Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-22
=RTVTn NEWS.

our thanks for the following infor.
nation from Mr.. Z. Miller, clerk Of
the Virginia, regarding tho sinking
of the Lizzie Gill last Sunday even
ing, five miles above the mouth Of
White river in Scrub Grass Bend.
She sank In about IL feet water
and lies straight with her head up 4
stream. She can be raised. The
Virginia and GFoesbeck brought
down the passengers. MessFs. Z.
Z. Carroll q Co., received a dis
patch from Captain BOianger Of 81.
Louis, inetructing them to send the
submarine boat which has been ly-
ing across the river sometime, to
her assistance.
From our exchanges:
The aggregate amount Of coal
shipped at Piltsburg from the
five pools of slack water dnring
the past year, amounted to 52.5l2,-
600 bushels, which, with, 100000
bushels shipped TO lower ports
leaves 100000 bushels for home
consumption. The aggregate re-
ceipts for four years, adding Janua-
~ lst, were l7O,49l, 800 bushels.
The first floating ice in the Ohio
river of the season passed Cincin-
natl on the 9th.
Luminany is being dismantled
at Jacksonville.
L. Z. Snow formerly clerk Of the
Upper Mississippi steamer MOllie
McPike, has been elected Secreta-
rs of the Minnesota Senate.
Navigation at Pittsburg is sus-
pended for the present. The Allie
gheny, Monongahela and Ohio
rivers are full Of floating Ice.
The New Orleans Times Of the
18th has the temerity to make the
following statement, regarding the
passing Of the steamer PargOud by
the Natchez, last trip:
"Thc claims Of the New Natchez,
Capt. T. ?. feathers, are looking
up. 1t will be recollccted that she
left this city saturday night last In
company with tho Pargoud. In
three and q half hours she passed
that crack boat, and beat her one
and a half hours to Bayou Sara"
Yes, and il we mistake not, went
By her in Just nine minutes, by the
watch. We understand, that as
soon as the Natchez came alongside
. of her, she fired q cannon across
G the bow Of the Pargoud. UpoI
|, passing her, the cannon waI
taken TO the stern Of the Matches
: and again fired all of which wa
=, done by the passengers Of tn
NatcheZ.
The Louisville Couricr-Jo urna
: OF the 18th, says:
0 The suit of the Louisville Mai
C Company against the National In
e surance Company, to enforce th
0 payment OF the amount of the lat
n ter's risk on the burnt steame
a America, was determined yesteI
!, day. The jury, after an hour
~ consultation, returned n verdict !
y favor of the plaintiffs, in tn
sum OF $j.2l3 10, being the amour
OF The risk and interest thereon I
K da,c. The case is to be carried b
defendants before the Superb
IL Court in general term.
r. The following case is reported
IN the New Orleans Commercial Blu
os letin:
T.G. Richardson ". the Atlant
and Mississippi Steamship Cor
pauy. Plaintiff sues for the val
II OF a lot Of mules shipped OH q
.p- steamboat w. Il Carter from Lou
ne vile 20 New Orleans. On The
he Of February, 1866, the steamer !
,r. ing about lhirty.ilve miles abo.
m Vicksburg, OH the Mississippi rive
80 exploded and sunk, causing d
~ loss Of a large number of lives al
~ a considerable destruction Of pr
perry. Tbs loss OF the mules bel
III !ully proved, Judge Theard 'eslt
.es day gave Judgment for their val
he against the company in the sum
to four thousand dollars.
AZ The Memphis Avalanche say
ico A party has recently left this q
to prospect for q boat sunk sol
twenty. live years ago near I
NV mouth of 81. Francis. 1t Is 81
GU that a large amounto OF treasure v
lost oh board, aud the prospects
nal are very sauguine Of success.
Ter The Memphis Avalanche OF I
rec l9th, has the following in regard
.ep the sinking Of the Lizzie Gill:
i've The steamer Lizzie Gill, VIII
left here Saturday morning
!, New Orleans, was swamped q
! y sunk IN Scrubgrass Bend, bel
re- Napoleon, sunday evening.
oil had on board Il valuable cargo, q
cry was in fact overloaded, which
the the cause Of her sinking. The
he lot being informed Of her con
ties ton, ran her on TO al saudi
mi. where she finally went down, "
four feet water over her lO'
deck. She received here 100 b;
-'oh Of cotton, shipped by JeiIers
ssu- aud GOO sacks Of oil cake, ship
in by the Pamela Oil Company. :
be Lizzie Gill is owned by Capt
snts Botinger and others, Of st. 10
mai was valued at $4,000 and insu
60. Tor $4,000. The Magenta took
''rSV her sixly-five mules ; the Missls
Two, ri took of her deck freight and
OF shipped the same to New Orle'
TO As the steamer Julia passed
e Of from the upper wharf boat, yes
N in day evening, a plainly-dres
ding middle-aged man came rum
ono1 down the bank with a loaf Of bl
u - under his arm, and when he gal
III the wharf.boat and discoverC
} re, twenty feet stretch Of water
IS at -,u.ooon hiUeolF aud 0nards of