sey oy 69 Nor? achora south cf the Jaood hargicg her cargo of troubie, after her cargo is all out. Some of her erew were Dadly chilled. CREW FROST BITTEN—BARK ASHORE, ETO. Bostom, Feb. 24, 1854 "the ship Nightiogale arrived here to dy, with part of her crew frost bitten. . A square rigged vessel, probably a bark, was seen athor) on the Esst end of Outtyhunk yesterday forenoon, but owing to a high wind ard thick snow storm setting in at the time, nothing could be ascertained in relation to her. The ship Columbiana, (reported wrecked by the Uorne- Hus Grinnell at New York,) was former!y owaed in this city, but is believed to be owned im Bath, Me, now. The Storm and Its Effects. THE SNOW OARWIVAL—SLBIGHING AND BALLING—RIOT, ETO. (From the ‘Baltimore American, Feb. 82 } ‘The snow yesterday laid a strict embargo om the rail- roads. It buried the track out of sight, filled up the deep cuts, placed embankments en the levels, and proved a conqueror even of the iron horss. All the trains caught by the storm wrre forced to re main om the roa’s during Monday night. exposing the a to many anxious hours, as well as mush dis- Snow: ~ of the North—the sleigh “The tin ecg that — swells, ~ who. lately thi i the mii —. cloaked up to entire invisibility, but carries uoder her arms Mitobell’s atlas ands slate. She is thinking now of those wood ents of Siberia which ornamented her lest weeh’s lesson. ~e carefully along, for it will never do for Miss Smith to make a mark it her for any formity cant cat tan "aah eitiaties OF thle yoxea Frem Washington no trains arrived yesterday. The | aF go! ‘a0: y, in mat ere young train that lett Mreaiienten at five o’clock on Yond: sbovellers. Bate other Jadien are behind the seenes, deep evening got fast in the snow near Biadens>urg, where {t | in the mysteries of gpa They are mekiog preps- remained until Jate yesterday afternoon, when it suc. | rations to go sleighing, aj it as you will, Their next coeded in gettirg back to Washington. The train which | appearance will be under the of some left Baltimore on Monday atternoon arrived at Washiag- ton at seven last evening, having been twenty six hours on the road, From Philadelphia no train bas yet succeeded in get ting through. The train which left Philadelphia at 2 P. M om Monday, reachei the Surquehszna early in the evening. The severity of the storm, however, prevented re spent the the boat from , and the pight in the ears avd on the boat. They suffered mach doth from cold and want of food. In the moral: over to Havre de Grace, but it was for im- t bi y railrosd, the possible to come through to Bal:{mo snow beirg so deep as to prevent the we of the train. 4s final rerort the passengers were fo on board the new stem ferry bost Maryland, and brought to Balti more by way of the Bey, arrivirg here at seven o’closk last night, r a tedious passage of twenty nine hoars between the two cities Ont of the city the storm was still worse, and as a con requepee po mails reached us last ni ht from any quer- ter, nor were any sent ou; from the olty, The express train whioh left Philadelphia at 2 o’clook P. M., had not reached the Susquebanra river at 10 o'clock last night, and there was no prospect of the boat being able to cross if the train did succeed in reaching the river. The 73 P.M. train for Philadelphia did mot go oat. Beyond Canton it is stated that the railroad is covered in aan places five and six feet deep with yw. Oa the Bait more and Obio railroad, tae same eof affaira the anow having drifted into the outa in the the Relay Houre completely f'licg them up. At y jterday morning the watch of the maa lying io Pratt, near Ea house, but the depth of the snow prevented was kindly received by the proprietor of House, where he was attended to and made as cumfort- able as bo sible. The she st iron roof of tha depot of Messrs. Leche & Oo., in North atreet, gave way on Monday afternoon under the heavy pressure of snow which fel: upon it. {uere were several persons in the building at the time, al! of whom eacaped serious injury. [From the Philadelphia Bu'letin, Feb 22] The streets have not for many years been ia as bad condition as at present. The snow in numerous places has crifted into high banks, which are made still higher by the contributions from the yards and ridewaiks of the buildings opposite them. Many of t! hilis of absolutely Teccrmoustable for vehicles ‘th to p: banks cely room for two vehicles sage, and the precipi‘oa on either sice, cause frequent collisions, and the utmost caution if necessary, on the part o! parsons driving throagh the streets, to prevent being entargied with those coming from an opposite direction. At several poists thera is barely room for « single carriage to get along, and evea then the occupants are in danger of » capsize. The nsrrow stree!s and alleys are piled up breast high with snow, and iis removal by means of carts will proba- bly be necessary to prevent an