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IXVIAW village capti rkii
Hurt* Plunder, but Few Indians se
cured.
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Cheyenne, Sept. 16.—A courier who
left General 'Crook’s command Sep
tember 10th, brings the following
news: Since General Crook’s col
umn turned south towards the Black
Hills, on the sth inst., there hits been
considerable hardship, through wet
weather and living on baeou and
hard bread, and a good deal of grum
bling. On the 7th it was decided to
send a portion of the i>ack train
ahead under, ejoort of Col. Miles,
with fifteen then on the best horses
of eaoh coifipaoi’ of the Third Caval
ry, making one hundred aud fifty in
all. Lieutenauts Von Lentwitz.
Schwatka and Crawford composed
the subordinate officers, Lieutenant
Bubby, of the Fourth Infantry, oilier
commissary; Tom Moore, chief
packer, and Frauk Gruard, Geueral
Crook’s chief scout. The latter was
to serve both as guide and scout, aud
yesterday evening he discovered,
through the rain and fog without
being himself observed, a hostile
Sioux tillage, constating of forty-
Olho large lodges and a band of sev
eral hundred ponies and a few Amer
ean horses. Miles concluded to at
tempt the attack- with bis one-hun
dred and fifty men without the wa
gons, aud send word to
Crook for reinforcements. He fell
back a few miles, hid his com
mand in a ravine, and at 2 o'clock
this morning marched for the village,
which was situated "on a little creek,
a tributary of the Grand or Owl
Creek. He formed on the north side
before daylight and ordered Lieuten
ant Schwatka, with Company M. to
charge through the village while the
rest of the force, dismounted, were to
form askirmish line on either side
and pick off the Indians as they came
out. The latter were completely
surprised and scattered out pell mell,
half naked, returning the fire tosome
extent. Then - ponies wefe effectually
stampeded. Owing to Miles’ small
force he only succeeded in securing
tire lodges and property therein,
atxjnt loorpohiei, an fmrnehse quan
tity ot dried meats, berries, &c., all
tnat Cflomrs whole pack dbuld carry
Off and sufficient to postpone the pro
posed purchase or supplies. There
was wagon loads of robes and suv
age spoils of all kinds. The gur
deon of the Seventh Cavalry, which
Custer used in Little- Horn massacre,
and various little articles of wearing
apparel, also captured on that occa
sion. A quantity of corn stored at
the mouth of Powder river as late as
Angustßth, where General Terry was
fired op, was among the spoils. The
whole march and showing since Terry
and Crook met goes to confirm the
soundness of the latter’s views of the
enemy’s probable destination and
whereabouts since leaving their camp
on Little Horn. Lieut. VanLentwitz,
of Compauy C, was severely wounded
in the knee. Privates Medburg and
Charles Foster, of Company B.
Augustus Dorn, of Company I>, and
Sergeant Glass, of Company E,
were wounded, and private Wensel,
of Company A, was killed In the ac
tion of the morning. About 7 o’clock
word had reached General Cfook,
fifteen miles back with the main
body of the force. He came forward
with sections from the cavalry,
reaching Miles at -11 o’clock. The
latter had kept up a good picket
fight during the forenoon. Crook
was very much disappointed because
Miles did not report the discovery
last night, as there was plenty of
time to nave got up the entire com
mand and so effectually surrounded
the village that nothing could have
escaped, but the General Js also
pleased, too, ull things considered.
About one hundred yards from the
village Is a little ravin#, in which a
band of seven warriors and fifteen
women and children were safely
lodged iu a cavern of rocks, and It
was in trying to dislodge them that
Miles lost his killed and most of his
wounded. Gen. Crook desired to
save tne women and children, and by
means of guards’ interpreting a par
ley ensued, and three warriors came
out —one a chief, American Horse,
being mortally wounded. Before this
parley was effected, however. Frank
White, a citizen, was shot through
the heart. Private McKean and pri
vate Kennedy, of Company C, Fifth
Cavalry, were wounded. Atfbut
twenty minutes past 4 o’clock this
morning there was sudden picket
firing, which began on Col. Massen’s
front, and resulted in the wounding
of Sergeant Aehrsiber, of Company
K, ana private Dorn, of Company F,
sth Cavalry. It proved the result of
reinforcements received from Crazy
Horse’s band, and a running attack
was made all arouDd the circle, but
the troops were quickly thrown out
and the enemy driven off in every di
rection. The latter got about a dozen
horses too poor to get into camp.
The village was thoroughly ransack
ed, and the spoils divided around.
