Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1880 — Page 1

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GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

IhllWii, Pa_, July 28—S. C. Peter*, A. W. Daria aa-1 % Mark*, proprietor*, together with fifty Otter*, attach ee o i the Boyd ft Peter* circus, have been arrested, charged with abdacting Mist Salome Burkett from her home, la Somenet aoanty. The preliminary eT ami nation of the principal* waa befcl yesterday at Green* burg, Pk, after which the prisoners were reraaariwl to the cnetody of the ah«r iff for a further hearing far open court, July 10th. Mias Burkett. the ahd acted and outraged victim, who le hot fourteen years of age, after being sworn, stated that she was at Boyd A Peters’ show, on Tuesday of last week, In the afternoon. “In the evening, as I wss passing the church buUding, I mat a snowman. He asked me to go hack to the show. I said I did not want to go. He took me oy the arms sod pulled me and took me into the big tent I staid for the concert, and after that waa over I waa goiag oat with the Xowies family, but waa stopped by a showman and became separated from the Cowles’. I waa afterward taken to the ticket wagon. I, was stopped and threatened that if X made any notes I would be tipped open with a pen-knife. Her statements es to what occurred are unit for publication. Theta ware a dozen or more showmen there. After this I waa put in the ticket wagon and taken to Jenneas Cross Roads. Tha man that sold ths tickets was there; he had a black moeetache. The others earn* into the wagdh. When I was taken ou t of the wagon at Jsnaea* Cross Roads, I want uptown and tried to get away from them. I could not gat a place to stay; no one would let me. I started to go home, but when I got a short distance Ire showman got urn and pulled me into the woods. I tried to escape from them, but they headed me off. 1 don’t knew if they ware the same that were with me the nipt before. Prom that time I don’t remember anything until at Somerset, Monday night" Mach of Mias Burkett’s testimony is excluded, being unlit for publication. ▲ number es men shed tears while her sad storr wss being related. Miss Burkett, after the jodge had fixed July 30th for another hearing, area placed face to (hoe with the criminal* sad asked, “Were these there T" She sakl the recognised three of them. The excitement at Somerset sod Oreensburg is intense. The father, Mr. Burkett, being without funds, subecriptioos hare been raised so that he would not be delayed In bringing the guilty to atiee. Hon. A. H. Coffroth volunteered services for the prosecution. The girl wee found lest Monday night, at 13 ‘ o’clock, in Laurel Hill lans, on the wsy to Somerset. She is partially demented. Haw Town, July 32.—The Railroad Manual for 1880 shows that the number of miles of road In operation at the close of 187$ was 8(1487, an increase of 4,731 for the rear. Thirteen of the principal lines in the country moved 45, 557,008 urns of freight In lfffl, and 87,008,548 in 1870, and earned from freight $112,001648 in 1878, sad $116,311,458 in 1870. It will be seen by the above that while there has been an increase in freight moved of 47 28 per eent and in miles of road operated, 20.88 per cent, the increase in earnings from that source bss only been 8.84 per oeut Freight is now moved at a rate per ton per mile which would, five years ago, have been regarded as impossible, Tne percentage of the decrease has been 48.81 per cent nearly equal to the increase in tons of freight moved. The gross earnings of all roads where separations have been reported, .have equaled $529,011300, against $490,103,851 for 1878: $471,909,178 tor 1877; $497,257,050, for 1876, and $608,065,506 for 1875. The dividends paid during the year aggregrate $61,681,470, being the largest amount of dividends among stock holders for any one year since 1876. The groes earnings of the railroads of the western stoles were $888370,540, against $309,8*3375, for 1878 and $193,804316 for 1877. The earnings were $59,806306 against $77,968,328 for 187 S, and $66,686,345 for 1879. The dividends paid am ousted to $38,561,863, against $19341322 for 1878, and $14356, CS for 1877. The earnings bom freight, ' mails, etc., were $77,930,875, and from paseengen $54,445,771. The 8t Louis and Iron Mountain earnlags for the second week in July, show an increase of $37,400, and irom January Ist to July Ist, an Increase of $48,716. The Term Pacific earnings for the second weak in July show an increase of $5,584 Oncaao, July 23.—TheJJockey Club races oalled out from 15,000 to 30,000 people today. The weather was fine and the track the best of the season. The chief attraction was the great free-for all, in which Si. Julian participated. The time made in this race wae not expected, but it waa evident that the horse wsa only driven enough to win in the first heat of this race. Darbo got a little ths best start, but held it only for a second, 8t Julian going to the boot, Hopeful breaking badly and falliag behind. Darby again got eve* with St Julian on the back stretch, and HopefUl wss rapidly overhauling them, when leaving his feet again, he lost all chance tor the heat St Julian woo, Darby being half a length behind. Time, 3:17*. In the second heat St. Julian and Hopeful went together till at the first turn, when the latter broke badly and Darby named him and get at evens with the leader, and Hopeful, coming up at the back stretch, they made an even and pretty race until after entering the home stretch, when Darby broke and St Julian became an easy winner; Darby second. Time, 2:18V. The third beet wss nearly a repetition of the second, and resulted the same. Time. 8:16^4. 233 class —Wed gewood first, Lucy second, Middleton third. Time, 2 -31, 2:22 V. mk 334 rises Mack Cloud first, Josephus second, Wilbur F. jhird, Litxie Seccrd fourth, Ida Lewis and Sweetrer distanced. Tima, 131#, 2 3s, 235, 835$*, 8 30. New Loeboe. July 88.—At the Namgansett iareatlration to-day, Mr. Gale, a clergyman, testified that he and wife were p amen gun on the Narragansett at the tiam or the collision. He left the steamer on one of the rafts and his wife on another. Hie wife wsa carried on board of tha New York, and he on board of the Btoniagton. He afterwards went aboard the New York. The ladies, who were rescued, wars divested of nil their clothing and Wrapped only la blankets and sheets. His wile remained in a state room, with two other ladies, until t o’clock next day without any clothing, and so clothing or relief ot any kind was furnished her or say otherj) ■manger, so far as ho knew, by the officer* of the Stooiagton line. He was compelled to walk If miles to a nephew** house in order to Eti ntothlkg for his wife. He wu told by his wile that the rest on which she cm, barked was la the charge of a sailor from Iks Uaited States ship Tennessee, who sntti succeeded la calming the excitement ot the pameugrrs. and getting them in neribot order. The list of the lost on the Nanagansett, made up under the direction of the officers of the steamboat, number Bs. Tonowro, July Bs.—Following is ths * speech made by Bennett, who was hanged lor the murder ot the editor of the gSU, on the scaffold,this morning : "town:—l am goingto die, sad lam innocent at the crime. By no words that I can pomibly *ay cm I clear myself, and I cannot say any more than that I am I sail—t. a* Iks act wss beyond my con|mi- TV act by which the Hon. Geo.

