The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-09-20

smile from the tiny checks hat in death
Eours Of. wore the Semblance o. ouiet apC
placid sleep.
About a mile south OF Winelka were
found sitting on the high bluffs an old
oman and a little girl, both gazing piii
FULLY Out on the lake as if entrealing the
waters to give up its victims. On being
asked If they had any friends on board
the old woman replied, ian only son and
a daughter" " and then commenced once
more to look out on the wide waste Of wa.
ter. apparently unconscious of the pres.
eDce of numbers who stood by her. as 4
TO offer her consolation.
TSFERSAL sc0UNDRELisN:
The bad goes with the good. Lofty
heroism and mesnness of the squaliidist
type are found in one village. While the
men and women of Winetka and Evans.
ton had their hearts opened and muscle,
strengthened by the great calamity; to
give and to work with no thought Of sell
and no hope Of reward, class of devils
or teates-dcvis we are sure-were hatch.
ing schemes for rifing the trunks and
plunderinS the dead as they came ashore
Ihey commenced their operations on
Sat'day night. The agent Of ihe boat hired
men to hesp together such portions OF the
cargo as should be beach4d. When too
dark to do more, it was found that large
mass ofstuif had been collected at Gross g
Point. There were barrels of flour, per-
EaPS fifty barrels Of spirits, pieces Of fur.
nIture. &c. These three or four men
were hired 10 guard. In the night they
were attacked by gang Of wrecEers. from
the neighbolhood and driven away and
the property removed, the scoundrels
came with wagons, carts bags and skels
greedy for the prey. They carried of all
they could; had they had more teams tlIey
wo'd have stolenthe whole. Empty trunks
houl barrels, boxes. &c, today maI ked the
scene Of their exploits. Early yesterday
morning they were again afoot and eager
for more plund-r. Three trunks of Mr..
Lumsden, of New Orleans-large travel
ing csses-came carly ashore. Wher
found by the officers on watch, they haC
already been broken opeh and rifled. TIL,
coarser garments, linen, de-, were left
but The silk dresses. articles for toilet. DC
had been carried off. Search was a, once
instituted. and large part, perhaps, the
whole OF the valuables, were recovered
from the parties among whom they had
been divided. In the jewelry cases were
said to be diamonds ofconsideralle yalue.
The ofenders--tbree Germans near Evan.
ston--will be put where diamonds will
do them no good. A trunk belonging to
Mr. Horner, in the Lake Superior trode,
was found near Daggeu's Point, its con.
tents all gone. Other trunks fell into bel,
ter hands. We are glad 10 say that a.
mohg these wreckers, whose ihhulnauity
disgraces the name Of man, there was not
an American. We hope they will be
disowned by all nations.
OCCASION CT THE EXCURSION.
The Union Guards Of milwaukee, rot
long since were d:sarmed and disbauded
by the Governor of the Sovereignty Of
Wisconsin. We do not remember the pre-.
else cause, but believe 1t to have teen
partly poliIical--a series o. resolutions in
relation TO the conflict between Wiscon!
sin and the United States, in the BootE
case, in which the right OF the Governor
10 order Them ont for The enforcement o.
the decisions OF Wisconsin Courts, was
denied. .
After the ilsarming, they continued
their organization and bought arms on
their private account. In doing this they
had incurred considerable debt, and tc
pay this of by an excursion, the profits
OF which we're to 50 to the Company, was
the main object IN view. The Captain
Of the Guards was candidate for Treas.
urer in Milwaukee, and 10 get his friends
together on the trip and make strength
lol himself, was prominent though moi
leading idea. Hence most Of the excur.
sionists were of the Democratic party
hence, as the Guards were an Ilish com.
pany. it happens that large majority o.
those who set out were Of that nationality
This explanation is necessary to accoun
for the prepOnderance Of Irish names il
the lists OF ''lost' aud saved" printed
herewith.