The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-02-23

OF officers, comprised eighteen men. A
short time after the pilot left a terrible
storm came on, and caused the sea to
sweep over and partially fill the vessel.
The men were ordered to the pumps, and,
in the midst of hail and rain, they, day af-
ter day, stood up to their waists in water,
almost persisted with cold. Notwithstand-
Ing; the continuous efforts Of the men the
water gained ground. and the vessel be-
gan to sink. The captain, A. Pemper,
seeing the state of affairs to be increasing
ly perilous, directed certain portions of the
cargo TO be thrown overheard, with view
of keeping the vessel afoat little longer.
During the tightening the ship, by some
circumstance or other, large quantity of
napatha ignted, and, aftercausing fearful
explosion ran in liquid flames over the deck
making dreadful havoc amongst the seumen.
One pGrsan was standing on part of the
vessel under which the naptha was slowed,
and, when the explosion occurred he was
completely envel~pcd in fumes; five others
including the first officer, were dreadfully
boy had his thigh broken. The men who
escaped more serious injuries, had their
faces scorchcd and bluckened. When
matters were fast approaching a fatal crisis
the bark Cora Linn, Capt. j. Gondey. be-
came sufficiently near to rescue the whole
Of the men from the burning vessel. The
man who was most, seriously burnt, how
ever, died in Il short time after being placed
Oh board the Cora Linn the other men
al! arrived at Liverpool on Sunday and
were immediately taken to the hospital.
The COUNTY. OF BUCHANAN.-In the
Virginia Legislature. on motion of Mr.. Bo-
gle, an engrossrd bill to form new county
out Of parts Of the counties of Tazewell and
Russell, was taken up.
Mr. Boyle briefly advocated the passage
of the bill. He remarked that some OBJ
lection to the name ofthe county had been
mentioned. He had yet to learn there was
anything IN name, and for his part, he
would as soon have one name as another.
Within the area of the proposed territory,
but enc single, solitary Wing vote had been
given since tho establishment of Tazewell
county-tifty seven years ago. The name
was intended as a compliment to the pres
emt Chief Magistrate, of the United States
The people in the new county all voted for
him, and desired to give his name to the
county. Seine gentleman had suggested
the name of Mcdowell. No man in the
Commonwealth had greater respect for the
memory of Governor Mcdowell, nor enter
tanned more elevated opinion of that dis
tinguishcd man than himself, but he was
here repre- Scnting the wishes of his people.
They desired the passage of this bill over
all other things and requested him, almost
i'll mass to give the county the name ndi-
Gated in the bill. When leaving home. he
called out to the people assembled at the
largest precinct in the county, What shall
| call your county :" They, with one
shout responded: Call it Buchanan,
Ray 70 Uaughter.)
The bill was passed by an unanimous
vote-ycas Ill.
Tie Washington Star, Of the 10th inst,
after giving its opinion that the defeat of
the Lccompton Constitution in Congress
would be followed by disunien measures
on the part of the Legislature of every |
Southern State, thus refers to the position |!
and probable influence of the Governor of !
Virginia
The individual opposition of Governor
Wise to the acceptance of the Lecompton
Constitution would be no barrier whatever
to the action of the Virginia Legislature in
the premises; or if the legal existence of |
that body be then terminated, of another
which would be at once chosen by the
people to act in the premises. There is
not single member Ofthe present Legisla-
ture of Virginia. of either PARTY, who sym
pathises with the position of Governor
Wise-not one nor is there a single men,
Der of any other State Legislature South of |
the Potomac, who stands with kim-Goy-
ernor Wise. He is entirely isolated and |
alone at the South, as those at the North |
who have property. the value of which will |
federacy, may find out to their sorrow,
when too late"
CENTRAL HEAT--Prof Elliott, of Eng
land, in recent address, argued that there
was every proof of the central mass of the
earth being of very high temperature.
The heat, for example, continually increased
as We descended; and he also thought
the'e was every evidence of there not be-
ing great molten mass, in the centre
IF the earth, as argued by many biologists
If the whole interior of the earth be molten
mass, and the volcanoes originated in it. the
pressure over the entire shell of the earth,
'eqmisite to raise column to the top of
he higest mountain, would be sufficient 20
blow it to pieces. On this account, the idea
If fluid may be rejected, though not that
If great central heat.
A lady leaving home was thus addressed
" her little boy: Mamma, will you re-