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TowpoAT EXPLOSION. towboat Persian, Cap
tain Riddle, from the Passes, with ships Thomas B.
Wales and Tyrin in tow, burst of her boilers at
o'clock yesterday morning. % miles below the city,
scalding eight persons-vfz: c. Crowley, Head Engi-
A. Arnold Ist Pilot, slightly; NJ Wood I'd Pilot, badly


three Firemen very badly and with limbs broken Cap


tain do Of ns Va as 10. no
went at. Towboats Tennessean and Claiborne have
gone down to bring up the wreck and the two ships


LArER-FuRrHER PARTIcuLARs.-We have since ga
thered the following parcuarsThe Persian burst her
two staiboard boilers carrying away the boiler deck
house The Pilot and Assistant the pilohouse
at the time and escaped with but slight injury piece
Of the boiler passed aft up through the cabin and hurr
cane deck. Crowley was dangerously injured George
Clinton, mate; Wagner, carpenter; Arnold pilot and
Wood, steersmaD. slightly injured Patrick Dcna
others names unknown died short time after the acci
dent The Persian brought up to the City last even
ing by the towboat CaledonlaN =. 1Tope' ocs' 1o"'


Tup EARruouAKE IN NKwARx.-Families in
norton al east OF the South Ward this city felt


shock On SHnssy IN New and gem
tieman who was his srbor in the garden at the mo-
being sssa the
usual rumbng sounds resembling the noise Of carriage
wheels. was also felt in Westheld in this county,
many Of the citizens suppe ed the shock 70 be the sun
day milk train! Captain Hawkins the sloop Randall
Eatons Neck, In Long island Sound. They were at
supper and the conclusion violent that they all
rushed deck, thinking that the vessel had struck


IMPORTANT ARREST OF ABoLrTIoNTsTs.-Abon
dark last evening, white man by the name OF VII
ham Fslar, who says he lives In Lincoln county MO,
been living here a long time, caught BY Captain
Nc Donough, just they were pushing on N SKIN,
ahout 10 convey 10 illinois Two other negroes sup
posed to be slaves on the shore evidently waiting


Ia he but seeing the others arrested
tcck ~ they heels and escaped. Capt McDonough de.
serves great credit for thus bringing these lurking Ias
Gala that have long lived IN our midst 70 jusuce.
IT, hsen for some time on their track and might have
them even sooner but he preferred waiting un
IN hsv we're in condition when their guiltw oud nc nc
vond doubt ST. Louis Repub. Oct 10