Adams County Union, Volume 1, Number 1, Decatur, Adams County, 13 September 1878 — Page 6

TELEGRAPHIC. The Princess Alice Disaster. London Sept. 4.—The steamer Princess Alice, which was ran into and sunk with such frightful results last evening by the Collier Bywell Castle, was one of the largest saloon steamboats of the London steamboat company. The Princess Alice left Gravesend for London after 6 o’clock last evening, and arrived within sight of the royrf arsenal at Woolwich, at 8 o’clock. The Bywell Castle was then approaching in an opsite course. The two steamers were near the middle of the stream jnst off the city of London gas works, at Beckton, almost precisely where a fatal collision occurred between the Metis and Wentworth ten years ago. How it happened it is impossible accurately to detail. All that is known among the maddening excitement is that the screw steamer struck the Princess on the port. The scene which followed has no parallel in the river’s history. A very tew persons clambered on the • other vessel, but nearly all rushed to the after par£of the Princess Alice. As the bow went under the water, the shrieks were fearful, and nothing could be done to save life. There were a dozen or more life buoys on board, and some boats were swinging in the davits, but if they could have been got at they would have been of little service under the circumstances. Within five minutes the Princess Alice keeled completely over and went down in deep water. Some small boats hastened to the scene, and the Duke of Teck, another steamer belonging to the same company, which was also en the passage up the river with a party of excursionists, went to the rescue, but the river for a hundred yards was full of drowing people, screaming in anguish and praying for help, and as it was growing dark then sot much could be done. It is believed that not more than 150 persons escaped out of 800 aboard. The vessel Princess Alice was a long and low river steamer, built for excursions down the Thames, of which the middle and lower classes were very fond. She had saloons forward and aft her decks, and her passenger carrying capacity was unusually large: A portion of her passengers last evening were on the upper saloon deck, and* must have, seen their impending doom, but those inside the steamer had no warning till they heard the crash and found the passengers from the forward part of the vessel running to the after part. Beyond the fact that the tide was about two hours ebb, which would enable the Princess Alice to ease and stop sooner than the screw steamer which would be borne on the tide, it is impossible to discover any of the circumstances immediately proceeding the collision. Before the boats came in Sri'el from odd"tr the other to keep out of the way, but as usual in such cases the accident was probably due to a misunderstanding. CJtUBE OF THE DISASTER. The cause of the disaster is believed to be that the vessels were running a sharp bend of the river caused by the projection of a point of land whereon the powder magazine of the Woolwich arsenal is situated. In order to turn this point, the Princess Alice had crossed over to the right bank of the river, and was out of her course. Her lights were probably obscured by the shadow of the powder magazine, and being much smaller and lower than the Bywell Castle, the latter was upon her before the danger was perceived.

Steamboat Exploeion-Fonr Persona Killed. Jacksonville, Fla., September 6<—The steamer Reliance, running between thia port and Savannah, exploded her boiler laat night, two miles ont from St. Marye, Georgia. The first engineer William Moulton, second engineer Jonah Armstrong, and second mate William Dartis, were killed or drownedRev. Mr. Dunlap, of Savannah, had his thigh broken. None of the other passengers wore severely hurt. Several of the crew were injured by steam; and George Edmonson, cook, fatally. The upper works were blown to atoms. CapUin White and the first mate were blown into the river, hut not seriously injured. The wounded were taken to Savannah. POLITICAL, The Maine Election. Portland, September 9.—-At 2 o’clock the count stood: Republicans, 2,345; democrats, 1,893; greenbacks,42B. The total vote last year was, republicans, 2,066; democrats. 2.038; greenbacks, 41; scattering, 12. This indicates an increased vote, and that the greenback vote will be about ten per cent in the °*liewiston, Me., Sept. 9.—A full vote will be polled in Lewiston and Auburn to-day. Frye, for congress, will have a majority in both dries. An attempt to combine the democrat and '.greenback votes against the republicans failed, to ihe republicans will doubtless elect in loth cities. An exchange publishes the startling information that there are no reserved seats in heaven. Most people would haniah all uneasiness oa that account if they could only make sure of standing SOOB.

