The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-07-16
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NIArprrnrtE. Mich. Iuly 10.

boOh llEc Nllllc on TX Uurt.Cn SlllS IOlni,
between Ontonagon and the Portage
Lake Ship Canal, at = O'Clock Sunday
morning, md WAS entirely destroyed.
The fire WAS discovered i'll her hold. but
spread INSTANTLY up along her smoke
stack TO the cabin and hurricane deck,
and before small boats could be reached
all but pEe cf them WAS wrapped III
InmPs. One boat was launched, md
WAS Immediately filled with wild, terror
stricken passengers and crar. Before
1t could clear from the steamers side II
passenger jumped from the hurricane
deck striking the gunwnlG Of tho sail
boat, capsizrng ~. She was rightcd
and capsized five or six times before she
could leave tho burning steamer. Tho
st. Clair had Oh board sixteen pnsscn-
Srrs and II crew OF about fifteen. Only
five persons are known to hpvc been
saved. including the Captain, one iniIlo,
tho engineer, tho whcclnIan and one
passenger. AL OH board are reported
10 have put OH life prcsrrvcrs ns soon
rs the fire was discovered. Tho five
survivors, were picked mp i'll the small
boat by the tug, John Martin, Of IIouglI-
ton. The tug crniscd about the scene
Of the disaster, but was unable " dis.
cover any floating bodies. Among the
| passengers reported to have been on
board, were the Hon. Judge Edwards,
II prominent citizen Of Marquette; Cap
tain Aeilcn, Of the Cleveland Silver
inihe; Ncili Ecith, an explorer from
Mnnister, lower Michigan, and ". s.
ItardalGy, Circait Court Reporter, Of
liOuShtUn. The steamer was lusdcll
with cattle, Hour, feed, etc. and went
down about eight miles oil the coast.
ST. Louis, July 10.
Th1 latest news in connection with
tho Missouri Pacific train robbery is
Tie PRONUNCIATION of nn order thiS moon
diSniiSSinS all of the conductors on the
road. 1t is said tho officers Of the
company ara fully convinced that the
robbery, il not executed, WIS IL; least
| planned and aided 10y the railroad en-
| ployca.
| NEw NoEE, July 10.
Henry Cloves, associated with Mr..
Jivcrm"rr, retired Banker, began
business agGin in Wall street yesterday,
under the firm name of Livermorr,
Clcwcs X Co.
AUGUSTA, Ga, July S.
Robert Butler, Il citizen Of EdSciicll
county, complained that citizens wore
! Interrupted by cUlO:cd militi.. COM
| pany which blocked up the public high
way. iIincc Rivers. II culUrrd trial
| justice, summoned him as witness.
"nd Doc Adams, Captain Of tic com
! pany, became 50 insUlcnt that Rivers
arrested him for contempt. This after
noon when the trial was resumed, the
| company rescued Adams. Rivers, in
! addition to being Il trial Justice, COM
niands the State iIilitia, and ordered
the company 10 disarni, and on their
refusing, hc called upon the citizens for
aid. The Iniiitiu company then took
| possession of II brirk building and re-
fused to surrender. Fire WAS kept IN
on both Sides for several hours, ana
! one white man named Mackcy Mrri-
weather was killed and another white
Iram wounded. Ono of the Negroes
] is reported killed and nine arc yriSon.
els. \ small r;cca Of artillery WIS
taken FROM Angustatr II tmbug. LtE tjt"r
firing lCw rounds the ammunition gave
out. The citizens Of EdGc!irhl ar. ai.l-
cd by the citizens of Augusta, und Il
regular siege has been laid to the Luill-
ing II which the militia are.
,,,
The riot has ended disa,trursly.
This morning, between = and o'clock,
! s!X negroes wuro Killed and lhrru
sounded. One white imam WAS killed
aud three wounded. After the whites
ha% fired fuur rounds from T. piece 81
Mr''Iio!E, INC negroes r'ircatra from
INC n''e" "Nii'iH5 mo inc cellars ana
| ont-h"uitH Vi ADJOINING buildings.
| rhtc"" were captured ana oiher'i' IN
c'u"'i,@ |aP'HH Doc. Adams, escaped
mo 'iic county. IL Is fepUittd THAI
some I'll 'i' IE'H"nGt: ""'" sn"i miller
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Ut" ucoI' r'STo'a 'h"t hion4 haH "ct u
?hc'' "n" ii'GS io"'' ~" iuf'irSf Trouble
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