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The Fire In VIII r,.-r,
TWO BOYS BURNED TO DEATH AA"sA'

CULARs,
TIE most lamentable connected with tn ,
Ere in Williamsburg Monday night, was the loss o
life Of human beings shortly after two O'Clock ystsr
day morning, the remains of two boJsThos. Crowley
thirteen years of age and Patrick Rush, sixteen years
of age-were found in the third story Of Mr.. Sharps
building, Of Lit lie Water and Grand streets Tia
parents of Rush resided In the upper part Of this build
ing, and, unknown to them, the two boys went to
bed ut an early hour They not missed until about
half past O'Clock, and search being instituted,
their bodies finally found In bed perfectly charred
This building did take ere for thirty minutes after
the ALARM and consequently, they must have seAA su
focated while In sound sleep, And before the flames
reached them Coroner Hanford held An inquest yessr
turned
report in circulation yesterday forenoon that
German girl had also been burned. This was false
runner.
Plundering carried to great extent. Persons
ceres and legs Of liquor broken open and drank
down lie water One party Of young men, mot content
dy to supply their future wants The police were &c.
tive but could not be everywhere.
years Of sge Of W. Ha int, iswasr nS;sand strast
desired get out Of bed to the 6rsmen; but whs
passing TO tie window she fell down stairs and sustained
The following is corrected list Of the losses and in
John Moore, loss buildings in First street about
Ss000 insured for 5000 in St. Marks 5000 in the Fall
New York -
John schtwertInen occupied the building corner OF
First and South First street. grocery and ship storss
Goods mostly destroyed by moving and stolen Loss
$oO0 insured fer $6t0 in the stuyvesant Insurance.
Company
Neswck occupied 2c6 First street a. an ssrcultur.
establishment. Loss $4,000; no insurance..
JoseIh Anderson grocery fesd and liquors. corner OF
Grand and First street LOIS 0O0 viz ION buiIdings
81 500 stock, $3.50; insured in the Fulton OF vii,
hamburg, $500; in the Northwestern, Of New York
$500
Mr. John Sharp's loss is about S5, 000 insured in
the Beeknan, $500; Insurance Company
New York " 00o; Aston 1000; Broadway, 81, 00O
Mr.. Ackleys damage 10 mouse and furniture about
u insured on furniture $780, in the Pacific nsur-
ance Company of New York
Mr.. Ufendall, harness maker, loss 5000.
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The ADMINISTRATION AND THE NEBRASKA
QuEsTIoy-THE REAL PLATFoRM-Some of our
country contemporaries, since the elections, are
very DESTROYS to learn the exact position of the
administration on the Nebraska question since
the late elections. Is it "squatter sovereign
tyT'-that doctrine is rcpudiated by the demo.
cracy of the South. Is it the introduction of
slavery into Kansas and Nebraska that idea
is secuted by all the democracy of the North.
Cass and Douglas included. Is it that free la
Dor may expel slave labor from the new Terri
tories south of 36 30 this view of the subject
agrees with the Scarlet. Letter; but the Cabinet
organ is silent upon it. As far as we can figure
it out, the platform Of the President and Cabi-
net at Washington on the Nebraska bill is that
of the soft shell Syracuse Convention-to wit,
that the bill was unwise uncalled for and mex
pedient, and yet proper and salutary mea-
sure monstrous outrage, but great act of
public justice. This covers both sides of the
line, and may be considered the national plat
form Of the administration, till otherwise or
dered.
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TELE RAP HIC.
LOSS OF THR SHIP HIBRRNIA.

PHIADHLPHIA, Oct "a, 1854
The ship Hibernia, hence the 10th inst for Liver
pool, with and naval stores sound her pumps
CHECKED and while endeavorng TO return this port
she went ashore on Monday morning. at two o'clock,
three miles south Of Indian river when she filed
with water. AL hancs saved except one sailor
who drowned in attempting to swim ashore. Cap.
Foulke injured by srar falling on his head.
LOSS OF THE SHIP ARIosro.
Boston, Oct. "a, 1854.
The ship Ariosto, Balch, from Suma.rs, of aid for
Boston, with cargo of pepper lost tina 3ls of
July last off the east coast Of Africa The ohicsrs and
crew all saved
FEARS FOR THE STEAMER PALMETTO.
BALTIMORE, Oct. "a, 1854
The Palmetto left this port Friday Last for
New York, and has not sncs been heard from. II Is
feared abe may have met with some accident.
