New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-10-10


Loss or TnE Malta, The following are ths
particulars Of The sinking of the steamboat
Malta, in the Lower Ohio, and the attendant
loss Of life, brief notice of which we published
few days since
6 The steamboat Malta, Capt. Frazer, from
Louisville to Memphis, with about $50 passen
gers on board, struck snag at the head q
Hurricane Island, about fifty miles above Pa
ducah, on the morning Of the 18th ult,, wher
she Immediately sunk in about twelve fee
| water.
NtMost of the cabin passengers rushed on thu
hurricane deck, while the deck passenger
| commenced jumping on a fntboGt swinging a.
| the time, and threatening to capsize From in
| fornaation derived from one of the passengers
| Che number drowned must have been between
thirty and Fifty, all except two being deck pas
| sepgers, amoug whom were several women ane
children An old gentleman, called Baronet
from Indianapolis, who was on his way TO Whit
River, was drowned in attempting to jump OF
| the fatboat. The name Of the other cabin pas
senger was not known
About fifty of the passengers saved came
down to Paducah on the Raven, the balance re
naming on the William Thomas, which hap
pened to be lying at the time near the scene %
disaster, and rendered some service in landing
those on the fatboat, BY sending out yawl
None of the cabin passengers baggage WA
lost, and all lives might have been saved had
they stuck to the boat. About twenty Of tht
passengers came to Cairo on the Emma Brown
when they rot on board the Aleck Scott. Z
The louisville Courier. noticing the tele
graphic report Of the sinking Of the Malta
says:
G The boat was on her way to Cairo and Mem
iphis, from this port and Cincinnati, with carg'
| Of dry goods. She received considerable freigh
there, which was, we understand, covered By
$S20, 900 insurance ia the various local offices
A portion Of this cargo was for Memphis, Hick
man, and 0sceola, Ark. 90
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SHIPWREcK AND Loss OF LIFE. The schooner
Ontario, Captain Penniman, while on her way
| from Boston toRockland, was totally lost on tn,
DEVILS Back in Broad Sound, on Friday night
the 29thu1timo. Captain p. saved himself OF
Ia portion Of the wreck, but four seamen wer,
| drowned. NJ 4s
BALTIMORE AND SusQUEHANNA RAILROAD
The accommodation train for York and interme
diate points now leaves at $40 instead Of An
las heretofore, and arrives in the morning a
$50 instead of 8:45. The company have ais,
Increased the fare to the old price, and storpet
all Communication, round trip and excursion
4 tickets.
Boston CONSOLIDATION. IN On the the ID inst.
i Charlestown voted on the question of consolida
i ding the corporations. The vote stood 1412 fo
consolidation to 1147 against the annexation
The canvass was highly excited, and some of th
defeated party tolled the bells. The supporter
Of annexation had procession. The cite
i will soon be consolidated under one municipa
i government.
A SQUADRON TO GREYTowN.-A dispatch iron
Washington says that it has been determined
by the Administration that the race Indepen
dence, Com Martin, now lying in New Yorl
harbor nearly ready to sail, shall 60 to Sal
Juan del Nicaragua, by way of making a de
cided manifestation against the British Mus
quito protectorate. She will be accompanie,
there by one steamer at least.
4 SLAVERY IN ILLINOIS. A letter from T1linoi
to the Charleston Courier speaks Of an enter
prise which appears to be on foot in that Stat
to repeal the clause Of the State Constitution
which prohibits slavery, and to take . direc
vote Of the people on the question of esta blshin
slavery. He says. that those engaged in TIL
movement have already been sounding publ
sentiment on the subject, and find it singularly
favorable, and in order to insure its success h
urges Southern men to emigrate to Illinois il
preference to Kansas or Nebraska.
DISTRESSING FIRE.-We learn from the Sus
sex {Del.) News that there was distressin,
fire near the Delaware and Maryland line Of
the 10th ult. The house Of Elisha Dickson
was consumed, together with all his goods AMI
two children. He and his family were in th
fodder field ut the time, and when they discov
cred the fire it was too late to rescue their perish
ing children. One was entirely consumed, an,
the body of the other was recovered. but tn
head and legs could not be found
FATAL ACCIDENT Mr.. Reza Cunningham
q respectable citizen Of Hartford county, Md.
while returning from Jerusalem Mills, on Sat
urday night week. was thrown from his wagol
while descending hill, and falling upon hi
head broke his neck. The wheels of the wagol
also passed over him, and his dead body wa
found lying on the road on Sunday morning
SPEED OF LIGHTNING. "A wheel made to re
yolye with such velocity as to render its spoke
invisible, is seen when Illuminated by fash Q
lightning, for moment, with every sboke dis
tinct as ii at rest. The reason of this is, tn
fash has come and gone before the wheel ha
had time to make a perceptible advance
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DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.-At Pittsburgh on til
afternoon Of the I'd instant Ere broke out il
the fourth story of the extensive store of B. A
Fahnestook, at the corner Of Wood and From
streets. The store was entirely destroyed wit
most of its contents The stock of goods wa
valued at $40, 900, upon which there was an in
[surance Of $4,000 The building was insure
for $4,000.
The fire ragged with great violence, and com
municated to the house owned by Mrs. McDowe
on Wood street, and occupied by Henry Collin.
produce dealer, and s, Mckee, glass warehouse
also to the house on Front street, owned by Wn
Noble. and occupied by Robinson and Mimi,
steam engine builders.
McKee's loss is S2500, for which he is insure
in the Delaware Mutual Go. Robinson s Min
MISS loss is but $500 Mr. Mobiles loss was es
timated at $4,000, for which he is fully coyere
by insurance in the Delaware Mutual Co. Mr.
Mcdowell was insured for $4,000, but it will nc
cover her loss. Mr.. Collins's loss amounts
almost nothing.
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