Ste. Genevieve Herald Ste. Genevieve, Mo. Saturday, May 19, 1883 CORRESPONDENCE St. Mary, March 13, 1883 Henry SCHAFER was the happy recipient if girl twins by his better half on last Thursday. Much success to you, Henry! Young Martin ROND felt much vexed over the prospect of paying a fine for selling liquor in Sunday and, if it hadn't been for his sick father, would have liked to make things lively. The report is that it is an insurance agent who is engaged for the dirty work on an informer. The said insurance agent is reported to have been at E. LOTTES' the other day, inspecting the whiskey barrels as to the condition of the stamps; he is probably acting as "black sheep." My belief is that the same insurance agent was the informer on Philip SCHULERT, 2 years ago. Old Mr. VAN WINKLE came back here last week to stay; he says he is going to make his permanent home here and is going to build a big house. We had a splendid school picnic here on the 6th of May. the children enjoyed the entertainment and, what with the treat of candy, lemonade, and other dainties and the fine music furnished by the St. Mary music band, had a very fine time. The public school closed on the 10th of May. To-day we lost our old friend Martin ROND, who died of dropsy after a protracted suffering of several months. Peace be to his ashes. Mr. KEILICH who, not long ago, bought the BOGY tract here, will erect a large house on the same; Mr. Fr. BARTHELS has the contract for $3000. Our barkeepers are getting smart; on Sundays they are in the habit of going to the Illinois side to fish, and as fishing, in spite of all the water, is but a dry occupation, they generally take a keg of beer with them and dispose of it in a jovial kind of way, regardless of any green that may be harbored in the eye of any prosecuting attorney. Having been forbidden to sell beer in Missouri, they export it to Illinois and drink it there, in peace and unity. May 16th, 1883 The Burgee Hotel in Perryv. burned down to the ground last night. The stores of Mr. FRENCH and Mr. GREENVILLE on the first floor, and the Perryville Sun office, became a prey of the devouring element. The cause of the fire has not yet been ascertained. G.