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THE RIVER fRoET,-At Qne O'Clock yester:
day morning the attaehes md paraphernalia Of
Creek on the steamer Wtpnisimmet, leaving
behind Mrs: Msginley, who Is detained at the
National Hotel 10 eonssgpenee Of 40 injured
this city. Mr.. Mssisiey 10 also conaed 10 his
room at the sane hotel rpm indisposition.
The wharf repofte VIII DO found below:
Ihe Gopcrrnfm Whffy.-Arfived. Schooner
George II. Miller, Mills, from New York, with
hav. Tor the 0ovesnment.
RHsysWhdrf Arrived schooner J. j. May.
pole, Bnr'tct from Zone river, with oysters,
Tor markets Ocean Queen, Chesser, from ST
George. viii oysters, for marketj John 5.
msyens. Lewis, from ., Aeso%se, with sweet
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FOUND EsTRAY.-Officer O'Hare, Of the
Sixth precinct, on Wednesday found n bay
mare estray at the corner OF Tenth and d
streets. He turned her over to Kelleher's
livery stable to await Identification.
A bay horse, with a wagon attached, was
found estrAy In the street by Oifcer McCsth
ran, OF the same precinct, and turned over to
the owners, Messrs. Baldwin n Bro.
Detective Bigley found estray a gray horse,
attached to q no-top buggy, which he placed
In Kelleher's stables, and afterwards turned It
over to ]. y. Clary. esq, who was using 1t.
The animal and vehicle belonged to Mr.. Henry
Himber, commissioner of the First ward.
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NIlED STATES PATENT VFFlUE,

I'NllEp STATES PAIkNr VFFICE,
y WAsHISOToS, d. G September l. ls1.
. az the Ss'tHon Of GnRksIS WasILEE. r.; Of
ent granted him gu the 9Th day Of December, 1854,
reiHhned January y, 1881, in seven divisions, num-
bered SIS, SO, s77. SIS, SO, $50 Sl, and reissue
numbered So. again Ieissued May II, 1867, and
Grass Harvester.
ordered tbAtsA petition be heard at this Of
fec on the I'D day of November next Any person
may oppose this extension, Objections, depnsi-
tOns, and other papers should be filed in this oncs
twenty days IefUTe the day Of hearing.
ELISHA FOOTE,
scT-M3w Commissioner of Patents
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LIMITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

y wisHrXGT0S, D, c., August 3, 1865.
CHEsLET JARSAdIN, Of Beans Station, Tennes-
see. having petiOned for extension OF the patent
granted him on the 3ls day " October. 1854. for an
Improvement In " Beats for Wagons, II Ia ordered
that said petition be heard this office the 10Th
day y! October next.
Any person may oppose this extension. 0bjec-
tons, dispositions, and other papers should be died
In this Oncs twenty day. before the day Of hearing
ELISHA EuOTE,
Aul9-ThSw CommissiOner OF Patents
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n NirsD sIATgs PATENT OFFICE,

" wAsHrsGrOS, b. c.. August =, 1873
nhSitL 2. AsPLgR and HALsrEAD Ii HoEa, Of
JsgksnnNlle, FLORIDA, illustrators Of the estate
| 4 pASlEL Q, ANBLEl, deceased, having Petition.
81 i9t an extension Of tho patent granted 10 the
sad pANlEL {. AsBLER On the 7tb day Of Noyem.
oer, lSi, for az improvemantin sewing Maehilss
~ hmntdefed that the said petition be heard at
his once on the ID day Of November next. ANY
peIson may oppose this extension, Objection =
| an pSisnm, and other papres should be hled
ing. "'' NJ prI III w nv % near
''N Commis sionsf of Patents.
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n Offices Of


