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a i mm i CBLI8UED AILT, (Eietft Sundays, foUowing vessels: Barques Dorchester, White, from Rio de Janeiro; Telegraph, from Valsaral-so; Cordelia, from Demarara: brigs West India, Duncan, from Turks Island, with loss of foremast; Norfolk, from Demarara; Geo. rem Jamaica; Delaware, from Savannah: schrs. Geo. PRICE ONE CENT. FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 30, 1857.

Perils of the Sea. The New York papers recelvedlast night contain several additional statements of intense suffering at sea during the severe storm. TVe copy from the Tribune as follows: narrative of terriblr privations. The British brig Princess Louisa, Capt. Rider, of London, arrived yesterday, after a passage of 110 days from Cadiz.

This was the vessel reported on Monday as In great distress outside of Sandy Hook, and to whose assistance the United States storeshlp Relief was dispatched on the day following. During her protracted passage her officers and crew have endured the most intense suffering and privation, and it is almost a miracle that every man survived. TV hen five weeks out their provisions fell short, and from that period until their arrival in port they were mainly dependent upon such assistance as they could obtain from passing vessels. They made Barnegat Inlet on the 23d of December and were blown off the coast several AT THE BUN IRCT BUILDING, CORNER OF BALTIMORE AND SOUTH STS. BT A.

S. ABELL CO. The Sua ia served the Carrier! to their sub-. rilri Cuy and Districts, and in irroundiDe Cihs. Villages and Towns, for SIX.

tUVis rbK. WEEK, payable weekly. on'T to the carrier by Them served. Pricb for Mailtno. Single copy, tie month, Arty en-3 moxitfcs, doJar months, we rfoiiar one year.

ok dollars. No paper are writ from the office longer than paid for. Tax Wnui Sun oae do. a year. DRY GOODS, Ac.

C- ARPTS AND ULA.NKbl'S Heavy a wool Cflrpetiiie for 60 cents: Wco. Mair do- 12J and good Bd BUnietsfor $2 pair; extra for S5; yard wide Mourning Chintzes 12X tvtirf'T Cloths hv.dsome Shawls :3 59, comer CENTRE MARKET and PRATT ST. j-it rpHE CASH BARGAIN STOKE has received Jt more of those white Sheeting MUSLINS, the best nrticle I have ever had at the price; also, a case ofWhite Rook, so very searofvnly 12 oents, tne old price; Irish Linens, white Gamtwia, FlaiU Muslins, Ac. GEO. TV.

UR1.EK, lri Fr-akli- street, j29 tf. dreaeed. Also fr sale, lO.noo yard? best English Calico at 8 oents, cost 10 cents to mannfaoture; Crasn at 8 cents, worth 10 aiso. thousands of do'lars' wonb of cheap lciORhT 2S5 Leiingtsn 2 doors east of Pearl st. goe ed Posts in front.

READ TUTS, LADIES' Whr Pn best the WESTERN CHINA HALL DRY COOP STORE in selling splendid Lawns for 103., worth French Brilliants lor 8c; Furniture Chmi i at 4c: lomet Flannels worth don-He; mid ljnumeraWe bargains just reoeived from the late New ork auctions. A. GOLD, Western China Hall Dry Goods Snore, jflgB tf: No. 545 W. Baltimore s-raet.

42ELLIKG OFF ENTIRE STOCK. OF DRY 5 GOODS, EMBROIDERIES, CLOAKS, SHAWLS.ire. A SO HO US E-JCXL'FiyG (iOODS, MBNSTand BOYS WEAR, LAXKETS, FLAFX ELS, DOMESTICS, J-e. 6EORGE H. C.

NEAL, No. 63 Baltimore street, West of Gay, will commence this day to run off his whole Stock 'at low price. Silks and 75o; F'-enoh Merinoes 62 and 75o; fine Co-burrs 2j; all Wool Plaids 50o: Saxon- Plaids S7.e; ll Wool De Laines S13Uc; S5e De iAines redueed to 18Kc; Mouniinjr De Junes 12Ho; 12Jio Prints reduced to so; loo Prints reduced to 6.a.o. j2S-tta I IRTANT TO ALL! HE UNDERSIGNED having made arrence-inente toenlare his new Store before the oommeace-mert ff rpxt pa.on,wi'l rpdue to c'ose out hi stock BJDS.Y GOODS and TRIMMINGS less than the riemnl cost in order to gain room. Ny curtr)mers end the public may feel convinced that this is no announcement to draw a crowd, but boms coftipeiled for the increase of my business to extend hit store, I have to run off my present laree stock before 1 can proceed with building.

Call at the rirht n'ace. No. 161 IVORTH GAY and you will 1KX Ve deceived HERMANN POLLACK, 161 North Gar street, between Exeter and Chesnut streets, Old Town. particularly for the sicn of th li-em "RIG STOCKING." r0 DRY GOODS PURCHASERS. WM.

P. POL'DER Howard resnsctful It informs puronRrers of FANCY and STAPLE PIIY GtODS that he has determined to approximate near as eo-sible to a CASH SYSTEM, and will tcf thisaate decline opening new accounts. To such of his customers as have been punctual in ettiii their accounts fce solicits a continuance of tteir f'ivors. He will have for exposition during the Spnne Sea-are a choice steok of SILKS EMBROIDERIES, and every description of FANCY and STAPLE DRY GOODS, which shall be sold at pnees tLat oanr ot fail to please, to which he invites the at ttntionof cash ana punctual purchasers. j5 eo2mt IlftEMPTORYSALE OF A TREMEMDO US STOCK Of DRY GOOD3.

FOR SALE. The large and well seleoted stock of DRY GOODS in store at No. 235 LEXINGTON gTREET will he offered for rale THIS MORNING, commencing at half-nist eight o'clock, ani continue the same every day until the entire stock is closed cut. The ohjeot in eloing the stock out is in order to. make room for Soring Goods.

We will enumerate a few of the articles on hand and prices in order that some idea oan be formed that the Goodj must and wui be sold at awful lew prices, viz1 Ginrbams 10c 5,009 yds Carpeting from 10c up SiJcHfkfs87Ke 81k Silk 87f. worth 25 Shirt BoBom to 3Uo De Laines I2a Gentleman's Drawers 31 3 Comforts 124o. White Counterparts SI 12 Grown TaMe Ciotns 75o WTide Table Linen Soap 2c a eake Merino Shirts50e Casinets 37io 10.000 remaants of aTl kinds of goods at any Irish Linens from 25c up Sheeting 8o Fast-coiored Prints fiio Mourning do 8o, worth 12 Tweeds 25o 44o Kentucky Jeans 15o Black Alpaca 12Hc Cobures 2Ko Linen Hdif6 6J.o Stot'Wings 6Jc Hooks and Eves 2c Wool Flannels fm 10c up Spofil Cotton lea pool "VVindow Shades 37Ko Ijlankets lroin 37e prioe tney wui oring. I N. B.

If people wish to get SI --th of Dry Goods lor 50 oents let them go to A. uunuti's, iex-ington street, two doors from Pearl See Red Posts ijiTront. T. B. HOUSE FOR RENT.

No. 78 Sarah Ann treet, near Chatsworth. Apply to ja24lf5 A. V. HOUCK.

SHAKER FLANNELS Something suitable for the present season, of very heavy and fine quality. ROCHE MOORE, ja24-tf: 54 Hanover st. KEAT BARGAINS IN DKY GOODS. Cassi-VI mersend Ca)suiets at reduced prices, and some of tlie cheapest Bleached and Brown Mus'ins we ever taw: Calicos at all prices: cheap Alpacas and Coburg Cloths; all of which will he sold extremely low. WM.

GEO. MERRIKEN, jaS8-6t No. 1 Water et Baltimore. EAT BARGAINS IN DRY GOODS. Just reoeived from Auction, fancy Wrool Vestings, Jrom S7 to Cloth 2.

worth S2 50; E-nboesed Curtain MnsMns only 12J; De Laines 12K; Conesto-to Cantons 124; French -vierinos 62K to SI 124; fine White Muslins 12K; Comforts fi3 and 124 and a general assortment of bargains. P. R. UHLER. No.

