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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-02-20
UMMONS.
TERRITORY OF DAkoTA, 80
COUNTY OF ENIoN. no

TEnpIToRY OF DAkoTA, ~.
COUNTY OF UNION. ''
In.District Court, Second Judicial District, in
and for Union Coanty D.. 7.
Alexander Baden, Plaintif. against The Farm.
ers National Bank Of Salem. Ohio. and Lucien l..
Gilbert as Assignee Of he Aetna Man ufac turing
Company Of Ohio efendaEts.
To the defendant above named: You and each
OF you are he.eby summoned and required TO
tiun which was ordered THE sih day ot October,
1877. filed with the clerk Of the Distriet Court OF
the 2ud Judicial District Of Dakota territory in
and for Union cout-. ID. T., and serve a copy OF
yous answer on US at Our Office in the city Of Eik
Point, In eaid county Of Union y. r.. within thir
~ days after the service hereof upon you e1elu
sirc Of the day of service; il you fail 20 20 an,
s.cr said complaint the plaintiff will apply to ths
court for the relief demanded in the complaint.
Dated, Elk Point, ID. I. Oct. 9Th, 1877.
STIcKaEY & BRACKET,
PisintiHs Attorneys.
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TT, xay s.ssss ysssa -gss5s-
80 So
Dakota Southern aud Sioux City and
PGlbila Railroad.
Thine Table.
Dacart East. Depart West.
iU4B. 4. NJ, Express Mail. $50, 7. n.
1910 " Freight. 1916, A. Y.
CONNECTIONS.

/ At Sioux City With Illinois Central. Sioux
City AID Pacific aid Sioux City and 81. Paul rail-
reads.
. Passenger train gong east connects nj
Paw. junction with Branch Trai~s arriving az
porfl0udvilie At Il: la 4. m ANA there connects
w,ih Iioward's stages for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
yiev-Bcloii-Cant"n- Harrisburg Flaudrcai-
Larclwuad-Ro ck Rapids-Sioux Rspids-Sionx
Falls-and all oints on the Zig Sioux River. and
Train leaving portlandville ut I: - D. m. connects
al Davis junction with Train going west.
? Al, EiA Point with Stages for Ponca, Ncb,
and Richian3 D. J.
4 At Verinilllou with stages for Lodi, River
side. Turner. B!oomiBgdsie and Finley.
5 At MecGiing with stages for IT. James, Neb
6 At Gayviile with stnges for ST Helena, Neh
I Al lankton with stages for all points II
Southern and Western Dakota and North Neb
And during The season of navigation with tbs
Missouri River Trans portati0n Compant's line
Of Steamers for Fort Randall, Bruie. Pierre
Sully. Rice. Bismarck. Stephenson, Ber'hold
Bnford. The Carol and Benton connecting a
Pierre with Stages and transportation wagons
for he Black lille.
This is tho only direct ronte TO the Black Hills
GEO. Z. MERCHANT.
General Superintendent.
JAMES II. RARREILE. Agent Elk Point
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SUMMONS

County Of union SIS: 2ud Judicial Dist.
In the District Court within and for Union
County.
Geo. Il. Freeman. Plaintiff.
Albert Siingsby, Defendant
Ihe Territory OF DAKOTA sends Greeting:
To ALERT SLsGsBY:
Iou are hereby and required to
answer the complaint of the above named Plain
till. which was filed IN The Office Of The elerk of the
district court in and for Union comfy, Dskota.
ON the 18th day ofJannary, 1873, and 10 serve a
copy OF yonr answer upon the subscriber al his
Office in the city Of Elk Poir I. ID. T.. within lhir-
~ days after Inc service of This summons on you,
exclusive of he day Of such service. and IL you
fail 10 answer this complaint within that tina
the Plaintiff viii apply 10 the court for the relief
demanded in the complaint.
Dated at Elk Point, ID. T., this Goth day OF Jan.
A. u. 1878.
ALEXANDER HrGuHs.
Plaintiffs Attorney. /.
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SUMMONS.


