The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-30

Miscellaneous.

ten ocoeh yesterday morning this vicinity was visited
large buildings to their foundations serious
arm IN R ssrs Of Scon Paint hv
severely felt in the lower part Of the city The shock
fell in every part Of the City Hail building, and in
the rooms Of the third story the gas fixtures swyed
violently and the picture frames rafting against
the walls for the Of half minute In the upper
cries Il the International Hotel the confusion caused
the occupants injured. Mothers caught mp their
children and rushed rather few down ths stairway.
shsss S snd nsss was for
open BY The shock The building occupied by James Ne
Frenery, Merchant street south side Battery
street. wa considerably affected by the shock. The
doors and window sashes ed open wi great vio
erce and the iron shus,ers much bent Warped
the masonry the walls was also considerably injured
In most of rhe tnware and crockery shops down town.
there was an unusual activity among the goods the
shelves and in instances the in great
lated about thirty five seconds.-HerdId, Jan. 8.
THE IMDEDoRFF EsrArE-REPoRTED DISCOVERY OF TIE
BEERS. understand that lega, proceedings win be
dor estate behalf Of the heirs of Leidesdorf who
1t il said, have been discovered in Copen hagen. The
tnmo, IN relation to this mater carries with II the idea
j. s. Folsom, without any authority from the real
heirs, and that she not only not the mother bat
nephew Of Leidssdorf who lately arrived from
Copenhagen, Is in the city and that he will repre-
name We have heard thlt both Gov. Biyler and
Governor Foote have beeo retained counsel prose-
cute the case " this Is true, II Will OF course put
stop to the sale of that port Of the estate Of late
Ca Folsom, which he claimed under the title from
Apna Maria Sparks The whole matter present looks
and 1t impossioe to get at anything
than but is evidently something In the
wind which must lead t, Developments in regard
this vast esta e.-Sds Francisco alta, Jan. 6.
THE CHANCES Observation-Disclosures already busy
10 capvassDg for election Of United States Senator to
fill the vacancy o,casioned by the expiration Of tue time
for which Dr. Gwin was elected The prominent csndi.
dates In ,he Amer can party unders God to be
kessrs Crabb, Foote Marshall Flint Newell ofEldorado,
Peyton and DIR. Hitchcock.
According to tie best information, at present there
are In the Assembly ffty-fve Americans, twenty four
democrats and who claims to be wing. In the Sc
nate there are seventeen Americans, fifteen democrats
aud one independent.
From this classification 1t win bs that the Ameri
party cen easily elect Unie1 States Senator, in
1ss Its into an xs
viii probsby make selection difficult. The Amarisan
party has been formed by combination of wings and
Democrats and It believed that jealousies will arise,
by which portion Of party will use to coAes
with the other Indeed hear already that certain
who originally democrats refuse support
Mr.. Crabb any other decided whig and in the
way certain wings object 10 the election Of Foote,
man who was originally strong democrat-Sln Fran
CISCO Ala, Jan. D.
ATTEMPTED EscAPR OF A. A. ComN.-Deputy Sheriff
Harrison looking around this morning for the above
individual board the Unsle SAM about u sail for
San JUAN and discovered him in n very retired position
in part Of the ship not devoted to first class
He was arrested and brought shore, and IL In
court dividing the attention Of the people present with
two O'Clock brother Of Mr. Cohen In front Of the
Bletin Office and tore down piacard containing no
tce Of Mr.. A. A. Cohens arrest, and drev pistol Ia
the ofcethere being one In front OF tho office,
further display seemed unnecessary, and the crowd
began 70 collect Mr.. Cohen went of. Mr. King APP
peared replaced The pacard, and cheered by the
crowd The brother Of Cohen also arrestedSam Fran
CISCO JcSrnal, jon. g.