132 Lexington ft. ja22-tf. SUMMER STOCK SUMMER STOCK. I slmll coTimcnce this dar to run my season's Summer Stock of Fancr and Mourning Goods, at very low prices, prior to taking stock 1st Febru- TaWNP srd BA EGE ROBES; CH ALLIES and LIGHT DELAINES; FANCY SI LKS. light colors.

Tofjerhfr with mar.y other goods. M5tto stili Not to he outgone. ROBERT TV. DRYDEN, j19-tfS No. 9 wcd9t Baltimore street.

IMPORTANT NOTICE. I inform the Ladiea and the public at large tHat I will commence selling on my stocx oi cmDroiaeries, iaees, irimmings. Shawls and Cloaks, in order to change business, nnd mention, in oart: Needlework Ooilars, from I 1 6, 1ZJ4 60 to SI worth, really, 50 percent, more; 500 nair IJndersTeeves at SIX. worth 75 oents: Dimitv Hands at 6i and up; 6W) pieses different kinds of White Lace, from 2 cents a yard upwards; SHt doz. Plain.

Hemstitched and Embroidered Linen from 6J cents up; real Black Elastic Belts 12X Kid Gloves: Gauntlets, and a full assortment of La dies' and Children's Hosiery, 25 per cent, less thaa can be had at any other place: 100 CLOAKS, of my rm rranufitctHr. fo'd at eost. and a GREAT VARIETY OF OTHER POODS, at J. GUTM A N'S, 29 N. Eutaw street, J13-lm opposite New Market Engine House.

M. LAKE SUPERIOR. 200 YARDS tlX CORD COTTON, equal in to Parson's, and onlv S3 cents per dozen, for sale at JOHN KERMODE'S STORE, nEutaw street oorierof Mulherrv st. ja5-rnt BoytS' AND YOUTHS' CLOTHING. LOWMAN 19S BALT1MOR3 STREET, Litkt and Ckarlts Until, mu eyen on MON DAY, the 17th a larra stock ready-made BOYS' WINTER CLOTHING, ueri ap Pants and Vests; Harlan Over Coets Talmas.

Thee Good4 are guaranteed to he well made and got no in the beat styles. Parents in want ftkeabove ariioles will do well to give us an early sail, aa we are ready to sell these goods 25 per cent, eheaper than parents getth9in made up elsewhere. ii. B.VNlh ORMS for det Schools made up to itier at tiie shortest notice. nl7-tf THE SUN IRON BUILDING.

PRINTING Evsr-t Dsscwriow, trom a BOOK to th finest CARD, executed in the very beet styie, at he lowest cash prices sad wiu fc vTatMt da.tnb- tfir IV OTIC OF REMOVAL. The subscriber takes 1 pleasure in informing his customers and the rsblio generally that he has REMO VEF from No. 257 Baltimore to No. 7 HANOVER near Ger-n. Grateful for past favors shown him he respeot-Jully solicits a continuance of the same.

ja3-lml MOSES COHEN. BALTIMORE INK MA NU FACTO KY A'o. 270 NORTH OA ST. Black, Bine aud RedlNKSfor sale, wholesale and retail. Orders may be left at Henry Taylor's Book Store, Sun Iron Building.

SOLON BEALE. IVfc BANilNb HOUSE. The undersitne nave this day formed a Co-Partnership, under tbs style and firm ofSTOKES fc LOWNDS. for the aar-foseof condocting a GKNERAL BANKING. EX CRAN6E ANJ STOCK COMMISSION BUSINESS, and feav tsifn an office 192 BALTIMORE STREET, KOEEKT Y.

STOKtS. JAMES I-OWMDiS. 5. ft J. REYNOLDS.

ARCK1TECTS AND BUILDERS, Take th tf informing their friends and the vublio that aa conrmoriicatiou left in their lotter-hox, No. 13 KLCHaMCS' will promptly to. H. J. REYNOLD Bnilders, Baltimore.

Jrm laa tf Front street. OKDfc'JAl DIAMOND COAL. The tindsr- SJZlifcd uoK rfc.I tiA A vtiat fnr fhisi sin White At atd is prepared to suEply th race. W. K.

JACKSON. 17-KTT wd Pattm-snn street. BOOK-BINDING of every description exeontea with neatmew. durarbility and dispatch. ACCOUNT BtOKS cade to any patterns that may kadssred.

IC7" Upper story SUN IRON BUILDING. F. D. HKfZLKR. ASTLNGS' COMPOUND SY F.UP OF NAPHTHA, NOT ONfcY A POSITIVE, BUT A WAR RANTED CoRE FOR CONSUMPTION.

and al: DiSEASKS OF THE LUNGS. ThftfMedioine has decided the dispute about the curability of Consumption, and satisfied the Medical Faovlty and all who kave used it that Consumption and all Affections of the Lungs cannot only be cured, but that they are euily and simply CURED as almost any the discrete to i whion the human frame is liable. Tiie opera-" tions of a single bwttle, wluoa oests $1, is sulteient to satisfy sn.y patient if not already too far roue with the disease of this fact, and even a single dosa gives evidence of its extraordinary influenoe in arresting and radicating the malady by the immediate relief Which it adords. This is na quack er secret remedy. Dr.

Hastings, Jut discoverer, is one of the most eminent Physieians cf the age, end has made a full disclosure of its history nd all its component parts to the world net wishing fo incur the possibility of confiniii to himself, for the rake of profit, a secret whioh was calculated to do such universal good. And such has been the wonderful result of ite operations that the London Laneet and Me-tSical Times, and the most eminent Pbysmians of both hemispheres, are anxiously calling upon suflerers to fcavs immediate recourse to it, and proclaiming that, cf all known medicine, it alone has positively established its by andeciable proofs ef curing CoB-sumption and all Diseases of the Lungs. Pries 91 per bottle, or six bottles for 5. For sale, wholesale and retail, by SETH S. HANCE, No.

lftl Baltimore street, and SWEET3ER eorae cf Charles and Prett streets. die-sm i-uff and Fair, from New York; Leocadia, Smith, from Atiakanas. with sugar to Hurlbnt k. Bethel: also, a large number of bay craft. The vessels are nearly au without supplies, and are depending on the farmers in the neighborhood A gentleman who arrived here on Wednesday evening from Annapolis states that all the vessel, before reported are in the same position.

The weather being unfavorable, nothing has been done on board the Winged Racer for two days. A steam pump was expectedrrom New York yesterday. The ice in the harbor is about 12 inches thick, rendering the steamtugs unable to do any thing. Exchange Reading Room Books. The Steamer William Jenkins.

Thelce-Kin succeeded In reaching the steamship William Jenkins at a late heur last night, and towed her about half a mile from her position, (noticed in our last,) when, owing to the accumulation of broken ice in frent of the steamer's paddles the hawser by which she was being towed wm twice parted. While lying off the fort the engineer of the Jenkins had removed several of the material parts of her machinery for the pur pose of cleansing and overhauling them, as is customary when in port, and consequently she was unaDie to use her mouvo power. uc iuo King gave up the idea of towing her up, and proceeded yesterday morning up the basin, performing admirably. She came up as far as the steamer's wharf and then returned to Messrs. Cooper Sl Butler's ship-yard, where a new rudder will be shipped preparatory to starting down to Annapolis this morning.

Meantime we learn from the agent of the Wm. Jenkins, H. D. Mears, who has just returned from that vessel, that her machinery has been placed in serviceable condition and she may be expected at her wharf early this morning, an event which will be hailed with satisfaction by the numerous customers of this popular line. The Steamer following letter was yesterday received by the President of th6 Baltimore Steam Packet Company from Lloyd B.

Parks, one of the efficient officers of the line: Steamer Georgia, Norfolk, January 25th, '57. Mr. Falls Dear Sir: We are here yet, andean see no prospect of getting away for some time to come. The ice is very thick and hard, and extends as far as the eye can see, and persons come from Hampton and up James river to Norfolk oa the ice. The steamer Roanoke is 2 miles below Orange Island, having got in Sunday night.

