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SHERMAN

^Senator Morrill Makes Public a Long Letter Received From Secretary Sherman.

His Observations Respecting the Refunding of the National Debt.

He Says he Would be Happy to tffiftind the Debt Into 3 1-2 Per Cents if It Were

Practicable to do so.

He is Fully Satisfied That 3 1-2 Per Cent Bonds Would Not Now

Well at Par.

A ILtotig ami Very Interesting Document.

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December 30.—Sena

tor Morrill makes public the following letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, concerning refunding:

TREASURY OFFICEDEPARTMENT,

To Hon. Justin

SECRETARY,

WASHINGTON,

Dec. 30,1879.)

Morrill, and Com

mittee on Finance:

SIR

—In response to your verbal en

quiries I have the honor to submit the following observations, respecting the refunding of the National debt: In addition to $18,415,000 of 6 per cent, bonds absolutely payable December 31st. 1SS0, and $945,000 payable July 31st, 1881, the following bonds of the United States will become redeemable within the next year, half, viz., May ist, 1S81, of 5 per cents. ^3508,440.350 June

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18S1 6joer cento.

$264,321,350, making a total 01^772,7?i ,- 700. Annual interest on change is $41,- ....... 381,298.50, about one half of these are coupon bonds having coupons running only to dates of redeem ability, and if they are not refunded or paid off, holders will have to be supplied with additional coupon sheets at the expense of the government and at a cost, probably, nearly as great as wo'ild pay for the original issue of loan. It is manifest, these bonds cannot be paid off in 1881, and I therefore l'elt it my duty to recomilrnend in my annual report authority be ^granted to refund them into 4 per cent, bonds, thus effecting a saving in the annual interest charge of about io}o millions, and the present time I believe to be the most advantageous for 6uch refunding, probably much more favorably tor operation than any future time, and we have at hand in the 4 per cent, console bond already well known and extremely popular. The successful funding of so large a portion of the public debt jinto tJiese bonds daring the past year 41 was mainly due to the exceptionally favorabie state of our foreign and home *trade

the resumption of specie pay

ments, and it is my firm belief that our wisest course is to fund the remainder ot the bonds bearing a high rate of mteresf while this state of affairs continues. .. The bill introduced in the House of Representatives, on the 3d inst, by Fernando Wood, chairman of the committee on Ways and Means,. and .which has been sent to me, provides as follows: That so much of the authority conferred upon the secretary of the treas- _» ury by 'he acts of July 14, 1870, and Jan*'x senary 20,1871, to refund the public debt ,g.,to the extent of $1,500,000,000 as has not been exhausted and execut3ed be, and same is hereby «JtV" modified so as to limit the rate of interest "*on bonds yet to be issued, as authorized ,' Hi by these acts, to a rate of Interest not to exceed 3)5 per centum per annum. This bill, if enacted into law, would perhaps be construed as

R&OJZ*BITING THE SALE OF BONDS FOB RESUMPTION PURP08ES a a a a in re a 3 although such is not probably the the bill. Aside, however, from its possible bearing upon the ability of •**the department to maintain resumption, I believe its passage would be tatal to refunding, although

I 6hould of course, be happy to refund the debt into 3^ per cants, if it were practicable to do so. That 3Jo per cent.

bonds would not now sell for 4, I am -fully satisfied, and I see no reason to expect that such bonds will be more favorablv upon as an investment in

TSSI,iooked

than it would be now. On the contrary, with the revival of industry and great activity in manufacturing, signs of which are already to be seen in all pun* of the country, and constant and increasing demand for money arisin

therefrom, it seems to me to be not certain that we shall then be able to bor1 ow freely at even at 4 per cent, per an num sad of.the correctness of these yiews

received most positive assurance saw during my recent visit to New York that our 4 per cent, consols now having twenty-eight years to run, were wotth, during the first half of this month $1.02)^ net, at which price they yield io the investor to carry to maturity ^3.855 in per cent, per annum a 30-years 3% per cent, bond, to yield the same in y*vj come, would have to be purchased at

