Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-10-02

FRoN THE WEST INDIEs-.SiiP'e rec&S--HeH
Eaten Jy SI,,,Ix.-An extraordinary case of
double shipwreck is reported in the St Christie
pher papers, as follows:
The "Rosabelln'' left Dominica carly in May
for the Spanish Main. On the night of the 18th
May, n storm suddenly brcwed up, a heavy
sea struck the vessel and she became a
total wreck. Nothing was saved but trunk OF
money, and with this the Captain and supercar-
go got ashore. They then purchased cargo of
sugar and chartered the ESTHER of Cnracon
for half hour and then without moments
warning, fearful Tornado struck the Schooner,
and she nstantaniously went down.
Twcnty.onc persons were washed oil, and
with great difficulty avoided the vortex OF the
sinking vessel. The boat fortunately, s"tadritt,
but the plug was Quit For three hours they
madly struggled to stop the hole, and at last it
was done.
But mc1nwhilc the, sharks had taken off sew
cral of tho miserable men, and only Is succeed
cd in getting into the boat.
They picked up the oars. 1t was quite dark,
and when morning came they saw no land in
any direction. For four days and three nights
the wrctchcd men without morsel of food and
scarcely n vcstage of clothing, labored at the
oars, ard on the morning OF the 9th of July the
/ boat reached St. Christopher, ten men being
alive hut all in the last stage fexhauStiOn. One
| died almost Immediately after being carried
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THE WIsrERS Hoe CRoP.-Thc Cincinnati
/ Price Curycai, discussing tine question of the
next hog crop, publishes the number of hogs
returned in Kentucky by the assessors, and the
returns of thirty-onc counties in Ohio. 1t then
says:
/ ''Thc former show an increase of twenty
per pent., as compared with last year, and the
latter eighteen per cent The returns in Ken
lucky are of hogs over six months old on the
10th of january each year, and in Ohio Of hogs
over six months old on the lst of April each
year. In Kentucky we find over one million
hogs over six months on the 10th of january,
s5T; and Ohio, if the increase in the counties
not vet heard from is the same as it is III these
:. rcported there were ., 1895 hogs over six
months old on the LIST of April. Indiana and
Illinois had no doubt three millions of this age
on the LIST Of April, so that it will be seen the
supply of animals is ample. Bat then tits said,
aud true, that hogs are being swept away by
the hog cholera at a fearful rate This how
ever, is confined to few localities, chiefly in
the vicinity OF distilerieS. aud we feel safe in
saying that the whole number carried off this
way for the year ending December 81, 1857,
win not exceed one hundred Thousand; or, even
ii it should reach Que hundred and fifty thou
SAID, il could not diminish seriously the nutn-
Der brought TO market This will he Obvious
to any person upon the reflection that in Ken
lucky, Ohio indiana aud Illinois, there were
over six millions OF hogs six months old aid
upwards on the list of last April. We think
We may assume now, without fear of contra
tliction, that this supply of hugs is ample"
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