The ship William Penn is safe in Hampton Roads. There are about twenty-five vessels ashore here in the harbor, and some reported ashore below. The snow is piled up on the ice to the height of from six to ten feet. The only communication with Portsmouth Is across the Ice, and there are booths for the sala of liquor midway between the two places. Wood is selling at eight and ten dollars a cord.

Captain Pearson thinks he will make aa effort to-morrow morning to get out, bat I think Willi very siigni nopes oi success, we nave net caa Ill 1 I we having brought the last, which is now over a week old. Respectfully, L. B. Parks. Serious and Probable Fatal Accident.

Oa Tuesday last, as Mr. Wm. J. Lloyd, accompanied by two ladles, was enjoying a sleigh ride in the western section of the city, having attached to the sleigh a pair of spirited horses, they took fright, and starting off at a rapid rate of peed soon threw the occupants out with such violence that one of the ladies had an arm broken and received such other injuries as is feared will prove fatal, while the other had one of her shoulders dislocated. Bricks vs.

Snow-Balls. Henry Bishop, colored, was yesterday arrested by a citizen and placed In the custody of officer Pamphilion upon the charge of throwing a brick at a smill boy. He was taken before Justice Webb where he alleged that the boy had been snow-balling him, and and that he threw the brick byway of persuading him to desist. The justice not deeming this a justifiable reason for such conduct fined him St and costs. Fire Department At a meeting of the standing committee of the Baltimore United Fire Department, held last evening at the City Hall, the following gentlemen were elected officers for the ensuing year: John Dukehart, of the Mechanical, chairman; James L.

the First Baltimore, 1st sub-chairman; Wm- H.helleWj of the Deptford, 2d vice chairman; Jno. T. Morris, of th? New Market, 3d do. do. The Cast of Joseph Ochs.

The argument of counsel in the case of Joseph Ochs, charged with, the murder of his step-brother, Wm. Sylvester, on the 10th of September last, at No. 2 Bolton street, was concluded in the Criminal Court yesterday, and the indictment handed to the jury at 15 minutes past 3 o'clock. The jury have leave to seal their verdict when they agree and hand It in to-day. The Superior Court Room.

The room formerly occupied in the court-house by the county circuit court, since its vacation has been handsomely and tastefully repainted and grained in oak, new carpets put down, and newly furnished with, tables, chairs, tc. It will be occupied on Monday by the superior court, which will now permanently occupy it. The Stony Run Water Plan. The ordinance repealing the portion of the water ordinancepro-vlding for the taking of water from Stony Run, (which was published in the Sun yesterday,) was passed by the second branch of the city council last evening. It now only needs the signature of the mayor to become a law.

Raising a Vessel. Parties have been engaged tc raise the steam tug-boat Edwin Forrest, which was sunk about ten days since near Flannigan's ship yard. She was yesterday part cf the way up, and will be raised, It is supposed, in a day or two. The cause of her sinking will not be satisfactorily explained until she is raised. Reported for the Baltimore Sun.

Proceedings ef the City Ceancil. First Branch. Thursday, Jan. '29, 1957. Present all the members except Mr.

Wilson. The two branches met in convention on the police) nominations, and no other business was transacted by this branch. Adjourned. Seconb Branch. Branch met.

Present, J. B. Seidenstricker, president, and all the members. The ordinance repealing that portion of the water ordinance in relation to Stony run was taken up and passed. The council then went into convention on the nominations for offices made by the mayor, and this branch, after returning from convention, adjourned.

FROCHBDINGS OF THE COURTS. Reported for the Baltimore Sua. Criminal Court. Trial for Murder. Before Judge Stump.

Milton Whitney, Attorney for the State, prosecuting. The following business occupied yesterday: State vs Joseph Ochs, indicted on the charge of wilfully and with malice aforethought shooting and murdering his step-brother, William Sylvester, on the 10th of November, 1856. The affair occurred at the residence of the parties, No. 2 Bolton street. The argument of this case before the jury was concluded by Mr.

Dorsey for the defense and Mr. Whitney ior the prosecution, tne one urging an acquittal en the ground of insanity, and the other contending for a verdict of guilty of murder. The indictment was handed to the jury at 15 minutes past 3 o'clock, who retired in charge of a bailiff to Sherwood corner of Harrison and Fayette streets, and court adjourned till 10 o'clk this morning. The jury have leave of the counsel on both sides to seal their verdict when they agree, and hand it in this morning. Common Pleas.

Before Judge Marshall. The following business occupied yesterday M. TValdaner vs. G. W.

Yolkman; appeal from Root. Judgment reversed. Otho Elcheiberger vs. John Dennison; appeal from McAllister. Judgment reversed.

Margaret Hamilton vs. Blanche Henderson; appeal from King. Judgment reversed and judgment for appilee for $3 and costs. Thomas M. Swann vs.

T. Yates Walsh, use of August Getty; appeal from Durham. Judgment affirmed. AssignmenLKo. 141 to end of docket.

Superior Court. Before Judge Lee. The following business occupied yesterday: Baugher St Fisher vs. Wllkinset al. before reported, verdict loraeienoanta.

frin rt adlourned to it will meet In the old County Court room, second floor of the court-house, which has been very neatly fitted up for that purpose. Assignment No. 96 to 124. V. S.

Dxstritt Court. Before Judge Giles. The following business occupied yesterday: Stapleton vs. the brig "Wm. Wilson" before reported.

Libel dismissed with costs. Reported for the Baltimore Sua. Towsontown, Jan. 29, 1S57. The Circuit Court of Baltimore Before Judge Price.

The case of Gall-let, and also of the State, use of Pauline S. Ear-ickson, vs. the Susquehanna Railroad Company, the former plaintiff for Injuries received by a collision of cars upon the 4th of July 1854, and the latter plaintiff "for causing death," under the act of 1S52, ch. 299, upon the same occasion. wnicn were set down for trial to-day, wero settled without trial by judgment In favor of plaintiffs the precise amounts of which are not yet entered eon the record.

The argument of the demurrer in the case of the State vs. the president and certain directors of the Bank of Commerce, continued yesterday in chambers, in Baltimore city, was to be further continued to-day, and consequently no court was held to-day (Thursday) In Towsontown. These cases are Indictments under the act of 1854, chapter 235, Incorporating the Bank of Commerce, under the act of 1853, chapter 446, and the constitution, article 3, sections 45 and 47, prohibiting the officers and directors of the bank from borrowing money of said bank, under penalty of fine and imprisonment. There Is nothing of interest here to be mentioned, except that people are gathering to attend the great political supper of the America party, to be held to-night at the Smedley House. Reported for the Baltimore Sun.

Court of Appeals, December Term, 1855. Annapolis, January 29th, 1S57. No. 32. Susaii A.

M. Taggart vs. Charles Bolden and John M. Thayer appeal from the circuit court or Allegany county was argued by Gordon for the appellant and by Devecmoa and Pearre for the ap-nellees. t.

United States Suprrm Court iriir-t on, Jan 29. No. 29 Adolphus Durant vs. Samuel Lawrenceetal. The argument was concluded by Reverdy Johnson for the appellant.

BALTIMORE, THE MAILS BY THE ILLINOIS. Our files by the Illinois from California, the Pacific Coast, Central America, contain some interesting news not Embraced In our very full dispatches published yesterday, which we subjoin: From California. The amount of gold exported from San Francisco in 1856 was 850,694,434, against $15,182,631 In 1855. The sum of was sent to New York, $8,666,289 to England, and $1,303,852 to China. The export to England in 1856 of $3,500,000 more of gold than In 1855 leads to the Inquiry as to Its cause.

A portion of the amount was, doubtless, foreign capital, withdrawn In consequence of the suddenly acquired high value of money in Europe and the insecurity of investments here. Nearly a million more of money was sent to China in 1856 than in the preceding year. This is owing to there having been large amounts of dollars and doubloons received from Mexico during the past six months for transshipment to China for English account. The exports of articles other than specie from California In 1856 amounted to 84,270,514. It is somewhat remarkable that the exports other than of treasure from San Francisco have been greatest to Australia.

