lion. .Tsuics C.
Dobbins, sKjvt^Pw the N?vy, nuti be read
with flUerfSrew Ine friends of d?5favy.??
It .ibotindMpthn interesting tacts nnd impornnd
di>p!ays a coiamcudMble
Zealand energy on the pnrt of its author.
We bare room only for the following
abstract t
The report recommend* nn additional but
gradual increase of the uavy ; its roorgnnizntint)
nnr^ tli^. Atiu/>lnw>tif of ? /??? loi*/***?
^ ?i?v ?.nnv?im jjv uvt* ir^oioiivirD
fur |kc dcci^lhic and improvement of seamen/
iijjji'.
The moTeitiWtts of tiro various squadrons
arc reported in detail. The sloop of war Albany,
WQa?Jait heart I frotu nt Arpinwull on
tL theSflKjf September, when alio left for Ncu
KWainful anxiety if felt touching her
The stealer Princeton wits sent in
i of Iter MntflTfU days oince.
nt. Strain nndpartv are complimented
terprise and'exhibition <>f powers of
ance aud generous dc\ otion to duty in
exploration of tho Darien ship canal
.. route.
T *: ?' The Bopultcf the expedition is, according
to Lieut. Strain's roi>ort, that the proposed
caual is totally impracticable, and this the
Secretary apprehends settles the jpicrtiou
forever. > /
The bombardment ?>f Grey town by the
sloop of war (.'vane, i9 narrated, and the
Secretary remarks that "hecould Tint reprove
* Vomtnandcr Ilolfins for his conduct, Humanity
often lends her sympathy to the sufferer,
however just the punishment; but patriotism
rarely condemns that brave officer
who administers tlint punishment, from a
sense of justice to his countrymen, whose
property bad been destroyed, and whose national
flag had been insulted."
Cotnmodoro Porrv is highly complimented
for his success in Japan.
On tho increase of the Nncy tho Secretary
says he "is far from the opinion that the
m x - f "vT i ix ? *
vninrgcmcnc ot our i^avv Sll'Hiia Slop Willi
the action of last Congress. The protection
of our commerce; the-guarding our extended
coast; tlio preservation of our rank as a nation,
demand that we should not l>e entirely
stationary, and with inactive indifference
behold the progress of otlier powers in naval
strength. Even with the additional unfinished
steam frigates our naval force will not
exceed fifty vessels in condition for service.
Weakness invites aggression, and never inspires
respect, whilst acknowledged strength
and visible,preparations command consideration
and are the true safeguards of peace.
Theitfecassity and propriety of an augment- !
od Navy is eloquently argued at coiisideru- j
ble length, and the objections thereto an- ;
???<!: C;f:, I
The Secretary Jocb not prnpoac to increase !
the number of officers nor materially enlarge
the squadrons, and thereby largely increase
i the current expenses, not have a navy of the
immense size and extent of some of tlio
uavics of Pairoj>onn powers, but to increase
(he material of our navy so as at least to
approximate to A state of readiness for cmer- J
gencies, which wise statesmen strive to avoid, ;
but wiser statesmen prepare to meet. It will j
WS the Secretary's pleasure to co-operate :
with tbe legislative department of the govrrnmefftln
practically carrying out these >
view*. *
? The Secretary renews his recommendations
of the last year for the re-organizatioii j
of the Navy ; the creation of a retired list ;
for ihflrin officers; the discharge of the im-f-1
ficieut, ami to have promotions regulated by
capacity and merit- in some degree, instead ,
of by seniority of commission and pay, to
some extent controlled by sea sor\ ice.
So far as ho lias authority, these views
will gtjido his action even without hgi.da-j
tionlno says : "T cannot commend for
promb|ion to lngher rank and pay, officers;
who donot rflPfTT it, from incapacity, cither !
if . moral or physienl. 1 do not appreciate the
justice or policy of promoting to a higher ,
^ grade an officer who cannot pel form its;
* duties, unless in rare exceptional cases, us!
Complimentary reward for services rendered.!
It is'neither more nor less than elevating
the incompetent and then ordering the unpromoted
competent tft ?Jo their work."
The objections against tlio pre posed re- :
form are ably considered. lie savs much js I
still to be done to give proper shape, origin, [
vigor, character and success to h system of I
'discipline in naval service. He is far from
recommending the restoration cf dogging.
