Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-02-03

RIVER IrEMs.-The stage Of water last night
was seven feet two inches.
The weather grew colder in the afternoon, and
last night rain and sleet were falling.
We learn by telegraph that the steamer Baln-
more, from Louisville, passed Pomeroy Yesterday
morning with heavy cargo for this port She may
be expected here this morning
The Missi*s ppi is still closed at ST. Louis.
The Youghiogheny is still INSTRUCTED by ice.
LoursvtLLE.-The Cnon Line packet Falls
City left Louisville for this port on Tuesday after
noon.
The Falls continue in excellent navigable order
for the heaviest laden vessels, aud numerous coal
boats are passing on their way to the Southern
market.
DREADFUL STEAMBOAT ExPLosrnN.-The Stea-
mer Georgia, from Nc ntgomery, Alabama, bursted
her boilers at New Orleans on Sunday night al the
wharf, killing or drowning 60 persons, about one
half of whom were colored-the others mostly la
borers and foreigners. Abont 1900 bales of cotton
on board were burnt. The boat and cargo a total
loss-the cotton insured. The passengers lost
from the South are from Alabama and North Caro-
lima, and were on their way 10 Texas in the Pam
pero. The list containing the names of the pas
sengers was burnt. The officers and crew saved.
OOu6 warehouses; IN vicinity on inc W mari were
much burnt. *
All the baggage and money was lost, amounting
to over $4,000. The boat was valued at S2s, 600.
There was on board the steamer nearly two hum
bred passengers. principally emigrants going to
Texas, and slaves.
The Pittsburgh papers say the Georgia was own
ed in that city, where she insured TO the
amour: of s15,0O0-in the Delaware. Citizens.
and Associated Firemen's-s5oo each.
RIVER IIIPORTS.
CINCINNATl.-PerDG Dan COnuers.-Forsyths&
Hopkins. % hhds hams, u hhds shoulders, 81 do
bacon. 100 ibis bacon, 80 hhds bulk sides, AZ trc
hams, bbls, 4e5 Ibis lard, 81 bgs dried fruit, II
tierces; Dorsey, Howard & Knox, Is bxs tobacco,
1 hid do; McAfee Brothers, IS trc hams, hid do,
80 hid bacon; H K List & Co., % bgs charcoal.
Per VIM. Knor-G w Smith 176 ale barrels;
J H Stout & Co., l25 bbs alcohol; Jas Knox d
Co., Is bblS charcoal; McAfee Brothers, 200 sacks
bailey, 80 hhds hams, 81 hhds meat; Rhodes &
Ogleby. 10 kgs tobacco, bde mdz; w II Robin.
son. IL hhdS sugar, ire rice; Harden q Brannan.
80 ibis moasses, Tallant & DelnpIain, 800 kegs
LAID, 81 bbs do; Forsyths & Hopkins, Ga hhds
shoulders, 26 do pork, Is bbls lard, "a hhds meat,
so bbls whisky. ..l
LoUISvILLE-Per Fanny Fern-AcAfee
Brothers. 25O0 b5ls flour.
PARKERSBURG.-Per COurier.-1S rolls leath-
er; B Ratcif bbs mdse; S @ Baker & Co
ibis oil, Dbl hominy; H K List 43 pkges mdse
Dbl do, 1 basket do; McAfes Brothers, coin
thrasher; Dorsey Howard & Knox hhds bacon.
8 bbls oil, 20 bhls alcohol; Pearce 179 bbIs
grease; H Stout & Co Sc bbls alcohol; A G
Robinson II sacks wsste cotton; Geo w Ander-
son box; Cowgirl & McSwords, Sc bales cotton,
boxes mdse; w Il Robinson kegs mise; S
Diurne 1873 bbs wheat, SO bble flour; B Rat
cliff do flour. -..4...
Receipts by the BnIt. & Ohio RaiIrond.
MANIFEsT-Jan. 3lst. 1854.
FOR SHIPMENT.
Pryor Clarke & Co II packages mdSe; Talant
& De!aplain &c pkgs mdze, 430 bags coffee, Cor
don Clarke & Co SO do mdse; McAfee & Broth
ers 1876 do do; Forsyths & Hopkins 1s9 do do 80
bags coffee, B F Pearce 80 do do; Coplan q
Keys II do do. Amman Mcclure & Co % do do;
Dorsev Howard q Knox 81 do do; S c Baker &
Co 81 do do.
Tallant & Delaplain z boxes. IA bales; ] NJ Math-
ews bundle bags; J W Anderson do do, Geo
Wilson Il do do; Thos Hughes bale; W & H
Remner boxes;s EAskew do, boxes; ) R
Miller & Co A sacks Rags; Il X List & Co 10
bales