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SOlREE1DANsANTE.

GOlhIID
At the Marshall & Early Hall, on Third
street, this Tuesday evening, I'd inst, begin
ming at o'clock p. m. Admission for gentle.
men lot members of the class, one dollar.
Ladies' are especially invited to atteLd, this
beng the concluding soiree Of the school.
dit Pref. STRIPPING AND SCHOOL.
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CURTIS a. BROWN

Have just received, direct from st.
Louis Mills, 100 barrels of Plants Choice
Flour, comprising three grades, from the
cheapest to the best. They offer induce
ments in their prices and quality to lovers
of good flour.
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Extensive Preparations going on in the city
schools for the Commencement exercises this
month.
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Waco Lodge, No, 90. A. +. q A. NJ,
meets for work, tonight by order.
s. B. TRIcE, W. NJ.
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The work non commenced yesterday 10 re-.
move the Cd Court House. The work of de-.
moliton pro gresses satisfactorily.
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FOUND.

At the Third Street Methodist Church,
Sunday afternoon, lady's dainty kid glove,
lead co!ored, No. n, which may be had OF
this Office for sight OF the owner.
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Baxter, the indec.tigsblc Express man has
our thanks for file of late New Orleans pa.
pors.
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COSMOPOLITAN SALooN.--Bridge street, free
lunch at all hours. All manner Of drinks
furnished in best style.
p&Wtt. ]. +. PARKER
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Eleven prisoners will be sent forward
to the penitentiary this morning.
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WANTED.
A situation by good business man, one
that is not afraid Of work, aud is willing to do
good work at a small salary Address H.B r.,
EXAMINER Office, Waco. mayer dot
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Several pretty young ladies in town from 6
distance.
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A MONUMENT.
AS big as tho grand Pyramid might be
built of the teeth that have been ruined by
neglect. Shall this thing go in the face O
tho great fact that SOZ0DONT is q certain
preservatlve of dental decay?
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1874-06-05

We refer to the advertisement of The
Mobile Life Insurance Company, in to-
days issue. This company has become
IL solid institution of the South. Its
growth and prosperity hes been uuparal-
eled. In less than three years 1t has iss
sued over three thousand policies. Its
Texas business under the management
of a corps of efficient agents, has been
large and promises increased results the
coming year. The solvency of the CON-
pany is endorsed by the celebrated actu--
AIRY Shepherd Holman, who has recently
examined itsalfairs, and expressed his
satisfaction in the most complimentary
terms. w. L. Baker, of the firm of Ba-
ker, Lawlcr & Co., Mobile, the President
OF the Company, IL now on visit to
our State in its interests. He has been
IN our city several days, and expresses
himself much pleased with Texas and in
high spirits regarding the future success
of his company. He is the son of the
late Col. B. A. Baker, of Alabama, long
and favorably known to many of our
citizens, as man of integrity, business
character and energy. His mantle seems
to have fallen on his son, who manifests
the same characteristics, not only in
commercial life, mt in the administra.
ton of his duties as President of the Mo-
bile Life Insurance COMPANY
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II YOU WANT
The latest style hat, 20 to Levine
Bros, who have just received their new
stock. 'm3Dtf
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JUST RECEIVED
A large lot Of Rustic and French
window shades, wall paper, and fire screens
W b. MARTIN Il BIO.
May3lDlw
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DON'T FAIL

DON'T FAIL
To look at the beautiful styles of hat
inst received at
m3D3tt Nv. LEVINE & Bros
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DISTURBANCE.

IDOL u hDANOE
Those Spring style Hats for ladies and
Gentlemen have created a stir on Bridge
street at tho store of Alexander & Bro.
prill 2D3m:
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The following named parties keep Conan
che Bitters on hand at manufact urers.price
J Il Sears, Druggist, Waco.
] NJ REVERE,
womack 4 Kellets, Druggists, Waco.
Enstland & Co.,
W NJ Anderson, Grocer,
Marshall & Early,
O MOTT,
Freidberg & Leppel, Liquor Dealers.
DR.. L Cornish, Druggist, East Wace:
VIZ Turner & Co.. Grocors,
King bury Frazier,
N. Myers,
O. N. Curtis, Waco, Texas
T. B. OWENS,
Sole Proprietor. and Manufacturer,
sept2SD&Wts s.. Waco, Texas.
FOR RENT
My residence on Fourth street. Good els.
torn, good garden, good stables etc., Apply
at j NJ. Riviere's drug store.
DSWtf. o. j. DOWNS.
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PLANTS FAvoRlTE Flour.
Ono hundred barrels direct from St
LOUIS Mills, just received by.
MARSHALL 4 EARLY.
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Why has Sozodont become tho starlo den
trifce of America Simply because IT is i'm
possible to use it. even for week, without
percewing its hygiene effect upon tho teeth,
he gums and the breath.
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JUST RECEIV ED
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AFTER Tie L.bsC ChILD.