ARRIVAL OF TIE STEAMSHIP AUGUSTA.
SAVANNAH, Oct "a, 1884
The steamship Augusts arrived at her wharf to day.
after passage Of sixty. five hours from New York.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP NASHVILLE.
CHARLESTON, Oct "a, 1854
The steamship Nashville, Captain N. Berry, from NJ '
York. arrived here at nine O'Clock last (Monday) night
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GERRrr SMITH TO JUDGE BRoNsoN-Gerrit
Smith has written long letter, (so long that
de have not space for it in our columns) to
Judge Bronson respecting the opinions of Myron
II. Clark, on the slavery question, and the OPT
nions of Gerrit Smith on the liquor question
particularly, and on wings, democrats, and
party politics generally. The conclusions to
which Mr.. Smith arrives are these--tbat Clark
is respectable man, and means well on the
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THE ITALIAN OPERA-we regret to find that signor
Mario stn continues ndisposed, and that he win not
be able to his professional duties for some DAYS
longer In the meanwhile the management are making
energetic preparations to bring the opera Of smi
ramide," on Monday next, on q scale commensurate
with the capabilities Of the new theatre. heavy ex
psndture has been gone to, to render effective as
spectacle as it Is an opera Next to Norma there is no
piece In which the great hstronc talents OF Grsi are
displayed to more advantage. 1t w therefore, offer
nnbi.ed s<t.~sens Of Ono eytug, splendid yocal
zation and gorgeous mis- en- scene
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tOWer OuLSCe 10 Ieet FQuat6 At bAs6 EmAI tower
II feet square at base.
The architect is James Rem wick Jr.
Rev Dr. LANSING the pastor of the congregation,
brief sermon, when he proceeded to lay the
stone The contents Of the box deposited in this stone
follows
Bible; Psalms and Hymns OF General Association of
Connecticut; The Church Psalmist; Minutes Of Clinton
Church Minutes of Clinton
Society," in reference to the site erection Of this church
eddce manuscript sermon of the PASTOR Rev Or. Lam
ng-text Whoever win let him take the water of life
fYeely engraved likeness Of Rev Dr. Lansing; congre-
ti0na Documents reports Of American Board Of For
Zion .ssions, Home Missionary society, Bible Society
"a ~. Society religious weekly newspapers Of the
aracs ainstons; secular papers Of New York
ana Eracl usn. this day; Christian Almanac for
1884. RrooIyrr c;ta H., ->nts, music, e..
After depositing the stsne in Jason. and the con-
prayer was made By Rev. Mr. Ala -" ~ W.
gregaion was dismissed with benediction
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Cours Calendar--This Day.

Uourx Cnlen0ar-~Vn1o Day
UNITED STATES DISTRICT CouRr 90, 90, "a, 81, 81,
88, S5, 80, IL, IL. Il, %. Is
urRnxE CouRr-Crcuit Mos. 75s 47b 791, sa3, s4s,
IA, 77b, 81, 500, 7ls, S04, 807, s36, sos, sos.
urRnR couRr-special Tcrm.--Nos. 1l5, 7, TO- 10
1872, l26, "a, OF.
sUyRIoR CouRr, -four branches l-Nce 80 b7t, $50
6t0, 1897 2oe 44s 67s CIT 7oS ~ so4 4e2, bib S93
ass f1s7le tao 722 TIA 725 726 729 1872 to 1872 T5i
80, V6, 7ts, 769, 76l, b66, go, ~.
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FALSE ALARMS Owing to the frequency Of false Are
alarms OF late, Mr. s French, Chief Engineer OF the
Fire department. has published those sections OF the
city ordinances relatve such Offences and asks the
members OF the Fire Department TO aid In stopping the
evil and preventing persons not members = om run
ming with the engines or frequenting ensDs oaaes,
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Marine Affairs.

Quick PASSAGE The clipper ships Phenx, Captain
Hoxie and Gov Morton, Capt. Burgers, arrived a this
port yesterdsythe former in nineteen days, aud the
latter in twenty.thres days from Liverpool.
TEE GREAT BALANCE Dock LArNcHkD.-The immense
bsar DOCK erected by VIM Webb at the foot OF North
Twelfth street. Williamsburg, launched in fine style
into the Bushwick creek, where abe now floats few
minutes before twelve O'Clock yesterday.
