St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis, Missouri • Page 1

ft VOLUME XXV. ST. XOUIS, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 18, 1876. NUMBER 28. V'- TERRIFIC THUNDER STORM.

jTBEASURY THIEVES. a nv- luiui iiuiiiuiv. 1ST1I11 3 IE3. 4: F- 1SL. to i jrystaJ Ooblata, so eents per dozen.

tots of Four consisting ot Su-, Cream, Batter Dish and Spoonholder, ,50 cents a Set. 'fowls, with Cover, 8 inches high, for tilts. ke Stands, inches in diameter, ontseach. urtor Lsmpi, Complete Art and urn--ad shade, $1 eaeh. rior Lamp, Bronze Foot, complete, Ulooe, eacn.

These Times mm water REDUCTIONS On tbe Prices of Dry Goods Hake no Impression whatever. It is only such TELLING REDUCTIONS As have been made daring the past Eight Days, by D. CRAWFORD CO. On Their Immense Stock that Make an Impression and Iher Goods in Proportion, including Best Qualities ot plated "Ware, Bronzes, Cutlery, Lamps, Tea Trays, Parian Marble. Remember the Number, N.

Fourth Cor. St. Charles. FANNING GO. OSING OUT SALE Of Orer 250 Sets of IKE PARLOR gracing all the varied antique designs of Grecian, Egyptian, Gothic and Oriental; also the late styles Pompadour, Marie Antoinette, 'liese Goods nrnst be sold within the next Thirty Days, liaTe discontinued the mannraoture of FIXE PARLOR JRKt In order to make room for the extension of another ach of our Business.

tre promise those calling on us to Rive them Bargains jSKTY-FIVE PER CEXT. I-ESS than the same Goods erer win this city before. WE GUARANTEE THE QUAMT OF THE GOODS TO BE THE VERY BEST. J.p. LEWIS 818 NORTH FOURTH ST.

Between Franklin Arenne and Morgan Street. H. H. CURTIS, (Successor to Curtis A Mason Will Continue to sell FURNITURE at REDUCED PRICES for i Thirty Days louder. Stock Must be Reduced.

Dressing Case Suits, $70, $S5. $75, $0. $S5, $100. $95, $110. $100, $125.

The Wild Waters Booming at Wheel- Virginia. Whxeling, W. May 13. A terrific thunder storm, accompanied by intensely heavy rains, visited this sectton of the country last night, and continued without an interruption until 4 o'clock this morning. There was considerable damage done to railroads and telegraph Wires.

Farmers along the Wheeling creek are preparing, this morning, for the running out of the creek, which Is anticipated will be exceedingly heavy, and is supposed will give twenty-five feet of water in the river. More on the Winslow Question. New York, May 18. A Washington dispatch says the foreign mail yesterday brought the reply of Earl Derby to Mr. Fish's protest to the government of Great Britain against a violation of the terms of the extradition treaty.

It does not yield to tbe position taken by Mr. Fish in the slightest, and the. ground is assumed by the British foreign office that the act of 1870 has nothing necessarily to do with the case in dispute, so far as the provisions of the treaty relate to tne extradition ot Winslow. The Great Walking Matci, San Francisco, May still maintains the lead, but Smeltz' condition has much improved daring the day, and his backers feet more confident that bis endurance will him. a dan gerous competitor before the close ot tbe match.

Bellefontaine Cemetery. MAP AND DESCEIPTTVE-BOOK OF THE above cemetery will be issued in a short time. Parties desiring copies can leave their address with JXO. McKITTRICK A Publishers. S16 and 318 N.

Third street a UNDERWEAR Stock is as large as that of any three or four of our competitors comhined, and contains all desirable kinds for the season. Purchasing in snch immense quantities for onr three Houses, enables us to sell at much less than usual prices. WILSON Bros. 408 North Fonrth street, St Lonls, Pikt's Opera Honse, Cincinnati, Ohio. 07 and 69 Washington street, Chicago, WEDDING CARDS Favors for the German, BALL PROGRAMMES, STATION ERY.

SCUAKR, SAXTO! ENGRAVERS, fiKlTCXTH AM OllTE STS. Star Brush Factory H. OTESECKE Proprietor. Also Patentee of the "Patent Horse Brush." Orders rebpecUully solicited and all work warranted to be manufactured of the beat material 25 WU TH FOURTH STREET. JOHN J.

