Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-10-20

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saving him by the second mate Jumping
over the side, and making rope fast
around him, by which he was got on board
safely. This man saved is supposed to be
the Frenchman who was passenger on
board the steamer with which we came in
collision. He informed the captain that
others we're on pieces Of the wreck, and
by going aloft be saw US and three others.
We we're the first which the boat reached.
We were safely taken on board about 3
P. NJ. The ship proved to be the Cambria,
of this port, from GLASGOW, bound to
Montreal.
From the Frenchman who was picked
up, we learn that the steamer with which
We came in collision was the screw steamer
Vesta, from St. Pierre, bound from and
belonging to Greeuyille, France. As near
as We could learn, the Vesta was steering
f. s. E., and was crossing our course two
points, with all sail set the wind west BY
south at the time.
Her anchor, which was about seven by
four inches square, was drawn through the
bows of the Arctic, about Is inches above
the water line, and an immense hole had
Lesn madX at the same instant by the fuke
Of the anchor, about two feet below the
water line, raking the fore and aft plank,
and finally breaking its chain, leaving the
stock remaining in and through the side
of the Arctic, or, it is not unlikely that
as SO much Of her bow mad been crushed
in, some of the heavy longitudinal pieces
Of iron running through the side Of the
ship, may have been driven through the
side, causing the loss of our ship, and, l
fear, of hundreds of most valuable lives
JAMES c. LUCE.
The foregoing thrillingly interesting
statement of Capt. Luce was prepared on
board the Cambria, before reaching Quebec.
(The Vesta, being built with water-tight
compartments, did not sink, and has since
reached ST. Johns, N. B., in safety.]
REMARKABLE' ANECDOTE. A cores
pondent of the Petersburg Express, at
Charlcstown, Virginia, communicates to
that paper the following series Of incidents,
which, if true, are certainly very singular !:
"Washington was accustomed to wear
to his watch two seals, one gold and the
other silver Upon one Of them the letters
g. w. we're engraved, or rather cut. These
seals he wore as early as 1854, and they
we're about his person on the terrible day
of Braddock's defeat On that day he lost
the silver seal The gold one remained
with the General until the day of his death,
and was then given by him to his nephew,
a gentleman of Virginia, who carefully
preserved it until about seventeen years
ago, when riding over his farm he dropped
it. The other day the gold seal, lost II
years ago, was Plonghed np,recognized from
the letters &C. W." on it, and restored to
the son of the gentleman to whom Wash
ihgton had presented it. At almost the
same time the silver seal lost in 1854, Just
one hundred years ago, was ploughed up
on the site in which Braddock was defeat
ed, and in like manner recognized from
the letters s'G W." So that in a very
short time the companions will be again
united. have this whole statement from
the most reliable source possible, namely,
from the gentleman himself, who has thus
restored to him these precious mementoes
of his great ancestor. The affair is but
one more proof of an oft-stated maxim, that
truth beggars fiction in strangeness. I
repeat, there is not the slightest exaggera-
ton or misstatement in the matter, land no
room for mistake. In legal pbraseology,
the truth excludes every other hypothesis.
EcCLEsIAsTIcAL-R VIM Simonton,
of the Presbyterian church of this place,
has accepted call from the Old School
Presbyterian Church at Williamsport. Mr..
Simonton possessed the entire confidence
and esteem Of his congregation at this
place and Northumberland, who greatly
regret his departure During his four
years stay amongst US, he has made many
warm friends and no enenies.-Sunbury
American.
Rev. J. Green Miles has resigned
the charge Of the Baptist Church in Jer-
sey Shore, and removed to Williamsport,
with view to the organization Of church
in the latter thriving town.
Edward Yeomans, son of Rev. J. W.
Yeomans, D. D., has received and accept
ed call to the Warrior Run Church, Pa,
and, if the way besclear, to be ordained
and installed on the Goth of November !
next.
Rev. N. B. Patterson has received and
accepted call to the Washington Church,
of White Deer, Penn'a.
I%The death of Mr.. Simon Snyder,
one of the Commissioners Of Northumber.
land county, leaves vacancy in the Board,
which must be filed by appointmept bv !