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Brown met his death was done in an foresee thought*? was going loose the revolver when Idrew it from my pocket, and he grasped at it and it caused the act which caused hi* death. Hi* hand must have struck the trigger, as the shot was fired simultaneously with his clutching it. lam goiag to meet my God, now, ana it would be a foolish thing for me to die with a lie on my Ups. What I aay here yon may accept as a • fact I would not be likely to speak a tahhood when lam about to die. lam pomemid of ipirit enough to have acknowledged the crime if I fold it The blood does not triable in my veins that would let me Jo such an act lam not false at heart or a coward. It would have been a shameful thing to have done such an act, as Mr. Brown did not deserve it He was the most popular nun throughout the world, and deserved it, and he went to his death through sa oversight an my pert. I went to him for a very simple reason, and not to eommlt a crime. I could not control the event There wu liquor in me, aud the accident occurred, and the result wu ffcuL” Bennett then timed his back to the spectators and motioned, with his right nght hand, in which he held a crucifix, and remarked, quite coolly: “I am prepared to die. All I have to say new is, may God have mercy on my soul."

New Lohdoh, July 88.—At the Narregaasett investigation, to-day, Captain Lam phere, of the steamer City of New York, testified that his boat arrived at her Eler, at New Yora, about 10 a. m., and e had an interview with Captain Babcock, manager of the Stooington line, but the latter said nothing about aviating the rescued pavengers in any way, and so far as be knowa nothing wu done by the officers of the Btoniagton line to relieve the passenger* while they remained on board ths City ot New York. Hs was examined at tome length aa to hie interpretation of the rules on the subject of whistles. His idem seemed to be clearer than thoae ot the captain’s of the Stooington line. He gave it as his opinion that it waa more difficult to hear the whistles on the Stonington, than any otter boat in the Bound. He had experienced more difficulty in paving the Stonington boats in a fog, because they did not blow their whittles as often sa other boats. He. knew of one instance in which the Nar raganaett and Stonington had mistaken each-other’s signals. He wss in the employ of the Stonington line, as pilot, for two years, and dating that time wu the only pilot on board. He did not believe that the Stonington and Narragansett could, have got within two minute* of each other on the night of the collision, without hearing each other’s whistles, provided the whistles were properly blown. They ought to have heard the whistles from five to six minutes off.

Daniel B. Rodman, a paaaenger, on the Stonington, testified that he saw one of the boats lowered, and noticed her palling around the atom of the Stonington, ana he aaked thoae on board why they did not reacne the passengers irom the Narragansett, who could.then be sees in the water The reply wu made that the plug wu out of the boat, and she would founder before she could reach the Narragansett. Adjourned till Tuesday.

Saw Frajicisco, July 23.—The steamer Newburo, from Maeatlan, brings the details of the recent operations there-of the insurgent General Ramirez. He attacked the barracks, on the 26th ult., with abont forty men. The fight lasted several hours. Some thirty were killed and as many more wounded on bith sides. Most of the remaining federal troops joined Ramirez, who collected a forced loan ot about $50,000 fromjtho merchants. The gunboat Democrat arrived, July Ist, and shelled the barracks. Ramirea left July 3d. Colonel Reyes oveitook him next day, when a battle ensued, Ramirez leaving the field to the federala. More troops have been landed at Mazatlan to pursue Ramirez. At the election riot at Guadulugara thirty persons were killed. Detroit, July 23.—Gifford, book-keep-er at Fisher, Freston & Co.’s bank, where the robbery wu committed, yesterday evening, hu since very materially changed his statement. 'He now uys that he went out of the bank to the curbstone to speak to persons in a buggy, by whom he had been called. The bank, thus left alone, afforded a Clearfield for the operator, who slipped in and stole the money and fled. Gifford felt that he had teen entrapped, and wu ashamed to confess it The presumption is that the men in the vehicle were accomplices of the thief, and that the whole plan wu a well devised scheme pf robbery. The loss hu been definitely ascertained to bo 5,030. Dklfhgs, 0., July 23—Joseph Hummer, a little boy aged 10 yeui, had his right arm sawed off close to the shoulder, at noon today, while playing with a large •poke saw at the Ohio wheel tsetory.

Samoan Weddings.

