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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-18

IT ,eaks out in the exciting debates of
the Spanish Cortes that proposition has
been brosched by the United States Min
lister for the purchase of Cubl. There
are tundry objections to such heavy in
vestn.ents in real estate just now: We
are head over ears in debt already, and
Bout well don't know how to get out. Pur-
chasing Cuba would look very much like
buying another little rebellion, and our
last one cost so much that this generation
cannot afford another such luxury. Be-
sides We ought to learn how to govern
better what territory we have, before
spreading out any more. But the most
potent objection, after all, is thst under
the present Radical administration no
such big job can be accomplished without
some millions being pocketed by some
body.
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FOREIGN.
Sickles' Proposal to Buy Cuba
Theirs Letter to the Pope.
FRANCE.

Paladines Theirs Letter to the
Pope.
PARIS, July 16.-Gen. Paladines has
been appointed Commander of the Four
tenth Military Division of France.
The Journal OHlciel again pronounces
the alleged letter of President Theirs to
the Pope forgery.
The Avenir, Liberia, asserts that Theirs
has written short and vague letter to
the Pope limiting that France will support
the Papacy automatically, if other pow
els act with her.
The Communist Trials.
Two hundred prisoners were arrested
in the Montrouge quarter alone last week.
The courts-martial for the trial of Com
munist prisoners opens tomorrow.
PARIS, July 1.-THE announcement
that the Archbishop of Tours succeeds
the late Monseigneur Darboy as Arch
bishop of Paris is confirmed.
Delay of Indemnity.
Owing to the delay caused by certain
technicalities the delivery of the first hail
milliard of the indsmnityto Germany hs'
not been contaminated.
BOnRpartite IntrIgues.
The Sslut, new weekly journal which
supports Theirs, utters cry of warning
against intrigues for the restoration Of
the BOnspartes.
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NEW JERSEY.

Destructive Thunder Storm - A
Chuch, Two DePOts and Two
DIV elIiDgs Swept Away.
VNELAND, N. j., July ia fearful
tornado accompanied by thunder, light
ming and heavy rain, struck this town
last evening. The loss of property of
all kinds very fs of houses,
trees ard fences were destroyed. The
most serious losses are the destruction of
the Episcopal Church, two railway de-
pots and two dwelling houses-loss of
the church especially felt. In one of
the houses destroyed, six men were gath
cred, when the roof was taken off and
the walls fell in wodnding some, but
none dangerously. No loss of life is re-
ported. The tornado seems to be entirely
local, the country within half mile of
town escaping.
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ARKANSAS.
Negro Ku Klux on the War
Path.

A Series OF Outragea Near Lille
Rock.
LITTLE Rock, July 17.-SeveraI cases
Of Ku Kluxing by colore2 people are re.
ported near the city. Saturday night q
negro man was stop ped on the road BY
two colored men Who attempted to rob
and maltreat his person, but he gave leg
l'ail and escaped. A similar case is re-
ported last vering. House breaking is
becoming very frequent.
The colored Baptist State Convention
meets here tomorrow.
Clayton Triumphant.
Quite 1lutter has been created in this
city by the rumored removal of several
prominent officials belonging to the fac
ton opposed to Senator Clayton, who is
understood to have gained the complete
confidence of the administration.
Internal improvements.
The steamboat Arkadelphia commenced
operations on the Ouachita as Arkad ell
lohia, to-day.
Arrangements were made to-day for
commencement of work on the White
River Valley Railway by the first of Sep
TENDER.
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EPAIN.
Exciting Debate I'm the Cortes-ShaII
the ROurbOns be Restored.

Exciting Debate I'm the Corfes-ShaII
the BourbOns be Restored.
MADRID, July 15.-There has been an
excited debate for two days in the Span
lsh COrtes upon the colonial policy of the
government.
A motion submitted by the Opposition
looking to vigorous prosecution of the
war, to prevent the loss of Cuba, was
discussed, as was also proposition made
by Gen. Sickles for the sale of Cuba to
the United States, and it was resolved to
keep the island st any cost.
MADRID, July 16.-The Cortes yester-
day evening voted the budget.
The murderer of Marshal Prim has
been arrested.
1t is said that Prince D'Assly, son of
ex Queen Isabella, objects to the Regency
of Duke De Montpensier, proposed by
the monarchical party in the event of the
restoration Of the Bourbon dynasty in
Spain.
Ii is rumored that, in consequence of a
warm discussion in the Cabinet Council,
Minister MOrros Gorilla and Berrangey
are determined to resign; that the present
Cabinet will be dissolved, and a radical
ministry formed.
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CHICAGO.
Funeral of s.Little Tad -

