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i ESTABLISHED 1830. *
} J. H. ESTILL, Editor and Proprietor. V
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
Sergeant Bate*’ Arrest Asked by a
Boarding House Proprietor—An Atlan
tian F.ngages in a Duel with Pistols —
Horribly Mangled by a Wheel Near
Suwannee.
GEORGIA.
Judge K. T. Terrill died suddenly from par
alysis at Lawrenceviile a few days ago.
Hon. William Williams has been reappoint
ed Judge of the County Court of Glynn.
Mr. Anderson’s house at Jesup has been
robbed of *i'J worth of clothing by burglars.
It is estimated that the damage to water
pipes in Atlanta by the late freeze amounts to
$75,000.
D. G. Eno=, the Philadelphia’ilrummer who
insulted a young lady in Rome, has since beon
arrested und lined *25.
Mrs. Evans, wife of Gen. C. A. Evans, of
Augusta, was buried in that city yesterday.
She died Thursday morning.
Judge Maynard, of Pennsvlvania, has sub
scribed *IO,OOO to the stock of the Piney
Woods Hotel at Tbomasville.
Brunswick’s new Mayor and Council have
elected J. L. Beach Chief Marshal and J. D.
Nelson Clerk und Treasurer.
Judge Ifarkness, a citizen of Butts county
since 1523, will he a candidate for the Legisla
ture from that sounty neat fall.
The employes of the Northeastern Railroad
have purchased a handsome silver water ser
vice to present to Col. G. J. Foreacre.
John Gallagher shot Richard Elmore, a
colored drayman, in the shoulder, at Augusta
Thursday, for knocking his father down.
Mrs. John Bailey, of Macon, gave her baby
twelve drops of laudanum by mistake, but the
timely arrivat of a doctor averted fatal re
sults.
Levi Evans, who attempted to outrage a re
spectable white woman of Dodge county some
time ago, was capture! at Albany a few days
ago.
A disastrous lire occurred in Col urn jia
county a few nights ago. by which the resi
dence, furniture, etc., of Griff Lainpkin were
destroyed.
Oue man who had not been able to walk a
step in nine years, was brought in a carriage
to the polls and voted at the recent election at
Waynesboro.
Mrs. M. C. Whitfield, mother of Soliciior
General It. B. Whitfield, of Milledgeville. and
Judge Whitfield, of Brunswick,died suddenly
on the 14th instant.
Charles Jefferson, the sou of •‘Kip Van
Winkle,” was born in Macon in the old Wash
ington Halt, which stood where Itordman's
block now stands, in lsal.
A conductor named Cook dealt G. T. Rogers
an unprovoked blow at the Macon dc|x>t
Thursday night, and will be reported to the
authorities. He runs between Jacksonville
and Chicago.
E, C. Hough, merchant tailor, of Rome,
made an assignment Thursday for the benefit
of his creditors. The liabilities are *I,OOO, and
the nominal assets *2,300. John M. Quinn is
the Assignee.
C. M. DnPree has sold the I>oohj Vindicator
to I*. G. McDonald, a well known teacher of
penmanship, who. for the past two or three
years has been engaged itt farming and mer
chandising at Vienna.
William Yarbrough, sou of Henry Yar
brough, of Rockbridge district, Gwinnett
county, went to Florida about a year ago. He
returned two weeks ago, sick with a fever
and died last Saturday.
At Tliomasville's municipal election the fol
lowing ticket was elected: Mayor. S. J. Cas
sells; Aldermen—A. P. Wright’ M. Isaac, J.
E. Jerger, J. L. Wolcott, 11. B. Ainsworth
and E. O.’Thompson, without opposition.
A young man from Florida, giving his name
as Lyman, while “seeing” Macon Wednesday
night in a drunken condition, was robbed of
$350. Ife knows he is minus that amount, but
how, is the question with him. He gave up
the search and went home.
Noble Bros, having removed their machine
shop* from Rome to Anniston, a party of gen
tlemen, consisting of Millard Howell, J. F.
Stephens and Charles Masking, are taking
steps to establish other shops, and expect to
commence operations in a short time.
Lula Wagner, a girl thirteen years of age,
whose home is near Winston, X. C., was
Thursday removed by Chief Connolly, of At
lanta, front a house of ill fame in that eity,
and taken to the city prison, where she now is
awaiting instructions from her parents.
Miss Mollie Bramlett, aged lti years, who
was badly burned in Madison county the
other day, her clothing having caught while
standing in front of the fire, cannot sleep
unle-s under the influence of laudanum,
having been without sleep for eight days and
nights.
George Daniel, the Ordinary of Madison
county, says there is plentyof gold in Madison
county; that an old man named Hull dug
enough gold on his place after laying by crops
to buy four good negroes front his father.
James Daniel says that Madison county \\ ill
be the Pike’s Peak of Georgia before many
years.
Last Saturday - night Tip Coates, who lives
on Hon Joel T. Coney's plantation, in Law
rence county, left his shanty to attend prater
meeting, leaving his child ami the two chil
dren of Joe Cooper to keep house until his re
turn. After prayer meeting he returned
home and found his shanty in ashes and the
three children burned up.
Monday Isom Holbrooks found two large
bucks ou tlie Tallulah river, near the Rembert
flace. with their horns tightlv locked together,
t Is supposed that thev had Wen fighting and
in the combat their horns became locked,
and they died of starvation. The bucks would
have weighed 175 pounds apiece, and their
horns showed that they were seven or eight
years old.
According to the Atlanta Constitution Mr.
Buchalz, a shoe dealer of that city, was one
of the participants in a duel with an unknown
adversary at Marietta Wednesday. Accord
ing to Bu’chalz's story, lie put a Gullet in his
opponent's leg. and' that worthy soul oae
whizzing through the crown of his hat. An
other volley was exchanged without effect,
aud wounded honor was appeased. One of
fhe participants had impeached the other’s
veracity.
The West Point Enterprise, alluding to J. T.
Wimbush.a citizen of Atlanti, :.->y-he has a bril
liant Confederate war recoru. He joined the
army, went to battle, was captured and es
caped prison, all in less than half a day. The
battle was the last of the war and occurred n
the fort at this place. He was a bov living at
LaGrange at the time, and marched down
there Sunday evening, April !7, lsfij, to help
garrison the fort, an.ijit beiiig taken that same
evening, he was captured hut escaped.
William I. Delph, a farmer living near
Augusta, has been repeatedly annoyed of late
by thieves in his vegetable patches. Wedne.s
ilavuighl he was aroused from his sleep, and
going out ct dqors espied a dark object
crouching lietuset two hills of potatoes.
The object sprang up, frightening Mr. Delph
so that he discharged his gun. The object
yell back with a groan, aud proved to be a
jitgro pained Alexander Brunson. The
wounds ployed fatal, and the negro soon
tiled. It is presumed that Mr. Delph will be
exonerated from any fauft in the matter.
Wednesday night, as the passenger train
from Atlanta, due at Silicon at 12:45. was
-earing Jonesboro. {Engineer Charlton e.\-
-"d a jolt and pt the saipe tipie heard’a
perie... - muter his engine, which caused
rattling noise . be sound that
him to stop, t n ini,. • —crwwties on
some scoundrel had placed so.- •: lf ht!v
the track, anti one of them was . '
wedged under the pilot ttnd on the fore trucks. ,
It was so securely fastened that it had to he
cut away with axes. The crossties had evi
dently been placed on the track especially
for that train, as a freight train had passed
only a short time before.
The Camilla Clarion says: “Thursday
morning last Mrs. Glover, of Big Creek dis
trict, had the misfortune to get her leg broken
and her hip put out of place. Her little chil
dren were playing out in the woods in front
of the house. " The wind was blowing very
hard ami she went to where they were, evi
dently to make them come into the house.
She get within a few yards of them and
stooped to break a switch, and while in that
position a large oak fell, one limb striking her
with the above result. Her husband was
helping one of his neighbors kill hog*, and
there being no help at hand she had to lie
there until Mr. John Fowler chanced to pass. ‘
Vesterday's Macon Telegraph says: “Yes
terday Chief Wiley received a postal card
from R. A. Antlersou. hotel keeper at Hamp
ton. asking him to arrest amt hold Sergeant
Bates. The card stated that the great fra
ternizer had left Hampton without paying
$$ 50 board bill, and the Sergeant had prom
ised to send the money from Griffin, but had
failed to do so. As the Sergeant hail sworn
that he could walk on fool and carry the stars
and stripes from Chicago to Savannah with
out molestation. Colonel Wiley thought that
as he had nearly reached Savannah, it would
be a pity to moUal him now. ami nothing was
done.”
A dispatch from Moultne dated the 17th,
savs: “A disastrous fire is racing through the
pine forests on every side. At 1 o'clock a, m.
a gentleman came in from Camilla ami re
ports the woods on fire from here to Ookloeko
ttee river, a distance of one mile, and for six
miles bevond. Every one who can do so has
been fighting the flames during the night. A
strong southwest wind is blowing with fair
indications of rain, hut every’ gust, until it
does ram, onlv adds fury to the flames, un
yeelerday the flames came very near Moul
trie. No loss of life or buildings has so fa,r
been reported. The air is filled to suffocation
with smoke, aud the flames are sweeping
northwest before a strong wind."
