The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-14
The News.

The News.
Much Of our space is necessarily devoted to-day to
the details of the awful calamity to the steamship
San Francisco, by which nearly wohundred persons
were consigned to the presence Of Him who rules all
things. The excitement created in the city by the
melancholy announcement last evening was most
intense, and the deepest sympathy was expressed
for the many persons who have thus suddenly been
deprived of husbands parents children and brethren
Having elsewhere spoken a. length concerning this
lamentable affair, will close this paragraph by
remarkipg that the s. F. was entirely new vessel,
built for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company at o
cost of $3.50 ,OOO Her register was three thousand
TONS custom house measurement, and was regarded
as one of the most substantial steamers aoat having
been constructed by Mr.. VIM. H. Webb, under the
immediate super ntendepce Of Com Kenney and
Capt Bell, of the Navy, and Capt. s. Kddy, Of this
city. She contained all the modern improvements
had two osciating engines, each Of one thousand
horse power; and her cabins superbly furnish.
ed and decorated, having stateroom accommodations
for three hundred and fifty passengers, besides
berths for one thousand in the storage. Her com
mander, Capt Watkins, was long engaged in the
Pacific trade, ana enjoyed the reputation Of being
an able and experienced officer.
question again came up, the House Of Representa-
tiyes virtually killed the Senate bin providing THAI
the Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury shall be ~
pointed by the President, and confirmed by the SEN
ate In the fist place the bin was amended " 4
vote Of 90 10 II, so as TO 90 into effect when the
Assistant Secretary office shall become vacant; the
entire bill then rejected by 20 TO l07, aud, finally
moton 10 table proposition 70 reconsider the vote
pvao carried nv n Tho cot indicate No
there either great many absen'ees or else
considerable dodeiug The House is atpreseut com
posed Of l57 democrats Il wings, aud free scilers
According 10 this no less than 81 members we've
missing on the last vote. In the coune Of
the day resolution was offered concerning the ex.
expediency Of keeping three vessels, prepared Tor
prompt despatch in cases OF marine disasters, from
New York, Boston aad Norfolk. A bill was passed
extending the at for The settlement OF private land
claims in California til March, 1856 After an ex.
planatory speech from Mr.. Cutting, bill was adopt.
ed investing with citizenship the children born in
foreign countries of American parents. The second
section Of this act provides that The wife Of an An
Iican, no matter where she may have been born,
shall be deemed, and taken, to be citizen al The
United States. The House sGjourncl til Monday.
The Senate was not 10 session.
Popes Nunsio visited that place on Thursday for
the purpose q paying his respects 70 tue President
prior to leaving tie country. The vslue Of the
patent extensions nov before the country l. esti.
mated at seventy millions of dollars and it il said
that at lesst fifty persons are expressly engaged in
lobbying them through Congress. From the move
Dents ia the House yesterday, il is thought by some
that the application for the renewal or Colts pAtsns
will not he successful.
The attention OF the reader is Greeted to the
second page for variety Of interesting intelligence
from Washington, including letter from Minister
Champion to Senator Clayton on the Central Amen.
can question.
Our State Legislature yesterday received a { m.
muncation from the Canal Board, the gist of which
is that while Congress is busily engaged in parcel.
lag out lands for the benefit Of railroads ia Western
States and Territories il would be no more than as:
10 set aside few to aid in the enlargement Of
The Erie canal With the view of carrying on. this
object, resolution offered in the Assembly re.
questpg the Congressman Of this State to advocate
such a measure. resolution vas ALSO introduced
in the Senate, which requests national represeo.
tatives to vote for the distribution Of the public land
among the original States. We observe that many
bills relative 10 the management OF railroads, and
other matters In which our citizens are Interested
are in an active state OF forNardness. bill pro
yidng for The election Of "a officer, whose duty L
shall be to investigate the origin OF all fires IN this
city, is also about ready.
Senior Figopiere, Acting Consul General of Brazil
has publicly announced for the information of those
about embarkiDg in the business OF trans porting p1
seneers and freight between thi- port and various
places or the river Amazon that he has been directed
10 give notice that no foreign flag Is permitted =
entsr said river.
We have received our file OF the Singapore d
,nonthty Circular TO the 18th Move nber. The in
ports Of gold dust from the Archipelago
amounted to one thousand and five buncas, and
rales were made at s2st per bupcal chiefly for
shipment to China. The exports we're three thou
fand four hundred snd fifty-three buncals.
EThe wings OF Rhode Island met in state Conven
tion on Thursday, and nominated VIM. W. Hoppin
as their candidate for Governor. Mr II is also the
nominee of the temperance party.
We elsewhere publish variety Of Interesting u.
formation connected With ne railroad ain ulG 4.
Ere embracing a letter from our correspondent.
circular from New York merchants newspaper eN
tracts, &c II appears that the rioters have a. last
,orcluded to cease their hostili.es sld that tie
"a road comp ny ar now relaying their track Owe
lne disputed ground, without noesiaton, BY tee