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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-16
THELANDINe OF THE KILBYs PAsSENGERS DC

SUNDAY MORNING, Jan lJ-l2l O'Clock
AZ half past 10, last saturday nigA Col swords
Deputy Quarermastfr ordered thar preparation should be
made char;era 60 in search Of TIE Klby.
owing to OF her condition brought has oco by
tie men Of pilot boat No II. the Phan,omD
After little time the s;eamtug Levahan was ordered to
prepare fi and her master Immediately went to lay in
coal and prov sous In the meantime Mr. Southwogh AMI
others ladies ard gentlemen. who were taken irom the
Lucy Thompson, arrived al the Barge Office, WaehAll.
and Immediately proceeded to the different hotels in the
City.
TIE majority ofthem landed AZ the Aston House.
and certainly arrived there in mos, deporable condition
The ladies in piriable plight they cold hun
cry wet and almost naked In few moments, however
they began 10 revive; kind smiled upon them tender
hands mnstered 10 their wants. and sister voices cOm0red
them. They refreshed by baths, and supplied with
garments by the ladies in the hotel while Messrs
Coleman Stetson presided the Of their
servants who seemed ready to anticipate the kind yshes
Of their employers.
Mr. Scuthworh having formerly boarded in the neigh
borlood Of Safest to the office of tho Commssary
General did not up
He was waited upon by Mr. Hail. with other gentlemen
of that Office and particularly questioned the state Of
the Kby the number Of persons left board Of her.
ard the necessity Of sending that hour her
assistance
Aler hearing his statement it was judged that
absolutely Necessary to charter boato 90 to her. and tho
Levathan consequently discharged with aac GaynOr
and John Anderson of the pilot boat Phantom who
ready to proceed in her
MIR Souihworth stated that the soldiers remaining
hoard the Kby volunteered stay in order to work the
pumps and keep her aaoat and also that Mrs. Major
Wyse might have come Off but that she was so nervou,
from exhaustion she would venture to trut herself down
the side
The Brazilian Consul remained on board the Kilby
1t true that the Klby sixty eight days from Now
Orleans owing the fact of her having to put into Der
muda and sailed from there before the Lucy Thompson fell
in with her The X within 60 miles Of Sandy Hook
Friday last but blown Off by the norhwes. gallo Of
that night
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-16
NAMES OF LOST AND SAVED.
ENG1TRBR's srATHA1ENT.

STATEMENT OF TIE srEwARDEss.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-16

YaIraiiyss'Of ". Z. McDougal and TbOs. Burnside.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-16
REGULAR REPORT OF THE LUCY THOMPSON.

Packet ship Lucy Thompson, Pendoton Liverpool Dec.
l6 with mdse. and 2oe passengers, to s. Thompson 81
Nephew The l.. T. anchored the bar the night Of
the 18Th 10Th inst go miles f. by s. Of Sandy Hook spoke
bark Knby of Boston, from New Orleans bound TO Bos
ton hsyng on board passengers taken RON inc wreck Oh
short Of provisions and sails having experienced heavy
weather wherein she lost andsp most OF her sails, took
from her 90 Of the San Ffancco passengers and brought
them 10 this port Capt p reports that ut the n1 of
their being Transferred there very heavy running
from y T. and il with the greatest difficulty and care
that tn were got board Of his ship Ho says also IL
is an ffermpossiby to describe the at tho time OF
transferring them heavy running and the vessel surg
ing women and children hosted board by rope fast
ened underher arms and they in weak state, would be
dashed against the sides by tho rolling Of the vessel and
was most forunae that none were seri0u.y lnlured
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-16
FURTHER or M SAN tHANClSCU.

THE KILBY'S PASSEsGs. rs ARRi'ED
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-16

