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VOL. XV. NO. 40.
PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1871.
DOUBLE SHEET THKKB CENTS.
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FIRST EI) J T I ON
THE WRECK CF THE SAG'NAiY.
Life on a Desert Island,
Where the Gold Comes From.
California and Australia.
The Ku-Klux Once More
llo. Btc Etc.. Etc., etc.
THE WRECK OF THE SAGINAW.
Diary of the Robinson Crusoe's Their tilfe
a the lirnrrt l.lnad Float Ite.eue After 3!)
fays of Kille.
We condense the following from a Honolul 1
letter to the New York Herald, giving a diary
of the wrecked cre w of thu Saglnuw:
1 lie Suglnaw was lost on the tl'.hh of October
at half-part three A. M. The first day's work
was securing and geuiug on shore All the provi
sions possible-the crew working In tho watsr
all day the provisions being uuro or ls
damaged with salt water. At sundown all hands
were on the beach after a, day's wort, wita
nothing to eat. As boom us posbible rations ot
lnuttou, bread, and tea were served. Allowance
of water, half a cupfull. The 30th was speut in
recovering wrecked stuff, getting a boiler,
which belonged to tbe contractor's party, and
the ship's condenser on 6b ore. Searching par
ties lor water were also detailed. Ttiis day
caught the first turtle.
THE DAILY RATIONS.
Rations of seal, turtle, potatoes, onions, and
bread served out: tho three last to keep them
from spoiling. November 6, Suuday, the ere
muttered unit held service. Kat the first gouey.
Dysentery made Its appearauce, aud the next
day thirty men were ou the tick list, and the
Burgeon without medicines with which to treat
them. No success yet in liudiug water. Much
rainy weather. All the container filled
with rain water. On the 'Jth ctptured
five turtles. At this time mailers were
becouiing quite settled. LVh was caught for
the first lime on the lit t). birds were captured
at uiubt, to prevent alarming the flock, and
ten were served out at each meal. Sunday, l.?th,
muetered for service. This feature was ob
served on each Sabbath during the stay on the
island, and only light work engaged in for tbe
purpose of keeping the miuds employed; two
meals a dav were eerved breakfast at half-past
9, and dinner at half-past G o'clock.
IUTION8 DECREASED.
On December 18 the seal ration was cut down
to one a day. Fish were quae abundant, at this
tire; some of them were mobt delicious.
experienced a heavy galj from
the west, which caused a heavy surt, v. aching
away the boat, and caused the blocks under tbe
flatboai's frame to settle. All bands out securing
tbe boats and moving the fiatbout frame farther
up on the beach. One ounce of flour a day now
served.
RELIEF EXPECTED.
On the 2d of January Captain Slcard stated to
the oflicers that he should now look for a vessel
to relieve them, lie had reckoned the number
of days the boat would be upon the passage to
tbe Sandwich Islands, the number of days be
fore a ship could bo started, aud the days' pas
sage to tin Hand, and should not give up hopes
until the middle of the month.
THE MW BOAT PRO0RES9IXO.
On the Sd all hnnds were variously employed
on the big boat, taking the sails used for tents
and preparing them for tbe boat.
SMOKE DISCOVERED.
At about half-past three ofclock P. M. Dr.
Frank aud Mr. Ryan strolled off to tbe lookout
hammock. After looking a snort time Mr.
Ryan called tbe doctor's attention to what he
thought was smoke upon the horizon, but the
doctarwas doubtlul, and cautioned Kyan not
to say anything uutil Le was certain.
sail ho!
Tbey walked back to the tents and were talk
ing about It when the carpenter shouted "Sail,
ho!" throwing his hat In fho air, and Jumping
down from the boat. A person was scut up the
flagstaff w lib a glass, who saon reported a
cchooLtr-riggcd steamer Leading for the island.
TOE STEAMER ARRIVES.
Jnst at sundown the steamer cam; to off the
Island and dipped her fl ip, and soon aftir m de
other signals which fat't-lled the party on the
island that relief had come.
A HEARTY MEAL.
Tbe captain now give orders to let the men
nave full rations of 6uch edibles a tlioy desired.
and the nleht was far spent before the cooking
oi d eating ceased. At daylight tbe next morn
ing the steamer was not in sight, but son
altf r appeared and a boat was manned to eeud
out to meet her.
THE WRECKED CREW EMRARK.
Cn tbe 5th, at sundown, all hands were safely
on board the Kllanea, and she was headed for
Midway Inlaud to take in a supply of coal.
January 7, at half-past four P. M., being
coaled, tbe steamer was headed away for this
place, and after a pleasant passage o! seven
pays came to uoik,
rti-'lT OF THE WRECKED OFFIfFHS TO TAB KfNO.
ta ra nf t It A
PagiBaw, Captain Glas and officer of the
q.L- and tViA 1 TnOnH fttartta r-ttt..tl f m ff,r
toon, vere granted an audience by Ha Majesty
tbe Kin. Captain Blcard took ocer.slo'i to
" V,n.b- lha Vliiff trr ttiA Ttrimiir i .tana .I Ua
steamer for the relief of tho Sagiuaw's crew.
c-o in us me biui .
A HEKOINt'S INTREPIDITY.
Am Old Teacher Burned I Death In Hrk1ya
A Civtaffcui ltluitt-aervaat Biflil a. Family
f riu a Trrrllile fait.
