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. fflKY aoa, 'ffr flpa Ji Hi ftp- 'ly w OFFICE ) - ' ' ' .( '' $4 Per Annum nrpori, orm? Dm.Tw oa,r.T,m CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT TO STATES AS IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS,. AND THE -GLORY OF THE ONE IS THE COMMON PROPERTY OF THE OTHER WEST SIDE OF TRADE STREET ) . -IN ADVANCC , . . - ! : ' ' V : : ; ' , . ; ; ; y. . , , ,7 " HJ. TATIBS, oeakd pkoto. I CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1865. fourteentd volume n u m b e r 692. m i ! I "1 I i 1 ! THE W8STSBH IMiEMT OPnblishcd every Tuesday ,Q) BY WILLIAM J. YATES,- EiHTOR AND PROPRIETOR. J," $ 4 rEU ANNUM, in advance. . o- t&" Transient advertisements must be paid for in advance. Obituary notices-are charged advertis ing rates. Advertisements not marked on the manuscript tfjra specific time, will be inserted until forbid, and charged according'. $1 per square of 10 lines or less will be charged for each insertion, unles the advertisement is in serted 2 months or more. SECOND STOCK OF NSW GOODS. T. II. BKCII, . CHARLOTTE, IS. C . , Ui now opening a fresh Stock of Goods which tte will sell as cheap as any one. lie particularly invites the attention of country Merchants to his Wholesale Stock, as he has paid especial care in selecting a Stock suitable for the trade. His Stock consists of everything to be found in the Dry Goods, Hardware and Grocery line. T. 1W BR EM. 'e. t, IS 65 . BOOTS AND SHOES, At wholesale and retail, at Oct 0th. T. II. BREM'S. HARDWARE, At wholesale and retail at Oct Hh. T. II. BREM'S. DRY " GOODS, At wholesale and retail, at Oct 0th. T. H. BREM'S. MEN'S AND LADIES'- HATS, A large stock, at wholesale and retail. Oct Tilth. ' T. II. -BREM. 1 Valuable Tract of Land for Sale. The.subscribe:- otters for sale a Tract of Land ly Sng on the Statesville Road, about one mile north iof Charlotte, containing about one hundred acres. On the Tract is a valuable Gold Mine. For particulars apply to me or to W. F Davidson. - JAMES M. HENDERSON.. Oct 0, 18C5. tf CHARLOTTE FE.tJALE INSTITUTE, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Rev. R. BURWELL, 1 prindpalg JOHN B, BURWELL, A. M J 1 nnciI'ais-. The current session commenced on the 1st Sep tember, and will close the 2 2d December, 1805. Pupils received at any time and charged from time of entrance to end of session. For circular containing full particulars as to Terms, kc, address Rev. II. BURWELL & SON, Oct 2,1805 2ni Charlotte, N. C. .ii is ffv a a iT 't T-3:XjOL3: J" C3-- Wc are pleased to inform our fornrcr patron3 and friends that we are once more on the maiket, with a nice lot of Cloths, Cassimeres, Vesting;:, and Tail- ors' Trimmings, together with Gentlemen's Fiir'nisliing Goods, consisting of Shirts-, Under Shirts, Drawers, Cravats, Ties, Collars, Handkerchiefs, Gloves, Hosiery, Sus Ipcnders, &c. Also, a select stock of Cassimere and .Felt Hats We wiil be in receipt of our usual stock of CLOTHING, manufactured by ourselves, in a few days, when we will be able to suit all sizes and taste. Froni our knowledge of the Clothing business, and facilities for manufacturing, induce us to believe that we will continue to merit the patronage here tofore so liberally given by the citizens of Western INorth Carolina and the upper Districts of South Carolina. FULLING 3 ft SPRINGS, Store under Democrat Office. Sept 18, 1805. ffe"vsr C3rOO3Lo- . JI.lllJERV, AV.c Door to Spring's Corner, Has just received and opened an extensive assort ment of DRV GOODS," consisting of Calicoes, DeLains, Merinoes, Poplins, Flannels, Alpaccas, Cashmeres, Jncconetts, Lawns, Swiss Muslins, Balmoral Skirts, Hoop Skirts, !Lincn Handkerchiefs, collars, culfs. Also, a com plete assortment of Ladies, Gentlemen's, Misses', Boys', Youths' and childrens'- Boots, Shoes and Gaiters; together with a great variety of HATS, bf all styles and prices, all of which will be sold at extremely