ove flow in the event of & sudden thaw or rain, Most citizens have adopted the preeantion of clearing cut the gu‘ters in front of their premizer, while otbera heve neglected this necessary Guty. If only the negligent were the anfferera by this species of neglect, it would make less difference, bat all will.snffer eeriously from an overflow. We again urge the strong necessity of clearing out the gutters to allow the water to Grd its way to the sewers. ‘The sleighers are availing themselves of the unusual quantity of snow which has fallve, and tte bells have Deen jingling merrily all day. mammoth omnibus sleighs are Vb wet well patronized Philadelphia has borne for the past t vo days the mixed eppearance of a carnival and a seige. As soon as the streets became at all passable yesterday every species of vehicle on runners, from the six horse sleigh ¢! carry fifty or sixty gers, to the impromptu ‘\j' er,’ made of a crate on a couple of heop poles, was out, dashing through every thoroughfare. Travel, however, was peri Atrip slong Chestaut street was like a trip tbrovgh ap Alpine pass. Huge irregular banks of snow, six or eight feet high, were piled sloog the north ride of the street, leavieg but = narrow space om the other side for sleighs, to move in, and collisions and ere of continus!l occurrenc4. A geod eons, eho hung upon the guards of the omnibas had limbs and heads bru'eed by the sudde: of the vebicles against other sleighs or agsinat brick piles, and some peraons were quite reriously injared. Towards afternoon the boys got excite1 with the evor mous supplies of anow ammunition iyieg ar-und them. and snow: balling became the orcer of the day. Aiet convenient corner where sleigh: parsed frequenty mountered by buncrede, and peltec the travel ofally, At the corner of Taicd and Chestnnt stree! ie reene began to approach the character of a riot. The young artillerista made no distinction in the objects of their attacks. Women and children were indiscriminate! nsealled; bonnets were STUMP ASGU whee the affair FAL ROBE ing serious, ae the young rioters, #nd a police force waa soon col safficieat to prevent farther ¢isorder in that locality. The weather—which had threatened We caution foot paysexgers on the north sides of the streets runting east and west to Bew'ro the falling # The drifts thet bang d to the esre loosenec at any time, aod wo betide the traveler that chances to be passing as they ‘all Houreholéers should take immediate measures to have h drifts removed from their roofs before any serious consequences We agein remind our readers of the necessity of clearing cut their gutters to prevent an overflow of their oeliars when a thaw comes. Yesterday a‘ternoon the vic'nity of Third an‘ Chestout streets was the scene of @ riotous anow baling maten, which came very near ending in « regular battle, with something harder than compressed snow. Tae nsws-oys commerced peliing each other first, and presently men engeged in the sport. _Evary sleigh that pessed by was selected as a target, ands hundred snowballs at a time ‘were thrown at it, regardless of tae women and child-en who chanced to be indulging in acheap ride ne little girl, we are credibly informed, was struck in the eye wita '& piece of ice that haypened to be enclosed ia a anow>dall, and was so badly irjared that she may lose the sight cf it If a driver of avy of the sleighs attempted to inter ere to prevent the outrage, the whole party wou'd make com mon cause of it, aud pelt bim most unmereifally. Mr. Rice, the mail agent, arrested a boy who ssemed more vicious than the rest, and the next moment tno- Greds of spowdslis were hurled at him, and with sash remarkable precision that he soa became a man of ice. A pumber of men interfered, a: general fight ssemed inevitable. geth Dade, which had the effect to stop the dirgra ceedings. Suen ecenes are eoacted on the omeibus routes in all parte of the city, muoh to the detriment of the business of the proprietors and injary to the pas rengers. [From the Washington Star, Feb. 21 J It would be superfluous to inform ovr readers ti laace jufficieot to tel! tue least inquisitive nut ct Coors. Bad however, ax the er bad been all day, it became teofold worse to- wards night, rendering travelliog a)m ost {mpossible. even frcm street to street, ani by the morning the snow lay ia many places three fest deep anc more. ..,., (From the Baltimore American, Feb 22 ] No'withs\ending the cowpitments man is sccastomed to pay bimeelf, he is really aa insigoificant personege wher brought ino collision with any great opsratien of ratvre. A host eleepe im haughty ansicipation of eon que The cemon of stilence rashes tuem with his wing and they awake no more. A mighty invader over- comes the resistanoe of an empire, and makes his quer- ters in its citadel, The elements combine against him one drit bim ferth, snotber annihilates him A eplencid ship, replete 1 that aciense could