The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-01

mlnary OF the News.

There was terrible hurricane In this section Of
the country on Saturday night Tho wind shifted to
the tsipklirg of eye, from the northeast to the
southwest The shipping in our harbor suffered
considerably. BY telegraph we learn that the
steamers Bay state ami state of Maine came into
collision at Newport, were so much injured th 1t
they will have % lay by for repairs. At Syracuse,
the wind Frustrated the large Unitarian Church.
and with it an adjoin Dg dwelling house, in which
several persons were eeping, but who fortunately
escaped unipjured. We may yet hear of serious
disaster, at sea We shall learn, TO day probably,
by telegraph, the extent of the gale.
The Crescent City arrived yesterday, vita the
California mails to the LIST ut and large amount
Of gold dust There is no additional news from the
gold region. We yesterday Published full details
brought by the irometheus. According TO ac
coun 8 from Panama, the emigration to Gallo rnia
is iu mense II was estimated tn at seven thousand
persons were en- rome between Panama and San
Fran CISCO and that over four thousand remained a.
Panama and on the Isthmus, awaiting conveyance
to the land Of promise. We have q number of let
tiers from our correspondents at Panama, the pub
location Of which we aye compelled to defer till TO-
morrow.
Intelligence from Costa r ca to he 2ish ult.
Dor contains the approval by President Mora, OF
that republc, of the treaty of amity and commerce
concluded Last July, in Washington, between Mr.
Molina, the Costa Rcan charge, snd Mr.. Web
ster. The treaty lie the same as that made some
time since but not yet signed, with Mr. Marcoleta,
the NicaIaguan chdrge
AGvices frou Jamaica Indicate a deficiency in the
revenue of the island and new tariff DILL has been
passed in the Assembly TO meet the trouble,
Several horrible transactions have recently taken
place in Philadelphia. On FIR day man ate OF
poisoned meat, from the effects Of Which he suose.
quently died The next evening, Saturday, wo
man threw oil Of vi.riol Mr.. Bechler, which
completely burned oul one Of his eyes, and other.
wise shockiDgly dis6gurel bis face. About the
same time 3 fremsn Was fatally stabbed byarow.
dy; and during the same night another mal was
stabbed by thief, whom he caught in the act o:
stealing his property What horrible chapter!
The Collins steamship Baltic is still the great
source Of attraction at Washington. A grand
tertainment is to be given on board, to moro v
erpoon, to the President, members of Congress,
and others.
Many items Of interes. viii be found undor the
telegra phc be I'D and in the columns, for which
we have no room for special reference.
The mail steam ship Hermsnu, which left this port
on Saturday neon, for Southampton and Bremen
struck on the bar, aud was obliged, By leak. to
put back She will 90 into do:k 10 ~ for exaini
matt sn she was in charge Of a pilot when abe
struck.
The readers attention is directed to tho additional
European Intelligence brought by 'bs Africa. Tac
letter of our Paris correspondent contains ooupete
resug,G Of the political movements in tie French
nation, and will be perused with mu;l attention by
ell who take al interest in the sflir' Of tia.
country.
TIE Franklin, the next steamer to bring ne w
from Europe, is in her twelfth day.