uDcESsl OA ''LiItke hausV
CHICAGO, July 1.-THE remains of Thad-
deus Lincoln, son of the late President,
were taken from the city last evening TO
Springfield in a special car rendered for
that purpose by the Chicago and S..
Louis Railroad Company, and were in
tered at Oak Ridge near that city beside
his father and brother Willie.
This morning the funeral took place
from the residence of Ninean A. Ed
ward, al uncle of the aeceased, and was
attended by an immense concourse of
the leading citizens of Springfield and
the State. Among those present were:
Senator TrumbuD, Judge David Davis,
Gen. Hardee, Col. Sheridan J. Young,
5. G. Harmon, VIM B. Ogden, ]. N.
Arnold, Senator Harlan of Iowa, etc.
Black and Blue.
The turning OF the channel of the
Chicago river towards the Mississippi is
already regarded as q success. The color
Of the water in the former which has
heretofore been as black as ink is now
blue and pleasant TO the sight and the vile
stencil is fast disappearing. There is
general rejoicing among our people.
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EDGEFIELD.
Meeting of the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen.

ucctIDR OF tHe bOhfu OF WAY or And
Aldermen.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen met
last night in regular session.
Present-Mayor Glenn and Aids. Morrow,
Brooks, Thompson, Lesseur, Barthell, Hud-
nall, Jenkins, Muny, Stewart, Marks, Pos
ton, johnson.
Mayor Glenn submitted the following
| communication:
To the Honorable Mayor and Board Of
| Aldermen of Edgefeld-We have the sat
isfaction of informing you that the full
amount of stock has been subscribed to
build a Street Railroad from the city Of
Nashville through EdgeAeld, and We have
organized by The election Of the proper
| officers to manage the same, and Wood
land has been selected as the proper street
on which te build the road.
At a late meeting cf the Board of Di-
rectors, the undersigned were appointed a
committee to confer with your honorable
body, in order to secure your consent and
co-operation in the construction of the
proposed road, by the passage of the mu-
| nicipal law on your part, as will give full
effect to the authority conferred on US by
the State charter under which we propose
W OpSIhsC- WIN LkiiS hAoWF VIC ASopSOb-
fully suggest that q committee from your
body be appointed to confer with us in
order that q law covering the case and
mutually advantageous to the eitizsns and
our company may be prepared for your
adoption. N. HoBsoN, Chm'n.
JOHN p WHITE
A V. S. LINDsLEY.
Aid. Lesseur moved that the comWuni-
cation be received and the Committee sp-
pointed as requested. The motion pre-
vailed, and the Mayor appointed on said
Committee Messrs. Morrow, Marks and
Hudnall.
Aid. Lesseur, from the Street Commit
Zee, reported q very superior article Of
gravel being put down on Woodland
street.
Aid. Poston called mp the bill making it
niisdemesuor for persons caught carry
ing concealed Tazors. Passed ON lis third
reading.
Aid. Morrow called up the bill making
i misdemeanor for persons to bury filth
or refuse mater IN the public streets or
alleys. Passed on second reading, and the
rules being suspended, the bill was admit
ted to and passed on It's thi1d reading.
Alderman Marks, from the Finance
Committee submitted the reports of the
Recorder, TT, ssurer and Revenue Collie
tor. The report of the latter shows col
Iections sincs last meeting of 1881 so
Reports received and filed
Alderman Poston providing for the cleo
ton of an Assistant Marshal. Rejected.
Alderman Murray called attention to the
bad condition Of the public spring Cd
Spring street, aud also referred to the
careless manner of blasting at a quarry In
the same neighborhood.
Some other matters were discussed, af-
ter which the Board adjourned.
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maintain his position. His friends are
O the opinion that be viii remain there.
They say the President can only sus.
rend him. and they doubt if Grant vii
do so. Per contra, the New York In
bune announces Douglass's appointment
vice Pieasanton. This statement is GER
t.inly premature, but if the change be
made Dougass's chance is much the best.
Pleasanton's friends say he is popular IS
an tfiicer. Boutwell's partisans say that
Pleasanton decides too many questions in
favor Of taz. payers, and that he ia fail.
ure. The matter creates a great deal OF
talk aud trouble in administration circles.
The best opinion is if Grant demands
Pleasauton's resignation the latter will
have to give way, and there is reason TO
believe that the matter will be decided IN
q week.
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NORTH CAROLINA.
A Reign of Terror in RObessn.
Negro Ku-Klux on a Murde-
rOus FOray.


