The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-28
The News

The News.
The steamship Pacific, Captain Nye, for Liver
pool did not proceed to sea yesterday, in
guence of the deficiency of water on the bar. She
anchored at Quarantine, and will take her departure
early this morning. She will carry to Europe the
NEW YoKK HFRALD Of this morning, containing
the important news from Washington relative to the
Cuba troubles. and eleven days later intelligence
from California
The managers of the United States Mail Steam
ship Company, better known as the Law line, evil
aently determine to funl their part of the contract
with the government by performing their trips reg
ulary yesterday afternoon despatched the Cherokee
for Havana and New Orleans, in place of the Ores.
cent City, which was compelled to lay by for repairs
The Cherokee goes out under rather peculiar cir
eumstances. Purser Smith was board; but the
administration having withdrawn all naval officers
from the line, Capt Baxter was placed in command,
in lieu of Lieut. Davenport. She took neither
mails nor passengers for Havana--the Postmaster
here having received special instructions from
head quarters not to forward the mails in case
the obnoxious Purser Smith was retained in the
service Of the steamship company, and those
contemplating a visit to Havana probably deeming
it unsafe to venture in front of Moro Castle with
SuCu CHHptIOue as tNc salQ SWltu. NeNertoe-
less, the owners of the line have performed what
they and the public doubtless consider their duty,
in accordance with their stipulations with the GO
vernnent TO make regular trips with the mails and
if the latter do not reach their destination at
the proper time, blame can be attached to the
owners. Had the administration actually desired
10 deal perfectly fair with the company, it should
have informed them that they would be held excu-
~, Gov Yn4 fo uns;l 4ha aatI
ment of the difficulty Bat no, the mails and naval
officers were Withdrawn; and yet, under these cir
sumstsnces the of the steamers stil held
responsible for the ssct performance Of their trips
1t is great blessing, for the honor of the country,
that Congress is TO meet one week from, tomorrow.
By the steamship Promethcus, which arrived
early last evening, We have eleven days later news
from California, which will be found in another part
Of to days paper. The most important item
tanned in the intelligence is the record of the i'm
mense shipment Of gold dust which left San Fran.
cisco on the lst inst in the steamship California,
which aggregates s37 being the largest amount
which ever left California on board of one vessel
The Californians were very busy making prepara-
tions for the State and Presidential elections which
were to take place on the following day from the
date of our news. The mining intelligence will be
found highly interesting, it indicates the prosper
GUS condition of the mines, and the prospect Of
Increased yield during the coming winter.
Accounts Of freshets, caused by the recen. severe
storm, are beginning to reach us from every direc-
ton From Albany wc learn that there have been
two or three breaks in the canals and that the
river was yesterday rising rapidly, and an overflow
was anticipated. In Pennsylvania nearly all the
streams are overunniDg their banks, and in Boston
city some new buildings have been undermined and
nearly ruined by overflow Of the town brook.
In consequence Of the heavy weather, the Upward
bound Sound steamers compelled to cast anchor
Mt Harris island, on Friday night.
The brig Edgar Of this port recently fallen in
with and capsized, with four persons clnging to
her bottom, who had subssted on -four alone for
eighteen days. Capt Myers, his mate, cook, and q
boy, were lost when the vessel overturned. The
survivors were taken into Baltimore by the schooner
Sussex.
Several Of the Of the crafts laid up in winter
quarters Lake Superior yesterday, reached Buna-
10. They report that when they left the snow was
between five and feet deep in the vicinity Of
Ontonagon, and one foot deep at 500.
The inhabitants Of St. Domingo, at last advices,
were suffering dreadfully from the rayages of the
yellow fever.
Mary Mcclure, also tried in the Court of Oyer
and Terminer yesterday, fer the crime Of nfanti-
eide, was acquitted.
There were trenty-one bids for the contract to
do the brick work the capital extension at
Washington, yesterday. The decision will be made
known to morrow.
In the New Hampshire House Of Representatives
yesterday, upon motion to print the new Liquor
bill, an adjournment was carried by a msjoIity Of
A.?
The official majority for General Pierce in Mary
land, 10 4,945.
Madame sontag gave a public rehearsal of the
grand concert which is to take place to morrow
night, and as the proceedings were rather interest
Ing, beg 10 direct the attention OF orr readers
TO the report.
The trial OF SHIPPER. for setting fire to the house
In Monroe street, resulted yesterday in .he scouita
Of the prisoner.
The Collins steamer Arctic will probably arriya
to day, with four days later news from Europe.
HARDs AND SoFTs.-We understand that at thi,
time there are among the pilgrims to Concord
Governor Seymour, Of Utica, and Erastus Corning,
Of Albsny-the first q soft sheled barnburner, and
the latter bard-sbeled, blue-bscked old bunker
Gov. Seymour is the vicegersnt Of Ex-Governor
Marcy, and goes perhaps, to take the measure Of
ne" PAIR Of breechss Perhaps Corning goes 10
eheokmaie him. Who knoxs-who cares What
happy time Il 10, when democrats Of ey.ry s.rpa
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