, 1864-07-16
FROM ST. LOUIS.
D{AaatY0ns Stcnmb0nt Conffa1Fnt{on-
The Guerilla 81 Egar-1kobberT nj AAAts-
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Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune1
ST. LOUIS, Friday, July Is.
l. few minutes before o'clock this NOR
ming, nFr discovered in the 6tarpaard
cabin Of 1he steamer f. r. Dix, lying ut the
leyee, and in few minutes the whole cabin
Nas in flames. The fire, III short time,
communicated to three other boats, and the
whole were burned to the water's edge.
It is generally believed the fire was the
work Of an incendiazy. The watchman on
the DIE stated that the fire originated on the
Cherokee, but the watchman On the Gins
gow aeaerta that be saw 1t at the commence.
ment, and that It was on the Dix.
The Government ngentR had warned al}the
steamboat agents TINT they had Information
OF conspiracy to burn the boats here, and
cautioned them to be on the alert.
The City Of Alton, and Mary E. Forsyth,
got out Of the way in time, and made mar.
row escape. The boats burned were the
Welcome, Glasgow, Sunshine, E. F. Dix,
Eortlerner and Cherokee.
The following telegraphic dispatch has
just been received at these headquarters:
MACON No., July Ii.
Col. o. D. GREEN, Aasistant Adjutant General:
have just received the following dispatch
from Huntsville, Missouri:
Huntsville was robbed this morning OF be.
tween sT5, COO and s100, 600; one man, citi.
gen killed. About IS guerlllas, commanded
by Bill Anderson, did the work. They 1ettln
the direction Of Renick.
fSjencd> ", B. SAMUEL.
Huntsville Is d rahfd eecesh town, where
tile conservatives held meeting lately, in
response to Gen. Rosecrans' order, and re-
solved to raise a militia company. Behold
the result OF their yIgor.
A soldier supposed 10 belong to the 10th
Illinois, named Hawkins, haillng from Keno
sba, Wis, tried to escape from the Provost
Guard this morning, ind WIRE killed.
It is stated that IN order has been received
fiom Washington to release two notorious
rebels who have been proved to belong to g
secret seceeh lodge organized to help the
rebels.
The statement has caused much indignation
among Union men.
sr LOUIS, July 15-Several Of the hnlls o1
the bosts burned this morning were only par.
tially DESTROYED, and can doubtless be blifi
upon again. This particularly applies to the
Northerner, which has most Of her upper
works still standing, including her chimneJs
MUCH 01 l0EH hAEulAEAj o1n5 A41V DC oAfIl
! and used again.
The origin of the fire is not yet known
| and It is difficult to determine whether Il
was accidental OF the work Of IN incendiary
| There Was large number OF bouts at the
levee, which were saTea from destruction M y
the fortunate uuoccupied space Of some 90t
| feet above the No1therner and below th'
WELCOME, thus conhnlng the fire to tht
bnnts herein mentioned. The Dix was thres
months old, yalued at $50 ,o9o; insured TO-
So 500 in st. Louis Offices. She was ownet
by Prathe1, Thorwegan & Bowen. She wa
undergoing repairs, and had no freigh
aboard. ''
The Cherokee was new stern = heel boat
inst arrived from Pittsburgh, with 1niscel
ianeous cargo. most Of which was destroyed
She was worth about $40. 900, owned By Cop
tain Drayet, and doubtless insured.
The welcome was owned by Captain Cope
lin, was valued at SIS, 600, aud insured In 3
Ioiuts offices for SCI, 900. She had eighty.on
tons Of Government stores on board for For
Randall, nineteen tons Of 1ndlan goods 70
| NIupebago Agency, and 215 tons OF pFlyat
| freight for points On the Missouri liver, a
! OF which IL total loss.
The Glasgow WaB valued at Soo,uo, owne
by Carter q Conn. Captain tams11he' ~ II ines e
sured for III, ,000 in St Louis and Cincinnati
She was undergoing repairs, aud Lad
freight aboard. ::
The Sunshine was valued at 81, ,G00, oWne
by CAPTAIN Bartable, c. II. Eleard and tor
| other gentlemen, and insured TOT ao3s
SO, GOO, malnly ID st.. Louis Offices: She 2
> rived from the Missouri river on Wedqesdd
with a heavy cargo, the greater portion
| which had been discharged. j..
, Three hundred bales Of hemp lying on Il
, | levee, part Of her cargo, was burned, I
. gether with several hundred SACKS Of COZ
t and considerable amount Of nisceilaaeo1
:. freight, valued ut about ~, ,uW.
r The Northerner belonged to the Northel
Line Packet Company, was valuea at SS2,se
1. and uninsured. She Was lid qP and had'1
! Tie total loss by the fire cannot fall sho
of half q million. The amount OF insuran
: on the cargoes has not Jet been asc'
;. tanned.
II s7. LOUIS, Jn1y 15.-The, United Stat
6 Express was robbed BY gUef1Aa!s on Wecn'
day, between Boonvllle md I:Rton; tTo
J. ths coach horses were also stolen, ind
e | 1,assenpe1s robbed Of some $9,uU.
!. Gen. Fisk arrived here to-day from nor
= vest Missouri, He has Issued m order
, | the arreet Of all the Paw Paw militia Il
a Joined Thornton's guerillas at flatta Caty
j. lew DAYS since. All caught are TO be tried
q military commission for desertion anu ri
:, Over hundred recznita and substatu
70 ulll leave for Gen. steele's army IN ArkaR
a~ to-day. 1,,.,, ,