, 1866-02-23
FROM ST. LOUIS.

Prize Observation-Disclosures st.
Louis 1BrIdee MISUNDERSTANDING
MoncF Under Falxc Prctences-The
United States Express Hobbery-Ar-
reat of one of the Alleged Robbers
CounterlcItcrx Arrested.
fspccial Despatch to tho Chicago Tribuue.l
.. ST. Lou1E, Feb, -.
A prize fight, yesterday, came of near tho Mound
City track, the puetlists being Tom Kelly and Mat
Hagan. both baggage wagou dr1veza. The mill took
place In Widow Waters pasture, tho purse being
$so0. Tom Aonohan aud "Bui1,lo BIZ were
seconds for Hogan, and Jim Monohan and Tom
1ynn for Kelly. Geo. Aonall was chosen referee
Alter fighting 127 rounds occupytps IN hour md dny
two minutes, Hogan w1s declared winner on ae-
count Of foul on the part Of Kelly.
About nine o'clock this morning a IRE was dia-
covered blazing mp IN the rear Of the texas OF the
steamer Molfc Dozler, lying at the foot Of Locust
street ofllce. bolaud Larned. On ihe alazm being
fl1c WIS fortunately sAbdued with buckets Of water
without the utd Of the engines. ferry boat als0
come up to tender assistance. The lre originated
In ihe taspaulns covering the furniture, hui from
ridlne, - eN
we learn that the river betu ecn here mud Cairo is
bard road to lrsveL The river Is bauly chokcd
with ICE mot Of the "ay. leaving narrow pastases
antSnee Thleh b. ths hoat sand haly ske ITS way
very heavy and proved serious obstruction, the
channel helnE shTfted and uncertain, Arrived At
Turkey lslaud at p. n. on Mouday, The Missouri
:sde .o1rcd md the river lull Of snags The North
Alabama turned back to st. Gcnerfcye, being m.
able TO proceed against the cunent. The Alton
was aground twlct on the way up at Turkey Ialard.
The 3ioll!e Able backed down on her and broke her
;acke'sh.
There was another large meeting en- Change TO-
1ay at II o'clock, to take nDdrF Consideration the
cfti WARM speeches were made favorable to the en-.
tf7prtse, provided 1t could be done tn such manner
IA not to interfere with the steam boat Interest. The
meeting therefore unanimously resolved 10 memoir
niJe Congfess to grant no bridge charter that does
mt contemplate structure dfty feet abose high
water marx, two hundred lei span at low water
marx clear Of abutmc1ts. without draw, and not
10 be 4 Fuspension bridge
A man named Henry $ Metcalf Of Paris ILL.,,
-sltcd this city TODAY, and In order to eare himself
for bis appearance when cal|ed for. He Is charged
with completely In obtaining money under false pre-.
lenses from {. Walker and other merchants Of
Louis. The sum obt3inel, 81, Goo, was advanced
upop the representation, which may OF may not be |
true. to %etca,f and others. that he had lot Of
cotton Ed the Rcd 1tivcr. /
The rebels fred one hundred guns today In homer
Of the Presidents yeto. |
Its auno1ncad that man named N1emcister.
atclY acquitted Of Grand arceny has been arrestad
on the charge Of completely In the Unliel States
Expires robbery, and fs, 100 Of the money Eecov-
ereit.
The SmIze7 farm won in the St. Louis Sanitary
Fair by IoWa parties, was eod yesterday for $a5 O
The Tenth Ward ft.1lants have worked up big
counteTtepg case by the assistance Of some Of the
invested last. and several counterteters arrested,
ono Of whom was ehot in the leg after throwing
nw4y several packages Of bogus bills, which were
picked pp.