Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-05-31
STEAMBOAT RACING.

oACAM6UA1 hRC4HG.
a letter from New Orleans, under date of l9th in
sant thus refers to the fearful extent to which steam
boat racing is pushed the Mississippi The writer,
respectable gentleman estimates the aggregate bets
made on the result of the race between the two steam
crS named Mt afa million of dollars land lest the
money at stake and all the other exciting influences
might not be sufficient to push the contcnding boats
to their utmost speed the tar alluded to was the agent
used without STINT to give the highest intensity to
the boiler fires. We know, through later adviccs,
that the race was run without any loss of life: The
risks to the passengers, however, must have been
great and while, in this instance they have escaped
without harm, we trust that the exemption will not
be taken warrant for the rcpetition of so DANCE
rous contest:
Everything is going on smoothly. The only OK
clcmcLt in town at present is the great steamboat
race against time, in which, to confess the truth am
very much interested. So far the "Shotwells" time
Is better than that of the "EClipse" We hear of them
every few hours from every station on the river where
there is telegraph. ] understand the Eclipse took
no JrelgH out rood and one hundred barrels oftar-
The ShotwclP had the same quantity of combstibles
put not SO many passengers-the former having two
hundred. The reason of the race is that the season
is just commencing and the fastest boat gets the mas
scngers The people will lay three or four days
to go up to Louisville few hours quicker and RIM
the risk of being blown up. l went down to the
Levee to see the Shotwell Off There have been
ten tHOuSitnu persons AT the Inherent boats for the
same purpose. The departure was something of a
sight; gun fired for her to get out into the stream
another to start and when she had gone still another
to time her by AT the report of the last gun it was
really amusing TO see the people taking out their
watches and betting tUrOuSLy is said that there is
not less than h0IfG million pending this risk Of hu-
man life.
MARRIAGE SCENE IN INDG-Bayard Taylor writes
from Bombay as follows: -
Last night, on my way home from the Botanic
Garden met a magnificent marriage procession in
the streets OF the native town. First came a very
large number of beautiful children, in open carriages
the pears and spanges their dresses glittering in
theght of torches which were borne upon long poles
and waved in riOtous jubilee to sounds of music Be
hind them were boys in jewelled robes on horseback
with servants holding golden fnged umbrellas above
their heads. The musc--a piercing medley of flies
drums and 1utes-came next, and the bridegroom
mounted on a white horse. He was a man of abont
twenty clad in splendid robes of white silk all en-
brodered with gold. His turban cleaned with nearls
and his checks and forehead were covered with gold
leaf He a living Ell Dorado but sat so grave
and motionlcss his horse, looking straight before
him, that he might have been taken for a bedzzened
statue. servant hOldinga silver screen rcsemlne,
a fam walked on each side of him. and behind him
came the dowery borne on mems heads. It was con-
tanned in twenty thirty houses arranged so as to
form quadrangle with temple in the centre of ALL
SPLENDID CAT1LE-A lot of cattle passed onr Office
yesterday on their way to the Worlds Fair in New
York, which has probably never Lccn sounlIed in The
United States. They numbered fifty head, and their
average weight understand was 800 and . 600.
pounds! They were sold By Isaac Shelby & Son to
=. I"ylorl of aud are destined above
stalea- kentucky can we'll risk her reputation, a.
the finest stocking countrHIn the world uttgn tiIs
lot of cattle.-Leris$ton fKy) Observer. 4 ,
SINGULAR AND PA1xruLf CAsE-Near NifeFstovr,
on the 18th inst De- BALL Extracted from she
right of Mr.. Joseph 6es9ssl. is,o L,jecyo5 L.
InGggots. 1t that S or bug entered tI1e3r,,
of his ear, when he Immediately started to thenbv
stefan, but before he reached him the insect had
lett its tenement This occurred two DAYS previous
to the extraction, in whius time the patient suffered
intense pain 1t is supposed by the physician that
the insect had deposited tseggs during short time
it was in the ear Gcttys6sTg PG.I Seatinel.
A MAN IN D1sGUlsE-Last summer a lreputed) fe
male going the round instructing ladies in the
art of cutting dresses &C. hailing from the North we
believe understand that this person recently died
in one of the upper counties when the discovery was
made that the cutter of Indies garments was man
In olSgusc-one who had don1cd the petticoats for
some unexplained reason, and passed for female
until after DEATH Fredericksburg Herald
UNITED STATES STEAMER Water W1rcH-A letter
it is said has been received by gentleman in Balti
more from an officer on board the u s. steamer Water
Witch stating their arrival at Pernambuco on the
18th of April after having Eopped at five different
ports since leaving the United States-their engine
having given them but litsse trouble. Officers and
crew all well She expectet TO leave on the 10th for
Rio.
Col Benton ON THE FEtERAL Appo1xr,ESrs FOR
MIssouRL-Col Benton, late letter to the citizens
ofSpringfeld Missouri, spesi in thestrongest terms
of condemnation of some jbf President Pierce's an
Polntments for that State The President" he says,
was deceived by false representations to give ofeeS
to scamps whose legs werenever seen crossed under
a gentleman's table-who we're the scum and drees
of all parties-who were fugitives from routed fields
or deserters from pledges given to the people, when
they obtained these appointments"
ESCAPE OF ASoTHER OF IiaE :IRisH PATR1oTs--The
Catholic Mirror has received information that Pat
rick QDonohue, another Of the Irish exiles has es-
capped from Van Diemans Land, and from the clutch
es of Governor Denison and the English Government
tits thought he left in of the American ships ira
ding to Australia and viii one of the Amer
lean ports the Atlantic ifhe course ola short