American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-01-08

Nc, JANUARY 8, l845.
cossary, as applicable TO the counties, because
OF the small number of votes taken Mt any one
poll, and the consequent facility with which an
attempt to vote illegally would be discovered
On the other hand our fellow citizens of Balti-
more, whilst they admit the ease with which
the guards thrown around the elective franchise
may be evaded within the limits OF the city,
yet with much force deny the right of the le-
glslatnro to apply the provisions of such law
exclusively to them. This argument, gentle
men, may be urged with additional and almost
reslstibIe force when your Senators represent
ING the several counties of the State and YOU
gentlemen OF The House of Delegates, the re-
personalities Of the People of those counties
VIII admit that in the recent election, every
poll book in every county of the State, if in
vestigated, would disclose some illeral votes
cannot think that any Inconvenience consequent
upon the compliance with the provisions of
such law should outweigh the benefits which
would result from its enactment. | know that
the people IN every part OF the Stat viii cheer
fully conform to the provisions of any law you
may enact, which will ensure them the know
ledge that they are governed by their own Re
personalities. If i'll your Judgment u Regis
try Law would be inadequate to protect the
elective Franchise, | would advise that any per-
son who shall hereafter vote fIauduIenty shall!
he liable for such offence To confinement in the
penilcntiary for spch time as the Legislature
shall designate.
A STEAMBOAT DESTROYED BY FIRE Loss
Of three Lices and escape Of many others. The
steamboat Capitol, bound from Pittsburg to St.
Louis, was totally destroyed by fire ON the
night Of the 2Sth ult., while lying at St. Nays
Landing, about 10 miles below ST. Louis The
ST Louis Republican of the 30th ult, furnish
es the following particulars:
1t originated about midway of the boilers.
probably from some defect in the furnaces, and
spread with incredible Iapidlty The alarm
was instantly given, and the passengers most
of whom were asleep, with the exception of
three, succeeded in making their escape. The
flames So, cad upwards and through the cabin,
SO swiftly that several Of those in the cabin eff
iected their escape by letting themselves down
on the after guards The wind was blowing a
strong breeze from the bow TO the stern, which
drove the flames aft
4 MI Durymple, his wife, a son Master
Joseph d. and daughter. a young lady, were
| pdSSefl8clS hn uOdGu. ne laJlIeT ana son &C.
cupied a state room in the gentlemeu's Cabin
the mother and daughter room in the Ia
dies cabin. From the best accounts we can
gather, it is most probable Mr.. Daryinplc
and his son persisted in their state-room. -
They had been awakened by the Captau and
this is the last that is certainly known of them
Mrs. d. and her daughter reached the cabin,
when the mother tainted and fell; the flames
; rushing in, the daughter had barely time to
save her life, by letting herself down on the
after guard Thus, the father, mother and
son, it is believed, persisted in the flames Mr.
ID. was from Lynn, Mass, and was moving to
farm in the vicinity of Carlinville, Ill. He
had on board large amount of valuable pro-
perty, all of which was lost.
A MIR. M LANE and his lady had barely time
TO escape in the clothes in which they were
sleeping. MIR. MI. had upwards of S. 500 in
gold in his trunk, which was los.
There were but few persons in the cabin: if
it had been otherwise, u number must have
been lost, as there was not time to have awak-
ened them. There were number of families
on deck, all of whom were saved, although
most of them lost their baggage and clothing
Fortunately, the Clerk and Mate of the Lam
Get had the torethought to launch an old fiat
boat at the stern of the Capitol, by which, and
the Yawl, the greater number were saved The
Captain and his lady, and all the crew succeed
ed IN getting ashore, but books, money and pa
pers of the boat were all lost. She had on
board full cargo, chiefly iron, much of which
will probably be recovered.
The Capitol hoated down short distance,
where she burned nearly to the waters edge
The cable having burnt off, she then went
adrilt, and was carried down in the bend where
it is supposed she would sink. She was nearly
new, commanded by Capt Birmingham, and
was not insured.
The Lancet brought up the passengers and
crew to this city yesterday morning. Great
praise is bestowed by the sufferers upon Capt.
Hicks and his officers for the humane and ge-
nerous treatment they received. A few of the
cabin passengers and most of the deck passen-
gers will remain until this morning on board
the Lancet. Collections were yesterday taken
up in the churches for the relief of the suffer
ers, which will be placed in the hands of the
Mayor for distribution
The following is list of persons on board
the Capitol, so far as we have been able to OBJ
| tain their names
Cab MIR. Mattox, Mr.. M'Lane and lady,
Miss DaIrymple, Miss Dckey.
Deck-John Quigey, wife and a children,
John Bennett wife aud children, Chas. Gil
der and Eliza Glider, Jacob Lbber, wife and |
child, two elderly men and their wives-names
not ascef,aned.
.4nothe Disaster. We learn from the Saint
Louis Republican that the fine steamer kein-
deer, Capt Paxton, from Cincinnati for Saint
Louis, with full cargo, struck a snag, about
one mile below Liberty, and sunk to her cabin
floor. The Caspian was alongside, taking on
board her passengers, and such of her furniture
and frei hit as could be saved. No lives lost.
The Reindeer was owned by Col. E. c. King,
Capt. Paxton, Maj. Fitch, and Mr.. RiggIe.-
She was insured in part by a Lexington office.
AN OFFER TO FIGHr THE ANTl-RENrERs
The De Witt Clinton Fire Engine, Co. No. . Of
Albany have offered their services tn sunnross