The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-09
New York, Sunday, January 0, 1853.
The News.

The News.
4 synopsis of two weeks later California intelli-
gence, received by telegraph from New Orleans, in
terms us that large portion of the city of Shasta
has been destroyed by fire. This was the fourth
great fire that occurred in our new State on the Pa
sifc during the month of November, the total loss
Of property by all which is estimated to have been
eleven millions of dollars. The heavy rains, men
toned in previous advices had caused extensive
Aeshets, in consequence of which mining operations
had been materially interrupted. If the figures
transmitted by the telegraph are correct there has
been considerable change in the prices of some CON-
nodites in the San Francisco market particularly in
The article Of -four, which was quoted, on the LIST
nit, at $44 per barrel 1t is now put down as rang
ing at $40 on the 18TH and YET at the same time it
e reported that breadstufs have reached price
hitherto unknown. There is evidently something
wrong about this. Full details of the news NAV be
expected tomorrow or next day, by the steamer
Northern Light, which is about due here from San
Juan.
Late advices from the Sandwich Islands announce
that recent riot, occasioned by American Sailors
resulted in the burning of the station house and har
Dor masters Office at Honolulu.
The funeral of the of Gen. Pierce will take
place tomorrow. Our correspondent writes that the
religious exercises will be held in Andover after
which the remains will be conveyed to Concord and
placed beside those of the Generals first child. The
ATTEST particulars relative to the sad calamity are
given in another column.
The Inauguration of the superb equestrian statue
Of jackson took place in Washington city yesterday
the thirtyeghth anniversary ofthe battle of New Or
leans. BY reference to the letter from one of our cor
respondents, descriptive Of the .oi.i al
be that it is every way worthy of the fame Of
The iustrious chief who guided troops in the last
engagement that occurred between America and
England in war which grew out of the persistence
Of the latter government to overhaul and search
sells on the high seas while sailing under the stars
and stripes. Apropas-a British naval officer seems
70 have forgotten the result Of that conest-he hav
ing recently boarded and searched the American
schooner Aid inside of the Stone Key. He certain
" tried very rash experiment, and one that is not
likely to be passed over with impunty. Can it be
possible that he has forgotten the battle of New Or
leans in which portion of his countrymen, who had
landed in expectation of taking possession Of the
booty and beauty Of the city, were compelled to
beat preciptate and nglorious retreat, leaving q
hrge number of their companions in arms dead and
wounded behind them? If this English officer does
not recolect this circumstance the American people
do as is clearly established by the demonstrations in
this and other cities Business was generally sus-
pended in Washington, and the President, heads of
departments and Congressman, with large number
of army officers and vast multitude of civilians par
tcpated in the ceremonies of inaugurating the
statue.
Neither Congress nor the New York Legislature
were in session yesterday.
The New Hampshire Legislature adjourned yester-
day, after session Of fftythree days during which
. large number Of important bills to the people of
that State were passed.
Great excitement has been produced in the Legs-
kture of Michigan, in consequence of the attempted
arrest by the sheriff Of a member Of the Assembly,
named Strang, who is charged with having aided in
the escape of prisoner at Mackinaw last June The
Sergeantat-arms was ordered TO take charge of Mr..
Strang and the matter was then referred to special
committee
The Virginia Legislature have instructed the Com
nittee on Judiciary, to whom the Lennon slave
case had been referred to report in favor of prose-
cutting the matter before the United States Supreme
Court.
Quite breeze has been created in the Massachu.
setts Legislature by the refusal Of the coatonss TO
go into election to I'LL vacancies in the Senate un-
Ill the name Of candidate who has since died,
Judge Mack, was expunged from the list. After a
very warm debate, the coatonists carried their
point, and the body adjourned; consequently the
election for governor will not take place till Tuesday
Col. Medill has been nominated for Governor Of
Ohio by the Democratic State Convention. By the
way, we observe that two Of the delegates from Ham
ilton county had fight in the caucus meeting This
does not speak very well for the harmonousness Of
the Buckeye democracy
slievegammon report was circulated an over the
el and the other Irish exies had escaped from Van
Diemans Land, and arrived somewhere in the
United States: and IL was added that Mr. T. F.
heagher had received letters from them to that
effect. 1t may well be supposed that this produced
tremendous excitement among the Irish p0pula-
ton; but it turned out to be a Sievegammon rumor
and had no other foundation than the public state
ment OF Mr.. Meagher himself in his speech at Cncin
natl, which we publish to-day in which he only
speaks OF the probability Of the deliveance of the
oaptivos.
We learn that Portuguese schooner has been cap.
fufed at Port au Platte, and taken TO St. DOMINGO
CITY, on suspicion Of being SLAYER This makes the
fifth vessel Of the kind that has been seized in the
Southern waters within a few weeks. AT this all
Christian people will rejoice with the probable ex-
cepton Of few Of the Spanish authorities ID Cuba.
The captain Of a brig who has just arrived at
Boston, rom Samana declares that there is no truth
whatever in the repor that the French had taken
rossereion Of the latter place. lie further states that