The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-10-15
NO. 563.

where she belonged) to Csrdenas, with cargo
oflumber, and Captain Barton, of the barque
Corneia, of New York, who arrived on the 9th
;nstant. reports having seen on the previous
Thursday evening the remains of the Albion
Cooper, Orange Key bearing s. w., distant
twenty miles"
Fearful Earthquake in Peru.
On the 10Th ultimo, a severe shock of earth
Quake took place in Peru, by which the city Of
Paira suffered severely. A private letter re-
lived by a gentleman in Panama, from thence,
dated August 30th, says: -.
aAt seven o'clock on the morning of the
9ob. the most severe shock of an earthquake
over remembered was felt here, which has done
damage to the amomnt of 100000. The
shock lasted about minute and forty five Sec
ords and every house in the town has suffered
more or less. The public have had one hum
"a and twenty-five houses taken down that
rare in dangerous state, and number of the
cburches have been completely destroyed.
The damage done is estimated at $lOO, 900.
The river Puira, which had been dry, suddenly
rise in other places the ground opened, and
IFS Of dark. colored water were elected. There
: NO record of any similar phenomena having
,aken place. At Paita, the effects of the earth.
make were less severely felt"
Business in Buffalo.
For the first time in many years, the sound
of the hammer and the saw is not heard in our
.Iip.yards. Net a new vessel has been placed
on the stocks this fall, and scarcely q man can
he seen in the various yards, excepting the few
employed in finishing the ferry boat for the
Lake Huron Railway Company. The usual
f,rca employed in the yards is about fifteen
hundred men, not one of whom can be employ
81 there during the coming winter. In many
other Of the manufacturing branches of bust.
,,sss. large numbers of hands have been dis
charged, with no prospect of employment be-
fore spring. There are at the present moment
more mechanics out of employment in Buffalo
than any time heretofore.-Bufalo Courier.
Connecticut Town Elections.
The town elections in Connecticut took place
on Monday, and were in most cases contested
on party grounds. The Hartford Press, Re
publican, claims that Of II towns, Al were car
RED bv the Republicans, 26 by the Democrats,
and five are divided-a Republican gain of
three and Democratic gain of four. The
Hartford Times, Democratic paper, has re-
turns more favorable to the Democrats.
The Engineer Of the Central America.
Mr.. Ashby, it is understood, will undergo an
examination, this week, before Board of En-.
sineers, constituted in part of the steamboat
inspectors of the district, to whom he is made
responsible under the law of Congress for any
derelction of duty. The court will be con.
vened at his own request. A writer in the
Jou,ndl Of Commerce proposes that the wreck
of the Central America be searched for with a
sub marine electric lantern, which discovers OBJ.
itcts az the depth of two miles, and submarine
telescope screwed into the bottom of vessel.
Another Rum on the Hartford Banks.
Hlrfyord, Oct THE suspension of three
of our most prominent banks yesterday caused
the spread of much distrust throughout the
community, and to-day there was heavy run
upon most of the city banks, but more particu-
larly the " State Bank" The demands of the
public however, were all promptly met, and the
excitement, which at one time run pretty high,
soon died away.
The Murats in the Settles.
The Murat family have just published a
manifesto, which is attracting considerable at
tention in political circles of Europe. The &C.
cason is the recent attempt at revolution in
Italy, with which they expressly deny the
charge of complcity-repudiste, in fact, VIC.
lent revolutions in principle. They are, how
ever, in favor of revolution of certain kind
one, for example, that will place Prince Lucien
on the throne of the Two Sicilies and they are
candid enough to confess they are daily watch.
ing their opportunities. They seem to think the
time is approaching (some people think it has
already come) when the Bourbon dynasty on the
throne of King Joachim will be found incom-
patibe with the liberty of the people and then
there will be need of a new man, but one bap.
TIED King.
Won't Suspend Just Yet.
The following letter from gentleman in
Iowa to firm in this city will explain itself. 1t
shows commendable spirit, and one we'll
worthy of imitation. 1t is also eminently illus.
iralive of the present "hard times" and of the
straits to which even solvent parties are some.
times reduced in the payment of their debts
"OcyoBER l, 1857.
"GENTLENEN: Owing to the difficulty of get
ting Eastern exchange, this day transmit to
you per express the following articles in specie,
TO wit: In American gold, $50; 335 ounces
old silver coin, Troy weight,) consisting of
S-hstiou ohliILRs, CpouiSu uoiNcS, quarters,
eghths, and sixteenths. sold a similar lot in
Philadelphia, some two months ago, at $l.23
per ounce, and suppose it is still worth that. l
prepay the express charges"
If all parties similarly situated would do
likewise, or make equal efforts the money mar
ke. would soon be relieved. Suspensions and
protested paper would be rare, and borrowers
long faces grow broader in proportion as the
vlsages of the brokers heightened.
The plan suggested by the example set by a
chicago merchant in the following extract
would be even better, for it would help bring
iorward to this market from the West the i'm
mense amount of surplus produce which will
he shut out from US, in six weeks, by the closing
OF the canals.
The effect of such course upon the whole
community would be almost magical for pro-
duee would then actually become a medium of
circulation, and supply in great measure a
Deficient or deprecated currency.
The gentleman in question had a bill of
sS,OOO TO pay to parties in this city, but found
II impossible to obtain Eastern exchange. In
This dilemma, after much contriving and brain
scratching, he proposed to send the full amount
An Western produce. The terms were at once
accepted, and both parties will be gamers by
The operation, as well as the public. The one
VIII be saved a suspension, perhaps; the other
vii realize profit; while the produce will be
thrown into the market, instead of being locked
up in Chicago.
Ii might be interesting to add that, to our
knowledge, there are numerous jobbers in this
city who have considerable amounts deposited
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