The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1860-09-25
INCIDENTS
Ofthe loss Of the Steamer Lady Eiyin.


| Of tile loss Of the Steamer Lady Eigin.
| According to the best estimate that can be made
of the number of persons on board the steamer,
there are $50 bodies still in the Lake. 1t is be-
lieved that few if any, Of those in the lower cabin
| (about all of whom were ladies' escaped. One of
the rescued states that just before the boat went
to the bottom, he looked down into the cabin and
beheld many ladies running wildly about in their
night robes, having apparently just come from
their berths These doubtless still remain with
the wreck.
1t is said that the wife Of John O'Grady became
quite frantic on the VEL, aud throwing her arms
about her husband, begged that he would not
desert her. He saw that he could do nothing in
she was, and embracing her he said: My dear,
if we must drown, will 90 down together," and
they were not seen after that
Frederick Snyder says that he has been wrecked
four times, but the last was the narrowest escape
he had. Here is one of the scenes he Witnessed
"a little distance from my raft young lady fell
off from raft, and just she fell man on my
raft cried out, ooh, God! there goes ny poor
daughter" He said this in the most heart rendng
tones and his daughter must have heard it, for
she raised up her head as she was going down,
and looking at her father with angelic smile,
she sank for the last time. | never shall forget
the tenderness and purity of that smile as long as
live. Others could be heard to excaim There
goes my poor husband, save him for Gods sakev
Others, may God preserve u.s.
The New Orleans Picayune has the following
statement Of colored boy who was on the steamer
Lady Elgin, and was saved, concerning the fate
OF Col Lumsden and family:
Il MIR Lumsden few minutes before we
went down. He asked me if there much
danger His wife and family were then standing
near him. His wife appeared very much frightened
His son told him he had better get table leaf and
be prepared for the worst. He did not do SO,
however, but told his family to stand where they
were, while he went to see what the danger was
Mr. Lumsden left. The son then advised his
mother and sister take off all their upper clothing
They did not do SO. Soon after, the captain came
into the cabin and advised the passengers to secure
each state room door and 60 out the quarter
deck, which all did except MIR Lumsden's family,
who continued to wait for him in the cabin. In
the mean time, young Lumsden got three table
leaves ready to float off.
The boat then went down, and | saw nothing
more of them till | was in the water, when the
little girl caught hold of me and calling out for her
father, and asked where he was. He answered
here and asked where she was. A tig wave
then swept us ALL and when I came to the
surface again the little girl was washed away and
nothing more of them"
NEGRo-SUFFRAGE IN New YoRK-The ne
groes of New York have the privilege of voting
now, provided they have property to the amount of
$3.50; but the freedom-shriekers desire to place
them on perfect equality in this privilege with
the white man. This is logical consequence of
northern sentiment but SO repulsive is it to their
better sense and better feeling, that many are
cOiilng from it in disgust and dismay. The New
York Herald has taken up the cudge against it;
and the Sunday Times, abiding to it's agitation in
the next Legislature Of that State, calls it 'the
coming tribulation." The Times makes the honest
confession that the negro is not regarded an equal
socially; that he is lazy and worthless; and that he
cares so little for the privilege of voting that he
will not save the small sum of $3.50 to enable him
to exercise it
CHEERING ACCOUNTS FROM LoUIsIANA-THe
State Sure for Breckinridye.-Every day the po-
litical atmosphere in this State grows brighter
and brighter for the gallant young Kentuckian-I
the standard bearer of the Constitutional rights of
the South. In the parishes ofJackson, Claiborne,
Winn, Bossser, Cadpo, Rapides, Ouachita, Match
itOches, and others in the North west, we have
cheering accounts, and the local papers from each
claim the tallest kind of ma jortes forBrcckinrdge
and Lane.
In Jackson parish there are but two Douglas
men and one of them is in Jail Avoyelles, Point
Coupee, St. Landry, Cacassien, Vermllion and
more than the usual Democratic vote, is evden-
ced by the action of many of their planters who
have always been against US, but who are with
us, because they say IS the time for every
Southern man to show his hand!
As for the Florida parishes, we have to say
they are all right and will give unprecedented |
majorities for our candidates.-Bayo~ Sara Led- |
GER
Crops IN WESTERN TExAs-The Austin State
Gazette says:
great deal of misconception prevails through
out the old States in regard to the condition of
the people of Texas. 1t has been reported gener-
ally that in consequence of the failure of crops
our people lacking the necessaries of life, while
in fact enough grain has been gathered for the
use of our population and the late heavy rains in
sure crop OF cotton. We believe portion of