Henry Griffin fatally shot lleurv Craig nea;r
Deealur Wednesday night. Both are colored.
Craig is a married man, but his w ife left hipa
several months ago ami sued him for a divorce.
(Since that time he has been living in the house
a lons. On the fatal night two of his friends
called to see him. and while they were sitting
around the fire, Henry Griffin, who had been
sleeping in the house with Craig the last few
weeks, came in and joined in the conversa
tion. He used several oaths, ami Craig told
him if he couldn’t quit cursing he had better
leave the house, and he got up as if he intended
4a lag so. autl when he sot n few- feet from
praig pulled out a pistol and shot him. tha|
Mail going tcrough the flesh of his left anrT
ana entered his loft Ling, and is still there
As soon as Griffin shot Craig he put on his
overcoat and left the house,'and not been
heard of since.
The Gwinnett Herald says: “During the
iteui caid wave the large overshot wheel,
tftich runs itc machinery at Strickland’s
wiUis, situated about wee' miles above Su
wanC?; hftd become iw frozen up that the mill
would not g.-Uld. On Friday iaormn* Japes
McElroy. a young man about eighteen'yea**
at age, was employed to cut tbe ice loose. For
this purpose he got inside the wheel and
ftonuaenftetl cutting the mass of
tee that clogged ft. Just outside of
ffilomiiu) Jfem
the wheel was a post. After the young man
had cut sometime, the weight of ioe suddenly
started the wheel, and in his effort to escape
he lumped between the wheel and the post,
and the turning wheel caught him with its
immense weight and crushed the lower part
of his body in a horrible manner before he
could be extricated. His bowels were literally
crushed, and when he drank water it could be
heard to rattle with a sort of gurgling sound.
The accident occurred about 10 o’clock Fri
moruing and he lingered until 3 a. m. Satur
day, when death relieved his suffering. He
leaves a widowed mother.”
Israel Bcrlaut, a Russian refugee, has
brought suit against Benjamin skalowski and
Simon Josepbsou, of Macon. From the former
he claims *5,000 damages and *2,500 from the
latter. The suit arises out of a visit made by
the two men to Mr. Berlant’s house Sunday.
Mr. Berlant charges that they went to his
house in hi* absence, entered it without knock
ing or rapping, and went into the room where
his wife was attending a verv sick child,
and then and there did frighten both
mother and child, whereby the fever
of the laiter was increased. ’ln the same
room was another Russian named Blufstein,
whom Skalowski claimed owed him $1 30, and
on his refusal to pay it they said they would
send for an officer, and soon brought in Mr.
Harris, whom thev thought was the Sheriff,
all of which caused great distress and alarm
to his wife and child. He, therefore, claims
the damages as above stated. At the
trial of the city’s case against Skalowski and
Josephson for disorderly conduct, which was
the same transaction, "these gentlemen dis
claimed any intention of frightening Mrs.
Berlant. anil claim that it was all a joke.
Wednesday night a couple drove up at the
hotel of J. J. Velvin, at \ ilia Rica, in a buggv
and put up for the night. Suspicion soon arose
that the couple was a newly married one. and
while at supper the boarders began to have
their fun at the unfortunate couple's expense.
After supper, to increase the run, a blank
hook was sentin for them to register, which
they did, and registered “Wood and wife.”
They remained together all night and took
breakfast in the morning. After that time the
young man disappeared, ran away towards
Atlanta (a-foot: and left the lady to take care
of herself. He has not been heard of since.
After the lady saw that she had been deserted
by her “loved one,” she took the road (a-foot)
f<ir Temple, an opposite direction, crying. She
stated that .they had |ust been married and
that his name was John Wood, from Chatta
nooga, Tenn.. anti she had known him only
six weeks, hut did not give any reason for his
leaving her. It is supposed they will meet
again. The horse ami buggv is 'supposed to
la-long to a livery stable in Birmingham, Ala.
They left the horse and buggy at the stable of
Mr. Velvin, and he holds them for the hotel
hill, but has telegraphed to Birmingham con
cerning them.
The Dublin I’ost says: "Lumtiermen are
complaining that the prices paid for lumber
at Darien at the present time will not com
pensate a man for his labor. The Darien
dealers in lumber are shrewd fellows. \\ lieu
the river is so low that rafting is impossible
they offer fabulous prices for our pine, thus
affording a golden bait for the inexperienced,
who work night and day to get up a raft to
meet the first swell in the river. The swell
comes, and the river all at once is covered
with floating timber to rake in the spoils be
low. But when Darien is reached the rafts
man discovers that timber has suddenlv
flopped downward, and instead or raking in a
goodly sum, he receives just what the dealers
are disposed lo allow him. Storage in the
boom, board, etc., would soon eat up a big
raft, and when or*-e in Darien the tirtnf.
wornout raftsman, who has suffered a hun
dred hardships to bear his hewn logs to mar
ket. finds that he has only been made a cat’s
paw of. We know many who have been
gulled in this mautier. and there are many
morc who will follow in their footsteps, l'f
you want to follow the timber business con
tract with some dealer to pay you a certain
amount for your timber when brought to mar
ket. If.von cannot make such an arrange
ment go to work at something else, aud you
will Is; worth more money at the end of the
year than if you hail made yourself a prev
for laud sharks.”
FLORIDA.
Orange groves in Calhoun were not injured
lmt little, if any. during the late freeze.
Major Conner, Superintendent of the South
Florida Railroad, who was dangerously
stabbed a few days ago, is now out of danger.
The mast’on the l’laza tie Ferdinand, at
Pensacola, it is said is so badly rotted as to
endanger the lives of everv one passing under
it.
Tile Pensacola Commercial has opened war
on the Board of Health, charging them with
Imardiiig vessels and ordering them to Quaran
tine to set-Hre the fees involved. Capt. Fon
telle. of the Austrian bark India, which ar
rived at Pensacola Saturday, furnishes the
log of the American schooner L. C. Adams.
Vanuman, master, which vessel foundered off
Cape Roman, on the 10th of last .’September,
and whose crew were rescued and taken on
board the India. The India left Pensacola,
bound for Liverpool, on the 25th of August
last, and fortunately found the wrecked crew
iu their boat", in a heavy sea. a few hours
after the vessel went down. The schooner
Adams left Philadelphia for Charleston Sep
tember sth, and on the oth was struck by a
gale. On the 10th she went down.
RAILROAD RUMBLINGS.
The l’ool Arbitrators Make a Report.
The Atlanta Constitution of yesterday
says; “After a session of three days the
board of arbitration of the Southern Rail
way and Steamship Association drought
its labors to a conclusion, and adjourned
at 1 p. m. yesterday. The report agreed
iilion by the board, after a careful consid
eration ot the printed arguments submit
ted, contains substantially the following
points:
“ ‘l. The board decides that the allotments
of business of the Atlantic and West Point,
and the Western Railroad, of Alabama, must
lie restored precisely as they existed prior, to
September Ist, tlm* placing the parties in the
same position the\ would have occupied if
there had been no interruption on either side,
and it is furthermore required that all busi
ness from those roads carried by the Central
and Georgia Road* since September Ist. and
not put into the general pool, must lie re
ported and put into said pool.
“ ’2. The lioard also decides that all busi
ness in dispute done bv the East Tennessee.
Virginia and Georgia Railroad since the first
of September must be pooled at the rates re
ceived hv said road, and not at the rates
published. This also applies to such business
as may be done between this date and March
Ist, next.’”
“It will lie recollected by readers of this
column that the publication of certain al
leged differences between tbe East Ten
nessee, Virginia and Georgia, and the
Central and other roads called forth a
statement to the effect that the Central
and Georgia had been doing just what the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
people were charged with doing. To be
more specific, it was alleged that all busi
ness coming from the Atlanta and West
Point, aud the Western Railroads
went into a priyaje pool be
tween the Central and the Geor
gia roads, thus shutting out the East Ten
nessee, Virginia aud Georgia Railroad
from competition. Under the report of
the board of arbitrators, all this will have
to be pooled. While this may appear to
be a point gained by tlie East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia people it is very
evident that the required pooling of all
the disputed business done by the East
Virginlu and Georgia, since
Septemlier !. scores a point for the Ven
tral, To just what extent the carrying
out of the conditions laid down by" the
lioard will affect the two belligerent
roads, cannot be definitely ascertained.
••Now that the report has lieen rendered
people will naturally inquire wbat is go
ing to be done about it. The issue is still
involved in uncertainty. The party at
interest may quietly carry out the de
crees of the arbitration, or one or more
may kick and briug on the war of rates
which has been vaguely predicted for
some time past. As yet no meeting of
tbe Executive Committee of the Associa
tion has been called, and it will bo some
little time before any developments of an
active nature may lie expected.”
'She Conductors Convicted.
Philadelphia, Jan. 18.—A. J. Rogers
and (George W. Foster, Pullman Car Con
ductors, connected with Trains running
between New York and Chicago On the
Pennsylvania Railroad, to-day pleaded
guilty "to seveial biilscf judictment charg
ing them with embezzlement of railroad
tickets. Sentence was deferred. The in
vestigation showed that the men had sold
tickets to scalpers in New York.