People Murdered on the Highways.
WILMINGTON, July 17.-In Robson
county this morning Lowry and his band
of negro outlaws waylaid and killed
Daniel Murdoch Mclean, prominent
citizen, and Hugh Mclean his brother,
youth only - years old. They also
wounded Archibald McCollum. These
parties were riding along the public road
in buggy and were fred on from a
thick piece of woods. A state of terror
exists among the women and children in
Robson county. The Sheriff has posse
of $50 men in the field, but their efforts
thus far to capture the outlaws have been
utterly fruitless.
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Oa"sis Ooip sion and the De-
s'fnctioF of Five Cars.
NO Person Hart.

LOUSY LII e, July 1.-THE storm last
Ii e,,;a Gi9 great damage on the line of the
LoMssn e and Nashville Railroad in the
. sioini!/ of Mumfordsville, KY, prostra-
s sing crops, destroying fences, and a
ti0 ght train near Mumfordsville was
y own from the switch on the main track,
causing a collision with the passenger
uain, IN which several freight cars were
smashed up, and the passenger locomo-
1--WE Was knocked from the track and
badly injured. No person hurt.
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A SINGULAR STORY.
The Empress Eugcnio and Joseph
ines Ring,

ines Ring,
The romantic incident il related of the
way in wBch fate seemed to decree that
the MONT IS and the Napoleons should
be uai;ed The story is of JOsephine's
betrothal ring, and is in this WIS.,: Ed
genie's father, while serving IN the FTsl
Napoleon army, resided in Paris. In
1906, little girl. Maria MOntijo, about
t1ree years old, went 10 play in the Tuil-
cries with her nurse. There she met a
little boy who gave her gold ring. As
the children were strangers to each other,
and did n t meet again, the owner Of the
ring remained unknown, and so the little
Maria KEEP, it for a plsvthing. That ring
WAS .Iosepnine's, and the little boy was
LOUIS Napoleon, who had run away with
the ring. The lo5s OF the ring was bad
omen to Josephine, for year afterwards
ahe had TO resign ia favor of another.
Little Maria kept the playthIng till she
grew up. At Is years Of age she insr-
Tied, and became the mother of Eugenie
whose birth took place May 5, 1929
Her mother engraved this date on the
ring she had worn So long herself, and
when Eugene was older, gave it TO her.
When quite child, Elgenie went to
London pay visit. There she became
acquainted with Louis Napoleon; who
saw the ring with the dae ana Joseh,
ines name in in, and knew 1t mad he,
long d TO her. From this circumstance,
Louis looked UPON the little M0ntijo as
attached to his house, and 20 years after
ward it became fact. After time,
Eugenie's mother came to regard the to-
ken as of great inpoTts1 &c, md formed I
plan of bringing the two families togeth
er tina, was the secret Of so lovely VIC
man as EIgenie remaining single till the
age OF %. a crown awaited her which
was never lost sight of
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OHIO.
Destructive Storm-Hairbreadt as
CapeS.

Destructive Storm-H airbreadth as
capes.
CINCINNATI, July IA special to the
Gazette says: The most destructive storm
ever seen in Huron county visited that
Locality yesterday. 1t made its first ap-
pearance in Dutch settlement, three
miles southwest Of Norwalk, prostrating
crops, trees and fences. Passing then ce
into Greenfield and Fairfield townships,
it destroyed brick school house, I'M
rooted number OF frame houses, pros
trated fruit and shade trees and damaged
barns and outhouses. The brick residence
OF Harlan Simmons, one of the best in
the county, was unroofed and the ga BILE
ends dashed into a building amid the
furniture and other effects of the house
hold. Thirteen persons in the house at
the time fortunately all in the first story,
escaped being injured. The upper story
of Simons' barn was carried away and
the debris scattered in ell directions. The
loss to the county is estimated at from
fifty to one hundred thousand dollars. SO
far as heard from no lives were lost.
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THR Telegraph suggests tie possibility
that Gen. Plessanton may uDpleasantly
"stick," a 10 Stanton, and by the self
same means--the tenure of Office act.
II secms that Grant can Only suspend
him, if extreme measures should become
necessary. Bat then, our gifted Presi-
dent has smassed so much wealth while
in the White House, that he could afford
TO cat the Gordian knot by buying
him off.
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The exact nature of Theirs letter to
the Pope is still debated by the cable.
From our mail adVices we gather that the
letter amounted to this simply: in COM
mon with the heads of other European
governments, Theirs forwarded His Ho-
Iness congratulatory note on the 10th
ult, twentysffth anniversary of his elec-
ton as Pope. Among other crowned
head, Queen Victoria did the same
thing; and in return, the Holy Father
gave her aud family his "spostolic bene-
dictiCp.D
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMS,