Shortlv after 6 o'clock last evening re was
discovered in tbe fonr-storr bu.ldiug No. 183
Fulton street, brookhn, the lower part of which
was occupied ai a fur store by Mr. Julius Wein
berg, and tbe upper part as a dwelling. Mrs.
Weinberg was tae only person in the store, and
tbe moment the flames burst forth sLe rang
tbe bell for tbe servant, Jane Aun Dunne,
who was up stairs with four children and
Louis Eckstein, an old teacher. The
flames leaped to tbe cppr part of
tr tnilldimr. tbe only means of escape from
il h was bv a narrow staircase leartinir Into
tbe store, the maid servaut, ou dir-coverlnfr
the fire, seized tbe two youutftst children, aud
callinif upon the other two to fllow her, daihed
Anmn .fairs to the store. All the children were
saved, but the old teacber was very fee'ile, and
nnahle to reach the itore. He reached the
a-rmiA storv. and there the flame 'cutting him
off, fee shouted for aseibtauce. The brave ser
vant hearing his cries, ran from the store, and
orminrtful of danuer, ascended to the second
etory, where she found the old man, almost eufio
catt'd, groping hl way towards the suiraase.
l e ran to him and endeavored to l 8d hiridown,
kat at tbe head of tbe stairs wtich sue had but a
tuoment j-reTiooe' Mccude4 tte flae flerselj
forbrdo escape. Even then her presence
of mnd did not forsake her Tho heroine took
the old man in her arms, and staggered through
the dense smoke to the top floor, where Eck
stein tainted. Not a moment wa to be lost.
Tbe btave girl saw that the only avenue of
escape was through the scuttle. She was unable
to take the old man np tbe ladder, and to save
hr own life she left hlui to his fate, and
e-caped through tbe scuttle to the roof. She
then railed to th firemen below, who ascended
their ladder to the fourth stry, but the volume
of flame and smoke was so dense that they were
unable to enter the apartment w herein the old
man was )li g.' The fire having been extin
guished, they returned to the room, and found
poor Kckstein at the foot of the ladder, where
he bnd fallen and been burned to a crisp. -V.
1". inn to ttay.
lXTUiESTiSG STAT1S TICS.
The Gold Production of C'nllforola and
AiiKirnliiu
The San Francisco Bulletin of February 7
con I a'.i td the following iuterestintr and instruc
tive statistics in relation to the history of Cali
fornia and Australia:
"The similarity of mining operations in the
Australian colonies to those In California both
in respect to origin and progress, is remarkable.
Gold was discovered here In 1848, and there In
lfc!il. From the 10th of June to tbe end of Df
ceruber, 1851, the quantity of gold obtained in
Vtctotis, tbe first six months after its diecovery,
was 243,414 ounces. Duriug 1852 the miners
secured 2.218.783 ounces of ijold, valued at
44.375,f10; and In the year 1850 the quantity
obtained was 3,f)85,iM ounces, amounting to
50,7 19,820. This was the largest vield of any
one 3 car in the . history of the Victoria gold
fields. The decline in production commenced
the following year, 1857, and coutiuued each
fiT till 1808, when there was an iucrease of
233.811 ounces over that of 18C7.
"The result of mining operations in 1803 was
1.0)57,48 ounces, valued at 33,14,J(X). The
te tal quantity of gold received in Victoria from
1S51 to 1868 elRhteen years was 85,503,450
ounces, valued at t711,3G9,000.
"As it will be interesting to many of our
readers to know the total productions of gold
in the Australian colonies und the neighboring
colony of New Zealand, compared with Califor
nia, we give tho latest official aud reliable re
turn as follows:
Ou)ie?.f. Villus.
Victor! , 1SS1 to 1SS R5,5(H,450 Tll,86i,U00
Kew South Wales, If 51 to
1S67 7.0298S 14?,31I.12.'5
Queensland, iso to iscs.. m.vii a,4it,85o
4. 025 819
117.9T5
T4,l,0
New Zealand, israto iscr. 8,740,214
Total from 1861 to 1863. 4I,8T3,f'63 f U37,03i,tt!
"It will not be necessary to give a detailed
statement of the yearly exports from California.
lliO amount ot (coia ana silver bullion snipped
ti oin Han francisco in certain years was as fol
lows:
Inlb.19 , 147,624,193
In 1861 4),639,0S9
In 1864 05,203,43
1UW9 87,297,117
1U1S.0 HDOUt 33,U00,UU0
"lne actual production of all the mines west
of the Rocky Mountains can hardly be less than
ttA,WiU.iiuo per annum, and the statistics pub
lished from year to year since tho discovery of
gold in 1848 now about twenty-two years
prove that over $1,200,000,000 of treasure has
neen exported, ir we deduct from this sum the
average of three years, so as to bring the returns
to correspond with the returns of Autralia
since gold was discovered there say f 171,433,
580 e shall have $1,028,571,430 to compare
land mines fi)37.0(i3,255. This gives a differ
ence of $91,539,165 in favor of California and
tbe Pacific coast mines as the result of eighteen
years of development. These estimates are
only approximate values, but they are as nearly
corrtt i as it is pracucaoie to nave tnem. iney
show a remarkable similarity in the graud
total of the mining interests of tbe two coun
tries, so near of an age aud so similar in their
rise and progress.
from 185o to 1808 the Government of vic
toria paid $70 955 as rewards for the discovery
of pa) ing gold fields. And from 1851 to 18U8 It
received in i evenue from tbe gold fields aloue,
for miners' licenses, miners' rights, business
licenses, escort fees, export duty, leases of irold
at.a mineral lauas, etc., tne sum or if3o,t)o7,3Jo.
