New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-20
Tgv SroRM AT PApucAu. ky.-Th,

THE STORM AT PADUCAH, ky.-The
blow took place at ( and, during rs severity,
the Fashion was woodng thirty miles above. The
tornado lasted nearly Al hour, anu, from the security
of the landing, beng III bend of the ONO ana IN
medaiely under high biut, the boat escaped With
ont the slightest injury On the ryer below, II vas
.trV severe and upon the arrival OF the Fashion al
Paducah about p NJ, a scene was presented on
he rlyor which bcggars description. The TWO
steamers the Dover and CaletoBia-the latter on
herway from tins city TO the Cumherland-wercS sunk
IN the harhoT. The Caledonia turned bottom up
wand. a total wreck Ten or twelve steamers were
Ning up al that point and The account publshedyes-
terday tax en- frOman Extra Of Tbs PafHcdb Demo rat
Is conhimedin every particular BY the officers OF the
Fashion, both as to the mum sustained Oy the
boats, and damage dose 10 the town. HE ohcers
~ the Fashion THINK there were al least eight or
ten lives lost. capt. Page Of the Caledonia was
blown overheard, but rescued. He stated that no
lives were cSt rom ms boat but from her position
WaSIuuo>Shle TO tell From the CONFUSION thdt pre-
vailed and the short stay of the FASHION, Il Was nm
possible 10 Obtain hJl particulars The steamer
lawn was met between Smlthland and Paducah,
after the hurricane. all right Two houses were
blown down ~ SmtbfeId, and other damages done
10 the town No lives supposed 10 be lost On The
Nss,SVg the Storm was quite severe IN the yIcln-
iy OF Apple Creek but so FAR A. the officers OF The
Eo>hon were able 20 learn, no serious damage had
beenCoie 81 Louis Intel, 10th.
AN TcLy CUsroMER.-On Monday last,
while w EGvarc Worth. the keeper OF Cape Poge
I.gLt was fishing for sharks from the shore Of That
caoc fIS hook was suddenly seized by monstr0us
si.ngo5a, which, strange 10 relate, came near cap
turing Nj " himself 1t seems that alter hr
Worth had drawn the stingora nearly TO me shore,
he turned and made for deep waller Fhe me-
" hieh was and flil of kinks. by some means
rot Touyd Nh " : leg. and he VAS rapidly drawn
from the shore, and part OF the time completely
~ der water In tins dangerous pfedlcament ar
W,rtf's presence VI mind did not orsake him. lie
seized ne Inc with one hand, and with the other
succeeded IN clearing II from hls leg, though IN ac-
c0mpis h ng this the line cut entirely through Ihe
SKINS OF hls fingers. He was now nearly up To ms
armplts III water, Notwithstanding when ne maze
another and Intellectual attempt 10 capture the mon
sfer In this he WAS aided by hls son, Who imne
dlaiely proceeded 10 his assistance. They dragged
IN, huge n TO the shore IN triumph. VIZ. w then
obtained ms horse, but could not succeed IN drawing
me slIneola On 10 the shore. lie then cut on MS
AL. which Nds feet inches III length ana rom
inches 10 foot IA circumference and brought u 10
town. since winch time 4 has been visited oy nun
crecs OF the curious This part or the animal As
covered with horns and calculated 10 do terrible
execution n a fghi. The rascal weighed nom so
toa LOCO pounds. and his liver, Ne are informed,
lEdgarown Gazette. Friday
HENRY CLAY AT THE BALLOT Box.-We
have heard some delinquent Wings who neglected
voting al the LAST election excuse themselves by say
ing that Mr. Clay himself did not vote. While mis-
would re no excuse whatever for any man VINO
makes II, yet be ore relying upon H. It would nave
been better to have ascertamed the facts. hr Gay
Il yell known has for some time past Deen 10
very feeble state u health, requiring on MS part
great clIcumspection IN the exposure 70 "hlch ne
might be sub ecied and M avoiding all unnecessary
or over fatigue. Jnder the new election law hI
Clay was cut of from the privilege oi voting As mere
to&ore at Lexington, but Was confined IN Ae efei-
Csc Of that night 10 his own precinct IohaYe voted
therefore. be WOun nave been compelled 70 nave
rode some hi nlne miles 10 the pois anu u'A
again and ia weather when a Que res1d 70 Ms
health would have co"peAed nun 10 feIilali ~ .ne
house Ii will be recollected that II was damp
unnleasant tay accompanied by more or less RAM
10th In the morning and afternoon eI' not"ith-
standing all this Nj Clay lid 90 to the polls early
on the morning Of the election, and cast MS vote tof
he entire Wing ticket. This We Learn from reliable
authority These are the facts, and they show that
-uch persons a. relied upon Nj Gays no! voting as
even pallatlOn 10 their own strange conduct, VIII
oe worse of IN public estimation than II they MAJ
mace no excuse at al. louisville Courier l3th.
Sentence FOR THE VIrRIoL OUTRAGE
In the Municipal Court, this morning, Mrs. Sarah
scott was brought Up for sentence Tor throwing VT
mol III the face OF a young woman named kilgore,
bv which her FACE badly dishguTed and the SIGHT
OF one eve endangered. Previous 10 announcing The
sentence. the Court remarked tina. II mad been
asserted that the woman injured did not bear good
character and the same had been sad OF her nurer
Ofthis the Court officially knew nothing The crime
was Of an aggravated nature and was not the result
Of sudden passion a. II appeared that the hqud was
prepared several days before the Accomplishment ol
The coed He then proceeded 70 pass sentence,
which was. that she De confined at hiro iao"' ~ '''
Boston Tra'eier 18th
r. The cholera is still raging To some
extent OF the Upper Mississippi De onos, ,sn or
Danube II yesterday from Calena; TO- sn,sI
twelve deaihs from the disease al BeAera 90 .h,e.
village twelve mics below Gaena 81 CAV
had dled IN GaIeDa during the week s s"-.,,s
ana aOou' nc S~'"' q LOUIS iEisllseacs, l2ih.
~ The Worcester Iranserlpt says M w.
IT, chsse Of tha, CITY has been selected 70 cls
hs,ne The eures of Professor Of History IN ha'sa
College and that tins Temporary aPpolnis ~. by ~,
-, ,l,s 81, Iess.i n 49, ;uL 4.sss " me rf"-
tessor.hip