Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-05-06
Items Of News.
ST. LOUIS. April 81.

/ l.
rounding out from the landing at
Pekin, ILL.,, yesterday forenoon, col
lapsed the Aues of her larboard boil
er, killing, scalding and wounding
nearly 20 persons, most Of them
hands on the boat, and deck passen-
gers. The boiler blew out both fo1e
and aft, and but for quantity of hay
in the engine room, the loss would
have been greater. The chief en-
gineer, Watson, was slightly wound
ed. His assistant was killed. The
boat then took fire, but was soon ex-
tinguished by the crew Of the Ava
lanche, which was a short distance
above and came to her assistance.
Capt. Sprigg thinks the killed and
missing will not exceed 20 persons.
EVANSVILLE, April q, Pm.
}, About 10 p. m, Monday, the
Chickasaw coming down and the w.
| B. Clifton, bound up, came in coils
ion near French Island. Both boats
tapped their bells. The boats had
, scarcely struck before the Chickasaw
commenced sinking-several passen-
gers with the officers jumped on t he
i Clifton and moment after the cabin
: of the Chickasaw parted from the
! hold and foated down the river a
t locomotive for the Memphis railroad,
e was on the ChickasaW, which served
j to drag her down rapidly. Between
+ - and 20 persons are reported lost
r who were mostly fremen and deck
: hands. So rapid was the sinking OF
/ the boat, many might have been
o saved, but the Clifton, was also re-
d ported sinking at the time and she
: imm ediately run to the shore and
d with great difficulty was saved by
d land ing large portion Of her cargo
y The Captain, first and secon(
II clerks of the Chickasaw, with all he.
i office PTS except the carpenter wert
t save d. Her cargo was principally o
n gas pipes. No blame is attached t.
Y, the officers of either boat.
GLASGOW, KY, May l.
A hurricane nassed throuph tn,
country across the Louisville road
i about DC miles above this place las
night. The track was a half mile
; wide, length not known. A two sto
. ry frame was Frustrated to tn,
i ground, with the out houses.
80 The Ohio river has flooded tn
d country opposite Wheeling to sucl
IS an extent that passengers and mail
at coming west on the National roa'
ID have to travel five mil es across tn
lie country in boats. Bridgeport, &C
20 cording to that must be pretty wet
70 FLYING SPEED.-The down eX
D. press train on the Harlem roa'
al having got behind time en- Satnr
is day, the engineer, knowing that tin
J. track was clear, put The steam OF
r the siron horse.' lie ran on,
D. hundred and three miles in two
St hours and ten minutes, ihcludln;
er three stops to take in wood an
as w alter. Deduclng ten minutes 70
lie tile time lost in Tie three stops
makes the average of the runnip
e. time a mile in one minute and sew
ID enteen seconds.
u In Boston a young gentleman
: named Hiram Stafford, was fine
10 So for kicking a respectable girl i
the street. The same as for smok
u ing cigar in the street.
e A lady in Louisville, KY, wa
robbed, few nights sincei by
: fellow who secreted himseifin he
/; chamber until she had retired
If The box containing her id welry
,e and that containing her rouge, wcr
70 dst alike, and the thief took tn
Il wrong box, She looked pale Oh
N discovering her loss, but her colo
: came the next day.
Ie In feeding with corn, so pound
g, ground go as far as hundred il
Ct grain. y
!. FATAL EXPERIMENTAL physi
h. clan in Prague has just died rea
v "martyr Of SCIENCE" lie had beer
n in the habit Of taking strong doses
h Of poison, after swallowing an anti
q dote, in order to note the effects
e On the 23d ult., he took SO large ;
: quantity Of morphine that all the
: efforts OF some medical friend.
y present at the exhibition could no
save him.
e The order of the Jesuits in Aus