The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-27

2O-The largest steamboat ever built in this country
was launched at Greenpoint l. / sne Is canea 'ne
The clipper ship Flying Cloud arrived at San Francisco
making the passage from New York In eighty nine days,
22-A rain storm almost unequalled in severity,
visited New York. the Eastern States, aud portions oil
the West causing disastrous floods and great desmc-
ton of property carrying away bridges dams, mills
houses and fences, and undermining railroad tracks "A
portion of Brooklyn Heights slid down. and demolished
sons two were instantly killed and ave severely wound
ed portion Of Croton dam. which was built ior the
purpose of supplying New York with water was carried
away. Al place called Stainnox Brook, on the Erie
railroad large bank gave way and forced nine aborers
into the rushing water, seven of whom were drowned
SUNDAY, pa destructive FIRE occurred at Warren
ton Ca, which consumed nearly every house In the
village. Loss about $500, Coo -
25.-The Gadsden treaty, amended and modified, was
ratin ed by the United States Senate destructive
FIRE occurred in New York. in the building No 23l Broad
way which attended with the most melancholy re-
suits During the progress Of the fire portion OF tne
walls the building fell in and buried beneath the ruins
thirty -four remen eleven Of whom lost their lives and
all the others were less njured Mons Dillon
the French Consul in San Francisco having refused
Mexican Consul, who was charged with vioatoh o.
the neutrality laws was arrested and taken before tne
United States District Court where he protested agans
the proceeding struck his ag and refused to act o.
Consul of France under his commission.
27.-A tremendou, storm OF wind and rain, accompa
MED with thunder and lightning, visited New YORK
The calorc ship Ericsson having returned from ira
trip was struck by squa in the North river and sunk
and number OF smaller vessels were buuA anu uhNch
ashore, and'some lives lost
28@The Mexican Consul at San Francisco was found
guilty before the United States District Court OF viola
ton Of the neutrality laws. He was charged with nav
inr enlisted men In San Francisco for the Mexican army
70 be employed in Sonora.
MAY
3-The Homestead bill returned to Congress bJ
President Pierce, accompanied with his veto message
5-The steam tug Pennsylvania exploded her boilers
on the Delaware river, by which seven persons wer'
killed and four or Eve wounded Nine horses on ooart
the boat we're also scalded TO death .
SUNDAY, The galleries OF the Roman Catholic
Church at Erie, Pa fell under the weight OF the inn
mense crowd that had copgregated in the church, IN
stany killing man, and badly injured large mum
Der OF others.
1.-THE United States House OF Representatives. az
ourned for TIE day at half past eleven o'clock a.
after being in session thirty hours on the bill Tor th
organyan Of the Territories OF Kansas and Nebraska
i2-Tbe steamer Pike struck snag and sunk on tn
Mississippi river by which accident souc hftesn person
Ib-The steamship Washington arrived at New York
with an and Of the PACKET ship winches
fer which was bound from Liverpool TO Boston and wreck
cd on the passage number OF vessels had boarded IN
winchester while she was in disabled condition an
toot oil some OF her passengers previous 70 tne arrvs
~ tlc VI ,hngton The Winchester went down IN les
fhar =, i sfter the remainder of her passengers An
en-, laced ON board the Washington =
49, i.rGeld county, Va, exploded, and kiie
ngt.NEs. j. Al.