flow Prices. A few dozen Cotton Cards. Please give ine a call, as I charge nothiifg for howing iny Goods, being determined tc please and fell to the public. JSept 18, fSG5 tf C. M. QUERY. Gold and Copper Mines VOll SI.B2. The subscriber offers for sale that Tract of Land known as the "CAT II KY MINE' 4 miles North of Charlotte, N. C, belonging to the estate of Dr. E. II. Andrews, deceased, containing nearly two hundred acres. It has cu it a small dwelling, some out houses, a fine spring of water, and an orchard. It also has a rich (joM Mine, and perhaps one of the richest veins of Copper ore at the South. These Mines have been fully tested, and pro nounced by experienced Miners capable of yieldiug a large amount of rich ore. For- immediate pur chasers liberal offers ivill be msde. For further particulars address or call on my Agent, A. Bethune, Charlotte, N. C. S. B. "ANDREWS, Oct. 2, 1S05 Administratrix. COK AND WHEAT. J want to purchase Corn and Wheat at the Steam Flouri.ig Mill in this place, for which the market ,rice will be paid. JOHN WILKES. Charlotte, May 15, 1SG5. Dr J. I!. Wayt, DENTIST, Hag resumed practice, and will be glad to see old customers and others at his Ofiicc, nest door to Springs' corner, up stairs June ip. iS'j;, " if NOTICE. ON TUESDAY, the 5th of December next, I will sell on the Public Square, at. 11 o'clock, a. rn., the ! highly desirable Residence of the late Win. E. White. Persons desiring information concerning the prem ises, or as to terms of sulc, are referred to Joseph H. Wilson. Esq. JOHN M. .WHITE, Oct 23, 1865 7t Executor. gaed; We are gratified in being able to notify our friends and old customers, that we have resumed business, and opened in the store formerly occupied by Messrs. Brown, Tata & Co., where we are now receiving and opening well selected stocks of DRY GOODS, HARDWARE, and Groceries. A calLfrom our friends is earnestly solicited. J. C. BURROUGHS ft CO. P. S. The notes and accounts of Fisber & Bur roughs can be found at our store. Greenbacks taken at par. F. & B. Oct 23, 1865. 2m STOLEN, From my stables on the night of the 11th of October, a light colored bay STALLION, has white hind feet, blaze in face, right eye knocked out, steps short and quick when walking.. . Ivill give $25 Reward for the delivery of the said Horse to me at Davidson College, N. C. Oct 23, 1805 lm J. S. JOHNSTON. STOLEN, From my stable on Saturday uight last, two medium sized Ijlack MULES about 5 or 0 years old. One has a lump on the lower part of the breast, and is bran ded with the letter V. The other has a sore on the neck made with the collar. No other marks recol lected. A liberal reward will be paid for their re covery, or any information that will lead thereto. c JOHN WILKES. Oct 30, 1805. , - tf FALL AND WINTER GOODS. RERlYEiEfH & SINCLAIR, Are now opening at their new stand, Springs' Coraier,. to which they have just removed, ZDXS. r GOODS, consisting of American, English and French Cali coes, Poplins, Chintzes, Himalayas, French, English and American Merinos, Delaines, Debages, Alpacas, Cobuigs, Ginghams, Flannels, Domestics, &c, kc. Faucy Goods, Notions, &c, a full ft?ortraent, MILLINERY, Consisting of Latest Styles Ladies' Bonnets, Hats, Caps, Flowers, Ribbons, &c. Hoop3, and Winter Balmoral Skirts. BOOTS, GAITERS, Shoes and extra sizes Brogans, a full line. GENTS' HATS, Clothing, Overcoats, Shirts and Drawers, a full line. LADIES' COATS, For Fall and Winter; Shawls, Breakfast do., Hoods, &c, elegant and cheap. HARDWARE To suit the market. Axes, Chain Traces, Spades, Shovels, Coffee Mills, Sausage Cutters, Cotton Cards, Padlocks, Cutlery, kc. WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE For Housekeepers. , . GROCERIES, Coffee, Teas, Sugars, Spices, Cheese, Mackerel in kits, tc , kc. Cigars, Tobacco, Snuff. CROCKERY, Quality and prices to suit. PETROLEUM OIL, ' and Lamps and Oil Cans, &c. We invite our friends aud the public generally to call and examine our new stock, at our new' stand, SPRINGS' CORNER, where they will find Goods and prices which we warrant will give full satisfac tion. BERNHEIM & SINCLAIR. jgJ. M. SAMPLE, (late of the firm of Cochrane & Sample.) is with Bcrnheim k Sinclair, where he will be pleased to receive calls from bis friends, and serve them on the most favorable terms. Oct 23, 1865 tf B. & S. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL imi GOODS AND CLOTHING -STOKE. . "VIESIXjXj c&? oo. ' The subscribers respectfully call the attention of their friends and the public to the fact that they have fitted upthe store room in Mr. David Park3 Building, on Trvon Street, opposite Mr. Beckvith"s Jewelry Store, for the purpose of conducting the Wholesale and Retail Dnp Goods and CiolIiiii Business, in all its branches. They have just received and offer for sale a large and extensive assortment of Fall and Winter Goods, comprising every description of Cloths, Cassimeres, Ladies Dress Goods, Shawls. Cloaks, Glove3, Gaunt lets, Hoisery, Ladies Hats, Bon-uct Itibbous, Linen and Cambric Handkerchiefs, Balmoral Skirts, Hoop Skirts, Dress Trimmings, kc, kc. nothing and Furnishing Goods. Our stock of Clothintr and Gentlemen's Furnishing i Goods is complete. As special and personal atten j lion hjive been given to the selection of these Goods, j and long experience iu that line will enable us to i give general satisfaction in price, quality and styles j unsurpassed by any one. J We have Boots, Shoes and Hats, ' of every description and make, at very low rates, i A call is-solicited. We shall always try to please, ' and take great pleasure in showing our Goods. WHOLESALE BUYERS i will find it to their interest to call and examine our : Stock before making their purchases elsewhere, as ! we have the facility to offer great inducements to ' that trade. A. WEILL & CO. ABRAHAM Wi:iLI ! Oct. 2, 1865. A. B. MAVtt. tf .TEcicliant Tailoring-. The subscribers will continue to carry on the Merchant Tailoi ing business as heretofore, at the stdVe formerly occupied by Thos Trotter, Jeweler Prices will be regulated according to the times on the cash system. Country piodu.ee will be taken in I aymeut for Cutting or work done. We hope our friends will not ask for credit, as we expect to do up work iu the best style for CASH or its equiva lent in something to eat or wear. AS. A. CALDWELL & CO. P. S Persons indebted to us wnl please call and settle by cash or note, as early as possible. Jnne"26, lGj.' . tf J. A. C. k Co. ; NOTICE. Obituary notices exceeding a few j lines in length, are charged advertising rates, pay i able' in advance. SOUTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE. The South Carolina Conference of the M. E. Church, South, commenced its anoual session in Charlotte on Wednesday the 1st of Novem-" ber, arud adjourned on Monday evening the Gth, after a very pleasant and harmonious session. We give a sketch oi' some of the most impor-, tant business transacted :- The following resolutions were introduced by Rev. J. W. Miller and adopted : Hetolved, That our delegates to the ensuing General Conference be requested to use. their influence and votes to promote the following legislation : 1st. The material strengthening of our epis copacy by. largely increasing the number of Bishops." 2d. The enlargement of tba powers of the Bishops by rescinding the restriction upon their authority which forbids them to send a preacher to the same pastorate for a longer period than twp years. 