The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-05-14

V.GTON, /. T., THURSDAY,
/ STEAMBOAT SUNK AND SEW.
ERAL LIVES LOST.
AS the steamboat Bedford was des.
cending the Missouri river, on Satur-
day evening about six O'Clock be-
tween one two miles above the mouth,
she struck a snag which knocked a
large hole in her bottom, and she com.
menced filling Immediately. The
passengers had just risen from sup
per. So great was the injury that
in about two minutes she sunk up
within few inches of the hurricane
| deck. As soon as she commenced
sinking, the yawl was filled with as
many as it could contain and sent
ashore. Those who remained and
could do so, escaped to the hurricane
deck.--Five or six, it is believed,
were unable to get there in time.
An old man, a Revolutionary soldier of
the name of Moore, from Cole coun-
ty, is named amongst the lost. A
negro woman and her three children
are reported as drowned. 1t is also
stated that German woman on board
lost her child. We have not seen
any Of the officers, if any Of them
have reached the city; and we gather
these statements from passengers who
came in Yesterday. A vote was ia
ken in the cabin and deck short
time previous, in relation to Presi-
dent, when 50 votes were counted.
We presume there must have been
this number exclusive of the women.
A dreadful storm of rain and wind
was raging at the time. At .his place
the rain was heavier than any we
have had this spring. The night was
very dark, all Of which comprised to
render their position more critical
and distressing. And the part Of the
river where the disaster occurred is
one ofthe most difficult and dangerous.
1 The boat and cargo are a total
loss. It is supposed there was not
much cargo on board. We cannot
learn that there was any insurance
on her here. She was owned we be-
lieve in Louisville.
New ORLEANS, April 8, 1910. ,
By the steamer New York, Capt.
Wright, papers of a date from Gal
weston as late as the Sd of April have
been received. They contain the
particulars Of bloody affray at San
Antonio, in which number of Gu.
manche chiefs we're slain. 1t seems
a party Of Cumanches came into town
to negotiate for the surrender of their
white prisoners. The inhabitants at.
tempted to detain them as prisoners
and hostages. A fight ensued, and all
the savages, excepting the women and
children were shot down. Through
out this sanguinary affair. we regret
to discover that the Texans have
evinced a disregard to the usages and
rules of nations, which, in civilized
people, no perfdy of the savage can
excuse. The Cumanches visited San
Antonio with the avowed intention Of
negotiating treaty. Under such
circumstances, they should have been
safe from violence.-[Bulletin. "
A FINE INc1DESr.-The Madisonian
contains very spirited sketch Of a
great meeting Of the electors held at
Staunton, Virginia, on the 23d uIt.
The political discussion was commenc-
ed by Mr. Taylor, brother-in-law Of
Thos. H. Benton. This gentleman
addressed the meeting for two hours.
and exhausted all the stale SANDERS
put in circulation by party press
against the character and conduct oil
William Henry Harrison. General
Baldwin, the Wing elector for the
District, replied to Mr. Taylor in a
most triumphant manner. During
his speech and while commenting
upon the charge Of the want Of cour-
age and good conduct of General
Harrison, after indicating him most
successfully upon the testimony Of
Crogan and others, his eyes happened
to rest upon an old veteran, who had
been in Wayne's army in '93, "a,
and '95, and who is man Of ire
proachable conduct. The old soldier
. was attracted by the discussion, and
stood most attentive listener in the
midst of the crowd. When the Gene.
raj espied him, he threw down the
book from which he was reading and
exclaimed, "away with your books, |
see living witness among you-an
old soldierand an honest man! Stand
forth, John Wise! What say you?
Was General Harrison brave SOL
! der? The effect was electrical
every eye was bent OF the honest old
German. soldier-for a moment it
seemed as if the respiration of every
!: man in the house was suspended, that
the response might be distinctly