The Sierra citizen., 1854-03-11
Arrival Of the Steamer Cortes.

The Nicaragua steamship C0rfes arrived
at San Francisco on the morning Of the
4th inst, bringing New York papers Of
January 4th, and from New Orleans of
7th of February.
The news from the Atlantic States is
of little Importance; the leading feature
is the news from Europe, by the ARABIA,
which arrived at New York On the 4th Of
February.
Another fire has occurred in New York,
by which the establishment of Messrs.
Morris & Cummings, on Duane street,
was destroyed. Loss $4,000. Some
twenty buildings on Centre and Elm
streets, were also destroyed.
A dreadful explosion took place in the
Patent Cartridge mandatory Of Mr..
French, on Long Island, in which some
twenty persons were instantly killed. The
explosion was occasioned by spark from
a lamp falling in some loose eunpowder.-
The shock was felt some eight miles from
the scene of the catastrophe. The Herald
says:
"Our reporter was on the spot half an
hour after it occurred, and the sight of
such sickening scene he hopes to be
spared again The site of the building
and the surrounding lots were covered with
the debris of the building, human limbs,
and fragments of machinery; here trunk
less head, there an arm. and all round
blood and entrals, and shreds OF clothing,
all blackened and burnt so that identifca-
tion is impossible. We saw man draw
from mass the head OF a little girl which
he knew was that of his daughter by a bit
of ribbon fastened to her hair; but any
other portion of the body he would never
find, or if he found it he would never be
able to say it was the body of his child
A detachment of U. S. troops have been
ordered to Erie. Penn, to suppress the
riots. Governor Bigler recently visited
that city and addressed the people. 1t is
supposed that the riots are at an end.
The Parliament house in Quebec was
destroyed by fire on the lst of February,
burning the library and apparatus Of
the Historical Society.
MoNs1GNoR 'BED1N1 arrived in Boston
on the first of February, for the purpose
Of taking passage to Europe. Though
arriving incognito, he was discovered by
the German population, who had been
advised of his movements since his leaving
Cincinnati. While stopping at the house
of Bishop Fitzpatrick he was sa!uted
with groans and imprecations, and at
last burnt in ef1igy by the enraged German
populace. The Commonwealth says
"Last evening secret meetings were held
in various German beer houses, and it was
determined to meet at about ten o'clock
on the Common, when, after speeches. an
effigy representing the Nuncio should be
burnt. The arrangements therefor were
all duly made, and great interest and c.l-
thusiasm attended the proceedings.
"By the hour assigned large crowds Of
the Germans assembled near the large
elm on the Common, when some six or
eight brief speeches in their language were
made by different speakers, frequently IN
terrupted by the ''bravos'' of the company,
which could not have numbered less than
four or FIVE hundred. The tenor of the
addresses were recitals of the atrocities of
the Nuncio, with whitening execrations
upon his name.
AT about halfpast eleven huge eiIigy
Of Bedini, crowned with a cardinals hat
aud clothed in scarlet and purple, was
brought by some dozen men upon the
ground and speedily affixed to one Of the
guide boards on the mall leading from
West street to the large Elm. about mid
way from fremont street. Fire was ap-
piled to him, ring formed of the specta-
tors, and his combustion, amid the shouts
and cheers ofthe crowd, speedily followed.
The straw was well saturated with alcohol.
and made bright light for. large dis
tance. The German participators seemed
frantic with delight
AN InuependenL Line OF steamers Tor
passengers and freight has been organized
to run between New York and San Fran
cisco. The names of the vessels are the
Yankee Blade, North Star and the Uncle
Sam.
Two steamboats, were burnt in. New
Orleans on the 4th of February, in which
twelve slaves perished.
Col. g. W. WHITE, contractor for car
rying passengers across the Nicaragua
Isthmus land route, has arrived at San
Juan with sixty wagons, which will be in
readiness next trip to convey passengers
and baggage to San Juan del sur from