They consist mostly of cereal produce. The San Francisco mint coined last year $23,524,834, principally in gold coin. There arrived at the port of San Francisco last year 62 steamers, 209 ships, 95 barques, 39 brigs, 54 schooners The clearances were 94 steamers, 176 ships, 132 barques, 61 brigs, and 221 schooners. The heaviest snow storm ever known In San Francisco if not in fact the only one occurred on Monday, the 29ch tilt. The snow fell for an hour or two, and covered the summits of the hills adjacent to the city.

The Contra Costa range of mountains were covered seveial inches deep; The Fourth District Court has ordered a dividend of two cents on the dollar to be paid to the creditors of Adams Co. from the funds in the hands of the receiver. There were seven thousand turkeys sold in San Francisco for Christmas dinners. There were 63 fires in the city during 1856; loss less than during any previous year since 1843. Under the present charter the expenses of the city government of San Fraucisco have been decreased 8725,937 in six months.

Nathan Cottle was hanged in Amador county lately for the murder ef R. S.Cole in January last. The Los Angelos Star of the 13th ult says: The troons so long expected arrived here this week. Seven companies of the first dragoons, from the Rio Grande, nurched for the pacific Four companies, under the command of Maj.Steen, took post at Teuson, namely: Major Carlton's, Capt. Davidson's, Capt.

Northrup's, and Capt. Ewell's. One company, Capt. Radford's, under Lieut. Mercer, took post at San Diego, and two companies under Major Blake, take post at Fort Tejon The following officers are attached to the two latter companies.

Major Blake, Mjor Grler, Captain TVhittlesee, Lieut. Ogle, Adjutant; Lieut. Magruder, Quartermaster; Lieuts. Gregg, Williams and Pender. The companies encamped on Sunday last near the mission, where they remained for a couple of days.

They then started for their destination at Fort Tejon, by San Fernando, without coming into the city. The revolution In Sonora Is just fairly beginning. Don Maduel Gandara had gone to the city of Mexico his brother, Jesus Grandara, remaining in command of the revolutionary forces in Sonora. At Syope, on the Rio de Sonora, in an engagement between the revolutionists and the Augilar party, twenty Mexicans were killed. A company of U.

S. dragoons, commanded by Lieut. Mercer, has arrived at Son Diego from the Atlantic States, having crossed overland. It wiU remain during the winter at San Diego. A letter from the Arizona copper mines on the Gadsden purchase says: "We are getting along at the mines first rate, under the new administration of affairs.

We have about two hundred tons of ore out, and the mine continues to increase in richness as we work it. From Australia. Melbourne papers to the 31st of October have been received at Panama. From the gold mines the news is favorable. The Bendlgo Advertiser states that at Epsom rich mines had been discovered, and claims have been taken, extending three miles in one continuous direction.

The sinking varies from sixty-five to seventy feet deep, and as much as a pound weight to the tub has been obtained. From Adelaide, we learn that Dr. Biruh is said to have discovered anthracite coal on the lands of the South Australian Company. The project for a direct railroad line from Melbourne to Sydney, has, so far, met with the approval of both governments, that it has been detorrulned to construct a railroad along this Kmttj -vve notice In the Geelong papers the deafh of John Armstrong, at his residence, in Grant county, October 17th, and In the Adelaide journals the demise of Capt. Wm.

Allen and G. Stephenson, coroner of the city. From Central America. We have files of the Panama Star and Herala nd Aspinwall Courier to the 19th ins'mt inciu The steamship Columbus arrive at i la ma from Punta Arenas on the 10th instant By this arrival we have the Costa Rican version of the success of the expedition which resulted in tha capture of Walker's posts at Serapiqul and Fort St. Carlos.

It does not differ materially from that already published. In relation to the present chances for Walker the Panama Star and Herald thus speculates: "It needs no very prophetic spirit to foresee that if the Central American allied forces follow up the late Important advantages gained by the Costa Rica army on the river San Juan, the career of Mr. Walker in Nicaragua must bs very soon brought to a close, and the foreign Influence that has so long been uppermost will cease to dsminate in the internal affairs of that unfortunate republic. Hemmed in on every side by superior numbers, by men fighting for their dearest national rights and liberties, and flmhed with recent successes, with a small force harassed by perpetual watchfulness, enfeebled by sickness, enervated by an unhealthy climate, and cut off from all means of receiving further reinforcements or supplies, the career of Walker is, in all human probability, run, and if he escapes with his life, it will only be to retire from the position his 'vaunting ambition' or his want of sense madly urged him to aspire to." Affairs in New Granada appear to be in rather an unsettled position. A letter from Carthagena, dated the 6th instant, says: We have had here a political farce on the 31st December, played by two contending governors of the ptovince.

The two parties were much excited, well armed, and determined to suppo-t, by force, the authority of their respective chiefs. They were on the eve of a collision, when Gov-erdor Jiminez resigned provisionally and submitted the question of the legality ef the election to the decision of the Supreme Court. On the first the temporary governor, Juan Antonio Cal-vo, was installed, and all Isnowqulet. The impression, however, Is that a revolution Is about to break out, lending to form a federal government, and to upset the Osplna administration. A report was in circulation at Panama, but not generally credited, that on the 6th inst.

Ventura Soliz and Chano Jiminez were shet at Pese, for the murder of Padre Franco, and that immediately after the execution an insurrection broke out In the district, in which several parties were shot on both sides. Hon. J. E.Morse, U.S. minister, arrived at Carthagena on the 26th of December, and left the next day for Calamar, with the view of taking the steamer for Honda.

From the Southern Coast. A floating dock has been constructed at Valparaiso, capable of accommodating vessels of 800 tons. Frm Guayaquil we learn that a redaction had been made on the duty on foreign flour from $7 50 to 8 per 200 lbs. Professors Francis and Moore, of Iowa, U. started from Guayaquil for the interior on the 6th on their scientific expedition.

The President purposes sending a commission of officers of the navy to aid in the object of the tour, and to collect similar Information for the benefit of the nation. From Oregon. TVe have advices from Oregon to the 20th of December, The Legislature was in session, rnd the bill to take the sense of the people upon the formation of a State government is published in the Portland Standard. The question will be decided by them on the first Monday in June, The snow storm which swept over the northern part of California recently was severely felt In Oregon; hail, snow and rain visited the country, flooding the roads and rivers. From the Sandwich Islands.

The dates from Honolulu are to December 6th. The anniversary of Hawaiian independence on Nov. 28th, was appropriately celebrated. The American whale ship Nautioorn, 372 tons, of New Bedford, Capt. Luce, was lost at the mouth of Honolulu harbor on the 21th of November.

She ha board 2,300 bbls. oil, 10.00C lbs. bene, and was bound home. Nearly all her cargo will be saved. The vessel was valued at $25,000 and her cargo at 65,000.

The vessel and cargo are Insured In the United States. Thanks lving day was to be celebrated at Honolulu on Christmas day. From Jamaica. The Illinois brings Kingston papers to the 10th Inst. The Rev.

Dr. Musson, rector of St, Catherine, died suddenly on theSth at the bishop's office in Span5sh Town, while engaged in the transaction of business appertaining to the diocese. The reverend gentleman had for a long time been In poor health. Sir Alexander Bannerman, Governor of the Bahamas, succeeds1 Mr, Darling, the new Governor of Jamaica, in the Governorship of VOL. XL.

NO. 65. THE SUN. THE STEAMER ARftStTS MAILS. Our files by the Arago contain but Uttle In addition to the telegraphic accounts.

We make a few extracts: England. A subscription among American residents In England has been commenced by Mr. Croskey, the American consul at Southampton, (who has presented a check for 50,) to proviae a fund for rewarding the Broadstalrs boatmen for their heroic and humane rescue of the crew of the American ship Northern Belle. Considerable sums have already passed to Broadstalrs through the office of the London Times. Sir ohn Bowring Is said to be seriously 111 In China.