devise, goes forth upon the wate: siogle wave crashes her like an egyebell, and abe drifts to destruction powerless without purpere, And even this great city, whore ote were yesterday animated with the pales of trade, and throrged with the busy multitace, stands this mora. seow drift Here are the omaibasses with four horses floundering breast dsp. Here are gen- Vern wrepped up with comforters, Celiberating where to plurgo into the unbroken enow beck. There led alligators, and arived with » jeder, brashes and mighty wh: lr adult populatto Tt pealty ontrastor by agiven life, in order that ath eri t es are opening asilow the gutters to diseh: The iarmenee heape of mow thrown up slong the sidewalk, the eroas rections at the erowiogs, Cor ry, look an if jon proved, and as it been made te barricade the e'ty, fevarion; or two ays since the ampulce persons spoke fo! pation bumwan }powleé ge canpot oon\ro! the movements of meteoroicgy, it may at least obviate their evils, or oft with Little | glass; gi even convert them into the means of enjeyment, The ar'i Meinite may retort to ® quiet subder and a cosial ‘lemen with spirituous sera;les resort to glee j hoy! ‘Winter as plain as prin! try’ well for some time before, is too mach occu; with the res- | ponsibilities of navigation to enjoy tion as he should. repre ben ‘up rel an Ams zon, with the skin of the cold by the rich bt terp’ has contributed to her cow fort, w! her rosy face aa1 Taugbing eyes glance past like coral and dis’ ‘tel that it's no use his to make people unoco: and that he had as jar up, or clear out, av he may thiak proper. Political Intelligence POSITION OF THE MISSOURI WHIG DELEGATION IN Pay perigee a THE ae an BILL. ‘aah e says :—We bavefora eee doubdt about the positioa of whig delegation in Congress on the Nebraska aad Kaveas billy We took it for granted that they would support a bill which left to the people of the Terri tories to be organized, the sole right to determine, at the time ef the formation of State governments, wh»tasr slavery should or should not be tolerated. We believsd they were willing to leave this whole question with th» pecple of the Territories, and were solicitous to get it out of gress, and tokeep itout, As men aaxiousfor tue tra ssaction of the legitimate business for which are sent there, we bad no donbt that they would avail then selves of the first opportunity to vote the whole question out of ress, But ithas pleased the abolitioa letter writers at Washington studieusly to misrepresent the po- tition cf aportion of the whig representatives on question, in order to have au effeet elsewhere. They have been reported as diviced, and then the names of three of the members have been printed as having deslared their intention to vote against the bi/l—just as they represent- ed Mr. Bacger, of North Carolina, would 4:, although he bas since made a speech cefining bis position, and de- claring bis intertion to vote for the bill. We permitted there things to fost along, being very well satinfied that the honor of the whig delegation, as well ae their fidelity to Missouri, was in very goed keepiag in theic own hands. Nor bave we been disappointed. In good tine they have ¢eclared their position. Yesterday morning we received the following despateh — Wasutncron, Fob. 17, 1854 Whig delegation from Missouri will supp ott ‘Douglas's Ne- brasks bili. JOUN G MILLER, M. OL. IVER Thi, we take it, ism se'tler. It shows theground which Miseouri is to take on this question, amc we have no Conbt that the decision wili be entirely acceptable to the whig constituency of the State, Take the question of slavery out of Congress, and leave it with the sovereiga power—the people—in the Territories, and the vhige of Mueouri, and we believe a large portion o° the democratic party, will be entirely satistied. This will be the effect of Dougias’s Nebraska and Kanses bill, and ought to secure ite pacssge. The vote of Missouri is, by this communication, very welldefiaed. Atchison, (com ) and Geyer, (whig,) ia the Senate, will vote for the bill. Ia the House, Miller, Liad ley, Oliver, and Caruthers, (whigs,) and Phelps and Lamb, (cemocrats,) will aleo vote for its passage. while Mr. Benton, (Bentosian,) is shivering in the wind, unde. termined what to do. His frisnda of the free soil feith ia this city declare tbat it be yotes for the bill nie chances for the Presidency are eclipse forever; snd other friende, who look to its effectupon the State, are equally positive in asserting that it will ruin his chances for the Seoate if he should not vote for the bill. We are indifferent about his fate. STATE CONVENTION ON THE NEBRASKA BILL IN MAINE. The Augusta Age contains a call, signed by many mem- bers of the Legislature, for a State convention to be held at Augusta on the first of March, to consider and adop: the most effective means to defeat a measure fraught with euch immeasurable evils. SENATOR CRITTENDEN AT THE