, 1865-12-21
FROM ST. LOUIS.

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Veteran Reserve Cnr1,s ~ n,thotiS;a hodsas .us
Organization Of a similar chnrac3cE
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FROM ST. L0I1TS.
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| -snnrsna..s.a.>s - Neaiu' ~ scenes
ppaones.S4o1x OF WoFse 10 Como
|, IHc aeletry Law nStsnser for Ret-
II et-h'sef, Railroad and Telegraph
A1atterEA Fridge Wanted-The Hry"
amt and Stratton RuAlueAs College.
L From Our spccial Consspondens5
ST.. .Louts. pec. 1R 1865.
rue erv,,nn,-c cn,.r
/ rrs. ...1 "noNt eNAeh'
ioo lnos' e3chmE Topic OF the past week
was unquestionahiy, the sudden breaking
/ away Of the Ice gorge On Saturday last, aud
mrnt. Tbe .soenc ,rss M ~ ,,,a - ...ngas. gsSt
% ..H. Aus :essno "ae one u e!e gfaaaess
tnat has ever Been witnessed here. Tho leyec
Il was swept clean from the elevator to the foot
/ Of Olive street, oi all kinds OF crnft-stenm-
boats, baIges, Eats and wharf boats. Haw.
scrs and chains suapped like vhin corda, md
Tho fr,,1 steamers 1,noh,a ~ ros;et 49,
~ 'uc 'ce' "cse eas1iea a!ons "alntae current
for many blocks until tho Jam took place
near the foot of Olive street, Here the scene
Ia ,ndescr,b,h,. Ah,rt .., h...s .-s
,.asI - tsa..s"s :. oou. ao w ooass ste
!an1nsu .ose'ner IN every tnae1naole poa'-
s.lerm.. The Highlander and the Geneva are
1t,cra,lv. r,ushea IN nyecea b.t.ra2,, ~, o+,,,,
-. " s, w" ~ ee" +ne os"s1
e.ate' 'p,n nui'0 ate s'leeaeo over ana tnelf
bows and upper decks above woter. This
Highlander Ia tie worst Injured Of tho two.
for .r.-,boa~ 1,,,t ths ,,,,tas4,n.4. ..,s~
~. sus e'elsoou5 pus t"t unfortunate owuefs.
Ihoosahos noc1ca TO sec Inc sights, and the
destruction wns even more complete than In
apined. Only three boats In the barhor
escaped injury. and had The lam occnrrca
'nsee ploehs lo"es ao"4 even Inc thrcc
would not have escaped. IN the midst OF tho
scenes Yesterday. Tic steamer BeIlr Mcmnb5s
boldly essayed tho trip across thc river. an, "
sncots vo1nmcs FIR thc forco ~ VI. t.a ~.
no1;n, n ho,v ,hat ,1,s ,S.unh,. - ~ o a..n nusu
Ing 1t at stand-still succeeded In forcing
through q channel which enabled her to rcsch
the ofier shnre IN eafrtv uhfch Ia rc,oraad
tba sorost h,,hor "11e"
%11 ~ oN4,ss1 IA' W.
.,taossst .S .s.,. Luz % pesu app.cas,s'on aao e3
e' .ha,ne r,Ea nn H., ,no .s" neaeaet ass soltenea
tne lce' Inc VINO = stli from Inc southeast
and the ice, though thick enough to bear
teams striving IN The onno.,tc s,de Ia all, ~.
saca Ns4a.'s 49,. ..11r rf's ~ o'N,' - -" W.
ea!s' ~ tealn0 sau etoss aaa uniess tnere Is
hard Heeze tomorrow 1t Will choke up
again. Tho effect Of another event Of this
kind Is anxiously awaited, and on this subject
boatmen, insurance agents and Representatives
hare been in conference today but have arrived
ut only one definite conclusion, and that Il To-
morrow 10 employ one OF the ferry boats. if
possible, to break up the Ice In tho harbor.
reds Of thousands Of dollars, The difficulty
is how to get tho boats jammed together at
the foot OF Olive street out of. .the lam.
Another hard pressure of the Ice on tue boats
in their present position with wheels gone,
bows store In. sides crushed, machinery de-
znDged, smoke stacks gone, &C., will be very
severe. All this matter Is quite q. interesting
ardize the safety Of the shipping now in win
ter quarters at Chicago. You would then be
as excited and interested In That event as we
arc in the breaking mp Of the iee..
THE LEGISLATURE. ~
There are M startling eyenta IN th. fbssr,or
to record. Tie Legislature has =, agreed m 4 NJ unon M
q new Registry Law, which Is before the Gov
e.nor swsitinr bis sipnatnre. III reneIvad Il
on Friday mo2nnr. s1id there wsss nm nrlv
rnmor anonc the conservatives arrived ron
Jefferson City on Saturday night that the
Governor had vetoed the bill. II Is slandcr.
however The bill may he regarded as law.
The rebels will he completely d1s1rauchlsed
nnder It, but It will be IN expensive job foz
the Stnte. There are Wz ReElatcrs to bo en-
ploycd at s3 per day, for certain period, so
that the cost Of the machinery fthe bill viii |
be about fe75, Goo per anuum. But It may be
doubted whether the bill which Will defeat |
rebels voting Is not cheap at any price, If II
VIII cause the rebels TO secede ouco more and |
20 outside the State, 1t VIII be blessing |
:heaPly bought. There Is talk OF contesling !
bis bill on the ground that it Is umconstitn. |
.iona' to compel citizen to pay poll tax
more properly belonginR under the head Of
poll te1 objections, than against tho Reg
Fly Law passed under the New Con-
'utntion.
fne TesT OATH.
Ater all the fuss and feathers Of the rebel
md conservative lawyers about tha test oath,
which they would never take-noTer! neperH
tEvEx !i!-H reo-tourths OF them have COM
nitted the mest eareiseed peftusy BY taking
l. why, ne A"ye5 , vent around all one DAY,
axe ths % oath snd Tonfd % nat. Yst .a reesntiy n91
&c eulpl d it down. md is now mcck as iarnb'
So, ~ ~ ~,.,~o,.-
EA.nus' Ial4ey, tMe Pies,nt mayor o. Lea~
"ollnt q oeen IN INC CITY iof many dayf,
neesng "Hn goou sAGcees N uisposlng OF tae
Joaue ~ ~ " ,1e c.t! =! olsn. E1vcn 70
& ~ y 9u'a.s W.;In .ne hsas ;s Caey ana teascn
II construction. The Pacific RaIlfond Com
'auy have taken an sctive interest In this
solk, ana many o. tae alfeetofs nave lasGe
Th HsslEs. E IN ~ Gssn e4as.ol , f. aaYenHoEIn.
nent. like ali neW towns liz Kansas ET;v
1esire In tn remain the terminus NJ {he pacidc |