The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-13
The News.

the News.
We are full of news of empires restored republics
yevoutionized; states seized cities destroyed by
hre; fortunes lost and fortunes made of millions of
Rold dust pouring into London and New York. from
Australia and California; of millions of dollars, in
silver, leaving Mexico, Peru and Chilli for the great
commercial cities Of the world I; of millionaires
starting up in every direction of ctesi in ashes one
day and up again, Phoenix like, ON the next of
shocking murders robberies accidents deaths,
births, marriages, SC Sc. What picture of splen-
dor and misery newspaper presents to mankind, at
The breakfast table every morning!
Our readers will find in the HERALD Of to- day -
ls The full particulars of the three great fires in Cali
fornia, destroying ever sloooo,ooo in property
Names of sufferers sc.
"a The details Of the Presidential election in California
over ZOO majority for Pierce.
3D. The latest from Sonora of the French
that State-now Independent Of Mexico.
9Th The paricu Of the burning Of the steamship City
Of Pittsburg at Vapaiaiso-loss over S300,t00
5th News from New Granada Of gold mines festivities
and murders.
eth The freshest historical facts connected with the
restoration Of the Empire in Franse-a splendid
tGbLGnz.
saying Jamaica.
Half Way House Of the Pacific, with interesting in.
tellgence from the whaling fleet which will be i'm.
portant to mothers and daughters and insurance
offices down cast
9Th Very late accounts from the Cape of Good Hope
where the English snnexipg more territory and
killing the natives.
10th The report Of another revolution in Mexico of the
recall OF Santa Anna and Of his intention to is0re Car
dsgena in . shsrt huue for Merico
1lth A variety of other intelligence
BY the steamship Illinois, we are enabled to give
the details of the news from California, which was
Soreshaeowed by the telegraph from New Orleans.
The new State has again been visited by the de
vouripg element, which has swep. off millions of
property, and reduced topoverty hundreds who had
but few hours previous counted themselves wealthy
The FIRE at Sacramento was pro baby the most dis
astrous Of any that has yet occurred in California,
the accounts We give in another column, we think,
will fully demonstrate San Francisco and Sonora
have also been visited with conHagraton, which
destroyed in each large amount of property. The
result of the election in California does not vary
much from what was anticipated-the majority for
the democratic ticket being but about two thou
sand greater than it had been calculated by the
wings The source from whence flows the golden
treasure appears as ins xhaustible as when the
the 10th plt, from San Francisco, 81, PIP
shipped for the Atlantic States which, added to
the previous amount that left the lss makes the
enormous sum of So 226,000, besides what was in
the hands Of passengers. which was sent from that
port in the short space of sixteen days. The news
is highly important, and will repay a careful pc
rusal.
The vote of the city and county of San Francis
al at;o IL @hoo .oh IN
crease Of population since the cession of Caforns
TO the United States, only about FIVE years since
The whole number of votes polled in San Frnncisco,
was as follows In the city, $3.50 votes wore cast,
in the county outside, about 4o0in ALL $3.50. The
majority for Pierce and King in the whole county
is 81. The vote of the city Of New York, at the
Presidential election in the year 1900, which vote
decided the question in favor of jefferson. was
56O0-the democratic majority being 40. The
population Of the city, at that time, was go .4s9.
Bat the proportion Of voters to the population is
-nuch greater in San Francisco than here.
The Illinois has also brought ten days later news
from Kingston, jamaica end in another part Of our
paper we publish few interesting items and the
letter Of our correspondent Therein it will be per-
ceived that the island has been visited With heavy
rains small pox, and an tarthquake, and the island
Oh Sts luOlhds las uteu scVuIEeu WIN yeuoW FEVER.
Mr. Postmaster Brady despatched the California
mails by special conveyance, at o'clock
yesterday afternoon, to Boston, All the mail
matter for the Fast accumulated at the Office to
that hour was also sent through. The same thing
was done in Boston with the European mails
brought by the Niagara. The train left that city
ut the same hour for New York, and the mails
reached this city in time for the delivery of the
letters on the opening Of the Post Office this
morning.
The Collins steamship Arctic is now due, With
four days later advices from Europe Her regular
time was up yesterday, bat she has probably been
delayed, as have nearly all the other vessels blythe
late extremely Indictment weather
The steamship Baltic, which run upon the Mud
Flats, just below Red Hook. 10 endeayoring to get
out Of the Bay In the fog Of Saturday, was got of
mt night, the food tide, and passed down through
the Nsrrows at o'clock on Sunday morning.
The difficulty relative to the American consulate
mt Acapulco remains unsettled Mr.. Rice formally
wrote TO Mr.. Letcher, the American Minister AZ
Mexico, for leave Of Absence and requested him to
appoint Mr.. Bills, agent ofthe Panama Mail Steam
ship Company, vice consul during his absence. Mr..
Lstshei received Mr. Rices request for leave Of alb.
ssnce, bat appointed Mr.. Foster instead Of Mr. Bills
On leari.ing of the appointment Of Mr. Foster, Mr.
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