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VOL. XIX.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 9, 1877.
NO. 7
GRANT.
The U*u«l Sunday Afltr-DInnar Talk
with Gobrlght,
UK 18 SOBER TUIB TIME!
Ha Will Not Interfere with Louisiana
Except to Keep the Peace—Opposes
Returning Any of the Geneva
Award to England—Proposes
Extension of Cases and
Appropriating Rest to
American Marine.
Removing Stores from Baton
Rouge.
Ills Vows off Democratic Meeting*
—May Hart or Strengthen
Their Vaase-He Will Rec
ognize His I .legally Ap
pointed Successor.
THE LOUISIANA AFFAIR—HE WOULD ONLY
INTERFF.BE to keep peace.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Washington, January 7.—The Presi
dent repeated that he would not interfere
by Hos^hizing either Government of
IiottiEiAiia until the oontest should be set
tled by the investigation now in progress,
bit he should consider it his duty to keep
the peace, Bhould occasion require and to
prevent bloodshed, pending the political
complications.
NO MEA88AGE ON GENEVA AWARD.
The President said that contrary to a
recent publication, he had no intention
of sending a message to Congress on the
subject of the Geneva Award. He
thought, however, Congress should
EXTEND THE CLASS OF CASES
for whioh damages are claimed, that none
of the award should go back to England,
because the entire amount was less than
the value of ships destroyed, and if there
was any surplus it would be a good thing
to expend it in
RESTORING OUR MERCHANT MARINE
to what it was before the depredations of
the rebel cruisers.
ORDINANCE FROM BATON ROUGE.
Hie President had not been advised of
the shipment of ordinance stores from
Baton Itonge. It was probably routine
business.
WILL RECOGNIZE HIS LEGALLY DECLARED
SUCCESSOR.
In regard to recent publications as to the
result of the interviews with him, the
President, said be, like others, had freely
sxpressed his views regarding the elector
al question, but had not said what he
would or would not do further than rec
ognize his successor, so legally declared.
The President, on being asked what he
thought of the Dotnooratio meetings to
be held in various places to-morrow, said
they seemed to be intended to intimidate
the opposite party and make capital. The
effect in the public mind of the North
would depend on the character of the
proceedings. The people were not to be
brought into submission by attempted in
timidation. If the speeohes delivered at
these meetings are temperate and moder
ate, advising conformity to law and order
and acquiescence on the deoision to be
reaobed by Congress as to which candi
date reoeived the majority of the eleoto*
ral votes, the Democratic party plight
strengthen their position; otherwise, a
contrary result might be the result.
WASHINGTON.
transaction ; will produce books to show
to whose order the money wss paid.
Parker & Kleppel, Cronin’s eleetors ar
rived, and will be examined to-morrow.
NOMINATION AND CONFIRMATION.
Levi B. Lackey, formerly private sec
retary to Grant was nominated for Secre
tary of Utah.
Confirmation: Steele, Colleotor of Sec
ond Alabama District.
A BIPUBLIOAN UK.
Washington, January 8.—It is hardly
necessary to say that the two columns in
the National Republican of to-day, un
der the osption Demooratio Banquet, in
Fernando Woods’ Honse, *is a fiction
throughout. Representative Hill, of
Georgia is miaohievonaly, possibly ma
liciously, quoted: There was no formal
dinner, and Mr. Hill was not Mr. Woods'
gnest on Saturday.
COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS TENDERED.
Special to Enquirer-Sun ]
Representative McDongald, of New
York, will answer to-morrow whether he
will aooept the oommis9ionership of
patents tendered him.
CONCRES8.
Cabinet Action Approved*
Washington, January 8.—The action
of the Oabinet yesterday meets qnite gen
eral approval.
THE FLORIDA COMMITTEE
has returned. There will be no minority
report on the State election. The minor
ity regarding the Presidential electors, if
any report is made, will show that there
were mutual intimidations, the negroes
intimidating their own race in negro dis
tricts and blacks in other districts de~
terred from voting the Republican ticket
from fear of losing employment.
TELEGRAPHIC DI8PATOHES.
The Judiciary Gommittee of the House
took no aotion regarding telegraphio dis
patches.
The Gommittee on Privileges and Elec*
tions are still after the $8,000 supposed
sent to the Oregon electors, without re
sult.
DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING.
The people are flocking to Ford’s Opera
House to attend the Demooratio mass
meeting to organize.
THE $12,000 PACKAGE RETURNED.
The $12,000 stolen in transit from the
Treasury to Chicago have been returned.
OFFICERS OF THE MASS MEETING.
Mr. U. T. Locke presided at the Demc-
oratic mass meeting.
W. A. Corcoran wns among the forty
Vice Presidents.
ARRESTED FOR STEALING.
F. S. Winslow, clerk in tho cashier
room of the Treasury was arrested as im
plicated iu the recent robbery of the
package for a Chicago bank.
THE OREGON CASE.
Charles Dimon testified he had plaoed
$8,000 to the credit of Ladd & Bush,
Salem, Oregon, on the sixth of Septem
ber, sud had paid drafts from them—one
payable to the order of A. ■ E. Cronin ;
knows nothing beyond the mere business
•EH ATE*
Washington, January 8.—Mr. Thurman
presented a petition of prominent busi
ness men and citizens of Cincinnati,
members of both political parties asking
an amicable settlement of the Presidential
oontest. He spoke of the high standing
of the petitioners, and said their opinions
were entitled to great weight. Ho felt
sure tho general tone of petitioners for a
peaceful, orderly count of the electoral
vote would be approved by every Sena
tor.
Mr. Sherman said he entirely concurred
in the principle of his colleague as to the
standing of the petitioners and commend
ed their petition to the Senate.
It was referred to the special committee
of seven Senators appointed to consider
the Presidential question.
On motion of Mr. Edmunds, that com
mittee was authorized to hold sessions
during the session of Senate.
Many petitions were presented for the
distribution of the unexpended Geneva
awards.
Mr. Edmunds said that the Judiciary
Committee would endeavor to give that
matter their early attention.
Morton offered a resolution, oitiog the
banker Runyan to the bar of the Senate
for contempt of the Committee on Privi
leges and Elections. Went over.
A resolution to bring Turner, the tele
grapher, from Jacksonville, Oregon, be
fore the bar of the Senate, was resumed.
Adopted—yeas 35, nays 3.
Mr. Booth of California submitted an
elaborate bill providing that, where the
two houses fail to agree on any vote cost,
it be referred to the Supreme Judges,
each house to be represented by counsel,
and a majority of the Supremo Judges
shall be decisive. Ordered printed, and
Booth gave notice he would oall it up Fri
day for discussion.
Sherman will make an elaborate speech
on Louisiana affairs to-morrow.
HOUSE.
The select committee on the powers
and pr ivileges of the House in regard to
the counting of the electoral vote, was
instructed to inquire whether any electo
ral votes were cast by United States offi
cials, or by persons laboring under politi
oal disabilities, and what ought to be done
with them.
The Beleot committee was ordered to
inquire into the corrupt and improper
oonduot of the Board of Police Commis
sioners of Washington.
A bill was passed abolishing the board
and transferring its duties to the District
Commissioners.
A resolution requiring the Judiciary
Committee to report within two days a
constitutional amendment, prohibiting
the payment of war claims to any bnt loy
al persons was lost for want of a two-
thirds majority, by 110 to 05.
A resolution offered by Mills, of Texas,
denouncing the lawless invasion of an
armed foroe on the soil of any State or
Territory, no matter under what pretext,
as among the gravest of crimes, was lost
for want of two-thirds majority by 107 to
82.
U. 8. Supreme Court.
Special to the Enquirer-Sun.
Washington, January 8.—Dismore vs.
the United States ; appeal from the Court
of Claims. It was here. held*, that the
domicile of appellant, in legal contempla
tion, being in New Orleans when he went
within the rebel lines and engaged in the
rebel service, and acquired the ownership
of the cotton, bis contracts for the cotton
were dearly illegal and gave him no title.
Judgment affirmed.
THE FIjORIDA COM 91 ITT EE.
A REPUBLICAN WILL JOIN THE DEMOCRATS
IN REPORTING THE STATE FOR TILDEN—
THE OTHER HAD HIS POCKET PICKED AND
THINKS THEBES THIEVES IN THE STATE.
Washington, January 3.—The Star
says tho Committee of the House which
has been investigating the rocent election
in Florida returned here this morning.