"lbe omntitv of cold obtained in Victoria
from 1861 to 1808, five years, from quartz veins
and alluvial workings, was as follows:
mm quanz veins, s tea sos ounces
From almvial (ilirulnps C.UiiA.014 ounce
Showing in favor of alluvial diggings, 2,413,163
ounces in five years.
"in tbe seven leading minm? districts of v lc-
toria namely, Ballarat, rJeech worth, Sandhurst,
aiarytiorougn, lastiemala, Ararat, and tiipps-iand-there
are 2431 miles of water races con
structed at a cost of $1,551,850. The area of
hind 1 e'.d as claims in the same districts is
133,575 acres. And the estimated value of the
claims in these seveH dlstrlcta is $44,3t7,530.
i lie number ot machiues employed In alluvial
minlvg are 441 steam engines, 1887 pumping
machines, y.3 wnims. o'u wnlps, bl cradles,
19.846 water-wheels, 643 stamps criuhiut? cement.
And the number employed In quartz mining are
W)2 steam engines, 00 crushing machines, 59'J7
stamps, 513 whims, 4:36 whips. And the value
of all the mining plant in Victoria is estimated
at io, if.nxi.
"1 be numWr of men ongasred in mining: In
Victoria in 1851 was 19.300. The largest num-
t er In itw, 108,51.3; aud the number lu 1803 was
04,658.
"In 1657 there were 36 827 Chinamen worklnz
at the mines in Victoria. In 1864 the number
was reduced to 15,300. Tbe remainder hive
rear'y all returned to their native laud. Only
56 of lbe 15.300 are working at the quartz
mines, the balance are working on the a'iuvial
mines.
"The number of gold minlnir companies is
2471; the number of shares In these companies
is 7.4'.'l,4UJ; aua tne nominal capital U $13J,
156,d25. The avemee yield of quartz Is ouly
about 11 dwts. 13 87 grains to the ton. This Is
a small ield compared with California and the
ratine coast.
"In 1652 the average earnings of miners were
$1810; in 1S63 it fell to $336; in 1863 the average
rose to $520 per man per annum. This will give
our readers a bird's-eye view of the mining
operations of the Australian colonies, with
blch we are coming into such close com
mercial Intercourse tfc' means of the line of
mail steamers, and as soon as this line is put
on a permanent and satisfactory basis, our in
timacy Is likely to grow still more rapidly and
extensively,"
XATIOSAL HANKS PROSECUTED.
Prarrrdlaaa Aaaln.t tbe NatUaaf 4k aad
l.raihtr Uank au lbe leairal NalUaaJ
llnbk.
United States District Attorney Davis having
become satisfied that some of the natloual
tanks in this city had made Incorrect returns of
their dividends to the collectors ia their respec
tive districts, an Investigation ensued, and
the DistrictJAttorney belicvei. that he baa suffi
cient evidence to show that such returns have
been made from at least two banks the Na
tional Shoe and Leather and the Central Na
tional and be has determined to prosecute
them in order to recover penalties and tbe diffe
rences between the tax paid on thn amouuu
teturned and the amounts that should have been
returned.
AsfcSbiant District Attorney Emerson ia pre-
taring the cates for trial in tbe United States
listrict Court, aud it is probable that tbey will
soon come to a hearing. The penalties ia each
case amouct to about 11,000, but it will be
necessary to examine tbe books of the bauks to
ascertain tie true amounts of dividends, and
perhaps in addition to take tbe testimony of the
OUTRAGES IN XORTH CAROLINA.
An Knalneer aad I we Klremea ht en a Rail,
rand Train Katraerdloary Ha.KInx Dea
nirut.
Raleigh, Feb. 10 A most diabolical outrage
occurred here nbont three miles from this city
on tbe Greenville and Columbia Railroad. As
tbe regular passenger train which left this city
yesterday for Greenville Beared Smith's Branch,
at Ex-Gribble. tbe engineer observed a man
walking on the trestlework armed with a double
barreled shotgun. When the train came np
with Lim be stepped off the track and, delibe
rately drawing Lis gun to his shoulder, dis
chaigi d both barrels at lbe engineer and fireman
in rapid succession. Tbe engineer, who had
no Idea the villain was in earnest when he
levelled the gnn at Mm, stood and received,
the contents of the gun full la the
face, not eves moving his head within the car
riage in rear of the engine. Roth his eyes were
destroyed, and the buckshot with which the
gun was loaded are said to have penetrated the
brain. Both the firemen were also badly
wounded. Tbe train was at once stopped aud
reversed, and as it put back towards the city the
as assin stood coolly reloading his gun, but did
not make any other attempt to fire. The em
ployes on the train being unarmed, made no
attempt to arrest tbe villain. The engineer will
die, aud the firemen are badly wounded. The
outrage created the most iu tense excitement
among the passengers. A sheriff's posse was at
once despatched to the scene, and succeeded in
arresting a man named Hornaby as the alleged
assassin.
The following Ku-klnx document was left on
the person of tbe jailer, who was tie d half a
mile from the jail by the mtsked horsemen,
while they took out the ten neeroes in Union
county to lynch them on Sunday night last:
Tfaken by habeas corpus, In silence ami in secrecy.