Col. Miles and tils men got the po
nies. There were found passes to
good Indians from Indian Agent How
ard, of the Spotted Tail Agency, dated
respectively January I4sh and Feb
ruary, 1876. Much ammunition and
many guns were found in the lodges.
All the evidence i# to the effect that
these Indians were prepared for win
ter. There were probably one thou
sand warriors connected with it, and
their chief is Roman Nose, formerly
of the Cheyenne Agency. It is re
gretted that other of the larger vil
lages were not suprised and destroy
ed, but this affair demonstrates the
good policy of a stern chase after the
Indians, even With foot soldiers.
September ltt.—There was a little
picket firing throughout last Dight
and this morning. After the com
mand was on the march, a number
of Indians came down on the rear of
the column, but were met withK
warm reception bv Capt. Summer’s
battalion of the 'sth Cavalry, who
THE DAILY TIMES.
covering the enemies in a ravine,
killed several and disabled others.
Private Foster, of Company F, Mad
gen. of Company M, and George
Olautief, of-Company D, were wound
ed. The company marched fifteen
miles to-day towards the hills, bring
ing the entire number of sick and
wounded on twelve litters. Medical
Director Clements amputated the
right leg of Lieut. Von Lentwitz last
evening, and private Kennedy died
of his wounds. No other amputa
tions or deaths are likely to occur.
The wounded chief. American Horse,
died last night. Most of the captives
were brought along, but a few squaws
were sent back with the General’s
advice to the hostile hands to go into
the agencies, to behave themselves
and all would be well with them.
Miles, Lieut. Bubb and Gruard will
go through to the hills to-morrow
with a view of securing future sup
plies.
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• NEW TURK.
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Sketch™ Bjr Our Regulor CyrwiioudesCl
N*w York City, Bent- 6th 1876.
_ .Jk*tr Z'fewa, ,Wfaavl been busydowq
town to-day ..hence, feel somewhat fatigu
ed. We witnessed the reception of the Ist,
2d, 3d and 4th Connecticut Volunteers to
day by tho 9th. 23-1 and 69th Regiments
New York troops. Connecticut appropri
ated a round sum of money and equipped
the above regments in order to "illustate
her" at the Centennial at Philadelphia In
"Connecticut’s day."
The parade was formed in order of the
Ist. 2d, 3d and 4th Connecticut regiments
from Canal Street,with tholr right resting
on Broadway. At two o’clock the column
was put in motion and proceeded up
Broadway where they were received by
the 9th, 23d and 69th regiments New York
Volunteers. On entering Broadway they
were marched in platoons by companies
and we had an ample opportunity of see
ing their front as so presented. We must
say that tlje Connecticut boys exhibited
every’ evidence of the soldier, and too
much praise cannot bo awarded them for
their extraordinary discipline, nine-tenths
of them were Democrats, (or atloast, those
with whom we conversed were,) and It
may have added to their sternly even tread,
the knowledge of the fact that every man
of them in ‘‘illustrating tooth-picks, nut
megs and combs,” were illustrating the va
ried industries of Democratic Connecticut,
so long enthralled by the morciless hand
of Radicalism. The truth Is they seemed
proud of the grand reception—the still
grander Democratic New York—accorded
them. Champagne and cork-screws were
in demand, and Connecticut and New York
swore allegiance to a united Democratic
majority of thirty thousand.
The unveiling of the Lafayette statue
(tho present of France to ungrateful Amer
ica) was a feature of yesterday. I say
“ungrateful" because It seems that the
generous French had to remind us that
we had never dime homage to the great
friend of Washington, Liberty and Justice.
Thu noble LaFayetto perhaps deserved as
much Credit for tlie emancipation of Amer
ica from British arithraldom as even
Washington himself; and ns we ‘have
never"-(save in history) paid a fit
tribute to his unparalleled sacrifices in
our behalf, we cau't but imagine that as a
Nation we were ungrateful to the mem
ory of So great and so good a man. The
trifling grant of a few leagues of land in the
virgin estate of our infant Republic, which
Ids offspring never realized any benefit
from, was together with a small amount
of money, tho only recompense our grati
tude as a Nation thought commensurate
to the future of the greatest friend America
ever had. We hope the civilized Repub
lics of South America may not construe
this recent gift of the friends of the "op
pressed of all ages” as a gentle reminder
of ‘‘man’s Ingratitude” when the strong
arm Is able to strike in the defence of
self.