The committee will not hold a meeting
for a few days. It is said that Repre
sentative Woodburn, one of the Republi
can members of the Committee, will
unite in a report with Democrats that the
Tilden and Hendricks’ elector honestly
carried the State. Mr. Dunnell, the other
Republican member, had his pocket book
stolen while in the State, and is there
fore of the opinion that no matter how
the election went there are thieves in
Florida.*
LOUISIANA.
THE RADICAL LEGISLATURE APPEALS FOB
TROOPS AND SO DID KELLOGG—PRESIDENT
GRANT REFUSES AND ALSO DECLINES TO
RECOGNISE EITHER KELLOGG OB NICHOLLS
AS GOVERNOR.
Washington, Jan. 7.— It will be remem
bered that last week the Louisiana Re
publican Legislature passed a resolution,
asking for military protection against ap
prehended Democratic violenoe. This
resolution was telegraphed to the Presi -
dent and laid before the Cabinet last
Tuesday, when it was deemed proper that
no action should bo taken upon it, but
Bince that time Gov. Kellogg, actuated
by a like fear telegraphed to the Presi
dent to the same effect, and desiring the
recognition of the Republican Governor
and Legislature, as the inauguration
would take place on Monday in New Or
leans—that of Packard, Republican, and
of Nicholls, Democrat, by their respective
parties. The President having postponed
a reply to Kellogg’s telegram called an
extra session of the Cabinet to-day to in
form the members of his proceedings in
the premises and secure harmonious ao
tion. The reply was unanimously ap
proved and this afternoon forwarded to
Gov. Kellogg and the substance of it giv
en by the President, himself, to Mr. Go-
bright is as follows :
There will be two inaugurations of
Governors to-morrow, unless one of them
is prevented. I do not, however, propose
to interfere with them. I have nothing
before me to justify action in the way of
recognizing either of the Governors, and
therefore cannot do so, particularly as a
committee of each house of Congress is
now engaged in investigating all the facts
of the late election, including the contest
ot the two Governors and the two Legis
latures, both claiming to be legally elect
ed. Under these circumstances for me
to recognize one or the other would be
hardly justifiable, and I have so informed
Gov. Kellogg.
NEW ORLEANS QUIET—RADICAL SUPREME
COURT—INCORRECT REPORT.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
New Orleans, January 7.—The city is
quiet. No disturbance is apprehended
to-morrow.
The Republican says the Senate jesters
day confirmed the re-appointment of
Chief Justice Ludeling, of Justioe Leon
ard, and tho appointment of Justioe John
C. King, of St. Landry, to the Supreme
Court benoh.
Tho announcement that Archbishop
Perche would participate in the inaugura
tion of Gen. Nicholls to-morrow is in
correct.
PACKARD AND ANTOINE INAUGURATED.
New Orleans, January 8.—Packard
and Antoine were inaugurated at the State
House at 1:30. The oath was administered
by Ludeling. No excitement.
INAUGURATION OF GOV. NICHOLLS—OVER
FIVE THOUSAND PRESENT —THE GOVERNOR’S
ADDRESS—HE WISELY COUNSELS THE PEO
PLE AND EXPRESSED THE FIRM DETERMINA
TION TO SUCCEED.
New Orleans, January 8.—By noon a
large crowd had assembled at St. Patrick’s
Hall, entirely filling tho building. By 1
o’clock some 5,000 people had assembled
in the streets, on Lafayette Square and
on the adjacent buildings.
At 1 o'clock General Nicholls left the
oity Hotel for the hall, where he was re
ceived with tremendous cheers. General
Nicholls appeared on the balcony at 1:10
o’clock where after prayer, the oath of
office was administered to Nicholls and
Wiltz by Judge Tesaat after whioh Gov.
Nicholls made the following address :
ADDRESS OF GOV. NICHOLLS.
Gentlemen of the Senate, IIouse of Rep
resentatives and Fellow Citizens :
In obedience to a calling of my fellow
citizens, as expressed through the ballot
box by a majority of more than 8,000
votes, I assume the duties as Governor of
my native State under circumstances of
marked difficulty, and at a period of very
general distress. For nine years, a few
men, having no identification with the
people of this State, either in feeling or
interest, have shaped and controlled their
destinies.
