The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-02-14
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CINCINNATI, Feb. Is, NJ.
The river has fallen inches since Satur-
day. Weather wet.
Flour stngnant; dealers are waiting the
steamer. sales at Sc 65a6 60. Whisky 231c.
Provisions dull; no sales. Sales ESQ bbls
moIasses 22kc. Cheese SIC. Sales Clover
seed at S. IS.
BAftINRE, Feb. II.
New Orleans papers of Saturday and Sun.
day are received. BY them we have full de-
tails of the great fire.
The loss Of life is greater than first report
ed. Twenty-four slaves persisted on the
Charles Belcher. The Picayune states the
loss Of life at forty
One passenger On the Belcher who lost
his mother and sister, became frantic and fa.
tally stabbed himself.
The cargo of the Belcher was valued at
5000. OOO.
The steamer Eagle was burned on the Chit
tahoocha on the 29th ult. Loss 100000
No lives lost.
The Picayune announces general rise in
the Mississippi and ne opening U all OF the up
per rivers except the Missouri and Red Riv-
ers.
Boats ere coming in with large cargoes Of
cotton.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IL.
When Mr.. Smith finished his speech ae sinst
the Nebraska bill yesterday, the Sena'e ad-
journed until Monday.
New ORLEANS Feb. 10.
PARTICULARS OF THE FIRE.-Saturday, the
4th, at 8 o'clock in the morning, the steam
er Charles Belcher, just from Nashville, with
valuable cargo OF tobacco, Western pro-
duce and cotton, caught fire and was totally
destroyed. The cabin passengers esca ped,
but 20 negroes are supposed to be lost. The
flames then communicated with the splendid
new steamer Natchez, which had just arrived.
She was entirely destroyed with 1000 bales
of cotton, 1t next extended TO the Crescent
and Liah Tunah. both Of which bad just ar
rived from Cairo. Their cargoes were half
destroyed, and the boats are a-total loss.
The flames then caught the Saxon, which
was loaded for st. Louis, and the Mohican,
load NJ Tor Tennessee river, and both of them
were destroyed, also the barge Antelope, be-
longing to the Charles Belcher, which was
loaded with produce was consumed. with
large quantity on the levee. The loss is full
ly 100000.
The plo. Of the Natchez, brother OF
Capt. feathers, is supposed to have been
burned, also others whose names are u1-
known.
New YORK, Feb. IL, p. NJ.
Flour s dull ard has declined / to Sc since
Monday, $50 sacks Rio coffee sold at llalla;
active; Java-300 at l3sc; market dull aud
with little speculative demand. Flour has
advanced s.; Is 900 bbs sold at IS so to 8
80 and to SO %; Southern easier, 800 bbls
at 50 IL TO 8 81. Wheat is firm " it'll an up
ward tendency; l4,5OO bush Southern white
sold at So l5; Southern Red So OF; Genesee
So 25. Linseed Oil-lO,OOO bbls sold at 751;
firm. Pork-6OO bbls at Sl2 62al5 S7t.-
Beef market firm with an upward tendency;
200 bbls sold at l3kc. Lard market dull;
225 bbls sold at l0lc. Cut meats buoyant.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 10, NJ.
Ohio -four is firm at 81 50a7 62h. Corn IS
81. Oats 60. Mess pork is advancing,
and we quote it at Sl3 60. Bacon sides ga
&c. Shoulders SIC. Lard-keg lOc, bbl9c.
Whisky &c. Rio coffee lGall4c. Fair SUI
gar has declined to SIC. Prime molasses Is.
Green meat-hog round Sc. Gunny bags
ID. The tobacco market is quiet. West.
ern hay has declined to SlS. Freights-
Cork to New York lao. Exchange-New
York sight els.
CINCINNATI, FEB. IL, p. NJ.
Flour easy and dull 700 bbls whisky sold
at 221a22I; cloverseed 5 IS; heavy feel.n
in provisions; lard has declined to &c for bbls,
with sales of 500 bbls deliverable lst March
CLOSED dull, nothing done in bulk meat
shoulders and sides refused at 5a6c; sugar
in good demand, 200 hhds sold at At for com.
mon and a for good; fair new molasses 23c,
butter lOal3c; ireights have advanced to
New Orleans, 85c for flour, 81 for pork, 4Oc
for ound freight; to Pittsburgh. whisky 81,
flour Coo, pound freight soc; to Wheeling
pound freight Csc, pork 75c, flour soc.
New ORLEANS, Feb.7.
At the fire on Saturday the steamers
Charles Belcher, Liah Tunab, Natchez, Mo-
hican, Saxon, Crescent and barge, and Ivan
hoe were destroyed. The property lost is
valued at $3.50, 900. Insured in Louisville,
Cincinnati, and st. Louis.
The western produce destroyed is estima-
ted at $3.50, 900, Of which part is insured
here, inc luding S75, 600 in the Crescent Mu-
tuaI S35, 600, in the Home Mutual, $4,000
in the Mutual, $4,000 in the Tennes-
see Mar ne, and the balance elsewhere.
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