BANQUET. ‘The following is a synopsis of the speech of Hon John J, Crittenden at the dinner in Frankfort, Ky., on the16th ioe'ant:— ‘He paid it had pleased the Legislature of Kentusky to elect him again to the United States Senate, bring the sixth tm bad received that distinguished Ronor. He was a whig of the Horry Clay ana Webster school. They were bis teachers, and if he understood their teachings, it he had rightly understood whig principles, he thougat that wren served his country the mst he ehould be servirg his perty the bes:. Ho» repented of no opinioa he had ever expressed, of no act,asa pudlis man, he had over committed; with bil jlities and psrties chanze, z ith the occasion which geve demooracy of New York had ro nigh to us that we oaa shake them by the hand. Jad to unite im one great party pore: a fon as it Jace cae 7 Cab ing of the country. It isthe it reserve to be Sree. bens the couctry demends service. Whether ioa or mejority, thedaty of the whig psrty was the same—to stand by our cous- try. The whig party more than once hai saved the country from im; ig Yuin—im 1820, 1832, ead in 1850, Withcut Henry Clay, where would we have been? ‘Where would have been the Misou- compromise, the compromise of 1832, the compromise of 1850? Tae whig party, though defeated in the great canvass of 1852, with the great and gallant Soott for their leader, ‘were pot dead, and it would be a bitter day for our coun- Rad it should die, The whig party was not made to be » by one cefeat; it will awake to new jife whenever the country demands its service. Here, in Kent Onl once in twenty yeara has the whig party pooyer § Here we never have Jaid dewn our arms. This is the old Danner whig State of the Union, and if oor baaner should trail im the dust in other States, here, in old Kentucky, it sball stand, and proudly erect, while there is a warm heart and s strorg arm to uphold it. The whig party is the party of trae progress, a progress based upon the experience of the past. Every step it takes is a step ‘Rat the glory of it gor, our ‘ature depends the ani of the States, ide the States, ee) the world has moved seen so wild @ wreck as there would be. He represented & State in whioh there was no ¢isunionist. no aolitionist, no secessionist. Here the peop\ the M 7) Po ie the Unio peop! atucky. tl in which he was ‘which he was so proud to reprerent. Be saw motulog to circourage the whig party. The lust of office is not to strong in our ranks as torender us uemindfal of the true honor of country. O2¢ million two huadred thou- sand whign voted for General Yeott. He did mot svoceed; bat nobody ceuld have beaten him but our demooratic fellow citiz Io corclution, he raid he was for Old Kentacky as ahe was and as ehe is. .So may she rewain, SENATOR PEABC3’8 ACCEPTANCE. Senator Pearce has transmitted to the Maryland Logis- lature the annexed formal scce tazce of the United States Senatorebip:— Wasnixcton, Feb. 15, 1854. Grorimny. ve the honor to acknowledge the re eelpt of your letter of this ca‘e, informiog me of my election 88s Senator from Marylaed to the Congress of United Stater for six years from the fourth of Mareh I reoetve with deep sen- ibility this renewed expression of tue contidence Leginlature, and I accept the trust sgain repoeed ¢, witha hy pj ichare aa 3 the obligations it esnfers, amd on earcent ‘etire charge thi i - fully to the State, acon nytt. With great respect, gentlemen, I have the honor to be your obedient eervant, JAMES ALFR&D PEARCE. A FLATFOOTED CANDIDATE. The feliowirg ia the card of @ candidate for justice of the peace {n Paier tine, Texar:— For row.Cinzexs—With the Jeevance of this skeet is un- farled to tre breeze, whether in tempest or cal, my rare befors you an @ candidate for the oflise of Chief Jastice of Anderson county, st the ensuing August eles tion. I do it from cboloe, not from solicitation [ do it, tor the office is honorable and profitable, I feel myrelt competent to dischar,e the duties nf the offics. I claim a0 out rior merit or qualification over any one eles who may ehovre to run sgainst me, I woul! like toran the rece rolitary and slons; but if any are desirous, lot them piten fc—it ian’t Ceep. ‘I stand flat foo'ed, eqnare teed, hump shouldered opon the platform of free mghts and trae re- publicaniem. In politics, 1am oppored to the present Legielatare—in favor of Texas and her citizese, Osposed to telegraphs, 1 ¢, on the time extension ssale—e right up sed Cown all over railroa i man; but ootat all of the twenty section stri Finally, ‘ellow-cit xana, if you elect me your Chief Justion, I will me! ia ripg {m loud hurze! buzzs! for thy eov's of Anderom cevnty! ed, I wil retire with digc ity and it song ealled “I'm afloat, I'm I hope ere long to see you feos to face. A. G. OANTLEY. Ao election wan holden at Portland on the 224 instant, to choore a reprerentative to the State Legislatare, in plsce of United States Senator William Fense: Three candidates were presented, and the election wat ére‘aed by plarality. Charles G. Came, whig, was choren. He bad 267 votes. The Moriill democrats of Portland gave te their candidate, Mr Babb, 314 votes; the regulas straight democrats threw 150 votes for Mr. whch I sing remarkably fic at,” &o, Baives, and there were 15 scattering votes, Twenty two of the democratic jou: favor ‘of Colonel Allen for the U, ted anes homteareian three ere for Colonel Manypenny, two for Colovel dary, two for Mr. Pugh, and one for G ivernor Medill, The declension by Mr. Williams of « renomi the May of Rochester, by the national Ssenta party, is explained by the fect that that #inee presided at am abolition meeting in that city, ~~ op Mt Leet coped of Virginia have slaw aj C00 for a stati "erton, to etn b Mr. Galt, the naar ta otis hod a yee d Toned he Of Virgiote— Coad praiseworthy se tac, Jotter- ton wae the father of the Virginia University, j i i EE Er atl g Fr ieee ee oe the Advertiser, were appointed eenenpett, ee Mr. 8. A. issued will fully UC} and shat the commercial public such an increase of o! ‘it, te any de; whieh publishers Sem lett cerca wy ineronaed cost of publicnsion ‘which hae ebsained in al she sails of mewspaper mausgement, will suffice to justify the ona saphie Gram e g alone, which has now be- clement of a rowel por hay added vastly i ord nteligence necessary exper ses, without resarn. A large pro! mm of tl STN Beir and which was formerly involved no expense oomparatively, is ata crat to some ented! ited by thisnew My as ohiefiy, and to advertisers on: rally, thal Publishers murs look for remuns for this ex: traordinary outlay. No other source of ature of the case is adequate to t! ‘The extent to whieh Jooal information ‘and the geveral blished, practi Fublle meetings and s ft prosuein, ensure, Mee Tad te tt nupsocoer eae source of neweoe tube The demand for labor of this deveription hae ereased with the progress an‘ incroasi: mong us, but the sy! manne to are fer eat’ prices were established, tw munity. These domai rons ‘and enhance the labor and ox- retul of living that the prices of compositi+m are fro three per cent higher than over before. ‘work has been ii jase introductioa of os pensive mac! Jy felt in increased rapidity of pi ry materially ad a which epee m ply. ‘The rise cf res additio pen ee, ther reoommend a revision of the pre- sont rates of advertising. and an increase of at leas) twenty- five per cent in the average charges. bi ish the aecomp.nying res:lutions, is respect £ A rely ADBURY, -M, BREWER. to their oust: at it is prope wher the advance should bein d for advertisi oe that there should be an increase rtising, which shall er cent, at ival ren y the adverticer will eivo vastly more bene it $1'26 expended in advertising than he sould receive for St a the time the present rates were eatablished—and therefore shat the propesed increase cannot be regarded as extravagant or burdensome ently rely upon the business com- ets the maintenance of the p! * liberal and enterprising { i Yo sustain us in this moarure: tapectliy in vlew af a sess! sity; the dispropertion of the advance in the rates to the in- erease of facilitirs afforded them; the wasmimity with which iv ia adopted; and the taet that is will operate alike uoon all who avall thomeclves of newspapers as mediums of siver- ‘The report was acoepted. The question was put tely om the resolutions, and one was ls atopted. On motion of E B. Fosrsr of the Courier, s committee of seven was appointed to retire Teport to the meet- {og a echedule of rates for acvertisiog, im con- formity with the third of the above resolutions. Mesere, EB. Foster, of the Courier, William Beals of the Poit, oe aS heat bg pel ink a of the , WW. Clapp, Jr. of the Gazdis, Wi Darant of the Tranicript, sod T. M. Brewer of the Adas, wersaainte sededule. ted as nal cpbnittee. itt wn Suh oi sche Sule carries ont the pricclple of the third rahi," pro inlay such rine Taw as of the rulse are ot pplicavie to all tho are no! establishments. } spp ing ‘The ee by the committee were unani- On motion ot Mr. Wortainctos cf the Praveller, it was voted that the thanks of the meeting be teadered to the prietors of the Tremont Temple for the use of their all durisg the afternoon. The meeting then adjourned sine aie. NATHAN BALE. Presicent. CHARLE3 BUD-:ON, ti MB JOHN 8. SLEEPER, astat N. Bask a RATES OF ADVERTISING, gunk. * To TAKE BFFECT MARCH 1. ARE —' 2 it eae tia jomnag needa tie tease shall OR OF ALY: - - \- der, Sest Indertioy 5) cents ach ontinunlon, laid, 3 cont cents: esch eo>tt ‘Square —8e 6 lines, first insertion, ‘3 cents; each contian ‘Bet over twelve lines, frst insertion, Doone utside, 25 hall b en | 1 } Vice Presidents, ‘early Advertisers ~The price per a roe month: an cnar rage one rquare. Al! insi: sertions at these rates. all cepartnership notices, wan! movals, stores to let £0., to be ahi extra st rey nt Pies Such ha early ad- om to without any barge for railroad advertising sh ull be $10 per nd equare of t lines nonpareil or agate mal matter from me uaruer et ree ‘$1.50 executors, $1 i Insolvent Advertising The follow cher gue: Messenger notions we tines netices, 108, do shret notice re Ne in news colums, lid per line of agate bY) mF each insertion, 17 eclid, in nonpareil. 