3d. The introduction of the lay element into the higher legislative bodies of the Church J Stacy 'presented a Report from the Joint Board of Fiuanco, showing that aliout one thou sand seven hundred .dollars was collected the past year for the support of the superanuatcd preachers, and the widows and orphans of de ceased members of the Conference. II C Parsons was mafic -supernumerary. E A Price was located at his own request. W Smith, J S Nelson, and S B Jones were made supernumerary. On motion, it was ordered that a collection be taken up in January and February next to de fray the expenses of the Delegates to the Gen eral Conference, the amounts raised to be for warded to the nearest Delegate The Church Extension Committee recom mended that $30,0X)0 be collected during the present year, for the various purposes contem plated. The Report was adopted. On motion of Dr W SmitR, the Conference expressed its abiding concern for the spiritual welfare of the colored people throughout the Conference territory, leaving the matter of sup rdvir them with the Bisloi and the Presiding Elders. The Quarterly Conferences are author ized to license colored men to preach and ex hort, when such action does not conflict with the laws of the States in which licenses are granted. On motion, it was. ordtred that a brief Pas toral Letter be addressed to the colored people. Dr A M Shipp presented the Report of the Committee on Education. The institutions of learning under the care of the Conference -are all in operation, excepting the Columbia Female College. . On motion of E J Meynardie,. the Delegates to the General Conference arc requested to con sider the expediency of having prepared a cate chism for the instruction of those who arc on probation, and also a form for the reception of probationers into full connection. The following were elected Delegates to the General Conference : W Smith, D D, A M Shipp, D D, W A Gamewell, II A C Walker, S II Brown, It J Boyd, James Stacy, W II Fleiuming, and Charles Betts. Reserves: JW Kelly, J R Pickett, W P Mouzon. The first Friday in April, and the first Friday in September, were set apart as days of Fasting, Humiliation and Prayer W P Mouzon was re-appointed to preach the Annual Sermon before the Conference. The Conference Missionary Society held its annual meeting on Saturday evening. 175 was collected for Missions. Speeches were made by Rev Dr Whitefo.ord Smith and Rev W T Capers. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year : President, Clas Betts; Vice-President, W A Gamowell, II A C Walker, II M Mood, Thos Raysor; Secretary, W G Connor; Treasurer, 11 J Boyd. Board of Managers Ministers: JR Picket, J W North, J W Kelly, S Leard, 0 A Darby, W P Mouzon, W A McSwain ; Laymen: Dr T R Tretborne, L Chassire, Dr A Jolly, J M Richardson,- L M Stevenson, S M Carliton, W J Yates. Resolutions of thanks to the citizens of Charlotte, for the hospitable manner in which the Ministers wore entertained, were passed. APPOINTMENTS. Charleston District. F A Mood, P E. Charleston Trinity, E J Meynardie. Cumberland, to be supplied Bethel, J T Wightman Spring st., W A Ileninnngway Coopep River Geo W Byrd Summcrville J L Stoudemiie Waiterboro' 31 L Banks Black Swamp Abraham Nettles Ilardcville J W Coward. Blackvitxe District Thos Raysor, P E. Biackville J W Coburn Bamburg Cha.s Wilsou St Bartholomew--Alex B Stephens, J J Snow. Allendale J W McRoy Prince Williams To be supplied Barnwell A W Walker Silverton Mission To be supplied Graniteville Mission J R Pickett Aiken A J Stokes. Oranukburq District A M Creitzberg, P E. Orangeburg J L Sifley Upper Orange L M Little Eastern Orange J D W Crook Providence J S Connor St Matthews Win Ilutto ! Fort Motte Mission To be supplied : St George's John A Mood i Edisto V G Connor, R B Tarrant j Lexington- W Carson, J K Tuckxr ! Edisto Fork To le supplied. Marion District John A Porter, P E. Mariou R J Boyd, Thos Mitchell, (sup.) Marion Circuit S Jones, T W Munnerlyn Buck Swimp D W Seal Brownsville M A McKiblen Liberty Chapel J B Campbell . . Kingstrce Circuit and Mission Oliver Eaddy 1 Darlington W A Gamewell " Circuit L M Hauier, J W Miller j Black River J C Stoll Georgetown and Saoepit Mission J W Murray, ! A Erwin, (sup ) . Conwayboro' D J McMillan " Circuit Geo II Mills, J B Piatt Waccamaw Mission Charles Betts Columbia District C II Pritehard, P E. Columbia- Washington at., W T