BENSIN1r"S, W., aug. io.-M ). Fred. Ham'l.
ton, formerly N Try yam, ina. b .el arrested to-
Ily, with chi,d IN n5r posses oa cJlres l,ndlns
- the desert lttol of CLa ley /: ss.
Tue enid says his nl.ne is Charley. and that
he til Il h.ct II )ln5 on t. It Is sin ,ulr coin
lie zee, but tlerc are other crcu listaLces con-
a cted WITH tus cts wliI IN III ks 1t i4uprobI ole
Jllat lie Is tle lost chilli.
Ffrt- Ii LnltoI the employ 7. L. d tr-
MN sh w, nov in BJ-ttl. al ~ ii corr =, pom
d5nce Alta his WIG, whD says tlc cliid ca IL,
fom New YORK. lac o.iioer- await d further
DESCRIPTION "i 'he bJj from P.ll'ad ;lp1la.
PHILADELPHIA, Nl5. 10. Prlyat5 ds ID ches t.
I Il; frolils OF lary Il ,ss. rom B..lnin ton
V1rm 'dt from tn C.Lef If p ,lic1 state til. ar
rest III ~JiIiil tle,e navlaY chd re.cm Dim Z
CLLrief, aud that sLc CIV IS evdslve ansSe
A htier III 'pAtc.i re iuasts an accurate d scrip
tlJn OF the chlld A third IlspAlcl /, but no,
rlSned bJ the Police Calf, says the chlid, on
len, gu stn,ne.t, sail my mans Ii Ca .rlss
Ross, bat tbs M ~, auss No. t,l ALI b5l,
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WASHINGTON,

WASHINGTON, Aug. lO.-The Herald to-day
contains the following:
Supervisor ferry, of North Carolina, arrived
this mornllg, en- route for Maine.
He say, the Civil Rights blll ls what killed tho
Republlcan party in North Carolina, and con-
siders the Democratic majority will be 10000.
Two years ago. it will be remembered this
,ficial was the leader Of the Republican party
II North Carolina, and organized the State SO as
90 secure a Republican majority.
WASHING ron, Aug. l0.-lhe new board of pub
lie school ttustets, appointed recently by the
District Commission, met tonight. &c '. +. Nc
lIellan, white, was elected President and John II
.5ro'ks, colored, Secretary. Henry johnson, col
red, submitted resolution for revision of
the rules aud discipline of all the district Schools
:. q. Brown, (culoretl,) offered resolution to
hvide the District Of Columbia into fifteen school
districts, one for each trustee, which would give
10 each trustee, white and colored charge over
Doth white and coored schools.
he resolutions we're referred to committee,
If which a colored man Is the chairman, an a
majority of such committee are in favor Of both
,esu!utlOIs
One member of the Committee Geo. W. Over
white, declared himself in favor of mixed
,chuos. Of the fifteen new members ten are
White and five coored.
There was no dissent expressed from Overs
lerlarat ton for mixed schools.
WAsHINGToN, Ang. l0-Ihe following dispatch
has been received h. re
' To the President ,,f the United States Of North
America, Washington
s. am most hatpy t greet your Excellency,
the President Of the United States OF North
\merica, on this memorable occasion, for the ma
mediate communication with each other, thus
drawing closer the bonds of sincere and cordial
friendship which happily united them
- lHE PRESIDENT OF URUGAY,"
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RIVER AND STEAMBOATS,.