Some $4,000 worth of tenement
houses were burned in Boston, yesterday,
unTOOing some twenty families.
A $60,000 distillery was burned in Pc
oria, Iowa, yesterday, by the bursting of
a receiving pipe, which threw the whisky
in contact with lamp.
A St. Louis dispatch says: ''The
weather has not been quite 50 red hot to
day, but three additional deaths occurred
from the heat.
Atchison, Kansas, yesterday voted
$50, 200 in 7 per cent. bonds, to the
Atchison branch of the Chicago and
Southwestern Railroad.
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MASSACHUSETTS.
Ben. BuIIeFss BId-HOw il Is He
CeiVed,

Ben. BuIler's BtS-HOw it Is He
Ceiyed,
Boston. July 17--Gen. Butler has
expressed his readiness to accept the
nomination for Governor of Msssachu-
setts. This is not fsvorsbly responded
10 by the leading Boston papers. The
Advertiser thinks il rather early to &C.
cept nominations TO be made so far
ahead, and intimates that Gov. Clafin
may be induced, if the political situation
demands it, 10 run again. The Journal
says there is no question but what the
Republicans in the convention will act
with proper discretion and nominate for
all the offices gentlemen who will
strengthen the party and continue its ben
eficial rule.
Miss Ada McEver, of Lowell, and Miss
Ann Cummings, of Portsmouth, were
drowned to-day in the Charles river by the
capsizing of a boat.
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RAILROAD BENTON.

At the Railroad meeting recently hold at
McMinnviIie by the Executive Committee
of the Cumberland and Ohio Bsilrpad,
the f5lloging resolution was adopted:
Resolved, Ti.at Nj. r. Cam- b-l, T. ).
Colley, j. G. Aydelotte, ana others Of
Coffee county; s E. II Daoce, Henry
Dusenherry, Stanton Green, JnO Toliey
snd Newton Whitaker, be and ihsy are
hereby designated and respectfully re-
auested TO get mp stock, procure a charter
and otherwise 10 assist IL ths extension OF
the Cumberland and Ohio Rlilr5ad from
TulIahoma to the Alabama State hne, at
or near Rock Springs, to connect with the
Ternesses and Alabsmba Railroad
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NEW ORLEANS.
Negro rIurderers to be Ha,lged

Negro NIurderers TO be HaIiged.
New ORLEANS, July 17.-FraIIcis Mon
seath, clerk in Chsppin's store, St. James
parish, was murdered on Nay 10, his
body thrown in the river end the store
robbed and burned by forr negroes. A
jury composed of six black and six
white, to-day found them guilty of arson,
burglary and murder. The penalty is
death,
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GERMANY
EccIesiasttcs Rebuked.

BERLIN, July 1.-THE North German
Gazette sharply reproves the Catholic
Bishops of Germany, for their encroach-
ments on the civil power.
DRESDEN, July 1.-THE Emperor of
Russia hiss sent flattering telegraphic
dispatch to the Crown Prince of Saxony,
comforting on him the honorary title of
Field Marshal.
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WAE DEPAETsIES,g,


