American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-11-21
AMERICAN REPUBLICAN.
,Cu,IesJamGcnce Of the American Republican,
WASHlNCTON, NOV. 70, 1915.

Ciycnil Court More Eibels This court hal
been occudcd to-day with suit for libel
brought by Robert White, of Georgetown il
this District, VS.. Henry Addison and others, in
one case; damages ten Thousand dollars. And
in the second case, Robert White vs.. WIN. Nj
ehols, 0. nj. Nichols and others; damages ten
thousand dollars, All the parties are citizens
Of Georgetown Henry May and r. 7. Brent,
of your city, are the attorneys Of Mr. White
and Messrs. Bradley, Coke and Marhury TOR the
defendants. 1t appears that Mr.. White is
collector Of customs for the port OF George
town, and that 10 the year lSil, during the
Presidential term Of Mr.. Tyler, several gen
tlemen in Georgetown, among whom are Inc
defendants, preferred certain charges, ana iileu
them n the Treasury Department against Mr.
White, and in consequence, he was removed
from ms Office MIR. White vas Icinstatcd as
collector Of the port on the SIN OF July, and
he now claims damage for the salary lost by
the removal. The case is not concluded
TAe charges were, that Mr.. VIM. White
abused tho character Of Gen Harrison, held
political meetings at his house and aided to cir
culalU the Globe newspaper
STEAMBOAT ACCIDENTS. The mails OF last
even ug from the South and West furnish us
viii q number Of steamboat accidents.
We learn from the St. Louis Reporter, that
lne steamer Little Mail was sunk about 25
miles above Jefferson city on the nIernlDg oil
che sth inst. The engine and furniture will be
saved, and part of the cargo. The boat will
provo total loss, Tho boat struck Il root, and
sunk im a few minutes. She had on board 100
bales of hemp, and quantity of bccswaX and
hides. She was partially insured in st. LOUIS
The Little Rock Banner states that the stea-
gner Rolla was sunk, few days since, Just be-
low Pine Bluff, Arkansas River, She had dis
charged her frolght at that place, and was on
her way down the river The water is said to
be eight feet deep where she lies; and she IS
surprised to be loss. We have no further
particulars of the accident
We learn gays the Louisville journal by the
Empire that the steamer Henry Bry was sunk
to her boiler deck in the Mississippi last week,
and will be a total loss She was bound from
S.. Louis TO New Orleans with full cargo
A boat vas along side Of her when tine Empire
passed
The ST. Louis Republican Of last Monday
states that the steamer Manhattan, bound from
that port to New Orleans, struck snag on
Saturday at DEVILS Island, which knocked Il
hole ia her hull, and was run upon q sand bar
fuSll8 NOM TOUT 10 UVC lCCL WulCl III uCI lIOlu
The cargo in the hold was all more or less da-
mayed.
Loss Of the steamboat Reindeer. On Tuesday
morning, the lth inst, says the N. O. Plea
yune, az the steamboat Reindeer, Capt Paxton,
from Louisville to New Orleans, was rounding
to at Swceny's wood yard, about e miles be-
low the Mouth of Red River, she struck snag,
and in few minutes afterwards sunk The
vessel mad mixed freight of cotton, hemp,
stock, &c. The stock was principally saved,
as were few bales Of cotton slowed aS@ve
decks. There were some sixty or more cabin
passengers aboard, who all got off safe. 1t is
believed that none of the deck passengers were
iost. The R. was new boat-this was her Cd
trip. She was built at cost of Si9, 900, and was
ensured For 5000. The principal lost falls on
the captain. The cabin furnishing was mostly
saved, and the captain thought that the engines
might he got out. The vessel is total wreck,
and every thing beneath the matches it is sup
posed will be lost.