DALY WHOLESALE and Blank Book Mannfaetarers, No. 213 North Third Street. A. SUMNER CO. ARE OFFERING RARE BARGAINS IN Pianos Organs.

Persons not prepared or desiring to pay all cash at time of purchase, can make payments in installments. Pianos at $190 to $600 Parlor Organs 90to300 Church Pianos and Organs tuned and repaired, moved and packed for shipment. 708 710 Locnst street. BOYS AND GIRLS SENDFILTEEX CENTS lor the nicest penholder out, it shuts up and can be carried in the vest pocket. Address EDWARD J.

A Park Place, New York. DISiOHTION. The copartnership between Hill A Bowman, Attorneys at Law, Louis, Mo is this day dis'olved bv mutual content. Kacb party will aid in closinsr up the business now on hand, subject to the Written instructions of the clients. BltlTTOV A.

FflXL, FRANK J. BOWMAN. St. Louis, May 15, 1S76. FBASK J.

BOWMAN, ATTORNEY. Cilice at Bnnn503 and 506 Chamber Of CotKUitrca liuilding. TliB ontlnentalB ank OF SAINT LOUIS. CAPITAL, $250,000.00. Continental Building, No.

411 N. Third St. Does a General Banking Business, and makes the pui chase and sale of U. S. Bonds and other First -Class Securities a specialty.

DkectobS. Joseph Shippen, E. IL Whe-don, Joshua Cheever, C. S. Freeborn, T.

B. Edgar, J. M. Thompson. ymit-ie KARST, X.

B. EDGAR, Cashier. President. DYEING AND SCOURING. COOK BROTHERS, The great and original Chemical Dyers and Scourers, having located at No.

105 Nc th Sixth street, near Chestnut. Gents' coats, pk Us and vests are dyed, cleasned and neatly repaired, and made to look as well as new. If they fail to please yon, no charge will be made. Ladies' silk and woolen shawls and dresses of eery description are dyed, cleansed and restored to their original pristine perfection. Persona residing out of St.

Louis will send to ns by express. Address, COOK BROTHERS, 10SK. Sixth street. Barlow's Indigo Blue. ITS MERITS as a Wash Blue have been full; tested and indorsed by thousands of housekeepers.

Your eiocer ought to have it on sale. Ask him for it. D. S. W1LTBERGKB, Proprietor, No.

253 North Second street, Philadelphia. St LkTerrfIe gigaa! SerrfM baa Sakbr tie Bobbers Qmake. 4 Efforts at Washington by the Ring to Oast "QW Out 9t Office for TeHlng itw, v. the i Mr. George Prender, the "straight" signal service man of St.

Louis, known under the turn de plum at MOidProbs," returned from Washington City hut evening, whither he has been for several weeks past as a witness against the treasury Prender-proved a most valuable witness for the prosecution, although every effort was made to break his evidence and prevent his testimony being taken. A DIRTY ACT. On Tuesday the ring made a desperate effort to spur Plaisted up to a fresh at- tack on Prender, but "OldJ Probs came out on cross examination stronger than ever, and Plaisted was forced to give up in despair. A mean attempt was made to detain the sergeant long enough for him. to lose his position here at the, signal department, but the experience of Tuesday appears to have broken down the plan of defense and Prender was permitted to return home, not as a discharged witness however, but remaining under I subpoena to con-" any of the witnesses whom he fO" confirm his statements, stated couiu bv During the re-dlrcct eJ Hartzel, it came out that Preuww been approached by treafttrfy Officials to induce him to drop the matter and withhold; his information.

Some of their names were ascertained by the committee, but are for the present withheld. While the in 7a fry has gone on with closed doors, the lobbies of the Capitol have swarmed with treasury spies striving to ascertain what testimony -was given, and concocting plans to' defeat it. They knew beyond all question what Prender had sworn to, as Plaisted had been on both cross-examinations very carefully prepared with questions which proved him to have been very intimate with the intricate workings of the treasnry. On direct examination, Prender testified that in the course of his investigations, while in the department, he made an inspection of the printing bureau's books, and that after he was through, the chief of the bureau, S. M.

