The Empire County argus., 1855-01-13
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ATLANTIC NEWS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan.


The steamer Sierra Nevada arrived at forty min
utes past o'clock, bringing New York dates to
December 18th.
In the Senate on Tuesday, Hon. Jesse D. Bright,
of Indiana was chosen President by vote Of "a to
IL, in place of Mr.. Atchison.
On motion of Mr. McDougal, the Pacific Rail.
road bill was postponed till the second Tuesday in
January-by which time the reports of the sur.
yeys will be in readiness for distribution.
BosToN, Dec Ill. w. Blodget & Co., heavy
dry goods dealers of this city, failed to-day for two
millions of dollars.
". c.. Smith, Know Nothing, has been elected
Mayor of Boston.
CHARLESTON, Dec 11th-The Know Nothings
were defeated here in the municipal election to-
day Timothy T. Sawyer the citizens candidate,
was elected over Bailey, the Know Nothing candi-
date by $50 plurality The full board of Alder
men, and majority of the Common Counoilmen
were also elected on the citizens ticket.
The weather was so cold on Lake Erie that five
propellers, laden with 5000 tons of goods were
frozen in at Cleveland.
A bridge of ice spans the Hudson River at Alba
The clipper ship Great Republic has been entire:
ly repaired and is ready for sea.
The finances of Florida are in a healthy condi-
ton. '-s
Snow storms of unexampled severity have pre-
vailed throughout the Northern States.
KANSAS The St. Louis Republican says that
Whitfield, the proslavery candidate. is elected
delegate to Congress from Kansas by large ma
jority.
North CARoL1NA--The Legislature of this State
meets at Raleigh on Monday, Nov. 90 Two Uni
ted States Senators are to be chosen, one In the
State made vacant by the expiration OF the term
of w. p. Mangum, and the other to succeed MIR.
Badger, whose term expires on the 4th OF March
next.
The WAR--New York, Dec. 12.--The steamship
Union arrived at this port on Friday night, bring
ing four days later news from europe
Sebastopol had not been taken up to Nov. l4th.
The siege and bombardment continued.
The assault had been postponed for the arrival
of reinforcements.
Reinforcements for the Allies were arriving rap
idly.
The details of the battle on the 5th Nov, show
English Generals killed and wounded; SO ofi-
GERS killed and 96 wounded 442 privates killed,
1900 wounded and missing.
General LII, Prandu wounded The Duke OF
Cambridge was also wounded
The French loss smaller.
The dispatch Of troops for the reinforcements OF
the Allies in the Crimea continues without inter-
| mission.
Every available steamship had been taken up by
the government for this purpose, and 1t is stated IN
the London Times that the British government IS
now paying at the rate of G3OOO,OOO sterling per
annum for the charter Of steamers alone, besides
furnishing them with fuel.
Constantinople advices of the Goth of November
are to the effect that thirty-two English transports
were lost in the Black Sea during gale on the
| 18th of November.
The Prince and Sea Nymph foundered, and all
on board were lost.
Three Mail Steamers also lost.
The Sanspare was driven ashore on ''Fore Brit
ARIA and AT the last accounts had five feet of water
in the hold.
The Agamemnon (screw ship-of-the-line) was
also stranded but after great exertions was got or
The Samsons machinery was badly damaged.
The Retribution saved by throwing over
| board her lower deck guns.
The Henry V. and Pluto totally lost.
1t is reported that the Russians have captured
two British cruisers
Seventy thousand Russians were engaged In the
Battle OF lnkerman, the battle which took place
J on the 5th of November is termed
The crews of the wrecked British transports have
been taken prisoners by the Russians.