The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-01-29
Telegraph Dispatches.
Tie Sinking of the Platte Valley--
Sixty Lives Lost.

Tae Sinking of the Platte Valleys
Sixty Lives Lost.
LoUIsyILLE-MEMpHIs Jan. 49,
About sixty lives were lost by the sink
ing of the Platte Valley last night. She
struck the wreck Of the gunboat jeff
Thompson, tearing away her starboard
side, and sunk in a few minutes in forty
feet Of water. Most of the cabin pas
sengers were saved, as far as known, but
the passenger list is lost and it is impos-
sible to obtain correct list. A family
named Roberts, consisting of II, we're all
lost. The boat was loaded to the guard
and was under full headway at the time.
Col. Gus. Henry, Jr., and his wife were
on board, but were saved, losing all their
baggage. Hon. Gus. Henry, Sr., his
father, was on board the Fashion when
she sunk. Col. Henry says one woman,
through her own exertions, saved her
drunken husband and five children by
wading through water on the hurricane
deck and putting them on the wheel
house after the boat had settled and ca
reened. The boat was owned by Captains
} ohnson and Blake; valued at $4,000;
partially insured. The boat was running
between here and Vicksburg, under the
auspices of the Memphis and ST. Louis
packet company.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.-The conserv-
atory attached to the Executive mansion
was badly damaged by fire this morning,
and at least onerthird Of the valuable
plants therein being destroyed. The loss
on the building is $4,000 The plants
destroyed are Of the rarest character and
of foreign origin, and cannot be replaced
for years, and at a cost of one hundred
thousand dollars. '740 % - ''i''
FoRTREss MONROE, Jan. 19.-The cold
weather. here is the severest experienc-
ed in fen years, and has placed com
plete embargo on the steamboat trade in
tho Chesapeake Bay and James River.
New YoRK, Jan. ia public meet
ing was held to day to express sympathy
with the Greeks Of Crete, and a.commit
tee appointed of the most infueptial citi-
zens to collect funds, food and clothing
for them.
Death. of N. p. willis. y
New ,YoRK, Jan. 21.-N. P. Will.
died at Idlewild, last evening, from an at
tack of paralysis. aa Aaja5d di ID
New, York, Jan, 21.-The Herald
Lexington, Mo-, correspondent says th'
excitement there has again been rehewet
by the arrival Of two companies of Gov
Fletcher's militia. Bushwhackers hay'
entirely disappeared. Major Moutgom
cry was arrested on the 18th by the Uni
ted States Marshal, and taken to Jeffer
son City, where he wasireleased on wri
Of habeas corpus. Business is almos
entirely suspended in Lexington, OWN!
to the pressure of troops, who exercise
kind of terrorism over the main boay Q
TRENTON, Jan. 22.-Frederick, J. Ere
linghuysen is elected Senator, for tw
years, to fill the vacancy caused by th
death Of YIN. Wright.
MADISON, Wis, Jan. 22.-T. o. How
was e-elocted to the US. Senate to-day
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 22.-Gov. Morto
was elected U. S. Senator, to-day, owe
D. W. Voorhees, The vote in the Senat
stood % to 19, House 60 to 33.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-The Mayor {
Georgetown has given notice to all NAL
citizens, white and black, above the.ag
Of q, TO appear before him and the Boar
Of Aldermen at the time named for tn
preparation of list Of voters.
The Ways and Means Committee hay
decided in favor of exempting from ia
incomes below 81 ,0O0
The House Judiciary Committee bega
the Investigation of the charges again:
the President this morning.
TORONTO, G. W., Jan. 22.-Tbos. Cal
rey, Fenian, was convicted and sentence
to execution March 10. Geo. j, Mathew
and J as. McDonough were acquitted.
New York, Jan. 22.-The Time
/ Washington special says: Gen, Grant an
family intend to sail for Europe in Apr
next, and will visit the Paris Exposition
CHICAGO, Jan. ga. Il. Lee,
Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, drew Crosby
Opera House. A. H. Crosby drew tf
second, third and ninth prizes; the fourt
prize ticket was sold in New York; tt
sixth and seventh in Boston,
1 Famine.
NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-An official r.
port on famine in Eastern India shoy
there where one million deaths from sta
vation. The committee appointed, haV
made arrangements to aid the poor of tt
South, and resolved to call public NEE
ing at the Cooper Institute on Frida
evening, atwhich Peter Cooper was e.
pected the preside. Beecher, Greele
and Others delivered addresses
\ Fenian Affairs. ~,
/ New York, Jan. 22.-The Herald
] New Orleans sneeial of Yesterday say