The New York Herald Newspaper, February 13, 1871, Page 10

. : 10 WASHINGTON. Prospects ef General Grant for a Renomination. General Sickles Negotiating With the Spanish Court. NN eT need @ar Claims for Damages in Cuba tg be Adjudicated. The National Union League Cab and Am- nesty Towards the South. WAsntnoron, Feb, 12, 187, ‘The Axpirants for the Next Presidency—Pros- pects of Genera) Grant for Renomination— Bie Republican und Democratic Compe- titers, ‘The politictans and party managers, of both the Fepublican and democratic organizations, are earn- estly at work here shaping things for the Presiden- Wal nomination of 1872, The several candidates and weir frtends, witn the exception of General Grant, are anxious to keep their movements as quiet as possible—tirst, because they are afraid ‘tueir rivats may ascertain what they are about; and, second, because they do not want to trot out their candidates too early in the race, Grant's admirers make no secret of the fact that he will be a candi- date before the Republican National Convention for renomination. Indeed, the President himself, it 18 #aid, is not in the habit of denying it. There was @ tame when no other person than Grant was men- tioned as the nominee of the republican party. During the last few weeks, however, other aspirants for the Presidency in the Senate and House have be- gun to be mentioned by their triends, There are those among the republican Senators and members ‘who make boli to say that they do not think Grant can be renominated, aad that if he is successful B obtaining the nomination he 1s likely to be Gefeated by the democratic candidate, provided that party has the good sense to put im the fleld a man with a reasonably good record, on a platform which ‘Will command the contidence of the people. This is the talk . which you hear in the halls of Congress, in the lobbies of the hotels, amd wherever politicians are Wont to congregate. Senator Schurz is reported as saying that Grant cannot secure the large Ger- man vote in the next campzign, Senator Sumner oes not think the republican party can afferd to have Grant as a candidate, General Logan 1s doubt- fui about the republican convention renominating Grant, and lesser lights in Congress shake their heads ominously and say, “It looks biue for 1872,’? On the other hand, strong party men, like Morton, Ben Butler, Henry Wilson, Chandler and Conkling, think were will be no serious opposition to Grant's renomination except he should commit some seri- ous blunders within the next twelve or fifteen months, which they say he is not likely to dq. With regard to his election, they seem tw rely to a great extent for its success upon the blenders of the democracy. An injudi- ious nomination and an obnoxious platform on the part of the demecrats, lixe that of 1868, will, in the opinion of these sagactons politicians, enabie Grant to walk over the course in 1872 with more ease than he did two years aso. A mistake by the Gemocrats of this sort is regarded as important for the republicans, owing te the peculiar political complexion of the Southern States and the doubt- Tul position of such large States as Pennsylvania and Indiana. ‘There 1s a third class of republican politicians who manifest @ cold maifference about the renomination ‘of Grant, and yet show no particular partiality for any other candidate, \ areful investigation shows that at present this class is by far the most numerous. Among them are such men as Fenton, Trumpull, Patterson, Morrill, of Vermont, Spencer, Tipton and Sherman in the Senate. and Farnsworth, Dawes, Banks, Kelsey, Scofield and Garfield in the House. ‘These men are not absolutely agatast Grant’s nomi- pation, but they are not enthusiastic for it. The Southern republicans, as a class, express their preference for Senator Morton as a candidate for che Presidency in 1872, That gentleman, however, 1s too warm a friend and admirer of Grant to allow his own name to come authoritatively before the conven- tion when General Grant will be a candidate. Besides, the Southern republicans will haraly be able to carry any of thelr own States, except, perhaps, South Carolina. Morton, however, is strong with the leading men of the partyin the North and ‘West. Were be & candidate it is conceded on all sides that he would give General Grant trouble. But itis understood that in ne event will he be- come a candidate except Grant should voluntarily retire from the field. Boutwell’s unpopular financial policy has ruined whatever Presidential prospects he may have had. General John A. Logan, recently elected United States Senator trom Illinois, is talked of as ® candidate against Grant. Unlike Morton, Be will have no scruples in allow- ing his name to be brought before the convention, He is not at ‘swords points ‘With Grant; but he evidently does not regard the President as the greatest man in the country, or even in the republican party. Logan has some ele- ments of strength which the other aspirants lack. He is at the head of that semi-political organization Known as the “Grand Army of the Republic,” which bas its ramifications in every State of the Union. If he chooses to use this he can do so with a great deal of effect in sending Logan delegates to the National Convention. Logan is one of the “boys,” and lis repeaied election to the command of the Grand Army of the Republic shows that he is popular with whatever there 1s left of the soldier element. There are mysterious whisperings about Colfax Appearing upon the scene when the scramble begins Jor the nomination. Shrewd fellows from Indiana, ‘who are famiilar with Colfax, having known him from his first entrance upon public life, assert that @s 6 politician he is full of Ways that are dark And tricks that are vain. ‘These men regard his famous letter withdrawing from public life asa smart attempt to conceal bis real designs. The majority, however, agree that, politically, Colfax nas fallen into “the sere and yel- Jow leaf,’ and thatit would be bard to galvanize nim into popularity, Grant’s fiends count greatly on his being able to settle the Alabama, claims, the fishery question, and to secure the acquisition of St. Domingo and one or two other West India islands before the cloge of Dis present term. Should he complete these nego- tiations and make this part of the policy of his ad- ministration an assured suecess prior to the assem- bling of the nominating convention tt 13 conceded that he will be hard to defeat The