Thought has been working, aud the benignant eUl
clency of concealment speaks for Itself. Ouce
again have we been forced by force to use force.
Justice was lame, and she had to lean upon us. In
formation having beea obtained that a doabtlntr
Thomas, the Ju'lfro the Inferior of nothing, the
superior of nothing, and of consequence the equal
or nothing, who has neither eye to see to the scars
of oppression, nor ear to hear the cause of humanity,
even though he wears the Judicial silk had ontered
some gnilty prisoners from here to the city of Colum
bia, aud of Injustice and prejudice for an unfair trial
of life, thus clutching at the wheelspokes of destiny,
then this thing was created and projected, ottinr
wlse It never would have been. We yield to the in
evitable and lnexecrable and act this the bst. "Let
not thy right hand know what thy left band doeth"
is our mono. We want peare; but this cannot be
till Justice returns. We want and will have justice;
but this cannot be till the bloody fight of freedom la
fought. Until then the Moloch Iniquity will have
his i Ights. even if the marshal of justice must have
his martyr. K. K. K.
Governor Scott has advised the appointment
oi a legislative committee of tbree, without re
gard to party, to visit the President and repre
sent to blm tbe condition of affairs in this
State, and request sufficient force of troops to
protect life and property and to enforce the
civil law.
Another case of lynching is looked for in
York county, where a number, of negro murder
ers are confined ia jail.
BOSS TWEED'S DIAMOND.
llouianttc nistarv of On of the
Brtahteet
Meuia In the World.
A few years ago Bill Tweed was glad to get
an occasional job at plastering, but now William
M. Tweed, by a timely alliance with Tammany
and Jim Fisk, is worth a million. Now that he
is rich and powerful he has more friends than
before, and some disinterested ones among them
paid $15,500 for a diamond, which tbey gave
Lim on Christmas. The Jewelers' Circular calls
it, "without doubt, the finest diamond In this
country," and says:
About the year 1602 an agent of the celebrated
diamond house of Giorami Rlcardo, of Vienna,
discovered tbis jewel in an ancient city ia tue
interior of India, and with much difficulty for
warded it to his house in Vienna. At this time
tbe stone weighed 21j carats, and was cut on
the face only, as was the custom in those days,
which were before the art of diamond-cutting
had reached anything like the perfection of
modem times. Thinking, therefore, to enhance
both its beauty and its value, Sig. Rlcardo set
his most skilful lapidaries to work upon it, and
in the year 1C11 it was delivered in a perfect
state, and thus acquired an entirely new char
acter of quality and splendor. If it were beau
tiful before, it was now glorious beyond the
reach of words to describe it. The catting,
however, reduced its weight to 16 carats,
and, notwithstanding the skill and care be
stowed upon it, there was a flaw near the
edge of it, although it was perceptible only
to connoisseurs. In tbis state it was sold to a
certain Kuisian nobleman who had the misfor
tune to incur the displeasure of the Russian
Court, and was exiled to Siberia in consequence.
He carried the jewel with him in his weary
iourney and long imprisonment. It stood him
in good stead, however, at last, for it helped to
secure his freedom, although in what manner
does not transpire. I a 1735 tbe diamond passed
into the bands of a French rnarqu's, who was a
person in high favor at tbe French Court. So he
kept it until bo mysteriously vanished and was
lost sight of for some time. But presently ia
Baden Baden there appeared at tbe gambling
tables this distinguished nobleman. After gam
bling all his other property, he staked this dia
mond and lost, and then drew his pistol and
blew out his brains.
In tbe year 1741, after once more pissing
into the possession of a Russian, it tamed up
again in Paris, aud was this time owued by a
celebrated dealer, who put a fabulous price
upon It, notwithstanding which he sold it t a
French noble, who bought it as a present for
one ot the court beauties. It remained in
France until 1792, and then travelled to Eng
land, when it was discovered that the edes
were slixhtly broken and chipped. It was in
closed, however, in an elaborate setting, and
worn in a bracelet upon tbe arm of a beautiful
woman, when short sleeves were in fashion, and
it had room and leisure to show off its splendor
and the loveliness of the ladv s arm to supreme
advantage. Ia 1813 it agala changed
Lands, and waa bought by one of tbe
richest baronets in England, who wore it
in a ring on the first finger, as was then tbe
fashion of gentleuen of distinction. It con
tinued in this form until the year 1849, when it
was recut and tbe flaw mentioned before re
moved, during tbe process of which it was
reduced to Its present size, namely, Q carats.
It was nearly two years in band belore the final
touches were put to it, which made it the most
perfect, beautiful, and brilliant trem of its size
In the world. It was now sold once more to a
french nobleman, who presented It to his bride
at the wedding feast, and the lady's family held
it until the breaking out of the present war,
when the cruel necessities compelled the sale of
it aguic.
A route for a ship canal has been surveyed
irom tmisoon Bay to Ktockton, California,
through tbe valley of San Joaquin.
Patrick McGinnls, an insane man. starved
himself to death in tbe Allxan Brothers' Hos
pital In Chicago on Wednesday night.
Tbe argument on the motion for a new
trial of KullufF, convicted of murder at Bing
bamton, began In Albany on Wednesday.
The President, Vice-Preldent, General
Akerman, and General Sherman were present
at the Wisconsin levee in vvasningtoB on wed'
ne.ilftv evenine.
