Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-12-26

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passengers, bound for Stockton, her
boiler burst with a terrible explosion
Masses of timber and human bodies
were scattered in every direction
Many bodies were blown into the wa
ter from which they were recovered
by the numerous boats which thronged
about the scene of disaster. The boat
was complete wreck, and from among
the fragments were taken the dead and
the dying, mu,ilatcd in a manner shock
ing 10 behold.
The number Of persons on board al
the time Of the accident, cannot be
accurately ascertained, as the passen-
ger list has not been found. We have
heard it voriously estimated at from
seventy.fvc 10 hundred. Many bod,
les were so much mutilated iha, il was
found impossible ioidentify them
Limbs and fragments were gathered up
in baske,s-a shocking sight.
"Many sad incidents of this slaugh.
ter remain TO be related The clerk
of the boat had his pockets full of
gold and silver money, which he had
collected Of passengers before starting
His body was robbed Of this; and such
was The case in several other Instances
Nothing whatever has been heard
Of any of the women, or of but nine t
out of twenty.one Of tho boats com.
pany. Ten other dead bodies, and some
twenty who have escaped, injured and
uninlured, are all that yet have been
heard from. Hence, if the missing
bear anything Ike the same proportion
to the whole, as in the case of those
permanently Connected with the The boat,
the loss Of life must have been fearful.
ANOTHER STEAMBOAT DIsAsrER.--
The steamer Mariposa, of this city,
was run into on Monday night, near
New York, on the Paci ic, by The stea.
mer West Point, ard sunk. The COLI
sion took place whls the boats were
under full headway-allo wing the pas
sengers and crew Of the former barely
time TO escape on the West point Al.
ia California, Nov. lst.
The Cholera.
From the Daily Alta California Oct. %.
Gu: citizens were startled Yesterday
morning by the report that vessel had
arrived in the harbor, having on board
large number of cases OF cho era
The vessel proved TO bc the schooner
6. ii. Montague, Capt. Meek.
She sailed from Sacramento City on
Friday last, with 46 passengers, and
crew of seven in number, and was
bound 10 Panama. On the day
after sailing from Sacramento City,
a disease, which has been pronounced
TO be the cholera, broke out among the
passengers.
The greater portion Of those who
died were from the mining districts,
hale, stout men, who on Monday morn,
ing ate their breakfasts as heartily as
any body.
From TIC Pacific News.
PolittcS.--Thc political character
Of the result Of The late election in this
Slate, il is yet impossible TO determine
with certainty. In many Of The large
and sparscly populated counties, the
question of political prefermen, was
not broughtinio the canvass. Enough
is known, however, 10 determine the
fact, that the two great parties are
nearly equally balanced, with a strong
probability that the democratic party
will have a small majority on Joint
ballot. As the next Legislature will be
required TO elect a U. s. Senator in
place Of Mr.. Fremont, who drew for the
short term, the question Of party ascen.
dency is one of no inconsiderabIe i'm.
portancs, especially to the numerous
aspirants who are already making in.
terest with a view to official elevation.
State Loan.-The question of calling
an extra session oflhe Legislature. for
the purpose of effeciing a loan to
liquidate the Indebtedness of the
State. in case Congress does not grant
the appropriations asked for by Mr,
! Fremont, is again being braycly os,;,,