A grea'. wedding wu about to come off in Sunoa, according to the latest news from the islands. A leading chief of Falefa hu been courting Moe, daughter of the High Chief of Apia. As the chief is an old man sad Moe abont nineteen, it hu required the moat strenuous efforts of both families to bring about the match. The Falefa family have carried to Apia over 800 pigs, killed and cooked, and distributed them among the young lady’s relation* . In return for these, the family of the expected b>ide mutt give fine mats, and they have been busily engaged col totting them from allorer the ialand* till the Governor’* house i* half full. A vast deal of ceremony is connected with these weddings. All the maidens fiom Falefa went in a procession to the Governor’* house, each carrying a stick with a bunch of red feathers suspended from the end. At the wedding some member of the Government reads a chapter from the Bible, and then reads s ceremony. The couple being married are seated all the time and join hands toward the close of the ceremony, uin more civilized countries. In this instance the young lady ia amiable and interesting. VV hen the Governor wu aaked why he did not marry Moe to a young chief, he replied that if she did not like her old bosoand, she could run away from him, and it would be no disgrace, while a young husband might take a fancy for another wife, and it would be a shame to the family to have him leave her. A young chief generally hu wives scattered through the islands. Through them he becomes allied to numerous leading families and acquires extended influence, sad when he falls oat with one family he Kto another and finds a wife awaiting Native dance* were taking place nightly, and are apart of the weading festivities. All the young dandies appear on the stage at and the maidens sos the villages assemble on the scene in oostumss like the primitive garb of Eve.

Representatives of most of the railroads in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio held a meeting, at Grand Rapids, July 14th, to confer about lumber rates on southern and southwestern business. No change from the rates adopted at Cincinnati tiro months ago wu made. Reports were general that rates are maintained and business on •busily good. The next meeting of the association will be held at But Saginaw, September 3d, at the Bancroft house. A Berlin dispatch uys: The Herman corrode Victoria, which recently started tor ths West Indies, on reaching Plymouth, wu ordered to Malta, probably in connection, with the naval demonstration of the power*.

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JULY SO, 1880.

HEARTRENDING.

The Direst Calavity Detreit Has Kmwu in Teton. Hew. Father A. F. Bleyeabergh •■4 HUAeaiytv ms Their A ■■■ml Pleasure • -4 Bide. An Ban Daws by the Steamer Garland, Hear Gravy lulaad Light -- „ : i Twain Bays aa4 Threw Ladies o Fat Eight Fsn#Bs Saved. Drraorr, July 88.—Detroit hu been wont to oougraoktie herself that, notwithstanding the great number of excursion boats running up and down the river dally and nightly, she hu enjoyed a happy immunity from the terrible calamities of Long Island Sound and the waters about New York, reports ot which have shockad the country. But lut night brought an awful repetition of the eastern horrors. A heavily loaded excursion steamer collided with a steam yacht at 10 o’clock last evening, and with the crashing of the frai 1 Umbers of the littie boat, fifteen soula sent up an agonizing prayer lor life, and then sank to untimely graves beneath the waters of the Detroit river. The steamer Fortune, having on board an exenraion giyen by the Wolverine boat club, reached the dock at the foot of Woodward avenue at 1 o’clock this morning, from Grosse lie, bringing new* of a dreadful disuter down tha river—the excursion steamer Garland having collided, shortly after 10 o’clock, with the steam Jacht Mamie, just below the Grassy Island ight The yacht being stove all in pieces, sank at once, and only eight were saved of the twenty three persons on board. The Mamie had on board a small excursion given by the Rev. Father Bleyenbergh, of Trinity church, to the altar boya of the church. The Garland picked up eight of the persona on board the Mamie, including Father Bleyenbergh, and proceeded to Grosse He, where the survivors were transferred to the steamer Fortune, which wu just behind the Garland, and which returned to Detroit, arriving with the sad news u above related. Father Bleyenbergh and the others who were saved immediately entered carriages, on the landing of the Fortune, and were driven to their homes. Aa the Fortune immediately unloaded her passengers and steamed sc roes the river, there was nothing for thb anxious little crowd assembled, at the wharf to do but wait the arrival of the Garland for the particulars of the most distressing calamity which hu occurred iu these waters for a long time. The Garland’s lights were visible down the river, and within twentyfive minutes after the landing of the For tune she wu made fut at the Woodward avenue wharf. A reporter at once began the tuk of Interviewing some of the excursionists on the Garland, which left this city at 8:30 o’clock lut evening, having on board about 1,000 persons, compnsing an excursion given by tha Molders’ union of this city. The Garland, with Uapt. George Horn in command, and Pilot H. W. Buff at the wheel, steamed directly .down the river tor Grosse He. The scene on the Garland wu one repeated almost every summer night of the year iu the City of the Btraita. The bright waters were aaucing in tha light of the full, round July moon, and on deck, where the brilliant electric light shone on hundreds ot happy faces, all wu mirth and jollity.

An hoar and a half rolled by, and the big steamer glided easily along, when a sharp whistle wu heard almost directly under the bows of the Garland. In leu than a minute a iruh followed the whistle. Then from mirth and gaiety the scene changed to one of distress and horror. Amid the snapping of crashing timbers, the groans ot the ponderous laboring enrioes were mingled with the despairing cries of drowning boys and women struggling in the water. As soon u the excursionists on the Garland comprehended the situation women shrieked and fainted, and all wu confusion on deck. But brave, strong men were there, and they did all they could to succor and save. The Garland’s life boat wu immediately lowered, life-preserver* and chairs were thrown into the water, and the river wu strewn with floating particles, but within three or four minutes the light little craft which but a short time before wu plowing the waters with its load of young life, had sunk beneath the wave. Out of life into eternity! Each fresh disaster sterns more awful than the preoeeding one. The shephered surrounded with his little flock emidst a merry, joyous, scene. But a moment sufficed to change it all. The pastor and seven others were uved, bat fifteen went oat “on that sea that rolls all round this world.” Three were women and twelve were boys—youths in their teens, full of the day’s delights, and doabtless even then framing the account which on the morrow they would give their parents of the happy day they spent. No time tor prayers—no time to utter the sacred name of mother. Five minutes sufficed for it all, and the moon shone coldly down on the cruel waters that gave back no answering look of pity, rolling on over the silent dead.

