Baltimore June 6 1895.

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 The Bulletin, of yesterday, furnishes tho following particulars of the destruction of the steam boat Assinaboine, by fire, and of the loss which the American Fur Company sus- tained by the accident. The Assinaboine was returning from trip commenced in the spring of last year, having been SO un- fortunate as 10 be detained at the trading post nntll the river had fallen so much as to render 1t impossible to descend 1t.

 .Missouai Repnbliean. STEAM Boar AssINABeiNE. .BURNT.-By Mir. D. Lamont, one of the members of the .fmerican Fur Company, who reached here yesterday from the MandaR Villages, NC learn that the steam boat .assSnaboine, with cargo of 11s5 packs ofpel:ries, &c. from the mouth fthe Yellow Stone river, was en- tirely destroyed by fire on the lst inst. at Heart River, about fifty miles below the yil- lages. The boat had grounded in descend ing, and took fire from the stove pipe in the ladies' cabin, while exertions were making by the crew to get her off. The flames spread with such rapidity, that all efforts to extinguish them proved unavailing. The loss of boat and cargo is estimated at from TO to SO,000 dollars--no insurance. There were on board, in addition to vast number of Indian and other curiosties. four live buffalo, which were cut loose and swan to shore.