Business In Now York may truly be said
to be in its zenith, and we are told by the
old ante-bellum merchant that the gener
ous face of the Southerner is more numer
ous in New York this season than since
the "late unpleasantness,” is a
disposition to buy largely of goods, and a
free disposition on the part of holders to
let them go. Goods were never so cheap
as now in this market; there is, however,
a scarcity of print cloths, and prices have
ruled high. The “Bulls” have had their
"tails curled" all soason, and the ‘‘Bears”
have been amuzed at the “Spanish” atti
tude of tho great striped “Taurus," and
threatened. vengeance seems not to enter
their minds for this one season at least;
and we anticipate no decline in this linn of
goods, but to the contrary, a decided
advance wlthtin the next twenty days.
McCarthy.
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Ohio—Mouth Carolina.
Special to the N. O, Democrat.)
Washington, Sept. 16.-A private
letter received here from a source en
titled to credit in both parties, de
clares that the danvass which the
Ohio FteiHlbliean State Oommlttee
has made by school districts fails to
give the Republican ticket a majority
in that State. The best estimates
cut down Hays’ meagre majority of
last year. The German population
in Drayton, Toledo and Cincinnati
will very generally vote the Demo
cratic ticket.
Well informed RepuplioaDS here
say that the nomination of Chamber
lain for Governor of South Carolina
hopelessly divides the Republican
party of that State, and hands the
latter over to the Democrats. Hun
dreds of Republicans will yote for
Hampton for Governor, or not vote
at all, in order that Chamberlain may
be defeated. The prospects of re
deeming the State from the ring rob
bers was never better.
A Chicago Times, special corres
pondent says: Thocampaign against
the Indians having failed, some of the
troops, it is expected here, will be or
der'd back to Leavenworth and
transferreato Louisiana and Missis
sippi for use in campaign work on
election day In November.
Packard and company declare that
troops are badly needed in Ijouisia
na.
—There was a general knockdown a
mong lawyers and officers in a Waco, Tex
as, court the other day. Says a despatch
to the Galveston News: Judge Gerald left
the bench, after repeated trials to brin"
them to order, seized a six shooter, rushed
into the struggling crowd and commanded
the peace, which was finally restored.
Madev and Pearre were fined $25 each;
Haralson was fined SIOO. Some twenty
or more pistols were drawn by friends of
the party, but Judge Gerald corraled the
crowd.
COLUMBUS, GrA., TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 19, 1876.
MORE ABOUT THE INDIAN
FIOHT.
NO GREAT SDOOESS FOR THE
TROOPS.
THEY RKU HTHK BLACK HILLS IN A
STRAITENED condition.
Home Rations Issued to the Ren.
INDIAN DEPREDATIONS, AND BRUTALITIES
ON ROTH SIDES.
Washington, Sept, 18.—The Herald
publishes three columns in elabora
tion of the semi-official account tele
graphed Suturday night. The de
tails ate contradictory, and tho re
sult of tho fight seems to have been
great haste or anxiety to get away
from the Indians.
The following is the very latest:
Crook City, Black Hills, via. Fort
Laramie, Wyoming, Sept. 12.—Yes
terday morning Gen. Crook dis
patched a i>arty of the Fifth Cavalry
men from his camp on Owl creek to
press forward to the Black Hills and
send back provisions for the hungry
troops. Col.-Mills was in command,
and Lt, Babb, Commissary officer,
was sent to buy food. Tho dried
meats and fruit captured In Iho In
dian village near Slim Butte was not
sufficient, ns was supposed, to sus
tain the column until it could reach
the Black Hills, and on the 10th
horses were again butchered und is
sued as rations. The advance party
was a sort of forlorn hope. The cap
tured Indians had said that many
were prowling near the Belle
Fourche river and Foot Hills,especial
ly Crazy Horse’s band. The relief
party was mounted on captured In
dian ponies.
We left the main column iu a dense
mist and bitter storm and marched
by the guidance of the compass alone.
Ofir trail described many eccentrici
ties. During the night following it
was impossible to distinguish any
land-marks; the darkness was im
penetrable. Next day, we were cheer
ed by the breaking of the mist and a
glimpse of the sun and espied the out
lines of the Black Hills. By rapid
riding we reached their base at the
mouth of White Cord Canyon at dusk.
Leaving most of the party there, I
galloped on with Capt. Juck and
Hawaiian Frank to Crook City. The
Indian Black Wolf had hinted it was
deserted by the miners on account of
Sioux persecution, but we were de
lighted, utter rattling through the
timpered gulch to see the lights glim
mer in the darkness. Plenty of food
is stored here, und Gen. Crook will
to-morrow be met at the Bell Fourche
by loaded wagons and a herd of
beeves.
The Black Hills are infested bj
hundreds of Sioux, and people are
killed daily. Melton Province was
murdered two days ago while hauling
hay in White Wood Canyon. The In
dians captured three tons of hay at
the same time.