Clark, triumphantly HANDED HIM ABOUT $20,000 Of securities which, despite the search, Clark had been able to conceal, telling him to give them with his compliment to Spinner, whose agent hostile to himself Clrk supposed l'render to be. On inspecting the treasurer's books these bonds were found credited as destroyed, and Spinner refused to receive them, in cross-examining, Plaisted handed Prender a paper, and asked him if he recognized it. Prender said it was a copy of a statement by his assistant in the latter's handwriting concerning this matter, whereby the amount appeared as $23,329. Plaisted's first object in producing the document was to show that Prender was inaccurate as to figures and hence unreliable, but this the latter met by referring to the fact that he had given up most of his papers to Fox, A DETKCTIVE COMMISSIONED BY Who came to him for them directly after the publication of this letter in the Washington Patriot in 1871, and that such papers as he had not so delivered were soon after stolen from him. Plaisted asked "Have you never had this paper in your possession since that time?" Prender declared oath that he had not.

"What would you say," asked Plaisted, "if some one should swear that he found this in your room since you have been before this committee?" "I should my room had been entered by a marauder, who was soon followed by a thief and further, since you have found one of my missing papers which will corroborate my testimony, you can find the rest!" This unexpected retort took Plaisted completely aback, and before he could recover, Hartzel demanded who gave him the paper. Plaisted said he did not know, and being asked how he came by it, said it was handed him by a stranger as he entered the committee room. This looks as if it were furnished by one of the TREASURY SPIES Who were hanging about but it is proposed to bring the matter up in the house and require Plaisted to disclose the exact manner in which he came by the missing paper. Its production on the part of the treasury ring to shake Prendcr's testimony is the strongest confirmation his reliability has yet received, for it shows that the papers to which he refers did exist and have been out of his possession. Plaisted questioned Prender about it in a way that showed he must have had it some time before he entered the committee room.

SUNDAY SCHOOL. Klecl Ion of Officers at the Stale Sabbath School Convention, Yesterday. Correspondence St. Louis Dispatch. 1 Kansas City, May 17.

The convention assembled, this morning, in the -Opera-house. The following officers were chosen President, E. Winsor, Lexington; vice presidents, J. F. Tyler, St.

Joseph C. O. Godfrey, Hannibal Rev. Geo. Kline, Clinton; Rev.

M. Sharp, Warrensburg; Rev. A. C. Williams, Kansas City; secretary, John R.

Parsons, St. Louis; as sistant secretary, W. M. Sherwood, St. Louis; executive committee, Rev.

T. Marshall, T. Haws, Stephen Paxson, James Franklin, St. Louis; II. II.

Winchell, Palmyra; h. S. Rubey, Macon City W. U. Reed, Kansas City.

The address of welcome was beautifully presented by Rev. J. G. Roberts, of Kansas City, pastor of the Congregational church. Reports from various parts of the state were presented giving encouragement and evidence of good work being done through the past year.

Stephen Paxson, the veteran Sunday school missionary, gave a thrilling address on the work of reaching tbe half million children of the state who receive no Sunday school instruction. He was followed by earnest workmen -from various sections of the state, whose warm, earnest words told of deep Interest in the welfare of the great body of the neglected neglectors of religious culture. C. O. Godfrey, of Hannibal, gave an address on what and how to teach.

It was full of downright practical thought, as was expected from one whose experience has been so extensive and varied. In the afternoon Rev. E. H. E.

Jameson conducted a sen-ice of song, followed by an address by Ira D. Sankey, on "Singing In the Sunday School." He favored congregational singing and cave good practical hints on this important part of worship, not only in Sunday school, but also in church services. Dr. Brooks gave a most earnest and touching exposition oi Christ in the Scriptures. No words can describe the interest manifested in the exercises.

He certainly is well versed in the word he seeks to magnify and make known to others. The evening was devoted to an address by D. Moody, specially applicable to parents. The Opera-house was narked to its utmost caiwcity. Many I had to leave, unable to gain admission.

KEEP GOOLf 48 WhlM anaito and Fitehers Jl per pair. te China Tea Sets, 41 pieces, $5 per Set. Decorated China Tea Bats, 44 pieces, S3 60 per Set. CMlt Band Chamber Seta, 11 pieces, $4 SO per Set. Fine French China Dinner Set.

152 pieces, $25 per set. Splendid Three Piece Cologne Seta, at SI per Set. $65, "Worth $75. J3 FINANCIAL. A.