Daniel Reiff, a Pennsylvania Railroad
conductor on route between this city and
Washington, was arrested this afternoon
upou a charge of embezzling tickets, and
with conspiring with others to defraud
the company. JJe waived a hearing and
entered $1,009 bail to appear at court.
A Priest-* llosniaji,
New York. Jan. 18.—Kov. rioreuoo
McCarthy, a priest of St. Cecilia's Church.
10 Williamsburg, Brooklyn, who lately
gained notoriety - through' a suit begun
agaiust him i>y the lady organist of his
church for an attempted indecent assault,
and in which the lady got a verdict, was
a prisoner in the Harlem Police Court to
day, charged with being drunk and disor
derly while riding with a woman in a
Sleigh, He was fined $lO. His compan
ion, who is thought to be a depraved wo
man, managed to effect her escape before
McCarthy’s arrest.
Earthquake Shock in North Carolina,
Wilmington, N. C„ Jan. 18.—A shock
of an earthquake was felt in this city
l about 8 o’clock this morning. A number
of families at breakfast report it as
being very perceptible, shaking the
crockery on the tables. Telegrams from
Fort Macon report that the shock was
felt at Beaufort a little earlier than at
this place. At that point the jar was suf
ficient to shift a stovepipe from its posi
tion and unlatch a door.
|£rs Eliza Brannon, Ivauhoe.jGa., says3
“1 usetf Brown;g Jron Bitters with best
results for extreme nervousness, sleep
lessness and bad blood.”
SUNK OFFGAY HEAD,
The City of Colum
bus a Wreck.
A HUNDRED LIVES LOST
Terrible Scenes After She
Struck,
A FIERCE GALE BLOWING.
Passengers Washed Overboard
by Scores.
ALL LOST IN A TWINKLING.
No Suvaniiabiaiis Known to
Have Been Aboard.
THE VESSEL BOUND THIS WAY.
Early Morning the Time of the Dis
aster, and AH Asleep.
THE CAUSE YET i NEX PLAINED.
Stories t,f the Survivors and Their
Rescuers.
Washington, Jan. 18, 10:30 e. m.— A
rumor has just reached here that a Bos
ton and Savannah steamer has met with
a disaster involving great loss of life.
Boston, Jan. is, n p. m.—The vessel
reported lost oft' Gay Head, in Martha’s
Vineyard sound, proves to be the
steamer City of Columbus. Cap
tain Wright, of the Savannah line,
which left Boston lor Savan
nah yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock. F.
W. Nickerson & Son, the agents of the
line, have received the following dis
patch :
CAPT. WRIGHT’S STATEMENT.
New Bedford, Mass., Jan. is. 1884.
J. IF. Xickerson it Son:
The steamer City of Columbus is ashore
on Devil’s Bridge, Gay Head, and is fast
breaking up. About 100 lives were lost.
I will leave on an early train in the morn
ing. I was saved by the revenue cutter
Dexter.
[Signed] S. E. Wright, Master.
STRUCK A ROCK IN A GALE.
New Bedford, Mass., Jan. is, n p. m.
—The following is Capt. Wright’s state
ment regarding the loss of the steamer
City of Columbus: The Columbus left
Boston at 3 o’clock Thursday evening,
carrying 80 passengers and acrew of 47).
At 3:45 o’clock Friday morning—Gay
Head light ’nearing south, half east—the
vessel struck on the outside of Devil’s
Bridge buoy. Tbe wind was blowing a
gale, west by north.
SUNK IN A TWINKLING.
The vessel immediately filled and keeled
over, the water breaking in and flooding
the port side of the saloon. All of the
passengers, excepting a few women and
children, came on deck, nearly all wear
ing life preservers. All of the boats were
cleared away, but were immediately
swamped.
FATE OF THE PASSENGERS.
The majority of the passengers were
washed overboard. Seven passengers
left the vessel on the life raft, and about
forty more took to the rigging. At lo;3rt
o’clock this morning the Gay Head life
boat put off and took seven persons.
Another life boat put off between 12 and 1
o’clock, The revenue cutter Dexter
came along at about 2:30 o’clock and
sent off two boats. Twenty-one persons,
one of whom was dead, were placed on
board the Dexter, and after all the persons
were taken from the vessel the Dexter
proceeded to New Bedford. Three persons
died after going on board the Dexter.
NAMES OF THE SAVED.
“The names ot the saved are Horace
Waterhouse, of Bath, Me.; John White,
of Prince Edward’s Island; F. W. Fair
banks, of Gorham. Me.; Thomas OLeary,
a fireman; E. T. Briggs, of Boston; Fur.
ber Hanson, of Boston; A. A. Hittman,
o( Brooklyn, the steward: 8. E. Wright,
of Boston; Capt. G. D. Whitcomb, of
Hudson, Mass.; H. W. Farnsworth and
Geo. W. Farnsworth, of Townsend. Mass.;
John L. Cook, of Portland, Me.;
H. Wiedman, Lawrence, Mass.; Eugene
McGarry. alias McCarthy, Somerville,
Mass.; If. A. Phillips, the First Assis
tant Engineer, John Madden, of Char
lottetown, Prince Edward’s Island, andT.
R. Hammonds, of Goldsboro, Me.
SOME OF THE DEAD.
Four dead bodies were brought to this
city oil the Dexter. They are all men. ]
One is not identified. Two are identified j
as H. Brooks, ot Northboro, Mass.,
and G. Fred. Chandler, of Hide park.
Mass. The other is a man, supposed from
a card found in his pocket, to be one of the
firm of C. Richardson A Cos., of Clinton
Market, Boston. One of the passengers
lost was N. J. Morton, lately connected
with the Boston Globe, who was going
South for his health.
THE SCENE OF THE WRECK.
The ledge on which the steamer struck
is considered by mariners to be one of the
most dangerous points on the coast. The
ledge consists of a formation of submerged
ro ks, constituting a double ledge, the
outer stratum of which is called Devil’s
Back, both ledges being called the Devil’s
Bridge. The ledges are abreast of Gay
Head Bight on the mainland and extend a
little to the southward of it. The outer
ledge, or Devil’s Back, is about an eighth
of a raille from the mainland. On either
side of the outer ledge is very deep
water. The upper part of the ledge is
formed like the gable of a house, so that a
vessel striking tt diagonallv would natu.
rally keel over on her beam end. The
course of vessels is around Gay Head, to
pass by the outer ledge on the south.
147 PERSOXB aboard.
The City of Columbus had 80 first-class
and 22 steerage passengers, about a third
of whom were ladies and children, and a
crew of 45. The total number of persons
saved is 30,
A LIST OF THOSE ON BOARD.
The officers of the steamship City of
Columbus were: Captain A. S. Wright,
of Boston; first mate Edward Fuller, of
Barnstable; Second mate Allen Eldridge,
of Chatham; boatswain Phillip Clark,
of Boston; quartermaster McDonald;
engineer Archibald Morrison, of East
Boston; second engineer, H. A. Phillips,
bf East Boston; third engineer. Collins;
purser, W. C. Spalding, of Boston; stew
ard Pitman, of New York: second stew
ard. Howe. The crew consisted of thirty
three seamen. The passenger list is as
follows: W. W. Wright and wife, of
Boston; E. S. Rand and wife, of Boston;
T. K. Hale, of Boston: Levi Lawrence:
GeorgeH Kellogg;Dr. H. C. Bartlett and
wife; Mrs. S. Keane; Mrs. D. R. Small, of
Southampton, Mass; Miss Beach; Mrs.
Gibson; Oscar lasigi, the Turkish Consul
General at Boston; X. Morton,
of the Boston Globe: H. Brooks;
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Rand and Master
flahd, of Boston; Mrs. Slade, R. B. Bel
y'ea, wife and two children. Mrs. j. At
kinson, Mrs. L. Davis, Mrs. H. B. Kellogg,
C. Richardson and wife, E. T. Hutchinson
and wife.G. F. Hammond, S. Vance,Henrv
L. Batchelder and wife,of C.J.
James; J. A. Merrill: Henry L. Daniels
and wife; Mrs. James Beal; Miss Beal;
Mrs. Whitcomb; D. W. Mitchell; J. H.
Tibbetts; T. A. May; John L. Cook;
M. Sargent; H. Weidman: A. Cum
mings; X. D. Eaton; A. Chase and wife;
H. Durlaudj Mrs. S, I. Hink
ham. of Lynn; W. Lapham;
Mrs. Hagan; G. If. Hammond; E. D,
Ball; C. F. Feast: Joel Nourse, of
Among those in the steerage were Annie
Kelly; Susie Smith; G. E. Goddard; T.
McCarthy; E. McCarthy. G, Haines; F,
”• Fairbanks, H. W. Farnsworth;
G. W. Farnsworth: G. Giffin.
T. E. Geddingßj W. E. Wright; August
Pearson; J. R. Debar; G. J. Whitcomb;
C. A. Willett; —— Waterhouse;
Brown; Walker; Fossett.
ONE HUNDRED AND NINETEEN PERSONS
UNACCOUNTED FOR.
The first dead bodies have been recov
ered. and 119 souls are thus unaccounted
for. Seventeen of the saved and 4 of the
dead were brought here, and 6, supposed
to be living, and 1 dead are at Day Head.