$93.70 again a 4 per cent. bond, but a 3/4 per cent, per annum would have to be purchased at $108.88. and, thererore,a 3% per cent, bond cannot sell for par until 4 per cent, bonds are worth $108.88. With the small supply in the market, the great bulk of them having been absorbed as permanent investments, 4 per cent. "bonds are now selling for nearly the best price ever obtained for them, but it is not probable this price can be fully maintained against an additional issue of any amount, and I would remind you that during the last refunding operations sales of these bonds had to be suspended more than once, owing to a derangement in the money market and an unfavorable state of exchanges, these causing the bonds to fall belo\r par, at one time to 98 per cent. Fortunately these derangements were but temporary, and after more or less delay the department was able to resume the sales as before ^stated. I think the present an exceptionally favorable time for refunding, and I am satisfied the 5 per cent, and 6 per cent, bonds so soon to become redeemable cannot be so safely and so profitably provided for in any other manner. A very large amount is to be refunded prior to July 2d, 1S81, nearly 800 millions is considerably in excess of the amount refunded in any one year since the refunding began, and I respectfully submit that the time now available is none too great for the purpose. The passage of the bill introduced by yourself in the Senate and by General Garfield in the House of Repiesentatives, will I believe, enable the department to refund the entire amount prior to the maturity of the bonds, but if it should not result in speedily refunding the whole of them, that clause of the bill which renders applicable the provisions of the act of July 14, 1870, etc., will enable ihe department to call such 5 per cent, and 6 per cent, bonds after they shall have ma1 ured to redeem them with the proceeds of the sale of 4 per cent, bonds, so authorized, and such proceeds would include, of course, whatever premium the bonds may then sell for, while it is not thought safe to assume that upon resuming the funding operations with the prospect of emission of 4 per cents about equal in amoant to the present issue the bonds will remain at a price not much if any above par. It is thought that under the operatioa of' the proposed bill paities may be induced to surrender bonds now held by them upon the payment of an amount not to exceed the difference in interest between the bonds received and those issued. [Signed] Very Respectfully,

A* .••hv'-?,' J0HN SHERMAN,

INJUNCTION GRANTED.,*

LAFAYETTE.

Ind., December 30.—An

injunction has been granted here against the Union Telegraph Company restraining that company from constructing a telegraph line on the right of way of the Cincinnati, Lafayette & Chicago Railroad. The application was made by the Western Union Telegraph Company. In the pending great litigation the American Union Company loaned the receiver of the former compady $10,000, to be deposited in court on the theory that a deposit in court would compel the delivery of the lines of the Great Western Company by the Western Union Company which holds them to satisfy the claim. The proceeding in which the deposit was made, was appealed to the apellate court, and a motion was made in the Circuit Court by the American Union Company for an order to withdraw these funds, which motion Judge Barnura denies on the ground that ihe apellate court alone has jurisdiction over the matter, and the funds therefore remain deposited in court and the Western Union still retains possession of the lines. 4, sj*

THE LETTER.

PORTLAND,RIGHT

COLORED EMIGRANT^ PETERSBURG, Va., December 30.— One hundred and seventeen colored emigrants from Goldsboro. N. C., arrived this morning en route for Indianapolis, via Washington—the emigrants donsistin& of men, women and children—under charge of the general passenger agent of the

& O. R. R." "Several hundred

more are to follow.

GEN. GRANT.

FREDERICKSBURG,

L*. D.M. Sweet made a long addjetts,. suiutUtlBg In wpSww iiu iiiiiremty »od council, and exhorting hearers to stand by them and thus defend the rights ot all citizens of Maine.

Hon. F. M. Fogg, of the gdver'nor's council, was next introduced in the absence of Governor, and thanked the people of Portland on behalf of the council, and said the council may have made some mistakes, but if he was to vote again he would vote the same as before, except in two cases. He would throw out Auburn and Augusta. For 23^/ears you have not had an honest count. THE GOVERNOR IN CONSULTATION WITH

PORTLAND,

Dec. 30.—A special to the

Press from Oxford says a letter from State Librarian Stairs to Moses Chesley, representative elect, was shown by Chesley to Republicans by mistake. The letter requests him to appear at the capitol at an early day with ten good men who will stand by him in case there is opposition to Fusionists taking their seats. The letter further says their expenses will be paid. Show this to none but true Greenbackers. The above is vouched for as a correct representation of the substance of the letter.

Va., December 30.

The mayort city council and a large number ef citizen* with a band of music were at the depot to greet Geir. Grant, and were disappointed when told that the General only leaves Washington tonight.

INDIAN STUDENTS.

FORTRESS MONROE,.

rising at afi

December 30.—

16 Indian students from the Yanctoh agency, 11 girls and 5 boys, between 'the ages of 17 and 20, arrived to-day, and will enter Hampton Normal School.

OPERA HOUSE BURNED.

NEW ORLEANS,

300—The

Dec.

