The Empire County argus., 1854-04-22

i""N III tilc HOuSc iuI1ISniL StOfe w OOu
Perry, No. 60 Magazine street, on the morning Of
the 18TH OF March, between one and two o'clock,
winch soon extended to the buildings in the yicin-
Try. Among the stores burned were those Of Bur
rows y Ostcnd A Della agrave & Co.. Murphy &
Neuyis r. B. Sykes & Co., H. NJ. Barlow & Co..
and }. Bur@en, all on Magazine street On Match
cz street-Sostheuc & Thomas Price & Walsh, A.
i. Addison q Co.. Heald & Massey, p. POursine x
Co., and & G. B. Tate The buildings and con-
tents were mostly covered by insurance. A fire.
man named Daniel Woodruff, was killed during the
fire by the falling of wall.
Suitable arrangements are making in New Or
leans for the reception of cx-Prcsident Fillmore,
who is shortly expected in that city
A meeting has been called at Mobile to dcnounce
the seizure of the steamer Black Warrior by the
Cuban authorities
EX-Goyerncr Duval, Of Florida, died in Wash
ington on the Goth of March
A portion Of the Sd Artillery, in New York,
March Goth, will leave on the 5th of April, under
command Of Major Norman, for San Francisco
Lieut. Page sails to day for the sthmus, to arrange
for the reception and departure Of the troops from
that point.
A serious riot occurred in New Haven on the
evening of the 18th March, between some Of the
students of Yale College and a party of Irshmcn,
during which pistols were discharged and dirks
used freely. man named O'Nel was killed, and
several others received severe wounds
Another large fire occurred in New York on the
9th March. Upwards of sixty thousand dollars
worth of property was destroyed 1t broke out in
the store of g. Merle on Water and Front streets
The property consisted principally Of cotton and
flour.
terrible gale occurred on the Hudson river on
the 18th OF March. About one hundred buildings
were blown down and unroofcd at Albany, Troy
and West Troy. The gale blew very heavily from
the northeast in Boston and its vicinity.
The SuurpOlo (ourt ot ROSton bos Ano,1nl that
the fourteenth section of the Massachusetts, Liquor
Law, which authorises the seizure and destruction
Of liquor, is unconstitutional.
st. Patrck-s Day was celebrated in New York
with great deal Of spirit John Mitchell address
cd the st. Patricks Society in Brooklyn.
Mrs. Susan Bigler, mother of the present Cover
nors Of Pennsylvania and California, died on The
10th of March, at her residence in Delaware town
ship, Mercer county, aged about TO-
We have dates from Liverpool to the 4th of
March.
GREAT Britain. In the House of Lords the Earl
of ofEllcnborough in moving for the militia returncs,
strongly insisted that troops should have been sent
to the Baltic instead of Turkey He believed they
would more cffectuay cripple Russia there, and he
urged the allies to destroy two --unnamed-Russian
arsenas before the Russian fleet could leave the ice
at Co1stadt
The Duke of Newcastle replied that such open
discussions injured the military plans He assured
Lord Elenbolough that Britain had plenty of troops
and ships ready both for the Mediterranean and the
Baltic, If required.
The Earl of lIardwick said it was notorious that
seamon for the British fleet We're scarce and it
would require immense exertions to prepare force
equal to cope with the Russian feet on the Baltic
Of thirty sail Of the line which is perfectly manned
and disciplined.
The Earl Of Winchelsea recommended the estab-
lishment of an independent Greek empire at Con-
stantinope.
Actual operations cxibit new features, but ev
cry power in Europe continues to arm--Francc,
England, and Russia, on an immense scale.
Sir Charles Napier is appointed to the command
Of the Baltic allied fleets and Admiral Seymour is
in command of over twenty ships, already assembled
at Spthcad.
\ large aud very heavily armed fleet was daily
gathering at Slthead, and III all the naval arscnas
the utmost activity prevailed in fitting out ships Of
war, both steam and sailing ships, many of which
are Of the heaviest metal. The vessels which had
reached the rendezvous occupied in compile
ting their preparations for sailing, taking in stores
and ammunition and practising gunnery. Regl-
mcnts Of soldiers continue to embark from England
two having left during the preceding week. and
others under orders.
Negotiations relative to the future position of
Christians in Turkey, have been opened between
the representatives Of the four Powers and the
Porte.
Aessrs Ryland & Sims warehouses in Manches-
ter, had been destroyed by fire. The loss reached
half a million Of dollars, covered by insurance.
FEANcE.-Irince Napoleon is to be nominal Chief
Of the French forces in the East lie was to leave
for his post on the 18th of March accompanied by
Generals Canrobert and Bosquet, who Will be the
actual chiefs.
The Able Lcmmanio is dead, his funeral was
quite private.
Napoleon opened the Chamber of Deputies on the
ID March.
During the delivery of his speech the Emperor
was more than once interrupted by applause, which
was particularly drawn forth by the allusion to the
intimate alliance with England, and in which the
Empress was observed to join heartily. The cries
of Bravo! Elre Emperor p were renewed at its
close.
TURKEY. From Asia there have been no further
adviccs
Another convoy Of 10000 men was preparing
to leave Constantinople for Batoum.
The Greek insurrection was ina fair way of be-
ing suppressed
Several British ships of war We're ordered from
Malta to Pireus.
The Pacha Of Janita had defeated the Greek In
surrectionsts at Arta, but had not sufficient force
to disperSe them. Ihe tacha had issued Il procla-
nation calling on Scutaricns and Catholic Albani-
ans to remain faithful
The Turkish governments in concert with the
British French and f'russian, had addressed a re-
monstrance to the Greek Court, which had apollo
gised and dismissed the Minister of Police but the
government is powcrless.
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