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ire Of almoAt ealy ucc1r.ence, and IL Ia insxpica,
BILE how, With the large police force maintained By
our citizens, the perpetrators slmos, invariably es-
detection. In addition to the above acts Of
violence we have - record another Of . different
but more traeical nature. German, named VII
liam Hsnbreur, ON Monday evesing shot his wife in
the head with pistol. The circumstances which
led to this shocking affair, provided the statement
Of the wretched nan be correct, exhibit series of
provocations sufficient TO impel any one to commit
some act Of desperation. Fun accounts Of these
affairs may be found elsewhere.
POLITICAL AFFAIRS.
We publish under the appropriate I'd the pro-
ceedings Of the liquor dealers at their meeting at
the westchester House on Monday evening. The
resolutions adopted pledge the support of this class
o. traders to Governor Seymour in the coming
election. As Offset, the Carson League has noni-
nsted Myron H. Clark as its candidate for Cover
nor. The practical democrats" are in the field
with complete ticket FOR Congressman. Assembly
man and city and county officers, excepting Ccun-
cilmen, and they i'll be forthcoming in time. At
their meeting letters we're read ON several pre- MI
nent nominees for city officers, the publication Of
which ia promised at an early day. By all means
let us have tire documents.
In tie pclitcs libe suit now penyng in the Court
Of Common Pleas, between Thos. j. Barr and Henry
ErbeD, Judge DAILY delivered very lucid charge
yesterday upon the law and the facts Of the case
The jury retired at half-past p NJ, but had not
agreed ct Q late hour. sealed verdict was or
dered.
PROBABLE RELICS OF THE ARCTIC.
Captain Wheeler, of the bark Waltham, arrived
yesterday from Bristol England, reports seeing, on
the 18th mat Chen on the Ranks in lat. AZ deg
large quantity Of wrecked stuff, 81 h bul~arks
(paiRted olsek,) spars, &c. also Whist appeared to
he boat bottom up, painted black, twenty-five OF
thirty feet long. 1t is very likely they belonged to
the unfortunate steamship Arctic.
MORE DEATHS BY CHOLERA AT SEA.
The clipper chip Governor Morton, arrived yester-
day from Liverpool lost thirty four Of her passen-
gers by cholera on the passage.
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MADAME lsDoRA CIARK's CONCERT --Ms9Sme Isidcra
csrks opening concert took place last night At Nblos
Saloon, under favo, ALE auspices The WAS
than tTothrds Aied and the audierce for the
part composed Of musical dic,an assembled TO pass
iudsms the debttdnte's merits This lady how ,ver
although he appears under c,ynomer, il not
thsy stranger to the New York public. See CINE out
concert singer here in 1885, usder the name of Ma
dsmoisele Hanseo being tbs daughter aud pupil of the
well known nusicsi professor of that Although
she made very favorable impression at the time her
powers not then fully nature, and the interval
that has since elapsed has teeu proataby employed in
the careful cultivation OF her voice Since them too
rhe has acquired q South American reputation as An
opera singer and with IL the experience and idence
necessary to The successful prosecution OF her profes-
sion.
Madame Cark's voice, although very fine one, does
not always sustain her In her efforts She has an
excellent method, and great Auency and bril-
hsncy Of execution, but her upper register is want.
rg in fulr ess and roundness, aud occasionally de.
generates into hardness, when strained beyond Ms
compass. This Yves more perceptible in the frat
cavstina which she Fang, verdis Tu'al csi sqadrdi
omnipossen than in any Of her subsequent attempts.
Her costa ditu given in very good style, and was
warmly appauded, although it offered opportunities Of
contrast with Crisis rendering of it. which has never yet
been equalled To taste however, her alton of
the simple Irish ballad Kstheen Mavourneen" WAS the
most successful Of her performances. 1t was given
with sweetness and sympathetic tenderness of ex-
PRESTON that told the effectively from the absence
Of effort and consequently Of the defects we have al
iuded to-
OF the instrumental features OF the evenings enter
tanment We have to speak in terms of high praise.
