Litchfield enquirer., 1857-10-01

 on the cabin floors. Purses containing s2. 900 in scme Instances. lay untouched on the sotas free tt any mssn who lIiti the ,tenerity to load himself with gold for swim for life. Nobody wanted the giittefne tross ln such an hour. Carpet bags were opened and packages If the yellow metal so dear to the hearts of men m ally dashed to the cabin liool, as the r'al cause thlt brought the owners lives into Sncii imminent peril Returned miners who had toil and ln,'iIe, an,l savet an;i struggled s'' far omewarl gc.shed their teeth m dis, ,pp int ment. urhiaided their l"ck that had brought them SO hear home. t" nerish within two days sail of New York. an tossed ab ut the ship the veii st dIus that metal teY ttEi have fought fir to the last gasp of fife. had any human power been able to res- crc it. One nun. wh) w.s fortunately saved, dash ed 20 00) about the cabin, and told any man who wanted it. to take it-he spnined it. Estimates differ to the aggregate mum Der of passc,r gers on b ad th. Central America. and until q correct copy of the list to hand. as 1t proa blv will by the next steamer from California due week hence these differences of course, it will be impossible to reconcile: Yet there Is reason to be- lieve that the number was not so large was at first supposed ,-beca,se on entering Havana it is pretty certain that the Pnrser reported only 492 pas sengers crew fol: tot,' J93. Of these, six went ashore al Havana and 25 were probably transferred to the steamer Philadelphia, for New Orleans so that there wts probably on board at tl.e time she was lnst five hundred and sixty two; one hundred and fifty of these known to be sayed-making the whole number lost four hundred and thirteen
 
 m"te from one hundred to one hundred and fifty yet the ir,ltfnl total makes the wreck one of the most terrible rccofd in the history of the Atla- tic steam navigation.
 Dr. TcnuiSon. the surgeon of the Central America was sick. at the time the steamer went .luWn-and being nable to deck, perislled in his bel th The stewar'less a stont negro woman She had collected the money thrown away by the passengers it is supposed and luckle,i it around her body The wei ,lt of this about her l,ins injured Ter s badly when she Was lIoi*tcd oi, toarl the Marine that she died a short time after.
 MT. Frazer tie scecnd officer of the Central An cr- icI reports that lie went down the wheel house with Captain Herndon, whose lust words were :-- '' Now, birhle on your life prescrvers We go ihc down ', Mir. Frazer then went down and wonderful to say, came up through the metal ven- tator of the steamer. and With difficulty was work cd through che crooked part of it to the top of the water
 One of the p,sserers describes the last moments as the steamer went down. presenting one of the most awful and hcartrcnding scenes that ever was witnessed Some Of the passengers in groups together on tine eck, while others wcr4 holding on t" life prcscrve1o chairs boald>. &c., waiting the arrival of the fatal moment. After the vessel had made second plunge and just ;s she was about to go down thsre came flash of lightning which for q moment gave a full view of her deck She went down s;:rn first. Upon the wheel-house stood Captain Hcrnton. with his hat in ore h,nd and the other the iron rail, and with nothing to cling by Ee went down with the steamer. This noble off Ger performed his duty to the last and it is p.,ssiLle that lte is yet wed in oi the other vessels, as he several hours after the steamer sank atm:t in the water supported by two life I,reseryers
 Shbs,, pt"'ls have becn started for tLe relief of tti>. survivors.
 -Tle Boston Bee of Monday says:
 The money market was depressed yester'lar it being almost impossible obtain loans on the best ,,,,n ,t i t,, I,,, done al they cou!l in the way of discount tut the amount thus iai it is too limited to relieve the cramircd condition oi the market generally Up to the honr of going to press. hear of no failures in Boston The p'yIn ;nt' to be met by the obbers in September are conp,ritvcly light and there will be probably no more suspensions this ,,onth Nexs month the payments to he met much larger but it is hoped that from the bank div lends and otI.er sources thc market will he SO relieved as to enable merchants to meet their liabilities prompt ly a,rl without too great d sacrifice.
 A late Galt na paper says Our financial circles were pane,l to learn that Jp,nes Gutter banker of G,Icna had been obliged to s,spcnd. He unfurtu- natcy kept his accounts with the Ohio Life and Iru,: Company. That concern bad $50 OOJ ot his funds in it, lnlts whcn is fsilcl
 The Philadelphia Times of B says As faithful pubic j>rhists notlnS things; ttrty plrllS .ti',ut us, dtcatae- tn tt all the words of nope ;u cheer which come from n.ws;al,elS are not t. bc trusted We ave nnt rclcircl the cullni mating leInt oi tho crisis, We 'nc yet nelciy upon iu thrt>iIoid.
 When We declare thlt there arc rotten hnks in this city, which for ten days past have been born" upon the shoulders of sound n>ti,u,ion> we but declare wlat We know. and what the press of the city have been airrii To proclaim. 1I.ere are at least foar ot these institutions. Tne others dti- l. and hour swanIping the lnsv>c> for these four. They itre pIrntt ttiiir tc.r own until they will be irretrieyahly rui,r.d.
 We regret that the sound institutions should thus suffer themselves knowingly {" be dragged into the mnelstrull. dragged they must be, ii they tinue to sustain these rotten banks.
 The St Louis papers announCe the turn of the monentary tide in tIat city. Over q million and d quarter ui coin Was in transport. and would reach there the early ;',Tt of shc week It is also stated that millions will be d.s5ursei from the Sub-lrels- uly at that ponv' within the next sixty days If ths is all truea,tl there is to doubt it St. Louis Is safe. Produce trln at previous quota tions, The creditors ot A. NJ Waterman & Co., have insisted on an assignment. The house of k. M Hubbard Co.,. i> well on its feet agan.
 line Chicago market is rather inactive, though without change oi prices in produce trom prevons reports. Money still yer, stringent. Spring wheat i> so cents in store Corn inactive. Buyers ard sellers differ widely to the ruling prices of the season. Lo sold crs hoard of the boats at GO cents.
 In Buffalo flour is $5 for fair Michigan and Ohio 5.75 double extra Canal reights k,wcr cts on and II cents on wheat to Albany , cents ad- di1onal to New York.
 Monetary matters in the w st generally. from Buffalo to Chicago and New OrIelns now begin to look little brighter.
 The cotton interest is in high feather. The for eign advices, TOW to September Sth, again in favor of the planter, Messls richardson, Spencer X Co, report a!,litenol advance of l6 to l-S of a penny per pound. Miidng Orleans Is and Mobile and Ipl.l>tts pence.
 The sne circular advises of Improvement in the factory business.
 The grain market is active, and locking very ia vorablc for the United states; though it is not by any means probable that prices will be materially higher than at present. Tine best rotey cf t.se far me. and grain holder, s lnyon,l suubt ie send for ward the stock fist possible. If the want uf money should be seriously felt, prices will necessuTi iy go down.
 A party of gentlemen of Bellevue, Nebraska,