They attacked Nathan Wyarchire’s
train going to Fort Pierre. A team
ster brought hack the news, but the
result of the fight is not known, as it
was progressing when he escaped.
Day before yestcr a party of Sioux
attempted depredations two hundred
yards from the main street of Crook
City, and were forced to skedadle by
a hot fire from the citizens.
At Rapid City, within the past two
weeks, five white men have been
killed and great numbers of horses
stolen. A party of citizens pursued
the Indians and killed one, losing
one of their own number.
The war of savuge life and civiliza
tion is at its height in these moun
tains, and its nature is horribly des
perate. Citizens do not limit their
revenge to an imitation of the Indian
custom of scalping, but when they
kill a Sioux they cut off his head,
exhibit and soil itat auction.
The village near Slim Butt, cap
tured on tho 9th, belonged to the
hand of Roman Nose, a Brute Chief,
and contained thirty-four lodges.
The European War Cluod.
’ London, September 15, —The Times,
in a leader, finds fault with Sir II G
Elliott for his tardiness in transmitting
news regarding the Eastern question. It
askß where Mr. Baring's report is and why
it has not appeared, when Mr. Schuyler’s
report has been long before the public.
Pariament must meet this autumn if the
Government does not make the fact publie
promptly. The article continues:
“We aae now passing through a time
when momentous questions are hanging
in the balance. In the middle of May the
object of paramount importance was to
prevent Servia rnd Montenegro frdra en
gaging in war. In the middle of September
the danger to he avoided is the appearance
of Russia as a belligerent. Every lover of
peace mnst struggle against it. If Russia
enters the lists our diplomacy will doubt
less be more energetic, but nothing more.
We are, however, dwelling in no unreal
danger when we declare the presentmove
ment big with the issue whether the war
cloud ceases or assumes anew and more
tremendous character.”
Anew horse disease has made its appear
ance in some parts of Canada, and tlierea
tens to spread over thecountry. It is not
at all dangerous, and resembles tho epi
zootic of 1872. The symptoms are swell
ing of the legs, slight running at the nos
trils, swelling of the eyelids, and pinkish
coloring of the eyes. The disease is vari
ously described by the horsemen, hut the
term generally applied to it, is the “ pink
eyed” distemper.
Nominated for Learllatiiri\
Special to Columbus Times.]
Savannah, Ga., Sept. I.—Hon. Phil
M. Russell was nominated to-day on
the first ballot for Representative by
the Convention.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
LAST WEEK’S TRANSACTIONS.
New York, Sept. 16.—The markot
reviow of tho events of tho week, In
financial circles, were very impor
tant, especially so as indicating an
improved fooling, and a recovery
from that depression which has
formed so p ominent a characteris
tic of some markets for a time. The
money market was extremely easy
during the past week, the rates for
call loans having been 1J to 2 per
cent., until this afternoon, when
there were free offerings as low
as one per cent. Foreign
exchanges have beon heavy
and lower, and hankers have
reduced their rates several times
owing to the some what limited de
mand for bills. Gold was heavy early
in the week, and prioes declined from
liof to 109?, but subsequently there
was a firmer feeling and a recovery
to lIOJ. Government bonds have
been quiet and firm. Railway and
miscellaneous securities were de
pressed early in tho week. Tho gen
eral stock market was unfavorably
affected fora time by the demoralized
condition of spoculatiou in anthra
cite coal properties, and went off at
about lj to 2 per cent.
Tho past wefk thore has been very
largo transactions in grain sales
reaching 650,006 bushels in wheat, 11,-
100,000 bushels of corn, 400,000 bushels
oats, 125,000 bushels of rye, besides
a moderate quantity of barely aud
malt aud 130,(t0q barrels of Hour. The
corn market has beon especially act
ive anti has advanced, wheat
and oats have been irregular in pri
ces. Sales of lice is larger titan they
have beon for some weeks, thero be
ing a brisk demand for export to Ger
many which annually purchased
lurge quantities of this grain. Trade
in wheat and corn has been ontirelo
for export to Great Britain, there
being comparatively better specula
tion.
Murilrr of n Revenue Detective.
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 18.—J. S.
Mawbrey, a revenue detective living
at Blount Springs in this State, was
brutally assassinated Saturday night,
The ’murderer sliot him through a
rear door, seven buckshot entering
his head and killing him instantly.
The night was dark, aud the mur
derer escaped. The general impres
sion is that the assassin was one of a
gang of counterflters now under in
dictment, and whose trial will soon
come off. Mawbrey was tho impor
tant witness.