Territory Of Dakoia,l "a second Judicial Dist.
County Of Union.
In the District Court within and for said Union
Comfy.
4. A. J.. Estes, Plaintin,
VS.,
Geo. II. Gale. Lucy 4. Gale
and j. ]. Case, stephen Ball
NJ. Erskipe and Robert ".
Baker. co Farmers under
the firm name and style Of tHe fa
il. Gaze h Co, refendants.
The Territory Of Dakota Sends Greeting:
To George " Gale. Lucy +. Sale and i. !! Cnse
stephen Ball N. b. Erskine and Robert Il. bs-
ker, Defendants, D.
You are hereby summoned and required TO
arswrr the complaint of the above named PLAIN.
,itf which was fled in The once OF The clerk n'
he district court In and for Union county, ID, 4.
on the a5th day ofJanuary. 1873. and 10 serve a
COW q. your answer upon the subscrther AT hts
once in Elk Point, Dr. within thirty days after
the service Of this nj on soa, exeiasife OF
The dsy OF such service and II yon hil TO answer
This complaint within that time The plainti1
will apply 10 the court for the relief demanded
IN the com plaint. uo
Dated Elk Point, d. T.. Jsnnary 25th A. d. 1878
ALEXANDER iiUeHBs
6u.a. Plaintiffs Atty.
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UNITED STATES LAND OFFICER.
Stauv Mill n r. R.hruurv ~ 1

Complaint having been en- tered at this Office
by Henry narnsDn against Peter D. Stevens
for abandoning lie Homestead Entry, No. $3.50.
date,i November 5th. ls73, upon the souta cast
{ union county b.. r.. win a view to cancellation
of said entry the said parties are hereby su II
Noned ~ appear AT this oflce ON the laih day Of
March, lsts. al 2 o'clock r. NJ, TO respond and
furniFhtestimony concerning said alleged aban-
donn1ent?S Il. +. Ga APRgA, Register.
s88 q 50 j. NJ. WAkuBURY. Receiver.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-02-20
SHORTEST ROUTE 70 CHICAGO
SIOUX CITY 10 CHICAGO
WITHOUT CHANGE OF CAR
Commanding Dec. 9Th. 1874.

Commencing Dec. 9Th. 1874.
a daily cxpress passenger train viii leave
Sioux City, sluday. exf eptei, TN arrisai Of
train from Yarkton. Leave Sioux City at i.e5 p.
n. and arrives Mt chicago at 4. 7. NJ.
Sleeping cars run through from Newell to chicago
Passengers Leaving Chicago, bound west. at
10 A. NJ, via the Illinois Central railroad, will
arrive a. Sioux City the next day at 1880 p. NJ.
An accommodation train will leave sioax City
daily. except srndaAs at 600 p NJ. eoDnectios
sengc's leaving Chicago at 9.25 p. m. arrive at
Sioux City al 10 d. III.
Ttaine going east connect at Chicago with all
Falls, Piitsburg. Philadelphia. Baltimore. WASH
ington, New York Boston, and all parts OF the
East
This train connects nj Waterloo with trsins on
be Cedar Falls ard Minnesota EraEch. leaving
Waterloo al I2.@0 a, m, and arriving at Mona at
Goa, m, connecting with the Milwaukee and
81. Paul railroad tfains, and arriving at st Paul
a. GO p. m. and Minneapolis u $50 p. m.
Connections ase made At ~freoport with trains
on the Illinois Central main line, leaving Free,
port at gl1 y. m, arriving al Galeshurg at t,45 p,
m, Peoria, 500 p, M; BURLINGTON at 100 p. N,
kock lsilnd at $50 p. IN. Quincy at $50 st.
Meeting at Cairo with trains for Memphis, .Tash
vile, Vickeourg, Mobile, New Orleans and all
parts Of the South.
Connections are made at Freeport with West.
ern Union trains, ieaying Freep5r: at 100 p, m,
aud arriving at Racine al 6.55 p, m, and Milwau-
Connections are also made at Dubuque to st.
Louis, Cairo and oil points South,
Baggage Checked Through
To al important points.
For through tickets and information apply a,
the Illinois Central depot.
Trains run by Dubuge time. which is twenty
JOSEPH r. TUCKER, Chicago,
W. r. JoHNsog, Gen'I SAINT
Genl Passenger agent, Ch,csgo,
II. A. HAMILTON, Agent, Sioux ity.
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Gy.n8LS RR0s. .5Tornsys.
Shcriff'S Sale.
TERRITORY OF DAKOTA.
Second JGdicisl District.
In the District Court OF Union County.
George B, Burial, Plaintiff,
We.
n,rp.rd NnHap M.rv Anhap
Sheriff''s sale.