democrats are as busy President-making as ‘heir brethren of the dominant party. Yhey are more bothored about a candidate than the Tepubil- cap4, provably because they have more materia) from wiiich to select, Ex-Senater Hendricks, of Indiana, has been here all winter, watching every yuovement of the reyudilcans and keeping a sharp eye on the little games tp progress among te aspirants of his ewn party. Of course Hendricks is Acahdidave, He wishes to be considered the only candidate upon that side of the House. At the brilliant stag party given by Sam Cox, a few weeks ago, in honer of Hendricks and Blair, the sagactous fam remarked, with an air nnuswally inrpreesive and solemn for him, “There are men in this room who will settle the question of the next democratic nomiation for the Presi- deucy.” It was noticed. however, that neither Boss Tweed nor Governor Hofman was present. There ts one fact, recognized alike by democrats and republicans, to wit:—That to suececd the next demo- Gratic Presidential candidate must be able to carry Penneylvanta, This is the stumbling block and the Fock of offence in’ the way of Hendricks. He is a Pronounced free trader, and the opinion is that the old Keystone State, wiih ber mountains of coal and jron, cannot swaliow bum, ,Jt is generally admitted NEW YORK HERALD; MUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1871.—WITH SUPPLEMENT, that he wourd be # strong man in the West, though there are those who go #0 far as to question bis popularity in some ef the Western States. Hofmar does not seem to enter tnto the caloulations of the demograuic President makers. The trouble with 34@ seems to be his connection with Tammany, and the fact that he # cémparatively unknown in the Week Beside, s f@ held that the State of New York Wil be certain to give quested itmost endeavors to secure the ofa Dill embracing the objects sev iorth 13 reselution, Bo It furinet ngvolyet. Tas, coptes of nis rt for warded to the is Btates, to the President of the Senate Repten “atatives of the Cougross of the United panne me Senators and Representatives’ from Tee 1 Congress of th Umited States, ee g—The ™eeting Next Week. a large majority for thé demorrs'ig eanaidate, 2.1 ‘The mesting of the National Executive Committee DO mater who is nominated And it ts not considered necessary, therefere, 0 take a man from that State, At least to lead the ticket. Senator Thurman, of Ohio, ts spoken of, but he is of the extreme school of the democracy, and, even if nominated, would not prove a stroma candidate. ‘With the more sagacious and moderate democratic Potiticians General Hancock is evidently the favorite for the Presidential nomination. ‘The arguments urged in his favor are numerous and plausible. It 18 said he has a good record both as a soldier and as a citizen, having served all through the war against the rebellion. His nomination, it is alleged, would be @ sort of guarantee to the country that, in case of election, there would be no fears of revolutionary and reactionary measures, no nullification of tho new amendments to the constitution, and no as- sumption of the rebel debt. What 1s most of all in his favor ia that it seems to be conceded that he would carry his native State of Pennsylvania—a very smportant consideration. The Southern demo- crats are nearly all for Hancock. Of course, the Pennsylvania men are for him against all comers, with the exception of a few superannuated pollti- clans like Judge Woodward, who seems to have been asleep for the last ten years, Such are the views and speculations of the promi- nent politicians of both parties here about the Presi- dential candidates for 1872, together with some of the reasons put forth by the friends of the various aspiraats in favor of their nomination. Indemnity Negotiations With Spain. Late oMicial intelligence shows that Minister Sickles is engaged with the Spanish government in the effort te procure a convention in accordance With instructions to secure some mode for the early and equitable indemnification and satisfaction to the several parties wuose rights have been vio- lated of the amounts whic. should mghtfully come to each claimant for the illegal detention of hia property or his person in connection with events in Cuba. The Secretary of State instructed Mr. Sickles to say that this suggestion was made in ‘the interest of peace, of justice and of good will,tin order to secure @ measure of damages in each case which shall be just, as between the two govern- mebts, and that 1t 1s extremely desirous to have the eXamination conducted in this country. ‘The Stamped Envelope Contract. For some time past the House Committee on Ap- propriations have had under consideration the peti- tlon of a number of stamped envelope manufac- turers, who allege that the Postmaster General, in letting the contract for stamped envelopes, showed favoritism, and that stamped envelopes are manufac- turea by the government at or below cost, thereby interfering with the business of private manufac- turers. The Postmaster General has addressed a letter to the chairman of the Committee en Appro- priations and one to the chairman of the Senate Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads on the subject, wherein he shows that the gov- ernment igs mot engaged in mannfacturing stamped envelopes, and that the contract for their manufacture was given to the lowest bidder who ‘was able to do the work. With regard to the con- tract, it appears from the Investigations of the com- mittee and the letter of the Postthaster General that it was given to tie frm of Dempsey & O'Toole, of thts city, they being the lowest bidders. They were, however, unable to fulfil the terms of the contract, whereupon it was annulled and given totbe next lowest responsible bidder, George H. Reay, of New York. Dempsey & O’Toole now appear before Con- gress claiming $40,000 damages. The Postmaster General, in his letter to Mr. Dawes, gives the history of the contract. It appears that it was, first of ail, given to George H. Reay, of New York; after- wards, the Postmaster General says, a combination of envelope manufacturers, composed almost en- tirely of unsuccessful bidders for the Reay contract, and directed and controlled by them, was formed, a plan agreed upon and application made to Con- gress, through the Committee on Appropriations of the House, for the annulment of tne contract. The committee decided in favor of the memorialists, Whereupon the Postmaster General ‘ssued new pro- posals fer stamped envelopes, and when the bids were opened it was found that Dempsey & O’Toole were the lowest biaders, and the contract was awarded them. It having been statea that Dempsey & O'Toole were not respon- sible bidders the Postmaster General caused inquiry to be made at tne several departments con- cerning their standing. Replies from the War and Interior Departments, and from the Internal Reve- nue Bureau and the Patent Office, elicited the fact that in their dealings with those departments and bureaux Dempsey & O'Toole had failed, in almost every instance, to fulfil their contracts for station- ery. In one instance it was stated that they had been investigated by the House Committee on Print- ing, and the result was the passage of resolution directing the Secretary of the Intenor to annul their contract with that department. Notwithsianding this the Postmaster General allowed Dempsey & O'Toole to go on with the centract. In a short time they asked leave of the department to transfer it to another firm. This the Postmaster General, under the advice of the Attorney General, refused. It soon became apparent that the contractors could not come to time; they had neither the machinery nor ‘the capital to fulnl their contract, and the Postmas- . ter General issued an order cancelling it. It was wubsequently awarded to George H. Reay, of New York, the next lowest responsible bidder, who is now carrying it out, With regard to the sale of stamped envelopes below cost, the Postmaster Gen- eral shows tbat the statute provides that they ‘shall be sold at the cost of procuring and furnishing the same, as near as may be, with the addition of the value or denomination of the postage stamps printed or impressed thereon.” He claims that this is what he has been doing, and that the stamped envelopes are furnished the peo- ple, a8 a matter of accommodation, at wholesale prices, no matter whether they are purchased in large or in small quantities. The committee,jatter investigating the whole matter, have about ¢ume to the conclusion that the trouble with the stamped envelope manufacturers is that they cannet make a percentage off the sale of stamped envelopes so long as the government selis them to the people at rea- sonable rates. As for Dempsey & O'Toole, their case will be dismissed, and the action of the Post- master General be sustained. ‘Zhe Southern Pacific Railroad. ‘The House Committee on the Pacific Railroad will meet on Tuesday for the purpese of considering the vill to aid in the construction of the Scuthern Pacific Railroad. The Legislature of the State of Texas, which is to give most of the land—the United states not having any public land there—has passed the foliowing resolutions, which have been presented te the House by General W. T. Clarke, and referred to the Committee on the Pacific Ratiroad, They will be Considered in connection with the bill on Tues- day:— Whereas, it 1s the opit of the Biate "ol Texas that the, cary ane struction of a raiiroad from the eastern boundary of Texas to the Pacific ocean, on or near the thirty-second paraliel of latitude, ts of vital importance to the people of the United States, and especially to the people of Texas; and whereas, the government of the United States has granted liberal aid to secure the construction of two lines of railway to the Pacific ocean, neither of Which 4s located in the South; and whereas, the Southern States have an equal interest with’ the other States 4u the ownership of the public domain, and no lands have yet been donated by the general government to aid in the vonstruction of the Southern Pacific Ratlroad: and whereas, the con- struction of such a railroad would save to tne Treasury of the United Staves the vast sum of money expended annually for the defence of the frontiers of Texas trom the incursions of hostile Indians, and would save the lives and se0res Of the ciuzens of Texas who peibsoimcaie at the hands of these savages, and would also se cure the 5] ly settlement of a large portion of Texas which is now almoat ‘uninhabited; Theretoré, be it resolved by the Legisiatare of the Biste of Texas, That the Congress of the United Stutes is earnestly requested to passa bill for the construction oY & railroad frem the eastern boun- dary of Texas tothe Pacific , OM OF near the thirty-second parNlel of lautude, as soon as pos- tion of thls ratiroua t Nat has beer nga ted D0 wean railroad t, Nn granted to secure the building of the No: Wern Pacific Ratiroad. Be it further resolved, ‘That our Senators are in- structed and our Represen'*@tives in Congress are re- of the Union League of America in Philadelphia next ‘week promuses to be one of importance. A prom!- nent member of it furnishes the following for pub- lcation:— ‘The condition of the political affairs of arkantes, Missour!, North Carolina and Florida nas calle: for energetic action on the part of the commitcee. A petition from leading colored men in North Caro- lina will be presented praying for the interierence of the republican party to save them from destruction, Action will be asked of the committee in behalf of members of the ie Who have been threatened and totimidated in t) ttempted exercise of thelr tical rights = Georgia and Maryland. In the tier State the farmers have combined ther and resolved to employ no one who js known to be Sosber of the Union ‘The condition of inion men in Kenwucky 18 represented as deplo- rable im the extreme, In the Congressional the “Harry Clay district” candidate was elected by less than @ hundred majority, and the bad feelings engendered by such a not contest has brought forth a je state of feeling which promises to culminate outrage. The dread of universal am- nesty in this and o! Southern States is universal among Union men. It is represented wy prominent members of the League that the time for this am- nesty has not yet arrived, and that if it is attempted to pass such @ measure it would render it necessary for every outspoken Union man, black or white, to poate bis pooner ana take refuge in a Northern te. The Weather Sigual Service—Forecast of . Weather Changes. The War Department has conciuded to yield to the pressing demands made upon the Signal Office by ship owneys and® commercial men generally for the daily publication of a reliable forecast of the weather for a limited period of time, and will begin the work during the present week by issuing daily from the Signal Office, Washington, @ synopsis of existing weather throughout the country and the probable change during the succeeding twenty-four hours. This synopsis will be based upon the three daily reports now received and will be prepared by competent authority, arrangements are now mak- ing to give them a wide and speedy circulation, ‘The New Loan. The Secretary of the Treasury expresses great confidence in the full success of the new loan, and 18 in receipt of assurances from many financial sources to the same effect. It is thought, should the favor. able prospects continue, that in less thap a month all classes of United States securities will have reached an enhanced value. Preparations for the Carnival. President Grant has formally accepted the parlor and balcony at one of the hotels, tendered him by the Committee on the Carnival for his use on the days designated for the carnival displays on Penn- sylvania avenue. Travel Pay for Resigned Officers of the Army. The fifteenth section of the act of January 29, 1830, enacted that whenever an officer or soldier shall be discharged from service, except by way of punish- ment for an offence, he shall be allowed hia pay and Tattons or an equivalent in money fer such time as shall be sufficient fer him to travel from the place of discharge to the place ef hisresidence, computing at the rate of twenty miles to aday. The war de- partment and the accounting officers of the Treasury have always held that a discharge, to carry travel pay, must be on the moNwn of the gov- ernment, and that officers who went out by resignation were not entitled to it, The Court of Claims in the case of Lieutenant J. W. Price, a resigned officer, overruled this con- struction and gavo judgment in favor of the officer, which on appeal te the Supreme Court was affirmed by an equally divided court. Comptroller Brodhead has decided that this judgment applies only to the case in which it was given, and it is understood that similar claims will be rejected as heretofore until a majority of the supreme Court shall give judgment on the principle involved. All officers who have resigned under facts stated since the war of 1812 are affected by the ruling of this court, and it Would take more than a million of dollars to liqul- date their claims. THE TENNESSEE. No News of Her Yet—The Opinion of the President. WASHINGTON, D. O,, Feb, 12, 1871. Ne news has yet been received respecting the steamer Tennessee. The opinions heretotore ex- pressed in official quarters of her safety have in no respect been changed. The President having been interrogated to-day on the subject said he did not expect tohear from the Tennessee until the 16th instant, as the packet from the capital of St. Do- mingo would not arrive at a telegraph point until hat time. Interesting and Complete History of the Tennessee. During the time the Alabama was destroying our commerce in every part of the globe Congress ap- propriated money for the construction of six fast steamers, They were intended to goin search of the repel corsair. Her destruction by the Kearsage, followed by the capture of Richmond and the down- fall of the rellion, left these vessels not yet com- pleted. The work was not, however, stopped. Four were finished, commissioned and had their trials. The Idalo, Madawasca, Wampanoag and Chattanooga proved to be fast, and were put out of commission. The Ammoonoosuc and Pompa- noosuc were not commissioned, although the fermer was towed to New York, received her machinery, and, under commander William D. Whiting, went back under her own steam, making on the passage as high as sixteen knots. ‘These vessels are all nearly alike, with a length on load line of 335 feet, breadth of beam 45 feet 2 inches, depth of hold 21 feet, and about 8,300 tons burden. The Tennessee, which was named at her launch the Madawasca, is one of the six mentioned above, and was built at the New York yard, under the supervision of the able constructor B. F. Delano. Her engines are by Ericsson, and sre the moniter type, with pistons working outboard, connecting with the arms of in- termediate shafts which connect with the man shaft. She was orignally bark rigged, with very light spars, and had eight boilers and four smoke- stacks and only one deck above the water line. She ‘was put out of commission in 1867; but being con- structed in the most substantial manner—iron strapped and two-thirds live oak—the department determined to put another deck on her and fit her for sea. Mr. Delano, therefore, went to work and built her up to a double banked frigate, gave her spars in proportion to her hull and rigged her into a full rigged ship. This required a change in the posttion of her masts, and in order to let the mainmast step into the keel- son & portion of the valve gearing of the engine was changed and moved further aft. Two of her boilers Were taken out and in place of the four stationary smokestacks two telescopic ones were put In, 60 that when they are down their tops are even with the spar-deck rail. The four-bladed screw was taken off and a two bladed one, with increased pitch, put on. The only bad feature in the whole ship is her rud- der, It is what is called a balance or engineer's rudder, with no sternpost, the stock of the rudder shifting into a socket in the shoe, It the vessel should take the nottom, drawing, as she does, the most water aft, her keel would strike first, aud that would disable the rudder. The engines are very complicated, and were twice tested before the ves- selleft the yard. She has a crew of good men on board and a strong fire department, and, since re- moving the boilers, can carry twelve days’ fuel, full steaming, sgainst six days, as she was before altering. CINCINNATI AND SOUTHERN RAILROAD. CINCINNATI, O., Feb. 12, 1871. At a large mass meeting in Newport last night resolutions were adopted asking Congress to grant charter to the Cincinnati and Southern Railroad. ‘The committees appointed by the Cc the Board of Trade and the’ Cham cern, ic ooatee lommerce of Cincinnati to urge ap; riate legishi road will leave or Wasiibaton ou Teewdayee wre THE NEPTUNE AGAIN. The Black Record of This Floating Hell Made Still Blacker, Six Seazten ing, and Left Unoared For, * iene ‘The Neptune, owned by Marshall & Co., left Liver- pool on Christmas Day, in charge of Captain ie body, and, to keep the record of the ship consistent it is said he treated the crew in @ most rascally man- ner during the entire voyage. Three weeks ago yesterday six of the