The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-24

| The court thonghs Is would h hsttnr fnsrthe
counsel for. plzinh6s H. open -his Ae>a xihAont
mixing .it,upw with the defapanstax tsply. o.. q
| Mr.. Lord said -thA& ~ did ne& think the course
suggested by HI. Wood eaIenlxtsd to CO. fuse
the case, and he svoald eenssas e the reading Of
the reply in this connection.
| The court assHpted. and Mt Lord read short
letter from DE- Reee0ms wha,. IL The aka ef
all psstiss'' ha rsgfetiad xAs DOM dead. A..s y
From aAs PAaalsIps MA .q..,l,.s,
The llsAsTER TO. .TaR SrsAMxs Onra~.-i
BODIES EounD.---At an .-sarsy .heue yssles3ar
Iuor'ing, the steamboat Ohio, which .wss
wrecked BY the collision with the Ccdhuoaors
Stockton, the evening previcus, dosted up tho
river with the flood tide, and grounded Ia tic
Jersey channel opposite Spruce street ,Whsfte
she was lying last night upper dTcka be-
ing ont Of water. a
| The greater portion of the baggage aud
OTHER valuable articles, belonging to tie passen-
gers, which was swept from the boat when
SIZE sunk at Kaign's point, was recovered, IN
the course Of yesterday, by the d,hsrpen and
Others along the shore. Some trunks, vallses,
&c.. were caught below Gloucester Point
The greatest anxiety was manifested. Yeafes-
day. to knox whe her any lives had been lost.
In the morning the impression was stronr.
among the officers of the boat that Az On board
escaped. During tho fcrenoena youdg eestis-
man by the nans Of Taylor, from Charostor:
South Carolina, whose parents res'ds In Brook.
fYn, New York, known to have been 1 baisey,-
ger, was hauled ashore Ia a seine at Kaigp's
In the afternoon Mr.. John Hinkla, hieh
constable Of. the Northern LbsHies, hooked NJ
2 drowned man on tha Ohio. His name II sup.
posed TO be Frederick Shelter, OF Baltimore.
he Is about forty.five years 0f are, and batf-
headed. Dressed III black coat, Back satin vest
and striped pants. A silver watch and $40 50
we're in his pockets. u These yalusb)es were de-
livered to Captain Davis, commander Of the boat,
A pair Of pants was also found, with gold
watch, and 1858 80 in. gold, notes and silver in
Them. The owner, the suppositioni il, perished.
lie probably had stripped himself TO -swin,'
ashore Thia watch and money were likewise
delivered to Captain Davis We should add
that on ticket of fare, taken from the pants,
was the name Of Hill
Nearly all the furniture was removed from the
OHIO, yesterday. The company design to bring
from New York Immediately the necessary Id.
paratus 70 raise her Her machinery has not
sustained any injury, and the damage to her bow
- by no means serious. ~. n, 4, a9.s -. MAJ.
I'VE were informed by ono ef the passengeys,.
yesterday evening, that Mr. Findly an aged
gentleman who was abonrd, was missing, not
having been seen or heard OF since the disaster. =
II Is feared that he must have met Watery
grave. r.' 81 n ~
We regret to state that DR.. Wood, son-in-law.
OF Gen. Taylor, was a sufferer in baggage and /,
papers. Lieut. Wise lost his luggage and,
$1,000 in cash e-ee 4, M 80 u. ].
The recovered bodies were takenin chsrpe by
the coroner Of Camden, who had them decently
prepared for burial by an undertaken. The
friends OF the deceased were communicated with
by telegraph e r ''~'
We understood last night that the body Of
Mr.. Shelter had been identified By two Of his
relatives in this city. I'M.
a rumor was current last evening that. the /.
body OF a lady passenger had been found, near
kai9n's Point, and brought to Camden. a.
lMRRovED PRINTING PREss-A small model
of an improved printing press has lately been.
deposited in the Patent Offre, at Washington,
by the inventors, Mr.. Hathaway, printer, and !.
Mr.. Stripped, machinist, Of Norfolk, Va They.
have applied for patent The Washington
Republic says: ~, :. ~. ~
"There are many points in this invention
which Claim. originality but it's principal fea-
ture, and which alone viii rec0mmend it fpy Rsn-s
eral use, consists in the great economy Of ma
chinsry. The Napier, with its heavy cylinder
railway, cogwheels &C., the average cost Of
which exceeds 81 400, Is at last met by q rival;
stripped for The race" With one-third Of the
machinery, simple in construction perfect IN re-
gularity of movement, for the sum Of $500
The average speed is one thousand sheets per
hour, two persons being required to wo k its.
Possessing half rotary movement, it can, how.
ever, be worked with ease by one person, at the
rate Of 500 sheets per hour
Bruce g. CO.. Of New York, some time aimee,
offered "a premium Of $500 for the beat and
cheapest improved printing press, and Measrs.''
hathaway d. Stripped, we learn are conFtruct-
ING one to send to that city ,thatihey may claim
the reward due to their ingenuity" rI sfsil
MEMPHIS AND CHARLEsroN RAItRoxD -4'The