Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 26, 1877, Page 1

SivE CENTS, SHINGTON. o’ S CHICAGO, MONDAY. NOVEMBER tageous to tho Government. Capt. Jamea Jeu- Ward-room Cook—John E. Holland, nett sald: *'I conslder It a wosto of money to Cabin Cook—Joscph Murhhy. butld fron sbips for such purposca.” Capt. Luce Ship's Conk—lames F, Plerce. sald: “Of the eight sloops of war the Tren- Warrant Officers’ Cooks—C. W, Eelthley and 26, 1877. showing thetr effect on the river here, which is now rising at the rate of from eighteen inches totwo foct per hour. If this continuca till morning, which ls now probable, the water will VOLUME XXXIL Wmfi m gflli]w DEATH AND BELUGE. away, The destructivences of the freshet Is {n- calculable. The river fa stiil ristoz. CHARIOTTESVILLE, VA. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Nov. 25.—Allstreams posalbly might be used advantageously .In time | partment of the crew of the Huron, as per last of peaco as crulsers If they had speed, which, | muster-roll, Oct. 1, 1877¢ rumor says, tha ITuron and Alert have not. 5] l:e:;n‘t’:n'l:hmmmltamgynm nAm:tJ Mkl'en. ‘they would be scrviceable as dispatch veseels. | ¢ff Fr u u.u."' ot bl Ta oy apinlon, they aro not ftted forwar.s | Conietil Tang, (o ¥ Yathge, Ocorge X, Back: Naval-Constructor Wilson eatd: ** The Huron :w;'m himieh_THrE) Tiieng. ol STaph ana Alert oro comploted. T don't constder that | ciliiam Tlodge, Fred THoftmen, John dobansin, {hey are valuable as vessols of war, Patrick Kane, William Mcilugh, Dan O'Donnell, A LIST. J. J. Robertron, Jesse Ros, W.Caerl, Thomas Carley, Chatles Tark, ., Conper, Micbacl Dnokin, loseph Tiyues, Michael Kennedy, 7 Nelnon, - Acmen Overtauzh, Ucorge Plne, Dernard Hogers, A dispateh from Lynchburg, dated 10 p, m., says the river at that polot s as high ss in 1870, and la atill ristng steadily, All bridges are gone, and the damage to aln forts of property {s immense. The James Riv- cr & Kanawha Canal, between Lynchburg and Richmond, will probably sustain tbe most serf- ous damage by the overflow of the river and conscouent breaking of its banks, The flood of 1870 caused a loss tu the Canal Company of several hundred thousand dollara and the sus-’ pension of traffic for monthe, and this disaster can't be estimated, but will be very great inthis vicinity. AR s ton will probably be of valuo to the Govern- | Micharl Trainor. be higher than the flood of 1870, The extreme | In the nelghborhood are greatiy swollen, and R Y1 o P . Wreck of a War VGSSS‘ ment. The other seven, Cabin Steward—Frank McCollum. lower portion of the city !s already submerged, | adjacent farms sre suffering. The Rivamma The 4 gE,Staay of Conovér N INCLUDING TTIE HUROYN, . Bleerage Steward—George Roberts, and the water fs now running into the docks | River is as high as fn 1870, Lut fs now falling, A am‘g atterson Scaring ‘ with 139 Persons on are of litilo value, either for crulsfog purposes | ~ Jack of the Dust—John P. Robertaon, slong tho sonth side of the city. It has also | portion of the iron bridge is zonc, and the bal- e Board or as ships of war.” Coalhearer—George Jones. reached Seventeenth street, and ia within a few | ance fs serlously damaged. Tho telegraph lines » Implacables. | | oard. Capt. Carter said: “In my ovinfon, they TAR CRAW. teet of First Market on Main atrect. are down, The C. & O. Rallrond fs badly . AT are of little value for defenstve purposes. They Following is the officla) liet from the Navy De- LYNCHBURG. wanshed, snd all trafns stopped. Tho damage They Realize that Fighting the President Was Unprofit able Occupation. One Hundred and Five Mar- iners Go Down to Death. - TNE BALTIMORE & OHIO. Barmidone, Nov. 25.~—~At some places be- tween Harper's Ferry and Cumberiand the Baltimore & Ohfo road-bed fs ten fcet nnder water, and no catimate of the damage can be had untl the water subsides, Tralns due here at 8:30 Jast night and 9:0 a. m. and 8:30 p. m. to-day are still detained at Cumberland. No tratns tor the West left this city last evening or to-day. Between Martineburg and Cumberland W BROTHERS. Butler’sNogro-Butchering.B.eo: ' ord to Receive a Thor- ough Ventilation. The United States Sloop Huron the IIdpless Craft.: To the Weatern Asmnciated Prem. . WL WAsHIxaToN, D. C., Nov. 2,—The Navy De- | Eilas 11ars Frank Moy, partment has compiled the following list of the Ti‘nor:" e X I3 el 5 Huron's lost and saved from reports recelyedby § Ropert Sampson, Joh . Jotn Tle | 18 ikely to be . fifteen miles of the Company's telegraph wircs — . Mo havo just consummated : e Bgnal-OMent - * et TR emiah Sosirs | asomnen menEs Amova 1610 are down. s Sory ‘ the cheapest purchase ever Her Engines Disabled i orricuns BAVED. pifremen—tenry W. Aoty oy SS9 1, Ricnyonp, Ve, Nov. Z.—As anticipated TH WORAT FOR TWRNTT-FIVE YEARS. Facts About the Grant-Sumner Mate in thi i © 8 abled in an | asaster—Cooway. Patrick Coilina, dnmes Couch, dolin Curry, Tianicl | Jast night, thie water continued to rise steadil; WasuixuTon, D. C,, Nov, 25.