The Sierra citizen., 1854-09-02
ARRIVAL THE
BROTHER JONATHAN!
News from the Atlantic States.

News from the Atlantic States.
THE Nicaragua Steamer Brother Jona-
than, arrived at San Francisco at 10
o'clock on Wednesday morning, with n:
York dates of August 5th: We received
files of Atlantic papers from Langton &
Bro, at TX o'clock on Thursday night.
We make up brief summary from the
Herald of the 4th ult
The destruction of the town of San
Juan is the principal topic Of discussion
in political circles in the old States. It
is reported that the Secretary of State
has declared that none of the responsible
ty of the act of the Commander of the
Cyane rests upon him.
The House of Representatives has
passed the Army bill appropriating SlO,-
100000; the Civil and Diplomatic Ap-
preparation bill, Sl2,OOO,OOO; the bill pro-
1iding for the improvement of rivers and
hdrbors, 81, 100000; and the Lighthouse
bill, 81 ,25O,OOO-total, 25.75O,OOO.
The House of Representatives has re-
fused to consider the Homestead Bill
The Canadian reciprocity treaty was rati-
fed on tile 22d of August.
A daughter of Ex-President Fillmore
died Of cholera, at Aurora; brother of
the Ex-President died of the same disease
on the 2Sth of July, at st. Pauls, Mime
sofa.
Late advices from Mexico state that
very destructive fire has occurred at Santa
Fe.
The State Commissioners at Springfield,
Illinois, refused to allow Cassius NJ. Clay
to speak in the State House.
The thermometer at the National Ho-
tel, Washington, was up to 100 deg, on
the lst of August.
The last Canadian Parliamentary Elec-
ton resulted in the election of Ga Re-
formers and % Conservatives.
Col. Chas. Loring, of California, was
murdered at the st. Nicholas Hotel, n.
York, by DR.. R. Ii. Graham, of New
Orleans, who was laboring under the inAu-
ence of rum.
During thunder storm at Clinton,
Tennessee, two young ladies took refuge
under tree, which was struck by light
ming, and one Of the ladies instantly killed.
MURDER OF SLAvE.-The Lexington,
(Mo.,) Express, has an account Of the
murder of slave by iend in human
shape named Josephus Hicklin. "The
only fault alleged against the negro was
that he was dissatisfied with his master,
and wanted to be sold, and that he was
lazy. For these alleged offences the negro
was put to the torture. Outside of the
Book of Martyrs it would be hard to find
any case that in point of cruelty affords
parallel to this. Mrs. Stoves imagina-
tion furnishes no case upon which this is
not an improvement. The lash, fire, goug-
ing, beating over the head with heavy
clubs, the rubbing of cayenne pepper and
tobacco ir his eyes, &C., were some of the
appliances used, not for single hour, a
single day, or single week, but every
day, for more than three weeks, until he
died"
RAvAGEs OF THE CHoLERA.-The Phil
adelphia Ledger gives an account of a
distressing instance of mortality in fam
lily on the Passayunk road. The plague
first attacked the son, who survived but
one day, then the father, another son, and
the mother; the only survivors being two
children seven and nine years of age
The interments in the New Orleans Gem
eteries for the week ending July 10th,
were 159. The disease broke out among
the Irish laborers on the Suspension
Bridge at Niagara Falls, on the 23d July;
fifty of these died within few days, caus-
ing the works to be abandoned. The
toll-keepers both died and the gates were
left free to everybody. Thirty-two cases
in Richmond, Va, week ending July 3lst
Sixty-four in Chicago; sixty in Albany,
and in Montreal. three davs end;np Julv
30th.. sixty-6ve; Toronto same time 25.
Jacob Candis, formerly Of Lancaster,
Pa, returned home with the cholera, and
died; his wife and six children shared the
same fate within few days. This dread
full scourge prevails in all parts of the At
lantic States.
Eleven persons in single family in
Schenectady, have died within fortnight,
of something resembling cholera.