The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-23

The shortest passage record has just been
made between San Francisco and New York
Twenty -four days from city to city The Golden
Gate eft San Francisco at o'clock on the morn
ing of the 2Sih ut, and the United States, with
her passer gers, arrived at this port at O'Clock
yesterday morning.
The accounts brought by the United States are
ton days later There are only three striking
points in the news list The serious fire in Sonora
laying that town in ashes; ID The fact that over
Eve millions Of dollars gold dust had been shipped
from san Francisco in the single onth Of June
ami Sd That Queen Pomare had returned to power
Tahiti under the protection Of the French vessels
Of war.
There was considerable excitement in town yes
tcrday consequence of the report that the steam
81 United States, from Aspinwall, had the cholera
on soad, ana had lost a number Of her passengers
b. that disease. There were fourteen deaths on
board hat steamer but We assured by Lieutc-
naut Governor Purdy, Of California, a passenger BY
the United States, that not died of cholera
but from exposure Oh the Isthmus -fpropoS to this
T,port-wc have fall, official, and interesting &C
count Of tie sickness board the Phadelphia,
which shall ondeayor TO publish Tomorrow. 1t
appears hat the sickness On board the latter came
on The wind from the island Of Cuba.
Papers by the America reached this city last
night. rom Boston. Additional iteas Of news will
ID ound IN another column. including telegra-
rhic dispatches from Dublin and Wigau, contain
ing the intelligence of riots at those places.
The bin granting public lands TO the several
s atca Which contain them, for the support Of
schools, came up in the Senate yesterday, and was
ordered 10 be engrossed. This bill gives an add
tonal section 10 each township. and viii no doubt
mass the Senate The bill granting lands to Nichi-
caa for the construction of shin canal around the
calls Of The Sault Sic Marie. was then taken up and
Mr. Fitch. from that State offered a substitute
that instead Of appropriating lands for that object
the government should contract with the lowest bid.
der for the construction Of The canal the cot not TO
exceed 100000 Mr. Cas- spoke in favor Of she
proposition, ard contenled that tho increasing
mining. as won as military. interests around Lake
Superior demanded the construction Of the work
The question was pretty freely debated. and chen
postponed
resolution was introduced yesterday in the
House Of Representative asking the President for
all information in the possession Of the government
in relation 10 the British colonial fisheries The
resolution was passed joint resolution was re-
ported from the Committee Printing, for the set
Element Of the accounts Of Thomas Richie, assignee
Of VIM NJ. Bell In lieu Of the contract price, it
gives Mr. Richie one half the prices Of 1919 which
viii take fom the public treasury the sum Of
10000 A resolution was passed terminating the
debate on the River ard Harbor bill to-day, aud
the subject was then broueh, before the Committee
81 the Whole, and debated. An evening session
was held a. which the attendance Of the members
varied between fifteen and thirty, ard the bill was
argued until the adjournment
BY The telegraph we learn from Boston that i'm
portant dispatches from Mr.. Webster to III. An,e-
Tican Minister at London were taken out by the
steamship Canada, which LET Boston on Wednes-
day. They probably relate to the colonial cod
fisheries.
Tie Catholic Bishop Of hatcher, John J. Chanche,
died at Frederick, Maryland, yesterday morning lie
had come On 70 Maryland to attend the late Ma
tional Council.
We learn. by a despatch from Washington. that
tie Hon, John z. Kennedy has accepted the offer
20 take the Seorotalyship Of The Navy The long
agony il over.
Some dsys ago we published an account stating
that John 6 Adams, master Of tue schooner Viii
Rage beue' h'd committed suicide, ny jumping