The true Democrat., 1857-01-27
September 10th, the Sovereign burst her cy-

finder, killing hands.
 September 18th, the Audubon snagged and sunk at the mouth of the Illinois, since raised
 September 10th, the John Simpson sprung a leak at Paducah, and sunk to cabin foor.- Loss about s3,OOO.
 September 27th, the Grape Shot snuk by snag at McCollom's rifle. near Cincinnati in 30 inches water. She was raised again damaging 40 tons of freight
 Alabama sunk by storm in upper Mississippi and raised again.
 The Ben Lee sunk in Alabama river near Demopolis laden with groceries.
 Sept. 2lst, the Westerner snagged and sunk iu Mississippi, near Vicksburg. Loss heavy
 Sept 23 the Julia Dean sunk by snag in 1 Ohio river, near Diamond island.
 Sept. 18th, the Royal Arch sunk by snag in upper Miss Total loss | Sept. 29th, the Winchester sunk by snag in Mississippi, above St. Louis. Loss $16,OOO; since raised.
 Sept. 27th, the Gossamer sunk by snag in upper Miss. in shoal water
 Sept. 29th, the Genoa snagged in Missouri river; boat total loss; value SIS OOO No freight.
 Oct. 10th, David Tatum sunk in the Missouri river; boat raised Oct. 14th, Fatboat Ironsides with goods, sunk near Salt river. Damages 10 goods $1O,- GOO.
 Oct. Sd, the R. M Jones sunk on ledge of l rocks in Red river, with 672 bales of cotton, by which two lives were lost Loss S2O,OOO October -, the A. L. Davis sunk in Cumber. land river.
 - Midas sunk in Miss at island 21, by suag. Loss S3,5OO. - A. c. Goddn snagged in Missouri river. 1, maging boat and cargo $lO,OOO. | Oct. 2l the Chancellor from St. Louis for New Orleans snagged and sunk in Mississippi Loss $75 GOO; raised again.
 Oct. 20th, the Creole snagged in Mississippi, with cargo for New Orleans; total loss. 1 Oct 23d, the Lady Franklin in upper Mis- sissippi snagged and sunk below St. Paul's; six lives lost. The boat and cargo lost.
 Nov. 7th, the Grape Shot snagsed and sunk in lower Ohio with dry goods. | The Linden, with a cargo of 1000 bales of cotton, was snagged and snnk in Red river on the 1st November
 Nov. 16, White Bluff, for Nashville, sunk at Rising Sun, raised next day. 1 Nov. l3, Belfast snagged in lower Mississippi, $50 bales of cotton; three lives lest; raised
 Nov. IS, Fairfield, with cargo of cotton, snag- ged and sunk in the Tombgbee. Loss $2,OOO.
 Nov. P, Emma snagged and sunk at Goose island, lower Mississippi; cargo partly saved; boat raised.
 Defiance snagged and sunk in the Muskin- gum; since raised. Nov. 26, Delaware damaged by collision with the Eclipse.
 Nov. 27, Keystone struck rock and sunk in the Missouri; boat raised.
 Dec 5, Louisa with cotton, sunk in Red river; total loss; value of boat SIP, 900; car go insured for $l25,OOO.
 Thirty coal and lumber barges sunk in the Ohio; half a million bushels coal lost
 Dec. .6, Kentucky, near Cincinnati burst steam pipe, scalding seventeen persons, three died.
 Dec 7 B. F. Sass and Metropolis collision on the Ohio near Ironton; the former damaged. i Cuba and barge sunk at Smithland, Ohio river, by the Nat. Holmes running against them; had large and valuable cargo on board.
 Dec. 8, Clara Fisher sunk by rock in Ale ghauy river, heavily freighted; cargo damaged; boat raised
 Dec. 15, barge, loaded with iron, sunk in the
 Dec. 16 the Orb sunk by snag at Marietta on the Ohio; boat may be raised. Dec. 20, the Yuba, with wheat, got aground at the mouth of the Missouri; total loss | Dec 22 the Altamont sunk in the mouth of 1 the Muskingum; boat lost. I In addition to the above disasters there were some forty or fifty accidents by flood, fire, snags, or collisions, wherein boats and cargoes were damaged to large amount in the aggresate.- The whole makes fearful list though we are glad to add that the steam explosions and loss of life are comparatively very light, if not ac- tualy less than any previous year. The loss of estimated damages of the above list amounts to several millions of dollars.