The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-11-08

this supreme decision and read to him the present
dispatch, leaving with him a copy Of it. Receive,
mon Prince, &C. GORTsCHAKOFF.
NJ. lie Prince Gagarin, &c.
FEARFUL LOSS OF FIFE-EXPLoSI0N OF
THE STEAMER II. r. w. HILL-THIRTY-
SIX PERSONS KILLED AND OTHERS
| WOUNDED.
We called upon again to record fatal and
most fearful disaster on the river, almost in
| immediate vicinity, by which II is known that not
| less than thrty-sx valuable lives have been lost,
and some eight or ten other persons or less
| seriously injured.
| The well known New Orleans and Memphis pack
ct H. r. w. Hill, Capt. I. II. Newell, exploded one
of her boilers about halEpast ii o'clock Wednes
| day night, with tremendous force, destroying
! cry thing before it. The Hill was on her way down
at the time, and nearly opposite Grand View Beach,
! some 81 miles above this city.
The explosion took place the arboard side,
from the third boiler, the head of which blown
entirely out, and with fearful velocity driven clear
| through the engine room. The heated water and
steam followed in immense quantities. oyerwhelm.
ing and scalding every one in its course. Mr.. Lob
man, a surviving cabin passenger, thinks that not
! less than thirty-six persons were killed and some
eight or ten Others were badly scalded or other
| wise injured.
| The Killed, as well as the wounded, were nearly
| all firemen or deck hands and passengers, whose
Names known to but few we have been unable to OBJ
tain. Among the former were the second engineer
| and striker, who were on duty at the time. The
barber, q. w. Scurry, and the steward of the boat
jumped overheard and drowned. Charles
Haggerty, cabin-boy, also jumped overheard and
swan ashore. He was from Louisville.
| None of the officers of the boat were injured.
Gideon Marks. of New Albany, cabin passenger,
was killed. Mr.. Lehman, of this city, before
toned, was slightly scalded on the hand. Henry
Foster, of Memphis, was also slightly scaded. No
other cabin passengers were injured.
The steamer VIM NJ. Levy, Capt. Pickett, bound
up Red River, arrived at the scene of the disaster
soon after the explosion, and took the unfortunate
CT with har lnah nf Anaa andu HaI in,
tow for the city. They arrived here at early
hour last evening and landed on the opposite side
of the river. The steamer Hannibal afterwards
went over and brought them to the steamers land
ing, this side.
The Hill left Memphis Friday last and had
board 1851 bales of cotton, number of Storage
tune to meet with previous accident on this same
trip down, by striking snag, at Australia landing
~. q. Ptcdy"ne. Nor. 2.
THE GREAT EAsTERN.-The Great Eastern was ia
ken into Milford Haven on returning from New
York. She was placed upon gridiron there, laid
down by the South Wales Railway Company, the
only in the United Kingdom where the ship
could be examined, cleaned, and have her bottom
coated The surveyors of the Board of Trade care
fully inspected her, and their official report, dated
September 27th thus describes her, as she appear
ed after her voyage to New York and back:
"The shaft has itself dozen IN us bed to
the erteHt of four inches at the outer end the gun
metal bearings of two inches in thickness, stripped
with ignum VITAE, being corn entirely through, and
the iron-wrought blocks supporting them being al
worn dOGa to the extent Of t,co inches These met
al bushes must be renewed, and it is strongly re-
commended that the bearing surface should at the
same time be largely increased, to avoid re-
currence of this excessive wear. The Gitfard's
patent njectors fitted to the paddle boilers hare
proceed insufficient 10 supply them ,eih feed, partly
from their being too small, aud partly from the
| ,Inp ipfy oft "a. h
lieved that too much of the permanent work of
feeding the boilers is thus thrown upon the donkey
engines, which should be used merely as auxiliares
especially the donkeys of the paddle engines have
proved very effective. 1t seems desirable there
fore, that feed pumps of the ordinary construction
should 6e fitted to the paddle engines, in place of
the injectOrs. The new feed pumps fitted to the
screw engines reported 10 have done their work
well. Supports guides have been fitted to check