Capt. George Horn, on the arrival of the Garland, waa found pacing to and fro in front of the pilot house much agitated and greatly distressed. “The accident took place just below the Grassyflsland light,” said the captain. “It is pretty tough, I tell you. We did all we could; lowered the lite boat at once and manned it and threw out the life preservers. I think the Mamie must have been trying to cross our bow squarely, and that is the reason we struck her amidships. We were going down and she waa coming up. I was here near the wheel. She showed us nothing but a bright light. She gave one whistle under our bows and we immediately we red it and backed our engine.” H. W. Buff, the man at the wheel, said: “I saw a bright light some we got to the Mamie, a long distance, and I took it to be an anchor light. I had my wheel to leeward and was trying to keep away from it As we got between the two lights (the Grassy Island and the Mama Judaj I saw the anchor light, as I supposed it, still in our path. Tnere was no red light or green light which the Mamie should have carried. About fifty lest from our bow she blew one whistle. I answered it and immediately backed my engine and put my wheel hard a-port. I called CapL Horn to come and help me at the wheel, and he did. We picked up four in our life-boat and Father Bleyenbergh and three others jumped on the Garland from the deck of the Mamie.” Thomas Kagan with three others of the Garland crew entered the life-boat and Picked up tour of the boys. He says the Mamie sank almost immediately. I left the city, yesterday morning, on the steam yacht Mamie, to give my altar boys their annual excursion, going to Monroe. We had on board sixteen boys, four ladies, the captain, engineer and myself, twenty-three in all. Arriving it Monroe, we passed the dsy pleasantly end shortly after Bo'clock in thTaftlJ: noon started for home.

When about half way between tha Grassy Island and Mama Joda lights, I aaw the stfimrr Garland coming down the river, and, following behind, the ■teamer Fortune. At that time-the moon wu ablating brightly, and we could see in any direction nearly u far u In daylight. The ladiee and myself; the captain and engineer and two or three of the boy* were outside of our cabin, while the net of the boys were in the cabin. Aatha Garland neared us I remarked to the ladies: “That boat is coming unpleasantly near to ns.** The next instant I saw that there .wu going to be a collision, and cried; “She Is going to ran into us. Come forward quickly!” As I spoke I sprang to the bow of the yacht, followed by Miss Duaseau. Ido not believe it was thirty seconds from the time I first spoke to the time I sprang to the bow or the yacht, for the Garland wu going very rapidly, and came upon us like the wind. When I reached the bow of the yacht Miss Duseeau wu at my side and we wen just In time to get hold of ropee hanging over the guards of the Garland. The next instant I felt a shock, heard a crash. While Mias Duseeau wu helped aboard the Garland by some man, I climbed up the rope to the deck. Instantly Iran across the deck to the other ride ot the boat, expecting to see some es my petty straggling in the water. When 1 got there I saw the sinking wreck of the Mamie just disappearing under the bows of the Fortune, while I uw four or five persons struggling in the water. Meanwhile the Garland’s engines had been stopped and there wu a terrible scene on board. People not knowing the nature of the calamity were putting on life preservers. Mixing floats and screaming. Ladies were fainting and men were shouting with fear. Soon, however, the real condition or affairs were ascertained, lire preservers were thrown overboard, a life boat wu lowered a wsy and manned, and, in fact, everything possible wu done to save any persona who might be found. Only six persons were picked up and it it my opinion that the poor boys died together in the cabin, as the boys saved say that they escaped by crawling through the cabin windows.

i do not think the Mamie wu two minutes in sinking out of sight I do not feel certain enough to state,but I know when I first saw the Garland and the Fortnne they were both going very swiftly and I know when I got aboard the Garland, and the passengers wen screaming,and shouting to the Fortune to stop,that boat did not slacken her speed, but passed on, with her passengers cheering u though in answer to what they aupposed wu applause from us. Whether the boats were racing I do not know. , In answer to the question: “Were theie any whittles sounded t” Father Bleyenbergh ana wered: “Yes, both boats blew whittles before the colllaloa.’’ He could not tell, however, which whistle sounded flret or how many bluts were given by either whistle. *lll6 Mamie at the time of the collision wu going up stream and could not have been making more than six or eight miles an hoar. “I do not know where the blame belongs, but there wu terrible carelessness on the part of some one.”

Several times during the interview Father Bleyenbergh, who wu very much overcome by his awful experience, wu required to assuage the grief of Mias Dusseau, who lost a sitter (the wife of the engineer) by the disuter, while all through the house were sobbing servants and assistant priests, going about with team streaming down their cheeks. Father Bleyeabergh repeatedly asserted thuat the time of the collision the moon wa» shining very brightly, and that he and his companions saw tne Garland, the Fortune ana other boats many minutes before the fatal meeting. Appended are lists of the unfortunate persons who lost their lives, and of the persons uved: Frank Nolon, son of Lawrence Nolon, No. 297 Laiayette avenue. John Howe, son of Peter Howe, of Abbott street. • David Barry, son of David Bar ry, of Abbott street. John Donnovan, son of Daniel Donnovan, of No. 290 Abbott street Willie Cuddy and David Cuddy, sons of Patrolman Cuddy, of Fourth street, near Grand River avenue. Jobfi Cosgrove, sen of Wm. Cosgrove, of Michigan avenue. James Toomey, son of Daniel Toomey, No. 118 Labroase street.