Capers " Marion St., E G Gage Camden T J Clyde Wateree" Mission J L Shuford Chester Samuel Leard Sandy River E A Letnmond Wnnsboro' A G Stacy Fairfield A J Cauthcn Columbia Circuit H J Morgan Richland Fork Mission M Brown Rocky Mount R P Franks BishopvUle P F Kistler & ' Sumter D J Simmons " Circuit Chas Taylor, S J Hill, nom. Manning W W Mood Santee II A C Walker, J W Wightman, nom. Upper Santee To be suppliod Chaplain to Lunatic Asylum Wm Martin Cokesbury District S II Browne, P E. Cokesbury Circuit W P Mouzon, S B Jones, (nom ) Abbeville T G Ilerbert, C Thomason, J E Penny, nom. Ninety Six A L Smith Upper Saluda River Mission -W II Law ton Mapleton T S Daniel, J Attaway, nom. Edgefield J A Clark Butler P L Herman Newberry J W Humbert " Circuit J II Zimmerman, J B Tray wick Laurens W A McSwaio, J R Little, A W Moore Reedy River F Auld Pickens J H C McKinney Anderson G F Round " Circuit W A Ilodgcs PeDdleton T H Edwards Mt. Zion J M Carlisle Cokcsburv School To be supplied. Wadesboro District F M Kennedy, P E. Wadesboro' Circuit E W Thompson, J C Hart sell, II C Parsons, sup. Ansonville T A Boone Lanes Creek Landy Wood Albemarle J W Puett Concord J T Kilgo, W S Haltum, nom. Monroe A J Stafford " Circuit, L Scarborough Plesant Grove W W Jones Lancaster J W Crider Hanging Rock F M Morgan, G W 31 Creigh ton, nom. " Cheraw M C Davis, R R Pegues, nom. Chesterfield E-J Pennington BenKCtsville T R Walsh, A McCorquodulc, WT L Pegucs. Shelby District J WT North, P E. Shelby A P Ant South Mountain To be supplied Lincolntuu S Lander 44 Circuit, John Finger Dallas J C Randall Yorkville L A, Johnson York Circuit and Mission M A Connelly . Rock Hill J M Cline Pineville James Stacy, A N Wells, nom. Charlotte W 0 Power " Circuit BG Jones, J W Aber- nathy, nom. Newtou I P Hughes, J S Nelson, sup. Happy, Home R R Dagnall South Fork John Watts Lenfiir G W Ivey Yadkin Mission J C Crisp, one to be eup. Morganton P G Bowman Burke Mission To be supplied Davenport Female College S A Webber Sparta.cburq District Y II Flemming, PE Spartanburg Whitcfoord Smith " Circuit J B Massabeau Rich Hill V A Sharp Uoionville O A Darby, C Murchison, eup Cane Creek J W Kelly Belmont J S Erwin Fair Forest N K Melton Goshen Hill Henry M Mood Pacolet J Emory Watson Greenville W S Black, K B Alston, nom. " Circuit R C Oliver, A II Lester, sup. Reidvillc W Bowman Columbus John A Wood . Pickensville J J Workman Keowee D D Byars Rutherford D May, Jas P.DePass McDowell J D Carpenter. Jeff Davis and C. C. Clay. A corres pondent of the New York Herald, writing from Fortress Monroe, says : Jeff. Davis shows pluck and lives hopefully. His chief torments now are boili, and his chief source of amusement, reading "Bancroft's His tory of the United State." By the way, the whole fort library has lately been opened to him; so he has all the reading, and good matter, too, he chooses. He expects soon to be called to trial, but no notification of the fact has reached him, nor has there been any late correspondence with ariy of his coui.sel. lie Las a large, airy room, good attendance, a good fire, and, with bis daily walks and privileges of reading and cor respondence, aud the excellent meals furnished him, fares more like a lord than a prisoner. There is now no guard stationed in hh room as formerly. Mr Clay continues in the enjoyment of ex cellent health. He seems greatly at a loss to account for his prolonged imprisonment, and de fies, I am told, ths possibility of proving his complicity, in the remotest degree, with the as sassination of President Lincoln. . His anxiety for speedy f rial is as strong as ever. New York, Nov. 3. The quarantine Sargeon reports that 15 fatr.1 cases cholera occurred on board the steamship Atlanta. All communica tion with the vessel has been forhiddcrj. STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION. ' Great Loss of Life. Nineteen liven were lost bv the exolosion r.f the steamer St. John, near New Y'ork, oo