MIED srStEs pArEST OFFICE,
w,,r, wA.HiNgIoN. D. c Aug q, 1875
.,,W,,,HHinrtN hIpD, of New YORK, w vipr
. mn Gh ~ Eh day Of Noyemi 1854, and rsis
nent In N nIds ~ % PSanasrr Us - an Improve.
" ordered that the paid p, on lie heard Al
.n,s anGe 90 The 9Th day Of Woven. ber next ANY
nrrson may oppose thlH extension ObisctInnI'
dspostlons aud other papers should ha led in ILL.,
once twenty days be fore the daJ. vi hearing, '"'
ELISHA FOJTF
huRN-ThJw Commissioner OF Patsnts
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Grand Lodge of Louisiana.
THE z. W. GRAND LODGE OF LOUISIANA, L O. o. r.
Meets semannuay the fourth Tuesday in January and
July in New Orleans 0fcers for the present year ls6E
Ruiha Of No. n. W Grand Master; F. Hna OF No Sc
h ". d. Grand Master; L. II. Fairchd, Me- L. K W.
Grand Warden; Josiah Foger ofNo G. R. w. Grand Secre-
tayF W Dsssdsrner. of No. 40. W. Grand Treasurer
Luther Homes Of No Is and O. Dunlap Of No. 49, R. W.
O. Representatives L. q. 8 Rev g. l. More Of No Is W.
Grand Chapain John B. Beno Of No W. Grand Marshal
A. Mszureau. of No 40 W. Grand Conductor; J. Rsimer
Of No. TO- Grand Guardian; p. G. J. N. Littlejohn Of
Is W. Grand Herald
of No. H. District No. 2; p O. A. J. vandegn of No 2.
District No. s. p @. 8 Grisamore Of No 81 District No.
4; p. q. s. p Clarke Of No Is, District No. s; p c. B. E
CLANCY, of No. District No. Il p O. Jacob schrensr Of
No. IS District No IL P O. Il. Hunsicksr Of No. 81 Dis
tret No II; p. @. G. w. uth Of No. 80 District No. Is
COMMITTEES Of ne Ord<r-P O. Sire Geo.
w. Race. Of No. III P. @. Master W. O. Wilson. Of No g.
P. @. Master Gardner Smith. Of No L.
JudcaL-P. @. Master Lniher Homes, Of No. IS: p q.
d d. @. NJ. Phi Schneider. Of No. 10 P. G. D. wednsro
No. A.
Constitution and By-Laws-P. O. Master George Nunges-
SER Of No. 2s p G. Henry Haskell OF No. To- P. @. VIM
Wisett, OF No. IL.
Petitions and Appeal p @. Master J. O. Dunlap Of No.
Is; P. @. L. Graham. Of No. a.; P. D. q. N. Benjamin
Noses elmo. 8.
LsUislntise-P O. Master Thomas H. Shields, Of No. 6;
p. @. Master Howard Mnispaugh Of No. III p c. Joseph
West, Of No. J..
Tsna~cs.-P q. Master A Wallace Hunter. Of No. Is;
G. Master Edward Plsbuy. of No. Is; p. g. l. +. Tower.
ONO L.
CedefiaiG-P. q. A. W. NseDone ofNo Is; p. O. Frank
Phster, of No. %; P. @. George Dirmeyer. Of No r.
An communications to the n. W. Grand Master Grand
Secretary should forwarded the Grand
crets tho Crescent Mutual Company
ner Of Camp street and Commercial Place
JOSIAH FoLGER Grand Secretary.
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Encnmnmenfa

THE r. W. GRAND EECAMPMBNT OF LOUISIANA.
Meets emhnnualy the fourth Wednesday m January
and July. Officers for 1851. Twnnemore OfNO B. NJ W.
orano rsfr@reni a W. Macdonald, Of No s. NJ E Grand
High PRIEST Jules A Florzt Of No Inv Grand a ward
en-; W. C. Wilson. Of No R. Grand Scribe; B. Daslva
Of No l. r w. Grand Treasurer; Geo. W. Roper,
Of No. s. r. W. @. Junior Warden A. Wallace
Hunter. Of Nc. l. r. W. Grand REPRESENTATIVE
George Nangesser OIL = w. a. MARSHALL Frank Paser Of
No J. W. Grand Sentinel; NJ Frnkford Of No & W. ID.
Grand Sentinel Henry Jones, Of No, T. DlN No peDutv
District Grand Patriarch.
STANDING .CoxnrrEzs.-creisHtias AND Rs,srna-Josh-
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Subordinate Lodges.