An account of Sir Charles Napier's Baltic campaign, from the admiral's own pen, Is about to be published. The Royal Naval Female School at Richmond, England, was destroyed by fire en the morning of the 11th inst. No lost. The Tvne steamer, belonging to the West India Reyal Mall Company, ran ashore about five miles west of St. Alban's Head, on the coast of Dorset, between 3 and 4 o'clock on the morning of the 13th on her voyage home from the Brazils.

The weather was very thick and there was a heavy sea. The passengers and mails were safely landed, but the vessel, it is feared, will not be saved. Sie was one ef the finest and strongest the company's fleet. The London Shipping'Gazette, referring to the mistake of the Chinese In beheading Americans for Englishmen, says: A mistake of this description was not likely to Improve the relations of the foreigners generally, and of the Americans in particular, with the Chinese authorities. It will hardly occasion wonder that the Americans who showed every disposition from the first to strengthen the hands of the British authorities-should have made common cause with us after this wanton act of barbarity- It was also reported at the time the last account left China that Shanghai had been attacked by the Chinese rebels, and that the town had fallen into their hands.

This rumor, if confirmed, would seem indicate that the Insurgents availed themselves of the opportunity afforded by the present collision to secure an advantage which they hope with our assistance to turn to account. Bat the policy which the British government should pursue has no reference to the Internecine struggle which has so long raged in the Chinese Empire. France. The French government had received accounts from Senegal, dated December 5, announcing the death of Mohamed Sidi, chief of the Bracknas, and one of the most determined enemies of the French domination. The funeral of the murdered Archbishop of Paris took place on the 10th in the Cathedral of Notre Dame, with great pomp, amidst throngs of people.

The trial of the assassin Is expected to tike place about the 25th of the month. The Paris correspondent of the London Times says that the embalraing of the body of the Arch-bisnep proved a failure, because while using the Gannal process they extracted the heart from the body and mortification ensued. He adds that the exhibition of the Archbishop's remains was curtailed two or three days. The number of visitors increased greatly every day, and their "remarks were no means edifying." The assassination has had the effect of greaUy lowering the public estimation of the clerical character, and several priests had been insulted la the streets of Paris. A hurricane was experienced at Malta on the 4th instant, during which some ships sank, and three hundred boats were dashed to pieces against the quay.

The English residents at Java have transmitted the sum 4 ,525 francs for the relief of the sufferers by the inundations In France. A letter in the Independance Beige announces the marriage of M. de Morny with a daughter of the Princess Treubetskol. The last number of the Journal Pratiqne d' Agriculture states that, for the first time during the last three years, there has been a fall in all the com markets of Fpance. The Moniteur de la Flotte contradicts a statement made in the Independance Beige, to the eflect that the French government had resolved to abandon the occupation of Tahiti.

Switzerland. On the terms of settlement between Switzerland and Prussia with respect to the Neufchatel question the Paris correspondent of the London Times says: The real stateof the question at the presentmo-ment I believe to be this: The federal council agree to the liberation of the prisoners, not on the demand of the King of Prussia, but in the exercise of the sovereignty of the confederation. The French government previously engages to use all its Influence with the King of Prussia for the renunciation of the claims or rights specified in the treaty of Vienna and the protocol of 1832, and ar the entire Independence of Neufchatel. The words "the exercise of its sovereignty" and "entire Independence" were required by the federal council to be asserted on agreeing to the liberation jof the prisoners. In the exercise of that "sovereignty" not merely the prisoners, but all who are inculpated in the charge of insurrection, or who were to be tried by default, chall be previously removed from the Swiss territory, and kept so removed until the affair shall be completely and definitely settled.

The fact of such removalfis in Itself ajproof of the Independence of the confederation. If it had no right to try the prisoners, it had no right to banish them, for however short a time Ther8 is no doubt whatever, I believe, of the King of Prussia "adhering to these terms. From the text of a dispatch published In Le Nord from Prince Gortschakoff, the Russian minister for foreign affairs, to Baron Budberg, the Russian envoy at Vienna, it Is very clear that Russia has very deeidedlv taken part with Prussia against Switzerland, England and France. The Russian minister elaborately justifies Prussia In her course, and maintains the "perfect legality of the rights claimed by his Majesty the King of Prussia." Persia. The British fleet in the Persian gnlf is hastening its operations in erder to have them terminated befere three months, the period of the excessive heats.

The English are exciting the Governors of the provinces to separate from the Shah. The Shah Is making- great preparations for a defence, notwithstanding the penury of his finances and the fear of revolt. The Persian army had taken possession of all the towns situate on the road to Candahar. The Russian flotilla In the Caspian Sea had already landed troops in the Persian Islands, alleging the ancient treaties of alliance between Russia and Persia. The Russian ambassador, Annikoff, had quitted Teheran, it was said, really charged with a mission to demand assistance for Persia at St.

Petersburg. Tnrkey. The accounts from. Constantinople of the 5th state that the British squadren had been apprised of its approaching departure; nevertheless, it will continue to sojurn in the Black Sea until the Austrians evacuate the Danubian provinces. For that reason Lord Lyons has sent to Malta for provisions.

Markets. Havre, Jan. 14. The sales of Cotton for the week amount to 8,000 biles, of which S.l'OO bales to arrive, at the extreme prices of 106 50 to If7f. for middling Orleans; ins for Mo at 108 50 to 109f.

for good middling Orleans, against 19,307 bales imports. Our stock, therefore, may be fairly vamed at 58 000 bales. For Breadstulfs we have had an active dem vid for consumption as we'l as for expert, and Wheat has decidedly improved value, but on the other hand, Flour is neglected and without change. Sales 25 000 tags red American Wheat at fr. 50 to 72 50 per' 200 for damaged parcels and sold pubiioly and fr.

59 to 63. for stock tel quel by private contract; fr. 68 to 11 50 for a fair article and fr. 74 to 76 lor white American per 200 dnty paid. In Flour the salos were 3.5mi bbis Flour American at fr.

32 50 to 34 for hard ft' eour by pubiic sate, 39 to 49 25 for New "ork and Ohio by private coi. tract, and fr. 43 to 43 50 for New Orleans per bbl. in bond. Zantb Cubbants.

A letter to the Boston Journal, from Zante, dated December 20th, re. ports that there had been a good crop of currants a remedy having been discovered for the blight that has afflicted the vines for three or four seasons past. The crop was estimated as follows: Cephalonla, 7 or 8,000,000 pounds; Zante, 9 or Morea, (Greece,) 25 or 30,000,000 Prices have varied very much. Cephalonia 858a S72 per Zante 69dS74 now 7aSSO for what remains, about Uvo millions. At Cephalonla and in Greece no more remains fcr sale.

A much larger crop is expected the ensuing season, at much more moderate prices Slavs Exemption. ii Mississippi. The jackson Mississippian, of Saturday week, says: Yesterday evening, after a leng and Interesting discussion of two days, the following amendment, offered by Mr. Ellett to the course bill, exempting a portion of slave property from sale under execution, passed the Senate by 20 yeas to 5 nay: Exempting "one slave, be selected by the debtor, tf he have more than one; and should such debtor elect to retain a female slave, then all the children of such female under the age of twelve years shall likewise be Wiathkr at Nkw Orlrans. The New Orleans Bulletin of the 17th after speakln of the severe weather at the North, says: "In this city our winter has been unusually pleasant.

In fact we have had but few really unpleasant days. During the entire fall, and most of the winter thus far, roses have been in constant bloom in the open air; and to-day violets may bs picked In many gardens of New Orleans." Ftoua ScARCB. The Grenada (Miss.) Locomotive, says there has not been a barrel of flour in that market for several weeks, and the article "was not to be had for love or money." Affairs in Somerset County. We copy the following from the Somerset (Md.) Union: Damagt by th Sterm. The late storm wa' very violent on Deal's Island.

The kitchen of Mr. James Benton was blown down, and the dwelling of Gabriel Elzey, colored, entirely destroyed. Capt Wm. Price had the chimney of his dwelling blown off, and that of his kitchen blown down, that of the former falling upon the roof of his colonnade and breaking it In, while a portion of it went through that of the kitchen, his servants narrowly escaping Injury. Mr.