CORONER'S INQUEST.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-16

Lieut. Col Burke severely wounded DR. Siiicriee, dis
shled Dr. Wrtz Lieut. Loeef vie anu - - a. pon
ieut. Fremont and family; Capt. GARDENERS Lieut. Van
ECc,t Flst Dragons, disabled Nc. Falcon; Naiius
Bcsc NJ and Mrs Ahrio; @ w. AspBwalli J. l.. @ "a
lam, Jrf Rev. Mr. Cooper, wife and family Mrs Major
Wye ana child; Ar SonthSorb and aboat one hundrel
soldiers
Afer The boats hal been haaloi in tia; evening a
vols gt!e nom TIC nlAwtsi sPran ~ aal lased d.
rug 'is night so that VIE daylight came had lot
gLt Of ths steamer and although crusel around two
ds> in ench we could nothing other
The kihy ON which also embarked was short of pro
visions AID We were obliged 10 break into her cargo aud
get AZ some corn which I'll we had 10 keep d5 alive
Tor two weeks Cur supply OF wa; also very sms
ard had not been Or mBst have died u
thirst One hundred oales vi cotton were broken cat Of
ber hold 10 make room sor to sleep n and there
Vassed two cfie weeks 81 lives The captain
Of the Kby NJ Low entitled % much credit for the
in which lie ged his vessel the Attention
he paid The passengers. lie had however many ssa-
clts 10 contend against. His sails al old ani neon
plete and he pied in every way, that many of
had given up ali hope Of ever reaching the shore When
OIL day horIiug Jan Is fell in with the packet ship
Lucy Thompson c. B. T. ndeton, master from Liverpool,
which took al On board with the exception Of about ten
soldiers who volunteered stay by the captain Of the
KIby. ard four passengers, who were;
Mr. Falcon, Brazilian Consul
Madame Besse.
Dir ami hrs Abro.
On the esrne afternoon that we changed ships pro
cured PILOT and anchored inside ofh Lgh, Ship Thus
ends the suerncs Of Overcome hundred OF those who sailed
in the San Francisco. Goa preserve the rest!
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-04-29
Long Lives and Healthy Ones.


Chow few really die of old age !" observes
DR.. Van Oven, in an interesting volume
which he has just published in London, on
the abuses of longevity. To prove the
truth Of his remarks, he gives tables of 1000
persons who lived to ages from 100 to lS5.
The following are some of the instances he
refers to:
PARIS death at lo2 was premature, induced
by foolish change from the simple diet
and active habits of peasant to the luxuri-
Gus ease and exciting food of country gen-
tleman. His body was examined by the
great Harvey, who found all the organs in so
sound condition, that but for intemperance
and inactivity, he would in all probability
have lived many years longer An English
gentleman named Hastings, who died in 1850
at the age of 100, rode to the death of star
at 80. Thomas Wood, parish clerk, lived
to l06, and - could read to the last withou,
spectacles, and only kept his bed one day"
]. Whitten, weaver, was "never sick.
never used spectacles, hunted year before
his death, aud died suddenly" at the age of
lO2, Francis Atkins was porter at the
palace gate, Salisbury. 1t was his duty 10
wind up clock which was at the top of the
palace, and he performed this duty until
within year of his death, (l02) He was
remarkably upright in his department. and
walked well to the last" Margaret MDor-
VAL Scottish woman, who died at l06.
" married thirteen husbands and survived
them all" Cardinal de Sails, who died in
Spain, in l7Sj, at the age Of ll0, used To
say By being old when was Young.
find myself young now | am old. led
sober, StudiOus, but not lazy or sedentary
life; my diet was ever sparing. though deli
cate; my liquors the best wines of Zores and
La Mancha, OF which | never exceeded a
pint at a meal except in cold weather, when
allowed myself pint more rode and
walked every day, except rainy weather
when exercised for two hours. SO far
took care of the body, and as to mind,
endeavored to preserve it in due temper bv
scrupulous obedience to the Divine com
mandS, and keeping (as the apostle Directs
a conscience void of offence TO God and
man. J. Jacob, native of Switzerland.
"when l27 years old, was sent as deputy
to the National Assembly Of France He
died the following wear. Others might BE-
mentioned, but we have only room to add.
that within the past two centuries and
half ten well certified cases of individuals
in England and Wales, living to ages rang.
ing from l52 to 200 years have occurred
and here in modern times, we have repeated
the length of days commonly believed 10
belong exclusively to the patriarchal ages.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-04-29

The FIRST NEwsP APER established in North
America was the Boston News Letter, com.
menced April "A, 1908. 1t was half shee,
of paper II inches by s, two columns on
page B. Green was the printer.
The second was the Boston Gazette, De-
cember 81, l7l9.
The third was the New England Courant,
August II, 1921.
The fourth was the New England Weekly
Journal, March 20, 1727.
The fifth was the Weekly Rehearsal, Sept.
27, 1871, changed TO the Boston Evening Post
in 1888.
The sixth was the Boston Weekly Post.
Boy, October, 1884.
The seventh was the Independent Advert
ser, Jan. l, l74S.
The eighth was the Boston Gazette, Jan.
3, 1888.
The ninth was the Boston Gazette and
Country Journal, April |, 1888.
The tenth was the Boston Weekly Adver-
tiser. August %, 1857.
The eleventh was the Boston Chronicle.
December 2l, 1867. These were all the pa
pers printed in Boston up to the date of the
Chronicle.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-04-29