LOUISIANA LODGE MOL
Meets every Friday evening" in Lodge No the
Crescent Mutual Insurance Company oncers-J T. Lock
wood N G.; @. A. Barnes " c.; NJ Duzan, Secretary.
So utl. WASHINGTON LODGE NOS
Meets Thursday evening. in Msrgny Buildings Third
District oncers-Peter Richter, n g.; John NJ. Coos,
G.. VIM. wallacs. Secretary.
UNION LODGE NOD
Meets every Monday evening, IN Ledge Room No. 2 No g
Camp street, the Chamber Of Commerce ocer-wm.
Hyand, N c.; VIM. HOdgins. v. Gi Eugene Morris, Sec
retsry.
Meets every Thursday evening Lodge Room No s. over
hatcher streets. onicsrs-G R Cushing N. G.; JnO Quill
Ian. '. c.; Henry Dart. Secretary.
JEFFERSON LODGE NO. O.
Meets every Thursday evening in Jefferson Hail. corner Of
Magazine and Philip streets Fourth District. ofcers-J
Randolph N. g.. g. O. GOding, v. g.; A. LeidsnheImer,
TEuroSIA LODGE NO. 10.
Meets every Tuesday evening in Lodge Room corner
CastOmhouse street and Exchange Alley oficers-F.
stahl, N. g.; G. Eckert v c.. VIM. PfsH. Secretary.
ORLEANS LODGE NO. IL
Meets every Tuesday evening Lodge Room No. l. over
the Crescent Mutual Insurance Company. Ocsrs-H. r.
Mcyey, N. ca Il. Pasnd. V. s. Dickenson Secretary
COMMERCIAL LODGE NO. H.
Meets every Wednesday evening Lodge Room No. 2 No
50 Camp street, the Chamber OF Commerce. Officers
VIM Andrews, N O.. VIM. @. Anderson " O.. Paul Hal
HOWARD LODGE NO. Is
Meets every Thursday svenng Lodge Room No l. over
Crescent the Mutual Insurance Company. Ofcers-Jsmes
frudeau, G J. NJ. Morris, v G Henry Fisk Secretary
HOPE LODGE NO. a.
Meetr every Wednesday evening in Lodge Room No L,
over the Crescent Mutual Insurance Company. Oicers
P. Todd, n Gi John L. Lewis. " g.. VIM =. Sylvester
Secretary.
Meets every Monday evening Lodge No. over "
Crescent Mutual Insurance Company 0fcers-E K DO,
N. g.; W. II. Wright, V. G.; J. b. Bark. Secretary
TEMPLAR LODGE NO Is grss
Meets every Friday evening, in Lodge Room No. over
the Home Mutual Insurance Company, Of Camp and
Watcher streets ofhcers-John b. Keep, n G.; John
Carln, v. O.; A. Wallace Hunter, Secretary.
COVENANT LODGE NO II.
Meets every Tuesday evening in the Marigny Buildings
Third District oncersJohn Grsyer, n c.; Chas Adams
v. c.; Fred. Holyland. Secretary.
POLAR STAR LODGE NO 10.
Meets every Wednesday evening in Polar Star Room, St.
Louis street offcers-A Demarss, N. G.. A Meynier "
G.; Ernest r wenck, Secretary.
MAGNOLIA LODGE NO. "a
Meets every Tuesday evening, in Lodge Room No 2 No
81 Camp street, the Chamber of Commerce Officers
w. Frest, N. g.. J. T. Mccormack, V. g.; ChAs Broker
INDEPENDENCE LODGE NO ..
Meets every Thursday evening" in Polar Room st. Louis
street ofcers-J. Frans.N G.. J. l. Batzv. g.; G. Ritter,
COLUMBUS LODGE NO. "a
Meets every Friday evening. in their new Hail. Agiers
0fcers-John N. Mead N. G liborfo @. Duran, " G.
Thos. She4bume Secretary.
eERMANIA LODGE NO. "a
Meets Tuesday evening No TcbsupitouIas street.
between jackson and Philip street. Fourth District
oaesrs-chas. C. Nsis, N g.; D. Simon. e A. Gerstnsr
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TBs1E.EsaAsRE;gTIc VALUE or skMA6Lr

