Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-06-29
NEWS OF THE DAY.

NEWS OF THE DAY.
Cairo, June 20.-The accounts by the sa-
,er dsors Of the late steamboat disaster on
led river agree in their reflections on the Of
icers of the lost transport for the careless
ness and criminal indifference manifested on
he occasion. The accounts say the Kentucky
= which appears to have been an old, weakly
,raft-had shortly after leaving Shreveport,
,een run into the river bank with qnite a jar,
out nothing serious was apprehended from it,
md all retired to sleep The passengers on
board, chiefly Confederate soldiers from Mis-
souri,, were lying about the boat and in the
forward cabin on the floor soundly asleep,
when about nine and half P NJ, it was dis
covered that the boat had two-and-a-haif feet
Of water in her hold, No alarm was given,
At first an attempt was made to run her
ashore, but as the boat proved unmanageable
this failed. The stern line was then got out
and fastened to the shore, but not in time to
do any good, for the boat swung out into mid
river where the current was strong and the
water deep and the bow was carried under.
She careened over on her side, slowly at first
and then suddenly the bow went down and on
ly about twenty feet of the ladies' cabin re-
mained out of the water, this too standing at
an inclination so nearly perpendicular that it
was with great difficulty any one could climb
cut. 1t is likely that the boat broke in the
middle, as the texas and hurricapeaeck for
ward remain out of water, as well as the bell,
which was kept ringing after the vessel sank
until the steamer, Chapin came to the rescue
For some reason yet to be explained, the
soldiers were permitted to remain asleep in
fancied security, while the boat was thus ca.
rcened and was sinking. Thus nearly all of
them we're carried under. Some who were
outside or could easily extrcate themselves,
rose to the surface and swan out Some
clambered up the side and floor of the boat,
and thus escaped, but about two hundred of
them were undoubtedly lost As the boat ca
reened. great rush took place on the hurri-
cane deck Many of the passengers were in
their berths and we're saved. ...,.
The ladies generally succeeded in gaining
the hurricane deck, and were all saved. Some
children were lost Some of the passengers
gained the nearest bank and others reached
the opposite side in safety
To render the disaster more appalling, the
texas took fire after the vessel had earecned.
1t was supposed that the coal oil lamps were
upset by the shock, and that their innamma.
BILE contents were spilled upon the BEDS
This fire was fortunately quenched, otherwise
very large number of persons would have
perished by it, and would have been added tc
the mournful list of lost, but for the noble acts
of the officers of the United States steamer
Colonel Chaplin, who came to the wreck ant
| knJ -, 400 tn E0l souls
and administered many acts of kindness tt
the survivors, especially to the women ant
children, many of whom lost their all.
| FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
New York, June 2l.-Thc Heralds Char
lesion correspondent says The delegation
from South Carolina to> Washington, who's
arrival was announced yesterday will ask Al
early appointment of Provisional Governo
for that State. Their first choice for this pt
stion will be Ex-Governor Aiken, and thei
second Gen. Gurney, post commander at Cha
lesion.
The late rebel Secretary of the Treasur.
Mr. Trenholm, has been arrested at Colun
bia, taken to Charleston and placed in col
finement
Charleston had again assumed busine
) like aspect. The work of rebuilding the po
ton of the city destroyed during the war WI
in active progress, and the wholesale me
: chants were rapidly disposing of their stot
of goods, purchasers from the interior comir
in in large numbers.
THE BID FOR THE PRESIDENTS AssAssINATIo
Washington, June 2l-The author of Il
infamous advertisement which appeared in I
h Selma (Ala.) Advertiser of December |, lSG
l. offering for one million dollars to procure t
). assassination of Messrs Lincoln, johnson 81
Seward, was brought to Washington to-da
% under arrest The scoundrels s name is Gay
l. He is IL lawyer by profession, and resid
about ten miles from Selma. He adm
that he wrote the advertisement and paid
. its insertion in the Selma papers, but clail
~ that it was intended merely as u joke up
d. the community. Two compositors employ
on the Advertiser, one of whom put the {
vertisement into type were also brought alo
-, as witnesses against Gayle. ..-
= SUICIDE OF EDMUND RUFFIN.
~ Edmund Rutfin, Sr., Of Virginia, comr,itt
IS suicide on Saturday, at the residence OF
sh son, near Danville. This venerable ruffian
D. will be recollected, fired the first gun, in
tack, on Sumter, in 1861 The Richmo
Wing of the Goth gives the following accoul
Is 1t is now said that Mr.. Ruffin's mind
70 been very perceptibly affected since the ey
OF uation of Richmond and the surrender Of
ry Confederate armies. For a7week previous
'c, taking his life, Mr.. Rufhn kept his chant
nd busily employed in writing what subsequer
Ut turned out to be history Of his pollti
'n- days etss. 50 -s6l.. :.
- He also wrote letters, and in one of tn
IN left directions as to the disposal Of his be
/, 10 He bathed himself, put on clean under {
ne outer clothing, and directed that his b
ng should be buried with the habiliments he
nd put on, without shroud or coffin. He t
Sc seated himself in chair, put loaded n
cd ket to his mouth, and leaning back struck
'ur musket with his hickory stick. "a
nd The first cap did not explode and he
'ay placed it by another which discharged
musket, the charge of ball and buck blow
off the crown of the venerable old gentem
no head, and scattering his brains and sn
re- hair against the ceiling Of the room. W
s se- the family, alarmed by the report, reac
the Mr.. Rufin's room he was found lying bac
are are his chair, the gun leaning against him,
rla his life gone. "A paragraph in the letter
ent for the perusal of his family and friends,
y, ma planned the tragic deed It reads: II cal
tne survive the loss of the liberties of my c.
~. w try" sts3is Z, l..'
are wears of age; and brooding over the trou