SAVANNAH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1884.
A FULL LIST OF THE DEAD.
The following is a full list of those lost:
Wm.M. Wright and wife, of Boston; E.
M. Rand, lawyer, and wife, of Roxbury.
Mass.; T. M. Hale, a produce dealer, of
Boston; Levi Lawrence, residence un
known; George H. Kellogg, resi
dence unknown; Dr. H. C. Bart
lett and wife residence unknown,
Mrs. Skeane, residence unknown;
Mre. D. K. Small, Southampton, Mass.;
Miss Beach, residence unknown; Mr9.
Gibson,residence unknown: Oscar Jasigi,
the Turkish Consul General at Boston; N.
J. Morton, of the Boston Globe; Helen
Brooks, of Northboro, Mass.: Mr. and
Mrs. C. A. Rand and son, of Boston; Mrs.
Henry Slade, of Chelsea, Mass.; R. B.
Belyea, wife and two children, residence
unknown; Mrs. J. Atkinson,residence un
known; Mrs. L.Davis,residence unknown;
Mrs. H. J. Kellogg, residence unknown;
C. Richardson and wife, residence un
known; E. T. Hutchinson and wife, resi
dence unknown; F. Vance, residence un
known; Henry L. Bacheldor and wife, of
Dorchester; Mrs. C. J. James, residence
unknown; James A. Merrill, of Boston;
Henry L. Daniels and wife, residence un
known. Mrs. S. J. Pinkham, Lynn,
Mass.; Joe} Nourse, of Boston, and
the following first-class passengers,
whose residences are unknown: Mrs.
James Beal and Miss Beal,
Mrs. Whitcomb, D.W .Mitchell, J.Tibbets,
T. A. Day, M. Sargent, A. Cummings, D.
Eaton, A. Chase and wife, H. Durland,
W. Lapham, G. R, Hammond, C D. Bali,
C. F. Frost.
The residences of none of the following
steerage passengers is known: Annie
Kelly, Susie Smith, G. E. Goddard,
T. McCarthy, G. Hines, C. Grif
fin, T. E. Giddings. W. E. Wright,
A. Pearson. J. R. Hebar, J. G. Whit
comb, O. G. Willet, Brown, Walker and
Fossett. The last three applied for tick
ets just before the hour for starting, and
their full names were not obtained." The
officers lost are: First mate, E. Fuller, of
Barnstable; second mate, Allen Eidredge,
of Chatham, Mass.; boatswain, Phillip
Clark, of Boston; quartermaster, McDon
ald, engineer, Archibald Morrison, of
Boston; thiid engineer, Collins, purser,
W. S. Spaulding, of Boston; second stew
ard, Howe, and 33 seamen, whose names
are unknown.
those ashore at gay head.
The following are the names of those
taken ashore at Gay Head. One ot them
is known to be dead, but it is not known
which one. The others are Henry Collins,
third engineer; William Spaulder, purser;
Michael Kennedy, waiter; Edward
O’Brien, waiter; John Holmes, fireman;
one passenger whose name is unknown.
those on the raft.
The following are among those on the
raft whose fate is unknown: A. Morri
son, chief engineer; Edwin Fuller, first
mate; Augustus Hardin, second mate;
William Murray, assistant engineer; Wil
liam Fitzpatrick, pantryman; Richard
Sullivan, ot Prince Edward’s Island.
CAPT. WRIGHT’S STATEMENT.
Capt. Wright says in addition to the
foregoing that he passed Crossrip light
ship at 12 o’clock, and continued by the
east and west chop with a strong breeze
west by southwest, I passed Nobska
with hereourse west southwest. 1 stepped
into my room to warm myself. It was
very cold. Everything was working well.
I went below a short time, and soon after
heard the second mate, who was in the
pilot house with tne mate, sing out to the
quartermaster to port the helm.
the fatal moment.
1 jumped out of my room thinking we
bad come across a vessel bound down the
sound. I then cried out, “Hard a port,”
not knowing it was not a vessel, and in
the moonlight saw the buov on the Devil’s
Bridge on the port about two points for
ward of the beam, and about 300 yards
distant. She immediately struck. I or
dered the engines reversed and she backed
about twice her length. The steamer
immediately stopped and I ordered
the jib hoisted and endeavored to head her
to the north, but she filled forward and
listed over to the port so that the plank
shear was about four feet under water.
calming the passengers.
I then went aft and told the passengers
to keep cool and get life preservers. I next
told the officers of the deck to get the
boats ready. The steamer settled down
alt and righted. It was blowing very
hard and a heavy sea was running. We
launched port boat No. 6, which was
immediately capsized. The sea was
breaking over the steamer’s deck, and
the stern being entirely under w ater we
w ere forced to go up on top of the houses,
I stayed there awhile, but we were finally
obliged to take to the rigging. The mate,
second mate, Chief Engineer and tbe
Fourth Engineer took to the raft. I think
the steamer struck on Lone rock.”
The Captain is positive that he struck
outside of the buoy, and in backing drifted
inside.
THE DEXTER’S STATEMENT.
The officers of the cutter Dexter fur
nished the following statement; At
about 12:30 o’clock sighted a vessel on
shore on the reef near Gay Head. The
wind was blowing a gale and a terrible
sea was running. As we approached we
saw that tbe vessel was a steamer, and
waves were breaking over her. We an
chored on her starboard quarter, 200 or
300 yards away.
RESCUING THOSE IN THE RIGGING.
The cutter’s boat was at once lowered
and manned by five men in charge of Lieu
tenant Rhodes, who brought off seven men.
A return trip was made and one man was
brought to the vessel. Lieutenant Ken
nedy was then dispatched in the
gig with four men and took
oil four or five men. In the
meanwhile the life boat transferred sev
eral men to the cutter, and at length the
rigging was cleared of the survivors. The
vessel sank in about four fathoms of
water, and the railing on the bow was
the only portion of the hull visible.
We found men in the fore and maintop
rigging. It was impossible to row over
the rigging, as the boats would have been
imunded to pieces. The men in the rig
ging were forced to jump into the sea and
we caught them as they arose to the
surface and pulled them into the boats.
Some of the men could not swim, but
nearly every one in the rigging was
saved.
ONE BROTHER SAVED AND THE OTHER
LOST.
Eugene McGarrv Jumped from the rig
ging. Lieut. Rhodes jumped for him, but
the boat was lifted fifteen feet on a crest,
and it was necessary to starboard to
avoid swamping her. The poor man was
not seen afterwards. At the same in
stant. nearly, McGarry’s brother was
pulled into Ihe boat. Capt. Wright was
among the last to leave the ship.
THE CAPTAIN TRUE TO HIS DUTY.
Two men who were frozen so stiff that
they were unable to relinquish their hold
on the rigging were at length the only
persons remaining on the steamer except
ing the Captain. Lieut. Rhodes asked him
to jump, but he shouted:
“Save these men first?”
“They are frozen,” was the Lieutenant’s
answer.
The Captain then jumped, and although
he could not swim a stroke, he was res
cued by Lieut. Kennedy.
LIEUT. RHODES’ BRAVERY.
Lieut. Rhodes performed a heroic act,
which elicits hearty commendation. Two
men hung in the rigging, unable to move
from exhaustion. The officer deter
mined to save them at the peril
of his life. Returning to the cut
ter, he asked Capt. Gabrielseu
to give him a man to steer that he might
swim to the wreck and rescue the unfor
tuuate men. The Captain granted the
request, and Lieut. Rhodes was placed in
a boat, but on nearing the steamer it was
found to be folly to attempt to go along
side. Lieut. Rhodes refused to abandon
the attempt, and sang out to the men
in the life boat to takeJUim to the wreck.
Lieutenant Rhodes boarded the life boat,
imd tying a rope about him waited till he
was about 30 feet from the vessel, when
be sprang into the sea, He had
nearly reached the wreck when he
was struck by a piece of timber on the leg
and sank. He was pulled aboard the boat
and taken to the cutter. His leg was
found to be cut, but after changing his
clothing, as the sea was smoother, he de
termined to make a last attempt. He
again went, and this time the men were
reached.
One was hanging with his feet and arms
through the rat lines, and his head was
hanging, Lieut. Rhodes put a rope about
him, when he murmured, “For God’s sake
don’t touch me.” The man, who was
afterwards found to be Mr. Richardson,
was placed in a boat, but died before
reaching the cutter. About S4OO was
found in a wallet in his pocket. The
second man, who was the last person
removed from the wreck, was in the rat
lines in the weather rigging, and though
breathing when plaeedin the boat he also
expired before reaching the cutter.
THE CHIEF STEWARD’S STATEMENT.
A. J. Pitman, chief steward of the
steamer, said: I was in my berth when
the ship struck, and was not awakened
by the shock. A general alarm was
given, and I hurried into my clothes. The
greatest excitement prevailed and women
were rushing about the cabin in their
night dresses. On reaching the deck I
found the men hoisting the jib, and in
about twenty minutes the ship listed.
Tbe houses were carried away bv the sea.
and almost immediately the deck began
to break up.
WASHED OVERBOARD BY SCORES.