Ferruginous syrup OF Peruviau BARK.
In solving problem. hitherto declared unsolsable By
nyants. q the COMBINING OF IRON WITH BARK
called ferruznous Syrup Of Peruvian Bark CHI
VAULT Co, Chemists 70 H. / Il Prince Napoleon, as
Paris have discovered medicine OF unexceptionai merit and
me most hgh eempesnt persons now agree In recognizing
The following Important document he. been received rom
Germany country recognized TO the FIRST chemists
the world II Ketzinsk Chemical Analyrer
10 the who testides following terms
value the Syrup Of Bark Nsca GaEstts o. Vienna Get
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combining relative qualities Of different parts OF bis PURE
AND EXCELLkNT MEDICINES; the more so 81 the iron
rapidly absorbed than any other fsrnQnoss msdcns
MI GklMAULTS FERRuGINOUs SYRUP IL therefore one
OF the best pharmaceutical preparaonss truly scientnca
feugnous edicns which has solved fheraDeutic problem
long sought ser Of giving iros and In q simple snd
Agreeable form from defec and 20 All parisx
lsignsil VINCENT KLETzINsKL,
r. DU WIEDEN
Professors Of Chsmiztryi
Let see what the French Ambasssdor a
Vienna replies nessrs Gimsu Co. q regards The hirn
estimation In which Mr.. Klstxinsk is held:
"fkKNcH EMBASSY AZ yruruL
- - - Vienna August .. 1888 4
"GxrrxE-In reply 70 the letter you addressed 70 hs
Excelcncy the Ambassador have the inform
that Professor ksznsk ID Of high standing vienna
snHi Be eonz much thsught Il and Tor
Consul and ssssche 70 the Enbs,sy
esnerh Depot IN PARA okInAULT co.'s.
nrev Orleans DucoNeE, DKLocHE eUiLLoTa
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. Ny poor motherI my poor

broken tones, "My poor motherI my poor
mother,r
At four O'Clock yesterday afternoon, an inquest
was held upon the body Of the Spaniard. The
John +. PagIes, foreman; A. II. johnson, ]. Z.
Rasimi, Ward Post, 7. E. Hutkins. Jacob Parish,
r. N. Bishop, J. p B. c.. and acting coroner.
The finding Of the jury is as follows: ave. the
Jury, find that Louis Pass came to his death from
wounds inflicted by knife in the hands Of one
Benjsmin F. Coleman Al
Coleman is eighteen years Of age, and very
wild character. he is now in irons ct house
near Battles Wharf. and viii be brought over
here on Monday and committed to jail. 1t ives
the opinion OF the doctor this morning when the
Annie left, that Mr.. Nelson could not 1--we another
day. In addition to the wound in the abdomen,
Colemen inflicted another terrible wound in his
back. near the spine.
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EAsLE DEGREE LODGE NO. \