CINCINNATI, Au-. 10. ll.tl 7leti inches and
falling Heavy ram hs morning, sultry weather.
rlrrsHune, Aug. lo.-Rl,er feet ~ kn,Aass
and rising.
EVANSVILLE, Aug. I0.-Weathe clear; meruury
II o9t. Rive, has fallen foot since Saturday.
CAIRO. Aug l0-Arr.ved Atlantic fro Il 1t
Louis at noon. Tom Jasper and Carrie KOunta
from New Orleans +. A., John Kyle frm 81
LOUIS =. NJ Depai ted Belle at Shreveport
from New orleans 10 p. NJ, Carrie Kounts fen
st. Louis =. NJ. Atlantic from New U, leans
=. NJ, Jasper from st. LOUIS Z. NJ. llivts II
feet inches and falling. Weather smoky, o.
tr, mely hot. Mercury 1O3 in the shade, r. u
LOUISVILLE, Aug. lO.-River falling, & fest
inches in the canal feet inches in thc chaAa
Weather Clear and warm.
ST. Louis. Aug. 10 No arrivals or departures.
River is falling, and all upper streams arc On ~
decline. Clear and very warm weather.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 1O-Arrlve /: Smoky CITY aAA
baIges from Ohio River. DE Jart d: O,mmoo-
wealth, Jua, Belle Of Memphis I, st LOUIS. ths
Farmer, lat night, City Of Quincy, rnoma sen
Dean. the ruer last night, ,ity Of Vicks6rH
for Vicksbu'g,
VIcKsBuaG, Aug. 10-Passed up: 81. Gene
We've at Z. NJ. No boats i ,wn to-day. Weather
warm and clear. River rose foot in tho last a
hours.
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DOMESTIC Markets.

NEW York, Aug. 10, Nooa-Oottnn duh ~
unchanged; Ordinary la, Good Ordinary l5A
Strict Good Orlinary l5I Low Mailing lii, Nd
ling III, Milling Alabama Ia, milling Or
cans l7j.
Futures etsy; opto nber delivery on a basis of
Low MidLinS, l6 Is Gl6?; October 10 3lSe9
l6l.
New YoRK, Aug 10. Evcnins.-C,tton closed
daii and nominal MI ldiilg I'planls l7s6Sl7S;
"t receipts noae: gross 17iS. Futures clio ed
ealy. Salhs to-,av 2 7onn bales as Pillows:
AUGUST II $40, September l6i, October is Jl3D
Ii IL, NJvembe. To-.
NEy YORK, Aug. IT,, Evenings ,utlern -four
II 'defate request with mt drci ted change in
price: com nnl t. fair extra Sht0i p, good to
',rolce al 81 a. 80 Wheat, m,io doing, lie bet
ter; 81 . 1l IS TOR winter red and auber Wes-
IN. Corn scarcely So firm; SlGlsil fr Western
mixed. 8! ttS2, for hi IA NJ Xea an yellow West
m the LATER the OK Rome
totf lu l. i,te2l &, I'D FOR Rio. Sugar steady;
75aSs Tor fair to ( ,oi re.inin :. for primo, ia
= for muscov lido : for cl, yed, S.Qsa! for cen
uifngal.. Molasses quiet and steady. Rico dun
md unchanged. Iailow steady, 81. Osln firm,
50 %. Iurpentlnc firm, 3i0l;'6t for spirits. Pork
heavy: new mess S24. Beef lchanged. Lard
decidedly lower at a. WHISKY tirmer 81 0i.
frel5hts to Liverpool steady; cotton by steam
moderate; Mid,tIins ID. Flour dull and IN
changed. Wheat sesdv, demand moderate; nd
81 O3al 05; white 81 Is al 70. Corn dull; Ga
%. Oats steady, demand moderate 43@A
!" uttlct at WI Lilt e(ktEt0 anu
summer l3s01 l34; kettle l6.Ml6,. Bulb mea0
luiet shoulders 81; tleal RIB ia: clear l2i. Bacon
lniet; shoulders "tft ring at 9,0f9s; rear rib Is;
clear l34, Whisky. demsnd good AMI firm; o.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. TO- Cotton Yule, and ussi.aag.
ed. F our dull and dropping, medium to cAoiso
10@l5c lower. Wheat demand active and pricaa
advanced; No red II tS.@l 10; Ma ! rcd WIN
ter 81 l6QDl II. Corn better; No. mixrsl q u
elevator. Oats firmer; No 2 4sA elevator
Whisky firm, So Pork quiet, ~. DR., san meats
firm: .h 'ullers and clear ri SIDES At st. lee, u
to II&. Bacon active and advancing. except fer
sh"rllter.: cash and order lots OF shoulders q
81, clear rib l2s@l3; clear l3jGtl34 LArl Arna;;
wiuter kettle AZ.
LOUISVILLE Aug. 10. Cotton quiet; Msd.1iaG
i6a. Flour, wheat corn anc oats quiet and uIl-
changed Pork quiet, So Bacon firm, should
ers 10, clear RIB l3l clear l33. Sugar cured hams
l5tWl6, PLAIN l4l. Bulk meats nrm; shsNssdess
9, clear rib II, clear by Lard l6Dl6a. Whisay
9G. 1865
CHICAGO, A ,s. l0.-Flour quiet and unchanged
VIII at opened firm bat closed dull; No. 1 spring
Chlcag" 81 U9l0si 10, NJ. spring Chicago, nav,
81 44, old 81 O6 Cora opened duh bit closed
active and sha 10 h CHER; No. mixed 64i@66,
closed at ST. Oats, demand fair anu priOes ID
vanc.d; No. 2 Az Pork iull and prices have de-
elned. "a. Lard quiet III. Bnlk meats steady
with y moderate demand; shoulders 81, short rib
mddes II 40dll short clear II Geiit. Whisky 81.
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THE FAITHFUL TROUBLED
Kellogg on for Washington.