—Therchins been ter to the Disoredit of rd of in this country. Enalgn—Young. Devoy, Eawr iinanelly, Tolet iutty, +onead . ) y b flood I the Potomae slnce 183 o Disoredit o - ben : Awful Gale Off North B St Hehor fionre Watore, Veank Watts, Hobart vy, | during the remainder of the night ana alf to- | B8 A0 n 4 mac ginco 1832, At Mr., Fi 100 PIEOES Oarolina, Lallrl-},ny{n«r—“nll“’ ur| De Wit ntoh, Androw Benson, day, and before noon had resched the high- Georgetown, property along the river-front has Te I‘mh. » &) ‘4”"'“""]:"”2'“‘;_" e o irs AN DR MADE! | | Tapman e . Dagle, wator mark of the memorable flood of 1670, | been damaged conslderably. . ’ CREW BAVED, Al i Painter —Gear.x Brown. At this hour (8 p. m.) the water is cighteen EIND VS s Mnevs biad R G S ool ST o are, | 112 Above thesame mark, and o sl vilog THE INDIANS. Another Ohio Man Booked: , 3 T Tpoattit 9,| Broken Telegraph Wires and OF- | YieRears: CCv00 Sner tho Attor-Guard, | and dosepi farn. - ¥ | lomly. Do thochtiio wighk/and carly liours THE ARAPATOES. for o First-Olass Ap- ¥ . age P’y ¢mo merchandise i 2 o ich we will positively sacri- ficial Churlishness Cut Off Joscph Murphy, ship’s cook. FAINPLL AUAPENSN. I : Fort Lanastse, Wy., Nov. 25.—Licut, Lemly, wh Tie followin, I'¥CCS : > William McTugh, ordinary seaman. Nonrovs, Vs., Nov. 25,—The most painfal | from the threatened polnte bas progrossed. | /oy myiey Caatey, who had command of the pointment; fice o ¢ following . i Particulars. fichacl Kennedy, landsmas . fntéreat has been felt. here all day to learn fur- 7, and, by this timely action, many ‘wer. ‘i = M mmcl_ ennedy, landsman. ther partieutars of the foss of tho Muron, Th chants have succeeded in saving immense quan- Arapalioes on thelr removal from Red Cloud 1 $1.00 per ard, ilherto sold by us at $1.50, Frank Watts, first-class tireman. n . Tho 4 ‘Ageucy to thelr winter-quartcra at Fort Casper, Al i Wfl. koo sl b7 U8 a SLT5 Poter Dalty, freman: meagre reports fusnished the publle had-first to ,“!:,‘g’“:’yg'm;m;g‘::::“f::‘l‘::"‘h::rll':'l?:"- N rived hero st night. Fort Caper 13 | The Internal-Revenue Commis ; 5. . Wi W i A ) en " o ¢ %l §1 9 e Jand, bilerto o b7 s at §1.85, | History of the Ship, and tho Bad | Ered Hoftman, ordluacy seeman. e e "s0 v, s Informa | the ity aud Saschester, was ewept away about, | St ixty wllon fom Fort Pettermas, o the s v'cwsmm i 2 ! 4 D, h J 2 ) 2o'clock. ‘This bridge was carried off by the | Old ov ' ks uestion of Taxa~ At $1,50 Der yard, hitherto'sold by 08 at $.00, Character. of Her Con- Robert Sampson, landsman. tlon oxity lad beon sent to e Chiel Siinal | 48 Ce, ot In 1871, Of three rail. | Cloua Agency Nov. 1 with 1,200 Arapahioes and @ . Michacl Duskin, landsman, « d.d. Twomey, coxswaln, Dominique O'Donnell, ordinary scaman. ', fifty Cheyonnes, principaily squaws and tlm.n. papoosvs, who have been separated from thelr people since the fight ruad bridges and one fuot bridge abave, nonw DISTINGUISIIND BULLEEADEDNESS. W liave as yet succuwinbed, but it is impossitle to The siicnnl wire to Kitty Hawkis In awretehed A1 $1.75 per and, lherto sold by us af §2.25. chraotion: At $8.00 per yard, bitherto s0ld by us at $2.50, eay how soon the rising current may swee, . . 41°32.30 per vard, ilherto sold b s at $3.00. = | AueLinagrest,cozauata, conditon, o allthe teegrame o oo re | %Gl *Erory precaution b nen Ten eh | of Gen, McKenzin last Deceuibtr, and reactid | He Favors a Reductionon Matches,, This will be a separate and Terrific Floods Overwhelming Vir« } Juerh foblason. e e e ol her to-dny | 8350 thiosa most throatencd. At the lowest end | Fort Fetterimun Nov, 18 Whoy slobued, foue but None on Whisky, . i 5 ¢ 3 of the city, ays. nf b, wh 4 o ot distinet salo from our regular ginia, Maryland, and North Hany Neleon. :1‘:;?;!:: ::::‘:;o Srabclusz apesatons| ::cggl-: 1N THE LOCALITT KXOWN 48 *RocKErTr's,)? | 8rFive, thereby causing much disappolntinent to Spirits, Ete. sitk Btflflk. and Ladies will do Carolina. }:x?;:n&\!l,:rr::o teoloredh through the Aesociated Press, all particulses in | the destruction of property 18 greatest. - The them, as they depended solely upou this for river, havlog risen shove the wharves, spicad over whole blocks, and an fdea of the height reached by the freshet may be had from the statement that the stcamboat sheds were al- most entircly covered. The people who re- mained in thelr dwellings were driven from sclf-support d"fl“‘]'.,“'“ wmlnp_:\' winter. The command reached Fort Casper Nov, 20, where thie Indians were lefs by the escort. The Ara- pahoces behaved well on the march, The prin- vioal chiefs, Black Coat and Shary Nose, Inving great contro over them, will prevent depreda- tlons belng committed. Lieut. Lemly reports THE SENATE. ILAMDURG BUTLRE. Svecial Dirpatch to The CAlcagn Tridune., Wasiungron, D. C,, Nov. 25.