GAVIOKD, O. WITH BKITTOX, LOMAX A Bankers and Bro kers, 307 Olive street. Gold, Government, State, County, Municipal and Defaulted Bom's, Land Warrants anC Texas Land Scrip boHght and sold. BCDD St WADE, Successors to Budd, Son ft 622 Olive street. Financial agents for Eastern and local capitalists.

Moneys to loan on St. Louie "al estate in any sums at 8 per cent, and lowest rates. Funds advanced for building purposes. General agencv for the transaction o) real estate and financial business of all kinds ONKY TO LOAN. WE HAVE OS II AN A large amount of money to loan on city snr onnty property, or Commercial paper.

MATTHEWS WHITTAjKER, Z21 Olive street. MONET TO L.OAH. I HAVE EASTERN FUNDS TO LOAN Od real estate security in this city, in ibw 0t $8,000 and over at lowest rates. BEN. FARRAR.

417 Pine str $100 daring thi INVESTED HAS PAID A PROFIT OF II luring the past few months, under our im proved system oi operating stocks. Kisks reduced to nominal sums and profits increased. Books containing full information sent on application. TUMBRIDGB ft Bankers and 1 Wall New York. B8.

WRIGHT'S HOME LA.UNDRY, 823 Washington Avenae. Lace Cnrtalns A Lace Work A SPECIALTY. L. P. EBER'S DINNER 2S CENTS! WAIXWBIGHTO BER.

1115 CLARK AVENUE 1115 Or popite Fonr Cowrts, 8T. LOPIj. at. U. FLESH.

G. J. MOOK. FLESH tome, tilgn and OmamenUl Painters, NO.018 N. THIRD 8T.

I Gliding on Glass a Specialty. Particular attention given to Graining and Marbling. FURNITURE Ma Fir r'LOR SUITS at same LAT1GE REDUCTION as before advertised. LOW XTS enable us to make LOW PRICES. Call and examine, at JAIL DELIVERY.

ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD. Three Prisoners Knock Down the Jailor avt Irontoa, and i Make Their Escape. I hon ton, May 18 Last night about 8 o'clock three prisoners escaped from our jail. They knocked down the jailor as he entered the hall for the purpose of confining them in their cells for the night, and ran over his wife, who was guard-tegthe door. One of the escaped is Pardon, Indicted tot the murder of Scott, in Butler county.

in 1S73. it will be recollected that rurdom was captured in Oregon, about two years ago, whither he had fled after the murder. description is" follows! About thirty old medium heigni, lender build, dark or shallow complexion Considerably bleached from confinement J.n jil hair dark, and short, daT moustache, and As he is supposed to have a razor with him, he may hard shaved himself clean since his escape. He had on a suit of black, cloth coat, new. Has a watch, a heavy chain.

One hundred dollars is offered for his capture. THE MUSTANG RACE. One Hundred Miles In Fonr Hours and Forty-two Minutes. New York, May 18. Tbe mustang race at Fleetwood park began at four this a.

m. The first fifty miles were made in two hours and nineteen minutes. The first one hundred miles in four hours and forty-two minutes. Soon after the rain began to fall and the track became very muddy and heavy, the work of the mustangs became much more difficult. When one hundred and forty miles had been completed, Yorseman was fifteen minutes ahead of time.

The last miles were not completed in so short a time as the first hundred, and it remains to be seen whether he will be able to finish his journey of three hundred miles within the prescribed time of fifteen hours. At two minutes past 2 o'clock the 200th mile was linished. WASHINGTON. Blaine Sick Postponement of the Examination of Witnesses in His Case Speaker Kerr's Health. Washington, May 18.

The examination of witnesses on charges affecting ex-Senator Blaine, was postponed till tomorrow, when he expects to be present. He is now confined to his house by malarial fever. Private information from Staunton, is to the effect that Speaker Kerr is in better health. Hurdett Resigns. Washington, May 18.

S. S. Bur-dett, owing to bad health, has resigned the office of commissioner of the general land office. THE ORIENTAL AR. Museulmen Mustering and on Their Muscle.

Constantinople, May 18. The dedication of the new English church has been indefinitely postponed at the request of the English ambassador, who had consulted the minister of police on the poss-ible consequences of the ceremony. Mussulman roughs are buying revolvers, daggers and other weapons. The Christians have to similar precautions. A SCHOONER SCOOPED).

