Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-09-25

The friends u DAyro WlLMor througl-
ont the country, vI.o include all the sincere
opponents Of tie present ero-.lsyery admiu-
istration, shoalJ. feel that now Is the tine
4for them 10 betit Sork in the cause Of Free
dom. Their bountifal crops are now gar
nered, aud as one way Of doug their dutg
and showing their thankfulness, they shcuh
cutter ape2. iutQ iI,ia.eontest IoT- Lan'aRit -
jet egg hiepds lhFenslopt the ntg,ahd
wherever il PeuDs5lvaaia 'bis may chance
to be read, lhset t.'eethsr, if they have not
already tl,r1d il, afpoi.1f shaif vigilance consA
ndt,e,s, I'M k9 bai tacir p5il ISIS sud prepare
fully tor lie election a. Z now only about a
mouth III the future. 1ast them agree upon
tinles and Places for holding ,Seetihgs,sllere
addresses upon tic .agj5ets Which are Of
pararnotint interest MAY he delivered, and
where each may strcngthen The other IN the
work which egery good bafer Of sha,n-de-
nlccracy aust have at heart. VIII the
nieulbers 81 the County cohmi,tee arrange
with sab-eohniittces 10 the virious town
SHIPS, 70 have genera 'dotic:e given ID each
locality, aud speakers can doubtless be Ero-
cured in the cry Of elsewhere 10 present the
claims of our candidates to the sufffages Of
the people. We see that our friends in va.
rions parts i The State are waking up 70 the
issues Of the day, and that they intend to.
marshal ;heir full strength IN October On the
side Of the right. Shall Allegheny county
be behind IN such glorious contest Ii
needs unaninity OF action anl j full turn
out It the polls, to rescno our State from
the clutches of the Pro-slayery harpies,
which 50 long have FED upon her. 4 good
blow struck ifPennsylrania win he heard
throughout the length and breadth Of the
Iand:will divide and dishearten the odds and
Y ends which will stick to democracy by tho
cohesive power of plumber, and be The most
effective movement ever yet rdade towards
rescnc Of the Federal Admnistraticn from
tho hands oFtEe ariistoeracy Siaye-driTers
and tboir tools, Which ih3i now hold lie ESeeu-
dd d3e. Legislative aud judiciary dsparttpenis'
of III, ,,t.5 government III their IRON clutch
'FnlENps OF FREEDoN AyD or TnF CoS-
sTiirrrloNt sn4LL WE BE rr AND Al.
work il TaIs COOP PIdHT' II SO, NOW
is THE rIssE Er-p pdigJwg Ga=eite.
TgRRIRLE DrsAsrEa.--I.oss Of Steamer
CeafraLr. .4msrica. Some sic handrsd iires
supposed TO be 15st. .-t,HARLEsToN, Sept.
lT.--The steanlership Thoinas Swami, from
New Y olk, arrived here this morning with
-.--A----4.as,--,-- ----.,A-s .i-e- Ie,~- -
{ tlle steamship Central A,nefics, from Cali
fornia.
The Thenaas Swarm spoke oa'the 15th in-
slant, about Is miles rorth Of Cape Halter
as, the Norwegian barque Eloise which had
on board 40of the passengers Of The Steam
ship Central Amerlep Thc passengers
stated tI,al the i,ipries SoHnderea on the
18th insiunfl wirh 700 passeugers. ofwlnul
only sixty were ,sired There was hdiAing
saiti Of tire crew or Of tie specie
! The tpe,aendous gale in @hieh tile Central
America fonudered commenced on Thursday
j,v,ni@9, ahe 4oihinst THE next day at
2 o'eloek the ship sp.unga leak, and notwitll-
standing ali the eff5rts of Capt. Hernd5u,of
the us. Navy, ana his officers, the water
gained rapidly. At this junctnre Capf T
W. Badger, With great GOODNESS, and, at
the same ;ine, extraordinary decision, pres
cnce of mind and skill, organized cobapamy
among the passengers, who commenced bail
ing the ship, the engines having stopped, and
the pumps having been rendered entirely
useless. In consequence of tie machinery
stopping, tae ship, fell off in the trough of
the sea, and lay cver on one side, allowing
the water to Howih rapillgaaThe bailing
under the direction Of Copf. Badger, went
on vigorously, dfFrrent gags passing pp
witIi the water in buckets, Be-, tIitnughtle
About six o'el5cb in the after /
noon, the fofemast waseut asvay TO relieve 4
The ship, and the wateriha not increase fnr /
several hours; but the passengers BY mid |
night, were worn out blythe labor or getting
up the water. Upto this fine alp hands
10
are represented as having worked manfaliy. |
Matters remained ia this condition until 4 |
O'Clock on Saturday morning, the 12th,when |
the gale somewhat abated, but the sea con
tinued very heavy. The bailing now was !.
renewed with great actiYity, pork barrels,
g., being ngged, and tie water drawn up
through every hatchway. but the water gain 4
it became eveiden: that the ship
must sink and assistance was spxjously
goked for. soe.
RESCUE OF THE LADIES AND CHILDREN. <,
As soon as Il was asoertained THAI the Il
hip must. sink, signals of distress were
Ioisted, an1 at 2 o'clbek a Sailswas Siiscov-
red 20 windward--at 8 O'Clock tao briu ,