make a personal appeal to Grant for troops
for North and West Louisiana Affairs are
not moving as be thinks they onght, and hi
wants bayonets to turn them in the way that
lie would have them.
Packard who went over the lake on Satur-
day, with the intention of remaining until
Thursday next to recuperate, and in measure
recover the energies expended in running the
convention, has been called to the city to
watch matters and keep Antoine straight
while VIM. Pitt is away.
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FURTHER PARTICULARS.

The HENRY AMEs. The Fcksjrgsr, o
Sunday, referring to the loss OF tbs boa
says:
The Ames is very old bot, but she WIS
considered money-making steamer. Capt
Le,thers made a great deal Of money will
/ her when he ran her in this trade, before h
built the n .tchez. She was insured for SO
600, which is her full v.lue. Most of the pas
sengers were landed in the yiwls at W tier
proof Some Of the passengers and tho crew
came up the river on the Yaeger to 90 to st.
Louis and other Northern points, and few
of the passengers were Whiting ut Waterproof
to 90 ,vn the river Wlel the boat first
struck there WIS the greatest confusion aud
terror, but quiet wits restored, as sooi as it
WAS seen 81. would not turl over or sink be-
low the hurricane roof
The vcksburg Herald has the ,o.l " 6
additional
When the Ames started out she hal bar e
heavily loaded with grain aud this barge is
what created the trouble, for it grounded on
the bar. and the AmeS, in irwin to pull the
blr.e off. swung around and grouu led her
self While aground ut Csc oil the barge
sprung leak and made wtter so freely that
sever Il ,cks OF or lin and 9th 5r stuff II I'd to
from sinking Wneu the boat relched this
port her comm IN Ter. Ctpt. ,cobs, entered
protest and win II IN Sterf d the tr4lg It to
the boat dropped the barge short dIstan %
below this city.
Tie llition of tie bryce fraight to the
boats CIR 20 loaded her fit in the water, her
cargo footing up 1879 tons, and waen she lett
here the water was partially ru ming over her
gulrl> Aoout 10 o'clock Frdty night the
Ans landed ut W.'erpto,t to pit oil SO ne
IF hit, al in kin, the tn lin, struck
snlg ,.r stump on her larbol rl side.
As she was b.c sin, OF tn tic.n,1. col
ored mLn namei Aloch rex ,ol, discovered
that
f'rHT BOAT WAS LEAKIN
and the water coming up to tue hre doors.
Toe channel being vrrs deep Oh thu side OF
the river or l4r. We're g,v4l 10 IN her across
to the slnibt r Oh tn OPP 'site side ~ SON
rs it vi, a>certainel that the boat vas sink
ing. Her held was turled t. the op. 20 site
sh RI. but the bout Dir ftel 80 fast tn Il ny the
time she reached the bar she vas full II III
mile below the W sterpr 'af ltnin,. As sool
As she struck the r she ommelced
SINKING RAPIDLY.
AMI in few minutes after the wlter was
within two feet of her hurricane deck. Ia,
crew were all in front when the boat beg IN
sinking. having Just been eng ,sei in putin :
off fright ut the landing, and being wide
awake escaped drowning. but some of t lie
knn W. That the boat was sinking. there WAS
much ,nfusion, and in their fright sever Il
people n apsd overooArd, anl some got INTO
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FOREIGN MARKETS,