According to a statistical report submitted
to the Legislature, tfwre were tJ6J3 marriages,
20.738 births, and 10 790 deaths recorded in
New Jersey aurlng 1870. The marriage registry
la incomplete.
The Masonic fraternity of Cleveland pur
pose building a temple In that city. An associa
tion Las en formed, with $A"i0,(KX) capital, in
shares of $50 aaca, and uki wl tut ekJta. k4
already Uca subscribed.
SECOND EDITION
TO-DAY'S CABLE NEWS.
The Prospects of Peace.
Illness of the . Emperor.
Prussian War Exactions
Armistice Said to be Disregarded.
The London Conference.
DOMESTIC ATI AI R 8.
Murder by a Young Woman.
Disastrous Fire in XfcXaino.
FROM EUROPE.
Tbe French Natlanal Assembly.
Bordeaux, Feb. 16. At to-day's session of
the National Assembly, the following-named
Vice-Presidents were chosen: M. M. Louis
Jo?eph Martel, Benoist d'Azy, Ludovlc Vlte,
and Leon de Malville. A resolution was Intro
duced proposing
Tblera forC blefEietutlve
with authority to nominate a ministry, but pro
viding that the power of tho republic shall be
exercised under the control of tbe Assembly.
The resolution bears the signature of Dufaure,
De Malville, Vite, and Safht Ililaire.
A deputy censured a
itlanlftatlen Made Voter day
outside the Chamber, and adjured tho Paris De
puties bo to act as to preserve liberty of dis
cussion.
Violent Recrimination.
ensued between the Conservative and Republi
can Deputies.
Ceurral Faldberbe Decline, membership.
A letter was subsequently read from General
Faldberbe declining to accept membership.
Deiutle. UoDfirnied.
Tbe Senate confirmed the election of thirty-
three of the Paris deputies. Rocbefort, Victor
lingo, and Floquet were present to day. The
Chamber Is strongly guarded by troops posted
outside the building.
The lendon Conference.
Losdon, Feb. 17. No meeting of the Black
Sea Conference was held yesterday, the mem
bers already in Landon being disposed to wait
tbe arrival of the representative from France.
now expected daily.
A Letter Tram Prince Napoleon
explicitly denies that tbe Prince ever offered
himself to Bismarck as the successor of the
Emperor.
rrwpnn i race
London, Feb. 17. The special correspondsnt
of tbe London Timet at Berlin telegraphs that
If peace is not concluded prior to the assemblage
of the German Diet the Emperor will probably
remain at Versailles, and tbe meeting of Parlia
ment be postponed.
The Emperor 111 with Rheumatism.
The Versailles correspondent of the London
Telegraph says Emperor William is suffering
from a severe attack of rheumatism.
Oerniaaa oa tho Liolre.
London, Feb. 17. It is stated that the Ger
man troops are concentrating in large numbers
on the Loire.
Announcement is made that In case the occu
pation of Parle by the German troops should be
found necessary, General Falkenstein will be
designated Governor.
Tho PrnMlaaa Ilave Demanded
300,000 francs from tbe town of Bernay, in the
Department of Euro, under threat of bombard
ment. The Germans
Coatlaae to l evy Contribution
in Normandy, despite the armistice.
Bucharest, Feb. 16.
The ttoomanlaa Senate
voted a resolution expressive of complete devo
tion towards Prince Charles, and entire co-operation
in the acts of the Government.
Greek LUIal.terar War.
Athens, Feb. 16. Cunelewskyjias been ap
pointed Greek Minister of War.
I.a.t Nlaht'a (uotatlona.
Liverpool, Feb. lo 4-30 P. M. Cotton closed
dull: middling uplands, do. Orleans, JU4
Jd.
Sales of cotton on a ship named loading la Now
Orleans at 1. for middling Orleans. A so, sales
on ship named at Charleston or Bavanoatl at 7 d.,
March or April delivery U Liverpool.
FROM XEW YOR K.
Firra la Tr.y.
Troy, Feb. 17. Two fires occurred here last
night. J. C. Moore & Brother, stove and fur
nishing goods busioessj loss about $5000;
Insurance $2500. Three tenement-bonses
belonging . to Mrs. Martin Dalev, corner of
Madison and Fourth Btreets, were burned. Loss
about $7000; fully insured.
Further Particular, or tho Accident to ine
Montreal Eanrt.a Tram.
Trot, Feb. 16 The Montreal express train,
which left New York at 4 P. M., ran ofl the
track between that city and Albany lo-nlght
about 10 P. M. A broken rail threw th j traia
from the track, and after running about tweuty
rods upon the ties, the rear coach swung apalnst
tbe embankment on the right and became de
tached. Meantime the tender had become un
coupled from the baggage-car, and that car and
the palace-car tumbled down Into the ravine.
The palace-car immediately took fire from the
gatoline on board and both cars were burned
up. The passengers, however, escaped through
the windows. Alfred flUlyard, of Pennsylvania,
nron returning Into the car for his baggage, w
severely burned about the head and neck, but
not fatally. Others were burned, but not seri
ously. Tbe mai s and baggage were all saved.
rw Vera "looey and UtoeM ilarkM.
Niw Yob. Feb. IT stocks steady. Money,
So. De3, lulv ; dC, ltSel. lut t doTlSM. 110 ;
IoThimT: Virginia 6a, new, UVj Miasourl 6a.
