The Sierra citizen., 1854-02-25
Summary of Atlantic News.

The John L. Stephens arrived at San
Francisco on the 18th inst, bringing dates
from New York to the Goth ult., and New
Orleans papers Of the 22d.
In the list of passengers we notice the
name of Maj. Gen. Wool, and the Hon.
H. S. Foote.
The New York papers contain full
accounts of the loss of the steamship San
Francisco, which sailed from that port on
the 22d of December, with some eight
hundred passengers for California. The
San Francisco had on board The Sd Regi-
ment of U. S. Artillery and large amount
of military stores. She foundered at sea
on the 9Th ult. and 240 of her passengers
perished. She encountered tremendous
gale, during which the engines gave out and
the vessel became total wreck. One
hundred and fifty of the troops were washed
overheard by asingle wave. After enduring
incredible sufferings from exposure and
cold, the survivors were taken off the wreck,
by the bark Three Bells, brig Kilby and
ship Antartic. The Captain and crew
were saved, and those lost were washed
overheard by the waves.
The Custom House Officers in New
York have been making extensive seizures
of watches, jewelry, &C., which were
attempted to be smuggled from the British
mail steamers Asia, Africa and Arabia.
CAPT. Ericsson is still sanguina of
success in his great enterprise of the
Caloric Ship. The new engines have
been completed, and the difficulties that
attended the former arrangement have all
been overcome.
The Tribune reports an attempt to get
up bear and lion fight in New York.
On the New York and Erie Railroad
an engine ran away without either engineer
or fireman, and finally leaped off the track
among the rocks. Damages $1,000.
The ship Tam O'Shanter was lost on
her passage from Calcutta to Boston.
A LETTER FROM KossUrn has been
received in New York, stating that he has
deferred for short time his visit to
Constantinople, where he has been invited
by the Sultan. He says that provision
has been made for the transportation of
all Hungarians in America who wish to
go to Turkey.
ATTORNEY GENERAL CUSHING is about
effecting an arrangement with the Supreme
Court to allow two great California land
cases to be argued this session. The
Cervantes and the Reading claims.
Hon. JOHN j. CRIrTENDEN has been
elected to the U. S. Senate from Ken
lucky.
THE Sandman Government has de-
clined to recognize Mr.. Foresti U. S.
Consul at Genoa, on account Of his
having been personally engaged in the
Italian movements in New York against
that government.
ERIE TRouBLEs.-It will be seen by the
following that the Erie, squabbles go
bravely on We infer that Woman's
Rights Convention had been in session
somewhere in Erie and the iratc fair ones
rushed out while boiling over with indigna-
ton and victmized the luckiess man with
the tablets. Where was the vanguard of
female Fillibusters-th tea kettle?
erie, Pa, Jan. II, 1854.
"About ten o'clock this morning nearly
a hundred women assembled at the State
street bridge, and commenced tearing it
down. They were armed with axes and
saws, and destroyed about one hundred
feet of the bridge. A young man named
J. II. Walker, one of the directors of the
Northeast Railroad, was shamefully abused
by the women, who pelted him with rotten
eggs, and tore the clothes off his back
Mr.. Walker was engaged i'll taking down
the names Of the rinSicudrrs, sun,e of
whom were men dressed i'll women's
clothes. There were no police there to
prevent this disgraceful outrage. After
dinner the women will tear down the
French street bridge. They are mostly
Germans.
ERIE, Jan. III Pm.
Both the railroad bridges crossing
High street and French Greek were de-
stroyed to-day by portion of the women
of Erie After that they were escorted
through the town, headed by a band of
music, waving flags, upon which were
inscribed six feet, or four feet eight and
a half inches" &c. Our streets are
thronged and the greatest excitement
prevails
THE Venerable DIR, Mott has recently
made bequest of 100000 to Union Col
lege, New York.
NEBRAsKA.-The organization of this
territory has caused great agitation among
the free-soilers on account of the possibility
that slavery may be tolerated there. Sen
ator Douglass has presented bill for its
introduction as State irrespective of
slavery, when it demands admission.
DOUBLE ExEcUrIoN.-A gentleman of
Danbury Mass, by the name of Morgan,
has recently invented ball which is so
constructed that when it is discharged
from the cannon or rife and strikes its
mark, it explodes and does second execu-
tion with charge of shot contained with
in the ball.