sTEAMBOAT EXPLOSION.
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a terrible accident o. eurred ear Ptisburg on
Tuesday, by the explosion ofone OF the boilers
oi the steamboat Despatch. Capt. Nelson. The
Journal says:


She was coming down the Monongahela RI
yer, and was q short distance below McKses-
port when she stopped her engine TO take
couple Of fats in low. After doing so, she
again put on the steam, but the wheel had on
ly made one or two revolutions, when one oil
the boilers was fairly raised out Of its place,
and taking direction towards the stern. pass.
ed through that end of the boat into the river,
tearing out every thing in its way, and leaving
the little steamer perfect wreck. From the
position in which the Captain was standing al
the time, his escape from death is really won
derfbl.


Several persons were on board the boat, and
we regret TO say that six men, five of them
passengers, have been very badly scaded.--
Two Of these, Mr.. Pierce, young man, whose
father resides opposite Monongahela city, and
hand on board the boat by the name Of NAL
10y, il is feared, will not recover. A Mr.. Nc
Lure, who resides at Elizabeth. was also con-
sidered 10 be in precarious situation. The
wounded were all put on shore some distance
up; and the vessel was towed by the Rambler
down to the wharf, where she is now lying.
We visited her last evening about dusk, and
found her a complete wreck. She is regularly
broken up.


MoRE sRUiN' Sixty-lhree bouncing, rosy
checked country girls, recently engaged at the
north by an agent Of the Cabbotvie Mills,
Mass, passed through our city to-day on the
way to their new homes. This certainly does
not lock much like the realization of the pre-
dicted sruin to our manufactures Troy pa
per.


4 No, itsdoes not look like the ruin Of the ma
nufactories, but can we say as much Of the
bouncing. rosy checked country girls - They
have hitherto romped over the hills and valles
of their native homes. The exercise and open
air has given them strength, rosy cheeks, and
robust constitutions. They enter these facto-
ledge Of thetemptations which exist in crowd
ed communities has hardly taught them what
il is to sin. Bnt after few years have elapsed,
if we may Judge from former examples, they
will present different aspect.


The sprightly step will give place to the
measured tread Of the slave of The bell rope
and the steady confinement and bad air Of the
workshop will rob them Of their rosy cheeks.
If they retain spoiless characters, they cannot
retain their robust health. But this is not all
Il is said that corporations have no souls, and
the experience of all must convince them that
such generally is the fact. Low wages and
long days for the laborer, seem, seem to be
their motto Well, they ask for protection
occasionally from the people. Would it not be
well for the people TO ask themselves the ques-
ton whether they are not likely TO need some
protection from the encroachments Of monopo-
lies.-New Haven Dem.