Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-08-18
News Items By the Nails.

On Saturday morning the 18th inst, n
collision occurred on Long Island sound be-
tween the steamer Metropolis, Of the Fall
River line, and the Propeller J. A. Harris,
hence for New London. The collision occur.
red between Falkland Island and New Ha-
ven. The Metropolis was bound to this
port The Harris sunk almost Immediately
She had on board 20 persons, passengers
and crew, Of whom Is went down with
her
The following are the names Of the lost
Mrs A. X. Smith and child, OF Brooklyn:
Miss Gordon, daughter Of George Gordon,
Of this city; John, Elizabeth and Mary Smith,
children Of the Captain of the Propeller
Stephen Prentice, Of New London; Mate of
the Harris; Geo. Allen, deck hand; Mary
Withers. chambermaid; Ann Withers, cook;
gentleman, wife and child their names
unknown.
The following passengers were saved:
John 7. Dunn, " II Orr, James Chill, S.
Newman, A l. Smith Jas Manney, J Ayers,
Crew saved, Capt Leonard Smith, George
NJ Thompson, first engineer, Il A Ward, I'd
engineer, Win Graves, and Jerry Flanagan
deck hands.
The Metropolis lay by the spot until day
light in the hopes Of saving others, but saw
nothing. The accident occurred in conse-
quence Of the Metropolis installing the Pro
peller for a schooner, she having sails out
and no head light. George Lippard, of N.
Bedford, was passenger on the Metropolis,
and died Of spoplexy soon after the acct
dent
meeting was held on board the Metrop-
oils, and committee appointed to collect
subscriptions in behalf Of the sufferers who
promptly raised $3.50 The night was clear
and moonlight
An incident is related Of . woman seen
struggling IN the water, supporting her in
FAINT child In her arms A rope was thrown
TO her which fell within her reach, and with
which she might have shaved herself by re-
relinquishing her hold upon her child She
saw the rope, pressed the child to her breast
and sunk for ever
The Msrchant's Powder magazine,
containing the whole stock OF powder in
Halifax, exploded with . terrific concus.
sion shortly after midnight last night
tho 18th Of August. One man vas kill
ed aud fifteen seriously wounded.
Five houses were demolished and sev
eral others damaged. Tho government
magazines, and the new barracks were
much shattered, and nearly all the win.
dows in tho nothern part Of tho city were
broken. The damages estimated at
100000. The magazine 10 sopposed
to have been fired by an iucendiary.-
For hours tho excitement was Intense
Many persons were thrown from their
beds, and others bewildered, rushed to
the streets for safety, believing an earth
quake had occurred.
The following are market quotations
for New Orleans Of August, IA.
Flour very dull at SC, 25s 40. Wheat
steady at 81 &c. Corn $50. Oats steady
st As. Northern hay dollsr % per ton.
Mess Pork dollar "a per Dbl.
Rio Coffee lib a. IL. Sales for the
week $500 bags; present stock $4,000
bags.
Other articles unchanged
Advices from Fort Kearney received
August, Is, state . party Of 19 drovcrs
in charge upwards Of 800 cattle, arrived,
destination Utah. Expedition STACKED
q miles above the Fort on the lst. BY
l50 Cheysnaes; oil the cattle sud 20
mules ran on, Que man killed, another
sew erely wounded-three Indians slain.
Dol. Sumner started in pursuit.
A fatal accident occurred on tho Al.
bsny Northern railroad, at West Troy
this morning, August Is. An axle Of
tho engine broke, upsetting it. The en-.
gineer and fireman are sspposed to have
been killed. The particulars Of the &C.
cident have not trsnspired.
An incendiary last night. August Is,
fired some wooden buildings in Point
Levi, opposite this city, and 90 Of them
were destroyed.
Saturday the Is, inst, was the hottest
day Of the season, the mercury At noon
evening it 10 96.