.u:'cautou Co., UXI CumbwriaJiulpref erred, 8t;
KeV ork Central and Hudson Ktyer, ai;
trie,l,-;Kea.luig. Adaaia EapreHS, T,' j Ml
cliiaao ' Ifeutral, 1115 MlcUlgal Soutnero. 941,';
Illinois CeuuaJ, l-i'i'i t Cleind and Pittsburg,
N4S, ; Cblcajro anf Hnct l.land. ti' Pttw-irn
ami ' Wjuh no; vnra uuioa aw-
rajn, 'i.
FROM HARRISBURG.
SpeefoX DttpaUX to Tk Evening TdrrapK
Harris buro, Feb. 17.
Tho Frio Cenatv Repabllona Commit!
met yesterday, and unnin"Ur.ly Instructed t'icir
delegates to vote for General David B. McCreary
for Auditor-Gem ral.
John Siaey.
President of the Miners' Beuev lent Ass elation,
Is at Harrlsburg. Representatives or members
of this organization are constantly at tbe State
capital, and a bill which was introduced last
week to
It t dace the Rate, of Vmnl Transportation
on tbe railroads is believed to have originated
with tbe asso iation.
Advices which bave been received at this
point represent tbe contest between the
Katlroad. and the iH lucre
to have resolved Itself into a bold and decided
fight. Tbe railroad corporations bave almost
doubled their rates of tax, with the expressed
intention of making them pr thlbilory, and la
hopes that the association will become disor
ganized and destroyed The association,
on tbe other band, Insist upon what
is termed a "basis;" that is, that tbelr wages
for labor be regulated according to the market
prices for coal. Whether the association is
strong enough to make a prolonged contest is
not known, but as the miners were out of work
the greater part of tut summer, it is doubtful
whether tbey are in a good financial condition.
The miner.' Committee
are out in a card this morniug in tho II trrisburg
papers, in which they denounce the Reading
Railroad lor its bigh rates, at d appeal to phi
lanthropists to aid worklogmeu whose wages
average but $9 95 per week.
Strike. Halnou. to the Trade.
Tbe Reading Railroad is understood to take
tbe position that these continued strikes are
becoming ruinous to the trade, and are origi
nated and urged from trivial causes, and tha
unlccs they and other transporting companies
take some bold and decided stand, the wh le
business will be at the mercy of the association,
which, while it purports to be for benevolent
purposes, is reaby a gigantic working monopoly.
FROM MEW KVIiJin.
Cenflairmtlon In llrunawlck, Hie.
Brunswick, Feb. 17 An extensive and dis
astrous conflagration occurred here this morn
ing. Two saw-mills, two sash and blind facto
ries, a flouring mill, woollen mill, aud several
smaller manufactories were totally destroyed,
together with a portion of the toll-bridge which
connects this place with Topsham. A large
numoer of mechanics and laborers are deprived
of employment by the disaster.
FROM THE WEST.
RIarder by a Girl.
Ci.EvELAND,Ohlo, Feb. 17. Major Fish, of the
Cliff House, Rocky River, was shot and killed
last night by a German girl named Fanny
Draser. Tbe girl charges Fish with having
seduced and then abandoned her. She is now
In custody lu this clty
&JV DOMWGO.
Letter from Dr. Vinton to President Grant.
Trinity Parish, New York, Cr-KRay Rooms,
Trinity Church, Feb. 3, ISTi. My Hear General :
1 have just returned from Nassau, N. P., where I
escorted Mrs. Vinton for health, leaving her there
for the winter and spring months. This voyage has
occasioned reflections and converse ions on the
question of acquiring San Domingo Island as a
sanitarium. The universal wish of the Americans
at Nassau was for a resort on Avieircan soil la the
West Indies for the benefit of Invalids, expressed la
a longing for tbe success of your efforts to secure the
Island of Ban Domingo. But this motive la second
ary to the great political and commercial advan
tages. In conversing with her Brttanmc Majesty's
Governor (Walker) of Nassau, he said to me that he
earnestly hoped that the United States w,.uld secure
tbe Island of San Domingo for the twofold reason
First That our civilization aud culture would
redeem the society of the West ladles, and,
Second That the soil and productions of that
island, surpassing those of any oner, not excepting
Cuba, would enrich our country beyond any cost
that its acquisition would demand. Governor
Walker has been forty-one years in the West Indies,
and is about to return home to enjoy retirement on
his pension. Ills eulogy on San Domingo was i Hi
lled. Another view of the Importance ot securing
the island was suggested by a talk wrh an Intelli
gent sea captain, with the chart before us, wltn
soundings, etc. He pointed out th it, supposing tne
shtpcaDal be made through the Isthmus of Panama,
the direct route from Asia to Europe mtmt be
through the channels on either side or San Do
mingo, which accordingly mast become the great
entrepot between these quarters cf the world.
1 beg von to examine the chart with tbis vie r, and
It will strike you forcibly that an Island so rich, s a
fertile, so .badly ruled, and ao carelessly cultivated
will oertalnly fall Into the hands of some people of
the Caucasian race, of some government wise
enough to bold it 1 wish my old friend and sclio 1.
mate at ti e Dane Law Sch -ol, Cambridge, Mr. 8 mi
ner, would cease to oppose the measures sot ou foot
bj the President aud (Jougresa. and see the matter
with the eyesahlch have revea'ed to me the lui
meose Importance of obtaining San Domtugo;and
in tlilx hope and opinion 1 fel assured ths masses
of our feliow-cltlzens, who are not blinded by party
nor by Ignorance, coincide.