Indignation is felt, aud earnest ef
forts are making to ferrit out the
murderer. *
The Hostile liiilliuia.
Washington, Sept. 18.—A Herald
special from Bismarck, 17th, says
Sitting Bull, with a column throe
miles long, crossed tho Missouri,
thirty miles below Fort l’ock, on the
9th inst. General Terry will make a
desperate effort to overtake him, but
will probably fail.
The Yellowstone rose two feet.
Troops on the Yellowstone are sup
plied by steamers.
I. S. Burke, editor of the Black
Hills Tribune, is missing. It is sup
posed he was killed by Indians.
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SPAIN.
Madrid, Sept. 18.—It is gemi-ofli
cially stated, notes have passed be
tween Spain and Foreign govern
ments with reference to the recent
orders in regard to placards on Pro
testant churches. The British Min
ister merely had a confidential in
terview with the Foreign Minister;
but as government acted according
to the constitution, the interview
was without result.
Diarlo Ettpahol states that the au
thority of Castile here prohibited the
sale of Protestant bibles.
The Government has caused the
publication of a manifesto issued
abroad by certain conspirators, call
ing themselves Reformist Republi
cans. The manifesto promises a re
distribution of property. The Gov
ernment’s course in publishing it is
applauded.
London, Sept. 18.— Reuter’s tele-
Telegram Company despatch from
Madrid says tho Mayor of San Fer
nandine has ordered the protestant
pastor there to keep the door of his
chapel closed, because external man
ifestations are prohibited by tho con
stitution.
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Cmivcrnlmi to Tllden - Roll Violence,
Nashville Sept. 15.—The Tennes
see Post, a leading German paper of
the State, heretofore an Indepen
dent, ha3 como .out fer Tilden and
Hendricks.
iiick Mosbison, a Democratic ne
gro, was prevented from speaking In
Edgefield to-night by a black mob,
who dragged him from the stand.
He had to appeal to the police for
protection, and was furnished an
escort (o Nashville.
A Railroad to the Black Hills.
Sioux City, lowa, September 15. — A
party of(foreign capitalists with the officers
of the Covington, Columbus and Black
Hills railroad, passed over the firstSO miles
of completed track to Bonca, Nebraska,
to-day. The road is three and a half feet
gauge, was projected, butlt anil“equipped
to the, present terminus since the Ist of
March, this year, and is the first link of a
projected route to the Black Hills, Nation
al Park and Portland, Oregon. Arrange
ments have been make to complete 150
miles this year, and reach the Black Hills
in 1877.
TROUBLED SOUTH CAROLINA.
ANOTHER CONFLICT BETWEEN THE
WHITES AND BUCKS.
The Nrwrora Protecting a Criminal?
Augusta, Ga., Sept. 18.—Mrs.
Alonzo Harley, who lives near Sliver
ton, Aiken county, South Carolina,
was assaulted at her residence last
Friday by two negro men. Harley
was at work on his farm, and Mrs.
Harley was alone with her son aged
9 years, and an infant 4 weeks old.
She was knocked down 3 times. Her
screams and those of her boy
alarmed tho negroes, who fled.
When tho report of tho assault on
Mrs. Harley became known the
oitizens assembled and made search
for the negroes, one of whom was ar
rested and shot. Tho other negro
escaped.
On Saturday a wurraut was issued
for his arrest. The warrant was
placed in the hands of a constable,
who with the aid of a posso of whites
attempted to make tho arrest, which
was resisted by a large crowd of ne
groes, said to be two hundred, armed
with shot guns and Winchester rifles.
Sunday the excitement continued,
both whites ami blacks being fully
armed and watching each other’s
movements. There are reports of a
skirmish during tho day iu which
two or throe persons were wounded,
toward niglita comprotnis was agreed
upon, both parties agreeing to dis
bund and return to their homes. The
nogroes agreed to srureuder the col
ored man who made the assault ou
Mrs. Harley, and dellver him over to
authorities at Aiken. With this un
derstanding the whites dispersed, aud
while returningto their homes it was
reported that several of the latter
were ambushed aud shot by negroes.
Tho city is full of rumors as to the
number killed, but nothing definite
or later ascertained up to tills hour.
LATF.It.
The passenger train from Augusta
to Port Royal, which left.thls morn
ing at oight o’clock, has returned.
Proceeding to Jackson station, the
track was found torn up, and a
freight train which left hero at 6
o’clock this morning was found
wrecked. The negroes had posses
sion of the road.
Superintendent Fleming, of the
Port Royal Hoad, lias telegraphed
the state of affairs to Gov. Chamber
lain, asking him for troops. He has
also applied to Lieutenant Barnhart,
U. S. A., stationed at Hamburg, for
assistance.