. Joseph Monaghan, son of the late Jo. seph Monaghan, of High street, west. John Kelly and Thomu Kelly, sons of John Kelly. National avenue. Andrew Doran, son of Thomu Doran, of Labrosse street

Liszie Murphy and Mary Hahn, domestics at Father fileyenbergh’s residence. Mrs. Mary Martin, wife of Fred Martin, engineer of the Mamie. Rev. Father A. F. Bleyenbergh, of Holy Trinity church. Miss Lizzie Dusseau, of Monroe. Capt. Hoffman, of the Mamie.' Eoginer Fred Martin, of the Mamie. Rlchaid Aylward, James Ward, John Dwyer and Wm. Crowley, alter boys. The boystibove named ranged from 11 to 16 yean of age, and were bright, happy lads, chosen for their aptneu, grace ana manliness to positions of honor in the church of their parents, making the tuk of notifying the parents of the horrible blow which had befallen them all the more painful for the clergymen. The duty had to be done, however, and wu done by pneats who came from all parts of the city. The scenes witnessed by the messengers of the sad news may never be known and cannot possibly be realized. At 8 o’clock this morning it wu discovered that Tommy McLogan, son of Anthony McLogan, wu among the parte of acolyts, and Is among the missing. This increases the total number lost to sixteen tools.

About half-past 8 o’clock this morning a tug boat with James Quinn, the submarine direr, and a number of the parents of the drowned boys, started for the scene of she disaster, hoping to be able to recover some or all of the bodies. Diraorr, July 18.—Fuller details of the sceident on the river last night do not essentially alter the general facts already telegraphed. Peisons on the Garland claim that the right of way belonged to her, as she was going down stream and a larger boat The Mamie, they say, came straight towards the Garland, signaling that she would psss to the left by s blast of her whistle, to which the Garland responded. Neither apparently changed their coarse until the Mamie was almost under the bow of the Gailand, when the Mamie's pilot threw his whesl and the swung directly across the stream, and presented a broadside to the Garland. In this position the latter struck her squarely, just aftof the pilot louse, crushing in her aide and submerging her whole forward part Before they struck the Garland stopped her engine but did not reverse. She was apparently going at nearly her full rate or speed at the moment of the collision. When the two vessels struck they clung together for a moment or two ana the pilot of the Mamie and one or two passengers clambered on board the Garland, with assistance. The Garland then began to back, and the two vessels separated. The Mamie drifted down the stream, her forward part submerged or entirely carried away, but her stern out of water. She sank entirely out of sight in about ten minutes. In addition to the names of the lost already sent, it is ascertained that a boy, named John Oreaeri, was drowned. Search to-day, fhiled to find the wreck of the sunken yacht. No bodies have been recovered. An Investigation has been ordered by the local board of steamboat inspectors. which will probably begin to-morrow.

A HORRIBLECALAMITY.

lustautly N**r You, July 31.—At 5 this mom. ing the csisaou leading to the entrance of the Hudson river tonne], conttmoting at Sixteenth street, Je**ey City, cawed in, carrying wlthlt an insmecM quantity Seven were soon taken out braised bat not seriously injured, and the rescuers were laboring hard to reach the remaining fourteen. Meanwhile the water flowed ia rapidly, and the steam Are engines were set to work to says these who might be •till alive, from drowning. The workmen resided in the vicinity of the tunnel, end a very Urge and excited crowd of persons soon congregated The following Is the official report es the Hudson river tunnel oompeay.through lu engineers, Spulmann sad Brush: “This morning shout 4:80, while the men were changing shifts, that portion of the iron roof adjoining the ahaft'of the connecting chamber! between the two tunnels and the

sinking abaft fell in. Twenty tight men were in the tunnel at the time, of whom eight escaped through the sir lock and twenty were killed. The accident occurred at the connection of the iron plates with the brick wall of the working shaft, which, daring the changing of the shaft, wu probably not watched by the menu closely uit should have been and tha compressed air wu allowed to escape. This ooapressed air is relied upon to sum in supporting the roof, which wu also sustained by a strong timber bracing and the escape of sir hu always been prevented by mopping any lakes with wute silt. An the roof fell the plate closed the door of the air' back into the tunnel and the water rising rapidly, cut off the escape of the twenty men who were killed. The buildin rot this connecting chamber, though s difficult piece of work, hu progressed until now. The roof wu all in position and securely bolted. The connection of the iron plates with the shaft wu being made at the time of the accident Work will be prosecuted night and day with ail the men that can be advantageously employed. until the bodies are recovered, which will probably take about three days. The accident will probably delay the work for three weeks.”

The following statement wu made by one of the men who escaped: After the eight men had escaped, one man, in toying to pa*s through the door leading from the air lock in the temporary chamber of the tunnel, wu Jammed In the doorway, and, despite the efforts of those ahead, could not be brought out. u the door closed upon him ana held him fast. Peter Woodland, assistant superintendent, told the men to try and get out, and when the ninth m*n wu fastened in the doorway, he called out to thoee who had escaped, telling them to hurry and try to get assistance and help the rest and himself, who were left behind. He refused to leave himself, uylng he would stay and make every effort to get the rest out, and If it were not possible, then those escaping most try to get the rest and himself out alive.