Meets every first and third SATURDAY, in Lodge Room No
over the Home Mutual Insurance Company Camp and
Matches streets Oficers-A- Mazureau, ID. NJ; Ohss G.
heis d. D. NJ; Henry Haskell Secretary and Treasurer
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Constellation and By-La,ss-How.rd MTllspsush ONO 6,
Edward Pilsbury, ofNo s. Il. ,. stureken, sfNo6
Subordinate Encampnents.
wILDEY NO. l.
Meets the First Third Saturdays Of each month IN
pany. ofhcers-B. Da Silva. c. p; A Thomson, H. p.
Thomas H. Jones, Scribe.
HoBAH BHcAMPxEST NO. 5.
Meets the Second Fourth Saturdays each MONTH In
Lodge Room No. l, the Crescent Mutual
Company. oficers-Geo W. Sadlsr, G. P; j. H. Burke
H. p; W. H. Wright, Scribe.
MAGNOLIA EScANPMENT NO. A.
Meets the second and fourth Saturdays in month
Baton Rouge. oncers-oscar Bsrbse. O. Pr L. @. Norris
II. p; H. Czarinsky, Scribe
WASHINGTON ENcAMPMENT NoG
Meets the second and fourth Mondays in each month,
Marigny Buildings Third District ocers- r. stahe O. p
II. y. sturcken, II. p; J. Reiner, Scribe.
LAFAYETTE ENcAxPNENT NOT
Meets the first and third Wednesday IN Jefferson Hail.
oscers-J w. Allen. c. P; Frank Pfster, H. p; George
ODD FELLOWS REST.
Meets IN Once the Grand Secretary ts second
Monday in January April, July and October. The new
Board meets the third Monday January Organize
ton ofcers-J G. Danap, President; Josiah Folger
tary, Joseph West, Treasurer; John Quinn. Sexton
GENERAL RELIEF COMMITTEE.
Meets In Office Grand secrsay first Friday evening every
month ocers-A W. Mcdonnell President; Josiah Folger,
Secretary.
WIDOWS AND ORPHANS GENERAL RELIEF AS
ISOLATION.
Meets In Office Grand Secretary. hast Saturday of each mouth
Annual meeting last Saturday in January Officers for 1905
Z. NJ Rusha PRESIDENT O. W. Roper First Vice Presidents;
Phsts Second Vice Presidents Luther Homes Secretary
A. Wallace Hunter Treasurer.
ODD FELLOWS HALL ASSOCIATION.
Meets first Monday in each month Once Of the Grand
Secretary Election hrst Monday in May for DirectorsL
BOARD FoR lS6a-Presideaf-E. N. Russia
finanos Committee-J. @. Dunlap A Wallace Hunter,
@. L; Eugeue P. Brugers
Had commitfes-Georre Dirmeyer; G. W. Roper.
Building Cosmittee-K NJ Rashs N. W. G. NJ; Luther
Homes. Gesrse Nungesser.
H. Millspsneh. Bernard Cohen. s q. Moore. Gardner
Smith, Henry Haskell
JOSIAH FOLGER, Secretary.
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a HORRIBLE Murder.

BATTLES WHARF THE SCENE OF TIE DEEp-rHE
YOUTHFUL MURDERER ARRESTED ONE MAN
KILLED AND ANOTHER MORALLY WOUNDED.
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GRAND LODGE OF LOUISIANA
GRAND R. A cHArrER