The result of this unnatural condition
of affairs has been that in spite of a rich
soil, genial climate and immense resourc
es, we find the people to-day in wretched
ness and poverty. The very gifts of a
kind and benoficent Creator have served
these men as additional incentives to acts
of oppression and wrong. Not satisfied
with the injury,which they have inflicted,
tho authors of these calamities are again
struggling to maintain tbeir ascendancy
by fraud, and to establish over these peo
ple a usurpation, more glaring aud infa
mous than that whioh ends to-day its
baneful existence.
The people of this State are determin
ed, and I also am determined that tbiB ef
fort shall be foiled. The rights and liber
ties of Louisiana must not be suffered
to bo destroyed. There may bo
grave difficulties in the present manner of
dealing with the matter, but they
will be overcome,and hereafter upon duly
and legally constituted authorities of the
State will devolve the proper administra
tion of its affairs.
Tlio material prosperity of Louisiana
and tho prosperity of her people must be
restored, and this can only be done by the
truth and energy of people, co-operating
with honesty, fidelity, integrity and patri
otism on the part of tbeir representatives.
Self must be sunk, and tbe general good
alone serve as a guide to the oivil and po
litical action of each citizen. Laws ope
rating equally upon the whole people,
without distinction of race, class, color
or condition, must alone be found
on the statute books, and
these laws should be thoroughly,
fairly and impartially executed. In this
way confidence and hope will prevail, and
this State will speedily become a home of
happiness and peace for all her children—
for the weak as well os the strong, for tho
poor as well as the rich.
The first object of all governments is to
seonre peace, plenty and prosperity, and
to give the largest possible opportunity
for development to individual citizens.
His interest should bo its constant aim,
aud citizens should recognize and feel
the government only through its benefi
cent and reviving influence.
How nearly governments erected in this
unfortunate last nine years bnvs been
based upon, or havo realized these ideas,
may best be seen iu the picture of “mis
ery” which is reflected on all sides. How
nearly the Government at tho head of
which I have the honor to bo will realize
them, can only bo dotormiued when that
government shall have been put to tbe test,
but I can assure you that they are the
principles by which my conduct shall bo
guided as Chief Magistrate of the Com
monwealth.
I shall devote every energy to the great
work of restoration and to securing an
efficient administration of public affairs
with the least possible cost to those on
whom tho burden of tho State rests.
Honesty and capacity will be required as
absolute conditions to appointment,
and every avenue by which the
people can bo injured will be
carefully guarded to the extent of tbe
local powers of the executive. It
shall be the great object in my adminis
tration to promote kindness, sympathy,
confidence and justice between the two
races that inhabit the SStato, aud who,
with ^mrnou interest should co-operate
to secure common good. Iu fine, follow
citizens, 1 shall invoke tho blessing aud
assistance of Almighty God, aud earnestly
and conscientiously endeavor to do my
duty.
REPUBLICANISM.
WHEELER GONE TO CONSULT WITH HAYES.
Special to Enquirer-Sun. ]
Kondout, Jan. 8.—The Daily Free
man this afternoon announced Ron. Wil
liam A. Wheeler loft New York this morn
ing for Freemont, Ohio, where ho will be
joined by Gov. Hayes to-morrow. That
journal further statos that Gov. llayei
invited a conference, and that up to the
present time he has not committed him
self in any way with reference to the
policy of his administration between tho
utterances of his letter of acceptance.
Mr. Wheeler will not proceed to Wash
ington at present.
nENouKAiTu
OHIO RECOMMENDS A NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Special to Enquirer-Sun. |
Columbus, O., January 3.—Convention
very large; resolutions strong ; recom
mend a national convention to bo bold at
Washington, February 12th.
GENERAL CHARACTER.
Washington, January 8.—Private dis
patches report the Democratic mass meet
ings throughout the country as thorough
ly patriotic and determined. Speeches
Are somewhat threatening and resolutions
positivo in their declaration.
•OITTII CAIIOI.I X A.
THE TAX-PAYERS SUPPORT HAMPTON.
