The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-01

Irsnslsee Obsequis In honor Of Dsnia Webster took
1-Destructien Of Chckerings piaBoforte manuaotory
ct Boston; ono man killed; loss Sl600O0 First
motive started west Of the Mississippi river Dreadful
rsvages Of the cholera ct st Jago de Cuba
ITO day Is memorable day In France II u the
asnverray Of the battle OF Austsrz- the empire
the elder Nspoeon-of the coup deat Of Nspseon
and the day which the declaration Of the nsw
empire 10 made An imperial decree, dated Dec. q
ders that for the future all coins whether god silver
copper shall bear the ehgy of the Emperor the wordA
!" NAPOLEON IN ERpereur,n on one side and Empirr
Frdncas" on the other
Yankee lost near Sandy Hook and four OF the creu
named Henry Budd John Curtis, Henry Smith and
Frederick West were drowned terrible stesmbsat ex
ploson occurred on the Mississippi. The boiler Of the
steamer Geneva while wooding twenty miles above
st. Louis burst destroying the boat and killing four
sous including Captain Dean, and wounding Captain
Perry who died the 9th commander Of theboat and
iDjurtpg some twelve fourteen other persons.
4-EartLquake ut Acapulco, continuing At intervals
Through five days
SUNDAY, 6.-Ths empire OF France proclaimed in all tho
departments
menced, and President'r Message read.
IA new building .ell the CORNER OF Lexingtol
and Thirty third street. killing three persons and
badly woundlDg three others Fire In Orange street by
which two ooored children were burned to death FOu
persons sentenced to death 10 New York.
9Funeral ceremonies In honor Of CLAY, Webster and
Calhoun. New Orleans News received Of the seizure
Of sanana St. Domingo, BY the French
10 "A collision took place on the ko5 hester and Syrs
railroad Shortsville few miles from Cansdsigu,
by which three passengers were killed, and numbsr
badly Injured. News received that engagement bad
taken place between the French In Sonora, and tho
Mexicsne in which the latter defeated
1.-THE shock Of an earthquake felt ct Portsmouth,
Nh
12.-Riot between Irish and Germans, at Hoboksn
during which killed and number seriously
injured by being stabbed.
II IA The steamer Magnet while ON her passage fpm
Pittsburg to wheeling when about fifty Ave miles from
the latter place at the head Of Grand View leland on
the 18th inst exploded her boilers instantly killing Mr.
AbDer Long the pilot and MORALLY woundng four ehss
The steamboat Western World In collision with he
steamer III h. w. Hill the Mississippi river rear
Princeton by which number Of lives lost and the
Western World went to pieces.
15-The machinery of the oalorc ship Ericsson first
l6-Pilot boat Washington went ashore near sqsam
Inlet, and three men drowned by the oapssng Of the
ysw
H.-Large are in Louisville Ky. destroying property to
the amount Of $4,000.
sunDAr lS-Catharins Taony murdered by her Aus
band, John Tuomy, in this city. man. named BenjA
min Sader escaped from the jail Ut Petersburg Va and
Ia doing killed the keeper, Mr. Jsel Sturtevant and
also thot Negro. Sadler subsequently svsrtsken
but before be could be arrested he committed suicide
shooting himself.
20.-Aocdent the Hudson River Railroad ct Spuyten
Tuyvel creek; killed and three others injured
VIM. B. King resigned the ofase Of President pre- m Of
the U. s. Senate
21-Joint resolution comforting the rank Of Hsuteu
ant General upon Winfield Scott passed the Senate34
to H.
22-Hudson river closed--Ths following table will
chow tho time Of the closing Of the river for
past, and the number Of days navigation was sus