The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-12-29
THE VOYAGE OF THE ARIEL-DEATH nE CAP
TAIN LUDLOW

TAIN LUDLOW.
Tho Vanderbilt steamer Ariel, fr.,m Uavre and
Southampton, whose arrival at Hslifsx was an,
nounced on the 10th inst, together e.th the isatt
Of Capt. Ludlow, arrived at New York on srnday
In 23 days rom Southampton. The passage Of tht
Ariel has been one OF the longest, well A. cne o.
the rougsost, experienced by any steamer that hal
crossed the ocean since tho commencement of win
Ter, aud has likewise been disastrous In IT,
effects upon the vesse! and her officers The Ariel
brings large and valuable cargo, intended priu
c!paily for the Christmas demaad but her late ar
rival sadly affects it's value. Lieut. r. j. Aulick,
U. s. NJ, and wife, among her passeugers-
from an accountof her trip, we take the following
IN reat'on to a gale she encountered on the sth
aud 9Th Of December:
AT midnight Of December 8. there were strong
gates, with squalls ana tremendous cross sea run.
nlng AZ a the gale, still increasing. kept the
ship of North. At "A VI s.ill Kept her of N N n,
sea threatened to board the ship At A NJ It was
Judged best to try her again head to sea-a lsrR Q
arag having been goE ready for use in case Of
Gent to the engine The Ariel was accordingly put
head to. once more, and the slowed down so as
10 give merely ateerage way to the ship.
Inc prevalence OF strong gales from opposite
points OF the compass within short time occasion
ed an ugly crosssea which now greatly endangered
the vessel captain Ludlow, with his first and se-
oond officers, stationed themselves forward of the
plot house to be rea1y to act in emergency. An
accident to the ensine which might happen any
would render it necessary 20 make of the drag
without moments delay, to keep her from falling
condition, she might have her decks swept, or
founder.
1t was now blowing furiously. aud the immense
waves as they leapt upwards, broke like water
spouts around the ship. combing, fell like i'm
mense breakers upon the Ccesn-beech. The .rward
part OF the wheel houses on each side broken
in, aud The round houses were both washed away
At II A. III. the ship settled deeply in the trough
OF the SWELL and a Tremendous sea broke upon the
forward deck. CAPTAIN Ludlow. at the instant was
cautioned by the second mate. who was standing
the words when all were submerged apparently ten
feet under water. Both the first and second mates
were badly injured. and for the instant it was
thousht that the steamer had foundered. The main
hatch was broken in by the sea, and many tons of
water went below. Captain Ludlow was knocked
down. and the heavy drag, composed of plank and
timbers, struck him in the side. lie was found "
Ing upon his back. wit his washed off his eyes
closed aud apparently insensible In this condition
he WAS conveyed to his room He revived sufficient.
~ TO speak few words, the last of which were
Tell the Commodore died at the post of duty"
aprarently the left sde two three Of the ribs
heart.
As soon as possible large box was made, the body
placed in it and then packed in ice b. this means
the remains have been perfectly preserved the D-
eaments CT the face being as natural as if the do
ceased was only Rsleap.
After this cro~ning disaster, the command de-
volved upon the first officer, Mr.. Brown, wfse de-
serves e, eat credit for the skill ana seamanship dis
played in getting the steamer safely into port
Coon OLD AGE--Mrs. Rebecca Outright, died in
Upshur county, Va, on the 5th inst, at the ex-
traordinsry age of one hundred and sir gears An
obituary of her says:
She was the first white woman who settled iu
the Valley of The Buckhanuon River, coming to
Western Virginia when quite young, and living
With ber husband in a hollow tree, at the mouth
Of Turkey Run,in what Ia now Upshur county. The
deceased retained all her faculties 10 yigor until
the close of her long aud eventfu life and on the
morning Of her decease was caressing one of her
great grandchildren, when, feeling weary she re.
questsd the child to be quiet, while granny would
lay down and sleep" The venerable old lady then
iaId down upon her bed and "slept tine sleep that
knows waking"-the vital spark had fowu,
and without sigh or struggle the old lady passed
from earth to Heaven. Her descendants number
between four and FIVE hundred souls.
DISTRIBUTION OF DIPLOMATIC AppoINrMENrs-The
following list shows the number of diplomatic
appointments as allotted to the different States:
There are nine Envoy Extraordinaries, of which
Pe0nsy Vania has 3, Virginia l, South Carolina /,
Georgia !, Aiabama l, Kentucky !, and Indiana l.