LIVERPOOL, Aug. 10, $50 Z. M.--Cottsn AEins
sales 1900 including SOOO American: i0e spesu-
lation and export 20OO Uplsnds 81; OrbeiAs ga
August delivery from Savannah and Charsau1su.
not below Low Midilng, SD; August dit1a, n9
below Ordinary. SD; October do, from alvlA-
nah or Charleston. not below Good UrtnnAkx.
SGD; shipments VI new crop ditto sgd -
LONDON. Aug. 10, Noon.-Er,e 3Ol0A IL
low Ais 3d.
PARIS, Aug. 10 : Rentes 9A9O.
LIVERPOOL, Aug, 10 Bacon 51s for long e1edR
middles 53c for sh IT clear mld.lles. bssad
stuffa qnie
LIVERPOOL Aug. 10, 5 T. M.-Cotton, salss %
bas- "f Mldd.lng, nothing below Good Ordips-
ry, deliverable September and October, 8 Aled;
do, nothing below Low Middling, deliverable n
October, d sales of shipments Of nav crop
on a basis Of Mid ling Upands, nothing balev
Low Mddlin., d. Pork 7is oil Lard 63s 81.
LONDON. July 10, $500 L. M.-Tallow Ais 2i1
Ala I'd L'nseed cake Ell 5s. All desci iptiOns
of hops have ivan ed in consequent o II sl1e
report Of the precautions condition Of the In slsh
crops. American Il quoted at Is l0d@gt7 3D.
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SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
MASS MEETING AT MINDEN.
SPEECH OF GOV. McENERY.

MlspES La, Aug 7th, 1s74.-There was an
immense mass meeting OF the white people OF
this parish last night, and the greatest en-
prevailed There were more than a
thousand present and Gov. John MeEnery.
Who made stirring and most eloquent ad-
iress, was applAuded to the echo The white
people here are fully aroused to the import
NEE of the ISSUE and will present an I'M
broken front to R,lcalism in the fall.
A. b. GEORGE
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FINANCIAL.

New York, Aug lO.-Mon.s easy2' Gold 1921.
Exchange long, 4S7l; short, 49i Governnlen0
active, little OFT for some. Stata bondt dali and
steady. Stocks dull and lower.
NEw YORK. Aug. 1O.-65's of 1884, 1lsl; 8-9sx
Of 1862, 1ll4; 6Is, ll5s; SIS, III; new, 1les e7A
Tsnuessees ~, new Is; Vnginias 50, Lows,
consolidated 81, deferred 8; Iouisanaa "a, NV
20. levee is 40, SIS a.; Alabama So N, b ~
Ala oama So 45, SIS 50; Georgia SIS ~, y u
North Carolina IL, new 10, special tax + osutk
Carolnas Is; April and October -. '.....r,.i,
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THAT SPH ULATING COMMISSIONER.
ANOTHER OF FRIsBI's TRICKS.

