Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-03-28

TERRinLE MuTIsY OF COOLIES AT SEA.-1hir1 n
Shot aud orer Ninety Wounded.--A very seriou
OF mutiny occurred on board the ship MOI :
way. (of New York; Captain Major. ON he
recent passage from Macao to Havana, whic!
came very near proving disa-terously to tho ofh :
GERS, passengers and crew. Tho Norway saile,
from Macao November 20, with about on o
thousand coolies board, and when five day
out. at about six o'clock in tho evening. the cat'-
tain being below ut the time; mutiny broke ou
among the coolies, who set fire to tho ship in tw
places, and cndeavored 10 lorco tho matches. MI
Simpson of Boston. ono Of the mates, had chnrg
ol the deck, and the watch with the exception It
the man ut tho wheel, was aloft taking in sail.-
Mr.. Simpson rushed to the hatch and CONNER
ccd the struggle. Tho crew from aloft aud th0s
below tried to seize the boats and leave the ship
when the surgeon, an Englishman, drew bis psto
aud threatened to shoot tho first man who dare,
to make that attempt. Tho crew then rallied an.
went to tue assistance Of the oihcers and hgh
ensued. which from six in the evening until atte
daylight hext morning. ninety wounded, beior
the mutiny was quelled. Tho captain thon gaw
the coolies hour to deliver up tho arms In thu
possession; il they did not no threatened to cut !,
away the masts. set fire to tho ship. take the
boats aud provisions and leave them to their fate .
The mutineers soon came to torms. Captain /
Major had his wife and two daughters with him,
and also lndy passenger and child-but during
the night the lady died Of fright, and in tho morn
ing the child also diod.
Tnr ATLANTIC AND PActrIc TELEaRAPn LINE
Tho N. Y News. in nm article advocating tho bill
now before Congress for the construction Of q telo
graph limo 10 the Pacific says
The country will, wc think, hardly hesitate Il F.,
urge MT once ON Congress the immediate oonstrue .
ton of telegraph to the Pacific. well for th,
81 mmon defence rs military and naval nukillar, :
81 y utmost consequence rs FOR tho general vel .
inrc- ''vnncing science, encouraging nnviga
ton and =. - Ting property and life. Tho tele
graph is not on.. t. vehicle Of thought. but sen .
saIion. II affords IN ot comparison Tor thu !,
Thermometers. baremonetcrs IN wind register, |,
throughout tho whole country. IL marks tho pro :
gress of storms. the.changes Of temperature md
the fluctuations OF the climate. Tho agencies Of
Of nature that are disclosed without its aid only
within n limited horizon are viewed by it's agon-
cy over the whole country, and tho eye eof SOL
cnce enabcd to scan tho area from tho Pacific to
tho Atlantic aud from the Gulf to tho Lakes. Su-
perndd to this the potent medium OF defense II af-
fords. and the construction Of tho Pacific telegraph
would he voted Tor by tho American people with
acclamntion.
Tnr REPUTATION. The common council of Pitts
bvrg have refused to consider the proposition from
tho select council to lay tax t1 pay tho interest
tho railroad bonds of that city. Tho pittsburg
Chronicle OF Friday says
Marshall Campbell yesterday exposed to sale a :
the custom. house. 5000 shures Of the county stocl
in tho Allegheny Valley Railroad Company. takeI i,
in execution at the suit ofG. w. Dobbins, a bond
holder. Tho amount sold together with the name
Of the purchaser and tho price. is follows 6Ot }
shares, Michael O'Paa. 81, Is per share; 100 sharni
Thomas Rosouwe 81. Is per share, "a shares, LJ
on. Shorb Co. 81.
BARNuM ON THE SrAGE.--P. T. Barnum, the
Snowman, having paid off the last OF his " clock
notes, " has taken charge Of tho American Mu-
scum in New York. The Tribune Of Saturday
says
To-day. between the acts Of tho play, Mr.. Bar
mum will appear upon his own stage. in his own
costly character of tho Yankee Clockmaker. for
which he qualified himself, and will give q brief
history Of his adventures as n clock maker, show