Samuel NJ Todd. M. E. Grand High Priest. New orisa,
g. @. Parsons, Deputy Grand High Prieat. Basirsp.
r. q. Stirling, Grand King. Bayou Sara.
II. Breen, Grand Scribe. New Orleans
Henry r. swassy, Grand Treasurer. New orlesnl
J. c. Bachelor, Grand Secretary, New 0rlsanS
Thomas B. Lawson, Grand Chaplain, Bsztrop
Joseph p. Hornor Grand Capt Of the Host New 0slsu
+. Tisdae, Grand P. g., Monroe.
Henry Hamburger, Grand R A. Captain, New orlesns
W. w. Leake, Grand Master Third Ven. Bayou ssrs.
N. Z. Girsrd, Grand Master Second Veil. Opslsussz
". +. Hsineigh, Grand naster First Veil. FRANKLIN
r. & Burke. Grand Guard New Orleans.
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Robert p. Button ESQ., of the Lynchbqrg vreiuan Oaea
"a authorised to receys aud receipt for the Bristol News
JOHN SLACK
Editor Bristol News
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VIRGINIA sPRHNas.
The following cssbraied VIRGINIA SPRINGS. =, -.
comfortable coaches. By contract nisd 10 ZEE
s ,a q open Tor visitors on AND AFTER rHk FIRST o
White sulphur. H
eRxzssRIKk COUNTY, vxsr VIRGINIA
Sweet Springs and salt Sulphur spr,n-..
-. noskok COUNTY, VIRGINIA
until about the 10Th JAY when ths rsilro.d IN spo
Covngtoni and from Bonsack a on he Vireins .nd r
Hot springs Healing Springs. and Eat,
Alum Springs
nATH COUNTY. vrpatxr1
koutc via Virginia Central Railroad 10 Nnsboro Dana
RockbrfdEe Alum s.rfnx..
EocKBIDcE COUNTY VA
~'n's va virginia centsai Railroad 70 Goshen Depot
Augusta White Sulphur Alum sprfaxs.
UoRURLY srRIsLINosJ
he1ie via Central Railroad starnton hence ~
the springx
AIleghany SPRING.,
nosrcoMKKr COUNTY, vIRorrrl
hsufe via Virginia Central Orange and Aexapd. a,
WIG DEPOT on Virginia and fsnnessss Railroad
Coyner's sulphur Springs.
sorzcouzT COUNTY. VA
sone - @ooss 70 Ceyners Springs Station vrrini. a,
Harnesses Railroad.
nrcaeh Tickets can Be procured A ,hs ,v,n,a,., ~.
- p..n sna south, 70 All the abovenamed Sprinrn
an entire outfit . New FURNITURE stc n IN 49,
eno VII use every effort 70 make visitors satisfied
"A AAEeHAHr sPKINes-
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i. o. o. #.

Potter ofSo l. VIM, Bloomfield, Jr. Of No. 5 A. Na-
rezu Of No. ,rr
Sas Of tia 0rd-J @. Dunlap Of No. l. Luthsr Homes,
ofNe. l, q. Tinsmsn. Of No g.
Fnanoe-B n. Rushs Of No 7. John B. Heno, Of No. I,
Geo. C. Kauz. Of No rt9
Constellation and ByLar&-Howxrd Millspaush, ONO 6,
Edward Pisbury Off s. II. ,. sturcken sfNo6
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|. 90. F--....-..I- o. Q. -.........I. o. o. F.
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ApvrRr1s1re Agency. We invite attention Of our mar
chants and ches 10 the card If Mr. Robert p Button Gen
eral Advertising Agency, Virgnian Office Lynchbur Va
Before the war We knew Mr. Button we'll agent and
have doubt that be equally The fact that he
the Business Agent Of that well known snd popular Journal
the Lynchburg Vrgnan, Is sufficient guarantee bust
ness habits and all the mendaon that merchants in
the ronh viii require We take pleasure In recommending
him TO such Of readers Agent LYNCH
burg-LRichmond Bepublc. Nov. g l665
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-12-12

sively states were TO form a more
perfect union and establish justice, in
sure domestic tranquility, provide for
the common defense, promote the gee. ..
eral welfare and secure the blessings of
liberty to ourselves and our posterity.
In Congress 10 vested all legislative
powers, and upon them devolves the re-
sponsibility as we'll for framing unwise
and excessive laws as for neglectiug to
devise and adopt measures absolutely
demanded by the wants of the country.
Let US hope that before the expiration
of our respective terms of service now
rapidly drawing to close, an All-wise
providence will so guide our counsels as
to strengthen and preserve the Federal
Union in Q spirit Of reverence for the
Constitution, restore prosperity ond hap
piness to our yhols people, and promote
on earth peace and good will toward
men. ANDREW JOHNSON.
WAsHIYoTog, December 9, 1868.
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Iron Mountain Railroad and Extension to
Belmont.

