Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-10-18
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contact with a British Steamer somewhere on
the ocean, and Immediately sunk.
She had on board etwee four and five
hundred passengers.
Only thirty lives were saved. Every eff
fort was made to rescue the passengers-six
life boats being thrown out and but one has
been heard from.
One raft was built upon which 20 persons
embarked, and only one saved.
She and an unknown British steamer had
a collision on Wednesday the 9th of Septem-
Der, off of Cape Race, the extreme estern por-
ton ofNew Foundland. The British stea-
mer is supposed to be the Alps, and iron
steamer, with a screw propeller, filled with
troops from Canada, and destined for Eng
land. The bows of the Arctic were split
asunder, and the water rushed in with fear
full rapidity. In an almost incredible short
space of time, the water had e~xtlngulshed
her fires and she soon after sunk.
About three hundred of her passengers and
crew persisted. Only thirty-two are known
are composed of the ships company.
1t is supposed the unknown steamer sunk
also. She was filled with troops. The loss
of life by this melancholy disaster will not
fall short of five hundred souls
Pet. Express.
New YoRK. Oct. I2.-TYE french steamer
Vesta hassarrived at 81. joins, N B., with
her bows much shattered. This is the steamer
that came in collision with the Arctic. The
Vesta picked up 81 of the persons who were
on board the Arctic.
Another boat load, numbering As persons,
are reported to have arrived at Warren, Rhode
Island.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 10. And election was
held throughout the State to-day for Cover
nor, Canal Commissioner, members of Con-
gress, members Of the Legislature, Recorders
of Deeds, Prothonoters, Clerks of Courts, and
Coroners. For State officers there are three
tickets in the field, Wing, Democratic and
Native American. The Know Nothing orga-
~nization in this city, and throughout the
State is distinct from the Native American
party, and it is understood they have voted
for the Wing candidate for Governor, the
Native American candidate for Judge of the
Supreme Court, the Democratic candidate
for Canal Commissioner. The candidates
for Governor are James Pollock, Wing and
Know Nothing William Bigler, Democrat,
B. Rush Bradford, Native.
From the returns received tits believed
Pollock has been elected governor and the
entire Know Nothing ticket is also elected.
OiNClNNATI, OCG. 1U.-dH eIcCItOH lOOk
place in Ohio to-day for members of Congress,
etc. The American ticketin Hamilton county
was elected by a large majority, some 5000
or 5000 and in the city of Cincinnati the
majority is about $500. A clean sweep was
made, not an Anti American being elected.
The majority in this city and county for
the American Reform Know othing) tick
ct, for city and county officers is about $500,
and the indications are that this is "a fair index
of the result throughout the State.
No. Returns received at EColumbia, S. G.
yesterday, from Florida, Indicate the election
r of Maxwell Democrat, to Congress, by about
five hundred majority. The Legislature will
be Democratic.
The MAINE Observation-Disclosures, fusionist,
is probably elected in the Sixth COMPRESSION
al District, owing to the infsrmality Of the
returns from some plantatiehs.
} ANOTHER Know oTHINd Y1cToRy. A.
P. Webb, Esq, the Know-Nbthing candidate
: for Mayor of San Fraaeisad nj forrarlv
Mayor of Salem, Mass, has been elected by
a plurality of FIVE hundred votes over both the
Wing and Democratic candidates.
DETROIT, Oct. 9th.-The ksteamer E. X
: Collins, which left here Last night with &
; large number of passengers from Sault for
Cleveland, took fire about midnight near
e Maiden, and was soon completely enveloped
in flames. There was of course great cons
formation among the passengers, most O
whom were asleep, and maay plunged into
d the water. Twenty-three persisted by fire OF
drowning. The vessel took fire on her lower
le deck, and her passengers and crew were un
"a able to save any thing except the clothes the
&c had on. Nearly all of then were compelled
d to jump overheard to escape the fire. Blu
few would have been saved bat for the fortu
nate arrival of the propeller Fintrey, Capt
70 Langley. All his boats were manned, an
nearly every soul saved was through his in
m dOmltable exertlons and instrumentality.-
no After they were landed some wretch robbie,
"A one of the sufferers of $50. The boat wa
st nearly new, and cost $1,000, 900. She wa
owned by Captain E. R. Ward, and insure
ID for $13, 200.
n, A correspondent of the New Orleans Bee
ed writing from the city of Mexico on the 19tl
OF September, amongst other interesting state
20 ments, gives the following Not a cent is Lei
of the 81, 900, 900 paid by the United States
90 Where it has all gone is a puzzle, but it
Us: quite certain that the Government is alread
driven to shifts to raise money. The progress
of the revolution is every day more alarming
and the condition of things cannot possibl
continue much longer
nd LYNCH LAW IN MARYLAND.-The negro ma
est named David Thomas, whoa short time sine
ID, called at the house Of William B. Butler, [
Use white citizen about two miles from Burvill,
CO. Caroline county, and invited him out Of I'll
try house, and in the presence Of his wife attacke
Id, him with a gun, and so severely injured hi
that he died in about three hours after-an
ose who was tried for the murder and sentence
ev- to Imprisonment in the Penitentiary for 81
tn, teen years, was on last Saturday night taxi
from the Jail by a mob of some sixty or Sc
j. enty men, and hanged upon the nearest tr
until life was extinct.
g" BA The jury in the case of DR.. Grahal
ca for the murder of Col. Loring, at the s
on Nicholas, New York, yesterday brought in
Snd verdict of manslaughter in the second degre
The punishment is not less than 4 nor mo
than 7 years in the Penientiary. A mott
inc to stay further proceedings of the court 1
off 20 days, to enable the pisoner's counsel
file a bill of exceptions, vas granted.
TERRIBLE STORM IN LdU1sIANA.-The Ne
; Tue Orleans Delta of Sept. %, says: We lea
rug from a gentleman of OF acquaintance, W
has just returned to the dty from Pike count
So, Miss. by way of ConviIgton, La, that Pi
OF county. Washington, ST Tammany and {
800. adjoining parishes in thisState, have recent
the been visited by one of he most destructi
lent freshets that ever occurred in the Southp
Maj. country. The rain commenced on Wednesd,
ltief the Goth, and continued Without iutermissi
as a for six days. For the FIST three days it seem
- a.