Columbia, January 8.—A mass meeting
of tho tax-payors of this county was held
to-day, with a largo attendance. A reso
lution was unanimously adopted to recog
nize Hampton as Governor, Simpson as
Lieutenant Governor, aud only such
county officers as are appointed by them,
and cheerfully pay 25 per cent, of last
year’s tax levy on tho approaching tnx to
tbe Hampton Government. This action
is fortified by tho previous decisions of
the Supremo Court.
(Jommodore Vanderbilt'* Funeral.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.)
New York, January 8.—Tho funeral of
Commodore Vanderbilt took place from
his late residence bore to-day. Tho weath
er was extremely inclement. Notwith
standing, a largo number of persons
called at tho house prior to tho removal
of the remains to tho Church of tho Stran
ger, where tho funorel services wore held.
Tho remains which were encased in a
metallic ousket were laid in a largo hall
and were received by friends. Tho floral
offerings were of tho most simple charac
ter aud every attempt at display was stu-
diously avoided.
will of the commodore.
Special to Eii' Hirer-Sun.
New York, January 8.—At noon to-day
tho will of tho late Cornelius Vanderbilt
was road in the presouco of tho family.
William H. Vanderbilt, Augustus Schell
and counsel proceeded to tho Surrogate’s
office and filed the will.^
The Commodore loaves all hiR property
to his sou William II. Vanderbilt, who is
to pay the following bequests : $500,000
to each of his daughters; to Cornelius
Vanderbilt, his sou, tho iutorest on $200,-
000; to his wife $250,000 in addition to
the $500,000 settled ou her at marriage,
together with his mansion, furniture,
plate, horses, &c.
Iu addition he leaves one million dol
lars to be divided among a list of names,
including $50,000 to Jacob Jl. Vander
bilt, his brother; $20,000 to Bov. Chas.
F. Deems, and from $20,000 to $50,000
of shares of Harlem and Central Hailroad
shares to each of his grand sons.
The executors are Wiu. H. Vanderbilt,
Cornolius J. Vanderbilt und Sum Barton,
who are to serve without pay.
THE EAST.
PLENIPOTENTIARIES CANNOT MAKF. FURTHER
CONCESSIONS.
London, January 7.—A Keuter dispatch
from Constantinople to-day, states tho
European plenipotentiaries mot nfc the
Uu8sian embassy on Saturday evening,
and sAid they had decided to declare at
Monday’s sitting of the conference that
they have not modified tbeir views aud
cannot make further concessions.
ULTIMATUM OF TUE POWERS.
Constantinople, January 8.—Sunday’s
aotion was clear aud well defined. The
European governments havo instructed
their representatives in the oonferouoo to
refuse to consider tho Porte’s construc
tion aud to present on Monday what is
really tho European ultimatum. The
Powers aro very dotormiued, and nns
doubtedly moan to try to forco the Porto
to accept their proposals. The plenipo
tentiaries will give tho Porto until Wed
nesday or Thursday for a final and direct
answer. Iu tho event of a refusal they
have decided to withdraw from Constan
tinople. The Porte begins to show a dis
position to yield, particularly in regard to
some sort of an international commission
whioh is the most important part of tho
sobome.
THE PORTE AND THE POWERS STUBBORN.
Liverpool, January 7.—The various
special dispatches as to the probable at
titude of the Porto at to-day’s sitting of
the conferenoe aro very conflicting, and
the Pora special to the Daily Telegraph,
dated Sunday, says the Porto iH apparent
ly still to make no concessions. The
Marquis of Salisbury has already engaged
a steamer to depurt on tho 10th instant.
Tbe same eorrespoudout confirms tho re
port that Homo sort of an ultimatum will
be presented to tbe Porte to-day.
SULTAN WILL LEAD THE ARMY.
Special io the Enquirer-Sun.]
Constantinople, January 8 —The in
habitants ot Adriauople, both Greeks and
Turks, have asked authority of tho Gov
ernment to tako up arms against their
common enemy. The Sultan has ordered
Graud Vizier to thank them, saying he
hopes to bo able to preserve peaoo, but in
case of war he expectod the eo-operation
of ull his subjects without distinction of
race or religion. Ho would lead tho army
himself.
FRANCE WONT COUNTENANCE AN UNJUST
CAUSE.
At a meeting of the plenipotentiaries,
yesterday, Count Chaudordy, French rep
resentative, is said to hnve stated that
many of the motives alleged by tho Porto
for refusing the propositions of tho con
ference appeared to him very legitimate,
and the plenipotentiaries would find diffi
culty in combating them. He added :
Franco would never give couutenauco to
an unjust can so.