—The city is full to-night of rumors concerning the prooabls conncction with the disaster, but bis offer was declined by the Chicf Bignal Officer at Washing- ton. John L, Hollands ‘Thomas Carley. Joseph Hynes. ¢ 2 Frank Wallace. * Denls Deary. A well to avail themselves of this opportunity, as no such BAR- GPAPINS have ever before been offered. The Streets of Richmond ‘and Lynchburg, Va., Navigated with Doats. THR DOAT CHIOWAN arrived at Nag's Head and. furnished food and clothing to the survivors, The ofiicer in charge . bufalo, cik, and deer as overrunning the coun- | action of the Benate to-marrow. Tho only facts - ;’;":"";:“‘a:‘r‘f(‘"' orthat toat telegraphed that ho will leae | floor 2 floor, and, fo many instances, fnally | try, somany ot Laving been Nood ‘for many | apparent are that Butler, of South Carolina, Is MANDEL BROS & \William Brooks. there this cvening about 7 o'clock for Norfolk, | tompelled to be taken away in boats. The clty | yiurs. = certaln to be adufitted when they reach a vote, *9 | Fiftoon Miles of the Baltimore'& Ohio | /105 0 having on board tho thirty-four surviyors and | gaa-works, located in this scctlon, wero entirely WLACK MILLS that Kullogg's cliances wre protty good, and L 121 & 123 §‘tnte-gt,' Road Ten Feet Under Du;’{,fim;{' eight dead bodics. They are expected bo reach ;“h;nfied'h‘::d:;:acig l:;,n!&htmu (;'n ‘om; DeADoOD, "D, T.y Nov. Z5.~-On Thursday | tiot the Domocrats wilt slso cndeavor to seat, }fiehlgnn-zw. and l‘Wellt)"NWnd-flL ‘Water, k Frank May. hera early ‘“‘"‘d"fr :‘.‘":h e “f‘:“mm'“ light vmdnccpd by mm“,; ,mrl" m::o- the out-going Bismarck conch was attacked by E:j‘%onsc:r‘;l:‘:’?rre’;«l“:?:‘k‘:;:é 1;::‘“;‘}“‘ UNDERWEAR Tatrick Kane. , Kitrr AWK, Nov. m.—The Muron | #ene. The water-works, about jone mile above Indisns near Sulphur Sprivg Blatlon, about ¥ o\ 4y gentors to s m’u f thi e(“ °; ¥ PRUBUIUOROR-~ 1 vorovb koo VR RNR : M. C. Chilly, lhas broken uj u'ydnv ‘nld uur.n.fmcmcnt lies | the city, aro partially submerged, and consider-. Sty mifles {rom hero. Thoy Broda volley at :‘nore.I 1 not. '1 - °f§m:¢:y° B The Potomac River at the High- | Williams. e tnin 200, yandy of the shorc, | wble damage will be sustalnieds the driver and passencers, but all escaped un- | 11OFe WEMARS, BOF OB SRORE LRSS HIR: est Mark Reached Since Dubols. e o Tohei ashore. ' Fons | Tho rising water, aa in 157, came up into | Burtby leaving the coach ard takivg o the i Mgl oo e M 8 1882. * Yinner. ho%,;, can ::lo :;LJ ,:’,fi':;l ":outf‘u ;;,‘:‘;f,'n_ u;‘:; Main strect at Scventeenth street, near First biufle. The Iudiaos captured the coach and m’x:"::tm:;;:";;mt:;. IT&‘)’M' tnnn? (:hu; Arcncberg. Market, that being the lowest point & borses. They raneacked the = mall-bags e laat oo are probably marines, althongh Vbodics of officers can be found. i g "‘uw l‘cu’.‘ o ndln‘:; m“' :::IE and trled, but uusuccessfully, to open only chance for the Republican party {n- LAST BEEN OF THUB NURON, ‘The Captaln of aschooncr says he saw the Ruron Friday at 4 p. m,, heading east north- cast with all her foro and aft salls sot, and the wind blowing (urloml); from the southeast. ‘This waa the last scen or heard of the vessel un- il she was repgrted ashore at 1:40 p. m., head on, with forcmast and inaintopmast gone and salls blown away. ¢ CAL'T. QUTIRIE, lost from the surf-boat this afternoon, was an tho Senate (or anywhere) was by rendering the Administration cordial, sincere, nud earncst snp vort. There was nothing to galn and everys thiug to lose by oppostog the Prestdent. TILE FRIEXDB OF THE NECREANT SENATORS, indeed, now say that they biave knowledge of & deaire on the part of a fow other Republican Scnators to joln with some Democratic Scoa- tors for the purpose of defeating certan noml- untions, and that there {a mno inore wrong in formiug an alllance with Democrats for tho treasure-box. They killed two of the horses and decamped with thy other two. Several iners from the surrounding camps are report- od missing, and fears are entertained that tiey Lave fallen victins to tho red-skins, who are araln in this vicinity Ir considernble numbers. 1t is tho opinfon of the best-informed that theae Iudinns are a part of the larze body that is moy- ing from the Red Cloud Agency to the Missourl River, und, doubticss, tho ssmia who attucked Licut. Kislingbury, there arg two Rybinsons on the roils of the vesacl, 4 directions As”the water rose ‘it extended castward one block and westward over two Ulocks, and the water is now in places between these two points from six 1o eight fect deep. On Franklin and Cary strects the same scence presents {taclf, while Dock strect, next to the river, {8 submerged almost its entire length. BOATS ARE PLYING IN EVERT DIRRCTION nlong the submerged strects. On tho Manches- terside of the river the ravages of theflood ore Enormous Damago to FProporly, but No Loss of Life. DEATH. THE DEAD AND THE QUICK. ADDITIONAL FACTS AND BPECULATIONS, Bpectal Diswatehtn Tae Chicaga Tribune, Wasminatow, 1. C., Nov. 25.