sailors while working on deck got frozen, some of them on the hands and others on hands and feet, and while in. this condition they wero OBLIGED TO WORK without the slightest relief being afforded them by the officers of tho ship and without being permitted to ease their pain in any way. Edward Lux, one of the six, a Frenchman, had his hand so badly frozen that part of one finger came eff. George Henry Banks, @ native of Boston, where he has a wife and three children, had bis hands frozen. Charles Johnson also had‘ nis hands frozen. Francis Alboy, a native of Bermuda, had both hands and both feet badly frozen. Gilbert Myles, @ native of Windsor, Nova Scotia, had his hands and feet frozen, and James Moore, a native of Demerara, also had his hands and feet frozen. Lux and Alboy are the worst cases, The captain's treatment of the former, It is said, was horrible. Twice, when Lux showed his hands to the captain, REQUESTING A LITTLE REST, the latter took him into the cabin and cruelly beat him, The first mate, Mayo, it is asserted, also beat Lux twice, without any other provocation than the captain had received; and the second mate, Shiel, during the entire voyage amused himself by kick- ing and beating the same unfortunate sailor. i The Neptune arrived here on Saturday afternon about three o’clock, but the condition of the unfor- them from on shores preate effort one of “name yees tersay afternoon coutrived to make his way to tl Beekman street station house, where he inform Sergeant Babcox of the sufferings of his companions, ‘The sergeant, with roundsman Rogers and some ofticersat anioe went on board the ship aud they saw A MOST FRIGHTFUL SCENE. In @ gmail room, unventilated and reeking with foul air, were the six sallors, moaning and crying with the intense pains they were suite ‘The stench from the den was unbearable, and everything around had @ most filthy aspect. ‘The sergeant communicated witn Drs. R. Amabile and Vandewater, of the Centre Street Hospital, roqueating ‘them, for humanity sake e they were not obliged to receive such patients), 0 dO what they could. Tne doctors, learning the wretched state of the peor men, lost no time in hurrying to the ship, amd in less than half an hour had three of the sullerers in an ambulance end on their way to the hospl- tal, reaming. as Canaan @8 possible for tue other three. ‘The scene in the hospital room on the arrival of the patients was most pitiable. Having never been suppiied with a single means of relief er assistance of any kind to allay their pain—the wounds being ullowed to remain raw and undressed, and a shiver of indescribable sickness being evident in the limbs of each sufferer—the #1x men afforded @ shocking evidence of how great may become MAN'S INHUMANITY TO MAN, But the exertions of the doctors, aided well by all the attachés of the hospital, especially by the matron, Mrs. Brown, soon brought some relief, and after the usual remedies had been appliea, the poor fellows each attempted to thank the kind-hearted peyple about them.. Some refreshments were pro- vided by Mra. Brown, and then the six frozen patients Were allowed to enjoy the first bit of warmth or relief after the three weeks of the intense agony, ‘The captain of the ship, who, it is asserted, was not ouly reckless of the lives of his crew, but posl- tively inhuman in the malignancy of bis treatment oftnem after they had got frostbitven, left the snip on Saturday evening without making any provision for ae helpless cy wales. — ye ee in making any charge against , a8 the was done while at sea, The medical men of the hospital, however, deem it to be their duty to HAVE THE CASE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED, and the proper punishment meted out to Captain Py y. Itissaid this is the Captain’s second olience in his treatment of sallors, and that on the previous occasion, though arrested for the offence, he contrived to escape the law. ‘The ship Neptune hasa record for inhumanities that nave startied the public into some idea of what @ life is the sailor's when Ins officers are brutes, Some time since a case of almost INCONCEIVABLE HEARTLESSNESS came to light about this same stip Neptune. During the voyage 9 woman gave birth to a child, and when the ship arrived in port she and her child’were both found dead in her berth, tne child having frozen, Investigation showed that the unfortunate woman died from want of proper attendance. Such atro- cious neglect as this could scarcely be imagined to exist even on the nigh seas. CBITTARY. Alice Cary. ‘This gifted Western poetess died at her residence in East Twentieth street yesterday, at the age of fifty. She was the daughter of Robert Cary, a plain, substantial old farmer of Hamilton county, Ohio, who died only so late as February 12, 1866, the same day of the year as that upon which his gifted daughter has taken her departure. Alice was a promising poetess at elghteen, but was kuown only by little fugitive pieces which she flung here and there into out of the way corners of country newspapers. The Louisville Journal, we believe, was the first to call attention to the rising promise of the young poetess, Her first volume of poems was undertaken in con- Junction with her younger sister Phoebe, and was heartily welcomed by the public. She next pub- shed alone a series of “Clovernook papers,” prose sketches, which won decided popularity. In 183 she published a volume of verses entitled “Lyra and other poems.” In later years she wrote numerous novels, all of which were warmly re- ceived by the public. She has written very copiously, although she has long been an inaviid. She was in the habit for several years past -of giving pleasant little Sun- day tea parties to her literary friends at her and her sister Phoebe’s cosey home in Twentieth street, and the select and exclusive iéerateurs of the’ city usu- ally gathered about her on these occasions. She and her sistes were both believers in spiritualism. Tne fact is related by Horace Greeley that once they saw with their material eyes the form and figure of @ little sister, standing on @ house some distance away, when she was in fact sleeping very quietly in room above thera, and that she died soon after. From this incident they took their belief in Spiritu- alism, professing the Swedenborgian branch of it, Alice Cary never married. She leaves by her death her sister Phoebe to mourn her loss, and the love between the two lone sisters was a strong tie (hat bas bound