A Squall Capsizes a Craft Six of the Crew Drowned. Buffalo, May 18. The schooner Thomas C. Street, bound up from the Welland canal, was struck by the squall six miles this side of Longpoint, and capsized, yesterday, six of the crew being drowned, including Chas. Boacha, first mate, of.

Saginaw, Michigan. SALONICA. The Action of Turkey Satisfactory at Berlin. Berlin, May 18. Measures taken by Turkey for the punishment of Salonica assassins gives satisfaction here.

The murdered French and German conssuls were buried Wednesday. Odd Fellows on Parade. The Odd Fellows in attendance upon the meeting of the Grand Lodge, whicu convened in this city on Tuesday, concluded their labors to-day noon, and at 2 o'cloek formed at the Odd Fellows' hall, corner of Fourth and Loeust streets for parade. At half pat 2 o'clock the roces-sion, consisting of one hundred members, beaded by 1'ostlewaite's band, began its march, parading down Fourth to Chestnut street, out Chestnut to Fifth, up Fifth to Washington avenue, where the procession re turned to Fourth street and back to the hall, where they disbanded. In the U.

S. District Court. Tte evidence in the civil suit against the bondsmen of James Busby, deceased, closed in the U. S. District court at noon to-day.

The government counsel consider they have made a clear case, and will therefore offer little argument to the jury. The bondsmen have five attorneys, who will probably consume the whole of to-morrow with their speedhes. This suit is for there is also another suit for the same amount pending against other sureties of Busby, who stands charged with illicit distilling. Republican Convention. St.

Louis, May 18, 1876. C. I.Ftllky, From all. "stations in Missouri, the St. I.

M. S. R. B.will sell round trip tickets to St. Louis for one fare, good until and including 27th sales to commence on 22d inst.

and close alter 23d for those who may wish to attend the Missouri State Republican convention, to be held at Jefferson City, May 24, 1S7. W. K. Allen, General Ticket Agent. St.

Louis, May 18, 1876. Cbauncy I. Filley Dear Sir Referring to vour note of thii morning, the Chicago and Alton railroad will make the same arrangement for the convention at Jefferson City as they are making for other political conventions, delegates paying full fare one way will be returned at one-fifth fare. I will furnish )ou sample of certificate. Yours truly, S.

H. Knight, Ticket Agent. National Convention Finance Com-mltiee. The various sub-committee appointed to raise funds to pay the local expenses of the National cenvention which meets in this city on the 27th of June, met again this morning in tne orace ot a. raptn and reported progress in the matter of collections.

The following gentlemen were added te tbe committee on city at large: Drs. Edward Jamison, L. H. Laidley and Joseph H. Lesley.

Fer committee on dry foods had clothing: D. Young and Edward Mai tin. IiMA INDEPENDENTS A PLATFORM ADOPTED. Peter Cooper and Newton Booth the Presidential The Republican and Democratic Parties Berated. As iBTitatlea to the People to Jota In a Financial flftra.

Mav 18. The conved' tion re-assembled at o'clock, this iCPrning. The following platform was adopted The Independent party is called into existence by the necessities of the people whose industries are prostrated; whose labor is deprived of its just reward by a ruinous policy which the Republican and Democratic parties refuse to change and in view of the failure of these parties to famish relief to the depressed industries of the country, thereby disappointing the just hopes and expectations of a suffering people. WE DECLARE OUR PRINCIPALS And Invite all independent and patriotic men to join our ranks in this movement for financial reform, and industrial emancipation. Pirst, We demand the immediate and unconditional repeal of the specie resumption act of January 14, and the rescue of our industries from the ruin and disaster resulting from its enforcement, and we call upon all patriotic men to organize in every congressional district cf the country with the view of electinjr representatives to congress who wiil carry out the wishes of the people in this regard and stop the present suicidal and DESTRUCTIVE POLICY of contraction.

Second, We believe that all United States notes issued directly by the government, and convertible on demand into United States obligations bearing a less rate of interest, not exceeding one cent a day on each one hundred dollars, and re-exhangeable for United States notes at par, will afford the best circulating medium ever devised. Such United States notes should be a full legal tender ler all purposes except for the payment of such obligations as are, by existing contracts, expressly made payable in coin. WK noi.D That it is the duty of the government to provide such a circulating medium, ana insist, in the language of Thomas Jtll'erson, that "bank paper must be suppressed, and the circulation restored to the nation to whom it belongs." Third, It is the paramount duty of the government, in all its legislation, to keep in view the full development of ail the legitimate business of agriculture, mining, manufacturing and commerce. 1 ourth, We most EARXESTLY FROTEST against any further issue of gold bonds for sale in foreign markets, by which we would be made, for a long period, "hewers of wood and drawers of water to foreigners. Especially as the Americaa people would gladly and promptly take at par, all the bonds that the government may need to sell, provided they are made payable at the option of the holder and bearing interest at three, sixty, five one hundredths per cent, per annua, or even a lower rate.