2 lea brerieg, 20 cents. But no charge of less than 50 een Business Notices--Ineorted first under reading matter on 4 eight cemta per line, first insertion, and four sch ornt 08. Agate matter. ‘The ul iy Jor regular theatrical ik. all other amu ts at, $3; with notiors not exceodisg ik $350. Transient oxbibitions and coa- moctings, not to excced four lines, 25. Boone. Late bad lines, 8’. fornished for iter, Der square of special notices, ae So nor on ‘Vertisements ord: red insi semi weekly days. Toe Tanvaxrsrzc Rovrs.—To show the vigor and epergy with which the parties under the Sioo great are proceeding {a openirg this route, we publish the fol ief engineer :— lowing letter from thi MixATITLAN, Jan 30, 1854. Col. A. G. 81.00, Presidemt:—Dear Sir—As the ‘mail for Vers Cruz hes been detained till after the ceremony of hewmen I have only time te say that your road was com: here to-day at 12 o'clock, in re ot Genera) Con, the Governor and Geveral in Chief of the Isthmus of Tebuantepes; the principal autherities and fobs of Mivatition, Ther certificates will We el his afternoon, fo that by the next ma‘l I will de able to inform you thet the works are fairly under way, the proper documents obtained, and ycur grant dod! party of Sykes & ©). commenced at Suchil at, which fact will be incorporated in the crrtidcate of the commencement at this place. At all events, 1 sbell see that the works ars carriei on as speedily ae porsidle. Iwill write you fully by the noxt mail. In baste, yours, ly, J. J. WILULAMS, Chief Fogineer Tehuantepec Compsay. P S—The ratives handle the pick and mach better than Iexpected I sball have from five hun‘red to one thousand men at work during the coming week. Swivpiina.—Quite a commotion was raised in certain cirel+s in this | A nbn 3 by the discovery on the part of some of bis victims, that s man, who has bitherto borpe a good character as a citizen, aad member of the M é be Janet Californis on Jer ving & Jarge number o! 3 unpaid, princi; borrowed prose , aedip sums fiom $10 to . Itte had quietly laid bis plaes, and on various texts, borrowed mi from all whom he could vic Riots, up to wi bin ‘an bour of his departure, and go-h was the eon fidence generally reposed in him, hed no difficulty in proew it. The extest we on’? in Fall pot to that he wer ebar; in the ot the law at po Tapatoet bits, bat we rerveta from mentioning them, oo _- wafliciealily verilied —Vewwk Adver- tee, AOBES CBDED TO THE GOVEANMEN®. ‘From the St. Louie Republican, Feb. 20.) Mejor Gatewood, of the Council Biuffs Indian b of at Washington coneluds the proposed treaty, with authority ited to the chie‘s to modi y or adapt the treaty to the views of the United States government. Tnis is quite as an arrangement original it sat the one, Indians, Oar government ought, and it no doubt will, be liberal with them. Th of the treaty agreed to by them, we seem to us very liberal, and we think the thanks of the country are due tn Maj ir Gatewood for the tact he Leva in getting the Iediaos to propore a treaty, and to send on chiefs to conclade it. And bis sgreement with the Iniians is as jastly spoken ef woods treaty,” as Gadsden’s with Mexico as ‘a treat; atters: thus understood, we hope the Ie- serves wilreot be too fauoh aboekes. 10. bear another ition of the particulars of Major Gatewood’s treaties, by which one half of Nebraska, including the great valley of the Platte, is to be cleared of Indian title and opened to white settlement, So here goes from the Savaonah Sentinel:— main features of :—They eode to the treaty with the Omahas are as ‘he ernment all the country from ) with the Mis- The follo' brac-d batw feobrarah a amount of I em braced in this treaty 1¢ about 5 000,000 acres, whic! badly include 6 500, se poet or arable lan 0) olve | ® year ta} the ie stipulated that sh term of thirty years, with a bl hen lan T ted February 4. mount of land em: braced in this treaty is between two and ii acres. for whieh it ipulated that the ay them $12,000 a1 ily for the pace of three mi of erent shall hirty yer The land they revorve fer their future occupancy liee from old Fort Kearney, the west site of the boing ten miley in width ing west indefinitely, ‘Tho Pawnees aro out on Dut they have boon ready to treat for a long time, aud the otler tribes baving oeded, ‘thoro is no doubt about them. ‘. The quantity of asd ined for by these treaties amounts, it is raid, to about 10,000.00 acres. The scope of countries extends from the mouth of the Great Nemabs, near the northern boundary line of Missouri, to the mouth of Jowa creek, opposite the southwea! corner of Minnerota Territory. It fronts aboat 250 miles on the west side of the Missouri, and is » splendid, rich lime. stone country. Sivavrarn Ovrraes sy a Boy.