A number of citizens have left for
the scene of the disturbance, which
is about twenty miles from Augusta
on the Port Royal Road.
Augusta, September JB.—The latest
report from tho scene of tho riot in
South Carolina is that one white man
is wounded and six negroes killed.
Nothing authentic has been received.
The city is full of rumors.
Tlic storm at Wilmington.
Wilmington, N. C., Sept. 18.—The
storm in this section yesterday was
violent, but so far no very serious
damage is reported. In tho city
fences and shade trees suffered great
ly, and a few houses were unroofed.
In the sounds bathing houses, fences
and small boats were very generally
demolished. Numbers of persons en
deavoring to savo their boats narrow
ly escaped drowning. Thestorm was
at its height here at 8 a. m., when the
velocity of tho wind was nearly 60
miles per hour.
AT RICHMOND.
Richmond, Va., Sept. 18.—Heavy
and incessaut rain during the greater
portion of the day, accompanied by
high northeasterly winds. This
afternoon the wind increased to al
most a hurricane, prostrating main
fine shade trees tearing down
awnings and signsand unroofiiigand
othe.rwiso damaging houses.
Marine lllManter.
Norfolk, Va., Hept. 18.—The
schooner Annie Tumor, loaded with
salt, from New York to Norfolk, is
ashore in the harbor j an unknown
brig, bottom up at, Hogg’s Island,
aud an unknown bark sunk at Capes.
Schooner Milton, from Philadelphia
for Richmond, with pig iron, sunk at,
Seawell’s Point.
Norfolk. September 18.—Schooner
AnnaW. Barker, in ballast, from
New Haven to Baltimore, is ashore
twelve miles south of Cape Henry.
London, Sept. 18.—Allan Lino
steamships, Canadian, from Montre
al for Glasgow, grounded this morn
ing at Shensionport, near Lome. All
on board safe. Sbo struck a rock,
which stove through her bottom,
she was leaking badly in fore com
partment.
Wilmington, N. C. Sept. 18-~Tho
British bark Roberts, loaded with
stores, bound for Hull, England, was
blown ashore on Bald Head beach
yesterday. Her cargo is now being
removed. It is thought that the ves
sel will be considerably damaged.
Weather To-day.
For South Atlantio States, westerly
winds, warmer, partly cloudy and
clour weather will prevail, with sta
tionary barometer. For the Gulf
States, fulling barometer, increasing
south und east winds, warmer, partly
cloudy weather, followed by raiD in
the western gulf, Tennessee and the
Ohio valley.
—’ .♦ . L.
Nothing official was yesterday re
ceived at Washington concerning the
Indian fight.
HELL GATE’S' EARTHQUAKE
THE EXPLOSION TO TAKE PLACE IN
ABVIt TWO WEEKS.
Ton* or N Itro-Klycrtne t:iiipouit<ln Piled
l the Works Perilous Labor In sol
emn silence—Ken. Newton's Antlrlpa
tlnns -The simiKhlt-r ol ninny Elshes
Predicted.
From the Ni'W York Sna lilU.I
“Seven days to charge, three days
for tho priming, and one day to nil
up the galleries with water, make
eleven days—that is. September 23d,
and then the explosion will take
place,” said Gen. Newton, yesterday,
at tho Government works at Hell
Gate. “Tho explosion will have but
little effect on the atmosphere; ou
the rook, ot course, thore will boa
shock, but beyond tho rattling of
windows, I don’t think there will be
any danger. Old ladies will imag
ine themselves shaken by an eartn
quuko, but I would like to gee the
man able to get up one. I shall re
main here from now until after thu
explosion, and as tho men are not
afraid, I don’t see why outsiders
should be. We are willing to risk
our lives, and feel perfectly easy over
it. So far, only three men have been
killed by accident, and wo have used
150,000 pounds of high explosives,
which is equal t0i1,500,00 pounds of
powder. The percentage of danger
Is vastly less by nitro-glyeerlno than
by powder; b.it I think the use of
those high explosivos should be pro
hibited by law, except by experts.
The work here has beeu every’year
embarrassed for want of funds. That
not only caused delay, but proved
injurious iu other ways. We
had to keep our old hands
together—they don’t see that in
Congress-for had we new tiands
wo would be iu oontinuul danger of
being blown up. Astoria people are
perfectly satisfied, but it is tho peo
ple outside who complain. The peo
ple here know how carefully we
work, but ou the ferry boats they
look on nearly every package as if
It contained nttro-glycerine. I shall
bo four hundred feet from the work
when it is exploded, aud with a little
shelter to protect mo from the fall’
lng rocks. I shall be perfectly safe.”
