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The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-05
Arrival Of The Steamer Niagara-Three days
later fran Europe
Correspondence Of The Journal Of Commerce.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9th, 1852.

The past fortnight has been full of interest
and varied excitement, peculiarly to California.
With the constant storms of wind and rain which
have prevailed, we have suffered loss by fire and
by flood On the night of December odd
small dwelling house was consumed in the out
skirts of the city, beyond the Sand Hills) which
sad to relate, consumed the bodies of two child
ren Cour and eight years of age,) of the pro-
nrietor, George Fitzmaurice, cartman, who
were sleeping in the kitchen, where the fire
originated. Life was no doubt extinct before
their parents were aroused, who frantic and
alarmed, lost their all.
On the night of the 22d nit, large body of
rock and earth, Qoosened by the late heavy
rains,) fell with such force as to crush two large
iron stores, erected at Clarks Point, at the foot
of Telegraph Hill-forcing off one b. Dad side,
and throwing the buildings forward some six or
eight feet breaking all the iron girders, and so
far injuring the buildings as to compel the
owners to take them down. The amount Of
goods damaged will not exceed $4,000, though
the exposure to rain and expenses of movinr,
&c, will be attended with great loss to some.
body.
The stores were built of English corrugated
iron, each 80 by 1875 feet, two stories hiph. and
were occupied by the government as bonded
warehouses. They were literally packed fuU of
assorted goods. The stores held about 3 600
tons, bringing to The Proprietors a monthly in
come Of $4,000 on those DESTROYED; one vet re-
mains uni jured, filled with Chill -four
The three stores originally cost 100000. B.
Davidson, the agent OF Rothschilds, has a mort
gage upon the premises for e45 900, while the
assignees Of the late banking house of Wells
y Co. have also an interest therein of $4,000
they being in some way interested with Fred.
erck Griffin and Daniel w Colt who were Joint
owners and propretors, and who have thus sud-
denly been deprived of an income supposed to
be sure for years to come.
The side of the hill had been excavated ana
thrown into the BAY The stores, being under
the brow of the bill, We're thought to be per-
fectly secure against fire, wind and food But.
alas! in an hour of supposed security, down
comes the rock from height Of 30 feet, crush
ing everything before it.
The U. s government have seized the British
steamer Unicorn, for violation of the revenue
laws The steamer belonged to the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company, and has been occn-
sionally employed by the company in CARRYING,
by special permit Of the collector, stores from
here to Benicia but the agent recently dis.
patched her (without the usual permit) to Be.
nicia loaded with the stores which arrived here
recently in the clipper eSea Witch" ard steamer
Golden Gate" The vessel aud cargo were
at once seized by Collector King, and bond.
exacted from Captains Knight, Comstock, and
Bissell, for the sum of one hundred and fiftv
thousand dollars. ONTARIO.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-05

~ The Alabama Journal thus comments
on the recent movement made by its brethren
of the Constitutional Union party in Georgia.
1t will be seen that it dsapproves of any steps
towards dishanding that separate organization.
The REAsoN.-An article in the Savann nah
Georgian, extracted in the Advertiser, imputes
the recent attempt of faction of Intriguing
politicians of the Union party of the Georgia le-
gislature to transfer the Union party Of that
State, as beggars and suppliants at the door of
Democratic convention at Baltimore, composed
of Northern Freesoilers and Southern Demo
cratic ultras, to desire of Wing Union men to
avoid their old party Thatit (the Wing party
had been defeated, and that although, says the
writer, "that party, in caucus at Washington
came out so handsomely in favor'of their darl.
ing compromise, while their opponents, having
no fear of Cobb and Constitutional Unionisnl
before their eyes, naughtily refused to do the
same" they prefer to join the Democrats rather
than their compromise allies, because they wish
success, &c This is not the reason, for the
Wings have not lost ground except in those
States where coalitions have been formed be.
tween Freesoillsm and Democracy, (exceptng
perhaps, Pennsylvania In the South il has
not lost ground, see the elections in Tennessee
LOUISIANA, North Carolina and Florida. where
this issue has been made. This, then, cannot
be the true reason of the attempted treason To
the Union party of Georgia. 1t proceeds from
unprincipled ambition of few men who wish
to offer and bargain off the electoral vote of the
State of Georgia TO the Northern Freesoil Dem.
ocracy, in consideration, doubtless, that they
personally shall be well paid for it, and tina
their own personal interests shall be advanced
by it, But the whole scheme will fail. The doc
trine of the Union masses of that State, as wei
as that Of our own is to steer clear of the con
ventions of the old parties, and to act with n
one OF any party who does not pledge himsel
to maintain the compromise a final settlement
From the tone of portion of the Georgia Unto
press, we trust that the effort to betray the part
into the hands of the Phstines will meet wit
the fate which its infamy deserves--the scorr
and contempt of all honest men.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-05