T. Webster and D. Hewes also had their chimneys blown off The cold was so Intense as to freeze considerable of their stock as well as their poultry. Destructive Fire: The dwelling house of Wm. Gunby, at Forktown, Somerset county, was entirely consumed on the afternoon of Sunday week, together with th store house attached.

Mr. Gunby saved but little of his furniture, and several members of his family were frostbitten. Only a few of the store goods were saved. The loss Is estimated at over $15,000, part only of which will fall upon him, he and his brother, John Gunby, being partners in the store. i Boat Lost.

Captain John Somers' boat was lost in the late hard weather. She was supposed to have been eut through by the ice. Seareiry.We are told 'that the Jayne's Island Inhabitants, as- well as those of lower An-nemessic. are short of provisions, besides being destitute of water. The lee.

The Ice on Nanticoke river Is fifteen inches thick that on Wicomico twelve, while the Monokin can bo crossed by horse and sleigh. The Ice in the sound is piled up from 10 to 30 feet in height. Property Sold. Isaac D. Jones, as trustee, sold en Tuesday, the lands of P.

Covington, deceased, for $7,500. Affairs in Prince Georse's County. The Marlboro' Gazette announces the death of Col. Samuel Hamilton, an old citizen of that county, and formerly a member of the Legislature. The Gazette has also the following Frozen, to Mr.

Tilghman Hlllery, of Bladensburg district, was found frozen in a snow drift on Thursday morning of last week. On the same day a negro man belonging to the above was found dead In a snow-drift. We also learn that Clement Hill, residing near this place, lost two valuable servants, a man and a woman, during the past week from freezing. A negro man belonging to the estate of the late Col. Cross, was found in a snow-drift on Monday morning of last week frozen to death.

A negro woman belonging to the estate of the late Gov. Sprigg, of Bladensburg district, was found in a snowdrift frozen to death oa Thursday last. Fire. The dwelling of Mr. John Jenkins, near Brandywine, in this county, was destroyed by fire on the morning of the 15th together with all the furniture, clothing, Affairs on TVest River.

A letter in the Annapolis Gazette, dated TVest River, Anne Arundel county, Jan. 23d, after speaking of the late storm, says: A large tobacco house filled with tobacco, the properly of Mr. J. S. Childs, near this blown down a total wreck.

A part of the roof of the dwelling of Mr. Thomas Piummer, near Dunkirk, was also blown off; and several outhouses, belonging to different persons, were more or less injured. But the most disastrous occurrence was the burning of the dwelling and furniture, on Monday night, of Mr. Thomas H. Gary, near Bristol, in this county.

Mr. G. was awakened by the roaring of the fire, and he ani his wife escaped with only their night dress. All of his furniture, including a valuable piano and some fine paintings, were destroyed; three only of the latter were saved. A Webster Among the Indians.

The Buffalo Commercial says: "Chief Webster is a great high priest among the Onondaga Indians. He Is 65 years of age, and is son Squire Webster, from New Hampshire, who settled among the Onondagas a long time ago, married an Indian woman, and died among them. He is a relative of the great American statesman of that name, and although he has a white father, he is, nevertheless, in nnd, manners and habits all Indian, affording a living Illustration of how much the mode and associations affect not only their physical but mental developments. Chief Webster is en excellent orator." Editing a Paper Out West. The editor of a paper published at Lake Superior, after having been without a mail three weeks, says: Should the mall not arrive this week, we shall make our regular issue next Tuesday; for this number was made up from an old magazine and a religious almanac of last year, and so long as this material holds out we shall be independent of the mails.

Five Persons Killed, The Richmond Dispatch states that an accident occurred at the Black Heath Pits, to Chesterfield county, last week, by which five persons, four blacks and one white, lost their lives. The white person who lost his life was a lad, about thirteen years of age, son of Mr. James Pemberton, who resides near the pits. The negroes were Benjamin and Washington, belonging to Mr. Spindle, of Caroline county; Bartley, owned by Mr.

John Farrar, and John Logan, a free man. local Matters. The Nev Poliet Appointments. The two branches of the City Council met in convention last evening, and acted upon the list of police officers sent up by Mayor Swann All the nominations were confirmed without exception. The ballot was had only in the following cases: Uriah Muir, lieutenant, confirmed by ayes 14, nays 13, He was rejected on the first ballot by ayes 13, nays 14, but the vote was afterwards re considered, and he was confirmed by the above vote.

George H. Sutton, sergeant, confirmed by ayes 15, nays 12. Police Cfficsrs. William Howard, confirmed by ayes 14, nays 13; James Burklns, confirmed by ayes nays 13 he was at first rejected by ayes 13 and nays 14, but reconsidered and confirmed; Nathaniel P. Mules, confirmed by ayes 15, nays 12; Robert Meads, confirmed by ayes 15, nays 12; Charles Eggleston, confirmed by ayes George Ball, confirmed by ayes 15, nays 12; John Henderson, confirmed by ayes 14, nays 13; Sam'l K.

by ayes 12; Rich'd Pryor, confirmed by ayes 14, nays 13. Objections were made to the confirmation of Thomas Carmichael, lieutenant; Wm. J.Smith, Henry Hand, Frederick Cook, David Crouch and John Pancoast, sergeants; TVm. Stevens and Jerome Airey, detective police; Wm. D.

Eldridge, Jacob H. Piercy, Joshua Vansant, John Caddi-more, Geo.Freeburger, Sam'l Cadel, Josiah Carmine, Robt. Miller, Jno. B. Hall.

Geo. H. Whlt-taker, TVm. Pindell, Wm. Wooden, John Hunt, Henry Deal, TVm.

Reten, Alexander Sater, Wm. Preston, James M. Startt, Wm. F.Flemraing, Edward Harp, John C. McGaw, Lemuel K.

Taylor, Piekerel Ruley, Geo Warrick, Ephralm Nash, John Stitcher, John Vanholland and TVm. E. Tuckey, police officers, but they were aU eon-firmed viva voce. The police magistrates were aU confirmed. The full list of police nominations has been published in the Sun, and are allconfirmed, and will constitute the police of the city for the next year.

Marine Disasters. A letter has been received at the Exchange Reading Rooms, in this city, from the agent of the New York Board of Underwriters, dated Norfolk, January 26th, from which we copy: "On Friday morning, January 23d, started on foot for Cape Henry, noWbeing able to proceed on horseback. At 5 P. M. succeeded in reaching the steamer Amazon ashore on Ruling's Point, ia Lvnnhaven bay, where we stopped for th night.

By request cf Capt. McLaughlin we made a survey of the steamer, and found her considerably strained, but recommended that she be launched and repaired when the weather will permit. "At 9 A. M. on Saturday started on the ice in the Chesapeake towards Cape Henry.

When three-miles from Lynn haven we found the schr. Ella Simmons, of New York, Stallwlch, mate, from New York bound to Jacksonville, with an assorted cargo, ashore the vessel being one solid, mass of ice inside and out, even with the sail. the captain and crew having landed Sunday morning in thjisnow storm in a life-boat which the schooner had on freight. Capt. Baker, after visiting the schooner one and half miles direct oft shore with perfect safety, and from the schooner's masthead could discern nothing but one solid body of ice, extending from up the bay and out to sea.

At Little schooner Michael Htndren, of Norfolk, Captain Moore, went ashore Sunday mornlngjWhen the captain and crew landed, and before reaching a place of shelter the captain rierished. Balance of the crew saved, thnncrb badly frostbitten, and are now stopping with mr. uuiuop, jjoug isianu, eignteen miles below ope ting. When near Ocean View we saw the Willou-h- bV Point L1frbt-RRt near fho n.o.. r.

