New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-06-28

l& Lewis. sF ~
From the Memphis Bulletin of Tuesday we ex-
tract the following account Of the disastrous explo-
sion of the steamer Ben Lewis, reported BY tel
egraph:
The regular Memphis and st. Louis packet Ben
W. Lewis, Capt. Holmes w. Manson. which left this
port on Saturday evening last, wth'about seventy
five passengers and a small amount Of freight,
exploded her boilers when in sight Of the Cairo
wharf, about one o'clock Monday morning, and
taking fire coon afterwards, burned to the waters
edge No definite information had been received
in the city up TO early hour this morning, either
as regards the names OF exact number Of the VIC
tins by this dire calamity, yet it is believed that
from thirtyivc to forty lives were lost Dispatch
es received yesterday morning by Captain j. II.
Marshal Of tie steamer Diekey state that Captain
Holmes Manson, commander, MIR. Harris, second
clerk, Frank Devlin, stewart and the second engi-
neer, were among the missing.
Another dispatch 10 our neighbors Of The Argus
mentions the loss of the mail agent second steward
two chamberlnaids, Captain Williams Of Louis
vile, together with his wife, two daughters and
two young children. Mr.. Patterson S. Marshall
ATst clerk was badly injured, but will In all proba-
bty recover. 6
It is known that Of the total number Of passen-
gers on board-not more than five or six Of whom
were citizens Of Memphis--the great majority EN-
barked for points between this and Cairo and it is,
therefore, more than probable that the above es-
innate will fully cover the number lost.
We shall doubtless be in possession Of full par
ticulars concerning the disaster in time for our
next issue.
The Ben Lewis was in her third season, was
built at cost of $9a, ,000 and was in all respects
first,cass packet. She was owned by the Memphis
and ST. Louis Packet Company, whose loss will
amount to fully $50 600, as she is not insured
against explosion.
Reminiscence of the Massacre of Wyoming.
A correspondent of the Keene, n. H., Sentinel
writes:
Having seen in the Boston Journal notice Of
the death Of the last supposed survivor of the Wy
oming massacre, give you the following:
Amos Adams, now living in Winchester, N. H.,
was one Of the sufferers of that time He was born
in August, ira, i'll Wilkesbarre, Pa. The massacre
took place July, IT'S. He says: !" | have seen
from one to seven human scalps on an Indians
back, with the long gray hair of the aged and the
glossy clnls of the innocent child streaming in the
wind.n
At that early age he travelled on foot in com
| pany with his father and mother, who each had 8
child younger than himself to carry in their arms
from the Wyoming settlement to Fskhili, distance
of about 100 miles. During their long and tedious
| journey they were obliged to travel many miles il
The intense heat Of July sun, without single droT
of water 10 quench their burning thirst "once,'
| he says, z We came to marshy place where some
animal had previously been, leaving d track in the
| yielding soil; in which little muddy water liat
| collected. asked my mother if might get dowI
| and drink it: she said | might, and eagerly did
thrust my face into the dirt TO obtain the precious
muddy DROP
Even now will the tears glisten in the old mans
eye as he tens of begging his parents to pass OF
and leave him to die alone, with no one to pity
| and no pillow bnt the earth which to rest Iii.
aching head. He is now eighty six years old.
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PRENrIcIANA.-The editor of the New Hampshire
Conservative complains that his neghbor Of til,
| Democrat has served him badly. His neighbor o
the Democrat serves God himself badly.
, The Wanstnr Rauuhlican apcuaps the Washing
ton Constitution OF - bootless lies We shoult
| think CONSTITUTIONS lies we'll booted from the wa,
they travel.
Our old friend Hooper, of the Montgomery Ala
| formerly didn't take his victuals any warme
than we do ours. We insist that he spell his nam
| Whooper.
The editor Of the Constitution says he takes III
/ account of the Bell and Everett party--that it ]
entirely out Of his head. He writes as if he wer
| out of his head himself.
The editor of the Lebanon Democrat can't Sc
| how anybody can support Mr.. Bell. Let him wate
us, and we'll show him.
/ The Washington States exclaims, /" Douglas o
nobody.a Well, there probably isn't much choic
i between the two, though we prefer the latter.
| John Mitchell thinks that our Government ougl
to be smashed. That's exactly what good man
people think about him.
The editors who steal our paragraphs show Q
least that they know how to take joke.
The editor Of the New Hampshire Democrat say
that when he has been a candidate for Congress
ional nominations he has been twice foiled in Coz
ventions of his political friends by tie. Let hi
take heed to his life, or ( a tie y will ultimatel
be the death OF him.
The Baltimore convention travels with q erooke
motion of its body, Kisses continually. and is full
venom. What sort of an animal can il be! Shou
not the seed of the woman bruise its head?s
. The Democratic party can swallow anything.
Jonah had been the Democratic party he won
have swallowed the whale, instead Of waiting to
:. swallowed by it.
THE Two DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATEs.-Th Lou
vile journal says:
| 1t was immensely funny on Saturday night
mark the rejoieings of the Douglas Democrats ay
the nomination of Douglas and Fitzpatrick and I
rejoieings of the Ant-Douglas Democrats over {
z nomination Of Brecknridge and Lane. The t,
factions, both knowing that they had no chance
the world, tried which shonld kindle the bigg,
IS bonffres, which shbuld utter the noisest shou
. and which should shoot the noisiest eannen. TIL
]. reminded us of two bantam cocks trying to O
i crow each other in the barnyard, or two rival d
nerbells trying to outring each other at an eati
station upon railroad.
Z" Good morning, Mr.. Grumm what is the ne
IS to-day ?" .'0h, there's no news; my wife VI
le sick yesterday, and didn't go out; no news
T. news