In the District Cont OF ln!on tOUhly.
George b. Burial, Plaintiff,
Bernard Mohan. Mary NOLAN,
Louis q. Bourlet. and
J. s. Teliar. d. defendants.
Notice ia hereby given that by virtue Of a judg-
meHt Of foreclosure and sale made in the above
entitled action on the 18th dry Of December, A..
ID. 1877 snd \ special execution 10 me directed
and delivered and now IN my bands. iSsacd uut
OF The clerks ofice Of sad District court Of
Union County, upon said Judgment. /, William
Beaumont Sheriff OF Union County. have levied
upon the sssl estate and maFtgaged premises
situated in Union CoGaty. Dakota Territory and
directed 10 rsid Judgment and execution 10 bs
cold and therein described As follows, to-wit:
Lots Numbered three and four. the North East
quarter Of the South West quarter and tic North
West quarter of the South East quarter Of Sec
ton Ten lDl IN township Eightv-nine nf Range
Forty eight, aud that /, the Sheriff for tim, pur-
pose appointed shall on Wednesday the 1lih
day Of February. A. D. 1878 at The hour Of one
O'Clock in the afternoon of that day at the front
door Of the court house In the Cot;Gly of Union
and Territory Aforesaid scil az public auction 10
the highest bidder the above described
real property 10 satisfy said Judgment aad costs,
amounting in sll to One Thousand Two Hundred
and lbirty-tve Dollars and s~ixry-fse cents with
interest thereon from the date of said Judgment
and ali ~seefniag costs or sale,
Dated Elk Point, d. t. December d. A. n. 1877.
WILLIAM BEAUMONT.
GAMBLE BROS. sheriff Union Comfy.
plaintiffs Attorneys. ia
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Ss1tine their money 4 they are, then i
&e1ra1iuiy their pTiyflegeSt 20 growi. Jet
Sosns lprs aiiss and sxplAin.- srnsstsef
B1andaf8.
~, I'LL u hare ! statement of the r.
|sceipss and disbursements Union eunty
farmers took several premiums, but We
do ~ think anyaf sisem - becp paid
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UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

John b. La Plant:-Yoa are hereby notihea
that the Honorable Commissioner OF the Generai
Land Office, in a letter dated Nov. IL. 1871 has
To,s i and IN. W. Il Of Section 5 Township 70
Range 80 forfeited. You are allowed 90 days
from the service Of notice in which TO appeal
from said decision
Il. F. CAApBEL. Register.
SGT ). y. WAsRBuaN. Receiver
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-02-20

HACKMETACK. ! popular and fra
saNt pesfuns. Sold bY \. II Blair.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-02-20
statement Of the Condition
OF THE
GERMAN INSURANCE COMPANY,
On the 3Ist day Of ID 1877.

The name of the company IS The German Insur-
ance com psny, II is located In Freeport, Illinois.
The amount of its capital stock Is 80. f@UdsD
The amount Of its capital stock paid up S2d',O1
The Assets Of the Company ere IS Fellows.
Chash on hand and the 1ands of agents
or other persons -. .......-..... -. See,2f S6
Real K state anincumhefed ............ 1l.t0a %
Bonds owped by he company, to-witt:
Town CT Mt Morris 10 per CHS.
10y bends. par yalHe, ....... ~ 900.
Town ofForeston ~ per cent Icy
honos, PSF value. -........ G,5yO.
Town Nashua ! per CT. 20 yr
bonds, par volne. ......... 5000.
City Freeport Z 6-lU per CT. l0yr
bonds. -. ................. f3.00N.
City OF Ffeeport Orders 10 per ct. 2.52l 0S
Stephenson count s per CT. orders 1880
5l.o39 80
Loans on Bond and Mortgage being first
lien on unincumbered Real Estate,
worth double the amount loaned. .&2S5.5i9 81
Debts otherwise secured ,-.... -
Debts for premiums bulls receivable 2s,Na6 &c
All other securities, accrued interest 1U.727 Ii
once furaniture ...... ..-..- 500 CO
German Fire lns. of Peoria. ....... 500 90
49,
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Total
IABILITIE

