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rHR STEAMER SAN FRANCISCO.

! The Telegraphic report received in this city on
Thursday afternoon that the above steamer had been
seen at in terrible gale of wind, entirely dis
abled and that the vessel that met her was unable
to render any assistance, created great sensation,
and has excited the most anxious fears for her safety
This steamer chartered by the War Department to
CT nvey the Third Regiment Of Artillery to San Francisco
VIII ch with the and children make aggregate
Of early eight hundred souls that board Of her
incn ding many officers, of whom are accompanied
by the ir families.
No sails have been received the immediate cause
of her 81 tuation-whether it is owing to derange-
mens OIL or machinery to the effects of the gale The
report tha her boats all gone and her decks appa-
renty sweL t. would lead to the belief that it the
fortunate re. W Of the storm which she encountered and
under tbs CO ntinuance of which she still suffer
ing when last seen We learn, however, that the San
Francisco is q remarkably strong and welbut ship,
perfectly new, being now upon her first voyage; that
she is admirably equipped, with iuo and numer-
GUS crew, and un, Ter the command Of gallant and
experienced officer of the navy. Under these circum-
stances it is hardly probable that such ship should
founder and particula -y she fitted with spars and
sails to sufficient exte 1t to keep her under command
unless the gale was Of the most extreme violence, and
such that ordinary sailing vessels could not show
their canvass.
When seen she was only about three hundred miles
from the Capes Delaware and SO soon as the nforma
ton received here the Wa Department telegraphed
to New York to charter and dspatch without delay
steamer in search Of but learn that none could be
obtained The Treasury Deparm mt was then applied to-
and four of the revenue cutters VIZ one from New
York. one from the Delaware one fr Norfolk, and
from Charlestonwere ordered by telegraph and
ALL no doubt now at sea.
Intense naturally be until further
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.AFFAIRS 0E CuBA.

correspondent of the New York Daily Times sends
from Havana translations Of two procamatons recently
issued by the Captain General which have preyi
ously noticed One declares the freedom Of the portion
of the emancipados found the various prizes made
prior the year 1858 They at liberty to any
they may please at wages not less than six dollars
per month for each male and four dollars per month
for each female, subject to deduction to ndem-
Nifty the master for freeing him or her. The other
document is denunciaton of the foreign slave trade,
which closes with authority for the introduction of free
laborers consisting Of Indians Asacs, and Spaniards
The WHOLE however is badly translated that it is i'm
possible arrive at the meaning of the various
parts of the proclamation The correspondent calls this
part of the Africanization scheme but negecs to
plain how this be- curious omission in view Of the
fact that free negroes not included among the la
borers authorized.-Norh Amsricdn.
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THE CENTRAL AMERICAN DISPUTE.

just as the vexed questions of the Central Anne
rcan territorial rights and the British protectors t.
over Mosquitia seemed on the eve of rising up from
the grave dug for them by Messrs. BULwER and
CLAYTON to plague the world anew, it appears that
they have received new quietus from an un-
expected quarter. The newspapers report, and we
learn that such is the fact, that the Mosquito King
he whose election to the dignity and whose corona
tion by the British authorities, some years ago,
furnished so much merriment-has sold for valu-
able consideration one-half his kingdom, lying on the
coast, to company Of American citizens, whose OBJ
ject is the settlement and cultivation of the land
reputed tobe among the most fertile on the CONT
nent and capable of yielding in the greatest exube-
rance every tropical production.
This we deem very happy turn to the grim
visaged affair. We hope that the same company, or
some other, may purchase out his copper-skinned
Majesty entirely and save two kindred nations from
the dscreditable exhibition of quarrelling about SO
paltry an affair The British Government will be
able to retire gracefully from protectoratc, if such
still exists, which we dare say she would gladly be
rid Of and the difficulty will be settled finally and
forever, we hope, not by Quixotic resort to war,
but by the Intervention of commonplace CONNER
cial speculation.
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THE SLAVE TRADE IN CuBA.-A late arrival from Cuba
brings decree from the CaptainGenera upon the
subject of the slave trade in which he pledges himself to
enforce the laws against the importation of slaves from
Africa and compel faithful observance of the treaties of
1917 and 1885 for the suppression Of the traffic As
substitute for the importation of slaves from Africa he
proposes and authorizes the introduction of FREQ Indian
laborers, tho Asiatcs and Spanards This is doubtless
the measure that has "thundered in the index" as
scheme for the Afrieanization Of Cuba. short time
will suffice to determine its true character and show
whether those who have mathematical it in advance
"spoke by the card" not.-Springfed Republican. -
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PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY.