The influx of emigrants into Liverpool at
present surpasses anything of the sort ever
before known. The majority are from Ire
land, and are bound either for the U. States
or Canada The price of steerage passages
now ranges as high as G3 los, owing to the
scarcity of shipping and the number of pas
sengers offering, -.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-04-29

A New ALPHABET ADOPTED By THE Nor
MoNs.-They have invented new alphabet
at Salt Lake, of which the following de-
scription is given
The Board Of Regents, in company with
the Governor and heads of departments.
have adopted new alphabet consisting of
50 characters. After many fruitless attempts
to render the common alphabet of the
day subservient to their purpose, they found
1t expedient to invent an entirely new and
original set of characters. These characters
are much more simple in their structure
than the usual alphabetical characters every
superfluous mark supposable, is wholly ex-
cluded from them. The written and printed
hand are substantially merged into one
We may derive a hint of the advantage to
orthography from spelling the word eight,
which in the new alphabet requires only
two letters instead Of five to spell it, viz
AT. The orthography will be so abridged
that an ordinary writer can probably write
one hundred words in a minute with ease,
and consequently report the speech of an
ordinary speaker without much difficulty
In the new a phabet every letter has fixed
and unalterable sound and every word is
Spelt with reference TO given sounds.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-04-29
THE PERRYSBURGr JOURNAL.

thelf 1000, and one-elghth OF dollar per day
for their labor, with pile of guano before
them which will last the next ten years and
long before it is exhausted, the majority OF
them will be dead. Each man is compelled
to bring to the shoot, five tons of guano per
day. A failure thereof is rewarded with the
lash from very strong negro, and such is
their horror of the lash and the hopelessness
of their condition, that every week there are
more or less suicides.
In the month of November, have heard
fifty of the boldest Of them joined hands and
jumped from the precipice into the sea. In
December there were twenty three suicides.
This is from one in authority. In January,
quite a number committed suicide, but |
have not learned how many. | was few
days since on the south island, and there
saw two of the most miserable, starved
creatures; they had swan across on their
wheel -barrows, and fully determined to die.
| could not feed them, and my heart ached
for them; 50 after we reached the ship, a
boat was despatched with bread and water
for their relief. Perhaps this availed moth
ing, for they must either return to their task
or some one must feed them daily The
Chinese, it is said, are educated 10 believe in
the transmigration Of souls, and therefore
think if they leave this life they shall return
to their own country. 1t is thought this
faith induces them to leave their wheel bar
rows and commit suicide.
Thus by diminishing the number of labor
ers, the exports are reduced, and to meet the
demand Of so many ships, two English, Zone
of which has been here before are soon eX-
pected with other loads of passengers from
the Chinese dominions, deceived, most pro-
badly, with the idea of going TO California
to dig gold. In fact, it is said, the first
batch Of celestials had dug many days before
they were undeceived.
The process of loading the ship, is done
by placing the ship close to steep, rocky
cliff, and have the guano run through large
canvass hose from the top of the hill into
the ships hold, 500 tons per day are put on
board, by this method; and as there is sell
dom much wind or swell, ship can lie very
well. Boats that go under the smaller
shoots, are sometimes loaded and return to
/ the ship, where it is taken on board in tubs
made of barrels Boston Traveller.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-04-29

ORIGIN OF THE NAMES OF THE DAYS OF THE
WEEK.-The Greeks, Hindoos and Scandina-
vians celebrated the same days of the week
for the same gods. In the Teutonic mythol-
ogy, the seven most important are the Sun !;
Friga, or Venus; Wodin, or Odin, the god
of hunters; Moon; Saturn Thor, or the
god of thunder; and Tus, or Mars, the god
of War. Giving each an hour, beginning
with the Sun, we find that the first hour of
the second day would be devoted to the Moon
hence Monday would be the name of that
day, Tuis, having the first hour Of the next
day, 1t would be Tuesday, &c, each day
being named after the deity who presided
over the first hour of it.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-04-29

The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Ledger says Gen. Houston has
left for Texas, previous, as he says, to emil
grating to California. He will not, he says,
bring Vp his children ia slave state
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1854-12-01
Borough Disturbance.

