The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-05-12
DOMESTIC SUMMARY.

DOMESTIC SUMMARY.
The FORAY UPON CHIHUAHUA AND Sonora
The st. Louis Republican of Monday says:
That agents have been at work in getting
up an expedition, which is to be concentrated
In Chihuahua and Sonora does not admit of
doubt and the condition of the men who have
gone out to the gold region-the restitution of
many of them even whom leaving our frontier,
and the probability that hundreds and thou
sands will be in state of absolute starvation,
and therefore ready for anything, soon after
their arrival-all these things warrant the be-
hef that an inrOad, peaceable or otherwise, will
be made into the Mexican States which we
have named. All that is wanted to give sue
eessful issue to such an expedition, is money
money TO pay for the provisions for the use of
the men. This has been the main difficulty in
the way of an earlier organization, and may
yet prevent an efficient force from being set in
motion. The country will look with much in
terest to the future movements of the filbusters
on the Western Plains.
MORMON CEvILIzATIoS-Extr from a let
ter dated 23d March, 1859, written by an Off
Ger of the army at Camp Floyd, Utah;
No longer ago than yesterday, while sitting
In the Generals quarters, knock at his door
announced poor unfortunate young man,
about nineteen or twenty years old, handsome
Danish lad, who had been barbarously mu.
tilated, and fled for protection all the way from
San Pete Valley to our camp. He shed tears
while telling his story. We have several cases
here in camp, Of persons who were compelled
to flee to US for safety, as their lives had been
threatened by the DANTE crew.
The case of this handsome young lad ex-
cited our sympathy much. He had, it seems,
paid his court to a young Danish girl who had
emigrated here with him, whom he had known
from childhood, with view to marriage. The
attachment was mutual but some hoary head
ed old scoundrel of bishop, or other official,
wanted the girl for has harem, and, Jealous of
the handsome youth, had him tied, and thus
mutilated him, first giving him chance be-
tween that and death.
II could fill whole sheets with instances of
other cold -blooded deeds of brutality such as,
in this enlightened age, and in this country of
boosted freedom, is sufficient to make ones
hair stand on end, and the blood of an Amer
lean boil with indignant horror Is it strange
that our common soldiers, in view of such
nominations, can hardly be restrained from
the natural outbreaks of violence ?"
The ST. NICHOLAS DIsAsTER.-The following
particulars of the explosion are from the Mem
phis appeal of the 10th:
The boilers of the steamer ST. Nicholas.
Capt. McMulen, exploded at half past ten O clock
Sunday night, at Island Sixty, about seven
miles below the scene of the accident to the
steamer Pennsylvania, and the boat burned to
the waters edge Immediately afterward. By the
accident, between fifty and sixty lives were lost,
and the boat and cargo were totally destroyed,
Among those who are known to he lost are
Capt. McMullen, the commander of the ST.
Nicholas Mrs, CLINE, the estimable wife of the
trst clerk; the first and second engineers thir-
teen OF the deck hands and firemen, a number
of the cabin crew, and many of the cabin and
deck passengers-in all, about sixty persons.
In addition to the list of the killed enumera-
ted above, we regret to chronicle the loss of
Gideon ). Pillow, jun, the son of Gen, Pillow,
of Tennessee"
GREAT FIRE AT PITTsBURGH-TEN STEAMERS
DEsTRoYED--Loss OF FREIGHT.-Piusbuy0b.
May AT a quarter after twelve o'clock to.
day fire broke out in the steamer Henry
Graft, which quickly communicated to the adj.
joining boats, and in less than FIVE minutes ten
steamers were enveloped in flames, and soon
proved total loss. The following are the
names of the boats destroyed The Henry Graft
Pamela, Jennie Gray, Council Bluffs, James
Wood, j. H. Conn, Potomac, Belmont, Ceremonial
and Commerce,
The flames spread with terrible rapidity,
and the heat was very great and fears were en-
tertained for the safety of the warehouses on
Water street, the exertions of the fremen being
principally devoted to them. The amount Of
freight on the boats was not large, but some
little on the wharf was destroyed
The Pennsylvania railroad, with its usual
good luck, escaped almost scot Free Its ship
ments of merchandise for the West were on
board of the Economy and South America,
which escaped entirely. The latter, fortunately
having steam up, was the means of saving all
the other boats (some thirty now here) from
total destruction, She took feet of four boats
nearest to those on fire, and, towing them away,
left gap, which made it possible to save the
rest.
FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE.- WdtertoUn, n. T..
May THE Black River Woollen Mills in
this village, we're burned to the ground yester-
day afternoon. The FIRE originated in the pick
ing room, and before the operatives in the third
and fourth stories could be warned, egress was
cut off by the flames. Some were rescued by
ladders, and others, to save themselves, jumped
lIOui inc "iHuows. WI were hilfcuj IuiTtccH
seriously injured, and two fatally. A number
Of others also received slight injuries. Several
are reported to be missing. There were sixty
persons in the building at the time the fire
broke out. The loss is estimated at $40 200,
and is partially insured.
FUGITIVE SLAVE Case AT ZANEsyILLE.-
Zanesrile, Ohio, May "A fugitive slave
named William Jackson, claimed as belonging
10 Clarksburg, Va, was taken before Judge
Marsh this morning, W. . decided that the pris-
,ner was illegally held, and discharged him.
Immediately after his release, he was rearrest-
ID, put in irons, and driven to the railroad
lepot for the purpose of taking him to Wheel
ng. A desperate attempt was made by the
.olored population Of the town to rescue him,
Turing which pistols and clubs were freely
lsed, and several persons were injured, The
.ttempt was unsuccessful. In the mean while, |
writ was served on the Marshal, commanding
lin to bring the prisoner before the court. This
Joint has not yet been settled. Considerable
excitement prevails here regarding the affair.
MEDICAL NATIONAL CONVENTION SECOND |
)AY.-L Louisville, Nay -Four essays, sent in |
o compete for the annual prize, were read, and |
II rejected. DR.. Joseph Jones, of Augusta, |
Ia, read paper on the chemical analysis of |
he fluids and secretions of the body in cases of |
hilarious diseases. It was subsequently, pro. |
,osed to refer this paper to the prize committee |
or the annual prize, but DR.. Jones objected.
AresolutiOn was passed, instracting the same