The experience of tho navy justifies its abro- \
gation. There ts, however, urgent necessity i
tor some substitute, accompanied with a plan L
'</ reward suyvell an punishment, a subfti-"
lute which m>uld he prompt ami sure, in or-1
der to restrain the offender and deter the'1
inconsiderate; to reward equally sure, the
gcneroUs; fo.eneourago Hdclity aial promote
rcspoctah^ty. It is not the severity but the,
eertainty^Iiid promptness of punishment!
which promote discipline. He recoininumliin
that tho cuniiiiuU^. i ot any vessel he author- j
ized by law to. order a summary court martial
for the trial of petty oflicers and those
t\vom> fti-it t li.rtr l?Of?i waeui- Vl',ri- '
^ 'W TT VIIV Iftf viimw mvy "???' w.' j'iur
isl> l?y,dihlionorable discharge in any port, or
by conuneirient 011 reduced rations, and yrith<.u^y,
with extra labor and a denial of
sn^W^jrivilcges.
lie renews bis recommendations of last
yiar of tlm pun to induce seamen to bocoino
perpawu-ntly Attached to the navy, by^ granting
condition id leave of absence at the end'
.of a cruise, and increased pay on rc-enlist-1
in en t. It is <l?c Secretary^ purpose to immediately
adopt in modific^l* form dm ap !
p/endfe system,'imd eiauurago the enlintjijcni
of Am erica* boys from fourteen until;
twenty-one years of age, to train tbem lii-at
on a receiving s|iip, the* oucruiscr*, In practical
steamship. ile is phtArl/ of the opinion,
also, that the number of men in the
service should be increased at least twentyfive
hundred. The number of tlic mariuc !
corps is deemed entirely too Mtaall, and an
indefinitely stated increase is earnestly recomnaended.
The corps would be improved
and elevated In eharacn^ byjuloptiirg some !
%. system of appointing officers of military :
* uion unci fraiiiing.
L 1
Friday Morning, Deo. 16,18^4. !
AOKNT8.v
E. W. CARR, K. W. cor. of Wainnt tui<l Third>sL,
I "hi In dolj.h in, is our authurieed Agout.
A. Mi PEDEN, Kaii'view t\ O., Greenville T>i?t
WM. C. BAiLEV, lMc?.?tnit Urovf, Greenville. ,
VV. W. SMiTK, Mrrritivillo, Greenville Pirtrlet.
0. P. M'KINI\EY, Slubtown, P. O., Atilerron Dist.
TRAVELLING AGEXT?A^aw M. Coo*.
THE ACADEMIES.
| Tuts question, ^ remembered, was
carried to the Court of Ap|>onfs, now in session
nt Columbia. After being heard be
fore the Associate Judges, a differenco existed
with theni in regard to a decision, four being
in favor of the motion and four in opposition,
it was referred to the Court <.f lirrors.
Wo have not learned their decision.
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GOVERNOR .AND LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
. .
On Monday last the Legislature went iuto
an election to till the above offices. <Jen.
James II. Adams received 103 votes out of '
157 for the olfice of Governor, nnd Col. R. ^
1)kTkkvim.k, of Rcaufoit, lifts been elected j
| Lieutenant-Governor. ' ^
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THE SOUTH CAROLINIAN I
IIas arisen, Phoenix-like from the aslrcs, ;j
bill wo arc sorry to notice that it presents (
only one wing. The.patrons of this excel- (
lent journal, we are sure, will extend towards s
it n liberal indulgence, and every person in- ^
' debted 111 the least to the proprietors should
' at once see the propriety of promptly ro- J
mining the amount. Not a dollar of the [
establishment was covered by insurance, and
the loss is estimated at $10,000.
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THE BELL RINGERS. jj
It will be seen bv a rtjpienec t<> our ad- j v
j vertising columns that this far-famed and ox- ' o
1 celleut company will give another entertain- !
ment on Saturday evening next. Their Con- , ?
certs were well attended during their stay ill i *
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our village a few wcckffsince, and we have 'j
no doubt their Concert on Saturday cv? niug '
next will be well attended. All concur in I ai
speaking in the highest terms of their per- ;tl
formance. An evening's entortaiumeut, such al
' w
as that company afford?, in well worth thc|5)
! price of admission. si
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** THE FILE IN COLUMBIA.
