Nebraska palladium. [volume] (Bellevieu City, Neb.) 1854-1855, 1854-11-08
Corre.pondonoe OF tho PaIladLum.
Matters and Things In New York.
New YoRK, Oct. Ia.

lNLW Ohhi CCIs IL
The gloom which fell upon our city like
visible shadow when the loss Of the
Arctic was announced, has not yet dis
appeared. It is true, that the arrival at
s.. Johns, n. f., of the propeller Yes
f., with thirty-one Of the steamers crew,
and the intelligence that the second mates
boat and another, containing together for
ty-fve persons, reached Cape Race in
safety, have lessened the supposed ag-
gregate Of victims; but as nearly all the
rescued are employees Of the ship, who,
like base dastards, deserted their duty in
the hour of peril, the report Of their safe
ty creates very little interest in the pub
lie mind.
The entire number of lives known 10
be saved thus far, is one hundred and
eight, and the three boots not heard from
are estimated to have contained from sew
enty-iive 10 one hundred souls. One Of
these missing crafts was manned by Mr.
Gouiie, the first mate, the boatswain and
four hands, who were sent by Capt. Luce
to look after the propeller, and could not
afterwards be taken on board the Arctic
The other two were frst-class life boats,
which might be made to hold forty or fif-
tv persons each. Mr.. Burns, the agent
of Adams & Co., states positively, that
one Of them was nearly filled with ladies',
only four men being on board Of her
when she pushed off from the wreck. He
thinks this boat had oars. How the other
life boat was occupied, none of the sur
vivors who have been heard from seems
10 know.
1t is matter Of doubt, whether the
family of Mr.. Collins were tilted into the
sea by the breaking of boats tackle, or
not. They may have been among the la
dies in the life boat, yet it is quite as proba-
bic that the first account was true. There
is not, fear, any good ground for believ-
ing they were saved.
The fearful lesson taught by this caias-
lrophe will not be lost upon the owners
Of our ocean steamers. The important
fact connected with this disaster cannot
fail tdmakc an ndenpe impression upon
all "who go down TO the sea in ships. -
The Arctic was racing through blind
fog, at the rate Of thirteen knots an hour,
when the Vesta struck her; she had no
fog bell ringing; and with four hundred
c souls on board, she had not boats for two
I hundred. Possibly, the six boats might
y have sustained two hundred and fifty per-
I sons ailoat in sill water, but they could
z not have been rowed and steered proper
C " with more than one hundred fifty on
board. OF this, am positive, as know
The size of the craft. There should be q
fog bell continually ringing in fog, and
the speed checked, TO prevent accidents Of
this kind. There are rumors about town
this morning, that Mr.. Collins has be-
come insane. This, find, on inquiry
to be untrue. He is, however, laboring
under great prostration Of body and mind
Confusion worse conGounded, reigns in
the political camp here. For the mayor
alily, there are "six Richmonds in the
field" viz: Augustus Schell, (hard-shelI
Democrat Fernando Wood, (both shell
Democrat,) Jno. ]. Herrick, Wing,
James w. Barker, (Know-Nothing, J
John N. Genin, independently Wilson
G. Hunt, (Reform.) For most of the
charter offices, there are from three to five
candidates, and who will come right side
mp out of the chaos, Elipus himself colC
not guess. The oldest and shrewdest cam
paigners are at fault; as well they may be
after the late astounding news in Penn
syltania, Ohio and Indiana.
The verdict in the case Of DR.. Graham
seems 10 give universal satisfaction. Hi
counsel have given notice of bill of ex
ceptions, but if wise, they will not NOV
for new trial. Another jury might b
less lenient. The maximum Of punish
nent under the verdict, is seven years i'm
: prisonment, and the general opinion seem
n TO be, that he should be sentenced for Tn
m full term. Jaeger, found guilty of man
slaughter in the third degree, has beel
Is condemned to the State prison for thre
m years. His onense, was the stabbing (
ID death Of man named Moran, during
IN drunken quarrel. Yesterday, another ia
10 ial knife case was concluded in the cour
d. Of oyer and terminer, The prisoner
E. Chas. Gaham, was found guilty in ii
same degree as jaeger, and received Oh
d same sentence. 1t would SEEM however
a The sprit which is rife among The roWdie