Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-20

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saved in Dorians boat, and taken to Quebec,
says that the engineers threatened to use q re-
| volver ON a man who attempted TO get into the
boat with which they made Off. It's well known
that the engineers boat Wa not full. Miller
also contradicts the story that several ladies
were put into a boat and sent of by Captain
Luce. We copy paragraph from Millers
statement published in the Albany Journal
! aHe (Miller) spoke to young Collins, saying,
| Il think this will be the last of the Arctic.
| Yes, said he, Il think 1t will He asked ifhe
was not going to try to save himself in one OF
! the boats, to which young Collins replied, ne
believed he would stay where he was. lie was
| with Captain Luce, who was then tying hfe-
preservers on some of the ladies. sstsi 2
l"He describes the scene after the sinking OF
the steamer, as awful in the extreme. Dead
| bodies of men and women were floating about
| them, many of them drowned by the life-pre-
| servers, which la their ignorance they had al
| owedvto slip below their waists, so that by the
rising Of the life preservers to the surface their
heads we're drawn under water. IN, X .,Is,,s
| SINGULAR CASE OF BIGAMY.--We learn from
the Springfield Republicans that Edward Bates
has been arrested in that city for living with
Miss Wardwell of Otisfeld, Me-, as his wife, BY
the consent Of his real wife, all the parties re-
siding in Springfield. Miss Wardwell became
resident Of Bates's family at bingham, Mass,
whence they removed to the interior OF New
York, when Bates's vile agreed to yacate the
premises, two children being divided between
the parties, the wife taking one child, and the
husband the other. The parties subsequently,
removed to Springfield, where they all lived on
amicable terms, Bates paying the board Of his
wife and child The arrest was made at the
instance Of Miss Wardwells father. # -i
THE ELLSWORTH OUTRAGE.-T The Bangor
Mercury states that the Rev. John Bapst who
was on Saturday night tarred and feathered,
and ridden on rail, in Ellsworth, was on
visit to that place when the outrage was COM
mitted. He was formerly pastor there, and was
engaged in controversy about the school quess--
ton. He has been pastor of o Catholic church
in Bangor for the past few months, and the
Mercury says ahas done much good among the
Catholic population, and has brought about
many useiui "'e
on all hands," sAt4
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country. Her farewell benefit, previous 70
visiting England, was triumph scarce known
since the days Of Malibran. 1t was attended
by the officers of the frigate Cumberland, who
applauded their gifted comtrywoman most
rapturously. ta
nkARhhsf OF iAis s1 'pn :. wy
Kissane the forger, whose leap from the Erie
railroad cars, near Hornellsvlle, while in charge
of an officer, we have noticed. The Leader states
that Kissane managed to seerete himself be-
tween two freight cars, and when they moved
on he was carried along with them. He was
arrested by the same officer who had him In
Cargo.
FnLIBusrERIsx.-By an arrival from st.
Thomas, we have news of the secret expedition,
the steamer Ben Franklin and the barque
Catharine Augusta. These vessels were look
ed upon with suspicion there, but were gener-
ally supposed to be a part of an expedition
against Venezuela, to restore Paez.
commander in the Spanish navy, is now Wis
ting Portland, Maine, on business connected
with the Spanish government Heisintrusted
with commission to select the best place for
building a number of vessels for the use Of the
Spanish navy, and is examining the advan-
tages Of Portland with view to that purpose
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