The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-01-22
DREADFUL CALAMITY.

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FoUR LIVES LOST
The royal mail ship Amazon, from South
ampton, bound for the West Indies, caught fire
on the 4th instant, west of Sylly, and was en-.
tirely consumed. The officers, crew, and pas
sengers, numbering one hundred and fifty-fve
persons, with the exception of twenty one, per-
ished.
:, HARRISBURG, Jan. 90.
VIM. Bigler was inaugurated as governor Of
Pennsylvania to-day.
FRANcoSIA, N. H., Jan. 90
The thermometer here to-day, stood forty
three degrees below zero.
NEW YORK, Jan. 90
The widow of Fennimore Cooper died at
Cooperstown to-day.
PITrsBURG, jan 20.
An indignation meeting was held here last
night, on account of the introduction in the leg
slature Of joint resolution abandoning the
Wheeling bridge suit.
ST.. LOUIS, Jan. 20.
Intelligence received from Independence to
the 18th instant, state that there was no snow on
the plains.
Robert Brent, of Santa Fe, and two men who
accompanied him, are believed To have been
killed blythe Indians, on their way from FL Pssso
NEw York, Jan. 20.
AWFUL CALAMITY About IL .o'clock last
night, as party Of 300 persons, many of whom
were ladies', attempted to eros. the East river to
Brooklyn, the ice gave way, and large number
were drowned Terrible distress prevails.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan 20.-2f D. m.
A despatch from New York says isst tay
have at present the coolest weather ever known
there Tne East and North rivers are fr5z n
over.
PORTSMOUTH, Va, jim. 10.
EXTENSIVE BANK ROBBERY $50 ,00U Sue
cEssFULLY ABsrRAcrED.--The most extensive
bank robbery tat has lately been recorded, WAS
perpetrated in this wn last night TIE bank
ing house Of the Branch Bank Of Virginia was
entered sometime during the night and robb ID
of $4,000 1t is said they carried off every
thing It contained in the shape of money They
doubtless took advantage Of the storm that pre-
vailed, and seem to have been provided with
everything in their line necessary for the ac-
complishment OF the undertaking. No clue Of
the robbers has yet been obtained.
SECOND DESPATCH.
RICHMOND, Jan. 10.
The amount Of money abstractrj by burglars
last night from the Portsmouth hhnch of the
Bank Of Virginia, is now ascertained to have
Deen Soi,OUU, OF WHICH SOU,UOU was IN notes,
and $4,000 in gold. A despatch received to-
night from. Portsmouth says that no clue has
yet been obtained as to who the robbers were
1t Is supposed they ARE the same party who re-
Gently mase an attempt to enter one of the
banks Of Charleston.
HARRISBURG, Jan. 49,.
ELEcrIoN OF STATE TREAsURER-PAssAcE
OF THE Loan BILL-Jno. NJ 3ickell, Democrat,
was to-day elected State treasurer BY the legis-
ature;receiving SO votes 10 81 for George Oar
sic, Wing. and 10 scattering.
In the senate, the bill authorizing the loan OF
100000 to meet the February instalment on
the State debt was passed.
New YoRk. Jan. I9.
STocKs Sales Of Canton at SO, Erie at 76f,
Reading at SCI, U. s. IS, 1867, at 1l64.
The heavy snow operates az inst business.
Small sales flour at Saturdays rates.
The grain is dull; provisions are quiet, but
firm mess pork SIS l2i; lard ct a Ioc.
Whiskey 2li a 20 cents.