Sat- j urday the 28th ult. The living and dead were' j robbed after the accident, during the passage of ' the boat to New York. j We take from a detailed account in the New ! t fTV L . . Alt .! m . m I iors irioune tue loiiowing particulars ot the terrible disaster : ' The accident was occasioned by the bursting of the .starboard boiler, almost immediately above the fires, and about twenty-five feet for ward of the wheclhouse. The aperture in the boiler is about eight feet long atfd two and a half feet in width, and is situated near the top of the boiler, but inclining toward the interior of the boat. It is the opinion of Engineer Hook and oth ers that the accident was occasioned by a defect in the boilers, thcmaterial of which, they say, was composed of what is called "and iron" an inferior, brittle kind of iron, which is some times used in the manufacture of boilers on ac count of its .cheapness. A scene of ruin and horror was presented, which can only be. imag ined by those who are familiar with battle-fields, and which cannot be described with accuracy. There, in the centre of the gorgeous saloon, surrounded by gilded walls, elaborate chande liers, and covered-with velvet carpets of blue and crimson arabasque, still warm from the burning waves which flooded them but a few hours before, lay a .number of corpses and writh ing forms, from one of which, at almost regular intervals, issued those appalling blood-curdling yells, from the .poor baggage-master. It was a palatial charnal a mansion gilded for the dead and dying. . Here lay a mother and her two little children with only their cold dead faces visible. Next to this melancholy group, were the mo tionless forms of another mother and her sweet child; the husband and father lay at the other end of the saloon, suffering inexpressible tor tures. ' ' . . By the head of another woman corpse, sat a ' silent pallid man, who, but a few hours before, was a happy husband of a living wife. Their little child was also alive, and now sat cowering at her father's knees, hardly appreciating the terrible loss which had befallen her. .. The corpse of a man also lay in this group. Nine Lad already gone to their long home, and a number of policemen and other persons were busy carrying such wounded down stairs, that could bear removal. Thrilling Account by an Uyc witness.. A gentleman who was on board the boat at the time of the explosion gives the following thrilling account : I think the accident occurred a few micutcs before fix in the morning. At least I remem ber that it was just twenty minuter before six when I arose from my berth to dress myself, as I thought v. must be Hearing the city, and. I wauted to be on shore as soon as possible. My 6tate-room was situated in the forward part of the cabin, on the port side. I looked out of the wmdow and saw that the western sky was just brightening with the reflection of daylight from the cast, and then opening the door, step ped out info the saloon, which was dimly lit, only one or two burners of the main .chandelier being lighted. I had hardly reached the centre af tie saloon, on my way out to the open air, before I heard a strange report which thrilled me with unac countable apprehension. It was not so loud as it was deep and terrible. I once heard some gun cotton explode in a close apartmcLt, and the present report resembled that nearer than anything I can compare it to. It was immedi ately followed by a terrible shock, which shook every plank in the steamer, aud before I could, make up my mind what it meant, 1 saw the side of the saloon, a short distance in front of the wheel-house smashed in as if by a cannon shot, with a terrible crashing sound, accompanied by one wild yell which rings in my cars at this moment with terrible distinctness. A great crowd of steam rushed through the aperture, speedily filling the entire saloon; but first I saw a shapeless mass flying across the cabin. This proved to be the