We have heretofore referred to company uEder this
title The St. Souls papers contain the second annual
report Of the Superintendent and Treasurer This report
is made in conformity with law Of the State of Missouri
1t is stated that but small portion Of this road is
complete and considerable expenditures have been made
not only in extended surveys and locations of distinct
from ST. Louis the line of the State
Zone terminating in Jackson county, and the other about
hundred and fifty miles south, the southwest
the State but also in the construction still un
finished of second division Of one of these routes
tending to Jefferson city.
This report so far as under the strict requirements
of the law shows only the cost expenses and business Of
the first division from ST. Louis Franklin on which
track is laid, but annexed is return of oil the ex
penditures made by the company.
The first division of this road extends from ST. Louis
to the point known Franklin where the southwest
branch leaves the Missouri river route The construction
route Two Of the depots Zone ST. Louis and the other
Frankn and the machine shops and car factory have
been built with view to the business of the road extend
ed further toward the western line Of the State and are
wholly chargeable to the construction of the first di
vision"
The total cost Of frst DIVISION including depots,
S,l46455 Total cost Of second division and surveys
to Kansas, S452, ,243. Total expenditure So 4sO 92e
The St. Louis Republican says:
There is fact presented by the second annual report
OF the Treasurer and Engineer Of road which worthy
OF special notice is this The expense Of operating the
road has been $19ol22 and the receipts from pasen
gers and freghts showing the earnings to be
$l649el When it is considered that the road passes
through country very thnly settled and terminating in
forest with no road highway near it except such as
have been made since the road was opened it shows on
income that is indicative Of the large profits when it shall
be further extended completed Except to those who
have been over the road and know the locality OF Frank
lin the present terminus, about thirty mine miles from
the city the character OF the country and scarcity of
travel cannot be made apparent but to those
who know the locality this result win be surprising"
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07
MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.

The Legislature of MARYLAND, which met at
Annapolis on Wednesday, had not completed its
organization on Thursday, and consequently the
Message of the Governor had not been submitted.
The SENATE did business the day it assembled.
On Thursday the Hon. WIN. LisoAN GATHER, of Mont
gomery county, unanimously elected President and
returned his thanks in an appropriate address CHAR
NAN HARwooD was appointed Secretary, j. N. Watkins
Reading Clerk HANSON P. JORDAN Sergeant-at-A Arms,
HAMILTON G. GRATTY Doorkeeper, JOHN W. RIDER and
hr FLOYD Committee Clerks and the Rev. G. K. NELSON
Chaplain The Senate having thus been fully organized
it adjourned to Friday
In the House OF DELBoArBs, on Wednesday, JOHN F.
DENT, Of St Mays county was elected Speaker and al
the members were sworn in The first business order
on Thursday was the election Of Chief Clerk but the
members not having made up their minds as to choice
adjourned for the day.
Both the gentlemen chosen to preside are Wings.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07

WoMxNs RIoHTs.-Kirwan, in his work entitled "Men
and Things as saw them in Europe" gives the follow
ing account of the progress of "womens rights" in
Sardinia: - .~
"They were tunneing the Apprentices for railway
from Turin to Genoa which, when completed, win be a
great affair FOR Sardinia and armies Of women
gagged in making these tunnels! With pannier Of Pc
cuar construction made to t the back they entered the
tunnel at side and emerged laden the other side
bent down like beasts of burden they followed each other
in rows to the end Of the where each turned
round; there drew pin which let the bottom fall
out and the stone gravel and clay fell of the bas-
ket And hundreds of women working in this way
at this bestal employment Lme-ki in great number
line the roads and the quarying the stones
carrying them to the kns and sending away the lime"
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ry of the Commission appointed by the Senate Of New
York to examine into the affairs Of Union College was
made Wednesday. The financial exhibit Of the affairs
of the institution the 1st Of January 1863 states the
total Of private Donations subscriptions grants
by the State and received from other
ST. 68 and the expenditures and cost Of property
hand deducing $l96 Of debt owing to the college, at
19I7,0 ,0O7 This shows Of payments over
oepts Of 322 While the committee speak Of the in
artificial and loose in which the accounts have
been kept they utterly repudiate oil allegations and in
sinuations that Dr. Norr is indebted to Union College
single dollar and fully exonerats oil the officers connect
Cd with the institution.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07