Fifth, We further protest against the sale of government bonds for the purpose of purchasing silver to be USED AS A SUBSTITUTE For our more convenient and less fluctuating fractional currency, which although well calculated to enrich the owners of the silver mines, jet ia operation it will still further oppress in taxation an already over-burdened people. A subsequent resolution against subsidies was adopted. The nominations on the first ballot were Peter Cooper, of New York, for president, and Newton Booth, of California, for vice-president. Convention adjourned sine die. MEXICO MOVEMENTS.

The Depart From Matamoras. The Escoledo Forces to be Attacked by Gonzales and Diaz. New Orleans, May IS. Galveston News Brownsville special says The revolutionists commenced moving out of llatainoras last evening. Gonzales will leave this morning with the rear guard to join Diaz and attack the Escobedo forces, who are on this side of Keyuosa advancing on Matamoras.

IHK LOUISIANA BUTCHERY. Authoritative Statement That Sixty Negroes and Six White Men Were Killed. Washington, May IS. Senator Morton submitted a resolution instructing the special committee recently appointed to inquire in to the late election in Mississippi, to inquire also into the recent alleged killing of people and outrages committed near the Mississippi acd Lonisiaan lice at Bayou Tunica. He read a dispatch received by Governor Kellogg, now in this city, from C.

Clark, his, private secretary, dated New Orleans, May 17, stating that the fugitives from the scene ot trouble had arrived, and the details were horrible. That six white men were killed and sixty negroes killed and hanged, and asking that a special committee of the senate be authorized to investigate the matter. Kesolution agreed to. BALTIMORE CONFERENCE. A Debate on the Book Concern Report.

Baltimore, May 18. In the Methodist Episcopal conference to-day Judge Cooley, of Upper Iowa, presented a report of the standing committee on book concerns. In reference to the consolidation of the church papers, the report recommends that the Pittsburg Christian Advocate be published by the New York agents, and be under the control of the general book committee. This occasioned a long debate, and before a conclusion was reached, the special order of the day, the election of editors, was taken up. Killed Himself Cleveland, May 18.

The dead body of Louis Hopper, a German carpenter, was found in a vacant lot in this city yesterday morning. Evidently it was a case of suicide, caused by ill-health. BLOWUP! The Steamer Pat Cleburne Explodes Her Boilers. Horrible Death of. the Captain of the Boat.

HE IS BURNED ALIVE! Distressing Details of the Dire Disaster. 1 List of Killed and Wounded Evansviile, May 13. The Journal is the first in receipt of the following special SriAWNEETOWN, May 18. The steamer Pat Cleburne exploded her boilers at 11 o'clock last night, six miles below ghawneetowo, while landing alongside of the Arkansas Belle. The Belle was tied to the bank, and disabled by a line of coal flats, and could render no assistance.

The Cleburne floated down about a mile and burned. Capt. Fowler is lost. He was caught in the timbers, AND BURNED TO DEATH. Dick Partridge, express agent, is lost.

Walter McElhenny, engineer, was blown into the river and badly burnt, bnt will recover. D. C. Moore, mail agent, was BLOWN- OVERBOARD. The officers beiDg all disabled, I cannot learn what other passengers are lost.

The crew not meetionea are saved. The lle is badly wrecked, her chimneys blown overboard and state-rooms shattered. She was ON FIRK IN MANY" PLACES But saved. John McCunepilot was at the wheel and fell through to the boiler deck; cut and scalded. Alex.

Porter second clerk had Lis feet scalded aud was cut. Arthur Brown, freight clsrk, had his hands and face scalded and his head cut. All the cabin crew are Sl'PPOSKD TO BE SAFE. UrEbeck, a musician, could not extricate himself from the timbers, and was burned to death. Albert Smith, barber, hands scalded C.