I.U i Shoe, having been taken from her anchorage by the ice. Saw at the same time two ships lying nose io eacn otner on the Horse Shoe, as near as we could judge, and supposed they were ashore, The let in tha Chesapeake Bay and Patuxtnt River The Shipping. We learn from the mate of the schooner Leocadia, who arrived here yesterday morning, having walked most of the way on the ice from the Patuxent river, that the bay is covered as far down as can be seen from the high land of Patuxent, and a man (he thinks) could walk from the Patuxent across to the Eastern Shore He left Patuxent on Monday last, and walked up to Mlllersvllle. 11 miles this side of Annapolis, where be took the cars for Baltimore. He reports in the Patuxent river, icebound, the Destructive Fire in Philadelphia.

Immense Less of PropertyNarrow E-cape of Newspaper Offices. About 11 o'clock, on Wednesday night, afire broke out in the third story of the City property, in Chesnut street, above Third, Philadelphia, occupied by Mr. E. Gaskill, as a bindery. When the alarm was given, It Is said, it seemed to be comparatively insignificant, but It afterwards proved that the firo must have been burning fcr some time before it was discovered, for in a very short time the fourth and fifth stories were in a brilliant blaze, and past all saving, The North American says: Th State House bell rang a general alarm, and the firemen repaired to the spot, and though too late to be of any effect in extinguishing the flames in the building where they originated, they rendered signal and efiectlve service in deluging the surrounding houses with water, and thus saving a very large amount of valuable property.

The building was a large five story structure, occu-. pying two lots on Chesnut street (No. 102 and 104), and running back a depth of about 100 feet. The front was quite a heavy brown stone, with a massive cornice, the whole facade being ornamental and beautiful. It was erected by the trustees of the Girard estate, before the consolidation of the city, and wasj in all respects, a most substantial and thoroughly well-built edifice, with fine thick walls, strong girders, and admirable arrangements throughout.

The lower floor of No. 102 is occupied by T. B. Peterson, the extensive publisher and bookseller. No.

104 is occupied by Goodyear's India rubber establishment Both these stores are filled with large quantities of valuable goods. The second story was occupied by John M. Harper, Importer of watches, who also had a large amount of valuable stock on hand and Du-bosque Sc. Carrows, jewelers; they lost all their stock of goods, books; The third floor was occupied by Mr. Gaskill as a beokbindery.

This unfortunate gentleman had his establishment entirely destroyed by the disastrous fire in Ranstead court. The fourth end fifth stories were occupied by Messrs. Sickels Jones as a panting office. They had in their establishment one "Adams," two "Ruggles," and seven cylinder and hand presses, three standing presses, and a large amount of type, cases, stands and other articles used in the business valued altogether at unon which there is but a very trifling in surance All that they possessed In the world Is swept away by this conflagration. They had been unfortunate in business and were just recovering from their embarrassments.

The prospect for about an hour was tnily.alarm-ing, for, from the rapid spread of the flames and their intense heat, the fear was general that the whole block might be destroyed. But by the efficient management of the fire department, the services of the firemen were so divided and distribu. ted as to confine the flrewithin the building where it originated, and even to thosestories which were nearly destroyed when the firemen arrived upon the ground. Mr. E.

Gaskill's boot bindery, In the third story, was entirely destroyed. His loss is estimated at from 10,000 to $15,000, which is mostly covered by insurance. A large quantity of finished work was on hand not Insured. The building was Insured for $19,000 in the following offices: Fire Association Franklin Mutual Assurance Hand-in- Hand The other Girard building, fronting on Third street, extends back to the west line of the Chesnut street edifice, but without connection. The heat of the flames was so great that the rear cornice of this building caught, but fortunately the fire was extinguished promptly.

In fear of destruction, the goods in the large bock bindery in the upper part of this building were removed and considerable damage was done by the water and otherwise. McLaughlin Brothers' printing office, also In this building, was slightly damaged. T.B.Peterson had 10,000 copies of Dickens' works burned in Gaskin's bindery. His loss is about $2,000, which Is covered by insurance. Charles Talmadge, book-binder, In the Bulletin building, lost considerable in the removal of stock.

The property all around the building is very valuable. Next door west of it is the substantial bulldirg long occupied by Zachariah Poulson, as the office of his Daily Advertiser, and next to that the Commercial Bank. Right opposite, in Chestnut street, stands the handsome edifice of the Bank of North America-while along Third street stretch various newspaper offices, the Girard Bank, fee. Sickels Jones had six steam presses. They have lost all their account books.

Goodyear's India Rubber establishment had a stock valued at $30,000. Damaged by water to a considerable extent, only a small portion of the goods having been removed. Insured in the Franklin, Mutual, Assurance, North America and Philadelphia Insurance companies. The Ledger building was overflowed in the basement to the depth of two feet by the Immense quantity of water thrown on the property by the fire engines. All the other buildings adjacent were also flooded.

The Ledger presses were stopped by the flood. The steam fire engine was sent for, and two horses were dispatched to bring her, but as usual did not make her appearance. TVe gather the following from the Inquirert The firemen, with their usual promptitude? were at nce upon the ground, but found most plugs in the vicinity entirely frozen up, and It was near twelve o'clock, and after hot water had been obtained from the Inquirer and other offices, that a full stream of water ceuld be brought to bear upon the conflagration. The streets were almost Impassable, but the firemen labored most manfully. Mr.

Gaskill states that no fire was used In the room occupied by him, and the supposition Is that the fire was the work of an incendiary. The loss of Mr. Gaskill will amount to between ten and fifteen thousand dollars, for which he is fully insured in the Hartford and Reliance Insurance companies. Messrs. Rice Hart, publishers of the National Portrait Gallery, also suffer considerable loss, amounting to between four and five thousand dollars.

These gentlemen are insured for about $3,000. The Pennsylvanian and Ledger publication offices made a very narrow escape from destruction. Several streams of water were thrown upon the latter office from the rear, and the communication of the flames was thus prevented The composing rooms in the same building became -so hot that the compositors were compelled for awhile to cease operations. An immense amount of water was thrown up on the adjoining properties, and the cellars in the vicinity were flooded to the depth of two or three feet. The press room of the Ledger was overflowed to such an extent as to stop their engine.

The press rooms ef the Pennsylvanian and Bulletin, as well as those occupied by the Sunday Transcript and by Zeiber were in a similar condition. At one time the destruction of these buildings along Third street appeared inevitable. rr The Bulletin building, fronting on Third which is a portion of the property belonging to the Girard estate, and which extended to the rear of the burning buildings, was in Imminent danger of destruction when the flames were at their height. James Patterson, a member of the Good Will Hose, while engaged in ringing the bell, fell from the cupola of the hose house, seriously Injuring himself. A dispatch says the stock of Dnbosque Car-row, was valued at $100,000, and was mostly kept in safes.

Mr. Harper's stock was valued at $35,000, and insured for $10,000. The stock of Goodyear was worth about $60,000 and insured for about $20,000. Excitins Scrnk ii a Chuech. A portion of the ceiling of the Asbury Methodist Episcopal church, immediately back of the seats occupied by the choir, fell off on Sunday evening as the congregation were about singing the first hymn, with a tremendous crash, and a scene of alarm and terror ensued which cannot easily be described.

A general rush was made down the stairs by those seated in the galleries, while some persons shouted fire, murder and used other terms to indicate alarm. The stairway was completely clogged, and it Is reported that one or two persons fell and experienced some slight injuries. Rev. Mr. Mason called on all to calm their fears, that the danger was over, and there was no necessity for excitement, but the confusion was so great that he was not heard, or was at least unheeded by three-fourths of those present.

Order, hevever, was finally restored, but so great was the excitement that it was deemed best to close the services of the evening, and the congregation was accordiugly dismissed. The snow had been forced under the roof by the recent storm, and melting loosened the mortar so as to produce the mischief Wilmingten (Dtl.) Rep. Naval The United States steamship Powhatan was taken Into the dry-dock at Gesport, on Saturday week. On examination, after the water was pumped out, her gripe on the lower part cf her stem was found to have been stove in. in consequence of having struck against a sunken rock seventeen feet under water while going from Borneo to Hong Kong.