them closely together all their lives, Death of a Vetcran Telegrapher. Josiah A. Cure, well known in the telegraphie fra- ternity as Doctor Cure, died suddenly yesterday, at the age of sixty. Dr. Cure was one of the eldest telegraph operators in the country, having com- menced work at the Morse instrument in 1846, He ‘was one of the men who worked the first wire laid between New York and Washington. Since then he has been a faithfui al assiduous —_ ser- vant of the American and the Western Union Telegraph Companies. He fell dead while on duty, at ten o'clock on Sunday morning, in the general office, No. 145 Broadway, just as he was about to be relieved for the aay. He had been suifering severely from pulmonary complaints, and sudden hermorrhage of the lungs 1s su} ed to be the cause of his death. rah ANOTHER STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION. The Mississippi Steamer Judge Wheeler Ex. plodes Above Vicksburg—Three Persons Killed and a Number Wounded. VICKSBURG, Feb. 12, 1871. The steamboat Judge Wheeler exploded her boilers aad was burned and sunk at six o'clock this morning, at Bell’s Landing, forty-five majles above Vicksburg. ing persdhs Were The follow: killed:—Con Hagan, a deck hand; Thomas Welsh, deck sweep, an fe 4 another person, name unknown. Ww Nolan, seriously; ‘Charles Storey, fom mae slightly, and C. W. Pope, of Little Rock, badly. A very little of the cargo was saved. THE TOMES SUICIDE. Funeral of Shepard Stevens in Bi Vundalism of His Prison Companio: Bangor, Me., Feb. 12, 1871. The funeral of the late Shepard 8. Stevens, who committed suicide in the Tombs prison of New York last week, took place to-day, and was numerously attended. It 18 stated by friends of Mr. Stevens that the Money which he left to pay, his daughter’s ex, and to enable her to have his remains in to Bangor was stolen by some one Who had access to a in the prison, ek | his daughter with- means, and iiging her to obtain assistance from friends in New to have the body forwarded FIRES IN THIS CITY. Conflagration in West Fifty-uinth Extensive : _ At half-past three o'clock yesterday afiérii6On A fire broke out in the bone grinding mill of William C01 four two-story frame buildings, Da dis, aif, ot ha 619 West Fifty-ninth atreet. ip aerators cares fnauced: “The buildings are Swed fr Won damage estimated en wate peor yr vite ies P "tu West Washington Market, At halfpast twelve o'clock” yesterday afternoon & fire occurred in the stand of Henry Brinker, in tre ay West Washington Market, caused b3 fast in tbe stovepine. “Damage to’ stock and Son, nether co Guuiee Sat o, ewe es ele damaged vo the extent of $500; insured.’ THE RAILROAD HORROR ‘The Search for the Bodies—The Engine Nearly Raised Out of the River~The Charge of Disrespectful Treatment of the Remains of the Victima. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., Feb. 12, 1871, A violent northeast snow storm has prevailed at all points on the Hudson to-day, and has seriously Anterfered with the work of raising the submerged locomotive which was attached to the train that met with so great a calamity at New Hamburg on Mondayjnight last, By means of pumps the workmen have raised tne locomotive six feet from the bot- tom of the river, and it new swings im chains, At half-past three the work of the loco- motive had to be abandoned till to-morrow morn- ing, when an effort will be made to raise it ten feet higher, so that the bodies supposed to no in the en- gine room may be got at. ‘g The following will appear in the Poughkeepsie Eagle to morrow morning:— ‘To THE PuBLIC.—The reports circniated that the remains of the victims of the late disaster at this place were disrespectfully ted and that no attention was paid to them by the railroad officers Tam in a position to deny. I was detailed to assist ithe SE Ee SS conside: ner possible. eR ree ea Mr. Goff is a well known and highly respectable citizem of New Hamburg. THE MINERS’ STRIKE IN ILLINOIS. Sr. Lours, Feb. 12, 1871. The coal operators of St. Clair and Madison counties, lil., have resolved to pay only four cents per bashel for mining ceal after te-morrow, and bes close their mines until the miners accept these rms. SHIPPING NEWS. Almanac for Now York—This Day. Sun rises. Sun sets. . . 6 57 | Moon rises,.morn 1 35 . 6 82 | High water...eve 2 53 OCEAN STEAMERS. DATE OF DEPARTURES FROM NEW YORK FOR THE MONTHS OF FEBRUARY AND MARCH. Baile | _ Destination. Steamer, adway. 29 Broadway. 7 Bowling Green 17 Bowhng Green 129 Broadway. PORT OF NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 12, 1871. ~~ ARRIVALS. REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM YAOHTS. Steamship Weser (NG), Wenke, Bremen Jan 29, with mdse and 258 passengers, to Ocirichs & Co. Had strong westerly sales and high head gea nearly the whole p Steamship Cortes, Nelson, New Orleans Feb 4, with mdse and passengers, to Hi B Cromwell & Co, Detatned 13 hours outside Sandy Hook by thiok foz. je side Bat iteamship Hatteras, Lawrence, Norfolk and Portsmouth, he mdse and passengers, to the Old Dominion Steamship Steamship Pelican, Smith, Lewes, Del, with thdse, to the New York and Delaware Steamship’ Co. Passed Through Hell Gate. BOUND SOUTH. Steamship Wamisutta, Fish, New Bedford for New York, with mdse and passengers, to Ferguson & Wood, BOUND East. Steamshin Nerens. Boarse, New York for Boston. Steamship Acushnet, Rector, New York for New Bedford. At anchor off Hammond Flata:— Schr Escort (Br), from New York for Cornwallis, NS. BELOW. ¢, from Messina Dec 5, with fruit, to 0 (by Brig Ossipee, Spri pilot boat J @ Bennett, No 6). James Robinson & Shipping Notes. The new tron sea-going sidewhee! steamship Whitney, built by Messrs Harlan & Hollingsworth for Charles Morgan, of New York, sailed yesterday morning from Wilmington, Del, for New Orleans. Her capacity is 1,633 tons. She is the twenty-third fron steamer built by this firm tor Mr aor gen. She is intended for service between Brashear City and Galveston, The steamer Wilhelm, the frst vessel of @ new line, is an- nounced to sail from Bremen for Aspinwall on the 10th of Mareb. A measure, entitled the “Shipping Commissioners’ Bull,” has already passed the Senate and been favorably consider- ed by the House Committee on Commerce. The provisions of this contemplated enactmont are no less admirable than necessary. They may be briefly defined as aiming at a sys- tem whereby “saflors in the merchant seryice may be pro- tected from frauds and abuses at