The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-15
The News.

The steamship Daniel Webster, from, San Juan de
Nicaragua, has furnished us with two weeks later
adviees from California. The news is interesting,
% Ear as concerns commercial and agricultural ope-
rations. There was very little doing in the mining
regions The Cherokee, with the California mails
u the 18th ultimo, will be due about Saturday.
Owing to the heavy storm Of yesterday, We have
but few items Of Geographic Observation-Disclosures
what little we have will be found interesting.
Caravajal acknowledges that nearly all his follow
sra after having routed tho hexicaus at Camargo,
snddenly became panic-etrcken and fed. On the
ether side Gen. Canalcs boasts that the revolution
its, being completely beaten, were forced to make
precipiate retreat The fact is, both parties are
arrant set Of towards, who merely fighting
ibr spoils instead of principles, and the whole OF
them put together are not worth the powder THAI
would blow them to Cape Horn
We elsewhere publish another long letter from
Count Pulszky, Kossuth's secretary in laudaton Of
his patron, and in opposition 70 those who oppose
ssme of his principles. The Count sweepe over both
Europe and America, and has something TO say Of
almost every person and journal that has had the
independence to review the conduct Of the Magyar
IS they would that Of any other eminent gentle
nan. We may again revert to this subject, but
IN the meantime, give N. Pulszky the benefit Of q
publication Of his defence Of his employer
Another collision occurred on Saturday, on the
Hudson River Railroad, by which one person was in
SANITY killed, and both engines were greatly da-
mayed. One Of our correspondents also furnishes
the details Of the collision between the Philadelphia
and Baltimore passenger trains the latter city,
on Friday evening, by which many persons were in
Ju<ed, both locomotives demolished, and several Of
che cars smashed. We again repeat that in most in
stances these dangerous occurrences must certainly
result from the utter recklessress Of those in charge
Of the trains and it behooves every good citizen to
prosecute the company Of the road through
the neglect of whose agents he may have been in
jured. Let the propretors Of railroads be made TO
feel through their pockets, the effects of their cu-
pabe proceedings, and, in sclfdefence, they would
become more careful in the selection Of their en-
ployees.
The letter Of our Boston correspondent furnishes
many interesting items relative to the movements Of
the politicians in Massachusetts,. Although the
Maine Liquor law has passed the Senate of that
State it that the people, in all the recent cleo
lions, have expressed themselves opposed TO any
such arbitrary
The next steamers TO arrive from Europe are the
Warrington, with news to the Sd instant, and the
Niagara, with adyiees to the 9th instant. We
shall probably receive those by the latter. over
the wires from Halifax, before the Washington ar
riyes at this port.
Progress of the TcetotaI Movement and the
Presidential Elecuon-The Returns OF the
Census.
Suboined viii be found :. table compiled from the
seventh census showing the spirituous and malt
liquors produced in he United States and territories
during the year 1850; also ,he capital invested and
the hands employed in the production Of these
liquors. This statistical statement is feculiarly in
tcTosting at the present moment, when "the Maine
Liquor law as it is called, occupies so large space
IN the newspapers and in the public mind; and the
movement is going forward with rapid strides, east
and west, north and south. and viii undoubtedly
enter as important element into the Presidential
election al over the land. II viii become the most
exciting ingredient in the boiling cauldron Of aga
tion and create "doubc toll and trouble 10 the po-
Gticans, upsetGng all their calculations and dis
turbing and changing the balance Of parties in vari-
Gus locaties--in one place probably defeating the
wings. and in another oyerthrowing the democrats,
bnt producing confusion in the ranks Of al parties
The opposition to the law in some States viii be
tremendous. In those States where the lqucr into
rect prevails the battle will be fought with despe
ration, and every inch of the ground viii be con-
tested by the belligercnt forces. mother States,
whore tie rum party arc not numerous and do not
WELD political power and where the fanatical spir:
is rampant, the alcoholic spirit will be extnguished
MS il has been in Maine. The following returns
show why it is that the liquor law has tiunrhed in
Maine =
srrRITuora MALT IIo uoRs rRoDuoEnI rHr UsIrrr
SrhTIs AND TERRroRlTs DURING TIVE YEAR ih5J-CoH-
RETURNS or tn. SEVENTH tENsus -
Quantities Of tifuor produced
Capital Rands Berres' Gals q Gglion'
STATE rested. plord. DC. hieA tcises. d~c