The Nevada journal., 1854-04-21

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Mitchell addressed the st. Patrick's Socie
ty in Brooklyn.
Mrs. Susan Bigler, mother of the pres
ent Governors of Pennsylvania and Cali
fornia, died on the 18th of March, at he
: residence in Delaware township, aged abou
, seventy.
The Memphis and White River steam
packet Caroline, was destroyed on Sunda,
the 9th of March, on White River, abou
twenty miles above the mouth, and from
forty to fifty lives were lost. The scene
that followed is indescribable. Fifteen per-
sons took possession of the yawl, but she
sank and every one of them perished.-
The captain, Creighton, jumped into the
river and was drowned John Trice, the
pilot, perished at the wheel. The boat
burned to the water's edge, when she slid
Oft and sank, proving, with her cargo, to-
tai loss. Only two cabin passengers were
lost, the remainder being deck passengers
were lost, the others being deck pas.
sengers and hands on the boat.
The steamer Reindeer, plying between
st, Louis and Alton, burst her boiler at
Carolton, ILL.,, on the 18th of March. Be-
coming entangled with canal boat, she ca
reened very much on one side, causing the
water to run from one boiler to another,
which caused two fues to collapse. The
destruction was awful About thirty per-
sons were killed and a number more
wounded.
Great Fire IN Neao Orleans.-A tremen-
dous fire, destroying about $50O,O00 worth
OF property, broke out in the house furnish
ing store of E. Wood Perry, No. 60 Mag
aSlne street, on the morning of the 18th
OF 1Harch, between one and two o'clock,
which soon extended to the buildings in
the vicinity. Among the stores burned
were those of Burrows & Ostend, A Del.
agrave s. Co. Murphy & Neuvis, r. B.
Sykes q Co. H. AZ Barlow & Co. and J.
Burgen, all on Magazine street. On
Natchez street-Sostheue g. Thomas, Price
8 Walsh, A. l.. Addison g. Co., Heald 8,
Massey, L. Poursine s. Co., and c. and G..
b, late. The buildings and contents were
mostly covered by insurance. A fireman
named Daniel Woodruff, was killed during
the fire by the falling Of a wall.
Great Britain.
oates from Liverpool to the 4th March.
In the House of Lords the Earl of FL
ien9orough, in moving for the militia re-
turns, strongly insisted that troops should
have been sent to the Baltic instead of Tur.
key. lie believed they would more ehec.
tually cripple Russia there, and he urged
the allies to destroy two unnamed-Russ
an arsenals before the Russian fleet could
cave the ice at Cronstadt.
The Duke of Newcastle replied that such
open discussions injured the military plans.
lie assured Lord Eellenborough that Brit
am had plenty of troops and ships ready
both for the Mediterranean and the Baltic
if required.
The Earl of Hardwick said it was noto-
rlous that seamen for the British feet were
scarce, and it would require immense ex-
tlons to prepare force equal to cope with
the Russian fleet on the Baltic of thirty sail
OF the line, which is perfectly manned and
disciplined.
The Earl of Winchelsea recommended
the establishment of an independent Greek
|
Actual operations exhibit no new features.
but every power in Europe continues to
arm-France, England and Russia. on an
immense scale.
Sir Charles Napier as appointed to the
command of the Baltic allied fleets. and
Admiral Seymour is in command of over
twenty ships, already assembled at Spit
head.
A large and very heavily armed fleet
was daily gathering at Spithead, and in all
the naval arsenals the utmost activity pre-
vailed IN hitting out ships at war, both steam
and sailing ships, many of which are of the
heaviest metal. The vessels which had
reached the rendezvous, were occupied in
completing heir preparations for sailing,
taking in stores and ammunition, and prac-
tisinggunnery. Regiments of soldiers con-
tinued to embark from England, two hav-
ing left during the preceding week, and
others being under orders.
i Negotiations relative to the future posi-
ton of Christians in Turkey, have been
j opened between the representatives of the
four Powers and the Porte.
Messrs. Ryland 8. Sims warehouses in
Manchester, had been destroyed by fire.
4 The loss reached half million of dollars,
covered by insurance. ~
France.-Prince Napoleon is to be NOM
inal Chief of the French forces in the
East. He was to leave foI his post on the
10th March, accompanied by General
Canrobert and Besbuet, who will be the
actual chiefs.
| The Able Lemmanie is dead his funeral
was quite private.
Napoleon opened the Chamber of Dep
uties on the I'd March.
/ Iurkey.-From Asia there have been
no further advices.
Another convoy of 10000 men was pre-
parlng to leave Constantinople for Batoum
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