The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-07-13
Chamberlin & Baily's hardware store badly
damaged by water Insured.
Buildings owned by Judge Nicholas burnt
Insured.

| damaged by water. Insured.
Buildings owned by Judge Nicholas hurnt.
Total loss by the fire, $685. 900.
| PHILADELPHIA, july S.-Two men, who oc-
| cupled the position of greasers upon the Read
ing Railroad, were killed last night by being
| crush ed between the cars
The down train from Pottsyille, last Fight,
run over COW near Pheuixyille. OnS car
was completely demolished None Eslled
Three persons badly injured, and six sligstly.
New York, July 1o-The steamer George
Law arrived this morning from Aspinwall,
with two weeks later intelligence from Cali
fornia, bringing San Francisco mails to juno
10th, inclusive, making the passage from San
Francisco to New York in twenty.th three and a
half days.
The George Law brings 400 passengers and
81, 10000 in gold. Among the passengers
was Capt. Adams, bearer of dispatches frtm
Commodore Perry, with the Japan Treaty.
The San Francisco markets generally were
dull and prices dropping. No new features to
notice In tho money market. In real estate
there was not much doing.
The news from the mines continues to be of
| highly satisfactory nature Several new dis
J c0verles had been made. Tho Tunnel and
Water Companies were doing better than ever.
The wheat and barley crops throughout the
State were exceedingly heavy.
Col. Walker, the famous flibuster, has as
| sunied the edit0rship of the Sacramento Jour
| nal.
The papers give the details of several squat
| ter riots, in which revolvers and double barrel
guns were freely used. MIR. George ID.
Smith, of Rochester, N. Y, was killed in enc
| of these gentle passages of arms. The riots
appear TO have had their origin in the rejection
of certain titles by the Land Commissioners.
The San Francisco. papers strongly recon-
mend large increase of the police forco of
that city.
The Branch Mint was actively engaged in
manufacturing bars, ingots and coin.
Thomas Campbell, one of the Land Commits
sioners has resigned his Office.
The now exchange building and the GUS
tom-house were in rapid course of erection.
The Chinese Mission Chapel was dedicated
on the 4th of June.
DR.. Cole accidentally shot himself with o
pistol on the 9Th ult
Judge Lake has returned to his seat on the
bench.
Oregon advices to the 9th of June have bson
received. The election for Territorial county
district officers resulted In favor Of the Demo
cratic candidates
The people of Bellingham Bay, Washington
Territory, were anticipating an attack from
the Indians.
We have Sandwich Islands dates to the
Goth of May. Parliament was in session. The
King had proclaimed strict neutrality dusing
the pending war in Europe.
The grand jury have found a true bill agsinst
George w. Baker, late Recorder of San Fran
cisco, for misdemeanor in Office. The Court Of
Sessions, however, quashed tho indictments
Tho grand jury in the case Of the exploaion
on board the steamer Secretary, charge Che
owners of the boat with gross and wilful cu!pa-
biity. They recommend the appointment by
the President of steamboat inspector. {
Ex-collector Saunders has commenced suit
for $4S, 900, for fees alleged to be due aim
while in office.
The trial of Walker, for flibusterism, aas
been postponed until August. Walker alleges
that tho object of the expedition was to pro-
tect Sonora from the incursions of the Apaclses.
The city authorities of San Francisco appeo-
pristed 5000 for the celebration Of the 4th.
A British sloop of war from Honolulu arrived
at San Francisco ON the 18th of June Off st.
Rogue, spoke steamship Polynesia, of Philadel-
phia, for San Francisco. OFF Cape Horn, on
the 18th, spoke ship Lamar, from Callao for
Baltimore.
Later dates from Australia have been 70
ceived ut San Francisco. The yield of gold was
increasing Political news unimportant. Trade
dull.
The Boston ship Columbia at MelbournF,
was destroyed by fire.
Captain Smith, tried for setting fire to the
steamer West Wing, has been acquitted.
BosroN, July 1O.-A disturbance took pla.
yesterday, between the Irish and AmericaB,
at Lawrence. Pistols, &C., were freely useds
IL is reported that the Catholic church WIS
destroyed that the Irish raised the Ameries.a
flag with the Union down, and cross over j.,
and that the Americans tore it down. Sever,l
persons during the fight were injured.
Judge Cushing, Of the police court, was ca.
ried from the bench this morning, having bee
attacked with the cholera.
BALTIMORE, July, 10-The whole numbGe
of deaths in Baltimore during the week wsrl
204, Of which one was a case of cbolera-thft
Of MIR. Williams, of Virginia, who came fr5,l
New York with the disease, and died in 60
lapsed state in six hours after his arrival.
BALTIMORE, July lO.-The steamer TenIse<-
SEQ arrived this morning from Charleston. She
brings seyenty-fve passengers.
Mr.. Williams of Virginia, passenger ia
the train from New York, died in ak hours a.
ter his arrival in this city from cholera. He
was attacked with the disease before leaving
New York.
~ The "Old Line" Democracy of She
third district of Indiana had rough time Of
it in the Convention on the 28th Of June Nc
Durham, the present member of Congress,
good Nebrasksite too, was defeated by vote
of 4s to SO, and Paris c. Cunning was norni-
mated. But tho Convention adjourned in dis-
order, and we do not understand whether the
nomination is to be considered regular or not
ANOTHER TRAGEDY.-The train that left
Philadelphia for Baltimore, at quarter of one
o'clock yesterday afternoon, ran off the track at
Broad Creek, Maryland, killing Benjamin r.
Benson, tho engineer, and Joseph Robinctt,
fireman. None Of the passengers were hust
The train was detained several hours.
SHAMEFUL-A Roman Catholic Church was
burned by mob at Bath, Maine, on Thursday
evening, July 9Th.
. ~ Mr. John Sessford estimates tho present
population of Washington at SO, 500.
To- There were forty five deaths by cholera
in Cincinnati, last week.
MAINE-The Free Soilers have adopted M
Morrill,, the Maine-law-anti-N Nebraska Demo,
cratic candidate for Governor, as their owti
candidate for that office. There are therefore,
four candidates: Isaac Reed, Wing Arson r,
Morrill,, Maine law, anti Nebraska, and Inc.