Amount due or not dae to Banks or
oiher creditors. =. ..............
Losses adjusted and no, due 6.s41 o.
Losses unadinsted. commute. 1853 20
Losses in suspense waiting for further
proof resisted $780,. ..".. -. I6s5 90
All other claims against the company Ih.l3I qe
Toiel liabilities ,.*."... 23,035 10
The greatest amount insured In any
one risk - --: 5000 90
rulcs Of the company to he insured f
in any one city, town or village, ! discretionary
The greatest amount allowed TO be with Board or
insured in any one block........} Directors
STATE OF ILLINOIS
County Of Stephen son DC
N. G%ettingef. President, and r. Gund, Ser reta
ry ofthe German Insurance Company, OF Free
port, He. being duly sworn. depose and says.
that the foregoing lie a full. true and correct state.
meat ofthe affairs Of said company. that the said
Insurance company is the bona nde owner of
al least One Hendred Thousand Dollars. of actual
cash capital, investor in the States and United
States Stocks and Bonds. or In Bonds and Mort.
cages Of Reai Estate. gnimcnmbered and worth
double the amount the same j. mortgaged, and
they are the above described officers Of said In.
M HETrrseER, President,
r GUND, Secretary,
Subscribed and sworn before ME, this 18th day
Of Jan. 1873.
[sEAIl o, TAYLOR, Notary Public.
Auditors Office,
Yank.on. Mt. Jan. %. ls1yfb
iJohn , sand, Auali0r OF the Territory OF Da-
koia do hereby certify that the above and foreeo-
ing Il atrae and correct copy OF the statement of
the condition OF the German Insurance compSny
OF Freeport, ~lllinois. on the 3lst day Of December
A. d. 1877 and now on Ale in my Office.
JOHN =. SAND, Auditor.
ByL NJ. PURDy. Deputy.
THE TERRITORY or Dakota.
| AUDITORS Office.
| WHyRE As, the German Insurance company 10
Gated in the city of ~ rerport aud State Of Illinois
| has Allied in this Office . sworn statement of W
! condition on the Bis, day or December A. D. 1871
in accordance with the provisions Of an Act OF tn,
Legislative Assembly OF The Territory Of Dakota
relating TO insurance companies, approved Jan
uary 1855. aud 1877.
WHEskAs. on examination Of the sworn state
ment Of said company'died In this Office, l fin,
that the esid insurance compan is possessed o
the nece sary amount Of capital invested AZ re
CURED by Law
Therefore / John $. Sand Auditor Of Dakota
Territory, do hereby certify that raid ~Insnrnhc
company ~ duly authorized to transact the bust
ness Of Fire Insurance in said territory. for th
year ending Dec. 3lst. 1873, by agents propcrl
appointed.
y. h. BRE WSTER, Agent.
In Test moEy Whereof. l have hereunso sci NJ
hand and Seal, fhie 2sih day OF Jan A. L, 1873.
IsKALl JOHN SIS. ND, Auditor.
By l.. ". PUKDY, Deputy. .
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-08

THE annual report ofthe Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern railroad is just
out. 1t shows the freight earnings, &c.
476,6OS; passenger earnings, SS,20S, 1879;
other earnings, SS25, 351; total, $685.
15S, against SIS, $40 76 for 1876. OPP
Grating expenses and taxes, $S.963. 1865;
against 1887 $3.50 the preceding year;
increase in net earnings, $l66,OO0 Presi-
dent Vanderbilt says of the ninety-two
killed by the Ashtabula disaster eighty
three have been settled for. OF the
sixty-four wounded tifty-six have been
settled for. This absorbed Sass. 500 of
the earnings; yet the road cleared 81
per cent. on its capital stock. of which
the stockholders received per cent.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-08
prOvenlents.