[ A roiiTioN only of our edition last week j
contained the intelligence of the awful destruction
of pr< perty by fke in Columbia, on
the night of the Oth inst. From the Times 11
we arc enabled to give the particulars more 1
fully. J lie block or bmlumg* consumed I
was the one ;t north vf Hunt's llotol, nnd|]'
east of (hv Corgnrco House. The only |JC
houses remainingunsa small building, ce '
copied as a tin-ware shop, ruul one rtlicr i c
building occuilied as a barber shot* ami con-|J'
1 Itl
tectionery store.' A bakery and dwelling j
hourc also remain uitconsutncd.
Wk :ubjoin a list of the sufferer?, which 1
is as accurately c< mplicd as circumstances !
would allow. Heginnirg at. the corner!01
stores, at the intersection of Richardson and ' n
\V ashington streets : This property consist- ] '
ing of Dr. C. tl. M nit's drug store, a store ' t;
formerly occupied by A. Rrodic, and some ,
small offices on Washington street, occupied
1 >r. Alex. N. Tally, l>r. S. Crane,and Combs ^
?k Co'a. Express t*fWeo, was ov ned hy I)r. tl
Fitch, and is fully insured for 18,000 in the oi
yEtna insurance Company, of Ifartford, Con* ,t|
netticut. Dr. Moit\s stoch of 1 'rugs was csti-1'
mated at $5,000. insured for ?3,000 in the ' ^
Colnmhia Insurance Company. The books j 01
were saved, as also a large portion of the i h
stock in a damaged state. Drs. Tally and of
Crane's and Combs and ( Vs. Express losses . |,
we could not ascertain. .
Proceeding down Richardson streets, we
couic next to the <riocerv storo ofD. F. Snicr- CI
ener, in which t!?o liro originated. This pi
p?|?crty was owned 1>y Mr. James ]>out- |j
wright, and Is insured for *1,000 in tiio Co- ^
lunihia Insurance Company. Mr. Spigencr's
store is estimated at ?8,000, of which ?5,000 ai
is covered by insurance in the Hartford Irisu- 1"
ranee Company, of Hartford, Connettietit.-? si
The books, papers, and some money, which H
had been placed in ai. iron 3r.fi-, were aa.cvT. j)(
We curne neit to the Kxchange? n restau- .
rant?l>elonging to tho estate of William
Heard, deceased, ami recently occupied l>y ;
James 8. UawU,deceased. 'I nere is no insu- j ii!
ranee ou the building. Stock estimated at ; t|
t0,000, insured for 2,000 ; nothing saved. j w
Carolina Hall is next in order, owned by ;
Mr. Teckham. In the first story was.). J. r<
Crawford's clothing stofe, stock not insured;
a jMirt saved. Another store room wasoccu- p
pied by J. J.'Mackev, as a gunsmith, insured
tor 98000 in Hartford Insurance Company. HJ
In the second story tlierc were on exhibition .
a number of paintings owned by , and *1
valued at 3,000-?ail consumed. We did ?
not learn whether or not there was insurance I
on the Hail. - ^ I r<
A two slo/y v/oodan building, owned and .j,
occupied by Mr. A. 0. S/jiiier,fiiruiture man- .
ufactnrer and dealer, was next consumed,
Stock insured to-Jthe amount of $2^000Tnthv* h
Southern Mutual Insitrnnoe Comply, Ath- h
ens. Georgia. The building is insured for fl
1,500 in JEtna Insurance Company, atgLpi
1,000 in Southern Mutual. ., ~
I'll- fire then consumed the three story w
brick building, tire property of Mr, James
Boatwright, which is insured fot 0,000 injtl
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be CorombU KfeuVanee Comf&WT. 11t6 first
itory .* ? occupied by Mr. G. S. llower, for,
liture manufacturer ami dealer, and by Mr,
lleise. tJbufectioner, Mr. Bower's stock ? partiall/nmired
for $1,800 iu tbo .ditna Insurance
Company. Mr. Heise not insured.
Tlie progress of tlie firo in this direction vfun
arrested at (his
The office of the f$oUth Carolinian. ami
Banner, located on Washington street, aud
invned by K? \V. (iHbbes <fc ('o., being partially
protected by n till roof and sheet iron
window shutters, resisted the progress ?.f the
Haines in that direction for sumo time. A
largo sign board on the roof first caught and
x> rum union ted the fire to the frame work of
lite roof, mid in n few moments the whole
tincture was wrapt in flame*. The destruction
of the buildiug pi iuting materials
a?; in short, everything was emumio<H%&c*ccpt
only the books and a lot of priiitiflK^l[>er.
