The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-17

FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE Loss OF THE
SHEpHELpEs We CLEAN further particulars co n
corning late horrible disaster from the ST. Louis Re-
publican OF SATURDAY., the 9th =
The Agatha went 10 the shepherdess yesterday morn
ing 10 save what property they could find and returned
last evening They succeeded in finding the cabin regis
ter which is recorded the IS passengers
tined for ST. Louis eight nine of which unnteigi
bic. II Is thought that hut cabin passenger Mr. Bck-
ner was lost. There were number board whose
names were not registered The whole number in the
cabin is estimated to be between 40 and So deck
about iao The book in which the names of the latter
wereregistered has not been found. number of men
were seen to be at work the wreck but deserted
soon as the Agatha approached who supposed to
nb hs b OF hs GGua an dozen
trunks and chests and large quantity OF clothing and
bedding Mr. Pool anc five children were found at aaron
delet in very destitute condition Mr. Bckner, large tall
man. from Baltimore the only cabin passenger believed
TO be lost On deck the following believed to be
lost MIR. Wright, of Mecklenburg county, va, his son
daughter and another child, and a boy whom Mr. W.
had raised Henry Craddock, of Davidson county Tenn
county lost his wife and three children.
MIR. Smell from Louisville lost and daughter,
An old man and his son. who came on board at Cincinnati
and working their passage, believed to be lost
An old man, his wnc. child and small servant girl who
got board at LOUISVILLE or below that believed to
be lost. The captain Mr.. Howell and ore deck hand ID.
Stark are believed to be lost Mrs Muir of Virginia
lost the Messrs Muir lost three
Mr. Crenhaw, of Kentucky. lost three negroes; and Dr.
classic OF St Charles lost four negroes This account
gives total of 80 persons The bodies of two children
were brought up, who persisted from the cold which,
added TO the list makes total of4 The citizens of
Louis held meeting Friday last at which they adopt.
ed measures Tor the relief Of the sufferers The following
Is an addition TO the List OF passengers saved furnished by
the Cierk;-N Bodwell Covingon, KY; Michael Keller
and M Levi, Poanders; 7. S Opdyke Louisville: Mrs
ii. Ashford, and Miss Martha Cummins ST. Louis. Off.
GERS oil the boat saved-J Wilcox mat from Aurora la
James Callahan second mate Ellis Dunaway first Clerk,
IRON Cincinnati, Ohio; VIM. Howell second Clerk, from
Covington, ky Parker Bodwe Daniel Linsey and Da-
vd Weyman, engineers; William Sasher. Carpenter, from
Putnam, KY; George Brown, stewards James Cord stew
wards matei Susan Baltimore, Chambermaid; George
Brown, Jr, cabin boy; Cook, not known Mr.. Cas-
per Levy, trader, was lost.
CHURCH WITH BIsHoP-It appears by the fol-
lowing inscription on grave stone IN the burylng-
ground at East Barnsable, that Of the Puritans
thought there could be no Church without a Bishop so
thinks a correspondent OF the Yarmouth Register -
Hic nhumatur corpus reverend Jonathan
RUSSELL, Episcop Ecclese Barnstableensis."
slaton-Iere is buried the body of Rev. Jonathan
Russell Bishop of Barnstable Church.
STEAMSHIP HIBERNIA, Capt Judl<ins, which sail
ed Boston the LIST inst arrived at Halifax the
3D. about A. NJ, took in sixteen additional passengers
and sailed in three hours afterwards for Liverpool
SUICIDE IN MAINE.-John Brown, aged % years,
hung himself in his brothers. barn in Sangervllle,
the morning of the 9Th inst He was cut down IN
tinct No is given for the melancholy event. At
his funeral sermon preached and was judged one
thousand persons were present 1t solemn occa-
sion and the preacher improved it.
MORE PRIZE FIGHrING.-Thc disgracefu act of
prize fighting was perpetrated in the neighborhood
ofPittsburg Friday last George Spencer foreigner
and Ralph Jackson, both residents OF that city, having
some misunderstanding agreed to settle the affair by
fighting it out Having made all the necessary arrange
ments they repaired TO the place. accompanied by their
seconds The stakes one hundred dollars n side A
Mr. Jones reputed to be old English prize fighter
Spencer second and John Atkins the second Of Jackson
They fought nine rounds, each of which closed by
Spencer either falling being knocked down by Jack
After the fight had progressed thus far, it put
stop to by the arrival of Sheriff Trovllo Spencer
considerably injured about the face and Jackson rece
or two blows on his head.