Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-11-18

ion Horze. where the name az jas BSseharar,
r-s Conferred upon.5t b. the policemen At thai
station On Iturssszy morning much to the dis
gust ofthe hithfaI knights Of the Star the J-
yeTiiie nzHezke q their great political cxesnplsr
E=ss ssnt 70 the Almshonse II seemed % Sc :
rnatssr 81 supreme Indifference 70 the Young
Back whether bis destination was the lite
IIcuss a Bloekley q the White House II Wash
lington.
faE kET<rozE CLrs--It IS oa-diftt about
ta-vn- unanimously Recommended NTIn- b
Rarkfa. ESQ IS 4 y-0rt- person II FIJI the Office
Of United States DlStTlct Attorney for thr East
earn Diszrictof Pennsy wants. under lrs Brehan-
81, From the sane popular gossip ne learn
fslSt Mr. Rankin has sIierested tilzf i viii not
be expe1ient fqr the President eicct 70 appoint
any one Eo1l Penllsy lresii. to the czbine-- the
keystone State having glory enough IN the ele-
ing that her appetite s6sll be restrain
ed within bosafds Of delieaey.
1oaTs PHILADELPHUS.
TERRIBLE COLLISION Az SEA.
ne Frsses Sies-ser u Ly5isss4is Rza Je.sa
IL "a -4z.ericta l1ipper.--5Ser 01s HsIs-
drsf Lstss lat Oily ETre l.kssss.ge5s Rss-
ese7
Ne are called upon today 70 record another
zsfui and heart rs7ltiirg disaster NJ -, similar,
IN many Of it details, % that which bsfel the
iIl-iatei steamship Arctic. and By which more
than \ hundred ise-xoI.z I.setyith eTFe
or persisted rniissrably Of cold ard hunger.
On saturday, Noyernber Isl. the iron screw
steamship lie Iyonnais, Captain Deyanlse, saiIel
from New Yosk foE Hayre, with tlii.ty-eight
passengers, q crew consisting Of ninety -four
Ilsn, Including the officers, al sssorted cargo.
valued IN All At sl6.s6s, and $4,000 IN speeis-
o.. tie hight Of sisliisy. t:se zf fnstant-tise
right being very dark Nantucket lIght-ship
bearing MN, and distant 50 miles; the ship
was run into by an IluknonIl vessel sriiict i'm
meiiateiy bore away. apparently without much
injury, bat without offering any assistance TO
the steamer lie IyoEIais MAS strtlek vel AFT.
and her afteT-comparir which we're yery
large. Immediately filled with Ests-. and went
down 50 IS 70 throw her tox high IN sir. The
utmost commission prevailed for short time on
board tie steamer, but order was soon restored
and the crew Immediately set about construct
ing : raft The ship WAS proyided with SIX
boats, taoof which were Iifs-boats. 0Ge Of the
latter only has been heard from.
sIAIK&Esr or Ns-- LAeuIEgE, sEcoSo KAYE or La
LrosSAIs
Ne left New York on Saturday, November J.
At IL O'clock Al went On pleasantly until IL
oielcek on Tuesday night, November 4 50 miles
70 the northward Of the light on Nantucket
Shoals, when. Just Immediately after the pas
sengers and many of the crew had retired, ieay-
ing the watch on deck. q three-masts1 vessel
was observed bea-ing down upon US
Nedid al II our power TO avoid collision
with her, by ringing our bells and blowing The
steain-~histie 70 warn her of our vicinity; but
before We eonld head OF she struck US amid
ships, tearing ont an entire square Of the plate
i-on. The water rushed IN With great force
and, although every effort was made 20 stop the
hole By plugging Il with mattresses quilts, Pill
lows. &c, i was discovered that the HateT was
gaining upon Us very rapidly
Half an honr had hardly ELAPSED ere the tires
IN the furnace were quenched The steam-
pumps having previously become choked With
GOAL vere Of little service in freezing the ship
Al on board were seized with panic, and Il was
With diffiealty that the captain could calm the
fears OF the passengers, and Induce the cfe7y to
bale the ship. He finally succeeded IN muster
ing the crew together, and with the aid Of tho
passengers who formed in baiiing- parties rie-
get a cahle inths hold, and by this means was
able 10 reach the water.
The passengers and crew worked heroiealIy,
until worn ont, AMI finding tie water gaining on
them rapidly At early hour the following
morning tSicnday1 they commenced construct
ing raft and by 4 O'clock P u, It was finished.
At this tins the vessel wss sinking rapidly
By 8 O'Clock, Ave boats (fhe ships complement
were launched and quickly illcd with. passen-
gers The captain gave directions TO those IN
iovrerr ,rer viz, oro,sss
bsy n-oT;s;o,,ei tSs M. st,; bs,+s,
spoiiei: the re5 and Other n "a. s;i.s rS
not he otine fro,, tf,e sforeleor, o., s,o,,r,,
az the storm Hsrl,, md two ~ ti,s, bts iss
the steamship than they went down, and those
which ,r crowded Viii, I,os,t f. ,,srso,,.
MANY n their efi,, 10 Trs-o sy,sir 49, i,
th;s assft-sfr,,s-I ,tl q, ,,,,,,,, ils
M. t,rtsf;t. ,,r fiffy rersors t,es
Iesst t,.o-tI,iY,is vveTe, ttiToTxned.
II had Sroa.Ia5 seT,s 6ss,s s;;st.ne to-.-,.
these ,,niortuIate sufferers aud 10,
trs i, rh ,,, m, ~, I -
syes any thiT,.- lrs,,I5 ss,-e e +
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oTnin on tss - -,
sn5 ts 40, n ~. ~, 30
e5 Iss, the ,;s, off M,