The loss is estimated at 'to or f40,1)00
nnd wo sincerely regret to add not a dollar's
worth of the entire establishment is inuircd.
This is a heavy h?ss to the proprietors
and they have our heart-felt symputhv
in their ini.-t'ortuues.
Next above the printing oflico was a range
jf wooden houses, belonging to Mr. J. 8.
Boatwright, occupied by Mrs. Pnekonbam as
a boarding house, by Mr. E. Bellinger as a
law office, and by C'apt, J nine* L>. Tradewell
\s a law office. Mrs. Pnckenhnm saved all
ter furniture, Mr. Bel finger's valuable law I
ibrary was saved?the ]>ort:on that was in;
lis lecture rooms?as also was Capt. Trade-1
veil's. The buildings nro partially insured]
n the Columbia Insurance Company for
'?,uuy.
The extensive earring? factor)- of Mr. J. S. 1
toatXv right, at the eoitier <f Washington!
ind i*ninter streets, was entirely de&trovcd.'
I'he stock was estimated at $8,000 011 which
here is an insurance of only $3,000 in the!
Adumbia Insurance Company. The rolling
lock was saved. The building is insured for!
*2,000 in the same company.
A one story dwelling on Sumter street.'
iroperty of Mr. I 'eekhain was consumed?i
lisured for $.900 in the Southern Mutual,
nsumnee Company.
The dwelling house of Mr. \V. F. DcSausure,
on the opposite side of Sumter, street,
t as several times on tire, hut fortmiatelv >
uved without any material daiuago. Mr. J.
!. Uoatwiight's dwelling on the-same square,
.as in imiuiuent danger, but escaped with-)
ut injury. i
Such is an imperfect ami hurried sketch i.f{
no of the most disastrous tires that has, ever
:ou:ged our city.* The entire lo^es jvill;
robrXly not fall lielowor.e hundred thousand j
ullars, of which large sum only nhoul ihir- i,
,-two thousand dollars is covcrod by instir-!
nee. It isn heavy calamity to the unfor-j
mate owners and occupants of the square,
nd we deeply sympathize with them in their
eighty misfortunes. We trust they will rise;
ipotior u> them, and thai their energies, in-1
cad of br ing repressed, ?ill be stimulated |
y their losses.
Tor the Southern Enterprise.
THE LATE LUTHER M. M'BEE, ESQ.
Tiik death of this gentleman, on the 28th
It., lias already been announced in the;
ew?paj)ers of this place, and, as the writer
as pleased to see, with that regretful fecligtl
tilt tlie respect^ conductors of thor*;!
,M?linin m. .ii ii . A?? i-!
mi in cuiiiiikmi yviui an i;io menuss
' i
iul acquaintances of the deceased, naturally
It for the loss of one so generally ami so
istly taloved. It seem* to mo, however,:
mt the mournful event and the character1
fthe deceased are worthy of a more extend-1
1 notice, moro especially as a marked fea-'
ire of that character strikingly illustrated '
ne of' the best precepts of virtbre and hu
inn it v?"love tliv neighbor its thv self.''?:
or many years previous to his iutroduc-!
?>n into the otlico of Ordinary of Greenville, I
io name of I.ltiikk M. McIIbk was fa mi- j
ar to all of us, and who lias ever heard
int name mentioned without some words
I'kindness and regard? lie had wit, humor, I
ud ardent impulses; scorned to do a mean
. t himself, and boldly uttered all the lion-'
it impulses of his own right heart, and yet i
e made no enemies. What was tho secret I
F this? It was that natural benevolence of
cart, that inborn love of his fellow man
iat caused liiiu, at all times and under all
reuinstances, whilst denouncing wrong, to
ity the wrongdoer. Dr. Johnson in his
ves of I>riti<h poet* narrates that the p?K,'t
on on, was en witnessing an execution,
iul that a friend of the gentle and humane)
act, surprised at seeing liiin out to witneas
icli a scene, approached him ami asked,
Cotton w hat think VQH of this |w Sir said (
a "1 abhor the but mourn die man."!