There nineteen Ministers resident, OF which
Massachusetts hasl, Connecticut l, New York 8,
New Jersey /, Pennsylvania 2, Maryland l, Vir-
giaiG 2, Georgia /, Alabama !, Texas /. Kentucky
/, Tennessee /, Ohio l, Caiiforuia /, vacant /.
There are two Commissioners, Que Of which 10
appointed to Missouri aud the other to Indiana.
There are foratsen Secretaries of Legation, Of
II
York !, Pennsylvania 2, South Carolina 2, Ala
bans Louisiana l, Florida l. Ohio !, California
There eighty-tbree first class Consulates, OF
which Dstric. of Columbia has 3, Maine 4, New
Hampshire 2, Massachusetts 4, Rhode Island l,
Connecticut 3. New York Is, New Jersey 2 Penn.
sylvania l6, Delaware 2, Maryland 8, Virginia 6,
North Carolina l. South Carolina g. Georgia l,
Aiabamal, Louisiana l, Flerida l, Texas 8, Nilsson.
ri /, Kentucky 8, Ohio 2, Illinois l, Indiana /,
Michigan 2, Wisconsin l, California 3.
There ttUenty SIR second class consulates aps
portioned follows: District of Columbia /,
Maine l, Massachusetts, New York 5, New Jersey
8, Maryland 2 Virgaia l, South Carolina, l. Geor-
gia l, Alabama ], Texas l, California l.
There arc sisty three third class consulates and
commercial agencies, of which Maine has l. Mas.
sachu-etts Q, Rhode Island 2 Connecticut l. New
York 23 Pennsylvania I. Virginia 3, Georgia Ala
bama l. Louisiana 3, Texas >, Missouri /, Ohio 4,
Illinois l. Indiana l, California;
ARREST or AN INDIAN. WIFE .PoIsoNER.-On the
20th at Windsor, Michigan, man named Jona-
than s. Owen was arrested on q charge of poison.
ing his wife III Montgomery county, Iudiana.-
Owen had long been considered very exemplary
member OF the Methodist Church. and his crime |
excited the wonder and surprise of the communi-
~ in which he resided. 1t is said to be his third
attempt to kill his wife by poison. After the
perpekation Of his crime be fed to the north, |
leaving orders with his to sell his farm valued
at $4,000, and forward him the proceeds. He was
pursued and arrested at Windsor. The Detroit
Advertiser says:
As sOuu as uis eyes IeIt upon tue Sner1n, who
was neighbor and acquaintance, his knees
shook, and the perspiration started out in large
drops all over him. His agitation painful to
behold.
"Like most affairs of the kind. there is woman
at the bottom of it, Developments have been
made since the fight of Owen, which show i'm.
proper intimacies with young woman of the
ueighborboOd, and which may furnish a clue to
his conduct."-tfnc'nnatt Commercial
TIE NEW CEsr.-The editor OF tile Chicago Times
being in Philadelphia some days ago, visited the
Z. s. Mint, and was shown u specimen of new
cent. One side of it, he says, sis like the same
side OF the now in use; but the other side is
now in fact and in design; the figure being the
head and part of the bust Of female, represent
ing the popular imaginary impersonation of liber-
ty in the form Of goddess" 1t WAS intended to
Issue this new coin, some time in the coming year.
The piece, like the now circulating, is pro
duced from mixture of two metals-copper and
nickls-three parts of the former and one part of
the latter.
SEvERE WEArHER AT SEA.-AImost every vessel
arriving at New York for weel past, reports
experiencing cold weather with hail and snow,
followed by heavy gales, the Henry Clay. from
Liverpool, having many of the crew frost bitten
orr AT LAsr.-The steamship Washington left
New York Sunday for Nicaragua. She left with
200 passengers, o3 of whom eaid to be per-
sons who returned with her her last trip
Cargo is stated by the agents to be 100 barrels Of
nour, 600 barrels of bread, and a large quantity
Of tea sugar and other provisions. She has also
100 tons of coal aboard.
OurRAsEs AT THE FEEoBE IsLANDs.-The schooner
Eudorus, Captain Seaman, has brought to Sydney
Intelligence of the murder of two white men and
q Rotuma native of Maya, Feegee Isancs. Also,
of the town of Lavuka, on Ovalau, having been
burned, as was said, by some Of the Islanders.
DoxEsrIcArIye DExR.-Some of the farmers In
northern Ohio and on the borders of Indiana have
commenced the breeding and raising of deer, the
same as they do sheep, and they bring them to
market in the same manner; hence, the abundance
Of venison.
EXPENSE OF THE FLORIDA Wharf.-The Secretary
of War has asked Congress for nearly $4l4000 to
pay the Florida volunteers called into service by
General Harnsy and Colonel Loomis in the years