MEXICO.
Iglesias' Troops Declaring tor Diar, who is
Afraid to Attack.
Arbitrary und Ti'riiimirnl Flec
tion Froclnmntlon by
IMa/'n Rcjrenf.
LERDO ESCAPES.
Special to Enquirer Sun ]
Havana, January 7.—The English moil
stenmer has arrived from Vera Cruz and
brings the following intelligence :
City of Mexico, December 29.—Whole
brigades and regiments of Igleseas’ army
have pronounced for Diaz, but tho latter
has not yet dared to attack Igleseas, bo
being strongly protected with 15,000 men
at Sicoa, fifty miles from Guaujuato.
Tho States of Jalissco, Zacatecas, l)a-
raulo, San Luis Potosi and Nueva Loon
hnve pronounced for Diaz.
General Mendes, who was appointed
Regent by Diaz to not during his absence,
has issued a oonvooatoria for tho election
of a President, Chief Justice and mem
bers of Congress on January 28.
General Mejia ant! Iglesias are both
excluded as candidates or electors, also
members of the Lerdoond Juarez Govern
ment. This is denounced as one of tho
most arbitrary acts ever porpotrated in
tho name of a republic, and is considered
as unwise as it is tyranical. There is,
however, a prospect of temporary peace,
which animates everybody.
Lerdo succeeded in making his oscapo
from the country, having embarked at
Aeapulioo.
Tli# Yeternn* or 11*12,
Special Jo Enquirer-Sun*
Philadelphia, January 8.—A meeting
of the Veterans of the War of 1812, to
colebrate tho anniversary of the battle of
Now Orleans, took place here this morn
ing. A petition to the Seuate, praying
for tho speedy passago of the bill to
grant pensions to tho soldiers of the war
of 1812, now beforo that body, was
adopted.
HreiU bout Hue.k.
New York, January 8.—Tho Louisville
forger Brent has arrived. Ho is the first
surrender by Grout Britain since tho ad
justment of the extradition treaty.
IN 111 Aft A.
INAUGURAL OF GOV. WILLIAMS.
Indianapolis, January 8.--Governor
Williams was inaugurated, ilo makes no
allusion to uatiouul politics.
Auf icl|»nfo<l ItomioH-Niiy Und,
Special to Enquirer-Sun.)
Washington, January 8.—Fred May,
who had tho roueountre with Benuett,
was at tho Maryland Club in Baltimore,
last night. Nothing reliable about tho
duel whioh tho friends of the parties re
gard inevitable.
NOTHING KNOWN OF MOVEMENTS.
Washington, January 8.—Nothing ro^
liable is known regarding tho movements
or intentions of Messrs. May and Ben
nett.
DUEL MAY HAVE BEEN FOUGHT.
It is barely possible that May and Ben-
nott fought in Maryland or Virginia to
day. They havo eludod all traces.
REPORT OF BENNETT BEING WOUNDED.
Special to the Enquirer Sun.)
New York, January 8.—A report is
published that Bennett has been wounded
in a duel with May, hut tho geutleuian
who is stated to havo got tho dispatch to
that effect Nays ho has not roeoived any
saoh telegram.
DUEL REPORTED IN CANADA.
Washington, January 8.—There is a
discredited report that Bennett and May
fought near House’s Point, in Onnada.
Bennett was slightly hurt. The partios
Room to havo eluded the vigilance of tho
polico and reporters.
RUSSIAN FLEET.
FOUIt WAR VFAMEIA AKKIVD AT
CHARLEMTON*
like Alexis
Itiiftftimi Fleet at Nan FraiiclNco*
San Francisco, Jan. 8.—The Hussiau
Government boat Suuich arrived to-day.
Six Hussiau corvettes and gun boats are
now hero, aud livo more aro dim.
Special to Enquire) 1 -Sun.]
Charleston, Jan. 8.—Tho Hussies
Minister, N. Stukor,accompanied by Hear
Admiral Crown of the Hussiau nuvy, ar
rived hero by rail from Washington this
morning, and took quarters at tho Char -
lestou Hotel. About 8 a. m. tbe Hussiun
corvette Bogalire hove iu sight off tho bar,
and was boarded by a pilot bout, which
brought her ouniniaudur Capt. Schaforoff
and six officers to tho city, whore they had
an interview with the Hussiau Minister.