, w as the habitual fettling and practice of J
io brond huniatiity embraeed in this Godko
Sentiment/ that caused our friend, and
id-friend of Ills kino, to decern! U) tho grave
ithout. an enemy and with his* body sur?umlc<rwith
such a concourse of sorrowing;
ttendaut*. Oirettrmlanees, for several rears
fist, %rotight tho writer into almost daily
K-ial intercourse with tho deceased- lie onn
ifely afTiim that in all their m<*t confidenal
convenations,dn even the inoal ungardd
momenta, he never heard Lcrnun M.Mc*
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?kk seriously utter an unworthy or ungene- J
ous sentiment. tie not only thought char- j
:able but ho so acted. lie was liberal to a
atlt, kindness itself, and in short beloved as j
o deserved to be. Frailties doubtloss lie?
ad, for "Frailty ! thy name is humanity?
iut'ltow hucli fadlts as he had lie buriodfffrith
im, -.and the jwany and redeeming viturs
'hipft clustered around him will be held Ijl|
ntihg nruK>h?Muftll memory, not only by ,
liose relations that, he so devote Jlr kyrMT;
IhfrHtfaaiiflBr 'JjMB
/-A. V
?
but by tod by non? of
thorn m^SKM- who contribute* tbia
peri*! lablo'ityHqorihl for the dc?J. T.
f I i rr..t
fc-ifrffcltotf n- ?tJA
tvKHuiiiuvujHpv varvllIUI'llIIK'R.
I lAna^jrftOM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE .J^gjf
STEAMER TJNIOiSi
! UIFORTiHT from the SEAT OP VfS(j
BOMBARDM'T OF 3EBA8T0P0L CONTINUES.
Large Arrival of Reinforcements.? Tit I
I.vsse* in the English Hkirmi*hin;1
Continues.?Lord J^uwtoston. and
Xapoi.on Close tt J.
) irew York, wwm The
Strainer TTnion arrived this morning
bringing Liverpool dates November 2'2d.
The lVific arrived out ontho22d and the
"Washington and Niagara on the lUlh". The
! Ounard steamers Nor* York and Arabia had
been taken to couvey troops, and the Huston
line vvOuW bo the op! J' one kept up during
w iim'i-,r. *Tho CoHyti will ail' Jioreat'tei
Tin* I>oml?<tfdi^?i>gteebastopol continues
and roinforeenjonfe for i(^o allies wcro arming
rapidly. Everythingw.w prepand fur
an as.sHU*biliitdi was deferred until the arrived
uftnnre reinforcements, which were
coming in at the rale of 1000 per dayXargo
llussian reinforcements were also in motion.
The English government had called on the
militia to volunteer, which indicated a winter
campaign.
The details of tho battle of Nov. 5tl?, show
tvi iii^m ?? ??> wv?| \?v w\ i U|nr||,
lhmiforoemenU fur the allies were arriving
ivt Halaknva rapidly.
The bombardment of Sebastopol was progressing.
and every tiling was ready for the.
assauft^hut the}' were wailing tho arrival of
reinforcements in sufficient numbers to render
the matter certain.
The details of the battle of the 5th ulL,
when MonKebikotl' attacked tbe allies in the
rear, and the sortie was made from Sebaslopol,
most disastrous to tlie allies. Four English
General* were killed, 88 officers killed,
and f)0 wounded, and 442 privates killed,
l.tftK) wounded and missing.
Gen. Lepta^di, who wan in contswiud of
the Russian army, was wounded.
Tbe Guke of Cambridge was also wound'
ed. JiM 3B
Lord Hagain has been created Field Marsha
1.
It is stated that GorUtfJiakotif has iutiinatcd
to the A list rain Cabinet that Russia is
prepared to negotiate for peace oji the basis
of the four guarantied conditions.
Strong Russian roinfoftwments were in
moliou towards the Crimea, and it was evident
that the struggle for Selmstofcol is to
be maintained with all the power of the Czar.
JVince Nniioleon h still at Constantinople,
having been compelled to leave the
army on accounted continued bad health.
It is said that fourteen Russian war
steamers have made a reconnoissance of the
Hal tic, as far as Degoc, withoufcpueountering
any of the allied fleet.
? V' 'Hie allies have strength en oath eir position,
but reinforcements come iu slowly. Tbe
troom linvo suffered intensely from cold.
