New-York daily tribune., 1846-01-19
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NAVIGATION OPES.-Yesterday the opening OF
the navigation was announced by the firing of gun from
The steamer 0ea coming into port The arrival OF the
Iowa followed by that of the Borf0s, No2 Snisnre
No 3. Congress John HUI, Hib17siaa, sVdPslio and
Herald.
These boats with several others have been detained
for several days about the mouth of the Merrimac Is
miles below By the gorge Of ice several miles in length
between here and that point.
Yesterday about II O'Clock the ice commenced mov-
ing accustomed by the rains Of the day previous and
about 10 o'clock the bons de,aned there under way
and reached here without difficulty though the floating
ice very abundant.
We rived on some of the boats number OF Tor.
eipn emerants tho seemed highly pleased the pros.
pect Of relief from their tedious quarantine. Some OF
them from exposure TO the recent severe weather were
frosbitten TO them the present hne weather ana tne
prospect of soon finding home, must Dc particularly
gratifying.
TIE Missouri Rirer-The steamer Amaranth arrived
Yesterday evening from Brick House Bend. Missouri
River Her officers report the river rising last VIII
three feet in the channel. She left the Missouri
on the evening the 9th and was compelled to lie 10 u-
yesterday morning. when she proceeded without oo
s,ructon within few miles oi this city, when she
was again compelled to stop. The ohcers were oil .ne
opinion that navigation was now open to Jee son CITY
The 4 reached here about O'Clock yesterday evening
TL, ITpper Mississippi-We learn from Capt. Came
ron no arrived here night before last from Quincy HI
nos that the river open at that place ana ,hat h ice
was floating below Saveron, where there was rise
of Two or three feet If the present mild weather con-
tinues a few days longer boats will be arriving from
every point above and below and large amounts OF pro-
St Louis New Era, Jan sth.
F.7u AccrDENT.-Our friends Mt the Bradford
Academy have been called the past week. TO follow one
of their number Miss Ellen Ladd) to the grave and one
too whom they revered and loved as sister teacher-
While full health and buoyant IN spirits with pros
pect OF enjoying long life usefulness she was cut OF
in her early days. While ascending the stairs at her
boarding place she accidentally lost her balance near the
top of stairs and in attempting 10 catch by the rail-
ing she precipated head foremost TO the floor Not
suspecting that she had received any maers injury
she went 10 bed usual and slept soundly but IN the
morning she felt somewhat faint and physician was
called when it ascertaned that blood vessel nao
been ruptured in the head which had probably flowed
upon the brain and occasoned her death shortly after
Haverh (Mass) Banner.
Another CHAMPION FALLES.-The Falmouth
Damacs) Post brings the intelligence of the death
and hnria of WILLIAM KNIpB the distinguished Bap-
tis minister who the last fifteen years has been the
bold eloquent aud untirlng champion OF me coorea
nopulson of Jamaica whether bond or free and who,
conseouently has had TO endure storm OF proslavery
persecution such few eartn could meet WIFI
ont ousiur In 1889 chapel with many others was
DESTROYED by the mob and he was compelled 10 lee from
the island 10 save his life. Nothing dsuned he went TO
England and proclaimed in the OF the religious por
tion of the people that Christany ana slavery couu
not coexisl on the SOIL and that the extinction OF
the latter essential 10 the propagation OF the former
His heard in clarion and 1t eiectrihed the
masses as though it came directly from heaven The
csuse OF emancipation which until that period had
made slow progress. felt an irresistible impetus
given 10 it and in the of few years rlumphed
over al! opposition. Yves: India Slavery was destroyed
snd religious and political freedom substituted IN It's
lace Immortal honors belong to hnloo Tor the ntre-
bid part which he took in tina: great conflict His death
will cause a great sensation throughout England. where
he was very popular faithful champion OF the slave
Llberator.
EP Rev HENRY GILES, the Lecturer. Is now at
St Louis. where he is 10 deliver Of Lectures