Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-08-25
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WAsn1neror, August "a, 1852,

Te1egraphed for the Standard.
E- WAsHINeroN, August "a, 1852,
The House yesterday passed the naval appropria-
ton bill, and the bill for the relief of the widow of
Gen. Worth.
In The Senate. Judge Douglas advocated the prin-
ciple of giving TO the States the right to improve
their harbors by laying tonnage duties commerce.
Truman Smith replied TO him.
The efforts of the Scott Committee-Truman
Smith, Seward. and Fitz Henry Warren--to induce
Hale decline the Pittsburg nomination. have failed.
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The renocratic Mass Meeting at Hilsborough, N. II.
CONCORD, August 18th. Many strangers are al
ready arriving to attend the Democratic meeting at
Hsborough, twentyfour miles distant, on Thursday.
With fair weather. the prospect is that as many peo
pie will be there as can procure conveyances.-
virgins mammoth tent has been erected. Twelve
thousand pounds of good Hillsborough county beef
and mutton, besides five tons of bread, now ma
king-collaon free. Besides the speakers already
announced, Col. German. of Ind, will attend.
Democratic Mass Meeting
CoNcoRD, N. H., August 10. large party of
New Workers passed through here day, for Hills
borough, there being an immense Democratic gathe-
ring in that place. The farmers Of Hi1sborough
county with their wives and children, nnse
TO attend the reunion of the 9th regiment there
morrow. Gen. Pierce will preside, and Gov. Sey-
OF CODneCtlCut,
ma, Col Selby, and other officers who served under
Gen. Pierce, will be in attendance.
Concord N. H., August 10. The Hillsborough
meeting was addressed by John Van Buren,. Senator
Dix, Gov. Seymour of Connecticut, Col. Clemens,
and others. There at least $4,000 persons pres
emit, and the greatest enthusiasm was manifested.
Steamboat CoMision-Iwo Hundred and Fifty Lives
Lost.
ERIE, N. Y. August 20. The steamer Atlantic
OuA
burg, and sunk in half hour. There was dense
fog prevailing at the time.
The Atlantic had on board an immense number of
passengers and it is estimated that about $50 of them
perished-chie1y Norwegian emf grants. When the
collision took place the passengers were all In bed,
and the CONSERVATION ensued especial among
the seerage passengers, many OF them jumping over
board.
The emigranrs, who could not speak word Of En-
glish, understand word spoken to them added to
the horror of the scene by their cries of terror.
The cabin passengers, and those who could under
stand TIE exhortations of the Captain were compare
lively calm, and provided themselves with Chairs,
setees and beds. All who had patent life preservers,
number being on board the boat, were saved. The
emgrdnts jumped overheard in their terror, and rush.
e6 to certain death.
The water gained very rapidly, and the fires were
soon extnguished, the boat sinking amid scene of
the most terrible and heart-rending confusion. At
halt-past o'clock, amid the widest shrleks from a
thousand voices, the boat settled and sunk.
The officers of the propeller Ogdensburg did all in
their power to preserve the lives of the hundreds of
human beings struggling in the waves, and many
were rescued. The whole number picked up by the
propeller was $50, and they taken to Erie. A
large number of these left board the Sulta-
ma for Cleveland, and others down in the cars
for this city, They, of course, lost every thing, and
most of them completely destitute and homeless,
at the time mourning the loss of friends and re-
latives.
The whole number lost is estimated by some to
be not less than 300: large number of bodies had
already been washed ashore.
The Ogdensburgis considerably damaged, leaking
badly, bet succeeded in getting to port with the re-
mainder of the Atlantic's passengers.
The steamer Clayton Immediately despatched
tn wreck save the DroDerfv of the