The giv?iUjattle^o| tho 6th is
ft-.-*- yik i;.'':'* 1 # .
r . ? - . mum.
nt? Knglisli lews of 4geucra)s and 88 officers
killed, DO officers wounded and 2350- privates
killed, wounded and missing. The
Russian general Liprandi and the Duke of
Cambridge were wounded. Lord Linglau bad
l?een made Field Marshal.
It i? stated that Fiinco Cortschakoft had
intimated to the Austrian Cabinet the wil
liitgiicr-o of Russia to negotiate for peace on
the basis of the ftgtir guaranteed conditions.
Dates from jSfflptopol to the 14th state
thirirLofn armies Mad completed' the third
parallels. A Russian despatch says that
the Allies made a demonstration against their
left tlhnk, whet^tfio Russians retiroil.
Rriuoe Napoleon had left tho Camp, owing
to ill health. Lord l'nhnerston was holding
daily interviews with tho French Kinporor.
l.oril Dudley Stuait died at Stockholm on
the 17th.
It is said that fourteen Ilu/*-inn War
Steamers had made a reconnoi a .nee as far
as Dagoo without en countering any of the
Allies.
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Further European News.
l;v T11F STIvAMEU UNION'.
Now York, Dee. 9.
T?ik steamer Union,* with dates form
Southampton to the'23d of November, arrived
about i0 o'clock this morning.
The Cnnard lino of steamers, rumiing
from I.iverpool to New York, have been
wiumiawn i?y the government for nso in
trair-portating troops and only tins Hoston
and Halifax line willtnn during the winter.
The Collins line will hereafter leave Liverpoo]
on Saturday.
The steamer Pacific arrived out 011 the 23d,
and the Washington and Niagara on the
1 !);h. <
The steamer. Arabia is taV?ng*tm board
French troops f.?r die Crimea, and will sail
in a few davs.
I/ord I'alinernton was still in Franco, and
was having daily interviews with the Emperor.
Huinor says that their conference relates
to Spain ntuVCuba and American intentions
in that quarter, but jtis more than probable
they find sufficient to consult about of
more direc\ interest to the allies than any
matters so far from home.
Ford l>udiy Stewart died at Stockholm
on the 11tli iust.
The details of the battle and sortie of the
5th nit., as given in the English papers, nre
of the most startling character, and have
created great excitement iu both England
and France.
The Iiritish war office calls ujion the militia
volunteers, and it is evident that a w infar
namnoir/ir line Iwmn
ok ><am
' a&ttfjWated. The Hustons artfor]
it elaborately. . 1
Aiitttfia and Prtwsin, as regards their poli&,
remain <4^u 09 before.
Wttrryine ofco^ftkyquton. When
! we replied jfcc ground tlieJwn)Wl?uililiii<rs, i
rf mcihSavorkshops, w ere rn^wMjjHBfiame*, f
Miv^P^yiml blowim??iorlh, tn((|^HHLu?|^
Vnl$V" ^''ch the wiiioiioi^l^M|HPWt'<l.
;*tVb?3(0 Ufortilty' cover*m one cytiUetiRjJ|^<iwi
er cTTahing ^P&ksv AddccP^Mbc awful
J scene, cuiild he hoaid tlic sni4jBj*??the
"prisoners piteotisly en mg to l>?' ttnj^H^V&hi
I the horrid . de?tn*^jt^-?Pii l to await
In a short time hundreds of citizene gMfc:
' ered around the wall of the enclosure, <fti?d J
the firemen appeared with tlieir machines, J
! hut it seemed impossihlc to get water. All |
was hustle mid confusion, and no one knew ,
' what w as best to lie done. In tlien?MUilini?.!
xue Dili to establish a subterranean line
of telegmph to the Pacific.
The bill to provide a weekly mail to California.
The bill to increase the rate* of postage
and require prepayment of letter*.
The Senate bill to provide Tor half pay to
revolutionary officers or their legal reprcacn- I
tntivca.
The bill to extend the boueflta of the bounty
land system to tho officer*, soldiers, seamen,
<fcc? of the war of 1812.
Various bill granting lands for Uie construction
of rAtiMads; and
Mr. Bennett's Land bill, grant'ojj IaikIs
equally to tho several States to aid in the
construction of railroads and for the support
; of schools.
... Later
from California.
! Important from tit* Sandwich Inlands-?Annexation
Certain.
Nmv Yon*,l>ea 0.
Tiik United States Mail Steamer North
Star, has arrived at this jmrt from San Juan.
