The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-02-16
Loss. OF SIX STEAMERS I
$1,000, 900 Property Destroyer
srpER.aL IlrEs lost.
ANrw ORLEANs, Feb. I-s 7. Al.

shed in the flames. The nre spread 10 IVY
steamer Natehea, which, with a1eTso o.
aooo bales Of cotton, was entirely destroy
ed !,
The steamer Cairo next caught fire md
was burned. The steamer Suliana ana
Grand Turk also caught ire and we're con
sumed. 4 number oibarges caught hire and
Nere also greatly damaged. Several more
ives are supposed 70 be lost.
The whole loss is estimated at $1,000
TuIlpp, Feb. 9.
On Sunday morning 4 fire broke OIL about
tl1ree o'clock IN boarding house kept ny
Mr.. Murphy on the opposite side OF the nv
er near the Railroad bridge. and occupied BY
some II persons. The tire originated ny u
barrel CLASHES carelessly left near The door,
and when the inmates were aroused, II iad
made such headway that egresshy the door
was almost impossible. Two men named
Howard and Ruby. and Mrs. Stacy and a
daughter Of Nj Mirnhy the proprietor,
about ten wears old. were burned to death ia
tie house.
Mr. and Mrs Murphy and child four
years old. were badly bnrned-nrs Murphy,
il i feared. fatally Mrs. Stacy succeeded
III TeiiilS tttt W ~
alter her child and persisted.
The above parties, says tie Chicago Prrsst
had been IN dfunkenspree the night before
which will account for their terrible deaths
NEW ORlEAGs. Feb. i.
The steamer DIN. Webster from San Jul
an arrived al Baizc this morning aith Cal
iInrnia dates 10 the 18th She brings | l.
ns.senger. ard $4,000 in specie. The
Dau. Webster connected with The Sierra
Nevada which brought down 5 Voe'ooo u
gold
cd Bu4ness dePresseG--no general news
yet. en.r r.h
The steamer Columbus rom Columbus
with l3oo bales OF gotten, WIS bnfht >a'af'
day night last NJ lNts lest.
Bosf9s, rep 2.
The build,ng corner OF Spring and Waite
street. wa, aartiaily destroyed hY fire the
mn ming. II was occupied By $. =. Chris,
holm and others-loss $1,000.
CHARLESTON, FEB. II
,rh, e.or..s, n,tse ~ Repre entative.
have ,passsed Eli for renewing lhc seat q
Government from Miled4efille u M4cen
The speaker gave the casting vote.
Nav HayEN. Feb. IL.
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h,,ha'l 'sn ,l. ~, ~, ~, = i.
nfa"''s w. w. na,t, si.,le,4 - ,bn aoa,
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S.Srfye.rav Fsn. II.
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son.
rALrM3RF, Fab II.
w. ORLEANS raarrs ar Sunday A. NJ. arr
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The detail, 81 the great fire ,low large
la.. ~ lie t,tnn first reported II slave
were burnt on board ofthc steamer Charlie
Fletcher Total les- of life Was TO-
Thore was a general rise In the n.SSisSip
II witl, Al openinr of an the upper river
E rxrrpt Missouri and Red Rivers Boat
were coming on with large carg9cs Of cot
ton.
Aaw YaRK, Feb. TO-
Ia lid SENATE III. smith caac lnded hi
rUTTCl tH the NEBRASKA DILL LItIF HASlfl
, Snsken Emlr hoar- and u Eaf.
Nss,rs. Wcller and lioust.n t. folio,
on Monday.
TIE Senate viii. not hold any session t.
lgy
ArGt STA, Feb. 10.
A. D.. r,--a,.l.,,. ,,.,. 70 t,r oIs.,.Ib
l.i1a..I,,n-, d. IN. r : s:n,tc fnr th
O. Cr,.h,, gol;,,.rad ,,;s ,aessrs,.. n n
,aa;.to,nra ~ Nrd,esJ,r
!,
hahlt dohE' I ~ ~
> Ihere ha% Deth exporter rom th's poi
during the week 1000 bids. Flour and 70
t oeU bushels " heat
NE" loEA, ftb. II.
Private dispatches from Norfolk stlt
] that the steamer Georgia, hence for A.
/ piuwall. put ia there very badly disabled
One despatch says she IS 4 perfect wreck
4 despatch from Baltimore SAYS tina
the Gcorgia, WHICH left this iiy on tn
/ 9Th for Aspinwall, put into Norfolk dis
ablcd on the It'll We have no particu
lars.
H4RRlsEu 10, Feb II.
( GOV n;gler ia. sent n Iona and specia
,,assa,,.. tn the Iiouse IN relation r, m
) c,,,,n'7,,raalth t,Eing n,sSsssiar nj ,h
P~,,,Lifn Ca,,,l ~, TIba csu,r,,,y rro
49,. ..,.a;,s+ IT, o,a-t;,r hafnra ,b,, Sn
nor i, strongly in favor Of a break Of gdug