Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-02-05
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The steamer w. X. Carter exploded her
boilers at three O'Clock on Saturday afternoon
at Island ", on the Mississippi near Vicks-
burg. large number of hives were lost The
boat and cargo are a total loss. The following
are known 10 be lost Mrs Dr. Richardson and
three children, New Orleans; Mrs Glbbons
Mrs. Wolf, and Mrs. Rice for Cincinnati, Mrs.
Osterman, Texas, Mrs. Morse, Mrs. Norris,
Columbus; and Mrs. Rowland. Many others
are scalded and otherwise injured. The steamer
Evening Star brought many OF the saved 10
New Orleans. Some We're transferred to the
steamer Luna, bound for Memphis The o.
fcers and men of the Evening star rendered
ali the assis tanee possible 10 The sufferers. An
engineer, who WAS saved, says no cause can
be assigned for the explosion. The machinery
was running smoothly and the boat gong
slowly at the time. She was commanded by
captain Hurd, belonged 10 the Mississippi
S.eainshlp Company, and was valued at
SlUGOO: insurance OF S7O,eOO on her cargo AT
~ Louis. The steamer Emerald picked up
three mon whose names are unknown.
General WeitZel has written letter 10 the
AdJutant General of the Department OF Texas
reviewing At length the protest Of the mer-
chants and foreign consuls at Matamoras He
mhkes counter charges, and asserts that they
were greatly instrumental in aiding the (yon
federates during the war with arms aunnu
nluon, and other necessares Of war H. SAYS
mat ne has dIsaYowed the capture ana uiiIaSs
OF Baedad, and knows that his government
VIII do The same. lie also SAYS that all who
have been Identified as being engaged IA the
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commission Is now in session 10 investigate the
whole affair.
The towboat Baltic, lying at the foot Of Gus
tcm-house street, New Orleans blew up Sat
urday moaning and sunk Immediately Oulv
four persons were on board at the time The
captain and engineer We're kiIlrd, and several
labOrers on the leyee were also killed by
splinters Several steamboats, lying alon gsidp
were injured. The captain and clerk of the
Champion are reported badly hurt.
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excitement along the frontier is suII spreading
The Mayor OF Hamilton was dissuaded from
arTestng Sweeney and President Roberts a.
they passed through on the Great Western
railroad for fear that il should cause the de-
stTucuon OF the city.
Jamaica adYicas to the 10th state that Sir
Henry Storks, the newly appointed Governor.
arrived on the sth, and took the oath of office
The following day. The Legislature has con-
VeLed, and promises the Governor every as
slstaucc in prosecuting inquiry into the causes
OF the recent massacre.
The Governor Of Louisiana has not vet
signed the bills ordering tile election on the
second Monday in March OF parochiaI officers
throughout the State. and municipal officers in
New Orleans. Five or six guerriIlas concerned
IN the steamboat capture tho Tombigbaa
river arrived In Mobile on the first.
Considerable excitement prevails in Cass,
jackson, and Lafayette counties in Kansas on
account of the threatened organization of the
old bushwhackers to attempt the rescue of
some of their number now in iail
The stables OF the BIeecker street and Fulton
Ferry rail- oad cars, New York city, were de-
stroyed by fire Saturday night Seventy
horses were burned TO death. Loss about
$4,000.
The commissary and quarterma.ter ware
houses at Fort Riley, Kansas, We're burned
on Wednesday. The loss is estimated AT a
million of dollars. Nothing was saved.
A fire at Oswego, n. Y, yesterday morning
destroyed property TO the amount OF SiOOOO.
The Union City flour mills were burned on
at yesterday Waterloo City, Nd. Loss $1,000