Frisbi, United States Commissioner by the
grace of Durell, is . very successful but by nc
means an expert rasc l. Where a irst-class
thief, when money is in sight would put up a
little ga ne to get it, Frisbi makes grab and
faces the consequences which, as yet, have
is by his Office and Durell.
Another black mailing operation by this
chap which, however, SO tar has been un-
successful, was related o our reporter yester-
day, while on q visit 10 the Parish Prison. by
Mr. Michael Gleeson, the victim Of Fr4sbi' .
speculation.
Gleeson is employed as Waterman on the
C. H. Darfee, al he states that while on the
last down trip he had n diff sulty with negro
who he punt ,hed Tor striking HIM.
The negro on arriving IL tbs city. went
before Fnsbi and made an attid wit against
him for assault and battery. On thus Fr,sbi
issued q warrant, which was served on Glee
scn last Saturday. He declined to nc ompIny
the mar ,u.l. refusing to recognize Fr.>bl's
warrant, until police off .er was summoned.
when he went to Frisbis oil e. accompanied
BY Lr John Brown. OF the Governor Allen,
who signed his appearance bond OF 5000
Yesterday morlng Gleeson put in an ap-
Dearance before FriSbi, accom- ,alisl by n
witness, john johnson. II co!ored nan. His
accuser. also accompanied by Il witness, c.ne
to time. and the sag .cious comm, ssioner pro-
eeeded to hear the case.
Gleeson's witness testified thst the negro
who made the charge had strack him first.
whilst the &C user aud his witness testified %
an unprovoked assault.
Frisbl g,avely CO lsidered the evidence pr,
and con. and fna'ly demln led Of Mr.. G eeson
five dollars for the bond, an ou tn It ge itle-
man asserting that he had no money and
could OF and would not pay It. Frsbi not
only committed him to the Parish Prs N Tor
assault, and battery. but also com NJ ted john
son h,s witness for periury be orc any attl Id
Wit had been made az inst him.
The commitments are mad out for no Spe-
cited time, but order, III ir conf cement until
released according to law, that il, uatil Giee-
son pays the five dollars.
II Gieeson does not bring an action for false
iupsi.onment against FIi,bi he Will not have
dons his duty 70 this community. -
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/ the yawl and endeavored to reach shore, but
the only persons

the only persons
KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN DROWNED
were two women and two children. One Of
the ladies, a French woman. lived at Farm
ersvile, and the other ut Cooks Landing
The women and children had gotten into the
yawl where there were several men and in the
excitement of trying to escape the sinking
boat Che yawl was swamped nj the women
and children found watery grtves before as
Slstance could reach them. The fireman says
he succeeded III getting some Of the p trtie~
tshore who We're among the number swamped
and had inst go ten within reach of one OF
the ch lr4n sprlghtly little boy. when he
heard him cry ont piteouSlv.
HELP Me-
md inst as he stretched forth his hand to
grasp him, the little fellow sunk to rise no
N re. The mothers lived to SEE their chidrs n
drowned before they joined til, III Ill w5tterA
grave, and they might have been saved bul
Tor the grief that almost crlzed them They
cried wildly to the men to save their children
md in their distress seemed nj rost unmnd-
ful Of their own danger Among other pas
,engers on the Ames were half il doz IN celel
tails. en- route from st. Louis to New Orleans.
M as soon as the boat settled they all Jumped
" rboard, aud with one exception began
swimming for the most distant shore. They
'wam like ducks an succeeded III reaching
Try land.
When the ka lie left, the water was
FIVE FEET DEEP IN THE CABIN
IF thu AmeS, and she was still sinking rapidly
rs the sand cut out from under her 1t WAS
thought by some of the officers who came up
m the Katie, that the boat would sink entirel,
,ut of sight IN few hours after they left, ms
he water was deep and the boat going down
rapidly. Ii the crew and passengers had re-
manned GU the boat until assistance reached
them, there wonld have been no loss of life
whatever. The boat and cargo will prove
A TOTAL LOSS,
EXCEPT {, small amount of freight on the boiler
leck. The Anes' cargo included 5000 sacks
pats and 5000 sacks corn. the remainder OF her
'argo consisting principally OF -four, pork and
bacon.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-11
A NEG 20 MOB ATTACK A BOAT.

MEMPHIS, Aug. ia special tonight from
Helena, Ark, to the Appe u, says the steamer
Trader was met to-day at y. X. Landing ny
mob of armed negroes, who fornlcd Capt.
Saith that he could take his boat t, Austin bat
that he could not return. Capt. smith deemed
it most prulteut to turn back at once.
1t is reported from over the river that q fight
occu red at Austin this morning, and the negroes
We're repdi5el T4ley have sent me-s, ngers ID
Colho.la county, Miss, and this place, to get
III the recruits possible 1t IL aisJ stated tAat
e.rues viii attack Austin tonight.