WHAT kossUTH HAS BEEN DONG FOR Hun
GARY.-The following reply, was made by Kos
suth at Pttshurg, in answer to committee in.
viting him to Cleveland, Ohio -
GENTLEMEN; You will know my wishes when
tell you that already one hundred and sixty
thousand dollars have been raised in this country
for the Hungarian fund, and but thirty thousand
oft has been realized for my suffering cause
The res. has been eaten, drank, and toasted out
in costly banquets and foolish parades, for which
have no taste and in which take no pleasure
! have contracted for 10000 muskets, at 81
each-$S0000 have made one payment, and
have got Others to make, or lose what Mas beer
paid. If all the money raised could have beer
properly expended, nv mission would, ere this
have been ended, and the basis of my country.
liberty secured,
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-05

NEGROES IN CANADA--In some of the coun.
ties of Western Canada the colored settlers
form quite an element in electioneering move
ments. The majority are located in one or two
Of the southwestern counties, Immediately ad
joining the river St Clair, and as facilities are af
forded for the acquisition of small treehods, they
speedily take their places in the lists of electors,
and more or less influence the result of the CON
tests.
Some of the Canadian papers attached to the
reform party are complaining of the ingrattude
of the refugees in one of these frontier coun.
ties, who, at the late general election recorded
their votes in favor of the tory candidate, and
by that proceeding secured his success. The
liberal journalists allege that they and their
friends have shown themselves most ready to co.
operate with schemes designed to Illustrate the
fugitive slave law, and they therefore claim the
right to control the political opinions of the re-
fugees. On the other hand, the negroes. through
their organ, The Voice of the Fugitipe, declare
their intention to be guided by the opinions of
the cand date on the subject OF annexation and
to vote for the man most determinedly opposed
to that measure.
However trivial the controversy in its present
shape, it is not altogether unworthy of notice on
either side of the line,
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-05

DEATH OF JAMES G. BIRNEV.-James G. Biz,
ney, who was, in 1874, the candidate of the
f" liberty party for President, died at Saginaw,
Mich, a few days ago. Mr.. Birney was formerly
an uncompromising Abolitionist, and an OPP
ponent of the colonization scheme; but il is said
that he had lately changed his views, and that
there is now 10 press, in Cincinnati, pamphlet
written by him, and which contains an address
to the coored people of The United States, and
gives very decisive reasons in favor of their re-
tnoval, and no less decisive in favor Of Liberia,
in preference TO Canada or the West indies
n. Y, Mirror.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-05

The committee of ways and means of the
Alabama legislature has reported that it is in
expedient to lcgslate at this time on the recon.
mendations in the Governors message, in favor
of a discriminating tax TO be imposed by the
State on the products and manufactures OF
States which shall persist in their aggressions
upon the institution of slavery in the Southern
States. minority of the committee, not con
tented with declaring the inexpediency of legis-
lating " at this time" on the subject, made re.
port goir G into the constitutional question, and
expressing their conclusion that such tax
would be palpable breach of the Constitution
of the United States, which has the exclusive
power for the regulation Of commerce aud that
1t would be not less so, because it is attempted
TO do by indirection what is directly forbidden.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-05

