The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-09

tercay morning, tearing the buildi ~ to pieces and
scattering the fragments in every direction. Mr..
James Dunn, the engineer, hal fret up the
engine, but left the room without adjusting the
steam escape. Mr.. D., in attempting TO s,aps was
caught between the falling timbers, and 30 3D.
riously injured tina. he died las. evening. wing
to the early hour at which the explosion took place.
the workmen engaged on the premises had not ar.
rived or great loss OF life must have ensued No h
CONSERVATION prevailed in the neighborhood, but
fortunatsl y no other persons we're Injured
The church of the Rev. DR.. Burchsrd (Presbyte.
rian) situated ia West Thirteenth street, was de-
stroyed by fire eatly yesterday morning The fire
is supposed to have originated from defect in the
hot air fues. The church was valued at SIS 900,
and the loss IL covered by insurance in the Hano
yer and Kniekerbocker companies.
The launching Of the u. s. frigate Sabine which
was to have takes place yesterday, mas again been
postponed in consequence of the absence Of the
naval constructor. She will nov probably bs
launched on the 18th inst.
The New Jersey Legislature meets at Trenton
today. correct list of the members will be seen
in our columns to-day.
The bill presented by Mr.. Wentworth, from the
Committee on Commerce, on the ID inst, in the
House of Representatives, in relation to foreign
paupers and criminals, will be found in our paper
to-day.
At the municipal election il Covington, KY, on
Saturday, the entire Know Nothing ticket vas sue
cessful.
Flour was less animated yesterday a. Saturdays
rates, with moderate amount Of sales. Wheat vas
quiet. Indian corn advanced about lc. per bushe,
with free sales Of Southern yellow to arrive at lOsc
per bushels, and Of Western mixed from store, at
lo5c. Old mess pork sold, in small lots, at sl2
IL. sale of / 900 barrels prime mess was made
on terms which made the price equal to SIS so,
although nominay sold .. SIC. The sales OF cotton
were 800 1000 bales, at a further advance Of
cent per h., making the whole advance from the
lowest point before the Americas news Of hafa cent
per ID. The stock is again reduced to under 5000
bales, 1000 of which is Texas. There was no
Mobile or New Orleans middliog cotton on the
market. The quotations ranged as follows Mid
ding Upsnds, &c.; do. Florida &c.,; do. Mobiles,
Sc, and New Orleans and Texas at SIC. Freights
to England were active, and considerable shipments
Of provisions, -four, corn, &c, were being made to-
gether with about $500 800 bales of cotton, 81
3-l6d. 7.32d., which was an advance.
cratic Members OF Congress-A Great ms
take.
Mr.. Barry, Of Mississippi, and Mr.. Keitt, Of
South Carolina, have taken the field in the
House Of Representatives at Washington as the
champions Of the administration and its party
against the Know Nothings. The leading OBJ
lection of these two gentlemen, as men of the
South, against this new and mysterious party
is that it forms part and parcel OF the new anti
slavery league of the Northern States. Mr..
WISE the administration democratic candidate
for Governor OF Virginia, has set out upon his
electioneering travels, preaching the same cru
sade against the unholy alliance of the Know
Nothipgs and the Northern anti-slavery socie-
ties
Assuming that the members of Congress in
question, and that the chosen champion Of the
Cabinet spoils democracy of Virginia, are really
ignorant of the true position of the Know No
things as q national organization, il is proper
that we should undertake to enlighten them
and get them right. The Know Mornings, then,
of the North are not in the league of the anti
slavery societies. The new American party,
throughout the North and throughout the Union,
stands upon the safe and national ground
Of absolute non-intervention on the slavery
question. They regard the subject 81
slavery az a local question, and as
such, they simply propose to leave it 10
the legisls ION of the States respectively con-
cerned j to the people of the Territories that
may be- Jterested. Nothing more The Know
E-'hir 3 have openly proclaimed this platform
at their recent juoilees at Boston and elsewhere;
and they are the subjects of the bitterest hos
tility Of Lloyd Garrson's Ltb-rator, and all
the abolition journals OF the North.
In this State we find this new party leaving
no stone unturned to defeat tee reelection OF
Seward to the United States Senate, because
his anti-slavery and sectional programme
for the Presidency stands in deadly opposition
to their national platform, and union aad con-
servative principles. On his side, we fiad that
the anti-slavery partizans o: Seward consider
all their eneuaes in New York vanquisted,
wings and democrats, all except these terrible
Know Notnings They aloae remain TO con-
front him. If they defeat him now, his dis
union abolition scheme for the succession is at
once demolished; and If they fail to defeat him
now, the inevitable result is only postponed
for season.
It is certainly somewhat remarkable that
while Mr.. Barry, of Mississippi and Mr.. Keitt,
OF South Carolina, should be AZ one end Of the
Capitol hararguirg the House against the
Know Nothings. they shoald be using the
general Arguments OF Seward himself Ia the
Senate, OF SIX months ago. Mr.. Barry is of
the opinion thai the Know Noihings in New York
would have joined the cause of Seward had ne
not spurDed the association and that he eau
yet make his own terms Of accommodation