, 1860-03-02

! ing calamity OF the age VIII forever dis
tinguish the 10th day of January, 1860,
One of the mills in the city of Lawrence
was yesterday made .charnel house, and a
large number Of the Inhabitants mourned
the untimely death Of friends. A calamity
which has no equal in the annals Of our
country awakened a feeling of horror,
which has already spread to distant parts
of our land.
A cloud of gloom, and almost spirit Of
desperation overspreads large portion Of
the people of Lawrence as we write. The
details of this dreadful calamity are horri-
flying TO read; and that feeling Of horror is
intensified to those who are at the scene Of
the disaster.
Yesterday afternoon, at about ten min
utes before five o'clock, the Pemberton
Mill of Lawrence, fell in ruins to the
ground. The mill was in full operation at
the time, and the time Of lighting up had
Just arrived. Nine hundred and sixth OPP
eratiyes were employed in the mill, but
probably the whole number in the building
at the time Of the disaster was something
less than nine hundred
The building was erected in 1858, by
the Essex Company of Lawrence, for the
Pemberton Mills Company, and was Of
brick. 1t extended north and south, and
was eighty-four feet eight inches wide, and
2S4 feet in length. The cost of the whole,
machinery included, was about 81 900, 900.
The work of building, as we ascertain, was
done by the day, and not on contract.
1t appears that it had been considered by
competent judges Of very light construc-
ton for the amount of heavy machinery,
&c, with which it was filled. The founda-
tion was sunk some ten Of twelve feet, and
it was supposed to be good and substan-
| tial. The walls were about two feet four
inches in thickness, making the roems eigh.
ty feet in length. IN each room there were
twent-eight iron columns or supporters, set
ten feet apart one way, and twenty-six the
other. These columns were considered by
1many to be insufficient supports Over
Them were placed double beams. Between
the two beams, and resting on the columns,
large piece Of iron, shaped something like
spool, about eighteen inches long, was
placed upright, so as to lock the beams TO-
gether, the upper end extending upwards
into the column in the room above.
The most complete list Of dead and mis-
sing that has appeared is contained in the
Lawrence Sentinel, and figures up as fol
lows:
Dead. .........,.. y!
Missing s,....... .'''''.'lO
. I.
Badly wounded 10y
Slightly wounded. l9'
Total dead and wounded. d......................5 .5l-
APPOINTMENTS CoxFImED.-The Senate
in executive session, have confirmed tht
: following appontments:-Sam. Smith, o
: Tennessee, Commissioner Of General LanC
Office; Colonel Stambaugh, Of Pennsylva
t MIA, Surveyor General of Utah, George
Graf, of Indiana, Receiver of Public Mon
eys at Dakota, Nebraska; Danl. Griffin
Receiver of Public Moneys at Washington
Ark; L Stiff, Of Alabama, Receiver al
Centre, Ala; w. Macaboy, of Wisconsin
: Register Of Land Office Of Superior, Wis.
! r. Means, Of lows, Receiver of Land or
1 fee at Iowa City; w, A. Bevens, Of Ar
! kansas, Receiver Of Land Office at Bate
D vile, Ark NJ. Rose, Of Arkansas, Receiver
: of Land Office at Clarkeville, Ark; H. A
= Setter, Register Mt Cambridge, M;nn.; ]
B. Culver, Register at Portland, MINI; ]
. J. Clark, Receiver at Fort Scott, Kansas
II. NJ. Magill, Secretary of the Territory
of Washington; NJ. L. Simmons, IndiaI
Agent for Indians at Puget Sound; j. I
; Russell, of Virginia, Indian Agent for New
Mexico; d. NJ. Huckins, Of Massachusetts
Censu at Cape Town; w. w. Chapman
Surveyor General of Oregon; l.. Mosier
Register of Land Office, and W. j. Mar
tin, Receiver of Public Moneys an Rose
l burg, Oregon; and Hamilton Cooper, o.
: Georgia, United States Attorney for Ore
gon; and Robert w. Davis as Collector al
! Detroit
The nomination of Mr. Faulkner, as Min
lister to France, was taken up, and after O
very animated discussion was confirmed
The republicans objected to him, on the
ground of his disunion speeches recently
made, and desired TO know of his fLiend.
; whether he entertained snch sentiments
Senators Mason and Hunter replied thai
they had no doubt be entertained the sen
timents attributed to him-they were the
sentiments Of every Southern man. Aftel
considerable wrangling in debate he wa;
confirmed by strict party vote.
Mr.. Elgee, Secretary of Legation tc
Mexico, was also confirmed.
: Mr.. Hughes, of Indiana, has accepted
the Judgeship of the Court of Claims, anC
is excepted here in few days.
10. Waterman, Esq, has been reap
pointed Surveyor of the Port, at Portland
Oregon.
PASSPORTS TO PRussIA AND GERMANY
Department of STATE, Washington, Novem
Der 10, lS59.-Iuformatio has been re
: ceived at this Department, from an olicia
source, that certificates from notares il
{ the United States, issued to naturalized OF
, unnaturalized inhabitants, do not confer the
right of entrance into Prussia, nor through
: Prussia into Germany, nor even with the
l1JSg Of rninisiarc Or anucnlg tvouIl tb.,