Went To The Bottom

THE PARIS O. BROWX. . .. New Orleaxs, jan. 8.- The steamboat Paris C. Brown, from New Orleans for Cincinnati, struck a snag at Hermitage landing, Point Coupee parish, at 9 o'clock Saturday night, and eleven lives are known to have been lost. The dead are: Mr. Müler, cabin passenger, oí Vicksburg; William Mitchell, ciibiii crew, Gallipohs, O.; aïso a cabin boy, name not ascertained: William Marshall, of CinciDnati, lad.es1 cabin man; the porterand barber, both oroinclnnati; James Hamson, second pantry, William Taylor, night watchman of Memphis; John Bolán, bootb;ack, Cnclnnati; Samuel Gray, fireman, and Abram Mitchell, flicman, both of Cincinnati. Dr. Gravam and wife, of Pawtucket, R. I., Messrs. Donly and Shafer, aud another cabin passenger and wife, whose names are unknown, of Boston, and Mary and Ben Jolly, of Bayou Paul, cabin passengers, are known to be saved. All tbe crew except those above named are accounted for and savod. One of the cabin boys got to the river bank, but could not clitnb up the slippery mud, feil back into the river and sunk before assistance could be rendered him. Tbe Brown sunk within a few minutes of the accident, only the top of the pilot house and a portion of the texas being visible. Bhe is a complete loss, and so is her cargo, which lies at the bottom of the river or is floating o wn-stream. The Paris C. Brown left this port Friday night with 300 tons of freight, to which was added 150 tons on the way up. Her cargo consisted of 170 tons of car wheels and the remainder in sugar, molasses, old iron and sundries. She was registered at 1,400 tons and owned by Captains A M. Halliday and C. G. Young. Bhe was valued at $24,000 and insured at Cincinnati for $14,000. Nothing is known here as to the insurance on cargo. The Paris C. Brown was built at C noinnati in 1878 by the Marine Railway & Doek Company for the Cincinatti and New Orleans trade, in wbich she had been running ever since, making over ninety trips without a mishap of any kind bhe had ben for a number of ye;irs in command of Captain A. M. Halliday, but at the t me of the disaster she was commandüd by Captain C. G. Young, a nativo of Cincinnati. She had on board ten cabin passengers and a few deck passengers. New Okleans, Jan. 8.- Advices received yesterday say that eleven persons were drowned by the sinking of the steamer Paris C. Brown, near Hermitage Landing. TUE MONTANA. Baltimore, Md, Jan. 8 -The Gorman Lloyd steamer Main, from Bremen to Baltimore, collided in the Fatapsco with the Br.tish steamship Montana, sinking the latter, Chief Engineer Young of the Montana was instantly killed. Many head of cattle were drowned. The Montana was valued at Ï300,000, and is a total loss.