cjypsc of a chijd, who had been sleeping in fetatcroom No. 123, I think, although I am not certain. I heard the engine stop. A great light illuminated the sa loon through the drifting steam. I give myself up for lost, and for a moment could cot stir. The steam was" almost immediately followed by vast bodies of hot water, which seemed to burst into the saloon in a perfect deluge. It covered the floor so rapidly that I had just time enough to spring and gain a hold on the main chande lier before it was 6eething under my feet. In a few seconds I was securely perched above the water, but I witnessed a scene of de struction and. horror which will abide with me to my dying day. The water did not spout nor gush into-the saloon it absolutely poured in. Had it not had the appearance of being boiling hot 1 should have thought that we were sink ing, and that the broad river itself was engulf ing us . Then there occurred a terrible scene among the passengers, most of them were asleep in their berths at the time of the cxrlosion. The J impulse, which nearly all of them obeyed, upon j being rudely awakened and terrified by the i shock, was to spring to the floor, and their screams and yells as their feet went ankle-deep into the scalding flood are literally indescrib able. Few of them had prcsenco of mind enough to climb again into their bunks, but in a few moments, or rather seconds, the saloon i was peopled with terror-stricken and agonized j forms, mostly .iu their night-clothes, splashing J wildly about in the boiling water, i One man. in his agony, tried to pull me from my perch, but, by repeated directions, I at length induced him to get upon a chair. I saw a mother with a child pn either arm, dashing frantically through the water, and every time '. she would lift up her naked feet I could tee that they were boiled to a crimson hue. Reach i iug down I lifted one of the children to my side, I Lu she let the other oce full into the water, scalding it Mterely, but not fatally, I think, ba- f ii i . . - -. . . ioro i couia aiso possrss nyteir or it. 1 inen seized her by t he hair, and assisted her to ft po sition on a chair, where she managed tojtand until the water had subsided. I might relate numerous other instances; but in all conscience, the above are horrible enough. v The water tubsided" very rapidly it having all run, out -in a very few minutes after its first ap pearance. Butthegroansandsbricksol the scald ed and mutilated was the most dreadful experi ence of my life. In about fifteen minutes after the explosion, the ferryboat Morriatown came alongside, and took off about two hundred and fifty of the passengers. A STONE FALLS PEOM THE SKY WITH CHARACTERS ENGRAVED UPON IT. From the Bt. Louis Democrat, October 19. Mr James Lumley, an old Rocky Mountain trapper, who has been, stopping at (he Everett House for several days, makes a most remarka ble statement to us, aud one which, if authenti cated,, will produce the greatest excitement iu the scientific world. Mr Lumley slates that about the middle of last September he was engaged in trapping io the mountains, about seventy-five or one hun dred miles above the great falls of the Upper. Missouri, and in the neighborhood of what iv known as Canotte Pass. Justaftor sunsot one evening he beheld a bright luminous body io the heavens, which was moving with great ra pidity in an easterly direction. It was plainly visible for at least rive seconds, when it sudden ly separated into particles, resembling, as Sir Lumley describes it, the bursting of a sky-rocket in the air. A few miautes later he beard a- heavy explosion, which jarred the earth very, perceptibly, and this was shortly after followed! by a rusbiog sound liko a tornado sweeping: through the forest. A strong wind sprang up. about the same time, but as suddenly subsided. The air was also filled with a peculiar odor of a sulphurous character. These incidents would have made but slight ' impression