Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-10-18
lIGuTNING DISPATCHES.

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!, there are no dispatches this week in consc-
auence Of the line being partially out Of order.
n Disastrous Fire In New Orleans.
Two dispatches were received in this
city yesterday morning, announcing dis
a,irous FIRE in New Orleans, by which
two Of our best boats were destroyed. The
first despatch was received by Messrs J
re. Walsh, was sent on the 9th, and
was lothis effect: "S,eamer Marshal Ney
burnt and sunk, las, night Saturday
mighty No lives lost. Sixty thousand dol
lars cargo lost. Four other boats burnt"
The ether despatch was received by King
&Fisher, and sta,ed-''Steaner Illinois
burnt last night loss" No other
particulars were received during the day.
bit we presume that neither OF the other
boats belonged to 81 Louis, or they would
have been mentioned.
The Marshal Ney was commanded by
Captain Barnard, and j, is conjcctured that
she had been in port long enough 10 dis
charge her cargo, and I" fill up with goods
for St Louis. II 80, the loss to our lnsu-
rance Offices will be very heavy, indepen-
dent Of the risk upon the hull. She was
owned in this city, by Messrs J. s. +.
Walsh, and Hill 4 Lockwood. who were
insured 10 the amount Of $26, $40; in diff
fetent agencies in this city. She was val
ued al $4,000.
The steamer Illinois was commanded
By Capt. Ste,tinius, and is supposed 10
have reached port on the day 0! the disas-
! ter. II so, she probably had on board the
whole Of her cargo, which was very val
uable--one item being hundred hogs
heads Of tobacco. She was owned by diff
ferent persons, in the following proper
tions; Mc.Allister s. Co., one fourth, in
sured for $4,000; Christian Hays. one
fourth, insured for $4,000; Kennett Il Dix,
one eighth, insured for $2500; Sam.
Beltzhoover, one eighth, not insured,
Capt. Stettinius, one eighth, not insured.
The Illinois was valued at $4,000, and
was substantial and favorite boat.
The calamity occurred last Saturday
night, and it will be some days before we
can get the particulars from the newspa-
pers.
.NM Later. will be seen by our Tel
egraphic des patcil last night, that only four
boats were destroyed, but the loss is very
heavy. Four better vessels could not be
found upon the Weston waters. The
.dmerica and the Falcon were both splen-
did boats one Of them the America, cost
$50, 900, and was entirely new; the other
was also new boat, built at Louisville,
and when she left that por, Oh the present
trip was spoken Of as magnificent YES
sci. The America was owned, we be-
licve. by Capt. Johnson, Bailey Johnson,
the pilot, Mr. Baldwin, the clerk, and
other Of her officers. We have no means
Of ascertaining the amount Of insurance
upon her. The America left this port
last Friday week for New Orleans, and
there can be little doubt that she had been
in port long enough 10 discharge ker car
60 before the fire occurred; but she have
been receiving freight for ST Louis. She
was built for the Nashville ana New Or
leans trade.
Louisville.
The Alex. Scott, Ne Plus Ultra, and
Sultana, were all in port on Saturday
evening, but the Scot, probably left be-
lore the FIRE, on her firs,trip 10 Memphis.
The Sultana is also supposed 10 have left
Tor st Louis the same evening. mo.
Rep.
TheTennessee Legislature met al Nash
vile on the l>t inst. In the Senate, John
+. Henry, of Knox, was elected President,
over Wilkes, by vote of thirteen 10 ten.
and w. J. J. Moore. Principal Clerk. In
the House, Mr. Haynes, Of Washington.
was elected Speaker. over Mr. Allen, of
Carroll, by a vote Of thirty eight TO thirty
two. Mr.. Eastman, editor of the Union
was elected Principal Clerk, over Mr..
hoseboro"gh, by vote Of thirty mine 10
thirty-two, and Jacob Miller, Assistant
Clerk.
Mail Robbery. Postmaster at
Black Hawk, Miss, in a recent letter,
gives the particulars of The loss of FIVE
several remittance in letters, from that
place to commercial houses in New Or
leans, the whole amounting to 1870.
SINGULAR ACT ne St LOUIS
Union relates the following as fact, sim
gaIar as il may appear:
"The town Of Hill>boro, Missouri, lies
about thir,y-iive miles south west OF S,
Louis That town and region OF country
were entirely exemp, from cholera until
Two or three days subsequent TO the I'd Of
July, when il broke out and ragged with
great virnlcnce, carrying off many Of the
inhabitants Of the place, we have been in
formed. II will he remembered tina, OIL
Saturday night, the q of July, we had
The streets Of this city Illuminated with in-
Vulnerable bonfires, for the purpose Of
freeing the city from cholera. For sew
eral successive days prior TO this, the wind
had blown from the southeast but,
on that evening, it veerea around and
blew from the northeast. We learn,
from reliable authority, tha, directly after
the wind shifted, the fumes from the tar
and stone-coal used in the fires here,
were distinctly smelt by the in!,abitant.
OF H.llsboro. and, in day or two after,
the cholera made lis appearance in the
town; and now, since the disease has left
the country, and the people have com
menced once more TO move about and in