The task of charging the numer
ous holes in the halt circle of tunnels
honeycombed in the rock around
the point at Hell Gate was begun
yesterday morning, and with it went
out tho imperative order that no one
should under any oiroumstunces, be
allowed to enter the gates near the
ferry-house, where a sign had been
erected, marked “Danger—Nitro-
Glycorine.” Descending the Bliaft
from which radiate the ten tunnels,
each fifteen feet high and eight feet
wide, the spuceMit the bottom was
found Cleared of the iron rails and
other encumbrances formerly strewn
about here, and in dne corner
was a groat heap of pine
boxes, growing larger each moment
from the unloading of the huge
bucket that before hoisted the
largo quantity of gneiss-roclc piled
around the works, and now is used
to lower the material wherewith the
herculean task is to be completed.
These boxes contain vulcan powder,
rendrock, dynamite in cartridges,
packed in sawdust and ready to be
inserted. One at a time the boxes
were taken into Tunnel, No. 7, where
the ground had been covered with
a thick layer of sawdust, kept con
stantly moist, so that Should a car
tridge fall the concussion would
not to be sufficient for an explosion.
After opening the boxes the cartrid
ges were carefully taken out, wiped
perfectly dry, and assorted into
other boxes partitioned to lit the dif
ferent sizes. These cartridges are
about two feet long, measuring from
three-quarters to seven-eighths of an
inch in diameter, so as to fit into tho
different sizes of tho holes; on tho
end of each cartridge thero are at
tached four prongs, which project
outward, aud serve to keep the cart
ridge firmly in its place, eitherup in
the arched roofs or in the sides Of the
columns. Two men are detailed to
tho work of filling each hole. One
inserts the tin cartridge of the small
est size that will fit the bottom of
the hole, taking care to stretch the
prongs; the other then pushes it for
ward with a long pole. When the
charge lias beeu driven homo, anoth
er cartridge is introduced, sometimes
of larger dimensions, and that ugato
driven in, and then perhaps another,
until tho h6lo is filled. After nil
the holes havo been charged, the
explodont cartridge of vulcanite pow
der will bo inserted; this cartridge
is filled with fulminate of mercury,
into which are inserted two wires,
holding between them a fine platina
wire, which, when tho electric cur
rent is turned ou, will be heated to a
red heat, and explode the charge.
Eacli of these holes is numbered, the
uncharged ones having a stout pine
plug iu them, and connected with
twine, to be substituted later by tho
loetrio wire. Four tbousaud of these
charges or holes form a “group” and
each groupo will be independently
attached to the battery. There arc
two hundred groups spreud, fan-like
in the river, all to be oxploded at the
same instant. The advantage of dy
namite will be shown here; for
should a charge, or even a grain, not
be ignited, the pressure on it wilt
cause it to explode them, making it
absolutely infallible. Tbo men bun
dle the cartridges with the utmost
care, aud seem fully to apprehend
tne danger. •
“As yet,” said Gen. Newton, “they
have not been drilled into it, but by
to-morow they will work much fas
ter.”
On entering the tunnel on which
tho charging had commenced eyery
thing was enveloped in Egyptian
darkness, relieved only now and
again by the glimmering lamp which
one of the men carried on his head,
or the place where two were charging
a hole, which was lightened up by a
small lamp carried by one or them
on a stick. A senso of danger and
responsibility seemed to awe the men,
so, that they worked silently, han
dling deftly but cautiously the dan
gerous inatereial. The only sounds
that broke the silence were tho inces
sant plash of dropping water aud mo
notonous groaning of tho huge pump
employed to relieve the galleries of
this constant flow. Near the pump
has lately been erected a syphon,
through which the water will enter,
ami the entire excavation will be sub
merged before the exlosion.
"The shocks,” said Gen. Newton,
“will run along the Astoria shore as
far as Blackwell’s Island, while in
theexact opposite direction it will
run to the point on Ward’s Island
opposite the coffer dam. There will
no doubt be a jet d’eau and many fish
killed. The same bed of rock that
we are working in is the one that ex
tends trough Manhattan Island; but
50. 160
I think the effect of the explosives
will be expended In tho performance
of tho work, und the shock will
scarcely be Telt in the efty. I shall
have four guard bouts—two off 89tli
street as far as Blackwell’s Island,
and the othors from Ward’s Island
toward the shore, The polloo will
also bo skitioned on laud around the
works during the explosion. My as
sistants are men of experience, iu
whom I have perieot confidence.