TREATMENT oE FOREIGN IMNIGRANTs-A
correspondent of the New York Times, writing
from Hoidaysburg, Pa, on the 9th instant,
gives the following account Of the treatment Of
immigrants on their way to the West, which
calls loudly for redress:
Last night, about one hunderd of these poor
creatures arrived here, from Philadelphia, and
the snowdrifts STOPPED them, of course A
warehouse of the company-a barn-like build
ing, through which the winds whistles almost
without mpediment-was the only shelter
which could be provided them. Within the
house a little room--perhaps ten by Ii teen feet
lis plrttioned oil, and provided with stove,
where over ninety human beings, some of those
females with nursing children, spent the night,
after the fatgues Of $50 miles railroad travel.
The size of the room allotted them, of course,
precluded the possibility of space sufficient
either to sit or to lie down. Add to this, they
were without food and had been for twenty
four hours, and you have knowledge of their
situation. In the morning their condition be-
came known to some benevolent residents in
the neighborhood, who furnished them with
food, and provided temporarily for their wants.
AT an early hour noticed one woman, with her
babe nesting in her bosom to avoid the piercing
blast, wading through the deep snow drift, 10
search of some hopitable shelter, where sus:
teuance and relief might be procured for her
furnishing child Several others, similarly stu
ated, found relief in the dwellings of the sym.
pathzng villagers.
"Another party of immigrants, who arrived
here oa Monday morning, were left in the cars,
where they still remain, for want of better
shelter The error is IN permitting these immi,
grants to come beyond Harrisburg when the
roads are known to be impossible in the noun
tains. An honest, reliable sgent, located at
Harrisburg, would be able to tender great SER
vice.
Sometimes, consequences Of this inhamanity
are more fatal than the party now here have ex-
perlenced. You are aware that a portion OF
this route is over u stage road. Ii is only a
fortnight since an entire famiy--a man, his
wife and two chidren--frozc to death on the
road, in one of the shelteress wagons provided
for the poor immigrants. This is one only OF
the heart rending incidents of immigrant travel
across the mountains in the winter seasons"
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-05
EGRAP HIC.
Arrival of the Steamer ohio

LATER FROM CHAGRES AND HAVANA
New YORK, Feb, A.
The steamer Ohio, Capt. Schenck arrived
here this morning from Chagres, whence she
sailed on the 22d of January, and from Havana
on the both, the same day tina. the Isabel sailed
for Charleston
The Spanish steamer Ferdinand de Cathoca,
lam Cadiz, a rived at Havana on the morning
Ohio sailed
The steamer Philadelphia, from San Juan
and Chagres, for New Orleans, was at Havana
on the 30th.
The steamer Georgia was passed Is miles
outside of the Moro Castle, bound in
The Ohio brings S220,OOO mostly in the
hands of her passengers She brings l67 pas-
sengers, mostly from Chagres
She brings no later California news than thai
brought by the Prometheus and Cherokee.
NEW YORK MARKETS
New York Feb. A.
Stocks.-Sales Of Erie at 78a; Reading at
GA Canton at 695; Morris, I7s U. S. 6's of
1860, 1881; of 1867, at ll6t
Flour.-Sales OF 1000 bbs. of State brands
at S4 624 a A Is; Indiana brands. 81 rs a4S7l
Wheat and rye are inactive. Sales of Western
mixed corn at 10 IL. Pork-Sales of prime
at Sl3 so Ia, and mess at Sl5 a is 374.
Lard.-Sales of 10 barrels prime at 81 81
Whiskey-Saes of 100 barrels Ohio and Prison
at 2of 81. Sales of 60 bales hemp at lis
100 Tobacco.-Sales of % hhds. Kentucky
at II. Other articles unchanged
Departure Of The Steamer CANADA.
BosToN, Feb. a.
The royal mail steamer Canada, sailed for
Liverpool at noon to day. She took out thirty
five through passengers, and 1852, 100 in Amer
lean gold.
Arrival Of The Steamer Niagara-Three days
later fran Europe.
HALIFAX, Feb. a.
The steamer Niagara, which sailed from Liv-
erpool on the 18th ult., bound for New York,
put in here this morning, short of coal, having
experienced succession of heavy storms
throughout her passage.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-05
ny" The Louisville Democrat says

