Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-31


Total 1885, 299 36,9l6 l3,437 5o.35s
II will be seen that in the States contrasted
above, the result in every instance is favorable
to the free States II would not BIO fair to
compare their total populations, from the fact
that the great body Of foreigners, large por-
ton of them in destitute condition, are land
ed in the free States.
The comparison of the total free with the
total slave States, as regards the native popu-
lation, shows nearly equal ratio.
1t will be seen that the proportion of native
paupers in Virginia is about three times as
great as that which exists in New York in
Kentucky, the proportion is greater than in
Ohio and in South Carolina, tits greater than
in Connecticut.
Now will those Southern newspapers which
have made the comparison between Massa-
chusetts and Tennessee, have the fairness and
honesty to publish the whole truth? Not
they 1t will not suit their purposes. Garbled
or false statements are what they want to gull
their readers as to the workings of the Slavery
system. Z.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN New YoRK-On Sat
urday afternoon, the walls Of the Manhattan
Gas Company fell in. Five persons were in
'stantly killed, and eleven seriously injured.
The building covered half an acre of ground.
Three heavy iron roofs were suspended across,
supported by iron pillars, which gave way.
The whole number of injured is said to be
twenty The loss to the Gas Company is esti-
mated at $50 900. The names of three of the
killed are, Cornelius Wykoff, Martin Mason,
and Patrick Shea
THE CHoLERA--The deaths in Boston during
the week ending at noon on Saturday, were
$50, of which about one-third were of cholera.
90 Mayor Conrad, Of Philadelphia, has
issued orders to the ofioers of police to con-
tinuc reporting all violations Of the Liquor Law
on Sundays, declaring that ho will continue, as
heretofore, to bind over for trial by jury, and
that the sanctity of the day would be maintain
ed as it had been since the issue Of his procla-
nation.
10 One Of Garesche's powder mills, about
mile and a half from Wilmington, exploded
at seven O'Clock on Saturday, killing the watch
man, James Lynch, and severely injuring Dem
mis- Cannon, the engineer. The property about
the mills was not much damaged.
~ John L. Boswell, one Of the editors Of
the Hartford Courant, died yesterday after
noon, after few days illness, of erysipeIas
10 On Friday last, ex-President Fillmore's
brother, Charles, died at St. Paul, Minnesota,
suddenly-supposed Of cholera.
10 Four members Of one family were in
TERED on Sunday afternoon, OF Philadelphia,
having died Of cholera on Friday and Satur-
day--a father, mother, and two Sons. Three
children survive, two Of whom are very sick
10 The firm Of p A. & J. A. Allborgcr,
CARCASS and provision butchers and dealers at
Buffalo, have failed Their liabilities are said
to be nearly 100000.
Ill u
during the past week was LAO, Of which 24l
were Of cholera.
KANSAS TERRIToRy.-The pioneer party of
cmigrants from New England, for Kansas,
whose departure from Boston was recorded
several days since, having received accessions
at various points on their route, reached st.
Louis safely, and proceeded up the Missouri
= - .vxd
its, and with the most encouraging anticipa-
tons. The Boston Daily advertiser says that
other and larger parties will press forward as
soon ms the health Of the cities at the West
shall be SO far established as to make IL pru-
dent for persons from tho East TO travel in that
direction.
The 81. Louis Inttlhgencer says that the
proscriptive sense in which the resolutions
adopted by the late meetings held in Kansas
have been understood, dis distinctly repudiated
by those who introduced, voted for, and adopted
them. They avow that they only meant to
assert their right, under the law, to 20 TO
Kansas with their slaves, and that this right
they meant to vindicato by force, If neces-
sary.D
THE SAN JUAN SurFERxRs.--A meeting Of
ten American citizens, whose property was de-
stroyed by the United States sloop OF war
Cyane, at San Juan del Norte, was held at
the Irving House at New York on Friday after
noon, and adopted q resolution TO petition Con-
gress for indemniication and business COM
mittec, consisting Of three persons was ap-
pointed, to carry the resolution into effect
The salary Of the Mayor Of Boston has been
fixed by the Councils at sc, 900 per annum
and the annual cost of the city government Is
estimated at over 100000.