1t is with pleasure that we note the
improvements going forward on the Iron
Mountain Railroad, and the energy with
which the track is being laid on the ex-
tension of that important line from Bis
marck to Belmont, the terminus, opposite
Columbus, Kentucky. The completion
of the extension is Of the utmost impor-
tance to the commerce of st. Louis. es-
pecially during the winter season, when
navigation 6y the river is suspended by
the ice. Mr.. Allen has at present over
$500 hands engaged on the line of
his road, and no expense is being
spared to prosecute the enterprise to
completion. The distance from Bismarck,
q point on the Iron Mountain road ten
miles this side of Pilot Knob, to Belmont,
is ninety-seven miles, and already the
track has been laid, and in order for the
running of construction trains forty-Gve
miles this way from the Belmont ter
minus and six miles on the Bismarck
end. There has been much heavy work
to be done in the way of surmounting
engineering difficulties, and Of course
several months labor will be required
before the work will be finished so as to
complete the much desired connection
by rail between this point and Columbus
on the Missouri side of the river.-St.
Louis Repubkcan.
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United Statesl The ascending boat, the
America, gave two whistles, which was
as much as to say, II am going to the
right that is, aS they we're running
near the Indiana shore, " will take the
middle Of the riverl" Now, il the United
States had answered with two whistles,
she would have meant, "Thats right, /
will 90 to the right also that is,toward
the Indiana shore. The boats then,
certaialy, would have passed
safely. But the United States answered
with one whistle, which was to say: mo,
| am going to the left; will take the
middle Of the river; you must take the
Indiana shore" The contention went
on. The America repeated her double
whistle, claiming the middle'of the river,
and the United States repeated her single
whistle, also claiming it. When Mr..
Wood, himself pilot, heard this, he
knew there was danger, ard when be
heard the signal bell ia the engineers
room, first to stop and then to back, he
knew the peril was i'm minent, and, jump
ing up, the crash occurred, when the
Americas steam had escaped three times
on the backward movement; and be had
just time to save his life. Now, is well
known that the boats running against the
current can be more easily handled than
those running with it; SO it is the
common law of the river that, other
things being equal, the ascending boat
shall give the river, or the choice OF
sides, in passing to the descending boat
The descending boat has added to her
momentum that of the current, and is
not 60 well in hand. But we find the
America, the ascending boat, insisting
upon her claim to the river-thst is, to
90 to the right-while the descending
boat was claiming that she herself should
20 to the left. This, of course, would
bring the boats in collision il both were
obstinate; and it did cause the disaster
unless there have been extraordinary
inaccuracies in the testimony.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-12-12
Responsibility for the Recent Steamboat
Disaster.

Disaster.
The Cincinnati Enquirer refuses to
express an opinion as to whether there
was culpability on the part of officers of
the boats. The Gazette says:
It appears that high wind was blow
ing, and that when the America sigusled
By sounding her whistle twice, which
side she would pass, one of the sounds
was not heard BY the pilot of the United
States. He answered the signal under
this misspprehension. The America re-
pested her signal, and then the United
States answered correctly, but It was too
late. Th- Misunderstanding of signals,
which had turned both boats to the same
side Of the channel, brought them to-
gether. Still the collision would not
have been q serious matter, for the hurt
in the United States could have been
stopped; but the crash burst one or
more barrels Of petroleum that we're
stored on her guards, in accordance with
the Law regulating its transportation.
The Cincinnati Commercial says the
theory Of nobody to blame viii not an
swer, and adds:
Mr.. MilL Wood, pilot Of the towbost
Lake Erie No. ), vas q passenger on the
Americs, the ascending boat He heard
the Ameries's signal, two Whistles, and
the answer Of the United States, one
whistle. That vas a plain contention be-
ween the pilots Of the America and the