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The st. Louis Republican Of the 9th gives
Some further particulars of the late terrible dis
aster on board the steamer Shephcrdess. From
the best information which could be obtained
from the surviving passengers and officers OF the
boat the number of victims is Al Mr.. Blckner
of Baltimore is believed to be the only cabin
passenger lost. OF the deck passengers the fol-
lowing are supposed to be lost.


Mr.. Wright, of Mecklenburg County Va, his
son, daughter, and another child, and :. boy
whom Mr.. w. had raised--in all, 6.


Three children of Henry Craddoch, of David
son Co. Tenn; wife and three children of Mr.
Greene, Of the same county; Casper Levi, a
trader; son and daughter of Mr.. Smell, near
Louisville, Ky. an old man and his son, who
came on board at Cincinnati, and were working
their passage; an old man, his wife, child, and "a
small servant girl, who got on board at Louis
vile, or below that; the captain, Mr.. Howell,
and one deck hand E. +. Stark two children,
who pershed from cold and exposure on the
wreck, and IA slaves. The whole number Of
cabin passengers is estimated to be between 40
and so. Deck about l30


The Republican says One Of the snguari-
ties Of the escapes from the wreck, is the fact
that there were two blind men on board, both Of
whom were saved.


A meeting of the citizens of St Louis was 10
DO held on the evening of the 5th, to take meas
ures for pressing upon Congress the proprietv of
the improvement of the Western Rivers. No
stronger argument for the necessity OF an appro-
prlation for this object need be adduced than may
be drawn from this heart-rending disaster


U5 bARNABAs BATES, and we believe several
other advocates Of Posr OFFcE REFORM, will
address Public Meeting in the Tivol Saloon,
corner of Varck and Charlton.st this ersnino
Friends of Cheap Postage. Your advcrsaries say
there are but one thousand of you in the whole
Union If you are so few as this, ii behoves yor
to be all on hand this evening


MAssAcnusErrs.-The Governor and Council
have counted the votes cast for Members Of Con
gress at the late Special Election, and find that
Hon OsMYN BAKER in the With and Hon. JuIaus
ROCKWELL in the With District (both Whiqs'
are elected They will of course take their seats
lmmeulaieiy, giving Two more votes 10 sustain
the Tariff and Che Right Of Petition In the IlId
District, AMOS ABBorr (Whig) fails of an cleo.
ton by 100 votes only, which he will easily brig
I'D next time as both his competitors withdraw
So Old Massachusetts, will have but two Loco
Focos in Congress after all, though she was scri
ously threatened with IRE.


KrNrucKy.-A Loco Foco State Convention
assembled at Frankfort on the 9Th inst.-abou
700 in attendance Hon. WM. 0. BCrLER Ia:
probably been selected for Governor and WIN. 5
PLcHER for Lieut.. Governor. Elijah Hise and
John NJ. McCaa are State Electors; James
Guthrie Elector for Louisville District.


u The bill dividing Maryland into SIX Con.
gresslona Districts has passed both houses OF the
Legislature and become law.


The l4th day of next February is the day on
which the election Of Representatives to Con.
gress is to take place.