Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-30
ST. LOUIS.
Practical Phase of WOMan's RIG hts
-Shertdan's Sfaff-PrOgress of the
Union Pacific Road,

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ST. LOUIS, March 29.--At the regular
meeting of the Woman's Suffrage Asso-
citation, this afternoon, committee was
appointed to wait upon the County Court
of this county, and urge upon them moi
only the propriety, but the Importance
Of appointing matron fer the county
Jail, who shall have special charge of the
female prisoners therein, subject to the
general supervision of the jailor, the
matron to make monthly reports to the
court Of the number and condition OF
said prisoners, and the matrOn not to be
the wife or relative of the jailor. A
finance committee was appointed to raise
funds 20 carry on the suffrage movement
throughout the State by putting speak
ers in the field and organizing sub.
associations.
About eight O'Clock this evening fire
broke out on the steamer Ben Jonson,
lying at the foot of Washington avenue,
| and in less than fifteen minutes the
Henry Adkins, next above, and the Car
| RE V. Kountz and Girrard B. Allen, be-
low, were a mass of flames, and their
entire upper works destroyed. The
Fannie Scott and two other boats ad-
joining the Allen were cut loose and
tioated down stream, and although the
Carrie Kountz followed swiftly after
them, still burning very fercely, they
escaped unframed. All the boats were
loading for the mountains. The value
of the steamers and insurance cannot be
given at this writing.
Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan has issued a gen.
eral order assuming command of the
military division of the Missouri, with
headquarters at Chicago. The following
officers compose his staff: Brew. Maj. Gen.
w. A. Nichols, Adjutant General; Brew.
Brig. Gen. J. W. Forsythe. Aid de-camp;
Lieut.. Col. j. Schuyler Crosby, Abide
Camp; Brevt. Brig. Gen G. A. Forsyth,
Military Secretary; BreVt. Maj. Gen. d.
II. Rucker, Quartermaster; BreVt. Maj.
Gen. Henry +. Clarke, Chief Commissary
Of Subsistence; Brevt. Brig. Gen. +. ID. |
Calender, Chief or Ordinance; Brevt.
Brig. Gen. N. w. Brown, Chief Paymas-
ter; Brevt. Col. VIM. L. Merrill, Chief |
Engineer; Brevt. Maj. Gen. J. w. Tur-
ner, Depot Commitsary of Subsistence at |
ST. Louis; BreVt. Lieut.. Col. Chas. w. |
Thomas, Depot Quartermaster at st. |
Louis.
An Omaha dispatch says Henry HEX
man, prominent member of the First |
Baptist Church, under trial for falsely
and maliciously assailing the character of
Mrs. Vermotte, wife Of the pastor, was
found guilty.
The Union Pacific road laid six miles
Of track Saturday. They continue push
ing the work west Of Ogden, and also ex-
pect soon to finish the permanent lines
through the tunnel at Echo canon.
Work on the Missouri river bridge here
is progressing favorably. The engineers
expect soon to commence work on the
centre pier.
ST. LOUIS, March 80. The loss by the
steamboat fire tonight was 100000.
LATER-The Fanny Scott after float
ng down stream short distance, was
owed across the river by the Jerome
Lewis where they both grounded. While
n this situation the America, which had
AIKEN fire from mass Of burning upper
works that had foated from one of the
steamers first burned, drifted against
hem, ignited both and all three burned
o the waters edge. As these steamers
we're on the other side Of the river, but |
title information in referance to them
an be obtained tonight. Total loss on
mats cannot ba 1acc than S0l0 0O0