The Nevada Democrat., 1858-07-21
Additional Atlantic Intelligence.

1lc steamer feulSyNanlh. Oh tue nOTHiHg
of the 18th of June. a short distance below Mem.
phis, exploded four of her boilers while under
way. At the time of the explosion. abe was
near three hundred yards from the shore, The
cabin was torn to pieces forward of the wheel
houses. Very few of the passengers were out
Ot their state-roums at the time. The passen-
gers in the after part OF the cabin men, women
aud childrei-rushrd out, aud the utmost con-
fusion ensue6 among them, all surprising the
boat was on fire, from the smoke aud steam
which came rushing through the cabin. There
were $50 souls on board at the time OF the acci
dent, 200 of whom were destroyed After The
explosion of the boilers the vessel took fire and
bnrued 10 the water's edge. Many OF the pas
sengers aud crew who were rescued were badly
burned aud scsldrd. At the time Of the acci
dent, the was on q voyage up the river from
New Orleans, which place she left Oh the 9th o
June.
A difficulty between Senator's Wilson anC
Gwin, arising from language used in debate, FOL
which Gwin challenged Wilson, has been ad
justed. After the refusal 90 make any acknowl
edgements it was prop d by Mr.. Wlson''
friends to refer the subject TO Senators Crltten
den. Seward aud Davir, to which Mr.. Gwin as
.ented. Those gentlemen drew up a statement
10 which they say that the remarks of Mr. Gwiu
impGtng unworthy motives to Mr. Wilson al
though general, were Objectionable and unpar-
liameGtary, aud yet they by no means justified
or warranted Mr.. Wilson in using the opprobri-
ous eplthet with which he retaliated." The diff
feuiy originated in debate Gwin called Will
son a demagogue. aud w. retorted by saying.
Il had rather he demagogue than thief"
1t was for making use Of this expression that
Gwin sent challenge to Wilson.
The Washington correspondent Of Forney's
Press says that the bill authorizing the Post
master General to arrange with the contractors
between st. Joseph, Mo-, aud PlacerVllle Cali
furuia, 50 ~ TO increase the speed aud pay on
that route making it less than thirty days be-
tween the points of termlni was not signed or
returned by the President Of Congress. 1t fails
for that reason. The passage Of this bill through
the Senate was effected by Mr. Broderick. after
Mr.. Gwin had failed III his attempt TO have IL
considered, and mahy persons here say that IL
is not now law Tor that reason. This law
would have enabled the contractors to have put
good passenger coaches on the route, and built
stations at convenient distances and fortified
them.
A band Of regulators" numbering about ff
teeL, have hing as many as live Inen IN aud
around Tampa Bay Florida, during the month
Ohe mat they hung to u tree in the streets Of
Tampa almost H. high as Hanan. They 30 ee-
vatrd hm that a man on horseback could not
touch has feet. They took negro out OF the
Court room, in Nassau county, where jury
WAS impanneled for his trial, and carried him
to the Georgia and Florida lIne. and hung him
to tree. They took up two women of Ill re-
pute in Tampa, aud gave them each fifteen lash
es with uutce To leave, etc.
The ultra pro-slavery papers of the South are
displcased al the refusal Of Secretary Cobb to
permit the clearacce Of vessel Ut Charleston
the object OF whose voyage was to import AIrl-
cans, aud it is understood that the owners OF the
vessel had renewed their application, putting
the port of return out Of the territories of the
United States.
A large number of the most prominent Dem
ocrats of Phla ephia, extended to Hon. J. z.
Mex ibb,n, of California, the tribute of public
dinner, on the occasion Of his departure for bis
own State.
General Haskell. the distinguished Tennessee
orator. has again been released from the insane
asylum, at HOpkinsvilIe. KY.