Opera

House at Sherman, Texas, and the adjoining building burned. Loss, $40,000 insurance, $20,000.

DETROIT,DISAGREED.jury

Dec. 30.—The "in the

Simpson-Rothschild crooked tobacco case disagreed.

VOLXII^-NO.2. TERRE HAUTE, IND:-—THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 18 fl.50 PER YEAR.

THE MAINE MUDDLE.

AN IMMENSE MEETING—IHE GOVERNOR SUSTAINED.

PORTLAND,

Dec. 31.—An immense

audience assembled at the Democratic mass meeting last night, the City Hall being packed. A nunjber ot ladies were present in the galleries, and there were many distinguished Democrats on the platform. Sullivan C. Adams presided, and opened the meeting in a brief speech, introducing Congressman Ladd, who said: Men have spoken of arms, but he would tell them he is thrice armed who hath his quarrel just." He said in the late election the Republican party was beaten, but by corruption and fraud they carried certain districts but in times past they had made precedents by which they now lose control of the Legislature. He believed the governor and council had counted all eases right, but if not why this bluster? The Legislature can correct all mistakes and seat all its members. Governor Garcelon is an honest man. He has taken an oath to Heaven to maintain the constitution. He considered that the supreme court could not decide this case. It could only arbitrate.

Congressman Murch was the ne*t speaker. He said he trusted this.meeting was not composed of Democrats or Greenbackers alone, but of loyal citizens, desirous of carrying out the laws. The governor and council had acted strictly in compliance with the letter and spirit of the law. It is too late to arbitrate the matter in the supreme court. The decision iias gone forth, and the Legislature must now decide the question. The citizens of Portland claim that they have been defrauded of five representatives. The governor and council are right, and it is the stupidity of your own officials. Put men in office who will not load the returns so they will scatter, and you will be all right. [Enthusiasiic applause.} The Republicans are making a great howl about the candidates wlio have no doubt received a majority of the votes, but through blundering their own oiScialg have been counted out. They have ticed the same things for years, and counted out their own men. Theft don't amount to a pinch of snuff. whole hue and cry has been raised by all popsuckers of the Republican party. Intelligent Republicans are satisfied that the action is right. He believed that* a large majority of the people of Maine are in accordance with the council in thi6 matter. He believed there would be no violation of the law that the Legislature would assemble and every man who has received a certificate will take his' seat peaceably.

FRIENDS.

AUGUSTA.

31.—The

Me., Dec.

Gov

ernor returned from Portland last evening, accompanied by Hon. A. P. Gould.

L. Staples, clerk of the last House, is here. Hn duty will be to call to order the next House of Representatives. The Governor is in consultation this evening with A. P. Gould, and it is reported he is preparing a reply to Governor Morrill's letter. The Governor wishes is stated that he has given no authority for the statement that he had refused to submit certain questions to the supreme judicial courts. THE GOVERNOR MUST BE SUSTAINED.

Dec. 31.—The Adver

tiser says a conference of leading Portland Democrats has agreed that the Governor and council must be cordially sustained that the first business of the Legislature must be to admit those elected who have not received certificates, and that these views will be urged upon the Democratic state committee, who meet here to-night after mass meeting.

iH SHOT HER MOTHER.

BOSTON,

Dec. 30.—Mrs. Helen Jose

phine Ward, living at No. 11. Hamilton Place,' with her daughter, aged 19, was shot last night while asleep and died this morning. From what the daughter says it is believed that while in a state ot sonambulism she shot her mother who occupied the same room and bed.

Miss Ward has been arrested. The police believe that the crime was premeditated. There afe conflicting statements attributed to Miss Ward, one that she saw an object moying about the room and fired at it supposing it to be a burglar, again that she confesses shooting her mother while in bed beside her, under the impression that he was a burglar in the room, and that the pistol was accidentally discharged in the excitement of the moment.

PARNELL.

BOSTON,^

Dec. 30.—At a largely at

tended meeting of the Parnell reception committee, held last night, to complete arrangements for the Parnell reception, a committee was appointed to go to New York, and accompany Parnell to Boston. A public reception is to be give at Bos ton theatre, when Parnell will make an address. A banquet will also be given in his honor.

A RASCAL AFTER ALL.

NEW YORK,

December 30.—It ap

pears that Wm. Howard, arrested for burglary on Christmas morning, and whose pitiful Btory excited much practical sympathy, is a burglar recently released from prison and not an honest carpentes out of work. He is again in custody for his offense on Christmas morning.

FIRE, FIRE.

Large Fire at Boston.

