The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-01-08

august Z-ShIp H3nllnS DaYlu, Durn6 q
the mouth of the Mississippi
August 3-Mattie E. Gilpin, burnt a
Fords Mill, in the Ohio river; new boat
Hull insured for 10000 dollars
August I3-Cora, sunk near the mouth
of the Missouri. Total loss; uninsured
August 24-War Eagle, burnt at St Louis
levee. Value $500 dollars; total loss; in
sured for 5000 dollars
August 24-Evening Star, burnt at St
Louis levee Value D. 500 dollars insured
for 13, 900 dollars
September 7-Coosa, burnt in Licking
river. Value 5000 dollars; insured in Cin-
cinnati for 5000 dollars.
September 20-Barge in tow of Bee, sunk
in the Mississippi river at Island 50.
| October 9--Emma No 3, sunk 7 miles
above Montgomery, Alabama
| October Nv. r. Arthur, struck on
rocks at Grey's Point "a few miles above Cairo.
Part of cargo thrown overbroad, and the
| boat returned to st. Louis for repairs.
| October 20--St James, sunk In Ohio river,
near California, KY Raised
| October 22-Sully, sunk in Missouri river,
80 miles below St Joseph Value Is, 900
dollars; insured for 10000 in Pittsburg.
| Total loss
October 24-Cora S. sunk in Ohio river,
| near ShawneetcBn. Insured In Cincinnati
for 1000 dollars.
October 25-Barge belonging to the Mis-
sissippi Transportation Company; sunk at
wharfboat in st. Louis; cargo of $50 tons
-four, oats, etc. Barge raised cargo partly
saved
October 25-LentoD, sunk IN Arkansas
river. Value $4,000; Doat and cargo total
loss.
October 27- -Stonewall, en- route to New
Orleans with $50 passengers and 800 tons
freight took fire eight miles above Cape
Giradeau, and was totally destroyed over
200 lives lost. Value of boat S44, 600; in
sured in Pittsburg, for 10000; cargo in
sured In St. Louis for 10000.
October 30-Van Buren, sunk near Pine
Bluff, Arkansas. Value $4,000; not in
sured; boat and cargo total loss.
November-The steamer Lady Pike
grounded a barge, few miles below Bur-
lingtOn, which was cut to pieces by the ice
involving loss of seven thousand buhels of
grain. The Pretender grounded at the
same place, and was obliged to throw over-
board seven thousand dollars worth of -four,
wheat, and other produce.
November I2-Louisville sunk between
St Louis and Cairo; raised and returned to
St. Louis for repairs.
November 20-RubicOn, took fire near
Vicksburg; pilot house burnt; damage
slight
November 24-Only Chance, sunk in Ar
kansas river at Douglass Landing; total
loss; insured for 5000 was laden with
375 bales cotton for New Orleans, of which
SOL bales was saved In damaged condition
December - The Red river packet
steamer Richmond, struch a sawyer twelve
miles below Shreveport and sunk She is a
total loss. She was one of the best boats
in the trade. No lives were lost Insured
in New Orleans
December S-The Rebecea struck the
Parkersburg bridge and sunk in deep water
in a few minutes. Four lives were lost; and
the boat proved a total loss. Insured IN
Pittsburg ofises.
December 1.-THE Lizzie Gill and Vir-
ginia, collided below Rodney, Mississippi,
The Lizzie Gill sustained considerable
damage.
December 1.-THE Kate Robinson, from
St. Louis, to Cincinnati, laden, struck the
the same obstruction as the Arthur. aud
sunk in deep water half mile above
Benefits Landing Boat a total loss
valued at 10000 dollars; insured in Gin
cinnati Offices for 5000 dollars.
December I5-The steamer Luminary
struck Bluff bar, above Osceola, aud dam
aged herself sufficiently to compel her to
return to Vicksburg for repairs
December 1.-THE J. Baker, a small
steamboat loaded with pig iron for Cincin-
natl, was sunk at Caney, six miles above
Smithland, in the Cumberland river. Total
loss
December 21-The steamers Champion
No. 6. and Swallow collided about three
miles below Cincinnati, resulting IN the
sinking and total loss of the Swallow. The
Swallow was en- route to Cincinnati from
New Orleans, and was heavily laden. Her
I !.
in Cincinnati Offices. The boat was valued
at 81 900 dollars; insured in Cincinnati for
%, 600 dollars
December 27-Steamer Argosy exploded
a steam pipe and scalded four persons, two
fatally.
December 27-The steamers Wild Wag-
oner and Richmond colided near Texas
Landing, in the lower river; the Wild
Wagner was badly damaged; the Rich
mOnd was comparatively unhurt.
December 27-The steamer Leonora No.
2, from Madison, while making landing at
the Louisville wharf ran into the wheel
herself so as to cause her to sink in a few
minutes in l6 feet of water.
On the - ult the steamer w r. Arthur
struck an obstruction in Crawfords Cross
ing, 100 miles below st Louis, and damaged
herself so as to sink at Bennet's Landing in
deep water She was heavily laden; valued
at IS 900 dollars insured for 50 600 dol
lars; cargo insured for $4,000 dollars
Boat raised on the 18th, and returned to St.
Louis for repairs.
The steamer Itasca, of the n. w. u. p.
Company, was sent to Padueah, KY, after
the close Of navigation last year, TO be
overhauled, and while there was burned to
the waters edge. She was valued at l., 900
dollars no insurance.
The War Eagle was sunk during Noyem-
ber at Willow bar, in the st. Croix, but was
raised IN "a hours without any serious
damage.
The Ariel was sunk at Clinton some days
| ago: valnnd at 2000 dollars fofnl loss :.