About 7 o’clock as the passengers
came on deck they were washed over
board by scores and the scene
was horrible. After the vessel listed
I made my way along the wind
ward side up an inclined plane and into
the rigging, where about forty persons,
all men, had taken refuge. There we
clung for life, with fingers-benumbed and
with floating corpses and debris at our
feet. I saw one man who was knocked in
the sea when the topmast head broke.
Tbe steward also said that he remembered
a tew of the passengers, among them the
Boston Globe reporter, whom he recalled
from the fact that he came to him and re
quested a warm place at the table, as his
lungs were not strong. Tbe gentleman
said that he was going South for his
health. The description given answered
to that of N. J. Morton.
Among the passengers with whom the
steward became acquainted was J. L.
Hale, of the firm of F. L. Hale A Cos., No.
30 and 32 Commercial street, Boston.
Pitman also remembered a Mr. Tibbets,
an express man at Somerville; Messrs.
Merrill and Batchellor, ot Boston, one of
whom was accompanied by his wife; Mr.
Sargent, a carriage maker, of Merrimack;
J. C. Bell, of Lowell, and George God
dard, of Stowe, Miss.
A PASSENGER’S EXPERIENCE.
. John L. Cook, a screen maker recently
in the employ of E. T. Burrough, at Port
land, Me., was a passenger and occupied
a state room on the deck with an elderly
man who told him that he was born in
Brunswick, Me. At the time the
vessel struck he was awake, but
did not feel alarmed till he
heard the orders to hoist the jib
and detected signs of confusion. Mr.
Cook dressed himself, and, learning that
the ship had struck a rock and was siuk
ing, he went on deck. lie went back to
his stateroom and alarmed his cornpan
ion. Ihe latter seemed crazed, and
although Cook pulled him out of his berth
twice, he could not prevail on him to leave
the room. Cook was at length compelled
to abandon the attempt, and returned to
the deck, where he climbed to the top of
one ot the houses, where lie found two
young men named Farnsworth, Capt.
\\ right, and a seaman named White. At
about 11 o’clock the house was carried
away, and the five men sought reluge in
the ioretop. All five of these men were
saved.
HEART-RENDING SCENES.
Ihe cook says that manv of the scenes
were heartrending. John Roach, a coal
passer, dangled from the mainstay for
two hours with his hands and legs about
the mainstay. At length his struggles
grew feebler until he dropped into the sea.
A passenger was astride a stay and clung
there from o o’clock till nearly 10 o’clock
in the morning, when he, too, relinquished
the tight lor lile and fell into the ocean.
All the rescued gave the highest praise
to the officers and of the revenue cutter
lor the bravery they showed In saving
them.
THE SURVIVORS.
All the survivors are now on board the
cutter, where they are cared for by the
officers, ihe Mayor tendered the "hos
pitalities et the city to the survivors, but
they preferred to remain on the cutter.
T lie steamer was fast going to pieces at
bo clock to-night, when the cutter left her.
ONE HUNDRED AND FOUR LOST.
New Bedford, Jan. If), 1:30 t m —lt
is now ascertained that the first class pas
sengers numbered 59, the steerage 22 and
the crew 45. Of these 55 first class and
Li steerage and 34 of the officers and crew
were lost.
the insurance.
It is said that the steamer was insured
at a lower rate than any vessel on the
coast. She was valued "at $300,000, and
was insured lor $250,000, of which $170,000
is in English and SBO,OOO in American
companies. Tbe home insurance is as
follows: Boston, of Maine, $30,000; New
> ork Underwriters, $20,000; Great West
ern, $20,000; Phamix, $5,000; India, $5,000.
CAPT. WRIGHT’S LIFE.
Boston, Jan. 19, 3 a.m. —Capt. Wright
commander of the ili-fated vessel, City of
Columbus, is a seaman of large exper
ience and excellent reputation. He has
been in command of steamers ol the Bos
ton and Savannah line since 1869.
He has been in charge ol the City of Co
lumbus since she was purchased by the
line. He never met with an accident of
any sort until September last, when his
vessel ran down the bark Arthur C. Wade
°*U be T? outh Sh< ’ re Li ht at Nantucket.
1 lie Boston and Savannah line has an
excellent record. They have carried be
tween 150,000 and 200,000 passengers, and
no life was ever before lost.
Messrs. G. W. Nickerson & Company
are the Boston agents. Thev this even
ing furnished every facility' possible in
the collection of information.
THE RACE FO,R SENATOKSHIPS.
Judge L. K. ilgon Elected in Maryland
Amid Great Kxciteiuent.
Annapolis, Md„ Jan. 18.—Judge E.
K. Wilson was to-day elected United
States Senator on the sixth ballot. At the
conclusion of the tilth vote, when it was
found that Judge Robinson had tweutv
nine votes, and belore the ballot was an
nounced, there was great excitement,
when the long expected break of the Re
publicans to Judge Robinson began. Sen
ator Moore. Republican, began it, and
voted for Robinson. The excitement rose
to fever heat when Randall, also Republi
can, lollowed for Judge Robinson. The
Democrats began to change to Thomas
and \V uson, and these were received with
applause. Gadd, a Democrat, from
tjueen Anne county, Judge Rob
inson's county, changed to Wilson,
rhis was lollowed by loud applause.
Legg, a Democrat, and also a linn sup
porter of Robinson, followed for Wilson.
Loud applause and cheers followed this,
and the convention got in an uproar. The
President of the convention hammered
with has gavel and stopped the proceed
ings till order was restored. Scores of
Democrats changed their votes to Judge
E. R. Wilson, and he was elected, the
vote resulting after the change as follows:
V\ Uson 08. Robinson 0, Thomas 0, Groome
8, Dixon 12, Keating 1, Clark 1, Cress
well 7.
Wilson is a resident of Snow
Dili, Worcester countv, and 62 years of
age. He was a member of the Forty
third Congress and declined re-election.
He is at present Judge iu the First Judi
cial District and has been on the bench
since 1878. He is regarded as a gentle
man of sound judicial qualities, good
abilities and unblemished reputation
NO CHANGE IN KENTUCKY.
Louisville, Ivy*, Jan. 18.—The Sena
torial situation at Frankfort remains
practically unchanged. Six ballots were
cast in the caucus last night. On the l ist
ballot \V. L. Jackson, of Louisville
changed from Mr. Williams to Mr. Blackl
burn, making the vote stand: Williams
53, Blackburn 45, and Sweeney 24. Ward
meetings have been held here, at which
resolutions were adopted instructing
their representatives to vote for Mr
Blackburn.
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.
Rumored Escape of a Prisoner from the
Jail.
Eastman, Ga., Jan. 18.— Sheriff Rawlins
was notified the other day of the arrest of
Levi Evans at Albany. He deputized ex-
Marshal A. R. Fulghum to go after the
prisoner. It is rumored here this morn
ing that while on the way to Eastman
Evans leaped out of the car window last
night a few miles north of this place and
made his escape, though he was hand
cuffed, A posse has gone in search of
him. Evans is the young man who was
convicted and sentenced to ten years in
the penitentiary at the November term
(1880) of Dodge Superior Court for assault
with intent to rape Miss Ida Belle Ross.
He escaped from jail, however, before the
penitentiary guard came for him, and has
since been at large.
THE MAYBEK MURDER CONFESSED.
Hunter’s Point, L. 1., Jan. 18.—Ed
ward Tappan, who is under arrest, on
suspicion, being implicated in tbe Town
send outrage, confessed this that
his brother John and himself were” con
cerned in the murder of Mrs. Maybee and
her daughter at Brookville.
Nervousness, NeKous Debility. Neu
ralgia, Nervous Shock, St. Titus’* Dance,
Prostration, and all diseases of Nerve
Generative Organs, are all permanently
and radically cured by Allen’s Brain
Food, the great botanical remedy. $1
pkg., 6 for $5. Jfl druggists, or by mail
from J. fl. Allen, 315 First avenue, New
Fork city.
AT THE NATION’S CAPITAL
THE SENATE REFUSES TO RATI
FY THE MEXICAN TREATY.
But One Vote Needed for Ratification-
Senator Morgan Mores for Recon
sideration-Judge Goodyear, of Bruns
wick, Confident That He Will Succeed
Erskine— Springer’s Modus Operandl.
Washington. D. t\, Jan. 18.-The
Senate in executive session to-day re
jected the Mexican treaty. A motion
was made to reconsider the vote, pending
which the Senate adjourned until Monday.
Beyond these facts reports with regard to
the matter are contradictory, and some
confusion seems to exist in the minds of
the Senators themselves with respect to
certain features of the proceedings.
Careful inquiry gives warrant for the be
lief that the following is a substantially
correct statement of the course of events:
Several amendments were proposed to
tbe treatv, the most important one being
one to add cotton fabrics to the list of ex
portable articles, and auotber ex
tending the time for the ratificaeion of the
treaty four months. All were defeated
except the last mentioned, which was
adopted by a majority vote. Senators Al
drich, Jones, of Florida,Conger and Haw
ley made speeches against the treaty, and
senators Saulsbury and Lapham iu its
favor. At 4 o’clock the de
came to an end in accordance
with the understanding of yesterday and
“ e was taken. It is understood that
•49 Senators voted for ratification and 20
against it, the affirmative vote beiug one
less than the two-thirds necessary for
ratification. Before tbe result was an
nounced Senator Morgan, who voted
for ratification, changed his vote in order
to enter a motion to reconsider, leaving
the vote 38 to 21. A motion was then
made to adjourn over until Monday and
was lost. Senator Morgan made his mo
tion to reconsider and shortly afterwards
a second motion was made to adjourn un
til Monday and was carried.
