Columbia gazette., 1854-03-11
LATER FROM THE STATES.

Saturday morning, thirteen days from
San Juan. BY this arrival We have
dates from New York to the 4th ultimo,
and from New Orleans to the 7th.
The prominent topic of discussion in
Congress is the bill to organize Nebras-
ka Territory, which is contendcd to re-
peal the Missouri Compromise, by the
admission Of slavery should the Terri
tory decide so. Senator Douglass, Of
Illinois, had introduced the bill in the
Senate, with a powerful opening speech,
and had been bitterly opposed by Sena-
tors Chase and Summer. The animosi-
ty is bitter and agitating, and will doubt
less again array the parties to tho slav-.
cry issues of 80 and 81.
The Gadsdcn Treaty has not yet been
sent into the Senate. 1t is said there
is clause in the treaty for the expul-
sion of the Expeditionists from Lower
California. ,....-t
NJ. Bodisco, the Russian Envoy is
dead. .....
The bill extending the California
Land Commission one year has passed.
both Houses, and been approved by the
President.
1t is said that Mr.. Wellcr's bill for
weekly mail by the Nicaragua limo will
not pass. i..,isz
I. S. X. Ogicr, of Los Angeles. has
been appointed and confirmed United
States Judge for the Southern District
Of California.
GEORGIA U. S. SENAToR.-Alfred
Iverson, of Columbus, Georgia, has been
elected U. S. Senator in place of VIM.
c. Dawson, whose term expires III
March, 1855.
Henry Ward Bceclcr has engaged in
newspaper discussion with John Mitch
ell on the topic of Slavery.
NEW LINE OF STE EAMrRs.-The Yam
kec Blade left New York on I'd Febru-
ary, and will join the Uncle Sam here
to establish an independent line between
this port and the Atlantic. The COM
pany is advertised in the pamc of TrorSs
& Mills, the former is a son in-law of
Commodore Vanderbilt.
The Erie Railroad War is supposed
to be near its end. Gov. Bigler, of
Pennsylvania, Las been well received,
and the mob had been comparatively
quieted by his addresses. Women and
girls had participated in the riots, and
Committee of them had waited on tho
U. S. Marshall. There is no telling
how soon tie quiet may again be dis
turbcd.
Sig Bcdini, the Pope's Nuncio. hs.
returned to Europe. He was burnt in
cf1icy by the Germans in Boston, before
Bishop Fitzpatrick's residence, with va
rious EXPLANATIONS upon the @3utcher
Of Bologne," etc. No arrests were made
A later dispatch says it was mistake
that Belini was in Boston.
TERRIBLE ExpLosIoN-On the night
of the 2Sth Jan. the patent cartridges
mahufac'ory owned by Mr.. French, at
Ravenswood, Long Island, was blown
up, and some fifteen or twenty persons,
mostly boys and females were instantly
killed
The shock occasioned by the expio-
sion was tremendous, and was s:nsibly
felt at distance Of six or eight miles.
Another destructive conhagration had
occurred in New York, and eighteen
houses were entirely destroyed The
fire broke out at the corner of Duane
and Centre streets, taking northcrly
course towards Pearl street, and destroy
ing the Columbian Foundry. Total
loss, SS7, 600.
The ext cnsive leather enamel factory
of Chas. Gould, in North Salem, was
destroyed by fire on the evening OF
Feb. 3D..
On Feb 25th the Parliament House,
at Quebec, was entitcly destroyed by
fire.
Nearly S4O,OOO have been raised in
New York, Boston and Philadelphia,
subscribed to the officers and crew who
rescued the passengers Of the ill-tatcd
steamship San Francisco
On the morning of February 4th
fire broke out on the steamboat levce, in
New Orleans, at the foot Of julia and
St Joseph streets, near Post No. 10, on
board the steamboat Charles Bclcher,
Capt. Colville which had arrived from
Nashville during the night. The Chss.
Belcher, the Mohican, the Natchcz, the
Liah Tuna, the Crescent, and the Sax
on, were totally consumed.
The Russians. have erected strong
Notifications at Sebastopol and along the
coast of Crhnca, and have extinguishcd
the lights in all the lighthouses.
The English Government have COM
menccd to strengthen the coast defen-
ces, in preparation for the event
In the French Navy Yards the great
est activity prevails in fitting out ships
and preparing ornaments and stores.
Europe is said to be now awaiting
with trembling anxiety further accounts
from the East, and the general impress
sion in both London and Paris, is that
there must be general war.
Austria is quite disaffected to Russia.
Spain remains exceedingly unsettled.
France is represented as being very
much agi,ated.
Adyices BY the steamship Asia con-