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Mr.. w. E. BisselTs stock Of goods is estimated
a, s3o0O-S $4,000 of which is insured IN the -tatna
Insurance Office Hartford.


The Office OF the Advocate, we understand was
not insured.
me Advocate as Grocery store, sustained much


Mr. WIN. +. Minor also sustained loss up
wards OF $780,


Mr.. Era Lockwood, the owner Of The buildings,
was insured $1,000.


r-s;' The last ST. Louis papers say that Brooklyn
and Illinois town again above water. Many
houses changed their positions during the recent
hiph water and the streets became filled with sand
drift wood, &c The appearance OF those towns has
been sadly altered, andimmense injury done to them


The Jefferson City Republican VS." The late
unprecedented rise in the Missouri appears 10 have
effected an entire change in the channel OF the river
arthst place. Where, a short time since, there was
every appearance of the formation OF bar, threaten
ipr The ruin Of The landing, runs the main cur
rent and an extensive bar is forming on the opposite
SIDE"


FRAUD AND BASKRUPTcy.-The New Orleans
Picayune states that in The case OF the City Bank
vs. Banks and Others tried in the District Court oi
that city, being suit 10 annul certificate Obtained
by the defendant, Thomas Banks, under the Bank
rupi Law of Congress, on the grounds OF fraud and
wlliu concealment Of property, and which Inc
Judge Of that Court has had under consideration Tor
about three months, judgment has been rendered,
declaring the defendant guilty o! the fraud charged,
annulling the certificate, and rendering judgment IN
favor OF plaintiffs, Tor the amount claiined-say
$4,000, with costs.


Dock AT BgooKLYN-We learn that Captain
Taco, of the y. S. Engineers, has received q COM
mission together with Captain keaney and Cap
tain Wyman Of the U. S. Navy, and Captain Zan-
ger, oihe Civil Engineers 10 examine lhe sulyec,
OF the Dock at Brooklyn, and the ha,bors, sites,
plans aud inventions connected with Dock III this
neghborhood. Captain Tacot has long been
known as one of the most accomplished Engineers
in the United States, and in his opinions, from
personal knowledge OF his ability, shall be ready
10 place entire confidence. True Sun.


New CoTroS,-1he steamboat Brilliant brough;
down yesterday the first bale of new collop, from
the plantation of A. Doherty, Esq. West Feliciana,
consigned 10 J. b. Byrne & Co. The crop is about
month earlier than last year, when the first bale
was received on the 18th day of August.


Since writing the above three more bales have
been received by ,he Bunker Hill from Vick>burg-
one from Gov. McNutt's plantation, one from the
plantation of DR.. Bird, and from that Of Mr..
Davis. n. q. Bee, 23d.


RoBBlNG--The store of Mr.. -, we have for
gotten his name, living l6 miles North of this City,
robbed on Saturday night last OF large amount
OF valuable goods. The thief passed through Ibis
City on Monday morning with The goods, tsilks, Sc.
in coffee sack, hung over bis shoulder. The Off
GERS were in hot pursuit, but unluck,ly for them
they called al the thief mothers without knowing
it-she sent them post haste one way, while her
light fingered boy was making tracks another way.


lCincinnaii Commercial.


A party of hardy stou.-lookiug Norw egians,
about 80 in number, including women and children,
arrived here on Saturday evening in the Boston cars,
and leit this morning for the West. They have just
come 10 this country and are on their way to WIS
~,
over Sunday, and their appearance and manner
attracted the attention OF all who saw them Good
luck to them in their enterprise, say we.


Spring giield (Nlass) Republican.


STOP THAT HOUSE AND PES.-The Baton
Rouge Gazette ofthe Goth says: About five O'Clock
Yesterday morning, house passed down the
ryer accompanied by pen, floating down 10 parts
unknown. Whether il WAS piece OF antiquity or a
modern dwelling il is not known; rs we have enough
Of ShdntieS OF no account in this town, one trou-
bled himself 10 follow il and add 10 our stock. we
opine from the high water this year, II must have
been all clubhouse OF Noah's Ark


Rock RIVER NAvIGABLE.-Thes steamboat Light
er arrived al ST. Louis on Monday from Jefferson
County, Wisconsin, which is situated on Rock
River, 275 miles from its mouth This is farther up
than any steamboat has ever gone before, aud Is
within As miles Of Milwaukee on Lake Michigan.
The L. brought out barge and heavy cargo O!
wheat and flour. Louisville Journal.
CY@ The Hudson River appears to swarm with
pickpockets. A lady named Marshall was robbed
other pocketbook yesterday Oh bourd the Empire,
and man arrested suspicion of being the robber
Is 10 be brought up this morning on further exami-
nation. This is the third robbery committed on
three successive trips Of the Empire.


Albany Daily Adv.
A CHILD THROWN OVERHEARD BY ITS MOTHER.
Last night about II o'clock an Irish woman, u
deck passenger on board the steamer MoSsachtl-
sets, coming from New York 10 Boston, threw her
child overheard from the deck OF the boat. The
child was three or four weeks old, and The mo-
ther says, subject to fits. She appears 10 be par
tally Insane. Boston Times, Wednesday.
King PHILIP SuNK.-The steamboat King Philip
sank on Monday evening at Fall River. She was
fastened between the steam propeller Eudora and
the wharf, when the tide went out and leit the King
Philip pressed between them. The weight of the
machinery opened the timbers and let the water in,
20 tha, the steamboat sunk. PROV. Gaz


LlxE.-A writer in the Maine Farmer, Asa Bur
ton, saws tina; he converted straw, cornstalks, and
po,s,oe tops into good manure IN iourteen days,
ouly by heaping them together and mixing unssck-
ed lime with them. He used six casks OF lime, and
had fifty loads of good manure. The loads mea-
sarcd large holt cord each.


F REV. DR.. ScHAF, from Berlin has arrived
in the ST, James from London. He is Professor
elect TO the Seminary of the German Reformed
Church a, Mercersburg He is expected TO preach
'iIs III 49, AA''s4,
Church in Houston street corner of Forsyth, on the
morning and evening Of Sunday next


u His Excellency Gov. Van Shoulten, Gov
eraor Of the Danish West India Islands, arrived in
Town on Wednesday morning. in the ship Emily
''cm ST. Thomas.


FiRE AT JAMAICA PLAiy.-Abou, half past two
o'clock, yesterday morning, barn belonging TO Dir.
Harris OF Jamaica Plain was mostly destroyed by
hre Engines No. 9, 6, and of Roxbury, were
Promptly on the ground. Mail.
.. q An ARRAY occurred at Savannah, Ga. the
Igth, among some young boys in which lad named
Henry Wise was struck over the temple with club
Gya}oungiman rssaed Thomas and so badly injured
'hst his life is despsired Of


u, Commander ii. H. Cooke of the U. S. East
India Squadron, came passenger in the ship Phcnx,
arrived IL Sag. .Harbor 2Slh inst. His return is OH
account of ill health. lAmerican
,Bs VIM. c. Anderson, of st. Louis, has declined
the appointment the Office of United States Mar
shsl for Missouri.


a There were between five and six thousand
Persons al the Lexington lMissouri) Wing Con-