Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-05-06
Congress.
WAsHIsoroN, April 9th.

II ihe puhks oi WasainRton, EeoTee-
town and Alexandria, have agreed 10
advance the Money necessary TO repair
the damage done BY the freshe, to the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal.
BALr,MosE, April 9Th
An unknown schooner capslzed in
Little / gg Harbor, and 1t is supposed
that all OIL board were lost.
\ The ship Mediator. ll3 days from
II Callao, lns arrived in Hampton Roads.
i BosroN, April 27th.
/ The reception ol Kossulh is going on
with considerable spirit, and the affair
is made more ola holiday than was ex-
II pecied. The State House 10 superbly
decorated, but no private dwellings are
dressed for the occasion.
The display of military is greater than
has taken place for anumber OF years
past. Thousands of strangers are in
Il town.
WAsHiSoroS, April 2S.
H Letters have been received here from
Col. Fremont in London, which state
\ that n number Of officers called at his
hotel on the evening Of the Sih inst, and
in the most rude and savage manner ar
rec,ed and conveyed him 10 prison,
where he was kept close prisoners for
/ "a hours.
The colonel states that the charge
was made against him, by unknown
parties, for liabilities amounting to $40,
000 growing out Of the conquest Of Cal
ifornia.
WASHINGTON, April 20.
The Rupubic of this morning con-
tains an address 10 the Southern seced-
ing Wings, three columns and half in
length.
Il, lie high-toned and calm, but positive
for sustaining the compromise measures.
il has no disposition to disturb the
harmony OF the party, bu, it cannot sus-
tain any candidate who is unpsdged
upon the inaliry Of the compromise, and
the maintenance OF the constitution.
II breathes a spirit Of Cancellation, and
the Republic editorialIy expresses the
opinion lha, all will yet be right.
The address conc ludes by saying,
tina, if both parties fail TO shape their iu-
ture organization on enlarged and fair
principles, that there is but one resort
which is to organize an independent
party.
BALTIMORE, April 2s.
A large majority Of the Whig Lele-
gates to the convention elected hist
night, are favorable TO the nomination of
MIR. Fillmore for the Presidency.
WAsHiNoToN, April 2S.
The nomination Of the Hon. Luther
Bradish. as Assistant Treasurer at New
York. was sent to the Senate yesterday.
and confirmed.
DuSxIRx, April %.
The harbor at this place is now free
from ice, and boats are arriving and de-
parting.
Sr. LOUIE, April 26.
The steamer Prairie State, while
Funding ou, from her landing at Pekir,
on. the Illinois between Q and 10 o'clock
yesterday morning, collapsed the fues
OF her arboard boiler, killing, scalding
aud wounding some 20 persons, mostly
hands on the boat and deck passengers.
The boiler blew out both lorw ard and
aft, and hut for "A quantity Of hay stored
in the engine room, the loss would have
been much greater. The head engineer,
named Wilson, was but slightly wound
ed an assistant was Instantly killed.
The steamer afierward caught on fire,
bu, it Was soon eatingushed by the
crew Of the Avalanche, which was on
the point Of landing a short distance of,
and came TO the assistance OF those on
the Prairie State. Captain Sprigg
thinks the killed and missing arc mostly
the crew OF the bat
LOUISVILLE, April 81.
The steamers w. B. Clifton and
Chckasaw came in collision above
Evansville, Ohio River, last night, and
the latter sunk Immediately. 1t is re
ported about 90 lives were lost. The
Chckasaw had on board a locomotive
for the Memphis Railroad.
1t Is also reported that the Poirtiac
No. 2 sunk in the Missouri River the
boat having broken IN two.
DETROIT, April "a.
The block oi native copper which was
ordered hy the Legislature OF Michigan
AS the contribution Of this State TO the
National Monument, was shipped this
morning to Ruhalo. Tne block is three
feet long by twenty one inches broad,
aud nine inches thick ard weighs g.
100 pounds. The designs on this block
arc in Michigan native silver. and con-
sis, OF the arms Of the State, with her
motto, Her trust is in the Union"
ANNAPOLIS, MD., April Goth.
The Legislative committee appointed
10 examine and report upon the expedi
cncy ol bridge over the Susquehanna
river at Havre de Grace, have returned
and reported in favor Of the immediate
construction Of the bridge.
WAsHlNoTos, April 30.
SESATg.-On motion, The cUnsid.ra-
ton ofprvatc bills was posiponded, and
the Senate then took up the deficiency