The concerted pieces admirably performed, and
NJ Henry Appy's violin solo, GA Msaueo lie" deserv
edly called down the enthusiastic applause Of the
disrce This gentleman is not only psrect msster of
his instrument but seems to feel and breathe through
it. SO exquisitey does he render the sentiment Of ks
{axf
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Extreme length outside ........... ............ 140
Is interior. ......... ...... .......... 1876
Breadth of church proper, interior. ........... So
Length g % " ................ SO
Breadth If lecture room, interior.... 49,. 20
Length 60 &c .............. 80
Breadth Of vestibule, interior ..... $500. " Is
b eadth Of front terror. ......... ........ 50
Height Of church, exterior. Observation-Disclosures. 46
G. f" 4" interior. ...................... AZ
@ of main tower from ground ;. =. .......... 104
" of spire ........,... -. 1913
" of small spire $500. .......... l21
Z" 10 top Of front gable Observation-Disclosures. IS
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lusion may expect to find alhe,ents among
no reason to believe that we are in this respect
any better than our forefathers who allowed
themselves to be talked into burning witches
and outlawing Roman Catholics
The scheme was tolerably successful. The
f&lacy in reference to the Nebraska bill found
believers and the nucleus Of Norshera party
was formed Machinery was set agoing in
Michigan, Massachusetts, and New York, and
conventions were held at which the propriety
of forming new party on the Seward basis
was discussed aud admitted. In the two former
States the organization was satisfactorily
effected but the sanction OF the great State Of
New York was required SO give the new party
solid and respectable footing. Until its re-
cognition in New York, the country would not
be apt to believe in its power. Hence it was
that, after mass meetings and conventions and
much idle talk, Mr. Seward resolved to make a
bold stroke to carry the State in November.
He had done 1t before, when the victory was a
victory of whig principles if he could 40 it
again, it would this time he the final act Of
creation of the new party, which with its op-
ponents, seemed destined to take the place of
the old democrats and wings.
1t was with these views that Mr.. Seward Sc
cured the nomination OF Clark and Raymond;
the Inferior point Of the probibitory law being
thrown in as an accessory. 1t is in this light
that we too must view the election. If Mr..
Seward succeeds, the Northern sectional party
is firmly established, and our future political
contests resolve themselves into q struggle for
the maintenance or the severance of the Union.
If he fails, the Northern party is crushed for a
time, and we may yet hope that sectional strife
will not mingle in our political disputes II
bis nominees are elected, we may be perfectly
certain that the Presidential contest of 1856
will be q sectional one, in which large pro-
portion of the North will be arrayed on one
| side, and the South on the other: conaumma-
ton 30 disastrous that years of wisdom and
prudence and Cancellation would no. heal the
core it would create.
We have no preference among his opponents
Men may conscientiously vote for Seymour OF
Bronson or Ullman, and mean we'll for the State
and the country; but no one can give his support
to Clark without becoming a partcipator in
wrongs fearful to contemplate.
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Music AND PoLrrIcs.-The telegraph informs
us Of the important fact that William Bigler,
Governor Of Pennsy lvania, hos been serenaded
by the "young democracy" of Washington.
Bigler has ust been beaten in the race for an
other term by forty thousand majority, and it
seems proper that music should be called in to
soothe his outraged feelings. He has the music,
and Pollock gets the spoils. All right. A fair
division OF every thing is the true platform
The New York politicians need not fear. Their
time is coming, but if all the defeated candi-
dates in this State are to be serenaded, there
will not be bands enough for the music that will
be required On the night of the seventh of No.
vember. Look out for grand crash " in
some of the orchestras
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liquor question; but that he is under the con-
troll OF very wicked party, and is therefore,
not 10 be .fusted-ditto Bronson Mr.. Smith,
therefore, necessarily falls back upon the liber-
ty party ticket headed by Goodell. Gerrit is
u queer customer-dead against liquor-dead
against slavery, yet something of q fllibuster,
and decidedly in favor of the annexation Of Gu
ba He will probably roll up five hundred
votes fer Goodell, n November, for Gov rnor
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CoSyENTIoN-Ws cheerfully give room in our
columns to-day to the cool-headed and dispas-
| sionate article of tire Commercial .adcertiser
touching the policy of the silver grays, or ma
| tional wings, in reference to our November
election. Cur neighbon very truly say that