the vibration of the air pump rods of the paddle
engines. | am informed that the Goals in the bunk
ers have not shown any tendency to heat during
the voyage to and from America Having careful
ly examined the plates of the bottom under the
water line, in company with Mr.. Rubie, find that,
in general, very little corrosion has taken place,
although there are occasional patches where the
water has penetrated under the paint and cOrroded
the plates TO the extent 1-32nd of an inch ] did
not see a single butt which had started, nor any
other symptom of the plates having worked in the
slightest degree, the appearance of the bottom be-
ing altogether most satisfactory. ut should be
observed that, owing to the vessel being merely
grounded upon levelled beach, there was a CON
siderable portion of the bottom which could not
be examined more especially as the Great Eastern
has no projecting keel. "
A SIGNIFICANT FAcr.-The fact that a foreign
writer of the stamp of Frederick Bremen chooses
(as is announced) to issue her latest work in this
country prior to its publication in England, is an
indication full of significance. 1t shows not only
that English writers are writing for u.s. but that
the continental authors are anxious to receive an
a m ItafI hat Jvno
ing into literary consequence when we have the
precedence of England in matters like this. And
we may be very sure that all the writers who find
such audiences in America that they send hither |
their works before they look after the English
ket, will by no means under-appreciate the dscrim
inaton the critical acumen of this public. All |
such literary people will insist that far from
being barbarians in matters OF taste. Even Jules
Janin would be converted, if edition of his |
works were called for.-N. Y. Express.
YOUNG LADY MURDERED BY A SLAvE.-A horr- |
be murder committed Fulton, Missouri |
last week. In the house of Mr.. Barnes was fe- |
male slave of irascible and dangerous temper who
had frequently been enraged against Mr.. Barnes |
daughter, Susanna j., young lady of some Is |
years OF age. Saturday morning the slave Teney |
was sent to work in a corn-feld, and the family |
set off to attend meeting of some kind, leaving |
Miss Barnes alone at home. On returning from the |
beaten to death, and the floor and walls of the
dwelling despatched with flood. The slave con-
lessed that she was the murderer. She was placed |
in custody of the deputy constable, who rode off in
haste for the Jail, at Fulton. When within three
miles of Fulton, he was overtaken by party on
horses, who took the prisoner from him and hung
her upon the nearest tree.
MORE METEoRs.-A very large meteor was seen
from Philadelphia on the morning of the 9Th of
November at half-past two O'Clock. 1t started
from the northeastern quarter of the heavens and
seemed to fall perpendicularly to the earth. The
moon was shining at the time, and the sky was
unusually clear. A correspondent writing from
oburn, Massachusetts,, says that on the night of
Oct. 31st, about o'clock a meteor, or similar
body, was seen from there passing through the
heavens from northeast to southwest. 1t looked
like ball of fire with a trail of light, and passed
with flash like lightning out of sight; at 10 SIM
liar on the opposite horizon, passing
in the same or nearly the same direction.
TIE RowING- MATCH FOR $500 AND THE CHAMPION
SHIP AMERICA.-In the race at Poughkeepse, on
Monday, between William Berger, of that city, and
John Ward, of Newburgh, the latter was declared
the winner by the Judges. The distance rowed was
ten miles, and was very close and exciting contest
Over ], 500 persons present to witness the
race. Berger took the lead at the start, and it is
said that he would have won the race if he had not
crossed the river by mistake.-N Y Tribune.
Burlingame the defeated Republican candidate
for Congress- in the Cambridge district of Massa-
chusetts is the author OF the blasphemous and rea
sonable expression: eve must have antslavery
Constitution, an anti-slavery Bible, and an anti
slavery God"
The turfmen of Kentucky are about to establish
a Challenge Cup, to be run for with sweepstakes
at the meeting at Woodlawn. 1t is to be of silver,
value ST. 0O0 and the entrance is to be $500, play
ar nav The race is to be a single dash of four