Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-10-16
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TIE VICTIMS OF the Agcrro-A GRATIFYING

STATEMENT DOUBTED. 80.
Bo roS Oct. Is we have 10 dsy received 81 Job NJ.
papers BY The Europa sbi,h announce the arrival
Oh The Vsssa the steamer Ia collision with the Arctic but
make TO meptou Of her having rescued thry.one of
e passengers and crew OF the Arctic announced by
our Geographic despatch frem HssI yesterday II soch
sstoe case seems singular that should not have
been mentioned In the p.pers.
TIE ARCTIC DIsASTER-SERIOUS CHARGE
AGAINST AN AMERICAN CONSUL.
BOSTON Oct is The 81 Johns New Foaudiand pa.
pers OF the 9th Governor smon aud the Amer
lean consul Tor not taking speedy and efficient measures
10 search Tor the survivors Of the Arstic The ne ..
reached Sc. Johns on the 30th. - -
The ship Nautilus. which arrived NJ ST. John. n, ,ho
+b passed about rs miles FROM Cape Race ou.ptty of
wrecked msteras undoubtedly beooEios TO the Arctic:
the wind. however. blew too bard to save them
WING AND DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
Ntw foRr. l3.-The wings Of the <tt Congregational
District have nominated Sanford hscouber for Congress
L. the OH district George Adams In the 7th dis.sc,,
Thomas ohilds 10 the 18Th, Abraham wakcm.u.
The Son Democrats OF tho 7th Di,,re,
have nouina.sd William D. Kennedy, a native Of BALI
more.
The Hard Shell Democrats have nominated Anguish,
Scheil for Mayor Of tho city.
CONNECTICUT STATE FAIR
NEW HAVEN, Oct la.-It 10 supposed that there rero
more strangers 10 town to-day than known be.
fore by tho odes nhabtint" In the enclosure AT ~,
fair grounds is estimated there were rum t..n,v
thry>hve thousand persons present The show of
ws extremely hne. At the uotting match this
black horse from Vermont owned by y. NoreiI. took
Onf
onds. AZ the ploughing match to-day eighteen teams
contcnded. ~
ia FATAL ACcIDENT.ELEvEN LIVES LOST.
TROY. N Oct. l2.-The ferry skif upset In The riv
er this morning. the steamboat dock t
seventeen persons including the ska man. of whom ali
we're drowned but six, including the skifYnap George
ueuo; ihsv we're principally Young men. employed 10
Wheeler MAYORS chair factory, in West Troy and were
going TO work. - 500 WIZ
EXPLOSION AND DEATH
NEW ionE, Oct ls-Tbe whi.key still Of Polay's Dis.
lliaml huFO o.tad, hi.
dosn portion Of the building. The engineer VILLA M
Read, was buried in the ruins and Instant; killed The
hrem'n, John BoGlsu. bruised and scsIdei beyond
recovery John Parker, the stlman was also badly in
jured.
VERMONT LEGISLATURE
MONTPELIER Oct Both branches Of the Leeislsture
assembled here to day. and organized without delay. The
Senate elected H. Barrett, of Middlehury clork and Mr.
chapman Of LUDLOW, assistant clerk. Both are fusion
sits In the House, G.. w. Grardy, of yergenres, was
chosen speaker.
NEW oRLrASs. Oct. 1.-THE melancholy announce
nent Of the loss Of the Arctic, with nearly all ON board
ha, created here feeling of the intense emit
aud sympathy.
OHIO ELECTION.
CoLuNBus, (o,) Oct. leth.-The State ha. gone Anti
Nebraska by an overwhelming majority. or the whole
"en'y'one members OF Coz gress. eighteen arc opposed
70 tue repeal oil the Missouri Compromise.
MARINE DISASTER.
INV YORK, Oct l3.-The brig Rainbow, OF New York.
rom Dobory Island with lumber for Portland was sban
oonea on the orb Instant and the captain and have
arrived here In the schooner Medad, Capt Plat.
TUE MEXICAN REVOLUTION.
NEW YORK Oct lS.-The Mexican Consul At this mort
has received dispatches from New Orleans to the effect
that tbs revolution in Mexico is entirely ut an end
VALUABLES LOST WITH THE ARCTIC
NEw foEr, Oct lS.-GuymeL the French importer
">t III the Arctic ssupposed have had with him d.
N 'nds aud other j-~"lry to the value OF 100000
VIRGINIA KNow-NoTHINGs
N"RF Tx, DC lsth-1h" X ow- Mornings here and in
Ports" nth celebrated he victories in Penusylya
ha a"d Baltimore last night BY fri & one hundred guns
THE OHIO RIVER
WHErLISo Oct lS.-TLere are ~ inche, of water in
ne MYERS channel.
PiIIsprRo Oct lS.- There are II inches OF water in
tue MYERS chsnnrl.
THE RECIPROCITY TREATY
DosToS, Oct l2.-rhe stature Of New Brunsvick Is
assemble On the 1871, Tor the purpose OF discussing thu
aeciprocily freay.
THANKSGIVING IN MAINE
Bo,rcN. Oi i3-Tne Governor Of Maine has appointed
thursday tue Soh OF November day of Thank. Civ
e.