The Louisville democrat says,
The editor of the journal thinks it would
not do at all for the Southern States to require
duties to be paid upon goods imported from the
Northern portion of the Union. We are of the
same opinion. But we don't see why the South
should not 90 into this business, and make a
fortune at it. Why. should not Southern in
dustry be protected Some years ago the
United States made themselves rich by levying
high duties, why should not the South follow
the high example!
In this way, perhaps, the South might, by
experience, become a convert to protection, if
the Inconsistency were not pointed out. The
Wings should be silent, and let the process 90
on. They don't know what they may win in
the end.n
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-05

PERMITTING ALIENS TO HOLD REAL ESTATE. On the
9th ult in the Senate Of Massachusetts bill per-
hitting aliens resident In the Commonwealth to
hold real estate passed to third reading, and a
provision that they should only do so upon decar-
ing their intention to become citizens, was struck
out. A similar law has been adopted in several
other States.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-05

The Senate of Mississippi has postponed to the
10Th instant the consideration OF joint resolution
to go into election to fill the vacancy which will
occur in the representation of the State in the SEN
ate Of the United States on the 4th of March, 1853
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-05
.9Y7 The Herald gives. LOLA Monies the
following notice:

~ Inc HofUd gives LULA moNIES Tue
following notice:
LOLA Monies IN The CoUvTRY-The recent
letters and pronuncidmenios of Lola Monies,
particularly that one which disclosed the polit-
cal course Of Bavaria, have been very generally
republished throughout the country, in all direc.
tons, ard they have produced a most extraor.
binary and curious sensation respecting the
character, attqinments, and purposes of that
mysterious woman, and rather pretty but bad
ddnSeuse. One curious effect we have heard of;
Two students from the Southern States, now
residing at New Haven, few weeks ago clam
bered over the walls of their college, and escaped
to New York, got an Introduction to Lola, and
conversed with her for few minutes. Each
was fascinated with the reception, and they i'm
mediately returned to their studies at New Ha.
ven, perfectly satisfied with their adventure
Lola Monies is nothing as danSeuse but she
seems to have some mysterious quality abont
her, or in her writings, that is beginning to take
wonderfully throughout the country.
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LATER FROM CHAGRES AND HAVANA
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-05

BOSTON, Feb. 4.
The royal mail steamer Canada, sailed for
Liverpool at noon to-day. She took out thirty.
five through passengers and 1852 100 in Amer.
lean gold.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-12-23