sea and on shore, encour- aged toward their own improvement and rendered more available for the service of government when needed.” Almost the only opportunity that remains for the Committee on Commerce formally reporting this billto the House is a single evening this week, and for the public good and the benefit of a large boay of our citizens who have but few op- Portunities of obtaining s hearing in the national Legisia- tare it 1s greatly to be desired that this truly beneficent law should not be passed over in the hurry of a closing session, Until recently theword “despatch’’ in charter parties has ‘been without significance. Vessels under charter, where a certain number of lay days were not expressly provided for, were frequently the subject of vexatious and expensive de- lay, especially in the petroteum and West India trades. The charterers, instead of giving prompt despatch, found it pro- fitable or convenient to detain the vessel for an unusual time both at the ports of loading and discharge, to the manifest detriment of owners or agents, With the view of obviating such delays in future the Shipowners’ Association have taken the matter in hang, and at the regular monthly meet- ing of that body last week regulations for the guidance of owners and agents were adopted, and measures instituted to have them carried out at this port, These regulations, divested of allextrinsic matter, provide that for West India ports “despatch loading” shall mean “not exceeding ten running days from the time the vessel is in her berth, ready for s*that the clause “customary despateb discharging” ‘be henceforth discontinued, and a certain number of days be tnserted—in the case of petroleum cargoes from 10 to 15 days, according to the quantity, and in the case of cargoes other than petroleum the use of the vague term despatch be discontinued. The time thus stipulated for the reception Gah Lpaye 3 Of cargoes is ample, especially in these days of and the telegraph, and s hi ts will be derelios {0 duty to their own {ot oreste it th they fall to cordially make it an id precedent, In chartering heavy tonnage ownera are gencralis’ earcfal. to rers are obit for lay ,aayt, And when these. are éxceeded the reason wily the samme rule'should not foply to all classes, of Marine Disasters. Bent ofthe reak af tn ansaap tlpien,n08k es coliision with bark Templar, S TRLET SURE SHIP SEMINOLE, Holmes, frot eco Oct ew ore put nts Valparaleo Deo S80 way sornoied a anit WodBi Ann (Br), from’ Montevideo for New York, yoich pat into 8t Thomas injdietress, ‘saliod. for destination Bid MONROR—On the 6th ult 1144 bags coffee (landed at Antigua ex brig Munroe, from Rio Janeiro, ae, ao), partially ery Bato elaed oly aa tani ah follow! n 2800 bags at ft 44a, 300 at 54s, 64 at 65s, 100 at 63s, 60 at 62s, nnd 29 at Ale, ‘The first four lois, bags, were purchased for Barba- dos, and exported thither, save 100 bags kept there, and the balance was purc based for and exported to St Martina. The et 6 rm Heaths per had We al a Pa en prev jan 27) she has been purchased pri- Buio IDA ©, at Falmouth, Mass, from Port au Prince for Boston, experienced heavy weather on the coast, blew awn} of sails, anda number of tho crew. wore ‘Daly roel. tien. Soun Lewis © Benton, at Providence from Deal’ Ysland, lost amall anchor and jibboom. i Sonn MARIANO, from South Amboy for Portland, with coal, sank on Nantucket bar might of ath inst, Weasel “and cargo «total 1oss; crew landed on the ice and were badly ScuR JORN STOoKHAM, Price, from Portland for New Yor ith Ih ". BA :lamaber. ran ashore on Brown's Reef, Long Isl- Sous WM SuTTON arrived at Glovoester Mb inst from Georges, baving lost cable and anchor and ‘iad decks com- Bly ENR J fb, tnt, of the i She repent vary Scun Jon Hooxer arrivgd at Gloucester ith inst, in of achr Finance, with loss vemast and bulwarks. ny ort several other iron Porm ‘way home with loss an ‘add other damage, Fg1% EB L DPowiasthe schr reporied asnore St PRUEBAS ates Bowie tees Mele Bhe flouted off at night on ‘he Ith wad pro REVENUE Ct ‘BE MCCULLOON fe aires aires a nt oma topmiast aud gaff, ° eed : Miscellaneous, ani RBENTA’ 79 PrAIN.— BOARD OF TRADE, Jai ar.aThe BéaNd BE trkds have awarded -S higtoutae pies Capiain Wi Lull, of the American shi New York, for having picked up at sea an erew, 14 in great ki of the Binge Ann “af Londo, after’ the wreck of thohy vessel u's 1 while on her Sunita, with ugar. is LAaUNcugD-—At Belfast, Me, 9th inst, bark @araboo, of about 700 tons, by Colcord, Berry & Co, of Stockton, Notice to Mariuers. hig ee Cones inbioniaw “ [From the mes, 4 The following official notifeatt ‘of see andet ‘tuo iguaoael aasaag em te ave "Tike hear Admiral, Commander ef the Naval ssmschat 0 John, NB. ceeded. io Netherlands India, es known to those concern the commander of HN M's wleamaht nam, cruising in Tomini Bay, east coast of Cele! discovered the follo hitherto unknow dangers:— ‘To the south of where lo Bang RW W Pulo Bendirte hate i sean avout ajeablere, length of. whieh is syed to Pulo this reef stretches out Cue-cightb of a male long, aud dry in solne plats ‘2d.—A reef was seen to the North of Little Waleah, 34 of = mile long and 500 metres }, at a distance of from 3 to of a mile fromthe shore, The East corner of the simoat parallel lengthwise with the North point Waleab, Iv is some places. It is placed on hort of she Coast of eleves, page f, in 0 12 16 3, 34. When the bearings were E of {t, Puah Island § 36 K, Not ih Puah laland WX 8, Chulong 8 E 4g E. Pulo Dondo N to A sandbank witb vegetation on it was seen fo the north at. a distance of % of a mile, of the sume size as Palo Fhe danger ts placed on, /sEdeling’s Chart of the & el pagel, in. 025 80 § and 120 34 40 Ey ‘the were jo Ps ry {t, Pulo Tappars SW to W, an : areef one-sixtecnth’ of a mile long, 200 Dutch yards broad and partially dry was ween in the neighborhood. “It placed on the aforesaid chart in 0.85 10S aud 123 45 28 B When the bearinge were Pulo Bang NW to W 4 W. ilo Bang NW to Wi W. To the Kast of Tay £40; and 5 That in the at Western channel of Sourabaya, carrying on the mast a white ised 8.5 Dutch yarda visible for 236 German miles. The light consists a dioptric lanterns of the sixth order hoisted on the mast of lightabip, which appear as one light at a distance. The ship i#painted, bas a Diack ball at the op, the name ‘Sourabaye on the side, and lies in fathoms of water during half tide, jows ‘The white outer buoy at @ distance of 3 Gi phic