Show I 1 we loam that the maltida was not insured I 1 t but that a considerable part of the hc merchandise on hoard board was in st louis louia some portion of the freight has been saved uninjured such as whiskey mola molasses oses and other goods in in tight barrels iron are c in tiie the hold of the boat men are still employed in saving portions of the goat boat and all the good they can MEETING OF TIE TE CITIZENS at a meeting of the citizens of lexington Lox ington called for the purpose of taking into consideration the condition of the dead and wounded and also aliso of those who have been deprived of the means of sustenance by the explosion of the steamer saluda at this port on this morning the ath dinst on motion of E littlejohn esq 0 B R morehead esq was called to the chair r and john johi T pigott appointed secretary by request F 0 sharp esq explained the eject of the meeting and upon his motion tho three following committees wore were applin ted lot committee to ralso raise subscription for the above purposes john S porter john williams and H H gratz grata ad for burying tho the dead george cox W N holton and silas silver ad for taking care of the sick ml essers james W wetzell B BF F wallace and IV A powell on motion of J P bowman esq the finance committee were instructed to petition on the tha honorable city council for an appropriation of two hundred dollars for the a above ore purposes on motion of n H II 11 gratz esq a special committee was appointed to take charge of the orphans whereupon Aless rs george wilson paul reinhard and fred were appointed said committee on motion of E littlejohn esq the se daveral veral clergymen of the city were requested to attend and officiate at the funeral tomorrow to morrow at 10 am on motion of W musgrove esq the city papers were requested to publish the proceedings of this meeting on motion of F CS harp esq the meeting adjourned to moet meet again on monda moodily Y next at 2 0 clock pm M 0 R MOREHEAD ohn ahn JOHN 1 T PIGOTT secretary gratitude is due and warmly bestowed on the citizens citizen of lexington for their prompt and ener energetic ge t assistance to the sufferers in this dreadful calamity |