—Thera have OFFICERS LOST. The following ia o list of the officers lost: Commander—Ryan. Lieutenants—Bimons and Palmer. Ensign—Danner, o Paymaster—8andera. & Two * ofticers, Maater Wight and Master French, believed to bave beon on board, are not UNDERWEAR. WILSON BROS. 4 1 ted for; also scveral seamen neces- tionately dissstrous. The. 0ld Dammn Offer a large number Of | ben numcrous dispatehes roceivad during tho | ¥ 200 H enthustast In orgunizing life-saving crews, Ilo | PrOPEr Yy imon FIRES the scatiog of Senators tuan thero ls lines of White, Gray, and | B o e e o i th B Lo Al U o mmaater | ditinguishiod lmsel I the troubiea wih Chi- | S0 Mersbil! 0T S0 U0 e e i e Tt o signat ofileers and other porsons instramental | o a0 BROE T 0y Jost, Yosterday's roport | B% and served in the Confederate navy. {helr stack was removed o ampls Ume. Ot ENGLEWOOD. g e of o ithout n thoroush debate. In thovourse of thut debate 1t is not unlikely that the story of the horriblo wnassacres of Laurcns and Edgeficld, 8. C., which preceeded tho restdential clection, and of Butler’s conucction with them, WILL DE TOLD 13 TIE SENATE, ‘The Senate Commitieo appointed ot the last Congress to investizoto theso atrocitles never Las reported, ‘The report is finlsbed, however, and part of it {s in print. ¢ has boen prepared from personal obsorvation by Scuators Chrls- tiancy aud Cameron,jof Wisconaln, who will lend - tho weight of thelr own names to it. Thoso who clam to knuw the naturc of that . report intimate that the facts which theso Scn- ators clalined werc proved will not make tho Democrata proud of laving scated Butler. The Democrata are roported to be baving trouble to tnduce . SENATOL DAYARD, OF DELAWARB, to carry out their scheme to obtain forcible pos- ' scssion of the Scnate throuzn carpet-bag votea. Bayard Is o man of honor ratber than a profes- slonal politician, and fs dissatisfled with tho| means reported to have beon used Lo sccuro o, poselblo Democratic victory. ‘Bome Democrats who have more {utimato ucquaintance with thelr . machine complain that Bagard carrics his honor * in a napkin, and that {8 s an annoysace to the+ majority of tho party, - . SENATOR CONOVER'S PRIENDS ! state that he intends, to-morrow, In opon Scn-! ate, to cxplain the reasons why ho sball vote for * Butler. Assurances arc given that, in that speoch, he will pay his respects to Benstors Edmunds, Dawes, and others who votod against Plachback, and clalm that he himself uo moro deserves public vupmbriun for voting sgainst tho majority of bis party than did those gentlo- - men. Conover sud Patterson are both reported to bo restive under the combined assaults upon them of, tho Republican press, Iepub- . lican Bcnators, and Representatives. 1[‘ is cveu intimated that, in view of the great pres« suro upon thein, they possibly may not vote for Kellogg, aud may sltogether abandon the Ree . publicans, Spofford’s adherentsinalst with per- tinacity that, upon the final vote, Stanley Mat- Shetland Merinos, S8car- let Woolens, and many other superior lines at agreatsacrifice to close. Inducements . extraor- dinary. 67&69 WashiAngton;st. TO IENT. FOR RENT. DESIRABLE OFFICES IN THE TRIBONE BUTLDING TO RENT. Applyto WM. 0, DOW, Room 8 Tribune Building, TO REINT. For Wholesale Boots and Shocs, Clothing, Dry Goods, &e. The five-story Stone: Front 8101 aer e PiRh-aY. and Somron.aua e e e Ao ey God evey ine sl ain Wore, Which e wellAhice, sud ave Sioa tioesinrs wieh arm WILLEAMB, J. M. | 3 1xon Dullding, cor. LaSalls and Monrootsts. in saving the seamen shipwrecked on the Huron. Noreal official reports of the causes of tho disaster aro expected before to-morrow, by which timo the subordinata ofticers who have survived are expected to reach Norfolk by the way of tho Intorlor Caval. Private dispatclies received by tho friends of someof the officers leavo the inferenco that the mew compound engines were disabled; that the Commander, trustivg to his engines, wos running too near tho cosst, fin view of the violent gale; that, belng compellea to take to tho salls, it was not possible to avoid being cast on the coast; that, obmorving the danger, attempts were mada to anchor ‘without succcss, or, {f successful, tho anchor-chains parted in tha terriflc blow, and that then tuore was no help for theship, . . 