* B , Ba jJ U'tft in view of the possibility
of the failure on the part of the Senate to
reach a point of final action before next
Sunday, some negotiations had takeu
place between the Mexican minister
and representatives of the United
..tates looking to an extension of
the time, and that an affirmative
understanding had been reached. The
opinion prevails, however, that the action
otto-day is final, that the vote to extend
the time for consideration has no validity,
,aaßnn 'ch as it requires the concurrence
ot the Alexican Goveinment. and that the
motion to reconsider must be inoperative
for the reason that the Senate will not
again be in session until the time
tr* FqfilirinlioM ..
for ratification according to the terms
ol the original treaty has expired. The
tollowing is believed to lie a correct state
ment of the vote in detail:
Ayes—Messrs. Bayard, Beck, lilair. Bowen,
Cameron of W isconsin. Cockrell, Coke, Col
quitt, Ctillom, Dawes, ilolph. Edmunds, Frye,
Garland, George, Harris. Harrison. Il'iil
Hoar, Ingalls, Jackson, Jones of Nevada.
Lapham, Logan, McMillan, McPherson, Man
derson, Maxey, Miller of California, Miller
Morgan, Pendleton, Plumb,
I ugh, Saulsbury, Sawyer, Slater, Vest and
llsou—33.
< ' Messr f,’Aldrich. Brown. Butler,
Call, Conger, Gibson, Hale, Hawley, Jonas,
Jones of Honda, Kenna, Mahoue,'Mitchell,
Morrill, Palmer, Pike, Platt, Itiddleberger,
\ ancc and VanW yck—2o.
300 BILLS GIVEN TO SUB-COMMITTEES.
Benton McMillan, Chairman of the
House Committee on Claims, to-dav dis
tributed 300 bills to sub-committees.
Ihese lulls are from one to one hundred
years old, and involve claims for from
one hundred to one million dollars. The
claim of the Captain of the vessel Meteor
tor $20,000 was adversely acted upon
by a committee in 1853. The
Independence, a vessel owned by
Cornelius \ anderbilt, was wreck in the
Bay of Magdaline and several hundred
passengers were cast adrift on the island
of .Margarita, off the coast of California.
i lie Meteor took the passengers to the
port of San Francisco, and the claim
is made against the government
•or the care of the passengers.
CONTESTED ELECTIONS,
In the House Committee on Elections
to-day consideration of the prima facie
right of the case of Garrison P. Mayo, of
’ irginia, was set for Monday next, and
the North Carolina case of Poole vs. Ski
nner was set for next Wednesday. The
Cnairman was instructed to report to the
House on Monday the result of the con
sideration of the prima facie evidence of
the Chalmers vs. Manning case. The re
port is that neither is entitled to the seat
on the prima facie right. The case will
be considered on its merits next week.
Mr. I timer, the Chairman, is preparing
the report of the Elections Committee
that neither Mr. Chalmers nor Mr. Man
ning be seated on the prima facie right,
but that the contest be settled on its
merits. He will bring the report in time
to get the case before the House next
week, when he expects it will be adopted.
V IRTER TO GET RELIEF,
Ihe vote bv which the House to-day
took up lor consideratian the bill for the
relief of Fitz John Porter showed con
clusively that the bill will pass that
body. 'lhe vote was 158 to 78, Discus
sion of the bill will go on from time to
time during at least half of the session
before being finally acted on by the
House. About twenty-five members have
already put their names down for speeches
on it. The Senate, it will be remembered,
passed the bill at the last session. There
have been no changes of opinion in that
body, so it is almost assured that Gen.
Porter will secure the Congressional re
lief he has worked for at the hands of the
present Congress. As Mr. Keifer is to
speak against the bill and William Wal
ter Phelps for it, there is expected to be a
very warm bout between these two great
friends.
MORE SUB-COMMITTEES.
The following sub-committees were ap
pointed:
On Marine Sehools and the Academy.—
Messrs. Morse, Talbott and Thomas.
On the Building of Vessels.— Messrs. Cox,
Buchanan and Goff.
On the Restoration of Bank and Pay. —Messrs,
Eaton, Thomas aud Talbott.
On the Marine Cor/>s.— Messrs. Buchanan,
McAdoo and Boutellc.
On Mary Yards.— Messrs. Cox, Morse and
Harmer.
On Retirement.— Messrs. Bailentine, Bou
tellc and Goff.
On Prize Money.— Messrs. McAdoo and Har
mer.
KELIEF FOR MYRA CLARK GAINES.
The House Committee on Private Land
Claims to-day unanimously agreed to re
port favorably on the bill of Renresenta
tive Kobinson, of .New York, for the relief
of Myra Clark Gaines. The bill provides
for the issue of patents to Mrs. Gaines for
88,457 acres of land on account of grants
made by Spain to John Lvnd and Thomas
Urquhart, from whom the claimant re
ceived the title to suph lands. It is pro
vided that no mineral lauds shall be in
cluded in the grant.
LIEUTENANT GRKELY’B RELIEF.
Secretaries Lincoln and Chandler ap
peared before the House Committee on
Appropriations again to-day, in behalf
of the Greely Relief Expedition. The re
commendations of the President, sent to
the House yesterday, having failed to
reach the committee, consideration of
the subject was postponed till Monday.
THE NAVAL COMMITTEES.
At a meeting of the House Committee
on Naval Affairs to-day, Messrs. Thomas
and Morse were appointed a committee to
draft a bill providing for the sale of the
naval hospitals at Chelsea, Mass., Brook
lyn, Philadelphia and Mare Island, and
for the erection of one general hospital at
Norfolk.
SPRINGER** INVESTIGATIONS.
Mr. Springer said to the News corres
pondent to-night that his committee
would not summon any of the officials
against whom evidence has been brought
out, but that such of them as wished to
appear would lie given a full opportunity
to defend themselves.
THE TOBACCO REBATE.
The question of rebate on the tobacco
tax was taken up, but, owing to lack of
time, final consideration was postponed.
It is estimated that an appropriation of
$3,750,000 will be required to settle the re
bate.
A PUBLIC BUILDING FOR GREENVILLE.
The House Committee on Public Build
ings and Grounds to-day agreed to report
favorably the bill of Representative Evins
for a public building at Greenville, S. C.,
at a cost of $50,000.
SENATE CONFIRMATIONS.
The Senate to-day confirmed John O.
Sehorn as Postmaster at Athens, Tenn.,
and Commodores Robert W. Shufeldt,
Alexander O. llhind and Thomas Pattison
to be Rear Admirals.
GOODYEAR’S HOPEFULNESS.
Judge Goodyear, of Brunswick, one of
the candidates, says there is no doubt
whatever but that Farrow is getting
weaker every day. He thinks his own
chances improving.
Pike’s Toothache Drops cure in one
minute.
IN* THE SENATE AND HOUSE.
Detailed Report of the Proceeding* In
Both Bodies.
Washington. Jan. 18.— The Chair
laid before the Senate to-day a message
from President Arthur transmitting for
the consideration of Congress communi
cations from the Secretaries of War and
of the Navy on the subject of a relief ex
pedition for Lieutenant Greely and his
party, and recommending im
mediate aetien, as the situa
tion of the party must now be perilous.
There was also submitted the correspon
dence relating to the execution of the
Chinese exclusion act as asked for by the
Senate in the resolution of the 7th inst.
At 12:35 o’clock the Senate went into
executive session.
When the doors were reopened at 4:35
o clock the Senate adjourned. While in
executive session the Senate rejected the
Mexican treaty, the vote being 38 yeas to
J) nays, not being the necessarv two
thirds voting in the affirmative. Senator
Morgan changed his vote, making the re
sult 3, yeas to 21 nays. Senator Morgan
then made a motion to reconsider, pend
inz winch the executive session closed.
During the debate preceding the vote
on the Mexican treaty, a motion was
made and carried, amending the treatv by
extending the time six mouths, within
which it shall be ratified.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-dav Mr. Slocum, of New
lork, asked unanimous consent that to
morrow’s session be set apart tor debate
only on the Fitz John Porter bill. Mr.
Reed, of Maine, objected. Mr. Brumm,
ot Pennsylvania, offered a resolution,
which was referred to the Committee on
foreign Affairs, instructing that com
mittee to make inquiry as to whether any
foreign minister, accredited to the United
States, has endeavored to nullify the ef
fects ot any unanimous resoiutio’n of this
House by representations reflecting on
the honor and integrity of its members.
Mr. Slocum, of New York, moved to dis
pense with the morning hour, and, though
there was general opposition on the Re
publican side, the motion secured the
requisite two-thirds vote, 158 to 78. The
House theu at 12:45 o’clock went into
committee of the whole on tbe private
calendar, with Mr. Springer, of Illinois, in
the chair, the hrst bill being that for the
relief of Fitz Jonh Porter.