Millions of Dollars Worth of Property ^destroyed.

List of the Firms That Werp Burnt Out.

Heavy Insurance on the Property Destroyed.

Full and Complete Particulars.

BOSTON,

Dec. 29.—Further' details of

the fire shows the loss to be much less than last night's estimates. On the build ings it will probably be half a million, and near that figure on the stock. THE FOLLOWING FIRMS ARE DAMAGED:

On Federal street—Rice, Kendall & Co.'s building, No. 91, completely gutted from cellar to attic Franklin Wool Co.'s building in same condition No. 105 occupied by Sabin & Page, saddlery and carriage hardware, and Williams & Coburn, wool, was badly damaged in the rear and on the roof. The fire in its southern course was checked at this point. No. 63, corner of Franklin, W. F. Lawrence & Co., bankers No. 67, Rand, Avery & Co., Boston Credit Bureau, Geo. "D. Drake & Co.. wool, the office of the New England Glass Works. W. I. Libbey, and John Carter, paper No. 69 the Fletcher Manufacturing Company, Samuel G. Trippe, agent No. 73, C. J. Peters & Son, stereotypers, Wm. Scott, wool shoddy, Flocks & Co., S. H. Sanborn, book-binders, T. F. Collins, blankbook manufacturer, and L. B. Wilbur & Co., printers No. 75, B. H. Thayer & Co., paper, are considerably damaged by the water, and the rears and roafs of these numbers are badly, burned. On Franklin street, Nc. 111, occupied by Claflin & Brown, Charles, E.Perry, paper cutting company No.

I. I. Warren €c Co., No. rty Rand Avery & Co.. 119 G. L. Schenck paper Dillingham paper company Monroe, paper Geo. P. Gozand & Co. clqthiers and commission merchants Chicago, No. 123 John Carter & Co. paper. These firms are all losers on Devonshire 6treet, 4^5" THE FOLLOW I NO ABE COMPLETELY

BURNED OUT

and lose almost everything: The North National Bank, ^at the comer of Franklin Claflin & Brown. twine and bags, No. 216 McGrath Bros', boot6 and shoes, 218 the Heliotvpe Printing Co. Houghton, Osgood & Co., publishers L. D. Warren & Co., paper stocks New York and Boston Dispatch Express Earle & Crews express Union Express office, and Edward A. Taft, general express, No. 222 the following firms, occupying the numbers from 222 to 226: Spaulding & Tewksbury, papet, Moore, Smith & Co., hats, etc., Benjamin Collendar & Co., cutlery etc., George Foster, and Moses E. Osgood are all damaged either by fire, smoke or water, ana it is impossible at this writing to ascertain to what extent. The fronts of the buildings from Nos. 222 to 246 a«*e not injured, the damage being confined to the rear, where the block touched the Rice-Kendall building. There is a probability that one or two of he firms given above are not damaged to any great extent. The heaviest losers are Rice, Kendall & Co., $50,000 Houghton, Osgood & Co., $150,000, and Rand, Avery & Co., who had a large amount of stock in process, which was badly damaged by smoke and water. Their loss may reach $100,000.

DAMAGED

BOSTON,STOCKS

December 29.—Tne toiiowmg

is a list of firms whose stocks were wholly or partly destroyed by last night's fire Rice, Kendall & Co., paper loss about $200,000 insured. In the same, building, 91 and 95 Federal street were located Asklin Valve Co. Lphraim Baker, book binder S. K. Abbott, binder Thos. J. Crowell, binder D. Faulkner & Co., wool dealers. The building was owned by the heirs ot Geo. T. Bigelow, and its recent valuation was $72,000. The adjoining etructure known as Franklin building, corner of Federal and Franklin streets, was badly scorched and flooded with water. Rand & Avery, printers, suffered almost a total loss on their stock. Their insurance is $100,000 which will fully cover the lofa. The occupants were the Dillingham paper company, Schenck &Co., pilfer, James S. Monroe paper, and Carter & Co. paper alt of whom suffered heavily by water. The building was owned by the heirs of Geo. T. Bigelow. The cathedral building at the corner of Devonshire and Franklin streets, in the rear of Rice & Kendall, was occupied by National Bank Claflin & Brown, paper: John Dillingham, paper and C. E. Perry, paper-cutting machine.

FUBTHER PARTICULARS.