Tho corvette has 12 guns, 350 men and 20
officers.
Three other vossoln of the Hussiau tleet
are expected to-morrow; namely: the
frigate Sretlane, eight gnus ; the corvette
Askeade, eight guns, aud the dispatch,
boat Cruisor,three guus. Tho Sretlane is
commanded by tbe Graml Duke A lex it-
person, whom the ltussian minister ex
pects to meet hero to-morrow.
The Boga Tyro is 12 days from Cartha
genu, Spain, having made most of the
passage under canvass. She now lies an
cliored about a mile outside tbe bar. Tbe
fleet stops here for coal and provisions,
nftor obtaining which it goes to Port
Itoyal, iu which hurbor it will remain uu
til tho winter weather is sufficiently mod
erated to enable it to go to New York.
Ntrlku at Mew JeriM-y Pottcriew.
Trenton, N. J., Jan. 8.—This morning
all the employees of tho Trenton Potteries
left, their work iu consequence of a gener
al reduction of 20 per cent, of their wa-
ges. They number 1,500 persons and are
now bolding an excited mooting.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.
Trenton, N. J. Jan. 8.—Some 2,000
pottery men are on a strike against a re
ductiou of wagos.
Italinn KlH’tioim.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.
Home, January 7.—Tho complimentary
elections held to-day at Vittorio and Con-
gliane resulted in the return to ParliaJ
rnout of Signori H. Dorighi aud Viscoute
Venosta, members of tho late Cabinet.
Fire In » IViiiisy l van in Sline.
Harrisburg, Pa., January 8.—Heports
from Sykcns this morning stato that the
firemen are still gaining on the firo in tho
mine, and have strong hopes of subduing
it.
•ftOW,
IN NEW YORK.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.
Watertown, N. Y., January 7.—Three
aud a half foot of snow fell last night and
to day.
IN MISSOURI.
Saint Louis, January 7.—Sixteen inch
es of snow. The storm is general. Tho
weather is becoming very cold.
IN NEW JERSEY.
New York, Jauuary 7.—Dispatches
from Newark, Tort Jervis and Hartford
report that much damage was done by tho
thaw at Port Jervis. Another ice gorge
is feared.
Weulln>r.
Washington, Jan. 8.—Indications.—
For tho South Atlantic aud Eastern
Gulf States, rising and higher barometer,
brisk and high west to north winds dimin
ishing iu forco, decidedly colder and clear
or clearing weather will provail.
whom:* a i. i; i»oi s o ft i.\u.
OVER ONE HUNDRED CONVICTS AILING AT
COLUMBUS.
Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 4.—Over one
hundred prisoners at the penitentiary are
ill with symptoms suggesting poison. An
investigation as to the cause of the
trouble has developed nothing except a
surmise that the sickness was caused by
eating bread made from a certain kind of
baking powder which had been on hand
for some time. None of the cases aro
thought to bo serious.
Preparing fo lliilldoxe Alalianm.
Special to Now Orleans Picayune.]
Washington, January 5.—An agent of
tho Hudicul leaders left this morning for
Alabama, with a batch of blank affidavits.
Tho purpose is to make up such a case,
by means of perjuries, as will lay the
foundation for throwing out the vote of
the State.
THE AMERIQUE.
A I'llKNCH VI'KIISHIP AOHORK
NEAR I.ONU BRANCH.
THREE OF THE CREW LOST.
All Other* with Mail* mid Specie
Saved.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Long Branch, January 7.—The trans
Atlantic steamship Amerique from Havre
for New York, came ashore at Heahright,
about four miles north of this place. She
struck about three o’clock this morning.