Colton, second mate, Is supposed to be lost. Passengers: G. Smith of Evausville, slightly scalded G. W. Nicholas of Terre Hiute, hands and feet scalded John Harvey of Cincinnati, scalded and face cut, he will recover.

An unknown passenger was blown to the roof of the Belle and killed. The passengers aud crew worked faithfully. The striker and engineer are badly scalded. Chas. of Cincinnati, a passenger, has his leg broken.

Capt. Howard was knocked down aud slightly hurt. Perhaps ten persons oa the Belle were injured. Arthur Peter and J. Gilles, of Evausville, were blown over and fell down the front stairs, but are uninjured.

Special to fct. Louis Dispatch-l A lKSCKlPTIOX OF THE STEAMER. Shawneetown, May 18. The Pat. Cleburne was built at Cincinnati in 1SG5 for the White river trade, where she ran until 1S72, when she was withdrawn and made a few trips between St.

Louis and Memphis in the Anchor line, but being unsuited for the trade, carrying only 700 tons, she was laid up a short time at Memphis. In 1S73, the Evans-ville and Cairo packet company, G. J. Graaimar, superintendent, traded the Quickstep for the Cleburne, giving in addition. She has plied regularly in the Evansville and Cairo trade ever since that time, but was getting so old that it had been partially decided several times to withdraw her.

On last Sunday she carried a large exclusion party from Golconda to Evausville, returning on Tuesday. Had the explosion occurred at this time the loss of life would have doubtless equaled that occasioned by a similar accident to the Eclipse, which occurred not far from this city, also that of the Cumberland, which steamer exploded only a few miles below here in Striking Printers. New York, May 18. A strike of printers in an office engaged in the issue of the city directory, made necessary the payment of Union prices by that house. Others employing printers then had a conference and renewed their determination to ignore the Union altogether and be no longer subject to its dictation.

Discount Reduction. Beelin, May 18. The rate of discount at the Imperial Bank of Germany has been reduced three and one-half per cent. MARK EI 13" TELEGRAPH. New York Bond Market.

New York. May 13 Gold 112 Jf. Sixes of 1881 121Ji12i. Coupons 122X. Five-twenties of 1865, IUJ; sales.

New issue Five twenties of 1867 Five twenties of 1868 123V31S3X. Ten forties. 117,31177.. Coupons 118 S'. Mew fives reirular 117.

New fives coupons 117 'i Currency sixes Missouri sixes 1(3. New York. New York, May 18. Flour quiet; Ohio Shipping $5 00B5 25; trade brands $5 5036 50; St. Louis low $5 0036 00; straight $6 5037 00; choice XX, $70033 25; family, $6 2539 50.

Wheat firm; No. 2 Chicago and Milwaukee spring, $1 2031 25; winter, good to 2331 40. Corn steady; mixed Western, best price for prime dry 5S3C2e. Oats quiet; 36352c. Pork quiet; $2100.

Lard quiet; 12.70c. Whiskey quiet; $111. Cotton, spot quiet; middling uplands 12 3- 16c. Liverpool. Liverpool, May 18.

Cotton steady. Sales eight thousand bales; extra speculation fiales Uplands spot 6.d. Orleans spot 6 led. Bread Stuffs market firm. Flour 22324s.

Winter wheat Ss 6dS9s lOd. Spring 6d: California av, 9s 8d9s lOd. California -1'j, 9s ltd 410s 4d. Com Sd. Cheese 5Cs.

Oats VS3s 6d. Pork 82s (id. Beef 87s. Bacon L. C.

M. 61s. Baren 6- C. 53s. Lard: American gooc to fine, per hundred weight, at Liverpool, 53s 6d.

Tallow: American fine, per hundred weight, at Liverpool. 41s. Tal-pure yellow per hundred weight at Loa-dtn, i7a td. 2t and 216 Washington Avenue. NCH WINES, guenzer Tell the Story! I And that have made them the Master.

Spirits in the Dry Goods Business. Last week was their BIGGEST in BUSINESS. Yesterday their Stores again were CROWDED, with hardly Standing Room for Eager and PLEASED PURCHASERS. This is about how they do it: They Offer To-Day, SO pes Loom Dice Table Linen, rednced from 0 to 25c a yard. 15 pes Loom Dice Table Linens, reduced from 43c to 30c.

