The Empire County argus., 1855-01-13
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ATLANTIC NEWS.
SAN FRANcIsco Ian

| 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, 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.
veys 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 .-
Mayor of Boston.
CHARLESTON, Dec 11th.-The Know Nothings
were defeated here in the municipal election to-
day. Timothy L. Sawyer the citizens candidate,
was elected over Bailey, the Know Nothing cand-
date by $50 plurality. The full board of Alder
men, and q 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
ny
The clipper ship Great Republic has been entire:
ly repaired and is ready for sea-
The finances of Florida are in healthy cond-
ton. -
Snow storms, of unexamped severity have pre-
vailed throughout the Northern States.
KANSAS. The st. Louis Republican says that
Whitfield, the pro-slavery candidate. is elected q
delegate to Com gress from Kansas by large ma
jority.
North CARoL1NA--The Legislature ofthis State
meets at Raleigh on Monday, Nov. ~. 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--Neop York, Dec 12--The steamship
Union arrived at this port on Friday night, bring
ing four days later news from europe.
Sebastopo had rot been taken up to Nov. 18th.
The siege and bombardment continued.
| The assault had been postponed for the arrival
of renforcements.
Renforcements for the Allies were arriving rap
idly.
The details of the battle on the 5th Nov. show
4 English Generals killed and wounded SO OIL
GERS killed and 96 wounded 442 privates killed,
! 1900 wounded and missing.
General La Prundu was wounded. The Duke OF
Cambridge was also wounded.
The French loss was smaller.
The dispatch of troops for the renforcements OF
the Allies in the Crmea 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 100000 sterling per
annum for the charter Of steamers alone, besides
furnishing them with fuel
Constantinope advces of the goth of November
are to the effect that thrty-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 were also lost.
The Sanspare was driven ashore on Fore Brit
aria" and the last accounts had five feet of water
in the hold.
The Agamemnon (screw ship-ofthe-line,) was
also stranded, but after great exertons was got OIL
The Samson's machinery was badly damaged
! The Retribution was saved by throwing over
board her lower deck guns.
The Henry ". and Pluto were totally lost.
1t is reported that the Russians have captured
| two British cruisers
Seventy thousand Russians were engaged in the
Battle of lnkerman, as the battle which took place
on the 5th of November is termed
The crews of the wrecked British transports have
been taken prisoners by the Russians