The upper portion of the building, occupied by S. D. Warren & Co., paper W. F. Brown & Co., printers Heliotype Printing Company, and Houghton, Osgood & Co.. publishers of the Atlantic Monthly. The last named firm carried about $200,000 stock, fully insured. The lower floor was occupied by Haplin & Brown, paper Mc

Grath Bros., boots and shoes, and the ground floor on Devonshire street front was occupied as the Union Express office and by some one hundred companies, who succeeded in removing their property. The losses in this building, outside of Houghton, Osgood & Co., are estimated at $150,000, and the loss on building, which was owned by the heirs of Isaac Rich, is placed at $125,000. The adjoining iron building facing Winthrop square, was destroyed. It was valued at about $50,000 and insured. The occupants were Pierce, Hardy & Co., woolens, who lose $80,000. insured Davis, Lake & Allen, clothins:, lose about $200,000, and Spalding & Tewksbury, paper, suffered a total loss, but the amount has not been ascertained. Moore, Smith & 1,0., hats Benjamin Collender & Co., cutlery Geo. Foster and Moses E. (jbgood are losers. The estimate of the mi loss varies frcm ore million to two llions of dollars. ^MORE PARTICULARS.

The total loss by last night's fire is now figured at about $i,ooo,boo. There is much difficulty in obtaining a definite statement of the losses and insurance, but the principal losses are distributed as follows: Rice, Kendall & Co., $150,000, insurance $180.000 cathedral building,occupied by them, $100,000 to $125.000,insurance,$250,000 Houghton, Osgood & Co. estimate their loss at $100,000 on stock and $50,000 on heliotypes, and insurance at $75,000. Rand, Avery & Co., printers, lose about $75,000 fully insured. Scribner, G. P. Putnam & Sons and other New York publishers lose considerable in sheets printed by this concern O. S. Warren & Co. paper dealers in Cathedral building, loss $50,000 on stock insured Claflin & Brown, paper, loss $15,000, insured Bigelow estate, about $75,000. The vaults of the bank were opened this A. and the contents found uninjured. H. H. Hunnewell, owner of the building occupied by Pierce & Hardy, and others, has insurance of about $70,000, which covers the loss. There are other heavy losses.

THE MEWS OF A DAY. 4

Hon. Morton C. Hunter Dying:. i-- v-i JV

Sir h11

Fred L, Anes Elected President of the Bojjton Hoesaio Tunnel and Westera Railroad.

miscellaneous News From all Parts of the Union. Hf'* I'. f'i*,A4A41#

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si"tU Wr SAD NEWS

CIKCIUNATI,

Dec. 31.—A dispatch

from Bloomington, Ind., says Hon. Morton C. Hunter, ex-member of Congress, and a prominent candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of Indiana, has been dangerously ill for several days. Fears are entertained of the fatal termination of the disease if a speedy change does not take place.

WRONG PAPERS.

BOSTON,

Dec. 31.—A special to the

Herald says Gov. Garcelon agrees to submit certain of Morrill's questions to the judgment of the Supreme Court. The reason that all the questions will not be submitted is because there is such a mixture of fact and supposition that they would not be proper papers to submit

DEAD.

NEW HAVEN,

December 31.—C. Wal

lace Blackman. formerly of the Indianapolis Sentinejjp died to-day. Aged 41 years. '--f4

ELECTED PRESIDENT.

BOSTON,

December 31.—Fred L. Ames

ha6 been elected president of the Boston. Hoosac Tunnel & Western Railroad, in place of Gen. W. L. Burt, who built the road. LITTLE CHURCH AROUND THE CORNER

NEW YORK,

Dec. 31.—George, the

Count Johannes, who died yesterday, aged 69 years, will be buried from the Little Church around the corner

HATCH HEARD FROM

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.—Secretary Schurz received two dispatches from Gen. Hatch, written at Cline's ranch on the 29th and 30th inst*. One informs the Secretary for the first time that among the Indians offered for surrender the 25th inst., but whose surrender was not received were Douglos, Hostiles, the chief, and several others, PRINCIPALS IN THE MEEKER MASSA

CRE.

FOUND AGAIN FOR A MONTH.

ing and

GIGANTIC HORROR.

Terrible Railroad Accident In Scotland.., cV

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The [Bridge Across the Fritb ,, of Tay Blown Down.

An Entire Train Hurled Into the Mver.

Three Hundred and Fifty Lives JLost.

LtONDON,

December 29, 4 A. M—A.

portion of the bridge across the Frith of Tay was blown down while the train frotn Edinburg to Dundee was crossing at 7:14 o'clock last night. The gale was so strong that steamboats were unable to reach the scene of the disaster, but several mall-bags have been washed ashore four miles from the bridge, and there is no doubt that the train is in the water. The passengers who are certainly all drowned are variously estimated at from 150 to 200 in numbers.