THE OTHER WAY OUT. How Debts in Different States Can S ow be Settled, Now that the national bankrupt law has been repealed, debtor* will have’to fall back on the old state laws on the question of insolvency. In New York, the legislature, at its last session, in anticipation of the repeal, enacted amendments to the now existing laws. The main provisions of the law as amended require that an tial and impartial surrender ofproperty through a conveyance from debtor to assignee,” accepted by the latter who joins it and acknowledged it after, the manner of deeds, shall be made and recorded, not with a register, but in the county clerk’s office, The debtor files his sworn inventory and schedules with the clerk of the county court within twenty days after the recording of the conveyances; or, in case of the debtor’s default, the filing is made by the assignee within ten days after such default. The law provides for a due bond from the assignee, the proper citations to creditors, a public hearing to any one interested, to be accompanied with books or other witnesses, a permission for compromises and for trials by juries of disputed facts, and finally for the distribution of dividends and the release of the debtor, upon proofs of a composition between the assignee and his creditors. In Rhode Island, Vermont, Connecticut, New Jersey, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada, California, and North Carolina, the claim of creditors are discharged upon the debtor making an assignment of all his property. In Indiana, Kansas, Oregon, Maryland, Mississippi and Missouri, the debtor can assign his property, but can not discharge it unless every one of bis creditors consent. In Pennsylvania, Delaware, Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky, Minnesota, lowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Virginia, and Georgia, a debtor may make an Assignment but he cannot get a discharge except upon the payment of his debts in full. In Maine, New Hampshire, and South Carolina the law permit* an assignment, bat the debtor is discharged only from those debts the holders of which sign the deed of assignment In Louisiana, the law allows a discharge if the consent of a majority of the creditors in number and amount is obtained.

In Massachusetts, Tennessee, Arkan<> sas, Colorado, West Virginia, Florida, Alabama, and Texas, a debtor cannot even make an assignment. « Breakfast Table Talk. Sometimes ad»vice is one of the worst of vices. Dennie Kearney is in favor of comjgMßft, Bo j|Aißs by diurjon, if nobody else does. When the Apostle Paul said "All is vanity," he was looking straight at a young man wearing a straw hat with a blue band around it Yon often hear of the spirit of democracy, but no reference is made to any other political beverage. Who is this? Do the other parties wink and take the chances?

When placed under a microscope the sting of a bee presents a polish of dazzling beauty, but when placed in the end of a man’s nose it takes on the semblance of a rat-tail file dipped in vitroil, and brings out words as rough as a grindstone. It is said that kissing the baby may result in deforming its nose and bringing on near-sightedness, but what on earth are they round here for?—Free Press. Can’t you kiss ’em on the back of the head?—Philadelphia Bulletin. It won’t do, sir. That is the way Ben Butler was kissed, and behold the* consequences. A man put intwo hours hard talking while whittling up a store-box the other day trying to convince the crowd that money was a curse to mankind, after which he went into a free lunchery and got kicked out with both hands full of bread and bologna. A very little of the “curse” about that time would have saved him considerable cursing. A correspondent wants to know why wcmen never sleep in church. We suspect that it is on account of their uncomfortable head gear. We don’t believe any man, with his head jabbed full of hair pins, and back hair twisted up so tight that a sneeze would break a blood vessel, could find repose eVen under the most somnifying discourse that ever banished physical pain. It can't be did. The saints of Oberlin have resolved that croquet in a viscioua. immoral and debasing game and as an overwhelming proof of divine displeasure against it, exultantly point to the fact that many of the sisters have contracted colds and other ailments while engaged ia this popular pastime. Too true—too true; but what can be mid to tbe wicked skeptic who is ready to prove that children have been killed by lightning during attendance at Bunday school? For Bale Cheep. Two new Buggies. One double-seated Spring Wagon. For sale el Smith k Alderman's, dealers in Farming Implements, Cotambia street, Fort Wayne, lad. law'

GONEY AND COMMERCE MONEY Sew YOrk Gold and Stock Market. Nsw You. 1 Mosdav Evmmre, September ß , J Money easy-at 2 per cent. Prime mercantile paper 3}@s per cent. Cuss tom receipts $519,000. Sterling, long, ' short, 486}. Gold weak at 100}@ 100} bid. Carrying rates }@2 percent. Berrowing rates fiat. Governments generally steady. Railroad bonds dull. State securities quiet. Stock market firm. GOVERNMENT SSCURITIEB.—COUDODS of 81s 105; of 65s new 10?}; of 67a 105}. of 68s 107}; new 5s 106; new 4}s, 103}; new 4 per cent bonds 100}; iu-40s registered 106}; do coupons 106} currency 6s 119}. Express Shares.—Adams Express 105}; Wells Fargo & Co. 90}; American 46}; United States 49}. ( Miscellaneous Stocks. — Western Union telegraph 94; Pacific Mail 17}; New York Central 113}; Erie, 13}; preferred 28; Harlem 138; Michigan Central, 70}; Panama 125; Union Pacific stock 64}; Lake Shore 67}; Illinois Central 78}; Cleveland & Pittsburg 78}; North Western 34}; preferred 66}; Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph, ; Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus & Indianapolis 32}; New Jersey Central 33}; Rock Island 117; St. Paul 28}; preferrod 66}; Wabash 15}; Ft Wayne 97}; Terre Haute 1; preferred 3; Chicago A Alton 83; preferred 102}; Ohio A Mississippi 7}.» Stats Bonds.—Tennessee 6s old 32}; new 30; Virginia 6s old, 25; new, 25; Missouri 6s 102 J. Cbieasw Market. Chicago, September 9. FLOUR—Quiet and unchanged. WHEAT—Unsettled and lower, but in fair demand; No 2 red winter 89}c cash; 90}c October; No 2 Chicago spring 85}c cash; 85}c October; 86c Novembsr; No 3 Chicago spring, 76}@77c; rejected, 58c. . t CORN—Active, firm and higher, at 36}c cash, 37}c October; rejected 33}c. OATS—Active, firm and a shade higher, at 19}c cash; 21}c October; 22c November; rejected 17c. RYE—Steady and unchanged at 45c. BARLEY—Firmer at 104 cash and September. PORK—Heavy, dull and lower, at 8 02}@8 05; October 79&. LARD—DuII, weak and lower, at 6 57}c ash and October. BULK MEATS—Cash: shoulders at 4 25; short ribs 4 50; short clear 5 87}. WHlSKY—Unchanged at 1 07. Hew Fork Market Nsw. York, September 9. COTTGN-DUI at ll}@l2c. western, 3 25@3 75; common to good extra, 3 9e@4 25; good to choice, 4 30 @4 90; white wheat extra, 5 00@5 75; extra Ohio, 4 00@5 50. WHEAT—In fair demand and higher; No 2 red atl 06@l 06}; No 1 do, 1 07 @1 09; No 2 amber at 1 05}@l 06}; ungraded western, 1 05(3)1 14; No 2, 1 09@l 10. RYE—Firm; western, 59@59}c.