35 res Loom Damask, reduced from 55c tolOc, from G5c to 50c, and from 75c to 55. 20 pes Bosom Linens, red.ced from 35c to 25c. 15 pes Bosom Linens, reduced from 45c to 30c. 50 pes Bosom Linens, reduced from 50c to S5c. 50 Bosom Linens, reacced from tjflc to 40c.

15 pes Bleached Table Damasks, reduced frjm 55c to 37 Kc. 30 pes Bleached Table Damasks, rednced from 55c to 40c from (Oc to 45c from 65 lo 50c from 70c to 55c. 45 pes Turkey Table IamrEVs, reduced from B5c to 60c, and rc 90c to 5c SO jes Best Turkey on Green Tal.le Damasks, reduced from 1 ii and 11 50 95c aud $1. Sow on Hand a Larger Variety of Those SILK SUITS At '25 Each, Than Usual. All BRAN NEW GOODS, Manufactured by Themselves from Their Own Silk-i, Bought at Auction.

The Popular and Progressire Oue Price Cash Uouse of D. 416, 41S and 420 Franklin Through to 826 N. Fifth st. CHI3STA A Large Stock of FIRST QUALITY White and Gold Band French China (Our Own Importation), Plain, white and Decorated. The LARGEST STOCK ever brought to ihis City, at Reduced Prices.

Westerman Meier, Nos. 513 ami 517 Washington Avenue, st. i.ons. mo. Coffee-, FOBCHOICE COFFEE GO TO THE mericanTeaCo.

Corner of Eighth st. Washington ave. Price List Java, genuine 35c roasted 40c. Ceylon Java 35c. Mocha, genuine 40c 50c.

Plantation 45c. Maricabo i5c 30c, Bio, best 25c 30c- Kio, good 20c 25c. Laguayra 25c 30c. WE GUARANTEE to give satisfaction, and if not satisfactory can be returned. TEA.

FOR CHOICE TEA GO TO THE American Tea Co. Cor. of Eighth St. Washington Ave. Price List Oolong, black 75c best 85c.

Imperial, 50c, 75c il 00 Japan, uncslored -75c 1 00 Gunpowder $100 13 English Bieakfast, 85c Young Hyson flOO WE GUARANTEE to give satisfaction, and if not satisfactory an be returned. Iisnrice.Life.Fire.Mariiie. 417 Pine Street. Books, Periodicals, FINE STATIONERY, SCHOOL BOOKS, Current New Publications, Etc, Etc. 800 OUVK BTRKKT WILLIE GRAY.

CRAWFORD CO J. H. BURFEIND 114 STBEBT. 5 New York Dental Rooms, 820 Washington Avenue St. Louis.

Beautiful set of pum or plain te th, only beautiful set of gum teeth, the best, only $10; large eize gold filling, the very bet, only 2ji argest size silver filling, the very best, omy Si extracting teeth, with or without 50c. Here you can have your teeth extracted with or without gas, and have a set put in, for 8. All w.rk made to fit, and on the beet material. These rooms are not ro stairB, Loot for signs with "New York Dental Booms" on them, and be sure you get ia 8i.O Washington a 3 doors below Ninth St. N.

B. Beware of impostors OLX.INST11XJK tiroiAHA II LACK SMITH COAL. NO. 104 NORTH FIFTH STREET. J.

U. ABAMS ACOT 'Commission Merchant Eom 10, Chamber of Commerce. 'Correspondents: McCormick, Adam Ai Chicago; C. J. Kershaw At Milwaukee.

Special attention paid to option trading Sn St. Louis, Vhicago and HUwankee aiar-liet. Account, rendered and differences paid the day of settlement In above mar-Veta. Correspondence MtUclted. MRS.E.

CLIFFORD'S NEW MILLINERY ROOMS, 1035 WASHINGTON ATE. The finest assortment Millinery, afl-jravs on band. Call and examine. MBS. K.

CLIFFORD. "TB. F. S. MOOBK, HOMOEOPATH, Makes a specialty of Chronic Diseases of the Heart, Throat, Lungs, Liver, Stomach.

Kidneys and Bowels. Office: 3823 Morgan street, St. Louis. Mo. SPECTACLES Eye Glasses, Field Glasses, Kllcroscopes, Telescopes XT.

S. HYDROMETERS, Onrveylntr Instruments, Medical Batteries. AT 8lattner Adam's Optician. 22Q y. Fonrth fit.

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