Her ndvicea from San Francisco, are to tire
Kith nit. Slta brings (>1,383,000 in gold
'Afl
wu Iiupii.
The United States Frigate Susquehannn,
had arrived at the Sandwich Island* fropi
Japan, llor officers writing nnder dnte of
tho 28th of October. state that the fooling at
lloimlula, woa strongly jn favor of annexation
to this conntry. Tho heir apparent to
the throne, whose signature only was wanting
to complete the agreqpQcnt for the ces- j
ion of the Islands, ha? fenLword that he
{ wia ready to aign the docmiitiitt.
re. ' t. M
i Ykstxroat, at 1 o'clock, says tie Charlotto
Democratthe 8lh insL, we were startied
l?y the alarm of flre, and following the
crpwd/we soogewcettr.ined that Die U, jj. ^
liranclvKrnt was in a blaze. The tire won
Cap. Dinunock arrived with the Sm;e Guard;;
tho firemen, by joiuing their hose, succeeded
in getting two strewn* from the op-!
posdto hill, the prison yard was entered^!
and the couvicts being released from tlicTwi
j cells and put to work, the crncking thimee,
after destroying nil tUe/>ork*hu|ts, begrori
gradually to yield to the untiring assaults
upon them, until the main building was rc
leased from its peril and placed beyond dnn?
8*rWe
have never seen firemen work more
zealously, nor to a better purpose, for without
thcif aid the entire buildings must have been
destroyed. As it is, there arc no houses left
; in which to employ the prisoners at lal>or.
i 1 luring the height of- the tire, when all
' hopes of saving tho main building had (led,
' the friends of Colonel Morgan hastened into
] his apartments aud removed his furniture,
much of which was broken to pieces and
: otherwise damaged, in the efforts to save it
| Ilis lass wiill be heavy.
We understanfTthAt the fire began in the
1 "weave room," where the torch was doubt-j"
' less applied by somo of the prisoners, who j
t i _ ? I?* l ? * * -
una M-iircciY neon rocKca up Dctoro the
flames blind out. Ijist night was the first
. night in which tbo convict* have been made
j to labor this reason,and a dear night it w as
for the Stale What the amount of loss >vill
i l?e, it is impossible at this time to- estimate ;
I hut it cannot fall much shoit of $100.000.!
The volunteer companies were ordered j
. out by Oorernor Johnson, and nt the time of i
going to press, several of them are on duty, j
This is the second lime the Penitentiary
has been burned.?-RfVAwonti ( Va.) Pajter.
Business before Congress.
U vox the tables of the two Houses, of Congress,
ut tho close of .the last session, a large
amount of business incomplete, much of
which had received the sanction of cilhor
one or the other House, and will, of course,
he umong the first business to now claim
attention. Tho National Intelligencer enumerates
among business this description
the following measures:
The homestead hill, which is now before
I the House, with Mr. Hunter's substitute as
an amendment.
The Texas debt bill,as passed by the Scni
ate.
The. Senate bill to provide payment for
French spoliations prior to 1800.
Tho Ocean Mail Steamer bill, with the
amendment of tho House directing notice
to be given of Ibe termination rof the contract
The bill to establish a mail line to Shanghai
by way of the Sandwich Islands.
The bill to establish the Ramsey mail
i route from New-Orleans by" the xvm of VeraI
Crur to Aenpulco.
Jk * '
4' ^ *?<
vlri ort tl><jr Ijj^
mnt, occtipi^l tta tliiiifscttL "^botwwu iJio
bhp }H.iiyU{^.v|^io?i/jri?tl?li ?&e,Uu*|> wchi*' .
MK O?4owf^:?* oxtiti^ntslu <1. His s?n IrAr.Jc
Iniitici* i f it, l>ut thuii^iiL it was iloue T.y tli<?
lOoiiilmllnr or unliii' ulU' n>nnw>lait i>-rt)i ?!.^ .