OfFICE OF The GHAEE sS4GEaL OE1ADhH
WASHINGTON, D. G., JAY II, 1871
Synopsis for the past t10sHty-J0uT hours
No IN ,,ortant clsugs il reported from the
Pacific coast Tha barometer has fallen
rapidly this afternoon Ia the extreme
North Sest The higbesl pressure con-
iuues in the extreme Southwest. he
low pr- ssurs which existed Monday over
i1e north Of Pennsylvania has probably
moved soutbeas, warJ., and the baroIaeisf
has fallen decidedly IL Georgia Inc tenl-
psra.U1e is lower CT he middle and east
Atlantic coast. Fresh n0rthE esteriy winds
prevail from Virginia 10 Lame and vest
ward. N0Ttheasl winds sEe reported IL
Missouri to Indiana and Tennessee. Ram
and threatening weather y nov reported
from Northern FlOIica and Georgia, ana
also from Nebraska
Probabilities. conditions are fayor-
able for local storms to-nIght from ME
s,ur1 20 Tennessee. IhreaisnlI g weatber,
z,A Eclt rain aiI p-0blbly rxlends dur
irp the nicht. over the Carcflnss, with Sc
vere local -t0rrns. Pleasant weather Will
rrobsbtg contirus fccm the Lover lakes To
1be Atlantic T5s ls~ baTcmater IA TIE
tba exrrsn,e Eodh~est sill probsoly OK
t.pd 20 Ike Huron by Tuesday evening,
with local s.Orm5 West Of Lake Michigan.
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4 W. A%OOAO1 O0Ay 1Os-OItC4di AOu5tes-
bouts on the steamer Henry Ames mu-
dnied yesterday afternoon, some miles
below the city, and were arrested on the
1 arrival of the steamer last evening, and
placed in the custody of the U. S. Mar
shall. .s.
A Gang of River Burglars.
George Clay and John Smith, employees
on the steamer s. S. Merrill, were arrested
/ yesterday, charged with committing q
heavy jewelry robbery at Keolzuk, few
| days ago. A valuable gold watch found
on the person of Clsy answered to the
description of one of those stolen. The
house of John Smith, who lives in this
city, was searched, and large lot Of jew
elry and clothing, worth probably thou
sand dollars, found, some of it being that
stolen a. Keokuk, and some of it Ed.
Parkman's, whose store, on Franklin
! avenue, was robbed some time ago. 1t
appears that these men belong to regu-
lar gang, who operate on steamers ira
versing the upper Mississippi river, and
also commit rObberies in towns along the
river.
Wants 10 be Hanged.
Patrick Burns, who was convicted of
numbering Fred Osteneyer some months
/ ago, and sentenced to be hanged the last
OF this month, but whose sentence was
| committed to ten years in the penitentia-
ny, by Gov. Brown, day or two ago,
was brought before the Criminal Court
yesterday and declined to accept the com
| mutation, preferTiDg to be hanged. 1t
was finally agreed, however, between the
court and the prisoners lawyer that
Burns should be allowed week to think
over the matter.
A Wolf in Sleeps Clothing.
A Quincy dispatch says man repre-
senting himself as q Catholic priest was
arrested there charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses. He claims
| to be Father Boniface, of Baltimore, but
has several aliases, being known as ]. P.
Crowley, Father O'Nei, etc. He has
victimized the people in St. Louis, Kan
sas City, st. Joseph, Mo, snd in this
| city, raising subscriptions Ostensibly for
| church purposes. A certificate of deposit
for several hundred dollars from St
| Joe Bank was found in his possession.
\ Singular storm.
The Bethany (Mo.) Tribune gives an
| account of a distressing occurrence,
which took place at the house of Marion
HsmbletoD, six miles from Caingville,
Mo-, on the night of the 9th list. 1t
| appears that Mr.. Hambleton buried one
of his children that day, which SO affect
ed his wife IS to render her insane, and
several neighbors came in to stay with
them. Shortly afterwards a violent storm
came up very suddenly, and from oppo-
| site directions, the clouds of which met
| Just above the house and lot, of which
furious wind sprang, swoOped down on
| the house and tore its roof to fragments
| The roof of corn. crib near By was also
blown eff and carried against the chin
ney of the dwelling, which was thrown
down inside the house and crashed
| through the upper floor, wOunding eight
| of the eleven persons in the house. Most
of those wounded arc very badly injured,
| several bones being broken, and il no
| case the skull fractured. No other local
ity seems to have been injured by the
storm.
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IOWA.
a Foul Cistern-One Boy Killed aud
Two Men SpffOcnied

DUBUQUE, July IA boy named
Tschlrgi, aged fifteen years, was killed
by foul air, while descending
into cistern for the purpose Of
cleaning ii out. Two men who
were sent down to rescue him, were
pulled out nearly dead before the cause of
the difficulty was discovered. The els
tern was but 10 feet deep and was IN d
brewery.
Up the river steamers are crowded
with harvesters and respers, sud not q
few pleasure seekers from Southern
chimes. The Alexander Mitchell up TO-
day with 450 passengers.
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1BSEEssEE BONDS were active in New
York yesterday and closed at Y for the
old issue. Our regular dispatches fail to
quote the new issue, which the latest sd-
vces to orr bSnksrs place st 7lg,
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LONG ISLAND.
Our JnuBty President

LoNG ISLAND, July 1.-THE President
and party are on brief visit to General
Wedges. The President was received
with salute of twenty one guns and a
parade by the troops of the garrison.
He will return TO Long Branch this after
noon.
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EOR SALE.-THE PADUCAH sTAyE FAC
II tOry, situated on the Tennessee bigar, 81. b
ia the Iimrs OF the city of Paducah, vita III
privilege Of the lease Of the grougd, IS Offered Jr
aale on liberal terms The machinery - CON
tleta and requires bas small outlay 70 be PCT in
operation. \ he loca-i n FOR the business ts un
surpasssd for tine procuring CT ma,eIisls, hf M
demand and facilities fo- shipment OF the pre-
auction destined to other MARKETS. For further
inforras ton address JOSEPH S. PEASE.
Tvs eodIm 31s ChesnEt St, st. Louis, No.