—The Boston Chronicle gicgs full é Dessayosive Fire gi PHILADELPHIA.— About o'clock ‘ante. Bock of No. bon Nort Giscovered to be on fire, The gale that sprasg up the nj imp recente, eo the time the fire broke ont, and the fismes spread ra) ugh the building, burcivg with a fury that defied any efforts to check them, The streets were ia such @ shocking condition that a cen siderable period elapsed betore the fremen reached th ground with their apparaths, acd when they arrived their ‘utmost exertions were req to preserve the surround. he perty from destruction. The large building in wl the fire commenced was, with its contents of ma. chinery, materiais oes eet aoe but few articles haviog been rercued from the btrning mass. The greater portion of the walls fell during the progress of fire, but forta ay person The nately without inflicting injury upo: building was owned by ‘Altred R. Lom z, woo oscupied the greater part of it as a steam toilet and jooking glass frame manufso ‘A portion of the building was occupied by Thomas Shaw, bone ivory and fancy wood turner. The Grat floor was used for & machine shop by James Hep- vorth, A reed man was alco located in the edt. fice. Mr. Lentz estimates Jorn at $6,000— $3,000 of which is covered by irsurance of $2,060 on the building, $1,000 upom his stock The lows of the other occupants ot thong! covered by insurance — Pailadelphia Bulletin, Feb. 98. mt Tue Trewont Hovse on Fine, Boston.—At 14 O'clock thie afternoon fire wae discovered issuing from the aitic of west wirg of the Tremont House, on acon str nd soon after at the corner ef Beacon and ‘Tremont streets, aud also near the centre of the mein tailsteg on Tremont street. Tne Fire Department promptly rallied, but, notwithstanding all thelr efforts, © ost of the whcle attic story and the roof of the building * nearly destroyed. The bulidirg was flooded with r, and the damage to furniture, &o , must be quite ‘arge, probably in tue visinity of $10,000. We under *tand there is fall insurance. —Boiton Transcript, Feb 21. Anotnar SteamBoat Sunx.—We learn by private Gespatch that the atesmer J, ‘® short distance below New Albany, and the hall in @ shattered condition reached the shore, and was 10 cured jast above that town. No lives were lost, and such of the cargo ae was in the holl will besered in a condition, T #, the Charles Hammoed and W. F. hich in tow of the Lg a saved. The barges were very besvily loaded with pork, floor, whiskey, lard, &c. @ Niles was « stanoch boat that ‘Deen in service for four seasons, and the lowest valuation put upon ber was 816,000 She was tesured in ‘the office: of this city for Ca and is @ total loas.—Cin- cinnats Commercial, Feb. 21. Fine m Axroy, Iut.—Romax Catuoxic Cavacn Bravtp,—We learo from the Telegraph that a fire oosured et Alton on the 18th isstant, by which s large and bean- tifal Remen Catholic Church, the fine resiuence of Mr, Grote, aud other buildings, were destroyed. Aw to the ex'ent of the loen the aay? :— charch was erreted, together with the organ and farn'tura, at a coat ot $18,000 to $20,000, Many of the paintings, &s, were raved, The other buildirgs, exoept Mr. Grota’s, were of Mttle value—protably $5,000 to $7,000 would Txere was an fpsurance ia the I Tiov!s Mutual Com: $4,000 or $8 000 om the churoh, and $1,0(0 0m Mr Grota’s residence. We have not arcertained whether thers was any ipeuranee upon the other buildings. fhe fire te be- jiered ts have bee caured by the carsiessness of a boy plas ioe vith matches, cokdentally dropped a lighted mateh among some bay ina shed adjoining the first house comsumed. 4 Woovs m Mrsaovrt.—Tavmarara tleman who reashed ths eity yester- eey in the stege, by the route sonth of the Fine 18 —A porta ® Gre in the words, south of the Osage river, i had destroy: d an immense ame unt of timper, and burned the telegraph poles down for miles, The fire happened two before be left Jefferson City, and whem he passed no movement appeared to be making to replace them. The wire im several places lay serose mailer of courses nadedy remove but over was the word —St. Lows i p i i kk i a zee i i i By Es if F i Ly i f 4 fi &F re i H ef PLE i : j i A H i [ i E i i & oe § e g s Ee! i, i. i if F f i Hes gE Bh te i u li E 52 Hi s i § f ty bi i i if a it: | | 5 Hj DEATH OF GENERAL ROBERT ARMS RONG. (From ae phi end ee | ne @ melancholy duty devolves upom us ten ape the death of General Robert Armstr the this ee Cope ey pp arti He last evening, at seven o’clock, at his owa reei- dence in this city, surrounded and in his afflie- tions by most of bis children, We are io no atateof mind to prepare anything like a sketch of bis life relations with him since our boyhood ba’ character so intimate and uninterrupted more our friend. He died