C5- We have been requested by old and re-
spectacle resident of the Borough Of Bedford 10 draw
the attention of the officers thereof to the Act Of the
18th march, 1917, which makes il their duty 10 ar
rest all drunken, dsordery rioous persons, who,
either by day night, shall make disturbance IN the
public streets, lanes, or alleys, and convey them to
the county jail, where they shall be confined for any
length Of time not exceeding twenty-four hours.
Now, if our Borough Officers will take the trouble
10 look at almost any hour OF the day. they iud
twenty children in group playing ''shinny''
in the public streets, the great annoyance of pas
sers by, to say nothing OF the danger III which It
places Younger children who always lockers on.
In addition 10 this, windows made 10 suffer from
this reckless playing in the streets, evidence OF
which fact can be in oil the broken panes Of
Mrs Porrs' large show windows, caused by boys
playing or her pavement alter she had repeatedly
requested them desist Let officers do their dafy,
without respect to persons and Iew arrests will put
a stop 10 this business as well the terrific yells
which so frequently disgrace streets at night.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1854-12-01
Carlisle, Eov. %, 1851.
The EpemnsylvasaIasa.

This old national organ of the Democratic
Party, has, within few days past, put on an entire
new dress, and presents appearance equal 10 any
other paper in the Union. The proprietor, Col WM.
RICE, Is gentleman of pleasant address and great
experience, and possesses ali the requisites necessary
TO make the Penn> yvanian welcome visitor to eve
~ Democrat within the broad limits of our glorious
Republic, and we rejoice to learn that within the
past six months it has trebled its daily circulation
and that its tri-wee&ly editions have advanced in
the same rasio As Col. RICE has now determined TO
give this spirited Journal his exclusive attention, "e
hope that daily accessions TO his subscription lit
may crown his energetic efforts in behalf OF the great
and glorious Principles OF Democracy.
Cy- We learn, BY the Ebensburg SerAiae', that our
old and valued friend, Gen. WM. r. Sarru, former
~ Of Bedford, spent day two in that place last
week, and was cordially received. The General IS
preparing history of Wisconsin, which will appear
during the present winter. We hope he may find II
convenient to visit his numerous friends in Bedford
before he returns. We would like to see him.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1854-12-01
fIanlY Sentiments.

George D. Prentice, the brilliant but bitter editor
of the Louisville Touoal lately entertained by
a number of citizens, Wings and Democrats, at Mem
phis. He related his editorial experience in terms
which must iorcihly strike every one who has gone
through the war OF editorial partzanship 1t is re-
refreshing to read such magnanimous confessions Of
doing wrong, in the heat Of political excitement
they deserve to be duly pondered by American jour
nalists, especially those who fight the editorial bat
ties of political parties. Mr.. Prentice said:
81 know that my Whig friends will both pardon
and Justify me when say, that prize this compli-
Inent coming from Wings and Democrats alike, far
more than could similar FROM members OF
InY own party alone. There time, years ago,
when cared little what my political opponents said
thought OF ne, so bad the regard, the support,
and the applause Of my political friends But have
!oag since ceased TO feel thus. have learned TO ap
pFeciate and to desire the good opinion of all good
men. | have learned that candor, and truth, and
honor and honesty, and wisdom and patriotism, and
virture, confined TO party My devotion TO
the party with which | have acted throughout my
life is uniaterng but time teaches all true hearts
the great lesson OF political iberalitv. have pub
lished some things, which, although we'll intended
the time, could wish blotted from the memory OF
my readers and from my own.
II have written some bitter things of men, TO
have since passed away from Garth, and whose
moTles ! revere, and on whose graves ] could shed
tears Of sorrow and regret. All! when | look back
through the twenty-six years of my editorial life,
and ,hiuk how many ! once denounced who after
wards becape my personal friends, or proved them
selves their country's friends and how many once
eHlogized and toed for who have since turned ruth
frssy and causeeSs against me when reflect how
often the most arduou> and devoted political
have been forgotten by those to whom they rem
dered and hoW often the deepest political injuries
masnaamousiy forgiven by those 10 whom they
done; and when remember how many of my
political friends have >triven to crush ne, and how
ny Democrats have gathered around we as band of
bIo'hers in the days OF my personal PERIL ! should
he guilty OF an outrage my conscience and
every feeling and impulse ny heart if were not
10 weed cut from my nature the partisan bitterness
that once Gonrished there. an Wing, bat will
greet every true hearted Democrat as my brother
aud will greet no false hearted Whg as such.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1854-12-01
Slate gentraI CNminitier.