Capt. James Mercer, of the U. 8. En
gineers, has charge of the coffer dam
and the galleries, while Mr. Julius
Stridenger attends to the analyzing
of the explosive matter and the sci
entific details.
“The accident, wo had tho other day
was‘pure accident,’ the result of a
concurrence of ca.uses, and not in
duced by carelessness. After the ex
plosion we will have several scows
with iron grapplors, to remove the
rock, which Ttlilnk wilt be Broken in
small pioceß. I estimated at first
that the work would cost $1,500,000,
and I think my estimate will prove a
correct one; at any rate wo have
moDov enough new- to work until
June: **—"-*"
A separate “Luiftb-pioof’ house
lias been erected for the main bat
tery, but to that again will be at
tached a small battery, at a distance,
which will communicate with the
main battery, and that again with
two wires to each group.
Yesterday morning, fourboats load
ed with dynamite lay off the dock,
but after one had been unloaded the
others were ordered into the stream
again. It took tho meu tho eutire
day to remove the boxes from tho
ooffor-dam. These boxes contain
from 50 to 75 pounds each of dynam
ite, vulcan powder or rendrock.
Gutside and quite nearthe d,ock is
ohored a sotw.a perfect worksi.o.) in
itself. On this tho explosives are.
tested and the wires arranged for use
In small rolls; in fact, owing to the
little space allotted to the works on
land, much of tho smaller matters
are prepared there, and afterwards
sont to their proper places. The gen
tleman whose grounds adjoin the
wotks intends *o remain in his house
when the explosion takes place, not
withstanding the general’s official
notification, which will be issued in
good time for everybody to get .out
of tho reach of even possible dan
ger.
TllK TURKISH SITUATION.
PRINCE MILAN PROCLAIMED KINK.
A TRUUF, AORF.FDON.
London, Bept., 18.—A despatch to
Reuter’s telegram Cos., from Belgrade
says: General Tchernayoff’s army on
Saturday proclaimed Prince Milan
king of Servia.
An immense meeting on the Eas
tern question was held at Guild Hall
to-day. The Lord Mayor presided.
The proceedings were marked by
somodlsorder. To an address to the
Queen deploring the outragess* of
the Turks, and praying England
no longer to support Turkey from
considerations of political expedien
cy, an amendment expressing confi
dence in the Government was reject
ed by an overwhelming majority. A
motion in favor of an immediate con
vocation of Parliament was caused.
The crowd was so great that a num
ber of persons were unable to get
into the Guild Hull, another meetin g
was held outside the building.
London, Sept. 17.—Reuter’s Te!e
gram Company huve a dispatch from
Belgrade stating that an agreement
to suspend hostilities ten days has
been signed.
TELEUUAPHIC RIMMAHV
7. 7* ' ♦ ~:
In the Lexington Consolation race,
mile heats, Emma 0. won; time X :44.
1:44i, In the 2 mile and 6 furlong
race Ten Broeck won ; Red Man sec
ond ; time 4:58*.
At Chicago, Kluman, pigeon shoot
er, shot and it is supposed mortally
wounded Charles Creighton. Cause,
politics.
At Murfreesboro. Tenn., the boiler
of a steam sawmill exploded, killing
Samuel Stevens, white, and William
Harrison, colored.
Tho storm at Richmond, Va., on
Sunday, was very severe, blowing
down trees, awnings and signs, and
unroofing and otherwise damaging
houses.
Nine hundred thousand 4J bonds
were substituted yesterday.
Too many officers have been as
signed to test the foundation of
Washington Monumnnt.
The President will be the guest of
Mr. Drexel of Philadelphia, until
Saturday.
The State Department has infor
mation that after forty days from
June 28th the importation of Ameri
can silver into Venezuela Is prohib
ited.
Bishop Edmunds Jones, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, died in
Now York yesterday, aged 69.
The contributions in Wilmington,
N. C., for Savannah, in two days,
amounted to near SI,OOO.
The New York Produce Ex
change has contributed SSOO to the
Savannah sufferers.
The Delaware, Lackawana aud
Western Coal Company will sell
100,000 tons of coal on Wednesday
27th.
The Kturm North.
Halifax, Sept. 18.—There was se
vere gale on the New Foundland
banks on the 6th instant. It is
feared that there was some lives lost,
and much pronerty destroyed. A
vessel at St. Johns reports sailing
through immense quantity of casks,
fishing gear and wrecked dories.
Boston, Sept. 18.—The storm was
quite severe last night In the bay
and along the coast; two and a quar
ter inches, of rain fell, being more
than for the entire month of August,