I pray that Ood's blessing may prosper your plans
In this regard tor the beuedt of universal man, the
f lood oi our near coumry, aua tne nuppiuess or the
uhabitants of the island.
1 remain, dear General, yours faithfully.
fc'Kiseis Vinton.
To his Excellency President Grant.
THE SUFFEKIKU IS FillNCP.
The "stupplv" la Coavey the Tnlred Hlatea
elore. Mr. exewart'. ' tl.
The United 8tates storeshlp Supply, which
bas been ordered to be tilted out with the least
possible delay to carry provisions from this
country to tho starving I reach, will, it is ex
pected, be ready for sea, at New York, ia about
two weeks, Commander Bralne, Chief of the
Bureau of Equipmeut, having employed his
whole force In making new sails for the ship,
and in preparing her general outfit.
Tbe Supply Ul most probably be loaded at
tbe navy yard to save time, and all the neces
sary arrangements for so doing will be made
between Rear-Admiral Smith, commandant at
tbe yard, and tbe committees of the Chamber of
Commerce and Produce Kxchauge.
lb Supply was purchased iu Hoston in tSW.
During the Mexlcau war she carried provisions
to the squadron operating at Vera Cruz. She
bas been twice to tbe Fast Indies, aud carried
Commander Lynch', expedlti-m t the Dead Se t.
At that time she was commanded by Lieutenaut
(now Admiral) Porter.
Six mouths ago she returned from E trope,
whither she bad been with a cargo of provisions
for tbe European sqnadron. aud was laid up la
ne BrciklvnN.vy Yard. The Supply ia a stout
live-oak ship, of M7 tons burthen, ia capable of
carrying about 0O0 barrels, and la noted for her
sea-going qualities.
Mr. A. T. Stewart bas announced bis purpose
of lending five tbousaud barrels of flour to
Fran, to be distributed amnn the snfTrrH.
Mr. ft wart will scud bis inuoioeent contribu
tion m soon as a suitable vessol can be secured.
Two Eealtftsme. Aitnrk ia (a (street, of
eddo.
A Yeddo (Jan. 2 I) correspondent ot the N. Y.
Trilunt wrltti:
.tra laj t re.k on the morning of the VUh
!tt., I w.s hu.iily arout-rd, In my residence at
Arabu, by an i.flicer bearing a brief note (rout
Mr. VrrUik.ibe director of tbe Government
College at ddo. In which it was staled that
M(K-rr. D.i'la. and K ng, two English teachers
enmud In Hint iKstiiiuion, had Iweti attacked
at.d seriously wounded the nUbt lefore by somo
lertoi.s uiiknoii.aud In oue of the most po'p jlo.e
lortioijB of tbn tliy.
C'llARtCTFR OP THE IS4LR1HS.
The wotn.cU cte li'lititfuUy severe. Btb
gentlemen were -iicIimi and able toconver-to
with frlei ds. From tbe first there was no doubt
of Mr Dallas' recovery. He had a ghastly cut
.. - at l t. . t
lion. iu u.ik, ma yoim oi a uo.ivysvord
hating apparetitl) first struck and lacerated bis
bead. Mr. lilng baa two terrible sla-hus ouo
tlont), tl.e other across, lbe back. Hisciveis
uioiv pci iu", I'm ma r(T;ruy restoration is ais
c Haiu a IbrU of Mr. Dallas. Every c.tro and
attention bave been receive! by both, an 1 thti
public sj mj aihy bestowed upon them is at deep
zeal wilb which their private needs are admin-
li-lt itu iu.
rAmiCVLAHS or Tns ATTACK.
Tbo two teachers bad visited the foreign
qnatler of Yertdo on tbe afternoon of Thursday,
tbe 13ih, at which place they dismissed t'tolr
guards, intending to return unattended to Ilia
colltge during lb evening. Tbey started about
14 o'clock, on foot, accompauied by a youmr
Ja auese, a tutor In lbe college, aud a apackat
pupil of Mr. Dallas in fact, an Inmate ot bin
bouse, lbe distance tbey bad to traverse Is
about ten miles by tho most direct route, but
tbey ctose another course, through
streets which are generally , well
lighted aud thrnngtd witu passengera
until a late hour. For some four hours urny
waideied considerably beyond their regular
way, and were apparently Just about moving;
towards their boiuts by aj-erius of side streetn,
when they beard rapid footsteps behind them,
and, before Ibry could lurn, .Mr. Dallas felt a
sharp blow which nearly prostrated him, but
which be did not at tbe moment kaow t bo the
cut of a swoid. As he was regaining hlu foot,
Mr. Ring cried out tbal be was wounded, aud
that their only cbauce was to run. Fortunately
there was no resolute pursuit. In a few
moments they gained a paper shop on the
piinclpal strict, where they were received with
tbe utmost kindness, the inmates cloiux their
doors to prevent tbe entrance of intruders, care
fully staunching the wounds aud sending mes
sages to the college, aud in search of surgeons.
Tbe young Japanese who accompanied the Kug
licbuien is said to have run away iu terror, with
out making any effort to attack or to identify tho
assnsslu or atsasiiis. If ho were really guilty
of thia act of dei-eriion, so contrary to tbe prin
ciples of Japanese gallantry, be wilt Inevitably
suffer degradation and disgrace. If not woiso. tie
bns already leeu imprisoned. By 10 o'clock on
Thursday evening a number of Japanese doctors
bad ariived and bad dressed tho wounds with
admirable skill.