7TIE COMMANDER AND PRINCIPAL OPPICERS scem to have been swept overboard. . Wien tho vesscl struck the breakers tho boats were all washed away from their davits save onc, and that one, belng manned, Immodiately swamped. The persons saved had no' asststanco until they reached the breakers, where vhe fishernien scat- teredalong thoahoro; by means of lines attached to the boales of somo of their number rushed inand helped many of the poor strugglers ns they wero about to sink from exhaustion. It was only tho strongest who wero thrown into tho water, and tho most skillful swimmers who survived. The surg is reportod to have been unprecedented for cven that rough coast. Thoss familiar with tho coaat say that it is s A MARVEL THAT BVEN THINTY NN nad the streogth to keep thomsclved alivo In that water, Of thoofticers lost the only one from the Weat, was Master Jambs Wight, who was appolnted from Bay City, Mich. Aost of the ofticers wero known here from having beon on duty hero last summer Aduring the riots. Lisut. Palmer, who was loat, was appolnted by Lincoln, and wasa brother of tho young lady who was to have been married this week to Mr. Charlcs Adams, of the British Legation, The survivors are expected to reach Norfolk on The alarm of fire at 2 o'clock Satnrday morn- ng was occasioned by the burning of a cottage on State street, between Fifty-cichth and Fifty- ninth streets, The fire hed gnined such head- way belore the arrival of the hoae company that they were unablo to save any purticn of the bullding. . Tha ovenpants, a widow lady and her faunly, barcly vstaped with thoclothing on thelr ‘baeks,. The loes ta Lot fs_quite scvero, na sho owned the building, and lost all ber furniture. ; L IN Clll'C.‘\‘GO. ‘The alarm from Box 3G3 at 6:30 yesterday afternoon was caused by a barrel of shavings catching fire from a stove 4u tho upper part of No. 219 West Twenticth streoty owaed by John Shemick, aud occupied by Thomus Gustorf, Damage nominal, i mentloned this officer as saved, * IR CAUSE OF THE DISASTER was thick weather, a fresh gale directly on shore foro and aft. The sails werosct reel. Thofore- salt and malnsail were carried away. The jib. stay was bent. Tho forestorm staysafl struck between 1 and 1:30 8. m, The boats werewashed from the boat-davits. They lowered tho first cutter, which swomped, about ten minutes later. , Licut. Palmer was drowned about tho same tima ns the Captain. The living saved themsclyes by swimming ashore., Thera was no ald from shorecxcept whon near tho beach. ‘The mon-of-war Powhatan and Bwataraand brig Fortune are anchored abreast of tho wreck. Flag communication wss opened with them through the steamer D. & J. Baker, NO ASSISTANCE can bo rondered from tho stcamer, as tho surf 1s 6till very heavy. The survivors go to Norfolk this evening. An obseryer at the sccne of the wreek roports 88 follows: Drowned, bodies recovered—Thomas McFarland, Alex Cameron, Barrett, Balche, Willlam Green, James Couch, all white; George W, Miller and Matnias Huyes, colored. Drownad, bodiea not recovered—J. M. Wight, K. W. B. Fronch, E, W, Loomis, J. J. Burke, Ed- mond Olsen. . AN ADDITIONAL HORROM. A Signal-Bervive obscrver at iho scenc of the wreck roported that at 5:25 p.m, the surf- hoat of the wrecking-steamer B. & J. Baker, fn attempting to land, was swamped with nine men on bourd, and that Jumes 8, Ykson, Stephgn Bell, Dennls McCoy, Wilils Walker, and Capt. J. J. Guthrio, Paymaster of tho Life-Saving Bervice, wero lost. .« SXCRETART THONI'SOK, Dhaa telegraplicd to the naval authorities at Nor- folk to send the surviving officers of the lost industrics'along the river aradamaged in varl- ous nmounts. 1t s impossible now to catimate the aggregate damage. The loss In this city aud vicinity, from appearances, will be between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000. : SUBIDING. i ' Ticmyoxp, Va., Nov. 26.~The floods are au siding in all directions. Great damage s ro- parted to farming intercats on the Iz and Lit- tle Sandy and Dan Rivers, All the bridzesover Fall Creck were swept away. The damage to the Virginls Midland nnd the Richmond & Danville Roats n this vicinity is enormous. The Stanton River bridge, on the Danville Road, was washed away lastnight with o train of cars loaded with tobaceo, en route from Danville forRichmond. The Milton & Butherlin Narrow- Gauge Road was greatly damoged. No details, NORTH CANOLIXA. Roports from Caswell County, N. ., on the Virginia lne, indicate heavy losscs in that coun- ty to public and private property. . IN VIRGINIA. No trains on the Chesapeake & Ohlo Railroad are runniog. The Virginia Midland Rond is clear between Charlotte and Alexandris, except at the Rivanna River, where a bridge is gone. About 200 bands areat work to replace thls bridge, and (¢ {s oxpected to be ready to admit the passago of tralns onboth roads by to-morrow night, The damsgo at Lynchburg to private pmpenv 1s alone over $50,000. Im- monse damages ere reported to tho canal above and bolow tho city. Oue wash n the cmbankment near this city is scventy yords {n length, Owing to the loss of many tridges on the country roads, reports of dam- ages to farming interests cannot Lo arrived at. THB KOAROKR KIVER was higher than cver known before, RECRDING. Lyxcunvg, Va., Nov. 25.