Calaveras chronicle., 1852-02-14

was fllled with one dense mass of flame.
| he flames communicated to the build
ings No. so, occupied by Henry Defot
& Co., importers of willow ware, and
to No. 81, occupied by Samuel Howes,
carpenter, G. Vanmater, carpenter, and
VIM. Gore, watch glass maker, both of
which, with their contents, were entire
ly destroyed. The third story of the
brick building No. % John street, oc-
cupied by Messrs. Longbotham s. Jen-
kins, Premium Binders Boards Manu-
tt..--.-tvr..-- WIS desenegeA wi.ii It's cor
teats, and the bGinhg throughout
greatly damaged by water. The build
Ings No. 81 occupied by VIM. Jessup
& Son, and No. 95 John street, occu-
pied as a grocery, No. % Gold street,
occupied by Jesse Delano as dwelling,
and No. 8 Cliff street, occupied by
Bleecker & Oothout as an iron ware
house, were greatly damaged through
out by water, and only through the
active exertions of the fremen, were
prevented from being destroyed. The
loss of the various occupants Of these
buildings will probably amount to up
ward of $15O;OOO. The damage by
water to the stock in the other buildings
in the vicinity is estimated at from
$40, 900 to $4,000. A horse valued at
$3.50, in stable in the rear Of No. S4
Gold street, was burned to death.
KossUTH.-On the 28th December,
Kossuth, accompanied by his suit, was
presented to PresidedtT illmore, at the
White House. The interview was
strictly private and lasted twenty min
utes. Kossuth read a written address
expressing the gratitude Of Hungary to
the United States, &c. to which the
President replied in substance as fol-
lows:
Il am happy, Governor Kossuth, to
welcome you TO this land Of freedom;
and it gives me pleasure to congratu-
late you upon your release from long
confinement in Turkey. and your late
arrival here. AS an Individual, sym
pathize deeply with you upon your
brave struggle for the independence
and freedom Of your native land. The
American people can never be indif-
terent to such contest, but our policy
as a nation in this respect has been
t:s1ffforr1Ii rom rtt.c 60 s15s1CfloolIIe1t Of
our Government, and my own views,
as the Chief Executive Magistrate
of this nation, arc fully and freely ex-
pressed III my recent message to Con-
gress, to which you have been pleased
to a!lude. They are the same whether
speaking to Congress here or to the
nations of Europe.
Should your country be restored to
indononHonno an1 frooInpo I cho,,l1
then wish you, as the greatest blessing
you could enjoy, a restoration to your
native land; but should that ever hap
pen, | can only repeat my welcome to
you and your companions here, and
pray that Gods blessing may rest upon
you wherever your lot may be cast.'
And here the interview terminated.
Kossuth came out first and remained
alone in the hall for some minutes. He
looked very grave, and apparently
somewhat disappointed.
After he was seated in his carriage,
Mr.. Webster joined him, and they
drove away together.
The President will give Kossuth
dinner on Saturday.
Books of subscription to the Belvi-
dere and Delaware Railroad have been
opened. This road, commencing at
Belvidere, travrrses the counties of
Warren, Hunterdon and Mercer, along
the valley of the Delaware to the City
of Trenton, a distance of sixty-twO
miles, passing within two hundred yards
Of the Borough of Easton, Pa, and
running through Riegelsville, Milford,
Frenchtown, Lambertville and Siters-
vile. At Trenton it connects with the
Philadelphia and Trenton and Camden
and Amboy Railroads, thus forming a
continuous line of Railroad from Belvi-
dere to the Cities of New York and
Philadelphia. The maximum grade Of
this road is only six feet to the mile.
CUBA.-By the steamship Africa,
which arrived at New York on the Cd
January, intelligence is received of the
pardon and liberation by the Queen of
Spain, of all the American prisoners
who were concerned in the invasion eff
Cuba under Lopez. This act is done
in consideration Of C the acknowledged
ment by the Federal Government of
the insult offered to the Spanish flag by
seditious crowd Cat New Orleans,
appreciating it in the same terms as the
government Of her Majesty, &C." and
the offer to compensate the Spanish
Consul for the losses sustained by him
from the mob. The Spanish Minister
to Washington is rewarded for his zeal
and loyalty in managing so delicate a
business, with the Grand Cross of
| Charles ILL.,
IMPORTANT FROM MExICo.-The brig
Globe, from Vera Cruz, arrived at New
Orleans, Monday, December %, and
reports a violent popular outbreak in
the city Of Mexico on the 10th instant,
arising out of the passage Of a law for