EFFORTS FOR THE ARREST OF THE CRIMINALS.
In spite of every endeavor of tbe Japanese
oflicials, nothing lias yet been elicited to tlx the
crime upon any individuals, or lo explain Its
possible motive, but 1 veuture to say that no
government ever manifested a tuoro deter
mined piineo to aril ve at the truth. Greater
proni tness and vigor could not have been exer
cifed. By 10 o'clock on Thursday evening,
every gate iu Yeddowoa closed, and sentinels
stationed to prevent the egress or lugresa
of any person exeeptjumler strict survel'Uace.
By midnight the rivers and all the e tna's were
guarded, aud no boas were allowed to leave the
city, or even to freely circulate. On Friday the
entire class of two-sworded men in Yedda under
went examination. Their weapons were
Inspected by experts, to discover if
any trace of blood existed upon
tbem, and they were called upon to give
written certificates of their whereabouts on the
evening of the assault. Nor were these mea
cuies mere formalities, as I have abandunt rea
son to know that tbey were strictly and literally
executed in the bouses of high and lo.y alike.
A great deal of the traffic and the social Inter
course of a vast city has actually been sus
pended, in order that nothing Bhonld be omitted
that might aid in bringing the offender) to jus
tice. - v,
LXJOAI. irTTHLLIPniMCD.
Circus Men In Court.
Diitrict Cuurt Xn. Judgt StreuU.
Joseph Cameronl vs. Gardner t Frepangh. In
this case the plalumf alleged that at tne instance of
the defendants he taised a baud of seven m iilc! ins
to travel with their circus, and he entered with hla
band Into their service at 4:tr per mouth, ha having
the contract aud being the responsible
man, while be employed a man uamel
Varlsll as leader. lie s' hi ted out with thorn last
spring, and servt d them through the East and m"
until they were sold rut at Lancaster by th anerltf
In August; but they did nut pay htm from June up
to the end of the saaou, and therefore he sued to
ncfver.
The defence a leped that In Jane, while the com
panv waa In New York State, the pla'n'tir and his
broiher nttacked the leader, Varigil, with knives,
and treated hint In such away that he reniae.i t
play wlih them any linger. An undersuiMtug was
then bud with plaintiff i j whlcn he aroed to ruaig:)
control of the band and to play as a simple m ialola.1,
while they einploved a man named Next n t Uko
ins place, and, therefore they argue they ove li'iu
noildiig. On trial.
Fiaht
Cuurt of Quarter H&mion JuJye LudloM.
Patrick Wagnire la being tried to-dny upon the
charge of asaultand ba'fery upon John V. CnrlsUo.
There waa a bargain about a cow, and the monev
was paid; theu a dispute arose, and Uti rutin's huad
was pretty soundly clubbed ; he sajs Maulvedid It,
who has run awav. The case was beguu yesterday,
and had not j el been concluded.
Ir Held.
Cuvrt of Quarter aesu--JuJy Vimdu.
To-day waa fixed for the argumeut of the motion
for a new trial in the case of Dr. o. W. Held, who
was c nvlcled last Mart h of performing a criminal
surgical operation, ai-d the District Attorney was
present ready to proceed, but owing to the indispo
sition of the pi isouer's counsel the case went over.
Tw enty-six leat-nua are assigued why a new trial
should be granted.
N. Y. MONEY M4BHBrVEsrEttD.lv.
Jom th Herald.
'The rate ou call continued four to Ave per cent.,
according lo the ciaaa of collaterals aud rudlog of
t0rrruri"Vommerolal paper la in renuest at flT
ner ent. ditscuuut.
'-Foreign ex hai ge was flrmeron the basis of tUtf
Mr prune baiAeis' sixty day sterling aud HU(.i
IK'S fur aljiht bil .
"The gold market was restive and uusettled, and
the price moved frequently on a light business,
larly repoits bad it lha: the Uauk of Luglau-I would
rata their late of discount, owing to a d'ftiu of
n ouey tri m txmdou to tho continent, and the
beais,' who be 'a me frightened, began covering,
wilh the lesult of putting gold from 111!,' to f If,'.
When It was foui.d that the liauk of Knglaud had
not raised the raie Die uiarkt t we. at dosru t llO'f.
1 he Govern" eut sid a UiUH -u of gold at thH Hd )
TreaMiry at ltl-l&0ltl-S5 Tha amount bid for waa
f i,i4P,wo. iu sixteen proposals, at price i raugiug
iiom I'.t Ht to it as.
"1 he Gi en nn nt list lias ni t as yet recovered
fn m the t nect. ot Hie n c lit movement whii-h sl
vai.i t d prio a so Miurply and auddetily as to bnug
l oud, fuiui the oibt-t ante of the AtJauini, the mar
ket theie liavli.g fulled to catch that enthusiasm ex.
iMirg on tliia slits aid advance correapou-iuirly.
This very natural reaction waa asslHted tr de
cline lu fold yesteniat atternonn, and all iii isxurs,
except tl e cuitein y sixt s. which are tidiant'ed by
, ft fold, ft II I T, M'd ! rio'Vrt !) i! bivi
tedy at our quotations, iue VT2 sold as low ad