train. -Shortly nfW ii stranger took hi* teat
by C-iil. IIkuuikn, arid alter fome conversation,
siK'OfvtlidJ in ndiiiuiisioimg to him Ohlorofonu
until 1m became insensible. fie then
icut the bat tons off hf overcoat and pxtrnoted
front liia side pocket a package of liilltr
amounting t<> five thuuflfo 1 < lie hundred ?mt'
sixty dollars. Not CflBent with this bo took
tVom the pai ?:i!ooiif? pdt-ket the ColohelV
Wallet, cont*inmg-.ftfffail l,OOU. llad ho
known dint in the other pocket of the'punt-',
aloons titer* uraa a package containing
Ufit), he might havo taken that slsv. I*uo
money stolen was mostly South Carolina
bills. In the large package t lie re were twenJttfpc
hundred dollar bills.and aonio lifti^Kv^B^
flgp to tho |nst evening. Col. hkruibn writigj
TidJ^iTng undor the ctteels of the diolofornt
administered ; and was confined to bis bed
all day. As soon ah lie is able, ho will publish
a list of the bills stolen, ami he raaucsta
tu state that ho will pay a llfUldsOTHO reward
for the recovery of the money, or thar detection
of the bold robber.
Tiik Fikht EtubriOK ix Kansas.? It was
announced under our telegraphic head yesterday
that Gen. J. W. Whitfield, the slavery
candidate, had been elected delegate to
Congress, from Kansas, over Hubert P I'leliniken,
Esq. the candidate of tho^frco eoilers.
The following are some of the returns :
Whitfield. ttenuikon.
PougnRu City, 234 0
Laurence Ciiy, 30 inaj. ?
Shawnee Agen^r, 4y 13
Fourth district, 131 umj. ?
Thrctf{ta6ciucta, not-named, 440 ?Ono
pricinet named, 130 23
We learn further, ue Ulegiaf.' that Whitfield
was some seven hundred votes ahead <>f
1 i. nnikcn north of the Kansas river, and that
I lie was certainly elected by a largo majority.
ITho election did not pass olf as quietly as ;--J
I could have been desjred. A disturbance oc*
Icurrod at the noils at Kansas City, in which
a man named Davis,- from Missouri, wa?
wounded and dnaf' within jui hour, A man
was also killed at the polls in tho town of
Hoston. ^ V
Wahiiinotok, Dec. 0.
rr t -At .. # o * 1 7* *_- - ?
j iik ncviiou 01 cemunr wigfil as 1'rosident
of tlic Senate camn near being attended
with unpleasant consequence*. 'J1?e cuiicuh * *
was anything hut harmonious. In fact, at
one tijne came near scp;ua?ing in n row bofore
a selection was made, comcoueht upon.
Judge Butkr urging the selection of Mr.
Bright as President of the Senate . for the
time being merely, still considering Atchison
as Vice-President ;>ro frffc tlniB opening an
issue between tlie North and Soutn.
Hut for the firmness and persuasion of
northern Senators, most unpleasant results to
the business of the Senate, at this session,
would have ensued. Much' bitterness is still
felt by some southorn Senators that Mr.
Bright should l?c elected without qualifications
as to tiuio,
Jn reading the subjoined item wo may *
very appropriately cxc|aim, Is,! the poor 7
free negro in the free States! Tha Louis- * '
villc. Ivy., papers of thtdhi inst., contain an
account of a negro who kept a grogshop on
a fiat boat at Cairo, who, having been sued
for sixty dollars, and judgment rendered against
him, threatened to shoot tho magistrate
if he refused to let him off. Soon afterwards
he armed himself and took a stand
nponhis boot, waiting for the magistrate to
come nloncr. Uoon hearing w lmf l?? in*?.
tiou? were, r large crowd of people surrounded
tho boat> and threatened to destroy it?
Tlic negro then fired into tlic crowd, and!
wounded four persona, wben his boat was fired,
cut loose and-set adrift, and as soon aa
it had got out some distance in the river, the
uegro tied a weight nround his neck, jumped
overheatd, and was drowned.
Tu? Honorable Thomas Hi Benton delifcred
a lecture beforo the Maryland Institute
cn the evening of the 6tb. There was an
immense audience in attendance to hear him.
Hiswubjeci was Woatern Geography, with
reference to tho adaptotion to the settlement aStAi
and construction of the Pacific Hail road.
. ?
O.v Thuradr* I act, st Rochester,
the snow which had been falling during the ..
day had reached the depth of forty inches.?*
Hie storm was so severe that utt ch property
has been lost and several voxels wrecked in
Lake Ontario. <g*
That portion of tho North Carolina Hail
ltoad between Galsboro and Btdeigh, has f
been Completed, ami the passenger tr^n of
ears pass to and from cacli pointosj^r. - Pas- ^
sengers may break fas tat Wihnwgton and'