THERE is yet outstanding $l6,SO5. 4l4
Of United States fractional currency, of
which the treasury officials believe ~
least 81, 900, 600 willnever be presented
for redemption, the same having been
lost. There is also in circulation &C.
cording to treasury statements $40, 49,
35S in greenbacks, of which sum prob
ably 10000, 900 is lost, and the govern
ment will never be called upon to re-
deem it.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-08
A RESOLUTION has been introduced

A RESOLUTION has been introduced in
congress to suspend for seven years the
operation of the second clause OF the
following section Of the revised statutes
of the United States:
Section 1904. The coin paid for du-
ties on imported goods shall be set apart
as a special fund, and shall be applied
as follows:
l. To the payment in coin of the in
terest ON the bonds and notes of the
United States.
2. To the purchase or payment of l
per centum of the entire debt of the
United States, to be made within each
fiscal year, which is to be set apart as a
sinking fund, and the interest OF which
shall in like manner he applied to the
purchase or payment Of the public
debt, as the secretary of the treasury
shall from time to time direct.
3. The residue to be paid into the
treasury.
The ways and means committee of
the house reported the resolution on
the glound that the money may much
better stay in circulation in time of
depression than to be collected in the
treasury in anticipation of debt not
yet due. The sinking fund act Of 1862
provided that the government should
annually retire a portion of the debt
equal to one per cent. of that debt.
The provision was not executed until
1869, since which time bonds for the
sinking fund have been purchased
amounting to $241, $50, 16S more than
the legal requirement. The annual
purchase is now about SIC, OOO,O 900. The
resolution sets forth the deduction has
been largely in excess of the law. There
is strong sentiment in favor of the
resolution, and it will probably pass the
house of representatives.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-08
Congressional Summary.

FRIDAY, April 26.-Senate. senate
was not in session.
FRIDAY, April 27.-House.-The house
spent the day on the post-otfice appro-
priation BILL and passed it. The APP
preparations committee withstOOd the
attacks better than had been expected.
The committee Of the whole increased
the bill 1896, 900, but the actual increase,
when passed, was but $4,000. The
bill, as originally reported, recommend
ed 1913, O90.373 which is reduction of
about $500, 900 over the appropriation
for the current fiscal year. There
was an animated discussion on the sub
iect Of letter. carriers. Cannon, of
Illinois, desired to have the aggregate
amount for letter-carriers increased to
$2,OOO,0OO, without increasing the pres
ent salaries. There was an earnest de-
bate upon this subject, in which Gen.
Banks, Representatives ONiel, Kelley,
and Ward participated. They adj
vocated the cause of the letter-carriers,
representing that they were the
hardest-worked and poorest-paid serv-
ants Of the Government. All PROPOSE
tons to increase the appropriation fol
the railway postal service we're rejected
MONDAY, April SOth.-Senate.-ln the
senate. during the morning hour, mo,
ton to take up the bankrupt bill thai
came from the house was objected to
Senator Conkling submitted n report o
the judiciary committee in response tf
a recent resolution directing the com
mittee to enquire for what purpose thu
New York post-office buildings may
lawfully he used and whether any occu
tpation Of said building exists or !. pur
lpoeed, not authorized. Senator McCrear,
of Kentucky presented the credent'ai
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-08

IT is said that the bill recently passed
by the house to prohibit the retirement
of any more greenbacks and providing
for the reissue of those receiv ed ut the
treasury department, meets with the
views of Secretary Sherman. This Of
fetal is reported to have said, when
before the finance committee of the
house, that there was no valid reason
for the retirement gilmore Of the green
backs, and that he favored keeping the
greenback circulation at its present
limit. The bill it is said will pass the
senate.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-08

in which Mr.. Wood had invested large
" and which he was obliged to en- cum
Der with mortgages. One of his ventures
was the purchase offs house on Fifth
avenue between Sixteenth and Seven
.eenth streets, about two yeaIs ago, on
which he paid $50, 900 cash and gave q
mortgage for 100000. Within year
after the purchase he offered to give up
the house for the release Of the mortage,
but the offer was not accepted. A sale
under foreclosure was ordered at the
end Of the year, when the house sold for
$6O, 900 less than the face of the mort
uovo
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-08