( the national conservative wings of this State
are in the position Of party having no can
didates;" that they have been deceived by those
in whose nominations they eo-operated, the
wing State ticket having gone over, hook and
line, to the abolitionists. But our contemporary
thinks it is too late for the wing conservatives
to get up an Independent State convention and
an independent State ticket Our neighbors,
therefore, recommend their friends to wait, not
week, but whole year, in order to see what
tie interval will brig forth. For the present
the good conservative wing has the option of
keeping away from the polls, or of vo...ng
against the Seward fusion nominations So he
has and there are plenty Of candidates from
which to pick and choose. But why cannot the
silver grays hit upon some definite plan of &C
ton without the cumbersome machinery of o
State convention? We hope to see on the day
after the election that they have done it. The
ieaven is working like a charm and "a little
ieaycI.'. say the Scriptures . will leaven the
whole lump Stir it in, gentlemen, stir it in
THE CARSON LEAGUE AND THE WING LIEU
TENANT" OrEN TREACHERY"-- The Carson
League are at length in the field. We publish
their platform among our political intelligence
to day. 1t out-Herods Herod in favor of pro-
hibitory liquor law; and it is to the fact, we
suppose, that they are Maine law men Of the
strictest sect, that we are to attribute the ex-
clusion of Henry J. Raymond from the State
ticket. They adopt Clark and they adopt
Bovine from the wing coalition ticket; but Ray
mond is black. balled, and Fitzhugh is not salts
factory. Why all these conspiracies against
Raymond? The free soil party proper first cut
him, then the Saratoga coalitionists at Auburn
had long debate over him, and only adopted
him at last because it was Hobsons choice; but
there were some seceders who wouldn't have
him anyhow. And SO with the Temperance
State Convention, where we were very near
having all the fat in the fire again. Next the
Know Nothings gave him the cold shoulder:
then the women's rights temperance women
turned up their noses at him, and called him
1.-the eleventh hour advocate of the causes" and
now the Carson League, under the idea that he
is not sound on the liquor question, are leagued
against him. They have studied the subject
perhaps they ought to know; but if these con-
spiracies against the wing Lieutenant are not
very soon stopped, we ehall cease to bet upon
his election As it is, we are somewhat suspi
cious that he is not q safe inve stment
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Military A6hlYu.
PAkADE OF THE NEW YORK HERALD GUARD-DINNxB
AT THE APOLLO ROOMS.

lhs Guard paraded on their annual target excursion
yestsrcsy to Hoeoken, under command Of Captain
foeme They parsed office in the ,rning ON their
WY 10 the target 1t David Poocks attended BY
Robertson's bsnd, aod marched with regularity that
would have put sons companies among the regular
ditry the blush Their prixsa vera Won a. fonova-
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san Francisco, Juae iith. BY the Row A. vii
lams, Mr.. Nm. II. De Esterre to bliss Alexandra
Bathurst.
Tams, Mf. Charles r. Day TO Miss Nary Ann
Singleton.
san Francisco, Jane 20.h, b. the Rev r. Moo.
SHAKE. Mr.. Charles Haas T. Nss Elizabeth Kahn
san Francisco, June 18th, by the Rev F. Moo
shake, M. 7. Martens 70 Miss Am Ohlhof.
san FtDcisco, June 23tb, b. Ter. c. r. Wyatt
Mr.. u. I. fiincSey. Of Stockton. TO Miss Catherine
Stvey, cf San FTanciscc.
At Chico, Bate coua.y, Jurc 12d, by pev. r
HobeIt, II BdSeM, III. Jas. ~ Browa, formerly Of
Potosi, Nc to Miss Lusanias Abb.tt, late Of st.
Lonis.
In Sacramento, on the 18Th instart b. Samuel
Gross. Esd., III. J. Mclutre formerly Of kentucky,
+ Miss Ellen NJ RYDER, formerly Of Ohio,
:. IN stockton June 9,Jecob Rack 70 Miss Lena
Meyer, both q CelpyeTas.
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We bcss Aiss o. the Ponce and lemacrgs pub
Aaned Of Olympia, on Puget SoarG, 20 June ~
BAoBr FUTURE FOE 7Hz SoUsp.--Ihe fionNr.
- long article vpon The excellence q Prget Sound
o. aaftor, says Tie true valuc Of r1get Sosnd,
o'heiMno than merely Is great COMMERCIAL mart
foE shipping 70 sex shelter or for serairs can De
readily understood wian il IS known that the pine
a. cecag along IL shores IL OF aeusllty uusur-
rasted g. the P6clac, ard incxhausNbie ~ quaint.
~ that Che most desirable water power--fals ald
Streams are within lts rcaeh--6r which ssHmils
Esd other machiraFy are constantly being erected,
yhlch, "a correction vita ous coal uiacs &C the
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NEWS from oregon TtFIffOry.
The steamship Columbia arrived at San Francis
co on the 25th June, with Oregon dates to the oath
ult.
The Oregon Statesman OF June 20. gives the fol-
lowing as the corrected table of maorities as far
rs beard from, in the various counties, for and
against convention to form State constitution,
and apply for admttance into the Union.