Nxw Yonx, July 21.—The escape of one of the eight, named Moline, ia not absolutely certain, u he hu not been seen by the officers of the company. The shifts are changed at 8 in the morning, 4 in the afternoon, 19 midnight. The men take their meal* at half put 8 in the morning, and were just coming out for this meal when the disaster occurred. The tunnel hu been extended out about 800 feet from the working shaft. The accident occurred close to the working shaft. There is a space of about 30 feet from the working shaft to that point in the tunnel where permanent work hu been built This slopes toward the river, and hu hitherto been protected by a temporary filling. Workmen have been engaged, for several days, replacing this temporary building with permanent work. The iron plating abont the roof had been placed in position, and the men were working their way downward through the deOria, patting in iron plates at the sides. It is supposed that some of these plates, which were placed next to k the brick wall of the working shaft were not placed close enough to oonflne the condensed air supplied to the men working on the shaft by the engine on the surface. The compressed air worked its

way oat through the plates backward, and allowing the water to flow into the tunnel. It was not water directly irom the river that flawed in as the place where the break occurred is about fifty feet from the bulkhead ; but the ground is filled in and much looeened, and broken up by the excavation for the working shaft The ground is filled with water, and as a current was created, the water from the river rushed in through the bulkhead, filling the tunnel, and, working through the refuse shaft to the working shaft, filled it with fifty feet of water, coming within twelve feet of the surface of the ground. Hie ground immediately over the break sank down, about eight or ten feet, and the water is now standing a foot or two deep in the bottom of the hale. Immediately after the a cident word was sent to the police station in Jersey City, andOapt. Edmondson hastened to .the scene with fifty of his men, and kept back the crowd of excited men and women. Ropes were stretched from point to point A large throng of men and boys gathered at the scene as soon as the .news spread abroad. Many of them were attracted by mere curiosity, but among the throng were the wives and friends of the men who were caught in the tunnel and drowned. When the full detal.s of the calamity were known, and it was found these men were drowned and buried beneath twenty feet of earth and killed, and that it would be impossible to recover the bodies for two or three days, many of these women were led to their houses by sympathising friends, but the curiosity seekers remained and their number increased constantly. Two Catholic priests arrived upon the scene and did much to quiet and console the sorrowing women. The crowd was very orderly and the policemen had no difficulty In keeping them outside of the lines. The following is gleaned from the statement of the survivors: The eight men saved had been doing some work about the tunnel for night Superintendent Michael Blrdsall, and were again descending into the tunnel through the cylinderical barrel, six feet in diameter, and fourteen feet in length. This is called an air lock, and serves to preserve tbe density of the atmosphere of the tunnel, which, in turn, is secured by forcing air through the -pipe from the pumps. There is a door in each end of the sir lock. They both open inside. At each side of the doors there are round windows of thick glass, through which, from the outside air lock, a view can be gained of the works and workmen inside the tunnel. Moeee Rearson, night engineer, at this moment approached the engine room, and while nearing the huge non compressed air chamber he suddenly stopped, with an ejaculation of alarm. Then, quickly running to dm superintendent, he exclaimed, “Kike, for God’s sake what <%roa that meant" At the same time pointing outjust beyond the month of the working shaft, near which both men wens standing, in the glare of the lamps, aoloud of dust, which was distinguished in the air, and in sa instant it was observed that it was being forced upward, as though by a gust of wind directly beneath, accompanied by a sound ae of making wind. Blrdsall sprang to the

laddttwhere the mm had goes dowynd the “deed eyes.” He tried the door. It wee fast because the one at the other end was open, and the force es thecoatpcsMsd air iu the tunnel wu full upon the one nearest to him. As he lookedhe rapped loudly ou the window and door. All of the man who hud last gone down lmd not Mt the air lock. superintendent, signalled them to return. Suddenly he aaw them start and turn their gaze toward the work, and the next instant a heavy suoceation of thuds was heard sad felt, for they shook the ground. Horrible fright, ia a flash, appeared on the fhces of tae men inside, and one. with a crowbar .rushed to the outar dead light*, and in aa instant had ennhed them outward. This gave vent to the ooaepreaaed air that filled the tunnel ; it relieved the presttire on the outer door, which Birdaall pushed inward, allowing the men in the air lock means of egress. No volition of theirs was necessary to cany them, for amid the heavy thuds of falling earth and tha craah of supporting timbers, the more terrible sound ot rushing water caate that upon them. The moment in which Superintendent Woodland, with thoee who had cone in, cried out to thoM in the air lock, “Go! Hurry! Do the beat yon can tor yeuraalvea and then oome back tor aa!” his voice wu choked by the rush of water that surged through the air lock and swept the eight men into the working shaft, where, with Birdaall, they wen lost to each other, in the malrtrom of frothing water that soon filled the abaft to the depth of thirty fast.

Thoee men, however, rose to the surface and reached the ladder in safety, leaving twenty of their fellows eruahed or drowned A workman s*ys: “We strove to stop the leak by shoving our clothas into it We worked with might and mala. Some es the men removed their ttoaao*, and even their shirts, to All up the terrible gap, but still the leak enlarged and the volume of water increased. The water wm soon nearly up to our hips, and we mw it wm uselea to endeavor longer to atop the leak. In the meantime Budenon, the Swede, who wm last to crane through the inside door, had got jammed by the door pressing against him, and some of the men strove to get the door back from him to allow him to get through. Both doors opened inwardly. The pressure of the air from within the tunnel baffled all our attempts to release him from his awful position, and we were obliged to leave him. All our energies were given to extricate the poor Swede, but we hau to get one door shut before we could open the other. By this time, you see, we were unable to open the outer door which is the entrance to the shaft. Inside of the air lock we suffered by the pressure of air from the tunnel. At last one of the men went to work to break the dead lights on the aide Of the outer door, but I stopped him. Iwm afraid if he broke the dead lights the air pressure from the tunnel would prevent us from opening the door. Right afterwards, m nothing else could be done, I seized a crowbar and used it to break the dead lights. We then got through the opening we made. 11m Swede could have got out, too, if he had got clear of the inner door. From the air look we landed on the platform on the shaft, which ia about thirty feet down from the surface, and then we were safe. By the time we reached the surface the thing wm all over. We found there wm a large fallng in of earth on the river side of the shaft. The door of the air lock that opens into the shaft must be shat. The other is wedged Krtly open by the Bweed’s body. The ghtful noise we beard, right after we became aware of the leak wm like the shot ot a gun.”