on the mind of Mr Lumley, but for the fact that on the ensuing day Le discovered, at a distance of about two miles from his camp ing place, that, as far as he could see in cither . direction, a path had been cut through the fur' est, several rods wide giant trees ' uprooted or broken off near the ground tho tops of hills shaved off, and the earth plowed up in many places. Great and wide-spread havoo was every where visible. Following up tbis track of deso lation, he soon ascertained the cause of it io llle shape of an immenso stone that had been driv en into the bide of a mountain. But now comes the most remarkable part of tho story. An ex amination of this stone, or so much of it as waa vUible, showed that it had been divided into compartments, aud that, in various places iV teas carved with am ious hieroglyphics. Mors than this, Mr Lumley aho discovered fragments of a substance resembling glass, and here and tbsro dark ctains, as though caused by a liquid. Ho is confident that the hieroglyphics were the work of human hands, and that the stone itself, although but a fragment of an immense body must have been used for sotno purpose by ani- mated beings. ' Strange as this story appears, Mr Lumlsy re lates it with so much sincerity that w are forced to accept it as true. It is evident that the stone which he discovered was a fragment ot the me teor which was visible in this section in Sep tember last. -It will be remembered that it was seen in Leavenworth, iu Galena, and io thi. city by Colonel Bonneville. At Lea vcu worth it wa seen to separate in particles oroxplode. Astronomers have long held that it is proba ble that the heavenly bodies are inhabited even the cornels and it may be that .the mete ors are used as a means of cjnvoyauco by tho inhabitants of other planets, in exploring space, and it may be that herqgfter some future Col umbus, from Mercury or Uranus, may land oo this planet by means of a -meteoric conveyance and take full possession thereof as did the Spaoikh navigators of the new world in 1492, and eventually drive what is known as tho "hu- -man race" into a condition of tho most abject servitude. It has always been a favorite theory with maiy that there must be a race superior to us, and this may at some future time be de monstiatrd in the manner we have indicated. Washington Iikmh The Cabinet is get ting clo.-e upon a unit in support of the Presi dent's policy of reconstruction. ,m Those who hare superior means of knowing at the War Offico stato thai Mr Stanton may leave the Cabinet very soon. Sharp difference between himself and the President are not favor able to Lis remaining with honor.- 8undry Northern representatives who bare come here ' to browbeat thc President have returned in a grt-at rage. The ladies of Faycltcvillo, NC, have petf. . tioced President Johnson for the release of Jefferson Davis. Love and Business A Mthej laughable transaction took place a week or two ago in. tho town of De Witt, Clinton county, Michigan, in which love and business are so intermixed that it requires sn adept to distinguuh between tbo two. A milk-safe pedler called at a house to sell a safe. The woman informed him that she was a widow, and would much rather. Lave a roan The pedler informed her that if sha would taka a safe be would send ber a man. She took Ir aud the pedler went on his way rejoicing, and soon sent her a nan who he arcertaioed bad no bo;oui companion, and . directed him to tho widow. Going on, he called at a house to sell a cafe, and. was informed that the man was a widower, and would prefer a wif. lit told him if be would take a safe- he would direct btna where he could get a woman. He took the safe, and the pedler directed him to the tame widow. When he reached her he was about an boor too late, the first having just secured the prize. The kind-beartcd woman, however, sent him to a second widow, whom he 'secured, and both loving cooplcs wcje married that ifteroociu