New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-19
Gov. seward In Lancaster, PA.


/ The meetings iu this city have all been well at
/ tended during the campaign. That held in the Court
blouse on Tuesday night turned o9t As We anticipated
u would, 20 be perfect am numbers OF citizens
beng unable "a hnd inside Of the building. At an
early hour IN the evening very large delegation from
Columbia arrived IN train which bad been specially
chartered tor tbs occasion. accompanied by most ex
celen, brass band. They were Of course warmly vel
coined by their brethren Of this city
The meeting was organized BY the appointment Of
HENRr q. LoNc. ESQ as President sssslsd by mum.
her 90 Vice presidents and Secretaries Hon VII.
LIAM p. SEw,En. late Governor Of New York who had
arrived here preceding DAY professional
and VINO hsd been invited % address the meeting then
took the stand and received with three cheers that
made the old building shake % Is very foundations
AFTER the enthusiasm produced hy bis appearance had
subsidized, he arose ami delivered a calm clear Srgs.
mentstve specchs speech caculsted 10 lcsd the und
20 right conclusions and % them ndchbly upon II
tie listened 70 with interest tor nearly Two hours
and we are satisfied that every Wing who heard him.
lon the Courtiouse with his convictions greatly
strengthened, and with renewed confidence IN the
truthiUness OF the principles c BIS party and the in
icgriiy snd worth OF is candidates; while upon the
minds Of the opposite party the moderation and for
besrsnce OF Gov seward his perfect fairness and
dor In AT he said OF those who differed with hm-must
have made most powerful impression. indeed we
but give uerancC to the general sentiment Of the
munity when pronounce his speech TO be OF the
sbles, that has ever been delivered in this city.
CoN>gcrIcUr.-Goy. Bi,sELt OF Connecticut
has issued his Proclamation appointing Thursday. the
3Oth Of November as day OF Thanksgiving. lie is
Just recovering from sickness, during which his life
despared OF tie thus concludes:
And above all let al the people praise God Tor the
gospel OF reconciliation 1y which he sbrngng this Of
lending world b. himself cheering the pilgrimage Of
the weary and heavy laden, ard holding out io the
stricken, the sorowiul and the dying bright hopes
of everlasting life and Of salvation beyond the grave"
DREADFUL Di,AsrER-Wc are again called
upon record another dreadful steamboat disaster.
which unfortunately. has been attended with most
deplorable loss OF life On Friday last about clock
T. the steamer Pigsy Hoods Capt. rsytowine, on
her passage from Springfield for the Pontchsrtrsin
railroad depot took ire when she about two miles
from land and burned to the waters edge. The are
originated her stsrbosri side Immediately under her
boiler deck, and owing 70 high wind which pre-
vailing the time. enveoped her in flames The
utmost CONSERVATION and dsmey seized upon the pas
and in the hurry OF the moment they launch
ed the small boat IN so precpitsc manner that she
ned and driftcd away. Completely helpless they cast
overheard pieces OF plank and the cabin furniture. and
leaving the boat chung 20 them long they were
able but panied say that only eight Of them
rescued By the boats which put OIL from the land
the remainder supposed 20 be fe,n IN all, having sunk
before assistance could De rendered
The persons saved were eight In number viz Wi.
liam Msilott Esq OF Springfield. from whom We de
rive these particulars M Bradley, the engineer n
passenger, name unknown, the cabin boy. two negro
boys belonging 20 the boat and a child about years
old. belonging 70 one Of the passengers who persisted
This little fellow We learn had besn drifting swim
mnI about for hours before he picked up, and
only by his loud cries attracted the attention of the per
sons in the shore boats. The engineer Mr. Bradley.
clung on 70 the burning hull for nearly two hours be
fore he rescued The boat burned for about four
hours before she sunk.
We lind it utterly impossible to arrive a, all the
OF those lost and we only give those which have
been reported Mr.. Duncan merchant of Spring hed,
picked up drowned OF the others lost, were two
families, gentleman, his wife his sstern law. two
Young ladies' supposed 10 be sisters 20 the married Ia
dy and two children, about years Of age and the
other infant. The husband il supposed TO have been
employed in the undergrad OF Mr.. Hunt Of this city,
but could not learn his name Two servants be
ugug 70 the families two negro men and the cham
BERNARD belonging TO the boat. and Two persons un
known, were lost, making joariecH IN All.
The boat together with lot of prov si0ns, passen
gers baggage, and about "a bales cotton Is OF course
totally lost N o Com. Bulletin, 9TH.
FROM YucArAN-A private letter informs the
Editors OF la Paira that Gov Barbachano 50 well
satisfied with the gallant bearing OF the American youn
tcers In the late engagement with the Indians OF Yucca
tan that he contemplated making apple alton 10 the
Government OF the United States Tor 800 more The
actonslluded 10 took placetwo leagues from Vaadod
Jacnto Pat enrsged by the defeat of his Indian
troops that he ordered four of his officers 10 be- shot
Pat making preparations 70 ortfy himself in PetO
and the moment OF shooting his four officers, he told
his followers that he about 10 enter into another
action and if he lost il, they welcome to shoot
him IN .. Pic. Oct z
Az IRISH PATRIOT Edmund WILLIAM FIrz-
GERAI D. one of the late editors OF the Dublin Nation
and Bsrrster Law the English Courts will address
the citizens OF Lockport Tuesday evening of Buffalo
on "Wednesday evening and Of Rochester on Thursday
evening Mr. Fitzgerald IL Of the counselOrs who
defended John Mitchell at his late trial in Dublin ireland
for which he proclaimed. tRoch. Dem.
UNIVERSITY or NIRGISIA.-There were, last
week 233 ms,rculates in this Institution and several
who have not matriculsted All the professors At
their posts DR. schee de we're having returned in the
Hermann, from visit 70 Europe. Char Jefersonien.
70" Nearly one hundred orphan students were
admitted at Girard College last week making the whole
number now in the Institution about two hundred
GENERAL NOTICES.
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