The Empire County argus., 1854-03-25
ARRIVAL OF THE UNCLE SAM.
THE NEBRASKA BILL.
GREAT TORNADO IN OHIO.
THE RUSSIANS FITTING OUT PRIVATEERS
IN AMERICAN PORTS.
IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE.

days later; from New Orleans to February Odd,
seven days later, and from Europe to February Sth
a fortnight later than previous advices.
The Nebraska BW--Senator Badger has declared
upon the floor of the Senate that all the Southern
Wings will support Douglas bill
An amendment proposed by Mr.. Douglas was
adopted on the 18th February, which declares tbat
it is not the intention of the bill to legsate slavery
into the Territories to prohibit it therefrom but
leave this and all other domestic questions to the
decision of the people of the Territories, subject
only to the Constitution.
On the 15th the Southern Wing Senators held
caucus in reference to the state of the party the
Nebraska bill, and matters and things touching
whig policy in general. The National I.teAtgencer
came under discussion, and Senator Toombs of
Georgia, offered resolution repudiating and de-
nouncing that press-which was unanimously adop-
tcd-but three Southern Senators absent and one
of those known to accord with Mr.. Toombs in sem
timent and feeling.
Tornado in O4io-On the 18th of February the
town of Harrison, twenty miles northwest of Gin
cinnati was visited by fearful and destructive
tornado, tearing down dwellings, stables, ETC. The
width of its track was about one hundred yards.
A thunder-shower came from about northwest,
with indications OF heavy rain, which was real
lied. Probably ten or fifteen minutes after the
commencement of the rain the tornado came down
the White Water Hills, northwest of town, and
about west of GOodeys Mil, leaving in its track q
prosrated and broken forest 1t left in it's track
such destruction and desoaton as we have never
seen. Houses, stables, fences, trees and outbuld-
ings were Frustrated, and in many cases blown into
the adjoining lots In one shop five were at
work, and the building was entirely demolished
yet they escaped, by crawling from under the build
ing. The Cincinnati Commercial says: 'In the
storm here to-day. one man was blown out of the
street. and landed in n lot Bags of wheat were
blown out of wagon. Sticks of timber were
whirlcd through the air like feathers There is
large scanting or joist sticking into the ga
BILE end of frame building, twenty feet from the
ground. 1t had been taken up by the wind and
carried along endways with such force as to drive
it through the frame and stick there"
Fog IN NeW HOrk.-A most dense and extraordi-
nary fog envelopcd New York from the 18th to the
10Th of February, when it turned to showing. Nav
igation and transportation in that portion of the
country were in consequence seriously obstructed-
the steamers unable to leave, and millions of
dollars worth of property accumulated upon the
piers, exposed to the weather and without insu-
rance.
The steamship Africa, after lying at anchor off
the harbor for forty hours, attempted to make her
way to the city in the fog but ran aground half a
mile out of her course, in nine feet water Her
cargo was transhipped, and it was hoped she would
be gotten off. number of vessels got aground
during the same fog.
William Ransom has recovered $4,000 in the
New York Supreme Court against the New York
and Erie Railroad Company, for injuries received
by collision at Chemung.
The infamous and notorious Madame Restell, of
New York has again been arrested for producing
abortion upon the person of young lady named
Cordelia Grant
Mr. Francis NJ Dimond, the present Lieutenant
and acting Governor, has been nominated for Gov
ernor by the Rhode Island Democratic State Con-
yention.
The rumor that Smith O'Brien, the exiled Irish
had 1io is n1
by q letter from that gentleman himself dated Oct
l. in which he declared that having no intention of
escaping, he had received ticket of absence for
six months.
The members Of firm in New York, known as
VIM II. Young & Co., have been arrested for swim
ding California passengers by selling large num-
bers of spurious tickets.
Russian Cruisers Fitting ont IN american PORTS
The New York Courier des EtatS Unis declares
positively, on the best information, that the half
dozen Russian oiicers-among them a Brigadier
General and members of the Imperial Staff--who
arrived at New York some two months ago, are en-
gagged in fitting out privateers in American ports to
prey upon the commerce of England and France
The Courier says Not only is an active enlistment
of sailors instead of soldiers, quietly going on in
New York and various other parts of this Union.
but the object for which they to be used is not
the formation OF regiments, but the manning and
of priyateers and cruisers The affair
has been managed throughout with q discretion
which savors, in the highest degree, of European
but for which, we freely confess, we
had not been prepared by the barefaced conspira-
ces that we have from time to time been called
upon to denounce But, for this very reason, the
peril is the greatest and most imminent. small
number of agents. selected with extreme care and
skill, have been first bought over and enrolled and
then set to work among the host of seafaring and,
other adventurers with which the Union has been
swarming for some years past. Through them it
has been cleverly ascertained what would, in GER
tain cases. be the reception accorded by certain in
divduals to categorical propositions openly inviting
them to act against the French and English ship
ping. Conferences, of less explicit ma
ture, have been brought about with particular par
ties, varying in their character according to the
person thus approached lists have been drawn up;
tables of crews and equipments prepared, and thy
very ships selected which would be the most likelo
to suit So thoroughly has this work been done
that upon the receipt Of intelligence that the first
has been fired in the Blacl, Sea- noth-
ing would remain to be done but the filling up of
in order to cover the Atlantic
with feet of American privateers carrying the
Russian flag at their masthead!
Opening of ike English ament-Parliament
was opened on the 3lst of January The attitude
of England in connection with the war question, is
the most important feature of the news. Popular
sentiment clearly manifested the occasion
The speech was delivered by the Queen in person.
Shipment Of TrOops.-- About ten thousand men
will soon be collected at the English depots, ready
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