This roek is down on the charts as doubtful. The American frigate St. Lawrence, (with the diuiu jicimauiui iseiumoaore Forrest, jtne American corvette Germantown, and the usual Brazil-Ian squadron, were at Rio Janeiro on the 16ch of December, Wool Mattrrs. W. P.

Brady, of Brooke county, Va is engaged shipping sheep to Texas. The Washington (Pa.) Tribune says he sent down 300 French merinoes, which yielded 6 lbs. each of well-washed wool. The same gentleman during the past season sent of Saxon wcol to Philadelphia. times since.

On one occasion, after subsisting for some time on a few ounces of food and water per diem, they were totally destitute of provisions and water for five days. Their coal and oil gave out also, and all hands had to huddle in the eafein for warmth and shelter. Worn out with fatigue, reduced by starvation to the lowest stage of physical weakness, the wine of which they partook only maddened thei, and some wildly began drinking salt water. The inevitable consequences, of which they had been forewarned, followed, and the men went crazy. Help fortunately came In the shape of a friendly barque, and for a time their sufferings were abated.

-Again their food and water" failed, and wine alone formed their aliment for six long days more. The wine was warmed and burned to destroy the spirit; but this fluid soon caused Intense heartburn and pain in the chest. A distilling machine, consisting of a three-pint tin pot, filled wilh salt water, and a larger vessel inverted over it, with an inclination, enabled them to obtain a wine glass full of water an hour; Only three men were able to get on deck, the rest lay lie the cabin unable to move or help themselves. 'They suffered intense pain In their legs and thighs and several of them were raving mad. To so dreadful a state were they reduced that had one of them died the rest would have eaten his body.

If relief had not come as soon as It did they might even have cast lots among themselves for a victim to appease their hunger. SAFETY OF THE UNKNOWN STEAMSHIP. The British steamship New York, Capt. Craig, from Glasgow January 1st, with merchandise and 27 steerage passengers to J. McSymon, arrived in port last night.

This vessel was the unknown steamer seen in distress off Nantucket, and supposed to be ashore. She has experienced heavy westerly gales the entire passage, and was obliged to put into Nantucket on the evening of the 21st instant for coal, which It was found most difficult to obtain, it having to be carried eight miles through a deep snow, and boated off to the ship in her small boats, and she being most of the time surrounded by large quantities of field Ice; commenced taking in coal on Tuesday and left Nantucket on the 27th for this port The New York brought home Cant. Burgess, of the schooner Cenauekut, from Plymouth for New Yori. The cenauetut sailed for New York January ISth, and sprung a leak when two days out; ran her into Martha's Vineyard, where she was dragged to sea by the ice, and when off Nantucket she became fast. The captain and crew abandoned her and went ashore to Nantucket light having to walk five miles on the ice to reach lana.

A SHIP AM) A BARK SEEN IN DISTRESS. Bv the arrival of the schooner TVave Joline, master) from Washington, N. we are in receipt of news which will in aU probability go to prove the loss of a ship and a bark. Captain Jo-line says that on the 25th off Chincoteague, passed, a cars: dismasted ana aoanaoned, last in the ice; could not learn her name. 27th, off Ab- seccm, passed a large ship dismasted, and appeared to be abandoned; could not ascertain her name.

Message of the Governor cj Louisiana. The Louisiana Legislature organized on the 20th inst and Gov. TVickllffe sent In his message next day. The condition of the State treasury appears to be satisfactory. The receipts for the year were $2,223,869 67: the expenditures $1,539,859 48: re ceipts over experditures $270,019 15; balance ia the treasury on the 1st of January, $902,414 71, which includes all the trust funds.

The number of bonds issued to railroads during the year is ninety-two, amounting to $92,000. The vicks-burg, Shreveport and Texas railroad, from the Mississippi to mues,) to Shreveport, 171 miles, and to the State line of Texas, where It meets the Southern Pacific read, 189 miles, is in the hnds of energetic contractors, who have the first thirty-five miles completed, and are laying down the Iron superstructure. It is estimated that within four years the Pacific road will be completed to the Trinity, in Texas, and the Louisiana road to the State line, making a distance of nearly 400 miles. The congressional land grant to the road amounts to 429,924 acres, and most oi it is me nnesi cotton iana in me State- A Perpettal Governor. It seems that owing to the blundering of the last legislature of Mississippi, that State has a perpetual Governor.

The Natchez Free Trader, of Tuesday last, says: "In his late message to the legislature on this subject, which we publish this morning, Governor McRae says that he is governor for life. We should have no objection to his being governor of Mississippi for many years to come; but the organic law of the State provides that the governor shall be elected every two years. But It seems that the botch work of the legislature of 1654, In submitting changes to the constitution, having managed to make the term of governorship perpetual, and no one can tell when the official term of the judges and members of the legislature will expire. Minnesota. The Governor's message shows the populatlcR of the Territory to be 130,000.

The taxable sronertv amounts to between thirty and thirty-five milllsns of dollars. In view of these ract, and or the large Increase in agricultural products, cash capital, Sec, the Governor favors a change from a territorial to a State government, and recommends that the speediest action consistent with other interests should be taken to accomplish this result. To this end he suggests that a convention be called to form a constitution; that an act be passed providing for the taking of a census in March or April, and for such other preliminary steps as are necessary; aud that, if the constitution be ratified by the people at the next October election, it shall be presented to Congress In the December following. Perished from Cold. During the late snow storm Dr.

Joseph Cox, a well-known and highly esteemed citizen, perished by the breaking of his buggy, 25 or 30 miles from Petersburg, Va. Dr. Cox got out of the buggy and determined to walk to the house of Dr. Grimes, near which he had arrived, in attempting to do which be sunk into a snow drift and was unable to extricate himself. Mr.

Robert A. Taylor was with Dr. Cox. He was dreadfully frozen, and his recovery is doubtful. John H.

Brown and R. S. Edwards alsoperlshed from cold in Petersburg. D. Clarke, of Henrico county, was frozen to death on the 12th inst.

Four persons perished in different sections of York county, Pa. There names were Sarah Stehly, Jesse Bortner, J. Schwertzer and a boy, name not known. Sentenced to Banishment for Neuro Stealing. Gov.

AUston, of South Carolina, has commuted the sentence of death lately passed upon Darling Beam, at Fairfield, for negro stealing, to Imprisonment for one year and ten yeas, banishment from the State. The petition for commutation was signed by the owner of the slave, the jury, and a large number of the prominent inhabitants of Fairfield. Th petition sets forth an almost entire lack of capacity on the part of Beam, he being a very ignorant and simple-minded man. From the character of the parties It seems doubtful whether Beam stole the slave (a negress) or was himself her dupe. Fatal Duel A duel took place at Matairle Ridge, near New Orleans, on the 18th be tween Pakenham Le Blanc, decntv sheriff of New Orleans, and Geo.

TV. White, book-keeper in a hardware establishment. Le Blanc spat in White's face In return for an alleged insult, and TV. challenged him to fight with double barreled guns, at fifteen paces. At the given signal Mr.

White fired, and his antagonist was shot through the heart, but his finger was on the trigger, and In failing he discharged his piece, though without doing any execution. Le Blanc was a noted small-sword duelist and fought 30 duels during his life. Duo Out. The Danville (Va.) Register states that a family consisting of an old man, his wife and daughter, were dug out of a snow drift around their cabin, on the opposite side of the river from that place, on Monday morning week. When the snow was removed, and an entrance to the cabin effected, the old man was found sitting on a stool, venting his execrations on snowstorms and landlords.

When Interrogated as to the creature comforts' within his immediate reach, he said he had no firs nor wood, and no provisions, but that was a small matter when compared with his total destitution of "spirits." The Florida Indians. It appears the United States officers do not yet despair ef the peaceable removal of the Semlnoles to the west. The government, as we learn from the Tampa Penla-: sular.has consumated arrangements for a party of Western Semlnoles, headed by Jumper, to visit Florida, and exert themselves to prevail upon Bowlegs and his tribe to remove peaceably. That paper does not despair of the success of their mission. A late letter from Tallahassee also expresses the hope, though not very confidently, that the Indian war Is at an end..