—~The river at this polat continued to receds during thoe night, and 15 now six feet below the Lighest polut reached. HISTORICAT., SKETCH OF TIN ILL-YATED VESSEL. anertal Dispaich1n Tha Chicago Tridune, Wasmxarox, D, C., Nov. 24,—Tho destrue- tion of the United Statés war-stesmship Huron oft Cape Ilatteras this iorning hias cost o grest gloom over this city, ' Many af the billcers wero from here, and all of them were Ifuvorably ¥nown. ‘tho Turon was built in 1873 hy John Roach at Chester, Pa., .and s sall to have been ono of tho best vesscls of ber class In tho sorvico. She was one of tha t.n sidops-of- war constructed under Sgeretarv Robeson's administration. There aro some who say that the vessel was not seaworthy. ~The preponder- ance of opinlon, however, 1s that it was. NO CORUECT DETAILS of the causo of this dlsaster have reached here. Naval cogineers sre of tho opinlon that tho ongines must have given out or the ruuder hecomo useless, so that nothing-could provent the gale from dilving the vessel upon the breakers, It appenrs that tho sails were uneless, as tho masta wers carried away, Tho latest dispatch says that fourofil- cars and thirty men have been saved, Tho dis- patch is not clear whether Capt. Ryan, tho com- manding oflicer, is among the saved, iluron was an . iron vessel of Bl tons, and cost $307,024, 5 BIIR CARMIED POUR GUNS, ‘among them onc sixty-four pounder, and was scheduled at o spced of ten and a halt knots, The last report of tho Becrotary of the Navy describes tho lfuron asa third rate, bullt of {ron, with . full steam power, . in com- missfon, and _of pgood report. Re- rs wero made upon b in 1870 and ho vessel should havo been In perfect order, The history of tbe Huaron sinco stie hos been commissioned is iu substance this: SilE REFORTED FOI DUTY first at Norfolk, Dec. 17, 1675, and in the spring was ordered to Rampton Roads, In March she went to Port Royal, and in April to Vera Craz. Bhe ‘was cmployed o the Gulf for soms time carrying and provisions, In 'August of “that year sho was stationed at Portsmouth and ou’ the AT CHELTENIAM, Md. 8. Louss, Mo., Nov. 35,—Thie cxtensivo flre. clay works of lHoward & Evans, at Cheltoabian, four miles from this city, were dimaged to-day about $20,000; insured. TEMPERANCE. Spéctal Dirvatea ta TA# Chicago Tridune, Mapisox, Wis., Nov. 25.—Tlicelarge Congre- gational Cnurch ‘was filled to-night by anap- preciative sudience to listen to a tempersnce address by the IHon. 8. D). Hastings, Past Grand Templar of the Grand Lodge of the World of GQood “Templars, Ilis subject was # Prohibltion,” and his address a'powerful and conclusivo one. 1le showed beyond a doubt the success of prohibition In Maine and Vermont, quotlug exteusively from letters and reports of proininent geutlemen of those States as to the decrease of crime aud the elcyation of public mornls; that vory lttle llguor was sold inthosc States, and tuat fn secret and out of the way places. e showed that the amount of mnmg- per cupita spent for lquor in six aver- o Htates having licenss laws was over G0 cents, while in 8tates having a prohibitory law ft was only @) cents, Hle closed witha pre- diction that prol lmwr{ 1aws_would yet be en- acted in cver{ State, from the Atlautic tothe Pacific, and Irom thie Great Lakes to the briny : rums, : : Extcnslve damage was donc to tho James River | wators of the Mextean Gulf, thews will vote sgalnst Kellogg aud for Bpaf-’ oo JUBS, -1 stoamer chartered to come through tho | Huron to Washington, Thcy will probably | New Euxlaud comst twice ~Sinco then tho > : . a ( 1 Ao Sorivg (el Tarss | Atbematle & Chesapak Canal Torecith the | reach this clty Tucadsy morning. Tho reports | Haron as ‘been on of the North Atlantic :“‘:n“:&':’.‘l‘l'r:m':;r Aecn temnlaing s seile g lal sk io The (Moo P emmperance | b l'fi‘,"fifl‘;’g,g"{fl;fi:“”""““‘“ alada mholesalo stock i Lulios | 1yiea) Bwamp, ‘This canal is availablo for ves-,| of the uames of the lost, sa given by tho Signal | squadron, aud had wctnruld vesterday to m;}c’u ro et s movement Wwas tusugurated here this | qi(s PRNSIDENT WOULD GIVE Xo XNCOURAGE- ulkiaheal, Cadnit SUBK. | aclp drawing elght feot of water. Oftice, contaln thoss of Q. M. Wight, K, W, 8, | 8 cralso fi the Weat ludles und the Gulf CUAMBRISBULG. by & maaa meeting i tho First Baptist wayT r ill]llfil(}- B S gnCthTS ok THM WINES DOWN, * | French, and E. . Loomls, and are, 1 all prob- The Huron ‘was at the Washington o CHAMBERIBURG, Pa., Nov, 25.—Thero was & he clty clergy were the unby speak- | to such a vote. Somo Republican Senators say during the strike. Sho hod a mew put in her propeller this summer, and luluuquenuly took tral-trip up the Hud. son. Withfn & few weeks there has been 2 new Inspectlon of her bollers and machloery, re ers, but are shortly to be reinforved by lay ‘Wworkers now operating clsswhere,—Jake 1foots- tetter, of Ohlo, aud Coi. Fowell, of Rockford, Au Ezecutive Cominitico was appointed t get the movemeut fn working order, destructive flood at this place last uight, The Conococheagus Creck roso fifteen fect above the ordinary level, and did dawage to the cxtent of 50,000 during the night. This afternvon five that thoy do not coysider that wuch will bo {mucd by defeating the Demucrats fo belr present attempt to capturo the Seoate, for the reason that, lm;‘ the Detnocrats will bave the Sonate LY force make, at manufscturers prices. Also. sll otherlincs of Fur Goodd in largeet va: et 12 fhe hibiory of the 2 of the Var Trads that. yoo ability Masters J. M. Wight and W. 8. French, snd Cudet-Engincer E. A, Loomis, . ‘TON OFFICENS, Following fs acorrect List of the officers of tho Further details from the survivors of the Huron who aro expected . to arrive at Norfolk to-night cannot be obtained, as tho wires aro all turing Co., can | down. ‘The latest report from tho sigual ofllcer ived at the Depart: ro- T Madiso; a |purchase a aingls article st = and the report recelved at the Department spans of the Cumocrland Valley Railroad —_— uumbers, Some Demiocrats, onthe other hand, sl g R T atatluhd near Se e W oL Ut it e pouncel sveryiblug In good "&“,‘,",‘{“,’:}',.