The Placer herald., 1856-01-05

Dr Tobias Walton, for many years Fourth
Auditor of the United States Treasury, died
in Washington on Wednesday, the l4th INST
Exp,osIoS OF LOCOMOTIVE BOILER
An explosion took place on the Nashua and
Worcester Railroad; killing the engineer
Sonuel ellison. and the fireman, Frederick
A. Jose. A.
FROM MEx1co.-Alvarez has resigned the
Presidency, and Gen. Comontort has oeen
elected. Alvarez was expected at AcaPu''0'
and the garrison, under Gen. George FRANK
Lemon, was under arms ready to receive hun
upon bis arrival.
From the Crimea.
The war news is unimportant HostllItles
had in some measure. ceased IN the Crmea'
and the belligerents there were busy making
preparations for going into winter quarters.
Sweden was said to have Joined the Allies on
certain conditions being guaranteed to her.
Rumors of new peace negotiations are pre-
valent.
It is stated that the Allies have determined
unon GRAND bombardment of the Russian
positon on the North side of Sebastopol, IN
order to enable the fleet to winter IN the
harbor
DISPATCHES received by the English and
| French Governments announce serious ac-
cident TO have occurred near lnkermann, by
the blowing up of a portion of the French
park of artillery, causing the deaths OF thirty
of the French troops including two officers,
and one hundred wounded, including ten
officers On the part of the English there
was killed Deputy Assistant Commlssary
Yellon, and 1877 officers and men wounded.
The French dispatch states that three maga-
zines exploded, containing altogether 10000
kiogramms of powder, 100000 cartridges,
800 charged shells and other proiectiles.
The Inualde RusSe announces that the
Car has dismissed Prince Menschikotf from
his office as Chief of the Staff and Of the I'M
peria Convoys, and named General Adler
burg as his successor.
Letters state that the town of Maranopol,
on the north side of the Sea of Azotf. was
bombarded by the Allies on the 3lst of Oc-
tober One hundred shells were thrown and
the town set on fire, till Austrian merchants
hosted the Austrian flag over the ware
house, when the firing ceased. 1t was ru-
mored that Gen. Wrangle mcnaced the ALI
ed position at the Straits of Yenikae. The
Allies had, however, 10000 men there, and
expect to be reinforced by $4,000.
Respecting Canrober's mission to Sweden
we have only Paris rumor-but the rumor
is important, and is as follows That terms
of military convention are agreed to; that
Sweden will furnish contingent to act with
the Allies next spring if peace be not pre-
viouslv restored; and that an army Of French
English and Swedes will be sent to Courtland
to force Prussia and Austria to declare them
selves; and in return for her alliance, the
Allies will guarantee Finland to her.
Intelligence from Marsees state that
Gen. Moaravief overcome by his defeat be
fore KarS, has been pronounced insane, and
Gen. Bebutotf had been summoned from
Iitlis to assume the command.
A dispatch from Berlin states that on the
9th November, by order Of the Emperor o
Russia, St. Petersburg was declared to be nc
longer in state Of siege. The inhabtant:
of the city have, therefore, to certain extent
been relieved by the Withdrawal Of the AlieC
fleets from the Baltic.
A petition is circulating in Liverpool fol
the re-establishment of the Kingdom Of Po
land.