The report of the majority and the views
ot the minority were read. Durin>' the
reading of the latter Mr. Steele, of In
diana, complained that the order of the
House requiring both reports to be printed
together had iot been carried out, and
that the minority report could not be ob
tamed at the document room. Mr. Slocum
called attention to the fact that the ma
jority report had been printed long before
the views of the minority were presented.
iNo body was to blame because they were
11 lud logetlier. Tne Chair declared
that the debate was out of order, and the
reading was continued. At its conclusion
Mr. slocum proceeded to speak in support
of the bill. He would not go into a tech
nical discussion ol the evidence presented
to the court martial, for Congress was not
a court of appeal. The proper court of
appeal was the board apnointed bv the
1 resident to review the case, and its de
cision should be final. It anv gentleman
desired a clear, concise conception of the
case, he could find it in a few pointed and
comprehensive sentences uttered by Gen.
Grant. He drew a picture ot the exeite
ment-which existed at the time of Gen.
Porter’s trial, and without casting any
aspersion on the court, declared that tbe
result was a foregone conclusion. Up to
the hour of his arrest there had not been a
stain on Gen. Porter’s escutcheon, but in
the time of intense excitement, when
men’s passions usurp their reason, his
brilliant reputation was no shield. For
twenty long years that man had suffered
as even the worst of criminals seldom
were compelled to suffer, but to-dav
I itz John Porter, no matter what the ac
tion of Congress would be, stood before
the world fully vindicated. No, not vin
(heated, but awarded tbe highest meed ol
praise by the most eminent military
authority of the country. The same men
who had ruined Gen. Porter had struck a
deadly blow at Gen. Sherman, and he had
seen, at the review of the Union armv,
Gen. Sherman refuse his hand to a Secre
tary of War because he had attempted to
throw disgrace upon him. It was his
(Slocum’s) firm belief that, had not tbe
war Closed as it had, Gen. Sherman’s
name would have been placed side bv
side with that of Gen, Porter.
Mr, Slocum’s speech was listened to at
tentively throughout, and at its conclu
sion he was warmly applauded.
Mr. Steele, of Indiana, followed with a
speech in opposition to the bill. He said
that Gen. Slocum had not addressed him
self at all to the merits of the ease, but
had appealed to the sympathies of the
House. In the course of his remarks he
said that Gen. Porter had declined to obey
orders because he said that if he moved
his men as ordered he would have to fight.
To which Gen. McDowell replied: “That
is what we came here for.”
Mr. Maginnis, of Montana, inquired
why, if Gen. McDowell wanted to light,
he did not do so?
Mr. Calkins, of Indiana, renlied that
that was just what he did. Both these
gentlemen spoke in an excited manner,
and several other members jumping to
their feet caused great confusion in the
committee for some moments, and
drowned the voices of the debaters.
Continuing, Mr. Steele said that he did
not wish to reflect upon the gentlemen
who composed the Board of Review, but
he claimed that they did not con
stitute a legal Constitutional Court,
and that under the laws of New York
they were liable to trial for assuming
judicial functions. Referring to the
organization of the board, he said that
Senator Randolph had obtained a list of
the names of the persons selected, sen Tit
to AVtllard’s Hotel and submitted it to the
gentlemen there to know whether it was
satisfactory or not. Gen. Schofield would
have liked to get the nomination for the
Presidency, and Mr. Randolph carried
Pennsylvania and New Jersey in his
breeches pocket.
Gen. Rosecrans inquired what the
gentleman had said.
Mr. Steele—“l say’ that his friends
understood, and the country understood,
and the gentleman himself understood,
that Gen. Schofield would like to be tickled
with the nomination.”
“Mr. Rosecrans—“l understood no such
thing.”
Alter a speech from Mr. Lyman, of
Massachusetts, in support of the bill, tbe
committee rose, and the House agreed to
hold a session to-morrow for debate onlv
on the Fitz John Porter Dill. A note from
the Speaker announced his appointment
of Mr. Cox, of New York, to act as
Speaker pro tem. to-morrow, and then the
House adjourned.
EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYE.
The Eastern Bottle Manufacturers to
A I*l In the Fight Against the Strikers.
New York, Jan. 18.— It was learned
this morning that the National Window-
Glass Manufacturers’ Association and
the National Bottle and Vial Manufac
turers’ Association at their private meet
ings held yesterday and the day before,
resolved to advance the price of glass
ware generally 10 per cent. AH the fac
tories in the Western States have been
closed for some months past, the men
having struck against the proposed re
duction in wages. The western
manufacturers yesterday agreed
to continue receiving orders
from their customers and send
them to their Eastern brethren, who
will manufacture the goods and turn
them over to the Western men for de
livery. The goods will be manufactured
for the Western men almost as
cheaply as they could do it in their own
factories. This is the scheme proposed
by which the strikers will be defeated.
It was declared that the Western factories
would remain closed until the men agreed
to accept the terms proposed by the em
ployers.
Col. Sudeiken*a Marder.
London, Jan. 18.—A St. Petersburg
correspondent says: “The murder of
Lieut. Col. Sudeiken has exercised a ter
ribly depressing effect among the higher
Russian officials. The Emperor sum
moned Count Tolstoi, Minister of the In
terior, and violently reproached him for
lack of energy and incapacity. Count
Tolstoi thereupon resigned. The mur
derers of Col. Sudeiken wore masks.
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fire s fierce reign.
The Losses by the Montezuma Hotel
Fire 8330.000, and the Insurance
8100,000.
Denver, Col., Jan. 18.—The correct
insurances on the Montezuma Hotel at
Las Vegas, X. M., which was burned
yesterday, is at present unattainable. No
one company is credited with over $5,000,
and in most cases the insurance is $2,000.
The total loss is $250,000, and the insur
ance a trifle over SIOO,OOO. The opinion
is generally concurred in by the attaches
of the house that the Are originated in the
basement under the office, which con
tained the gasoline apparatus. The gas
generator is charged lrom the reservoir in
the outer grounds. The weights of the
Yo?Jrd U 9 a , r s Wol ? nd U P daily, at noon.
Yesterday the tinner was employed
* z .ü be I basement under another part
of the house, and while some plumbers
who had been at work in the morning
were at dinner, the tinner saw smoke
burst out from the cellar, and in an in
stant flames appeared at the cellar en
trance. At the same time smoke was
discovered in the ladies’ reception room
on the office floor. Immediately after
ward flames w*ere discovered bv an
attache creeping through the dining’room
floor. He immediately ran to the tire
plug near the entrauee to the bowling
alley, but found it frozen, as were all the
others m the house. Everything now was
bn a state of terrible confusion.
The guests realizing their imminent
danger made efforts to reach their
room and if possible save their effects.
The flames, however, spread with light
ning rapidity, and nearly all were forced
to flee for their lives. The guests lost
fS^ t \, v . alu^!? d . ividuall >' at from SIOO to
-“ l8s } hilbin, the housekeeper, lost
S6OO in cash. Miss H. H. Carpenter, of
. Kans ” diamonds valued
at $3,000. and in her wardrobe another
SI,OOO. i urther details of the losses can
not be obtained. Among the guests who
lost heavily are James W. Duer and
Uostwiek, of Georgia. The hotel
buildirg was of wood, and erected two
years ago. It will be rebuilt, it is said,
oi stone. No lives were lost, nor was
there a single person seriously injured.
I LAMES ON TWENTY-EIGHTH STREET.
New York, Jan. 18.—The six storv
faetory building. Nos. 123 and 125 West
lv> enty-eighth street, was destroved by
hre last night. Smith A- Brit occupied
the first and second floors, a brass lock
manufacturer the third. Knoedlor A Cos.,
picture frames, the fourth, JohnClark
man. easels, Otto Loehr, photograph in
plements, and Geo. Heck, stair rails, the
tiftu, and \ lekere & Dorlain, cabinet ma
kers, the sixtli floor. The loss of the ten
oinf 8 18 , ’ OO0 ’ and 00 Hie building $25,-
THK PROVIDENCE FIRE.
Providence, R. i., j an . 18, np. m.—
1 he cause of the Are in the Vaughan build
ing is this morning still unexplained. The
roof has fallen in, but the walls remain
intact without a crack. The building
was valued at from $130,000 to $140,000.
Ihe loss is $50,000 and the insurance $60,-
000. Ihe occupants of the building are
lawyers, architects, agents and others.
They lose in the aggregate $50,000 more,
with very little insurance.
MERCANTILE CRASHES.
R. G. Dun A Cos. Report 424 Failures for
the Past Week.
New York, Jan. 17. —The business fail
ures of the last seven days, as reported by
telegraph to R. G. Dun & Cos., number for
file United States 382, and for Canada 42,
or a total of 424 as against a total of 332
the previous week, an increase of 92. Two
hundred and twenty-six of these failure*-
occurred in the YVestern and Southern
States. This is the greatest number of
failures reported in any week.it is be
lieved, since 1878. They are neither large
nor significant in character, being com
posed mainly of a small class of traders,
and the number has probably been
largely augmented by restricted business,
owing to unfavorable weather at a period
when the settlements of the first fifteen
days of tbe year were being made. An
other potent cause for the increased num
ber of failures is found in the preferences
permitted in the absence of a national
bankrupt law. Almost every dispatch re
ceived announcing a failure indicates that
relatives or other parties in the locality
are preferred to the detriment of creditors
at tbe chief business centres. The reports
as to the prospects of the trade are not as
unfavorable as these failures would seem to
indicate. I’here is an active movement
in the retail trade throughout the couutrv
owing to the abundance of snow, and the
deliveries of grain and other produce are
* ar S e - Id fhe lumber regions consider
able activity is reported. Want of confi
dence seems more confined to localities
attected by speculative operations rather
than to the country at large. The stocks
of merchandise are small, and an active
demand for the early spring is antici
pated.
banks close their doors.