mile @ Englisn), SEB. ei 36 German geogra- The eastern point of Guuot ‘The small square mountain WSW y W. ¥ When for stpplying the light during the night the lantern is hauled down, the gong will be track on board the light. ship and a clear buraing lantern will be hoisted until the light be hotsted again. Whalemen. A letter from Capt Dowden, of bark Progress, of NB, potia her Deed, iat 22 8. lon’ 943 'W, notes pate Dnny once ines leaving home (Oct 19), and took taking $0 Dbis sp ofl; ail well. nd, of NB, was £1 Dente Istana hern entrance to the’ en eae ove the roid € Bark Orray Taft, Howland, Nov 18, having taken 100 bbis'sp ofl since last repo: Ship ‘Euro, Mellen, of Edgartown, is roported 10; all well, bound ap whating on the ine. =aane ip Champion, Pease, of Edgartown, ia orted Deo #7, off Cape St Lucat, all wail. as ao Spoken. Bark Lorraine, no fp? lat 82, lon 71 40, Schr Clara Smith, 19 days from Surinam for New York, Feb 7, las 33, lou 35. ree Foreign Ports. AnTIGUA, Jan 14—Arrived, sohr Wind: ernans dina Fin (and sailed 25th for Cuba). ene lias Sailed 20th, brig Monroe, Romondt, St Martins, in ballast (ee Disasters). CuERMEN, Feb 11—Arrived, sche WL Burroughs, Lowder, cl On. ADS, Jan 11—Arrived, chr F 8t Ci sciton New York (and sailed S0us Tor Bt Masthead ; re Ruab, Wilkins, Pernambuco ( Jed for — * schr MA Com! be, Coombs, New York (and rem botn'td dist, barks James ‘do load for 5 ‘eish, Hammond, d was dl 22d, Keindeer, Wellington, d a4 Sieg ahh § bat i Haviiand a, ‘LeBlanc,’ do (and Wes ding 2300) Jal be (Br), Simmons, wuda ; $84, NN Siwersy ren Sailed 10th, schra Eveline, Pierce, Porto Rico; 12h, Flor- wee ace dau TeArrived, abtpe Buphalet Gresley, Hal- CALLAO, Li y jet crow, Rio Janerio; 4th, Assyria (notAbyssinia), Pasten, Gua- nape. barks Rachael (Br), Traili Seotianacit), Roca, tlavase, paints tae eet ‘Thomptoa, Savangaay port bark Ionic, Pows for Boston 8 days; brig Bogota, Roverts, tor northern pore, oe On» HaRnos, Ja, Feb 1—Sallea (before reported in port 84), brigs Madonna, Jordan, New York; Lucinda, Atkinson, Boston. URENSTOWN, Feb 13—Arrived, steamshi Fotayth, New York (feo,1) For Liverpool and S amaepaaian, ‘Sr THOMAS, Jan 24—Arrived, achr Casco Loage, Pierce, Martinique; 30th, steamalip Merrimack, Welr, ‘New York (and sailed for Rio J jo Janeiro). Sulled 28d, brig Alex Williams (Br), Saunders, load for Newburyport; 26th, Cork “Primdntas ecnitira. (Dan), Verdon, Turks Is.ands to load for New York ; 26th, tehr Kecruit (Br), Davison, Turks Isiands to load for New York; 28th, barks Winburn ' (Br), McDoi Fortune Island to load for New Orleans; Woodland (ir, Titus, New Yorks en, brig Clara F Gibbs, Parker, Clentuegos. 8, Jan 17—I 5 Raa yong ap egreao St Joan, NB, ~Arri ir le Ki New York; 1ith, bark Jennie Armstrong ens Browne” Torus Ispaxps, Jan 2— rig Copstantine,. Young, from Machite for Fort ag. Price, IS days ours sob? TiPtasod through the Passage Jan 15, bate (B r hy Brown, from Syd for ———; sohr JH Huddetay, rom Boston VALTARAIBO, Dec 4—Arrived, ships Argosy, 8: york 2$uh, Seminole, Holues, Son Francisco tor New Yond sa to, ship Vermont, Higgins, Arion, LLaus, Ja, Feb 1—Sailed, achr’ Florence I Lockwood, St John, New York (before reported at Old Harbor Feb 8), American Ports. * BOSTON, Feb 10—Arrived, schra B 8 Young, ¥, ender, aid Addie shone, bans more, Below—Schr $C Tyler, from Wilmington, NC; also 2 barks anda all bound Si i i ip George Appold, Howes, Baltimore; Li Bi wil London; J Port au Fvincey sour J W Bartle Havana Ue int \ath—Arrived, steamship biackstone, Baltimore; bark Nannie T Bell, Pernambuco; rigs David Bugbee, Curacoas izabel, Galveston, don A BALITMOKE, Heb 9-—Arrived, steamahip Liberty, Reedy New Oriet via Havana and K¢ Hy gta ae septs ot a ton; scr J F Willams, Newbury Rew. Tore? nabett, Cleared —Barks rence (Hr), Steed, Demarara; Gus- wie Traman (Br), Hall, Aspiuwall;schr E J Palmer, Smoot, pain. Sailed—Briga Canada, Samuel W ; DP Meerne ES Palmer Haves Dencawareiale Dare; schre OHARLESTON, Feb 9—Cicared, bark Sabi jones (Br), Killam, Liverpool’; schra © Nash, Crowle, pre aones Ca ‘SC, to foad for Brooklyn. NY; Frederick & 7 Frye, do ta Wetttet Arrived ackis DB veret, New Orleans; alta Richards, Boston. oe ee : sajed—Bchra JC Nash, Georyetown, 80; J 8 Lee, Bali EASTPORT, Feb 8—Arrived, sobre’ Li "SEUORA EN IRs, sam pam Dowan » Fel Buraha, Kew ¥ock Noe: Fou mu Bye ag son, an ot jurrie, Fort Eagle, Collin, from Rio Janeiro; barks Ageoce, Bg Gtey from CardifT; Columbia, Foss, from Newport, W. Clearea—Steamahip Mexican (Br), "Winder; Liverpool; ships Mayfower, Call, do; Alic kage, Antwerp; bark. Videjaen (Nor), frodessen, Baltic Port, Hoss HB SouTuWRsT Pass, Feb 7—Arrived, barks Biencatha,. Stewart, Havana; Windward, Higgins, ‘Carailf; ache Blimp? son, Vera Cru: 2. PORTLAND, Feb 10—Arrived, brig G8 Berry, jomingo City via Holmes’ Hole fur Boren ‘Saving ‘boos D blown off); schrs Olive H Robinson, Lewis, Tangier; Pitman, Lombard, and A A Andrews, Kelly, Balthnoto, Noe We Ch: Euzapethports Octavia A’ Dow, Sterling; nae, Wotan @ E Kidder, Joyce, a ‘Ann, brown, New York. Cleared—Schrs Delia Hogkias, Barnard, ‘Tangier; Lucy J ler, Freeinan, Baltimore. ‘Salled-Brig George Burnbam; schrs © F Young, annie aden. PROVIDENCE, Feb 10—Arnved, brig M C Haski New Orleans; scirs Lewis © Benton, Patterson Tansey M Fitzpatrick, Smith, Baltimore; Grinnell, do; Porto Rico, Wentwerth, Port Johnson ;' A D Haddell, Vong, Phila. deipbia. Below, sebr Hiazelion, iimamings, from Baltimore; al Jregon, eon, fro ‘Balled oda (Br) Ww York. Sim Goudy, “Savannah; Butler, Kni ‘and Geo § Fogg, pn Deal's farce Ad Enos diriggs, Robbins, Norfolk; Adolph Hugel, Gilford, New York, ‘IGHMOND, Feb 10—Arrived, sohr Horatio Nichols, Du. PUAVANN Als; \Feb 8-Cleared, achr Mf IW NAH Feb 8— a Marys toload for New York. < lary J Ward, Ward, St Mie1--Sleamship Notway Br), Mylens, J Hdune-Arrived, ateamblp Gen Barnes: Matoer? wile York: ___.... MISCELLANEOUS, LEGANT CLUSTER CURLS, @1 80; CHATELAINE Hy “Braids, one length of hair, $3 60; buy fro iport- a; Jair Goods retated a test lowe. Samar OUAS. V, PECKHAM, 687 Broadway, noar Amity, and 951 Grand, near Bowery. Mendleson hh ‘ARDWOOD BOARDS and VENEERS, Songcla attention Mea oO a lungarian Ash, French Black Wainut, Amb Thuya and Tunp Woou, Aen Just to hand and untisually choles. Also ob hand our usual complete assortment of Planks, Boards an GEO. W. READ Now, 168, 170 and 173 cont feb bs few Yor! 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