The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-03-15

teen seconds The odon horizontal and undulating
Some p~fsons describe the motion as Of whriing nature
but ne ccaa not nave been The without oeeasioning
muen ssr dAnaget0 che masonry Of the brick and
balldngs evident that The violence Of the shock
differently experienced ia various paris Of the city Ia
some localities ~ The suburbs its degree a. violence
much greater than ~ others. In several instances the vi
bfaIon we're 50 great 10 heavy pieces Of far
nure Again the motioa Is compared ihai produced
% shpaoaFd whoa Tie side u the vessel is struck by
heavy HA sudden shock without vibration. Very few
persons escaped heng aroused BY The shock but there
are q whom Il s said that they slept undisurbed
through The whole
some estimate may be- formed Of the violence Of the
shock when Il Is stated that sleeping the third
floor Of The CnsomhOuse building was thrown from his
bed 70 the noor The walls 81 this building composed
o. masonry canable Of resisting broadside from ship
ofihe-hne. Notwithstanding iis immense bulk and
strength lbe building tossed like feather the
,
tells oceentd scenes which may be better imagined than
described The population Of the Rasstte House rushed
tumbsd or tctated itself down the starways and into
the street. add such array OF beauty una0orDed was
never before witnessed in the Of San Francisco
This edhce II said shows no marks Of injury BY the
shock The scene al Wilson's Exchange ST Nicholas Iio-
tel and international Hotel equally remarkable The
occupants u Wilson's Exchange took refuge in the Teha
ma House, which is frame and consequently in less
danger than the other Many of the inmates Of the Inter
national found their way masse 10 the Plaza, where
like their companions in misery, they shared each with
the other such articles Of apparel had been caught up
in the hurry Of flight
from OREGON,
The pegap papers contain notices Of the raising of
rneroas soAnies o. volunteers company from Yam
hill county, Another from Marion county, and s another
from Polk county had reached Portland, the way
the seat Of
The legislative assembly of Oregon adjourned on the
3lst January. The bill submitting the question of State
government TO the people at special election in April
passed bill passed TO submit the question of
locating the Of government the people at the June
election The people vote for whatever place they
choose If 10 point has majority of all the votes
cast special election is 10 be held in October and the
points having the largest number of in June
only to be voted for and whichever has the majority Of
votes then that point is 10 be the seat Of government The
bill 10 charter plank road from Portland TO the Plains
wss passed.
IRON JAPAg-EAHTHquAKE AT JEDDo.
The schooner Page, Capt Morehouse, arrived at San
FrAucseo the l4th Of February in thirty mine days
f Japan. part Of her freight consisted of portion
Of tire cargo Of the brig Greta, captured by the allies She
Ell ifnced very weather the passage. The fol-
losiug IL an extract from her log;
JAl qary 20 o. . a NJ the Page was boarded by ire
msndo ~ which struck square aft and swept the decks
carrying with Il The cabin gangway and pinnacle galley
and Store-roo The pump brakes boat and bulwarks all
the sde framework which fastened to the ransom
timber the auArsrpost and waterway on the iarboard
quarter entirely broken Off and the deck aft raised
about four inchg The stern, the water line all
open and took in fast that il found necessary
TO throw overheard the cargo from the aterhold to keep
her from sinking.
After ascharging several tons of sugar rice beans soy
&c the vessels dashed with cable and straps in
which CONDITION she entered port; pumps have
been kept constantly work making thousand
strokes per hour since the disaster The captain who had
charge OF the wheel the time missing after the dis
aster, and IL believed he was lost he afterwards
found insensble lying beneath the ib-sheet traveller
with rghtfH bis CHA and otherwise severely IN
jured The who composed The watch carried for
ward lodged in the chain box and the other caught in
the rigging.
The folowing summary Of intelligence by The Page
copy nom thu San Francisco Herald:
On the faah Of November at 10 o'clock, p. m violent
purtb At uhic ed
drtd thousand dwellings, ffty-four temples and thirty
thousa ad inhabitants Fire broke the time
thirty different parts Of the city The earth opened and
closed over thousands Of buildings with their ocoupaus
The shock Simoda Although the distance
from Jedao smoda bot sixty miles appears thar
no S,sa ssogst Of he ssr!hqoaks bad been received
schooner Page December 10th. The pews obtained
bsqagh ite Dutch interpreter The japanese seemed
attach but lie importance The catastrophe The in
habiians UF the portion of the city DESTROYED fore
warned u the disaster and many Of them escaped
The buildings Of Jrddo ere chiefly of one story and
constructed Of very light material The temples OF wor-
~ however, are lofty, and, in some instances construct
cd u hrRvy masonry
lava Prince Of ldpee and governor of sioda has been
removed
Ta,nosky 6rst Interpreter smoda has been removed
The sopercargo LabdOrfj Of the brig GretA is at ST.
mUda
The japanese treaty with the French il not ye, con-
clud-d.
There have hoen seventyeigbt arrivals OF ships at Hako
ii siuce that port opened foreigners. Several
whaler had arrived during the but their
could not bC ascrtaincd
There were no japanese goods to be Obtanei at the port
q SimOda.
Tie bsy Of Hakodaa was covered with ice on the ID
aav a Jnuuary Snow three feet in depth in and
around HakudaH the 6th.
The government at Iakodad contemplate building
vessel after The modern style Of architecture. Permission
asked By the governor Of HAkodaci examine and
take the Dimensions Of the Page Officials carpenters and
drrughtsTfra Visited Der for that purpose