LATER.

The gale having moderated somewhat, the provost of Dundee and a number of leading citizens staited in a steimer to the scene of the disaster, but have not jet returned. The excitement at I*ay Bridge station is appalling. Many thousands of people are congregated awaiting definite intelligence.

The missing Dundee train was seem crossing the bridge, then suddenly a flashof fire became visible. The railway officials, in spite of the gale, walked along the bridge from Dundee until they found there was a large gap, caused by the fall. of two or three of ^he longest spans.

LATER NEWS.

LONDON,

Dec. 29.—The train left Ed

inburgh at 4:15 in the afternoon. It consisted of four third-class cars, one first-class and ohe second-class and a brakeman's van. At the last station before entering the bridge tickets were takow d^ as doors and windows of carriages, pieces of the bridge and articles of wearing apparel are coming ashore. The entire thirteen girders of the longcentral spans of the bridge are gone. The night was one of bright moonlight but the wind was blowing a perfect hurricane. 1 o'clock, p. M.—Provost of Dundee and a party of citizens who accompanied him in the steamer to the scene of disaster have returned. Scarch was made about the bridge in small boats, but no trace of any survivors could be found. The gap in the bridge is about a half mile long, comprising 11 of the largest spans, each 245 feet in length, and one span 145 feet in length. ,•

LIVES LOST.

LONDON,

Dec. 29, 4:30 P. M.—A dis

patch from Dundee asserts the number of lives lost by the Tay bridge disaster does not exceed ninety. The bodies oi six victims have been recovered.

GREAT EXCITEMENT.

NEW YORK,

The last sentence of the other dwpaich seems to indicate that after Gen. Hatch refused to receive the surrender these Indians they were permitted to go to lower Grand River and hunt for game and that they are not likely to be

Secretary Schurz entertains considerable doubt as to this being the real meanof the dispatch as sent, has telegraphed for ex-

plicit information. Cline's ranch is 10 miles nearer than Los Pinos to White River Agency and 25 miles nearer Lake City. It is inferred that Gen. Hatch and his party do not consider themselves in danger, as these dispatches do not express any apprehension of that kind.

THE DEACON PULLED.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 31.—Richard Smith of the Gazette, was arrested at 1 o'clock to-day, on a warrant sworn out by the Chief of Police on apprehension, charging the criminal with libel. ^e matter which gave rise to the warrant was an interview published in Tuesday's Gazette, charging Wappenstein witfei complicity with gamblers. Mr. Smith was released on his own recogninance.

December 29.—A special

from Dundee says, the appalling catastrophe of last evening has thrown the city into a state of frantic excitement, and the neighborhood of the fatal bridge is thronged with

HORROR STRICKEN VISITORS. Not a soul escaped who was on the illfated train. The gallantry of *Jame* Roberts,locomotive superintendent of the North British Railroad, of Dundee, and Station Master Smith in venturing out on the bridge is highly commended, IN BPITE OF THE EURY OP THE GALE, which rendered the attempt doubly perilous. After tremenduous exertions, their hands lacerated by clinging to the raOa for dear life, they reached the edge of the fatal gap. Here they discovered that thirteen girders, each 245 feet wide and weighing 250 tons, all forming a kind of tunnel in the middle of the bridge, had been washed away. Nothing remained but ... yU

BARE IRON PEERS,

About one-third of the whole structuie had vanished. Thirteen brickwork stumps were to be seen in the midst of the waves. It is positively asserted THREE HUNDRED AND FI7EEEN PEOPLE

ARE LOST.

The London Standard, in an editorial, this morning, says that when the first feeling of horror which hangs over the country shall have subsided, A STRICT AND SEVERE INVESTIGATION into the causes of the accident will be demanded by the people, and nothing short of a complete answer will be accepted. The gale to which ihe bridge succnmbed was not exceptionally violent, the train of cars having apparently nothing to do with the accident which had occurred before the cars reached the broken portion.

FALSE STATEMENT.^

GARDINER,

Me.,Pec. 30.—On reading

a statement that Capt. Berry, of Richards' Light Infantry, had arranged to remove the arms of the company to some place where he could command their use, and that he openly avows his intention to refuse to obey any summons to turn out his command for the service of the state if Gov. Garcelon calls upon him to do so, Capt. Berry declared the statements to be without foundation.