%,f‘:i i ovor the Potoiman Hiver, neat Willums- THE WEATHER. . Uro averse o piishiog thelr possible advantags, BEAR & BUOEHR. | Mdiikbt and given £ the tel Breas; | | 20 A oy b 7l port, 3d, wero awept away. Bix beavily-laden | Wastxaros, D. G Nov. 2l m. me—For | 98,ho ground that th Doviowrsale paety 1, bt The sigual oficer will then be relloved, bolng | Lisutenante—8. A, Bimonds, L, G, Palmer,, terday under perciptory orders from Admiral yet rcady to assumne the respousibility whick coal-cars were on the bridge at the time, and the Upper Lake rezion and Upper Misaippl Val- i Tronchard, incommand of the squadron,to leava uld havi ‘majorlt: th Smonsgag AN Sk e e o T | e Wik, omas, Walker, | miassially, S tramon @ s Jo 1 wees dowmich . Lo $30,00 e eemor porometar, early tatlonary sampare | Hgmaene Lo BATIE & MALIAY L bo QT Merchast marin obsoryes the danzer sigualae| Enaiw—Young snd Danner. P e e Caiof Biguad OMlcer TUE 1OTOMAC. ature, norihcast tonorthwest, winds, geveraly [ wromn o PRESTON KE AN but the Navy Departmcnt pays no attention to [ Surgeon—G. 8. Cuthbest. Vays to-night that. cautionary signals had_been | Barznions, Noy. 85.—~The western tralns on | cloudy and ralny weather, followed in tho Iatter | 1t had been repartec Ut FA9 TERRSS (000N ’ o | thom. It is evident that somebody is responsl- | Foymaster—Carey N. Sanders. + dlaplaed at tho atation fn Haniyton Neadsfor: | Beptinors & Ohlo fllivad s bére e Rght | Byvartly iu0) weathory sidet 1ts action n the cuss af Sanford, in view 2 ble for ordering the ship to wes inthe face of | Chisf-Enginser—Edwand M. Olsen. :I;L&;‘e‘r i oigh] :;m,":,z',:.f." a andthlymorniig sre detalned Bt Cumberias: ARYATIONS, of tho fact that tfamlin wos abscnt when the on account of high water in the Potonac, the track of the road at Bir Johns Run, W, Va., be- fng submergvd. A dispatch from Cumberland at 1 o'clock says the water was falling, and trains would leave there in an hour or two. . HARFEL'S FERRY. Hanesa's Fasuy, Nov. 25.—~Both rivers are tweuty-six fect above low mark, aud three fect Ligher than in 1870, All property on Bhenan- doah strect jas boen destsoyed. Tho water is said to be at & stand. . GEBAY FALLS, ND. " Guuar Faus, Md, Nov. 6.—Tne river is nineteen fect sbove low-wator mark, and rising. GEOLGRIOWN, D, C, Gronoxtows, D. U,y Nov, 25.—The river Is rislog. The water 18 about five fect above the wharf level. & vote was taken. It {s not certain that Hamlia would bave voted for 8anford hud babecn there, ana it h[ponlu" that he will pot agaln bo there this scsslon, for hebas left for howe, ulter s curing & pn‘r. The Sanford noumibation will undoubtedly drop with the scasiun, NOMINATIONS. There are about 100 numinatious pending in the Senate. Uuless actug upon this week, thoy wiil all fall with the expirstion of the extra scssion. Thoe Preaident has said o several Ben- wtors that he will make uo mure sominativue untll the regular seusion. BUALON WILL NOT COME. A dispateh wus recelvod bers to<lsy from Senator Bnarou In cipher, stating, in eflect, tha he could not sud would ot bo beze before Dec, 204 that his vusiness I8 in e precarous coudi- tion, end that he cavuot leave it. le said that i€ ho was iwportuned by wony Scnators es be o had been by the ous to whom Lo ule::x.:flwd. he would resigu. mharon's futimate Iricuds ea: that ho {s & moat trustwortby Republlcan, s that uothing but the niost tnperative by necessity would detain blw from Washington st this crisis. The Goveruor of Nevada L & "BANKERS PR SANEN Foe necto g 100 WASHINGTON-ST, COUNTY ORDERS And City Vouchors Bought By LAZARUS SILVERMAN, Chauiberof Commerce. danger alguals. BAD CONSTRUCTION. More accurate information as to the construc- tion of the duron shows her to bave beon less subatantial than appoared from the hasty ro- ports given upon suthority of some paval off cora last night., ‘The Huron is 175 fect longand thirty-two feet breadth of beam. The Naval Tuvestigating Committee ot last winter reported tho following, which it clalins was omitted by Chtef of Construction Hanscom in makiug his report on the condition of vessels in1876: “ The Alliance—new ship; boilers dangerous; 8lmsily built; lstle speed; now called the Huron.” Commodore’ Fulrfax, in his snswer to s circular