STEAMBOAT ACCIDENT.
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On Thursday evening, the 2ed inst. at 7 o'clock, the steaD boat Oliver Ells,corth, Opt. Ravens, with about 40 passengers, passed the lighthouse at Saybrook, on her passage to New-York, with heavy sea and wind to the southwest; and fifteen minutes before 8, with the engine in full motion, the boiler burst, by scollapsing the main Aue, and bursting out the furnace head. Ten persons were scalded, 8 of them dangerously. One of the fremen died the next morning, and was inferred at SaybroOk.

 The consternation and dismay which per vaded the boats company can be better con ceived than described. The calm, deliberate exertions of Capt Ravens to restore conf dence among the passengers, at that distress ing moment, is spoken of the highest terms.

 The engineer was at his station, and the cause of the accident cannot be ascertained. The boiler was iron.

 The Boston Traveller, of the 18th, states, that in the ship Majestic, arrived at Boston, last week, from Liverpool. came passengers six calico printers, one of them accompanied by his wife and five children. They are to be settled at Dover N. H. and to be employed in the factory at that place.

 The North Carolinian states, that Gold has been discovered in Halifax county, Va. near North Forth Creek. Very little of the precious metal has yet been dug up; but appearances are said to warrant the belief, that the mine will prove very rich.

 On the 14th inst. lot in the village of Rochester, N. Y. of 34 feet front by 65 deep, sold at public auction for $l51 foot! or total of $5134.

 A man in N. H. lately hanged himself after making his preparations with much sang froid. He took a bundle of flax to neighbours and broke it he went to an- others and swingled it; to thirds and made rope! He went home and hanged himself.

 The whole quantity of domestic cotton manufactures sold m Philadelphia in the years 1904, 5, and 6, only amounted to the sum of Sl7,67O It is now estimated that the whole amount sold there varies but ht- tie from four millions annually and is rap- idly increasing.