There wero three cabin and iifty-ono sec
ond and fourth-class passengers, and one
hundrod and sixty-two officers and crew—
all of whom with the exception of three
of the crew, were saved. Soon after the
ship struck, tho captain ordered a small
boat, with a crew composed of officer
Bribing and eleven men to convey infor
mation ashore and obtain assistance. Tho
steamship was then only seventy yards
from the beach. Tho boat struck the
beach, but the under tow and floating ico
together, there being much of the latter,
upset tbe boat aud three of the crew were
lost. One of the bodies was recovered
about throe o’clook this evening. The
crows from tha life saving stations 3 and
4 wero ou hand, and succeeded soon after
ward in throwing a line to the ship and
by the aid of the crow of tho Amerique,
tho life car was soon drawn on hoard. The
passengers at first were afraid to get into
the car, but Mr. Cornell Jewett, who
was a passenger on board, and his
wife got into the car and
were safely drawn ashore, after which all
of tbe passengers and most of tho crow
were lauded, five or six in the car at a
time. Tho Captain still remains aboard,
lookiug after the vessel. All the mails
and specie were safely lauded.
The vessel lies well up on the hoacb,
aud at low tide it is thought she will he
high aud dry.
Cornell Jewett and wife, aud a Span
ish lady were tho only cabin passengers,
and are at the Emory Hotel at Seahright,
while the second aud fourth class passen
gers aud a large part of the crow are at
East Mud Hotel, Long Branch. The pas
sengers all speak in the highest terms of
tho Captain and crew during the long,
stormy passage across the Atlantic.
Tho ship was in charge of a pilot taken
on board yesterday, January fltb, from
pilot boat No. 21, latitude 40 degrees aud
30 minutes, about one hundred and eigh-
ty-seveu miles from Now York. Tho sea
at that lime was smooth, but afterward
tho weather threatened up very much and
was so wheu tbe vessel struck.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION — PARTICULARS
OF TUE GROUNDING—SHIP AND CARGO
WILL PROBABLY BE SAVED.
Long Branch, N. J., January 8.—The
Amoriquo had a stormy passage, encoun
tering a violent westerly gale all the way
until very near our shore, when the
weather thickened and the wind changed
to the east. Nho took on a pilot 180 miles
outside Sandy Hook bar. The pilot
sonnded about 15 or 20 minutes before
2 o’clock a. m., and found five fathoms
of water aud the same kind of bottom
as found in the channel leading into
Sandy Hook, and he supposed they were
in tho right course for Now York, but at
2 o’clock the steamer struck bottom with
her bow, but so slightly, had not tho
wiud boon so heavy from tho east, she
could havo boon backod off again. Al
though so very near shore, they could not
hoc land until after the ship struck. Sandy
Hook lights were not seen at any time.
The steamer now lies high and dry
broudside on tbe beach.
All tho pussengers except one, who has
u brokon leg oausod by a fall on the
stoamer during a gale, havo been re
moved.
The Ameriquo had $100,000 in apecie,
which, with the baggago and passengers,
will go to Now York this morning.
Tho most powerful steam tugs, with
hoavy anchors aud all kinds of appliances,
will arrive to-day, and tho steamer will be
got off if the weather continues mild with
tho wind off shore. Sho now lies imbed
tied in sand ton or twelve foot, und lies
perfectly easy and is undoubtedly tight.
No danger is anticipated unless an east
erly storm should spring up.
The cargo consists of miscellaneous
articlos, among which are many vory val
uablo paintings, consigned to different
parties in Now York and elsewhero. The
cargo will probably havo to be lauded ou
tho beach aud shipped to New York via
Handy Hook by rail or stoamer.
Tho Coast Wrecking Company’a steam
er Belief, and two lighters with Captain
Merritt, have just arrived. Capt. Mer
ritt thinks the prospects of saviug the
ship aud cargo aro favorable. Prepara
tions aro now being made to lay out
heavy anchors, which it is hoped they will
bo able to do to-day.
Tho bodies of three seamen, who were
drowned in landing yesterday morning,
wero found at station No. 1, about a m la
soutli|of tho point of tho Hook late last
night aud tho coroner has been notified
to hold an inquest.
Among tho passengers wero eight
French nuns, bound for Illinois. Most
of tho passengers aro French emigrants
going to the Western States, principally
Illinois. Tbe man with the broken leg,
was safely landed this morniug in a ham
mock, aud will bo sent to New York with
the rest.
THE CAPTAIN’S TELEGRAM.
Special lo Enquirer-Sun.
New York, January 8.—The captain of
tho Amerique telegraphs that the vessel is
not in a dangerous positiou. It and the
cargo are insured in Paris.
