Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-11-30

1 tnst ne should De returned, ne begged, II that
was to be bis fate, TO be thrown overheard pre-
ferTing death to the horrors from which he had
/ fled. The captain told him to calm his fears, as
he should not be sent back. And, said the cap
taid, l wish had a load just like you The
captain brought him safely to New York, direct.
| ed him to take the Fall River route. aud named
the baat. He directed him to come TO Proyi
dence, wherv he would find friends to aid him in
| his fight"
THE PRESIDENT AND THE KANzAs CoNvEN.
TIoN.-The Newburyport Herald, in an allusion
to the late Kanzas advices from Washington, re-
marks that "if Mr.. Buchanan has taken the
ground alleged be will hear 'shrieks lor freedom
and groans, not from bleeding Kanzas' alone,
but from the whole land, such as in the seventy
five years of his life were never heard before
The statement that Senator Douglas takss
ground with Gov. Walker and against the ad-
ministration, in faeor of submitting the whole
Constitution to the people, has excited some
surprise. The known slavery proclivities of
Douglas, and his servility 10 southern interests,
would naturally lead him in a different direction
His position may be accounted for by the fact
that his Senatorial term expires next year. and
that he rightly considers failure to bere~elected
as excluding him from consideration in the cleo
ton of Presidential candidate in 1860 Hence
this unwonted Difference to Northern opinion
THE MEDITERRANEAN.-The laying of the
submarine telegraph between France and Algiers
developed some remarkable facts relative to the
Irregularities Of the bed and the great depth of
the waters Of the Mediterranean. At one part
the depth to which the cable is lowered is not
more than ninety fathoms, and the water deepens
Immediately to over two thousand fathoms, or
nearly two miles and half
The New Hampshire Republican State Central
Committee have called convention to be held at
Concord Jan. z, 1858, for the nomination Of can.
didates for Governor and Railroad Commissioner.
The BURNING OF STEAMER RA1NBow.--
The st. Louis Republican contains the par
tieulars OF the burning Of the steamer Rain
bow, on the 2lst of November, on the way
from New Orleans to Louisville. When the
fire, which originated in the cooks house,
was discovered, orders were given to run her
on shore, which was done, but by that time
the entire boat was enyeloped in flames
Those of the passengers and crew that were
on the forward part of the boat escaped with.
out difficulty those on the stern were cut off
from any means OF escape, except by jumping
into the water; and although it was only a
few yards to the shore, but few escaped that
got into the water and many more were
burned as they lay in their berths-som were
overcome with fright, and knew not which
way to move, and thus were lost.
A majority Of the passengers were returned
Calitornians, with their treasures Of gold and
their families. These passengers, it is esti-
mated, lost from $4O, 900 to $50, 900 in money
and jewelty. Mr.. Maddox, a travelling agent
Of a Philadelphia house, lost $4,000 worth
Of jewelry.
Mr.. Wheatley, from California, with his
wife and child, jumped from the stern, and
struck boldly out fof the shore but the wife
having twenty-four hundred dollars in gold
on her person, soon sunk to rise no more /; the
father with his infant in his arms, still bravely
battled for life, but being benumbed from cold, +
the child slipped and was lost; the father was
saved by those on shore who had witnessed
his brave struggle against the fates. lie had
three thousand tive hundred dollars in the
safe OF the boat, which was recovered and
placed in his banda. He remained al the
wreck to recover, if possible, the remains Of
his lost companion and child.
Mr.. Whittier, the mate, picked up five per-
sons hanging on to one small piece of timber;
all We're saved, though in two Of them life
was apparently extinct.
The total loss Of life is estimated ut seven
ty-fve, of whom twenty I'VE were attached
10 the vessel. We find no Eastern names
among the lost