scnt by the Committee, used the following lan- uage with rospect to certalu yessels, among which was the Huroo: *Our best shivs do not compare favorably with those of a third-rate European power. Binco Linthal left the Bureau of Coustruction there has been no efficient Assiatand Bngineers—R, G, Denle, E. F. War- burton, L WOULD HAVE PURVENTRD the vessel from running {nto s terrible gale oft thofatetul Capo Hatteras. It is tha cxperience of the Signal Ofticer that while the merchant marine of the cogniry bas the Krenleu conil- dence {o the danger signals, tho Navy Depart. ment sccms to poy no atlention whatever to them, and leaves ports at all tine, uo matter tiow serious the danger indicated by the Slgnal- Bervico warngs. i The engines of the Huron wero what arc known s the Navy compound engines. Theso cugines were cspeclallv favored by Wood, late Chilcf Eugineer of the Navy, but Navy oflicers say that many of thewn Yreak when ds T comes, A large number of what are kuown ss siuple eugines were converted {uto compouud cuglnes under the last Adminlstration. The Swatara, tho first comvound-eugiuo ship, made s suc- cesaful crulse around the world. P I R NAR R Time. \flar.‘nr M) Wind, 538, m. 20,71 €2 (100 {N, 18w, . 20.64! 46| 84 N, {ruel 2:00p, m.120.54] 45 | 93 [N, E. 53D, m.|28.30¢ 43 | 03 [N, E., |20.83] 45 | 02 freal m.wl 45 oy WARRANT AND PETTY OYPIORRS. Chigsf Quartermaster—Q. N. Millar, Quartermasters—Charies Chapman, George Hamliton, and Thomas McFarlane. DPaymaster’s Yeoman—Alexsnder McChilds, Master-at-Arma—W. L. Houscman. Chigf Doatswain's Mate—Tlugn darrity, Chlef Guniar's Malp—James Coopers. Ship's Corporal—-Alexsuder Davics. Yeonian—Albert Ballor, Apothacaries—Georgo Malcolm and Henry Me- Court. ! Yooman—David Stringe. Ship's Writer—Qustay O. Rivola. Carpentera—Charlos Pools and Robert Ing- ham. Carpenter's Mate~John Collins, o Armorer—Qeorgo Price. Quarter Guanere—~W. A. C. Bw‘k sod Edward P3 . MEHOMANT TAILORING, | TEHR BBEST ' B“SQQ,S_S' 7 {anizes 4 3 Suits !3;.,B. ;.sum&.&;‘? 5 haltloge, 88 \Taifors. 150 Dearboraat, . DELUGE. TEY GREAT FLOOD. DANVILLE, VA, * Ricaxonn, Va.,, Nov, 3%—A Daoville als- patch says: The Dan River has risen to nearly e ] g ———— war, (ucloding the Hurom, eapoclally advans | Comumander's Coob—Mathiss Hayes bushels. CORN SHELLERS, head. Lynch. 1ATHNSN BXCITEMENT AT HICHNOND, tho highest ever known bere. The damage in OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. For tho Beat and Latoat Improved WX ARN RENINDED OF THIS FOROIBLY Bollermakers~Greon Jackson and Herman RiouMonp, Ve, Nov. 2{—Midnight.—The | aud sbout tho city is mors than $100,000. Naw Youx, Nov. 8.—Arrived, tho stcamers llcl&wr t, a8 1 slio ll’lw Ifcgmm.u:lc and, POWER CORN SHELLERS, |, the construction of the lron yessels Alert and | Fress. excliement i0 the Jower part of tho city is most | Everything bordcring on Daa River snd Biz and | Adriatic, frow Liverpool, and;State of Peonsyly mhflwm"”“‘m;‘m‘:“m‘h;;‘;’ ke Revolving Sercecs, aad Soction Fay ciniees” | Huroe" Vice-Admiral Rowan sald: “You | Coppersmith~John M. Merrill. tense. Peoplo residing aud merchauts dofng | Little Sandy Rivers is swept away. Tho Vir- | yanls, from Glfsgow. > " | supposed by biarselt and by overybody to be BTEDMAN & CO,, Aurora, Dearmn:fia;m .'flm gave us some 1money Lo buy vesscls inthe last | . Coploins of ths Afterguard—Aug Liogert, John business below the St. Charles Hotel on Main | ginis Midland Road sustained much damage st Prysoury, Nov. 35,—~The steamship Frisla, | WOKTU ABOUT TWESTY MILLIONS. GUATES AND DIANEELS - | Congress, aod we got ome’ good | J. Toomey, and Charles Schuelder. street, the point reached by tho water during | this polut. The iron bridge over Stanton | from New York, has arrived. The fallurs of the Bauk of Califoruis, te- . ~ar GMATES ANU DIANSELS: | ghiptho Trenton Rowan thus declined |~ Qozmoains-John Bugbo, Thomas Looghram. | the grest fiood of 1870, are moving goods from | River on that road aro gone. Threeother minor = fratune with the sitikaz i stocks, bavo grest \ ¥l Gold sad Nickal o call the Huron & good ship. | Caplalnof ths Hold—. W. Bullivan. stores aud other placcs. Tho business streets | bridges on the same road have becnswent sway. _COAL. T tavolved e, " Bouasar Ediusuds stsics tat SEATE ."""‘Tl““s' The Committee says that the paval ofiicers Baker—Denals Deasoy. are alive with vebicles of uvery kind, sud the | The roadbed Ls washed in many places. Dao- | - PrrTesuxs, Pa, Nov. 25.—No coal bas lefs | pop poig’ yoi ,'m“ bocaitse It aras tho Gurves . PRODASCO & KUMNRY | Beucrallydid not cousider tha eight zloons of | Cooper—bL F. Emerson. people are cogaged fo the work of rawoval. | villo is to-night tn darkuess, as tho gas-works | yet, but ,the run wilt probebly reach 7,000,000 | wiy to défeat the plsva of the party sad to 2U8 ATATENT. The waters from the region of Lynchburg are | are submerged. A number of bouses wero swept have its secrots commupicaled to the pallic %