The Evening Peet has the following account of the disaster: There are about 160 men at work on the tunnel, divided into shifts of (torn SO to 40 men. Each shift is subdivided into 2 gangs. Weak proceeded continuously dayman/! night on tbe tunnel each shift working hours. At the time of the accident one of the morning watch had just gone into the tunnel and the other gang was coming out Eight men were fit the air lock, and when they heard the rush of water they hastened out of the air chamber but so quick did the water come in that the cage was partly filled with water before the men could open the door and get into the shaft. They ran up the ladder leading to the bottom of the shaft and escaped. Thomas Van Nostrund, one of the rescued men, said: The main shaft is sixty feet deep, and from the bottom of this ■haft the entranoe to the tunnel is effected, through a cylindrical band six feet in diameter ana fourteen feet in length. This is called an air lock, and serves to preserve the density of the atmosphere of the tunnel, which, in turn, is secured by the forcing oi air through the pipes from the pumps. There is a door in. each end of the air lock. They both open inward. At each side of the doors are round windows of thick glass, through 'which, from the outside of the lock, a view can be gained of the work and workingmen inside of the tunnel. There were 28 men at work in the tunnel. They went on at 12 o’clock last night for their eight hours shift I was at work near the east end of tne tunnel. It was at about 440 a. m. that I heard the bolts snap and braces give way. At the same time I felt a rush of hot sir in my face. 1 started back with seven of the men who were near me, and ran into the lock. The air pressure crowded the door shut, at the east end. At first it was blocked by the joist, which were pulled out, and then the door slammed too. Through the dead eyes we could see the men inside the tunnel. The water was fast rushing in. Peter Woodland, assistant superintendent, stood at the door outside of the lock which was stationary. It would not move without knocking out the dead eyes. This would be fatal to the men outside, as water would rush in and drown them in an instant. Woodland knew this, but stood at the door. Hit face was ghastly white, and he realized the terrible danger. He said to me, “Torn, quick t Burst the dead eyes, and do what you can for us I” I knew it was death to us an if I did not, so 1 obeyed orders. As the rises broke the air rushed in, and the lock ■hot out In the main shaft, leaving tbe men to drown, aa the space occupied by the shaft filled with water in an instant We were wholly stripped of ear clothes. When we crawled out,! heard a rush of water at our back. It filled in fast, but the obstructions kept it back long enough foe us to escape from the main abaft It war all we could do to save our selves. Woodland iras standing 1 water up to hta waist when I saw him. It was sure death and I had to knock out the dead eyes ss I told you. He knew as well as I that it was all over with them. I shall never forget tkekmk on his Isos, or the sound of nia voice, ae he told ua to save oursehrro, though the very act was to insure hu death.” The officers of the company, in explaining the accident, say thT workmaMii coming through the airlock, must have exercised unusual tsnrlessnnss. and both doom o# the air lock being open* ed at the same time the compressed air waa allowed to escape. The oompressed air serves a double purpose, namely, to keep the water out and to support Oie roof of ths tunnel, so when it £ «ped toe catastrophe was inevitable. It is feared, tola afternoon, that only seven men instead of eight have beep saved as one man named Grimms, who was re! ported by one of the Wine man to have escaped, is now said to be missing.

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Pleural-Pneumonia.

According tote Veterinarian, (Eng.] cattle plane exists in seven provinces of the Russian empire. Ike avk Tent lipm says Out during the first three moo the of this veer the disease had decliaed to a considerable extent throughle reported that in twenty-three counties la England, and am la Seated. It has broken <tt at Drayton. of Ala Mgf ftUnm-imaniinnii innain to have bran confined to the nravtaces*of South Holland, Hated and Utoaigen The olane is on the i—»—— {■ the colony of South Australia, sad it has aaaaated a serious aspect in the Aacklaad sad Waikato districts of New Zealand. While the disease seems to he spreading in Australia, H is naftifytag to lean that generally, both in Gnat Britiaa and oa the continent, it is declining. We hall the aanouaoamant with pleasure,aad hope that the extermieatioa of pleuropneumonia is not only possible, but that this will, en long, be an accomplished fact Breed lag animals are being purchased in Europe by enterprising citizens of this country, end It Is not impossible, even when the closest scrutiny Is employed, that animals may be brought la with this disease latent in their systems. Its extirpation is a consumation devoutly to be desired oa both sides of the ocean, end we trust that the time is not far ia the fature whan its entire elimination can be certainly announced.

While oa this subjectjwe are constrained te eay that some of oar English contemporaries do not closely read American papers. The Veterinarian, lor instance, says it appears that while great eftorts are being made to extirpate the disease ia the United States, ne beneficial result has bean obtained, inasmuch as daring the first live months of this year,ls* cases hare bean detected by the inspectors of the Privy Council in cattle landed ia England. This statement is oopied by theuark Lane Expcem which states that the disease appears to be on the Increase in this oouaS. The facts are that the disease is rapy decreasing, and that the summary measures for exterminating it in the narrow and circumscribed strip ot country an the seaboard where it alone exists in the United States, promise its early extirpation. Hist measure to that end cannot be too vigorous sad heroic the Prairie Parmer persistently maintained, and our information is that this course is being pursued.