A meeting of the Democratic State Central Com
mitee will be held at the Merchants Hotel, phiIa-
dePhia, on Tu esday the 26th OF December, iS5l at
clock P. NJ.
The Chairman has received various letters from
prominent and influential citizens of the State, express
sing desire 10 have State Conventions for the pur
pose OF re-organizing the Democratic party mG:e
permanent basis consolidating 1t against the secret
and luSidlous assaults that have for time impaired
IT'S usefulness aud efficiency carrying ont cher
I>hed principles, and to render it lmpregahe in the
future against the approaches OF the various and dam
geTous iseis vagaries and headons passions Of the
day. AS the constitutional truly conservative, his-
tnrcal and patriotic party of the country the Demo-
eracy have great mission to fulfil, and must not
prove recreant IN period OF adversely 10 the high
trust conded to their care The friends OF liberty,
of the rights OF men, wherever they may nave beeH
born OF religious oleration and the opponents OF a
connexlon between Church ard State, corrupt, mere
trlcious and wauton such counrxlon has always
proved To be- the opponents OF all religious tests IN
determining the rights of citizens or their qeahca-
tions for ohrt public trust, among those who have
heretofore differed with OF miHor points, are now
ready and anxious to cooperate with the Democratic
uarv al the first favorable opportunity, III maintain
nv The integrity Of the Constitution formed by the
patriots OF The Revolution, the Fathers OF the RePub-
Ii.
II is deemed advisable that the contemplated State
Convention be called s0eg for the purposes already
named 50 that It's action be not embarrassedby any
other business aud that il should be composed Of the
most tried. steadlast, enlightened and niiuental
men in our ralks, that its IN favor o! The great
fundamental principles OF the Democratic creed snail
speak with authority, and inspire confidence aud re-
spert among all classes OF our people.
Ii is thought also that political calm J" the pro-
per time 10 begin this great work. In this way we
vvlll sho,v our love for the great principles we MAIN
TAIN By assembling when there Is not crarrbe for
place or power, bat at tine when the PnblIe mind
is not excited and prejudced by the bitterness at
tending an approaching electop--when our own
Councils win uot be distracted by rival interests aud
personal aspirations.
The members OF the Committee will therefore ap-
precia,e the importance OF general attendance, and
it is hoped will be- punctua in meeting at the lime
and place appointed, and that the Democratic papers
o the State will give this notice early and general
publicity. ,-o,,
Chairman.
L.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1854-12-01
The Nnow-Nolhings vs.. Catholics.
rBy a CORRESPONDENT

One of the gro,ced objects of the Know-Nothngs
is opposition 10 Roman Catholics and that opposition
grounded, according TO their assertion, on the
fact that they ailegiance to power foreign to
the United States, to wit: the Pope of Rome. In
looking the papers few days since, | noticed
extract o certain proceedings in one Of the Lowell
courts, before Judge Bishop, IN which it was made
evident to me that KnowNothjngs owed much
foreign Cat least the laws of the United States al
legance as ever did the Catholics. When certain
questions were put to Mr.. Snow, witness in the
rase he refused to testify, because the answer would
incriminate hiu-that he would subject himself 10
punishment. IL is true that-a witness cannot he
compelled 10 answer question that will incrminate
him; but il privilege that is only allowed where
he wond incrim;nate himself under the laws Of has
government. Then allow TO ask. would an ans
any of the questions put by Mr.. Butler in that
case in Lowell have made the witness liable 10 any
punishment under any Of the laws of the United
States or any of the individual States of the Union?
II not-and | wouId say that they certainly would
not--then they claiming allegiance TO a power
which they thiEk of higher authority than the laws
of the United States Where, then the difference?
Roman Catholics charged with owing allegiance
to The Pope Know NohngS under oath say they owe
allegiance 10 Law not recognized by the laws Of
our government. Yours, &c. B. d.