The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-05-08
6teambeat Collision.

err Chickasaw, and sunk her Twenty lives
lost
Steamboat Collision.
At ~ O'Clock last night, The steamer
Mammoth Cave was run into by the steam
or Grenada, near Little Sunilower. The
| Mammoth Cave was struck forward Of
her boilers, and her guards and hull were
broken down TO the waters edge. u WAS
thought she was sinking when the Crena
da came along side; who took off her pas.
sengcrs and a part Of her freight and cou-
veyei them to Nicksburg. No lives were
lost
The Texas creditors nre doing their ut
most to influence Congress to pay them the
faced value OF their claims. The Wash
ington correspondent of the Pica.une says
"1'he standing committee appointed by
the Texas creditors have to-day adopted
the memorial to be presented to Congress
on Monday next. 1t is understood that
Gen. Knsk, of Texas, enjoys the entire con
iidenre of the creditors, and that the same
man who got to Texas the ten millions and
peace, will yet he'll her ont of her presen,
scrape, saving her repa.a,ion--and perhaps
her money.
The steamer Robert Rog, . was sunk
by coming ia collision with the Republic,
in the Cumberland river, about 3 o'clock ),
A. NJ, on the 18th ul, The accident, oc
cured about three miles below Dover.
Many of the passengers barely escaped
drowning. 4 citizen of Nashville, Mr.,
Merritt, had taken his trunk irora his state
room, and when the boat careened to one
side it was preclpita,el into the river. 1t
contained $4,000 in gold dust. the resul,
of tip to California. The chamber
maid swan ashore rs the only means OF
escaping. Capt McComas was the last
one to leave the boat and also swan ashore.
The following Geographic dispatches are
taken from the picayune;
Lor,svrLLe, April 81, p. N--The river
hns assumed . threatening aspect. The
water has reached some Of the buildings
/ above and below Seventh street, aud it
wants only ID inches more to cover Third
street bridge. The river is rising about =
inches per hour,
The weather is cool and cloudy with a
ligh, sprinkle of rain,
MAysv,LLr. Ky, April "a, p. M.--The
river ut this point is Is inches higher than
at the last rise. 1t has risen 5 inches since
sunrise to-day. The weather is cool aud
cloudy. There has been some rain since
morning
The water has since fallen rapidly.
Flour is quoted at Cincinnati, - Is to
81 10; clean pork, ST. so lard o and l0c
Another expedition is about to start from
! England in search Of Sir John Franklin
Az IMPORTANT MovruENr.--The fol.
lowing Geographic despatch WAS received
| by the members of the Georgia tnion Con.
yen,ion while that body was in session:
WAsniNoroN. april 81, 1882.
For lanes r. NNbei--Caucus sustained
Mangum's decision. Southern Wings gen.
orally Withdrew. Caucus to he held l6tI,
June, at Baltimore. Breach wide and
deep. Let the Constitutional Union patty
be firm and the South is safe. Avoid both
Wing and Democratic Conventions, and
the conservatives of all parties will rally
with one tour nparty, aud call Conven.
ton at Washington.
". c. DAWSON.
As Mr.. Dawson is one Of the Georgia
Senators. it is but fair to presume that thu
above has some connection with the move
mcnt among Southern members in favor O
the formation of third party. referred to
in one OF our recent despatches.-Pc