Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-18
ACCIDENT AT SANTIAGO.
Orer TtcO thousand Lires Lost.
&c. &c, &c, &c. &c.


new YORK, January l5-Tbe Sth Pennsylya-
MIA colored regiment probably 300 strong.
passed through here to day, Ell route for General
Banks Department.
At the evening exchange on Saturday, there
were considerable transactions in gold
The steamer Vanderbilt arrived at the navy
yard this morning. She returns for repairs to
her boilers, which are in bad condition. After
leaving ST. Thomas, aud when off Nassau. she
gave chase to a blockade runner, but was obliged
10 give up the chase on account of bad boilers.
Subsequently she picked up fifty bales of cotton
which was thrown overheard by the chased
steamer.
The steamer Vanderbilt arrived here to-day.
The Ariel from Asprwall brings S356,000.
Revolutionary movements have broken out in
the States of Antigua, Santondee and Bojaco.
New Grenada is under the auspices of the Con-
vention party
Two engineers from this country expected
in Costa Rica, 10 make surveys for railroad to
the Atlantic.
The steamer America from New York, Oct
30, rived ut Havana, January / She brings
news from Valparaiso that the Cathedral in San
tiago, Chill, caught fire ON the 18th ult.. from an
explosion of the gas pipe lt was den.ey
crowded, and the doors were soon closed by the
press of people. The interior OF the building
WAS decorated with light, infa mmable ornaments;
the caused the flames to spread rapidly. The
roof of wood soon fell, and buried the mass of
beings under it. One thousand nine hundred and
fifty dead bodies mostly women and children, had
been recover ed from the ruins
The South American mail steamer reached
Panama on the 9th with SYlo 600 in treasure for
England, and brought confirmation OF the above,
stating the number killed at over 1000. The
church contained 81 900 lights, from some of
which fire was communicated To the drapery of
the gigantic image OF the Virgin. In an instant
sheet of flame rushed along the iestoon of
lights the roof and directly spread to all parts
of the building. The people rushed TO the princi-
pal door and it was soon blocked up. Most of
the men escaped by the side doors.
But few minutes elapsed ere the lights sus
pended so plentfully from the roof poured a
river OF liquid fire on the people below. aud in
less than 10 minutes over 3 600 persons, mostly
females were blackened corpses.
The new steamer Chill had arrived at Valpa-
raisO. 81 DAYS from Liverpool.
The Times special SAYS the House Committee
on Territories will soon report bills for the ad
ministration OF Colorado and Nebraska. The
new Constitution OF Nevada has been recorded
and will be adopted 10y Congress. The Com
mlttee is also periectng bill for the erection oil
Il new territory of MOntairo, composed OF por
tons of Idaho and Utah. Three new States
will enter the Union in 1864, viz: Colorado, \ e.
vada aud Nebraska.
There was another destructive fire last night
a FIVE story marble front building on Duane
street was entirely destroyed Two fremeu
were killed and several injured by the falling OF
the walls The loss is estimated az over quar-
ter OF = million. Some adjoining buildings were
damaged
The Herald's Army of the Potomac dispatch
saws there are indications that the rebels are pre-
pairing for a movement somewhere.
The Herald's Washington dispatch says X. j
Perkins has been appointed Postmaster of Sar
Francisco.