The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-04
SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 4, 1852.
Terrible stenmloas l,x0ios.on.
LARGE NUMBER or PERSONS KILLKD-IxsTANr
sINflNG on THE VESSEL, &C.

| The steamer Reds,one Captain Tate hence for Cir
cinnati, with about segenty persons board, IL
cludng the boats crew, blow up she backing ou
rom scotts landing abo,f three miles above Carroso,
ns halt past two O'Clock this afternoon
The forcs Of the explosion terrific and cosnpletel
| feet water
Ofthc passengers large proportion lost and osi
crew oaiy the captain aud clerk saved The foraa
severely II not fatally Injured
Up TO seven O'cIock this evening fifteen dead bodie
had been recovered N horribly mutstcI. condition
It's Impossible at present. to give the names Of shos
| who were killed.
Wreck OF tho Steamship Independence.
SEVEN LIVES LcsT-rnE GEORGIA AT NEW OR
| LEANS.
| NEw ORLEANS, Apr; q 1869.
The steamship Louiaa just arrived reports that sh,
steamship Independeroe bound hence was wyackec eu
the bar Of Matagorda Bay the Goth ult The rcsso
and cargo valued at $40 0OO) will prove total loss
The Independence had large number of passengers
one hundred and fifty Of wcm saved but tho fol.
lowing seven were lost in attempting to reach the
in a boat
Mrs. Monott and three children
Mrs Lieut.. Jones'
Mrs. Hoycy.
The mate was drowned in trying to save Mrs Jones
The steamship Georgia, from New York. via Havana is
reported below.
Further Particulars OF tho Gs,illicOthe Fire.
CircIrnaTI, April B. 1852
The Chl'icoshe papers just received contain full par
culars Of the destructive that occurred in
that town on Thursday.
The fire broke out in Watts carpenters shop and soon
extended to the outhouscs of the Cliaton House, tho
wind blowing nereeIy from the West at the time
Adams block including the Clinton ouse and the ad-
jacent warehouses burned the ground
The flames tlicn extended rapidly east and In few
hours the whole portion of the city east of High and
northeast Of Second street was mass of smouiderinn
Of
extensive stores between that and the canal the Madeira
House and the business houses north from tho
nut street
Every house to Mulberry street is bnrned, and num-
Der destroyed far east Bridge street
The chants had us received their stocks Of spring
goods, and the loss is enormous
The os Office wasdestroyed but the books andneters
were saved.
The .adrsrer printing Office, the telegraph lines &C.
were also destroyed.
Frosa Philadelphia.
THE METHODISTs ANDTHE MArNE LAw--NEw BANKS
lNCoRroRATED--JAlLs TO re USED FOR THE RE-
TENTloN OF FUGiTIvB sLAvKs, ETC.
PiHLADELrHlA. April B. 1852
The Philadelphia annual conference of the Methodist
Epircopnl Church adjourned last evening session
Of nine days lts session ia he at Harris
burg The conference before adiournng laid the report
upon the suJcct Of temperance and tho resolutions
tached IN favor Of the Maine Liquor law upon the table
The majority deeming il nadvisnbe to commit the
ference conference upon this any other political
measure. They all however. very heartily approved
The Pennsylvania Senate have passed the bills ncor-
rating the Erie City Bank the Anthracite Bank and
The Formers md Mechanics Bank OF Allentown The
bill to extend the charter Of the Easton Bank also
pused The House last evening passed to third reading
by vote of s. to 8 the bill from the Senate repeating
tho sixth section Of the act S47 rrfffng OF
the jn Of This commonwealth for tho detention of fug
tive slaves.
The Southerncr Mt Charleston.
Cs.nLrsros April 8, 1852.