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

tsrday morning. tearing the build Dg TO pieces and
scattering the fragments in every direction. Mr..
James Dunn, the engineer, hal frei up the
engine, but left the room without adjusting the
steam escape. Mr.. D., in attempting TO escape was
caught between the falling timbsrs, and 90 So
riously injured tina. he died las. evening. Owing
to the early hour at which the explosion took place,
the workmen engaged on the pre- misses had not ar.
rived, or great loss of life must have ensued. Nc
CONSERVATION prevailed in the neighborhood, but
fortunately no other persons we're Injured.
The church Of tire Rev. DR.. Blrchsrd (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 So, 900,
and the loss IL covered by insurance in the Hano.
yer and Knickerbocker 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 De
launched on the 10Th 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 papsr
to-day.
At the municipal election il Covington KY, on
Saturday, the entire Know Nothing ticket vas sue.
cessful.
Flour was less animated yesterday at Saturdays
rates, with moderate amount Of saes Wheat vas
quiet. Indian corn advanced about lc. per bushsl,
with free sales Of Southern yellow to arrive at lO6c.
per bushels, and Of Western mixed from store, at
lose. Old mess pork sold, In small lots, at So
IL. sale of 1000 barrels prime mess was made
on terms which made the price equal to $l5 so,
although nominaly sold q. sic. The sales Of cotton
were 800 1000 bales, at q further advance Of
cent per h., making the whole advance from the
lowest point before the Americas news of halls 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 folloBs:--Mid-
ding Uplands &c.; do. Florida, &c.,. do. Mobiles,
&C., and New Orleans and Texas at SIC. Freights
to England were active, and considerable shipments
Of provisions -four, corn, &c, we're being made, to-
gether with about 500 800 bales Of cotton, o.
| 316d. 7.32d., which was an advance.
The Know Nothings and the Southern Demo-
cratic Members OF Congress-A Great MS
| take.
Mr.. Barry, of Mississippi, and Mr.. Kett 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
s, 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 il
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, is is proper
that we should undertake to enlighten them
and get them right The Know Nothings, then,
of the North are not in the league Of the anti
slavery societies. The new American party,
| throughout the North aud throughout the Union,
stands upon the safe and national ground
| Of absolute non-intervention on the slavery
| question. They regard the subject 81
slavery as local question, and as
such, they simply propose to leave it 70
the legisls ION of the States respectively con-
cerned,a d to the people of the Territories that
may be- Iterested. Nothing more. The Know
Ecc-hir 8 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 Gsrrison's L,b.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 snti-s)avery and sectional programme
| for the Presidency stands in deadly opposition
to their national platform, and union and con-
servative principles. On his side, we fad that
the anti-slavery partizans o: Seward consider
| all their enemics in New York vanquished,
wings and democrats all except these terrible
Know Notuings. They alone 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
4 for season.
1t is certainly somewhat remarkable that
while Mr. Barry, of Mississippi, and Mr. Keitt,
OF South Carolina, should be al one end of the
Capitol haranguing 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 ths. the Know Noihings in New York
would have joined the cause OF Seward had ne
not spurned the association, and that he can
| yet make his own terms Of accommodation