MURDER AT LEXINGTON, KY.-A few days ago the wife
of VIM. H. Weigart Of Lexington, KY, entered o con-
dictionary store in that town, when young named
up to her, and patting hor Familiarity on the back OBJ
served What win you have pretty I" Mrs Wegar i'm
mediately became offended. Gushing apologised, and
said he had mistaken her for lady Of his acquaintance
Mrs. w. however left the store and informed her hus-
band of what had occurred Mr. Weigart soon after en-
tered the store aud commenced firing upon Cushing with
revolver. Weigart fred four shots, the last Of which
was while Gushing was in STOPPING position behind the
were Immediately arrested, and after an examination
she discharged, and he committed await his
trial on a charge Of murder.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07

FINANCES OF oHIo.-Gov. MEDrIL sent his annual mes
sage to tho Ohio Legislature Monday the day on which
assembled The receipts into the treasury for the year
amounted to So 459lsl, but included balance on hand
Of S59304l. The expenditures reached So 11s OF
the receipts SG05 65 from canal tolls and the water
rents The total debt of the State is put down at
for the more prompt payment of which new
law is recommended the present law allowing only
to be set aside yearly for thelpupose On the
s OF January, 1857 the sum Of 49, 1873 Of the debt
become DUE The entire property Of the State is now
valued at ooo 900 against S403 473 in lS47
The area of the whole State contains acres of
land
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OFFICIAL.
DErAHrnrsr or srArs,

Warrington, Jsnssry 5, 1854.
The following proclamation of Hoo and lie, magistrates
Of the districts Of Pwanyu and Nanhas in China issued
by order OF the Yeh, Imperial Commissioner Governor
General Of the Two kwang &c., and copy Of which has
been transmitted to this Department by D. n spooSKR
acung United states Consul at Canton, published for
the information Of those whom may concern It un
dersood that all dollars whether of old or new coinage
to circulate among merchants and dealers in one uni
form mode, and in the way old Spanish dollars
have hitherto done.
PROCLAMATION.
aThis proclamation is to make known to oil merchants
dealers linguists, and others the following decree
In your mercantile operations with the English mer-
chants take regard Of the devices Of the dollars that
through hands whether they be those of eagles
horses Of flowers Of plants for il the coins be not
inferior in point of purity they permitted circu-
late at the rate the dollars with owery mings
therefore you should not in consequence of any precOn
ceyed opinions demand them discount, and thus
casion st further disputation this head But if you
meet with any dollars of inferior quality the intrinsic
value Of which you accurately determine, OBJ
ectons be made to your satisfying yourselves
this point by melting two of the doubtful pieces,
and comparing them with the broken old dollars at
present it is permitted tender dollars in payment Of
the patriotic contributions which continue to be unret
tngly collected in this provinces but in future the Trea
sury viii be guided in the receipt of dollars solely by their
purity and without raising any question to their form
or pattern will receive those bearing devices of eagles
horses, flowers plants, at and the rate
those with fowery mlings. By these means crculat
ing medium, available alike for either tAe upper the
lower classes will be provided and not only will those
losses you have hitherto suffered be saved you but the
increased prosperity which will be observable viii
mark the general benefits accruing from the
1t is in pursuance of the orders Of the high authori
ties personally delivered to that we the magistrates,
make known this decree let there therefore, be
dstrus delay hesitation in giving effect to its pro-
visions.
:" A special proclamation
:" Heen-fung, Sd year. Sth month sth day, Cloth Sep
tember. lS52")
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THE WESTERN PLAINS.

