The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-12-31

= TELEGRAPHIc GLEAiNINGs.
d by Telegraph to the Galcna Advertiser
= THE CAPITOL ON FIRE.
The Library Burnt.
WAsnINGToN, Dec. 2-9, A. N.
The Library, in tn, Capitol, is now bur
ing.
TsEcoND DEsPATcn.1
Dec 24-5 min past Q.
The Lbrary at the Capitol is still burning
cant get water; don't know when it can b
stopped.
THIRD DEsrATcn.1
Dec. 24-I2 min. past O.
] Library entirely destroyed, and it is feare,
the whole edifce will be destroyed
WASHINGTON, Dec 24-l24A ".
i Particulars ofhe FIRE at Washington fire
in the Capital is s,lbdued. The Library. witt,
the Document Room above it, is completely de-
stroyed, and fully three quarters of the library is
consumed, including the most valuable portion of
: it.
Many Of the books are rare works. and can
, never be replaced No serious damage has
been done to any other part of fhe Capitol, ex
cept by water. The fire was first discovered
about sunrise by the Waterman, and sometime
elapsed be fore general alarm was given. The
Waterman endeavored for one or two hours
to exiinruish the flames, but without avail
The Library contained $4,000 volumes or
these, about 10000 in adjoining room were
saved. All the husts, paintings and elegant pic
ture were destroyed.
The loss is estimated at one hundred thou
sand dolla.s.
New YoRK, Dec. &c.
Great Nrashcr Meeting in .Nc,c Orleans.--The
New Orleans Picayune publishes letter
| from Mr.. Thrashcr to Consul Owen which
denies that he ever took out letters of natural.
iza'ion in Cuba.
/ The Thrasher meeting at New Orleans, on
the 10th inst, was attended by 10000 persons,
and the greatest excitement was manifested.
/ resolution was proposed, declaring that the
people of New Orleans would not allow the Span
ish flag to be hoisted in that city until Mr. |
Thrashcr should be released
Resolutions were finally adopted, declaring
that the persons and property of American
citizens were not secure abroad, and calling upon
the Government to adopt such measures as
would make the American flag and people re-
spccted the world over.
New ORLEANS, Dec 81
Fur Their accounts from the Rio Grande rep
resent the engagement between Caravaia! ard
the Mexican general, Janreguy, to have been of
the most desperate and bloody kind and that
the latter had been driven TO Ceralvo, 40 miles
where the Government troops completely
routed, and Caravajal occupied the town
Later from California
N. YoaK, Dec. 18th
The Daniel Webster, from San Juan, Near
agia, arrived this morning at quarter past ~ :
q clock. She brings dates from San Francisco
to the goth ult., also 30 passengers, and $40 900
in gold dust on freight and S6o00O0 in the
hands of the passengers. She sailed from San
J aan on the 9th December, and touched at Ha-
vana She landed l39 passengers, and about
100000 destined for Charleston and New o.
leans. She brings passengers that were brought
down by the Gold Hunter, which left San Fran.
cisco two days after the steamer Northcner, for
Panama, which latter vessels had 600 passen
gers and 10000 in freight besides large sums I
in tao hands of passengers. The Webster lie It II
Havana on the 14.h at Hoon. She left in port d
steamers Philadelphia and Isabel, also u S.
ship Decatur. II
The news from California is specially inter- !,
esting. The mining accounts continue highly OF
favorable. Sheriff Buchanan had been shot at ;,
the Sonora camp, near Sacramento, by party C
consisting chiefly of Mexican maurai,dcIs. !.
The Vigilance Committee of Sacramento y
were active in the matter, and had made sever y
al arrests The last report states tina, the Sher
lift had died Of his wounds. Several murders =
had bean committed in the neighborhoood of
Marysville and Sacramento. by Mexrans !,
has been received at San Francisco to October
25th. The King had appointed the 18th Dec tt
as day OF Thanksgiving. revolt took place
a ong the prisoners at Honolulu on the 22d of
Oct. The prisoners, after making their escape,
broke into a magazine and got provisions and
arms and ammunition, and loaded the large guns
to the muzz!e and pointed them upon the town
The prompness and energy of the Marshall
and Sheriff soon subdued the revolt. The ring
leaders being placed in irons, the fears of the :
pnpulace subsidized.
A large number of miners have been disap- !
pointed by the rains and seek winter quarters !
n San Francisco. The rains flooded the cell :
ars and Stores in the lower part Of the CITY
Adams 4 Co. have brought So 10000 in gold
lust via Panama.
" AshiN"ios, DtC lUtn.
SESATE.-Mr. Seward presented the petition ii
If the Industrial Congress of N. Y. that the "
8 overnment adopt such policy with regard to
foreign nations will pacfy, as we'll as secure :,
o the people struggling for liberty, Justice from
,ther nations.
The joint resolutions concerning the Irish !"
Patriots, and also concerning Abdcl Kader <
we're postponed.
The bill making land warrants assienable
vas referred 10 the committee on the Public
Lands.
WAsnLSGroS, Dec. %.
SESArE.-Mr. Miller, of N. j., introduced
be River and Harbor bill that failed of pas
sa ge last March for want of time.
MIR. Cass moved, that so much of the Presi-
ient's Message as referred to the Prome,heus
lfIair be referred TO the committee on Foreign .
Relations. u
NEW York, Dec. 49, p NJ
Farther by the DaaI Wc6ster-SAN FRAN.
:Isco, Nov. I5-During fortnight there has
'een but moderate business doing. Price
bout the sam as on the lst instant. Flour is
cling in small quantities for consumption; r
rhine quatv$l2. There is no speculative feel
ng Of any kind in merchandise. Holders are
unwilling to make any concession Shipments
70 n the Atlantic are expected now for the
pring month will be small. The emf rration :.
!, larre Goods are shipped in moderate guam !
tiles for Oregon.
shock of an earthquake. was felt at San
francisco on tie evenn. of November 18TH
WASHINGTON, Dec. TO-
SENATE.-Mr. Hunter presented the credcn-
ials Of J. J. McRea, appointed by the Govern
nent of Mississippi TO fill the vacancy coca I
toned by the resignation of Col Jefferson V
Davis. McRea, appeared and was sworn in.
Mr. Miller gave notice of a bill making APP
afinns FIR the imnrnyenent of the Riue.S =