The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-09

p-rew the Castle Garden doctrine overheard,
ard came out plumply against Douglass Ne
braska Report, when the committee had ceased
to exist, to advertise and to pay. So with the
Egtning Pest which levies its tolls alike on
moneyed corporations and enterprising private
individuals. The public is tired of hearing it
abuse George Law-tired of seeing fresh evil
dence Of the risk run by any man who refuses to
advertise in its columns.
The public, of all classes, will be likely to
take some interest in these Developments, and
allow itself to be guided by the facts they dis
close and the differences they suggest
GREAT FIREs-DEsTNY OF THE GROUND ON
WHICH THE LAFARGE House sTooD.--Fires are
again becoming SO frequent and SO destructive
as to create general alarm. Within the last
four weeks the general alarm" has been rung
three times: an occurrence which has not taken
place for many years. Within six weeks four
fires have destroy ed in the city of New York an
aggregate of nearly four millions of dollars
werth OF property. Throughout the country
confagrations seem nearly as frequent and as
terrible What practical lessons these disasters
ought to teach it will devolve upon another
column to show. The employment of more
suitable and less combustible materials for
building purposes is the least reform we should
strive to introduce. But the smoking ashes and
cbarred and tottering walls of what was on
Saturday one of the noblest architectural tri-
umphs of Broadway are suggestive of
other considerations besides prudence and
caution for the future What is to be-
come of the large plot Of ground on which
TODD last week splendid hotel, yield
ing to none in magnifcence and costliness
of decoration and furniture and the finest ball
and concert room in New York on which now
blackened marble and calcined stone lie hud
died in a hideous heap? It's destination is a
matter of some consequence to the city.
We are told that MIR. Burton is about to sell
his Chambers street theatre and to build some
where up town q large house which will serve
alike for Italian opera and the drama, and may
on occasion be used as concert and ball ROOM
We can conceive no location better suited for
bis purpose than that now vacated by the La
FARCE House and Metropolitan Hall. Such
building as we understand he contemplates
would be an ornament to Broadway, and supply
deficiency now severely felt in the upper part
of the city. With handsome stores in front, aud
suitable arrangements for meeting rooms, &C.,
within it could not fail to be a very profitable
enterprise. We trust the matter will receive
attention.
The DISASTER TO THE SAN FRANCIsCo-CoN-
DUCT OF THE GovERNMENT--We publish to-day
narrative of the incidents connected with the late
disaster to the steamer San Francisco. While
awaiting later intelligence it is well to ask
what has the government done in the emer-
gency, and what efforts have the proper authori-
ties made for the relief of the sufferers on board
Among the passengers are over five hundred
These men are commanded by officers who
have already rendered such services to
their country as to obtain brevet ranks as re-
wards for their bravery. On this occasion many
of them were accompanied by their wives and
families. Suddenly the announcement comes
that the lives of all are in jeopardy; aud the
only effort that the government makes to res
cue these brave men is to despatch a small |
revenue cutter in search of them--a vessel of |
dimensions scarcely sufficient to accommodate |
the officers with their families, and which could |
not take off one-fourth Of those on board the |
San Francisco. No effort was made to employ
the steamship Black Warrior, now in our port
the revenue cutter was deemed sufficient. But
we are happy to say that Messrs. Rowland &
Aspinwall have chartered the Alabama, and
sent her in search of the San Francisco, and it
is very probable that aid will reach those on
board the unfortunate steamer from this source
before the government revenue cutter can make
out the track Of the missing vessel.
THE EIGHTH or JANUARY-DEMocRACY AT THE
DINNER TABIE.-We have received various in
vitations to join with both wings of the demo-
cratic party in the celebration Of the anniversa-
~ OF the Battle of New Orleans. 1t seems that
this day. which is to the democracy as the date
OF Mahomet's hegira is to the Musselman, is to
be observed by both factions We print in an
other part of this paper, the "soft SHELF or Van
Buren, circular; and they have also invited us
to dinner. They are very polite, and we have
no doubt that the cuisine OF Tammany Hall il
much more attractive than the work OF the
Udes and Soyers of the kitchen cabinet at
WASHINGTON We have also an invitation to
Join in the festivities of the "hard shells" at
Rochester Both factions will show their
patriotism at the dinner table; but we think the
I" softs" will have the best dinner, as they have
the spoils, while the " hards'' will most proba-
bly, have hard fare, as they have none of the
spoils, and must pay the expenses out of their
own pockets.
THE "SuNpAY DISPATCH" AND THE LETTER
LIST -Yesterday's Sunday Dispatch states
that the circulation of the HERALD is one-half
out of the city. This is entirelyla misstate
ment If the proprietor Of the Sunday Dis
patch will step into our Office we can prove to
him that he has misrepresented the facts rela- |