ARTHUR'S ACCEPTANCE.

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INDIANA.

The ieoendiery still pbrtk hto avoes. at Logaaaport. -> Polities—yes, there ara a few cases hanging around in this state. The Evansville people era having a hot discussion on the Sunday question. Tbs telegraph line betwam Washington sad Petersburgb has been finished. Dr. W. & Cooper, of Indianapolis, thinks of starting a republican newspaper at Greenfield. ▲ daughter of W. B. Pullen, near Bock{ayasEa* I ■*»■—» ?*»» Ike Logaaaport Journal is ia dnqwir. Ike cabbage crop ia that aslgbborhood is being destroyed by lice. Decatur oouaty has a population of 19,900, a gain of 74* in tan years. Greenaburg has 8,199 of the number. A little son of James Linderhem, of Elkhart, upset a kettle of boiling water upon itself. It died soon ate. Mr. A.Becrest, who Uvea three miles aorth of Priaoeton, had s oaaaiy bird die last week that was twenty yean old. Alfonso McClure has been indicted by the Indianapolis grand jury to tbs murder of JohaWUlfiimt and his wife. Elmer Miller, oil South Band, had both .lego crushed u attempting to board s moving train. His lags were amputated.

The farmers around Qrawfordsvllle say the oom crop will not be more than half a yield. Ike wheat erop is splendid, however. Wn. Conners, in prison at Hew Albany, hang himself from the grate bars with his shirt He was cut down in time to save his life. The oldest parsons in Dubois county era David Wsadle and wife, of Jsferson township. Be is 9* years of age and she 87. -. A James H. Wllkerson, of Jennings oounty, in prison for election frauds, has had his fine remitted by the president, and is s free man. A barrel of whisky wn dug up in a oom patch, near Spring state, a law days ago. A detective is trying to solve the mystery. William Bush and George Alien, ot Richmond, two young desperadoee, have been cent to the reform sohool by request of their parents. :vV £ North Vernon is fail of men who have been working on the Greensburg and North Vernon railroad, who have struck for higher wages, . Lightning was not made in vain. It killed two moles at Bdwardsport, only a few days ago. Now for the city editor of the Muncie Timet.

Citizens of Indians be patient The election will be over in a few months and the newspapers will then give you an item of news now and then. The Mancie Timet' young man tons a column of. “Solemn Thoughts.” Christopher Mo biller, you ought to read that column—if yon desire to suicide. A Sullivan Irishman named Bryant insulted a young lady, and her brothers followed him into a drug store and punished him till he could scarcely walk. Good. Lumber projecting over Hie end of a car has probably killed a brakesman named George Allison, whose home is at Knightstown. He was coupling can at the time. < , A fire in the large business block, on Broadway, Peru, opposite the court house, destroyed *9,000 worth of property; partially Insured. Emswiler * Sons are the losen. ■ A small child of Henry Halderman’s, of Elkhart, was playing with a horse, when the animal reared op and struck the child with its fore feet. Ike child cannot recover. William and John Chem, of Jeffersonville, bowled up and concluded to butcher the town. They an in jail working out their fiuei, which amount ;to $71.90 and $5780, respectively. Miss Jennie Edwards, of Lafayette, asks John Wagner to pay her $5,000 because he called her vile names, a woman of the town, etc. If she is innocent, John should be made to come down. There lives at this tee in Patoka townskip, in Crawford county, an honored citizen named John Brocd, who is now 86 years old, who participated in the battle of New Orleans in 18f5.

There is a young lady in Posey township, near Coiydon, yet in her teens, who weighs 412 pounds. A walk around the young woman, before breakfast, would give even Dr. Tanner a splendid appetite. The Logan sport burglars have no sym>*thy for the Tanner “Idee.” When they woke into John Brown’s residence, in that city, all they stole was a lot of pies and a batcher's knife. They knew.what is good for the palate. When the Logans port Journal has tried the shot gun policy and finds there ia ao virtue in arsenic, it does not despair. The editor turns the batteries of his poet agaiast the enemy, and the enemy carle up and withers away. Alva Evans, of Marion, abused his wife, and she procured a divorce from him. He ten tried to crawl into hear room at night, it is thought, to kill her. He was del footed and driven away. On Monday, July 19th, he suicided. * The Weekly Herald is the name of a new paper in te interest of the colored people, published st Evsnsville. It is the only psper of the kind in Southern Indians. Our Age having .been consolidated with the Indianapolis Leader. A state convention of the Sunday-school workers of te Christian church will be bald at Danville. Hendricks oounty, during the first week in August. AU parts orthe state will be nepreeented, there being over 000 delegatee appointed.

Killed by a Copperhead.

On Sunday June 9, a young man named residing with his parents on Bully Hill was bitten on the ankle by a copperheadanake while engaged in bathtog in toe rim at the Foster farm. Young Wyman accidently stepped on the snake salt lay coiled upon toe beach, and, before he could remove his foot, the deadly were burled is his snide. He hurtled home and medirsl •Jffwaa Immediately summoned from this - city, but all efforts to counteract the effeeta of ths poison were unavailing, and he died ?* T ,inr * l *y sivenlag. The snake waa *lMcd» sod is said to have been an unussslly large one, measuring five dfPJftoeht has receded a have been killing each other and he hU scot to Ft McDowell for military assist•ace to quell the dieorder. ....