at the age of of congestion of the brain. His health for bad been frail, but until yesterday morning his disease was not as threatering a fatal issue. th Jackton, and tre man selected by him as and keeper of his sword. It was our fortune to b ed by General Jackson to deliver to General The noble qualities leared jackson were stern integrity, Sy eet ang eae ‘and his devoted patriotism. In the several responsible public trusts, civil and military, which he tl nob! ivutes: dence of Presidents Jackson, Van Buren, Polk, and Pisres. He was 8s amiable and attractive in the oat id relations of life as he was fearless, honest and fail in the dia- charge of his public duties. DEATH OF JOHN HOLLAND, BSQ. [From the Faiton County Detsoarat.] Died, at bis residence in this villege, on the 17th ia- stent, Jchn Holland, Esq., in the 82d year of his age. ‘The subject of this notice was a native of Newry, coun- Down, ‘land, came to this country near the love of Washiogton’s adrainiatration, indused by repabl can princi which were #0 early dereloped as to make bim an active participant with the Emmoets, Mac! Sampoon, and other Peed injthe commencement of the tirotitions recowed by-b. permanent flandabip in ths 8 rere’ ‘® permanent ip mere favorei land of freedom. It was at his house at which Mr. T, A. Emmet was jesregy hata! an attendance upon court, that the writer, tshored BS youth, witnessed the aff scene of @ meeting between Mr. E. and Archibald McLaren, a Pre fpectebithoel fe athoale cel 2" of Fort Gi E. escaped from an im; Srxve Frew on vt died in tke old ge. Mae or his death He served fons Seas ia the tionary war, and was with the northern army, where he That tone at the i reosived a wound at the capture of Mr. Corum as, ETRE te mee Newspaper Printing Presses, ‘eaten Naw Yore, fed. 32, 1864. Brvnert, Sin—I observed in your of the 2'st press, acoom panied by some stat tte and the facilities which it afford: ia re. ‘ou truly say :—‘ The ecosomy of working it isan of great importance im t of view, with feeders and fly boys,” and that ‘it is of difficulty of making up the type, involving & when every moment 4 Dee ages Jo, for instance, on the arrival of she steamship Baltic, terday mora- betes” and that bf may “aysiems of sieting y my “" m 0! jas oyli this would lage been utterly tape wes the fence trom Horepe ate moment when ail ware sasioany rene imo ee ® moment when all were ansiously You farther state that ‘an improvement could, how- ever, be made by placing the ei ples ipo on the cylinder instead of round it, which allow the use ba ‘as now made.” difficalt to show that it wil fal! iify your statement asit respects the rapid pocticrt Aleka im ag ey heen god pa byt Pah i ‘making 0} volving time,’ curtaaly ne te erro. Ro sys’em can be mate more from im: it than the mode which I hi Comox, Nid the tm: aay ad cu mois wi Sndia quite as short, if not ia much lers, time than fa the eatinnay way. * And as to the suggestion of Is “the columns lengthwise on the cylinder instead of round it,” I have to remark that my pstent already claims this m and folly eets forth the manner of establishing the type im column with lines, ruler, &o., &c., lengthwise on be ae conrequently it esnnot now ve ey oar thas ere would be any <ifficulty in exercising the forms of ty surgeoted, vention, I have to with the oolamn runsing as fore, im justice to this re quest that you will have the goodness to publish statement, and thereby remove the impression whieh the error in your statement published in the New Youx Bunatp of the 2st iostant was calculated to make. this and s)] other improvements in the art of forth to the world without prejudice, and, if without error ia the measure of thsir claim, eash resting rolely on its own merits, aad believe mo to remeim very Teapectiully yours, &o., &e., JEPTHA A WILKINSON. The Steamship Africa TO THE DDITOR OF THR NEW YORK HERALD. Naw Youx, Feb 24, 1854. Sin~ I trust that your well known love of fair play will i stancizg in bis sion of one of the most experienced coditanters im the Atlantic mai posed vn nervice, of there slanderous ramors, purpor! a matter of course, to be on the best aatherlty, ain the allegation that the underwriters and agents of the steomebip Africn have refased to make aay Toenta consequent a the expeaditures and losses oorred by the groun Of that versel oa her last C4 this port, ond that Captain Harrison, in order hie character and prevent expense, bad been to éefray all euch costs and charges from his own private’ resources. As ® personal friend of Harrison I have the istnction to state that, from at beadq I learn the utter faluity of ell there raniors, sad am, deed, informed that, bale case of general averaze, Mr. Cunard apd the under: for the sargg are settling all clatis acd bills as presented. I will only sdd, that the Ball. There never were such words en wn **| the Catboiiciem!’’ “Dowa with the Pave” The ‘sesume the ory was:—“‘Dowa