Our readers. in common with our.
selves, no dopbt, have always believed,
until the late notices by our cotempora-
ries appeared, that tho Labrador coast
was as nearly wilderness. and as en-
lirely barren and desolate. as any place
might be. which was from time, to time
visited By a few Esquimaux and fur
traders. We were surprised to learn the
facts set forth in. a petition lately pre-
scented to Parliament by Nv. Matthew
H. Warren. representing that tho petit
toner has large mercantile establish
ment on the coast of Labrador. where
he and many others import goods. the
produce Of Canada. which pay no duties
that Labrador has sea, coast Of more
than thousand miles |; is frequented
during the summer season by more than
twenty thousand persons 4 has resident
population Of over ten thousand, who
import all the provisions they consume,
and who export the produce OF tina,
country 90. the amount Of $500 900 tC
81, 0O0. 0oa annually that a large and
inc, easing trade (Which the United State:
now almost monopolize) would be done
With Labrador, were it not for the i'm,
position of duties by the Colony. on the
produce of thai country.
The petitioner, therefore. prays that
while tho produce Of Canada is admitted
into Labrador free Of duty. the produc.
of that country may be admitted init
Canada OH the same terms. *.
This trade gives employment to abou
l5O vessels from the United States, Nov,
Scotia apd New Brunswick. We do no
suppose there will b. one dissentien
voice to An immediate concurrence in 'h'
prayer Of the foregoing petition. Thu
Herald suggested some SINE ago tha
our Board OF Trade should look into thu
matter and urge the adoption Of free liz
tercourse with Labrador. upon our P.o
vincial Government. The recess in tn,
session will give them an opportunity I,
do so. We feel some what ashamed tha
our merchants have allowed our Ameri
can. neighbors 10 take the lead Of them
in this trade. .s ..sr vre.s
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-12-23

War rs LIFE about eight nontlls'
ago, says the Boston Atlas. shipmaster
sailed out Of Boston. bound for the port
of Rio. being accompanied. by his vita
ami child. andthis bsoshes.. Sinee, the
sailing. OF the vessel nothing has beens.
heasd, from.her and it 10 almost certain.
that she 10 lost. Five years since the,
captain effected an.insurance on .his owns
life of $4,000 andi ons on,ths life offhis-
wife for $4,000. go
A few. days ago. the captains father.
who resides in Maine. having. basiness in
Boston. called upon thu agent Of the
company. TO ascertain whether the polls,
cies were still good: being informed that
they were, he proceeded to store to-
make soma purchases. and while in the
third, story. incs utiously made a.stsP'
backward. and. WAS preeiRilatsd' 70 the'
lower floor. recsiving. sush severe mia
riej as to cause his death in an hous.----.
Thus We are called upon TO record ths'
death OF father. two sons. one sSn's>
wife and her child. al 10 the short spacs'
Of eight mensliss s M
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TEact9.;

FIVE HUNDRED TRACTS FOR ONE DOLLAR
The Elk. Com. of the N. Y. State
Temperance Society have just stereoty
s.rd number Of tracts ada pied to the
the times. and solici. orders for the. same
FIVE Hnnkred Tracts (four pages each,
will be sent by mail to any portion 81
the Uai,ed States, this side Of the Rocky
Moun,ainr. postage paid. for. One Dol
lar F! Larger Track; in,the same pro-
;porlion, OEders SOLICITED. Let every
temperance Society. Clergyman. and
Sabbath, School, in tie Union. send for a
,,ackage Of T'ac,s. Address. VIM. H
I3urlelgh. Corresponding Secretary, Mp
8 Exchange Building. Albany. ..
]. Editors throughout the United State:
ARE respectfully requested to copy this
announcement, for the benefit of tn.
friends Of. temperance
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-12-23

IMPRESSIONS INg Yours. Parents and
others should remember that very lasting
imp essions can be made 10 the minds and
on the hearts of youth. The great Fred
erick Of Prussia. once called on his nephew.
afterwards Frederick III. when a lad. TO
recite 70 hins. and drawing from his pocket
an edition Of La Foataiue's Fables. point
cd out one tor translation, i ~ happened
the youth had been familiar with that par
ticular fable. and 90 did &c Auently. Upon
being praiseds for his improvement. Iia.i
formed him (said Frederick William. 10
after life of my having previously trans
lated il. His faes frightened up, and pat.
ting me on the cheek, he said. That's
right, my dear Triiz- always honest and
honorable I Never seem to be what thou
art mot 1; but more than thOn Rppearest To
be-" The admoniiion made az indelibit,
impression ON my heart and though
disIiked falsehood from my childhood. from
that time ] have hated and dstestOd. oil
species Of dissenbliDg and lies.
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LITCHFIELD ENQUIRER
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