New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-20

DEATH or TIE OLDEST STEAMBOAT CAPrAIs AT THE
WEST The LoUisrtHe Courier records the recent death
Of Capt Robson De Hart at his residence in that city
in the C5b year Of bs lie had been confined to his
room for several weeks and suffered greatly during his
waters a steamboat man, and bar successfully com.
manded more boats than any othe' captain lie com,
menced his as sailor and as early as 1911 sailed
to South America In few years he wa promoted 10
be master of ship and at the age OF 10 was captain OF
vessel fret class ship, and made highly profitable
voyage 10 Liverpool IN 1913 Capt De Hart had charge
cf The New Orleans boat built a, Pittsburgh we be.
Iisve and made tp to New Orle with her the first
boat the western waters She wa, Loaf by striking
was ed on the Cermont steamboat built by Rob
err Fulton and her the North River du ing the
years 1907 and 1905 At the time capt; Ne hs nav
iested the western waters trpto New Orleans was an
important event, and great Skill prudence and Pytse
verance required 10 complete the voyage, al, "
which he possessed in en- eminent degree lie mas hau
charge of good many boats, among when we can now
recoilect the following; Nesuvus, Atra Volcano low
boat Hercules Plough Boy Paragon aa ' -" trim to
The Wabash De Hart retired from the river many years
ago settled in this city permanently and was sde S
inspector OF the huls OF steamboats, which ONCE
he retained until 1882 when the new steamboat law wa
enforced and another selected to I'LL the piaee ne w
also acting Port Warden for several years past anu up
10 the of his death was engaged by the insurance
comnanies of this city inspector of the bulls OF steam
boats the underwriters relying entirely upon ms snow
e1ee and Judgment which never known 10 iA'eF'
lie was warm friend and Kind father and leaves
large family and hosts of friends to mourn his loss
RoRHERY AND MURDER OF Ths hoDhsH
from The BooncrH Missourtan that ON the nm 'ast
-, daylight the body of dead man was found IN tha'
IT. mon Water st. the river at place sel1oni HaN
iG Tbe facts turned out to be that the deceased came
there md, the name Of Charles Enner the evening
yeus ON the Lexington stage destined Tor 81 LOUIS ga.
,,.S of the CITY Hotel After his arrival, he spent
Salt $500 at the ewelry and clothing stores very ree
exhibiting that he possessed oil other money hoou
o'clock AT night after his arrival the reports ol Two pr
fa or guns heard by persons residing near ne
10 bs body was found but they attracted no particular
tentop AZ the time IL appeared after ne was na'
n. rad been murdered by some one the ba ehsI,nS u
dsr the RIGHT am and ranging downward passed shrouh
The heart gold watch, purchased ey .ne NV $500 -
- reyolyer purchased at the same time IN me- p
=, There was also about 5000 IN casn iouno Soou' nv
son nsry In Missouri paper, on the back Oh Nnoo wa"
P',,.n lie name Of Osborne, and other papers anu
letters that seemed 10 belong 10 Mann $3.50 f,nI,
i,n MO From information received by TELEGRAPH rom
Lexington Mo il is believed that the uece aseu ~
d;dusi who robbed the store of Messrs Mann herer
ran a few DAYS ago, ths; the money all osonss " S
gentlemen, and that his real name Is '" d. HV""
,,o p, or rur Icr AT HoLYoxE.-On Thursday,
m ths noon train from this city turning the ht cur
shove the Hoyoke dam. several large pieces o. k.r'
,h,ovn upop the track Just forward ot the
nc The train some thirty minutes and aiordng tne
gsrs fine opportunity to see Ds Name ns rom twenty 70
twenty four inches thick being the produe. OF =, sbs
THs iea ftom the up country had accumustea .ae
rad of still water till the pressure on the hxed ice
hecsue insupportable, when the whole mass ~,
he dead march over the falls, with exciting soisnny.
AZ II went crushing and grinding against zoe pan. IN
rage Of Madness iiore up the water van OF ooss
.-ssbed the northern drh trees into fragmsms
r,s;nc hummocks' into pummice and then nnge sore
Of the floating mass. balanced for On ihs'sn ~ ~
Of the fall and took me eternsi piums' Inv"
waters roaring over tue Springfield Ml Rspusca