despatch, dated Louisville, January q says that the
mail from Fort Laramie arrived yesterday having left
there the 18th ultmo There is no mail from Salt
Lake. it is presumed on account of deep snow.
The Pawnees had gone into winter quarters. The
Sioux warriors returning to their homes There
had been fighting since the date Of last advces
The Utah Indians have been very peniten since hear
ing that it the Gunnison party and not ,Iormons
that had been massscred .....
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07

SLEEPING IN CHuRcH-People who carry full dinners
church with them in the afternoon remarkably apt
to fall asleep matter how good the may be.
Last Sunday afternoon Baptist clergyman in Hudson
street. while holding forth his congregation in style
that ought have kept them awake suddenly stopped
his discourse and said
Brethren have preached about half Of my sermon and
perceive that twenty thirty of my congregation are
asleep. shall postpone the delivery Of the balance
it until they wake up" .M
There was o pause for about FIVE minutes, during
which time the seepers awoke, and then the preacher
" went on n'-AI6dny R1prsss.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07

No BRIDGING or THE MIssrssIPpI.-We learn from the
Keokuk papers that the District Court Of the United
States has granted injunction restrain the
ton Of bridge the Mississippi at Rock Island
This injunction will in oil probability, be rendered per-
petua and thus prevent the construction Of drawbridges
over the river for oil time to come.-St. Louis Intel
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PASSING AWAY.

Of the Senators in Congress who were members
at the December session of 1s45 only the following
named gentlemen have seats at present:
Mr.. ATcHIsoN, of Missouri.
Mr.. BRIGHT, Of Indiana.
Mr.. CAss, Of Michigan.
Mr.. CLAYTON, Of Delaware.
Mr.. PEARoE, of Maryland.
Mr.. PHELPS, of Vermont.
And but yfue of the present body were in service
as Senators at any time previous to the above date
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07

TROUBLE IN ST. DoMIsao.-The brig Reveie, from st
Domingo city the 9th utmo reports that few days
previous to sailing French ofwar steamer of
the harbor and had sent in boat demanding ndem-
nifty Of 10000 francs from the Government for refusing
allow the French emgrants to land The forts ashore
we're manned and the shoted under the suppo-
stion that the design of the steamer to land the
President but the following day the steamer went to the
leewArd. F
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07

GAS ExPLosIoS.-Much excitement was caused in the
vicinity Of Fourth and Troy Streets New York. about
o'clock on Wednesday evening, by the explosion OF the
large gas pipe running through Fourth street The
port resemoed the discharge Of heavy cannon Some
eight ten covers to the sewers in the streets were
thrown from their places Fire issued from the sewer
opening immediately after the explosion, and was still
burning at o o'clock the next morning.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07

- Ihe Legislature Of MAINE assembled at Augusta on
Wednesday The Senate consists Of 81 members of which
only are elected, six Wings and seven Democrats
leaving 1S vacancies. The House will stand 66 Whigs
rs Democrats and Freesoers. Ofthe Democrats from
II 20 understood to prefer Mr.. MORRILL, to Mr.
PR spURY for Governor
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07

John West attempted to ride the mouth Of Paw
paw the ice afew evenings SINCE when his hsrse broke
through and was drowned West thrown forward on
the ce probably stunned and found frozen to death
the morning It is said he was intoxicated at the
me.-AoryentoRn Va Airor.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07

We are gratifed to learn that the Wing members
of the Legislature of Kentucky have nominated the
Hon. JOHN j. CRITTENDEN for United States Sc
nator for that State. TRIelecton is to take place
on Tuesday next
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07

The first company of French pilgrims has arrived
Jerusalem On approaching the holy city they alghted
from their horses prosrated themselves and prayed
fer,ently. They oil clothed in white, and they
entered the city by the gate Of Jaa muskst shots were
fred in their honor.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-07

The Legislature of MASSACHUSETTS commenced
its annual session at Boston on Wednesday. CHAs
E. Cook, Of Boston, was elected President Of the
Senate, and OTIs P. LORD, of Salem, Speaker of
the House of Representatives,
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE,

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Information has been received at this Department from
the United States Consul at Hamburg, SAMsRL BRoM-
BERG ESQ., Of tho death at that place. in November last
of JACOB WILEY he called at Hamburg, Hans
Jacob Wehling, late of Washington county, Georgia.
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