New York, Jan. 18.—The Patchogue
and Suffolk County Bank, Patchogue, L.
1., closed its doors at noon to-dav. The
failure is for $150,000. Great excitemeut
prevails, as it is reported that the depos
itors will lose everything. The Town Tax
Collector loses $20,000.
Mr. Peck, the cashier, gives no account
of the cause of the bank’s failure. He has
been speculating, and a few weeks ago
felt that he must go under, but offered 5
per cent, for money, and thus obtained
SIO,OOO. Patchogue 'village will lose SIOO,-
000 and Bay ville $25,000. The bank was
doing a large business throughout the
country, and it Is now authoritatively
stated that the failure will exceed $200,’-
000. John Poe Smith, Collector of Town
Taxes, loses $21,000 ot the town’s money.
Jackson, Miss., Jan. 18.—Lake Bros.’
Bank, of Grenada, has assigned. The es
timated assets are $60,000, and the liabili
ties $65,000.
a storekeeper fails.
B. J. Crook, a general storekeeper, of
forest, has assigned. His estimated as
set* are $12.000, and the liabilities $7,000.
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
The Gilmer Fund, the Work of the Cap
itol Commissioners, and other Mat
ters.
Atlanta, Ga.. Jan. 18.— The Trustees
of the Gilmer Fund elected Gen. Toombs
as President and Hon. A. L. Miller, of
Houston county, Secretary. The Interest
will lie continued to the Dahlonega Col
lege until the further action of tbe trus
tees.
THE CAPITOL COMMISSIONERS
held two long sessions to-day, and adjourn
ed to-night until next Wednesday, when
Architect Myers, of Detroit, a noted
builder of capitols, will be here to ad
dress them. Architect Woodruff, of
Macon, explained the details of his plans
and design to-day, and the commissioners
discussed many points ot interest in re
gard to the plans, material, and other
matters, but took no definite action. It
will require a good deal of time to settle
even the preliminary questions, and the
actual work will not be commenced for
several months. The Commissioners de
sire to start right and make no fatal
error in the plans and estimates.
RUMOR SAYS
that Mrs. Hattie Davis, the De
catur widow who ran off with
Shores, passed through Atlanta to-dav,
on her way to her okl home, where her
deceased husband used to be a merchant.
Shores has three living wives whom he
deserted before he married Mrs. Davis,
whom he has now robbed of her money as
he did the others, and deserted her." A
reward is offered to-night for the capture
of the villain.
A STEADY RAIN t
has been falling since last night, and a
damaging rise in rivers and streams is
looked for.
An Interesting Cotton Suit.
Boston, Jan. 18.— An interesting ques
tion of insurance is pending between the
New England consignees of a large quan
tity of cotton, several insurance compa
nies and the South Carolina and the Vir
ginia, Tennessee and Georgia Air-Line
Railroad. Cotton to the value of about
$300,000 was recently destroyed by fire
while in possession of tbe defendant
railroad companies on which an open
policy of insurance had been issued. By
the terms of the bill of lading of said
railroad companies it was stipulated that
in case of loss by fire the railroad com
panies should have the benefit of the in
surance in case the loss was paid by them.
The consignees deny the legality of this
clause, and tbe litigation is tbe result.
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YOUNG NUTT'S TRIAL.
The Hind ot the Prisoner s Mother on
•ho Point of Giving Way.
PxiTsßißG, Jan. 18.—There was no
diminution of the interest taken in the
Nutt trial this morning, but the manner
of admitting sight-seers had been so im
proved that there was no crowding, and
the court-room filled up gradually and
" 1,9 comfortable. When tho prisoner was
brought in he looked better than he did
yesterday, and stated that he had passed
a comfortable night. Miss Lizzie Nutt is
still prostrated and is unable to attend
the trial. Additional medical testimony
was offered by the defense, all concurring
With that heretofore described, that Nutt’s
mind was never strong, was com
pletely upset by his father's death and
by the developments of the Dukes trial.
The ladies were excluded from the court
room, and Dukes’ letters, which were
read during the Dukes trial, were read
|>7 the defense. During the rending voung
Nutt snowed such signs of distress and
mental disturbance that Senator Voor
hoes asked to have Nutt removed from
the court room until the reading was
concluded. Inis was done. When the
letters had been read Nutt was brought
back and the ladies readmitted. A copy
of the l niontown newspaper containing
an account of the Dukes trial, found in
young Nutt’s papers, was put in
eMdence, and the defense rested their
case. A few witnesses were called
in rebuttal by the prosecution to the end
of establishing premeditation and Nutt’s
mental soundness, but the general opin
ion is that the rebuttal evidence tends in
Nutt s favor. Mrs. Nutt is showing mark-
She sits
with her face buried in her hands, with
her body moving slightly backward and
forward. It will take but a slight ad
ditional strain to place her beyoud the
power of rejoicing at her son’s acquittal
a possibility wbiclv is thought to be
steadily growing into a probability.
A FRENCH VIEW OF TONQUIN.
I ranee Not to Llsteu to Mediation Until
After Baeulnh’a Capture.
London, Jan. 18.— The Press Associa*
tion publishes an interview with a lead
ing mcuiiier ot the French Embassy in
London. He said that he believed that
the report of the interview of vesterday
with a member of the Chinese Embassy
in London was a correct version of the
views of the Chinese Government, except
ing that portion in which it was stated
that Chinese troops would not lie with
drawn from Bacninh, but would meet the
r reneh forces and protect Bacninh with
all their power. That statement, he be
lieved. would turn out to be Incorrect II
the French forces should col'lide
with the Chinese Imperial troops,
he said that France would have
the right to demand indemnity tor the ex
pense incurred in maintaining her rights
in Tonquin, and thcamoiint, or its equiva
lent in territory, would be large. Franco
did not intend to declare war against
China, as she had not received anv re
liable iniormation that the garrison at
Sontay was composed of regular Chinese
troops. He did not know what France
would do if Chinese troops should oppose
the French at Bacninh, but France was
determined to take Bacninli at all costs
She would listen to no order of mediation
until Bacninh was in her hands
When possessed of that city she
would receive overtures from any great
power for the settlement of the question
at issue, but would not seek mediation.
France would then be ready to accept
either Earl Granville’s or Minister
Lowell’s offers of mediation. M. Wad
dington, the French Ambassador at Lon
don, had no present intention to see Eari
Granville on the subject of mediation.
Bacninh, he added, would probably be at
tacked three weeks hence.
KILLED BY BURSTING BOILERB.
Four Bodies Already Found and Eight
Men Badly Injured.
Rochester, N. H., Jan. 18.—The boiler
at the shoe manufactory and tannery of
E. G. and E. Wallace exploded this after
noon. The machinery wa9 run by a 120-
horse power engine, with three boilers.
This noon there was some trouble
with tho safety valve, when Engi
neer John Grimes weighted it down
with a brick and disconnected
the middle boiler. At one o’clock, when
work was begun, it was found that there
was not sufficient power to drive the ma
chinery, and orders were soon given to
shut down. About i5 minutes iater the
disconnected boiler burst with a detona
tion that was heard for miles. When the
debris was cleared away lour bodies were
discovered, and it was found that eight
others had been severely injured, and one
man is missing. Among the killed are
the engineer and the tire man.
IN A PRIVATE HOUSE.
Hunters Point, L. 1., Jan 18.—A boil
er attached to a range in the kitchen of a
house occupied by Frank T. Sherwood, ou
Twelfth street in this city, exploded with
terrifie force at 10 o’clock this morning,
instantly killing Charles M. Sherwood,
the five year old son of Mr. Sherwood, fa
tally injuring Kellogg Sherwood and
burning Mrs. Sherwood so terribly that
she will probably lose her eyesight. Ev
erything in the room was destroyed. The
accident is supposed to have been caused
by the action of sudden heat when the fire
was started upon the water, which had
frozen during the night.
Presidential Appointments.
Washington, Jan. 18.—The President
has appointed the lollowing Commission
ers to the World’s Industrial Fair at New
Orleans: Oliver Gibbs and Samuel E.
Adams to represent the State of Minne
sota, William 11. Sebring and William D.
Cbipiey to represent Florida, E. S. Pratt
and J. J. Barclay to represent Alabama.
The California Orange Crop Cornered.
San Francisco. Jan. 18.—The orange
crop of California has been cornered by a
combination composed of three local firms.
They have already secured nine-tenths of
the total crop. The Idea was suggested
by the short crop in Florida.
Gould Reported a Heavy Loser.
New York, Jan. 18. —It was rumored
on Wall street again this afternoon that
Jay Gould had met with serious financial
losses. This tune the amount of his loss
was placed at $20,000,000. The story, how
ever, could not be verified.
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