Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-11-26


STORM ON TnE OHIO-slrrEEN COAL Bears
SUNK -ONE HUNDRED LIVES LesT'--Cincinnati,
NOV % The steamer Republic arrived at Lsuis.
vile on Saturday, reports that sixteen coal boats
were sunk during the storm on Wednesday, last, In
the Olio and Mississippi rivers, Cairo, by which
u is estimated that one hundred lives were lost The
boats contained 300 900 bushels of cOnl, valued at
$50 600, which is total loss,
The crew was principally from Pittsburg and
Louisville.
The teambOstG adiat'r reports other boats swamp
ed and sunk aslow down as New Madrid.
Passengers from Evansville report the storm along
the lower Onio as terrific. None Of the bUals were
aee TO run during ito prevalence, and all had to lie
up
The steamboat Baltimore, from Marietta, arrived
i p nlght' reports enoounterng heavy gale at
severe gale prevailed here this morning, accom-,
panied with rain, snow and hail.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO TIDEwATEE CANAL
goAlS--llayre de Grace, Not. 2S.-Ibe steamer
uniata lief here on Saturday evening with u tow Of
~ boats, and when off Spesuu Island, encountered
heavy gale Of wind, which broke the tow loose
from the steamer, and scattered the boats over the
bay ia different directions. The boat Hiawalha
loaded with iron, aud tho boat West Branch, loaded
with coal, we're sunk. The steamer Lancaster went
from here yesterday and assisted to hitch up the
naming ats, and got all but five, four being blown
ashore, and one anchored out OF reach the steam
er. No lives lost
TERRIBLE CALAMITY. = BURNING OF fhE
STEAMBOAT RAIsRow-FIFTY TO SEVENTY LIVES
Lesr.-Ciniinnati. Nov. 23.-The steamboat Rain
BOW was burnt on Saturday morning. about len miles
above Napolean, Arknnsas, From ntiy 90 seHxaoV
lives are reported to be lost incudins all tho plces
of tho boat The boat, cargo. md all he' BOOKS anu
papers are totul loss Tie Rainbow was hne
boat Of 4S7 tons, and was built at New Albany,
Ohio, in 1854
CiuoinnaiI Nov 23-Evening steamer New
eombi arrived from below passed Cairo twelve hours
ported loss of coal boats 1t therefore hoped that
the reported iSsi of life IL iHcorreot or at lnas OK
aggerated.
SENATOR DoUoLAs.-The position of the
distinguished Senator from Illinois, IN refer
ence to Kansas, il becoming "a matter Of gen.
eral inquiry. TIE lineage Times, whieh mas
always been Supposed to reflect his sentiments
| is now radically opposed TO the Lecompton
constitution but the Senator himself main
tans q silence on the subject, though he has
Istely made a political speech in public. Sur
veyor General Calhoun, the President of the
Leeompton Convention, is said to be special
partizan of his. Douglas is as likely to turn
up one side as the other.
RECEPTION OF NEAL Dow IN BosToN.-The
public reception of Neal Dow at Boston OF
Friday evening filed fremont Temple, anC
hundreds were unatle to get In The audi
ence was mostly composed OF ladies' ant
Sons of Temperance in regalia. Addresse
were made by Hon. Henry Wilson, Rev. Mr.
acCurdy, Neal Dow and others.
BAYARD TAYLOR The marriage of Bayar
Taylor, in Gotha, Saxony, to Miss Hansen, o
Gotha, took place, on the 9th ult. Mr., Il
passes tho winter with his bride at Moscow
where she has relatives residing. He is Z
come back to America next autumn, ant
Willis announced that he has &c already writ
ten to him TO claim for 1dlewild the honeymoo
OF his RETURN
i NEW YoRK, Nov. 22.-The new steamshi
Adriatic succeeded in getting Oft at noon o.
her first voyage tn Europe. She carries GU
nearly half million of specie.
A BIG INDIAN. "A monster Indian pass,
throgh Chattanooga, Ten last week, going to q
Atlantic Fair exhib iton said to be feet nil
inches high, eighteen years old, aud Weighing Al
pounds.
SUDDEN DEATII.-0n the 1lth' inst, Mr., Jof
Waugh, OF Bowling Green, Cafoline county, Va,
, carriage manufacturer, was found dead in his be
having burst blood vessel by violent coughing do
ing the night.
a IB-Sergeant Leferts, of the New York police d
, tctves, has cauled to be taken the daguerreoty
Of every noted rogue who falls into his haLds.
I, t5F- Two slaves conv ieted Of al httemptu murd
= Mr.. VIM. X. Brothers, in Nansemond county, "
: last May, were hung on Friday last.