England 70 fight the Ruasians I.
regiment every man has siened ! - Se
ton that he may be sent with ~. e
petition to- Europe. Ok
PREPARING FOR THE oorrrrr
The London 1Ins<s of April 2oth 49,
tains dispatch from ST. Pefsr.hS.'I F
stating that there Is some truth n thss
report that Germany has withdr,,suss
from the position Of mediator be4vssan
England and Russia, and Prince H.
marck is now endeavorine to seem. ~. ~
naturalization of the Baltic in the s, .ns
Of war. These dispatches. tsier e !.
connection with Times disnatch tn ~
Vienna to the effect that Austria il J az
termined to take immediate and fos
chile possession of Bosnia and Hs,.a
govinia, creates an impression in ~
don that all efforts to prevent VA h..
been abandoned by both GERMANY and ,s
Austria.
AUsTRIA's RESOLVE.
A special telegram from Berlin undo,
date of April 29th, states that Anstr;.
is resolved to take immediate and for
chile possession of Bosnia and Here.
govinia.
AUsTRIA's POSITION.
London advices under date of Ami;
9th say the newspapers this morning
take discouraging view of the conrss
of political negotiations. They claim
to see in Austria's changing attitude
desire to wait in hopeful silence
to see what they may profit in
the calanities and weakness of the
combatants. The Daily Ne,xs saws:
at is time to give up all iliu.
sion respecting Austria's interference
in the present strife. Her government
has long ago made military prepara.
tons on the borders of Bosnia and Her.
zegovina, in anticipation Of war be.
tween England and Russia, and will
watch its developments, get what il
can, and congratulate itself on having
done SO without fighting. 1t will be
glad if we help its designs, but will owe
lis no thanks" A Vienna correspon.
dent says, in confirmation of the fore.
going utterances, that, notwitstand.
ing various denial, it is main.
tanned that the Austro- Russian neQotis-
tions at St. Petersburg are proceeding
favorably, and that the chief objections
of Austria against the peace of San Ste.
fano have met with due consideration.
| NAVAL PREPARATIONS.
1t is reported from Chatham that
powerful ironclad squadron will be i'm.
mediately prepared, to be in readiness
for operations in the Baltic.
TROOPS FROM INDIA.
Advices from Bombay under dste Of
April 9th, state that troops are ar.
irving there daily for embarkation. The
first detachment will leave for Malta
April 90. and the second May LIST. They
will not stop at Alden. Fifteen ships
and twelve steamers have been en-
gagged for the conveyance of the expe
dition, which will be conveyed BY
man-of-war. Great enthusiasm is man.
ifested throughout India, and troopssN
volunteering for service.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-08

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, advices give an
account OF the explosion of the boilers
of the tug boat Warner, on the Missis-
sippi river on the morning of May 1st.
The pilot house and roof we're blown to
a great height and fell back upon the
wreck, while the air was filled with
splinters and fragments. The wreck
took fire instantly, and the smoke and
steam hid the boat from the crowd
which soon lined the bluffs, and it was
thought all OH board had persisted.
The tug Desota and two or three skifis
were soon at the wreck and succeeded
in saving fourteen of the crew most of
whom were more or less injured. The
boat had total crew of 25, but owing
to the confusion and the hurrying off to
the hospital of the wounded, it is i'm
possible to tell exactly how many were
lost. In five minutes after the explo-
sion, all the wreck except the roof had
sunk out Of sight, and two of the barges
we're on fire, but the tug Desota extin-
guished the fire and landed the barges
on the Arkansas shore. All the offic ers
and crew were residents Of St. Louis.
The noise of the explosion resembled
the discharge of a 10-inch Columbian,
and shook every building in the city.