BARLEY—Nominally unchanged. CORN—Active and lower; 49}@49}c OATS—Lswer; mixed western, 24} @33}; white, 27@37c. COFFEE—In fair demand and market firm.

SUGAR—Firm at 7@7}c; fair to good refining, 7 3«l6@7}c. EGGS—Firmer at 17c. PORK-9 00@9 50. CHEESE—Quiet; western, 6@B)c. WHISKY—DuII at 110. Cineiawau Market. CixomAH, September 9. COTTON—DuII and lower at 11}. FLOUR—DuII, family 4 25@5 50. WHEAT—lnactive; red amber 87@ 93c; white 90@95c; receipts, 24,470 bushels; shipments, 29,200 bushels. CORN—Steady and in good demand at 41@42c. OATS—Steady and ia fair demand at 20@26c. RYE—In good demand and firm at si@s2c. BARLEY—Firm; No 2 fall 1 03@ 1 06. PORK—DuII at 9 00.

LARQ—In fair demand but lower; current make at 6 45@6 55; kettle at 8 00@8 50. BULK MEATS—Shoulders at 4 75; short ribs 5 50; short clear at 5 75. BACON—Easier; ihoulders at 5 50; short ribs 6 30@6 37}; short clear 6 62} @6 75. WHlSKY—Steady and in good det mand at 1 06.

BUTTER—DuII and unchanged. LINSEED OlL—Steady at 55057. HOGS—Quiet and steady; common, 3 0003 36; light, 3 7504 15; packing, 3 9004 20; butcben, 4 200 4 25. Re> ceipts, 309; shipments 370. TeieM Barkes Toudo, September 9. WHEAT—Unsettled and lower, closing firmer, No 1 white Michigan, 1 01, 1 00 bid; extra white Michigan 1 010 1 02; amber Michigan, cash 93; October, 94jc; No 2 amber Michigan, 91fc red spot September 93|c; October 44jc; No 3 rod, 90c; Dayton and Michigan rod, 93c; No 3 do 91o; rejected Wabash, 82c; Lake Shore, 62fc; western amber, 94c, No 2 ember Illinois 1 00.

CORN—DuII; No 2spot, 40}c; No 2 white, 45c; rejected, 39c, 38}c bid; damaged, SO}!*. OATS—DuII; No 2, 21}c. fort Wav ae Market (WHOLESALE.) FLOUR—No. I white, 5 50; No. 1 red, 5 00; second class family, 4 00; Graham flour, 75c per sack. WHEAT—OId 92@93; new 91@92. OATS—2O@27c. CORN—3s@3Bc. RYE—4o@4sc. CORN MEAL—Per cwt 1 00. BARLEY—3O@4Oc. BUTTER—Fresh roU, B@loe. BEESWAX—22@23c. EGGS—At 7@Bc. WOOL—Unwashed, 20@22c; fleece washed, 30@31c. Burry, cotted and fine gummy wools two-thirds price. RAGS—I 50@l 75. PRODUCE—Beans, pure white 1 25@ 150. Navy 175 Potatoes, 30 @4O. Tallow, 6@6}c. Lard, 7@Bc. HAY—7 00@9 00 per ton. STRAW—Rye 5 00@8 00 per ton, in bundles; oats, in bulk, 4 00@5 00. FEATHERS— Live geese, 450 mixed, 5@25c; ducks, 25; chickens, 3@ 6c. SHEEP PELTS—Green, 80c@|l 25; dry, 25c@|l 00. HlDES—Green, 6c; cured, 7}c, calf: green, 8c; cured, 9c; flint, Ury, 10@llc; salt, dry, 9c. CLOVER SEED—Prime 4 00@4 05; TIMOTHY SEED—AtI 20@l 30. FLAX SEED—At 1 18.

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