The New York Herald Newspaper, March 9, 1877, Page 4

WRECKED. Details of the Loss of the George Washington and George Cromwell FRENCH MISTAKEN POINT The Iron-Bound Coast and Stormy Seas of Newfoundland. ST. MARY’S CAYS. Mutilated and Scorched Bodies Washed Into the Gulch, DYNAMITE OR STEAM? —Ae- Report of Commander Robinson, R. cusing the Dead. THE HEROIC COOMBS. Sr. Jouxs, N. F,, March 1, 1877, Later investigations and discoveries have removed all doubts as to the fate of the ill-starred steamers George Washington ana George Cromwell, of the H Cromwell line, aud it is now certain that both vessels were lost on the iron-bound southeastern const of this island, Since J telegraphed to you of the findihg of a life preserver marked ‘*Cromwell” on the 1sth of February, many new facts have come to light From she information | baye been able to glean I ain strongly of the opinion that the George Washington was de- sroyed Ly fire or explosion, APPEARANCE OF THE BODIES, ‘Yhe bodies which have been discovered of those who were passengers or the crew of the vessel show upmis- swkably that somo such accident occurred. Whatever may have been the cause of the destruction of the 3eorge Cromwell, it 1 morally certain that an explo- vion of some kind took place on board the George Washington, The torn and fragmentary condition of the recovered bodies, as also the sbrivelled and scorched appearance of some leather and pork that drove shoreward to Long Beach—all testify to the deadly work of fire or steam, A STARTLING THEORY, Ts it possible that dynamite bas been at its fell work again? Has Thomassen left an inheritor to his diabol- ‘cal ingenuity and to the boundless possibilities of mime that had their representative in the mind of shat supreme villain? Beyond ali doubt the steamer George Washington perished through the agency of explosion, It may have been through the bursting of & boiler, but it may also bave been through the suc- tessiul accomplishment ofa design similar to that which failed with Thomassen. WEXCK OF THK GRORGR WASHINGTON. The story of the wreck of the Washington can only be surmised from the data furnished by the date of her departure from port and the finding of tho tébris and mutilated bodics om the coust. Judging from tl the Joss of the ship was due to causes which she most expert seamanship could not avert, On the [8th of January the George Washington left Halifax ‘or St. Johus with a general cargo. She could scarcely pave been forty-eight hours at sea when a strong >reeze commenced to blow trom the south and veered in afew bours tothe southwest, Whether this wind had the effect of diverting the ship from her course is A question that willremain forever in doubt, as ‘nono of Ler passengers or crew survive to tell the story. All that is known of her fate can be told in a few words, z THE DEAD AND DERKIS DISCOVERED, On the 23d and 24th of Jaouary some of the ‘nhabi- tants of Guich Cove, near French Mistaken Point, dis- covered on the beach some articles of bedding and the toilet marked in large red letters, “+3, 8. George Wash- ington,” and about the same time thirtecn dead bodies were drawn out of aguich into which they had been washed by the sea, Later on several fragments of iuman bodies were picked up—legs, arms and heaas— bearing unmistakable evidence of having been torn violenuy from the trunks, The flesh on these disjecta m:mbra appeared m some cases to be parboiled, und over the faces of some of the recovered bodies bung large pieces of scalp, while the brain protraded trom every part of the vatiered skulls. No more is known of the awlul catastropbe that hurried the passengers and crew o/ the unfortunate steamer into eternity, GULCH COVE, MISTAKEN POINTE. The sceve of the wreck of the George Washington Is one calculated to inspire awe in the most uuimpres- tionabie spectator, even when the waves are luiled to rest und the sombre cliffs are casting their deep black shadows over the sea, The coust hue presents an jron-bound front to the ocean, which forms an im- pregnabie bulwark to the terrie assaults of the storm waves. The clifls are perpendicular, and when, as at | the present time, their tops are covered with snow | their appearance Is moat mujestic. ‘The coutrasts be- iween the tall black faces of the rocky walls the foam- iopped waves that jash their feet with indescribavle ury, the snowy mantle that covers the undulating and behind and the gloomy sky oveflicad make upa picture at once grand and terror inspiring. Away to she east the coast line trends with equal ruggedness until 1t mcets the promontory on which the lighthouse of Cape Race keeps watch and ward over the scene, like a sentinel posted on a battle Seld, surrounded with all the wreck and ruin of deadly wartare, ‘The view trom the summit of the cliff overlooking the guleh 1s one of terrible grandeur, and would prove too much for the nerves of ordinary mortaly The | gulch is about two hundred and fitty feet in depth from the general coast line. The clills, which are 200 feet high, overhang the water, so that there is po possibility of reaching the top except by rope, When # southeast or southwest gale is blowing the waves roll with frightful force into this chasm and break with a thanderous sound on the greatclifls, sending showers of spray far above their tops. into this gulch the wreckage and the dead were fwept by the winds and the sea, and there dashed ceaselessly to and tro until discovered by the fisher. men as described.» It js possible that some of the | mutilation of the bodies occurred in this terrible sea null], where, between rock and wave, the bodies were being ground to pieces, It ts supposed that the George Wasbington was lost on the night of the 2utb of Jan- uary iu a southeast gale anda snow storm, ‘The pe- sularity of the iittoral currents on this coast may be sstimated when itty remembered that so many bodies were collected together in one place vy the action of the sea, TUK HERO OF THE WRECK. It was no easy task to reach the bodies tn the guich, | The cliffs at the pomt where the vodies were tound break abruptly and run sheer into the sea, It would be | impossible to save the lives of a slipwreeked crew in such a bole, for the sea thunders with fury at the base vi the rocks when the wind is frow any southerly point, | I made it my business to go to the scene of the wreck tnd wake inquiries of the meu Who assisted 1 Lne Hobie work of rescue, The bero of the perilous expedition s Patrick Coombs, of Portugul Cove. Coombs tse pratea jor bis daring apd evdur and the readers of the HERALD muy remember him as the rescuer of fourteen persons from the wreck of the Germania, He is av honest, simple fellow, avd tells the following sory: e WINDING THE HoDIES. “Uo the 20th of Jouuary | voticed several bodies Soatwg around in the guich with pieces of wreck aa yimnvers of spars, 1 got Willam Kennedy, Jobo Neal, Peomesx Malloy and Edward Mailoy to let me down wtb @ rope to the water's edge, 50 that] might bring whe bodies ap. They lowered ine down 200 feet, wu die cots could see the bodies ing ip and out of che guleb, We gaifed the took out in all | | | arm and a bird aut 6 ty on the other 6, | rahe come, ond eK the exception oftwo men, with the! on, No features could be recognized. “1 saw the bedy of a woman, but I could not reach It and it went out with the tide, One mau wo picked up had the skip of his tace turned over bis head, On the 8th of February we picked up another man, with a large cross worked on his arm aud a bracelet of blue and red ink om his wrist, Another mun bad a tuil- rigged ship tattooed on bis chest, One of the bodies, that of a man, bad Jost a finger from the left hand be- tore the wreck. We also found a pillow slip, marked ‘George Washington,’ ” WHERE WAS TUE GEOKGE CROMWELL Lost! In the case of the George Cromwell, if destruction did not await ber on the Cays of St. Marys, 1 cannot even conjecture the manner of her loss. She could searcely have been lost at sea, for the weather prevail- ing at the time would not altogether justity this theory, 11, on the other hand, she had run ashore on the main land some portion of the wreck beside a cabim door would have been found. It 1s possible that she may have beon curried out of her course by the currents and struck a part of the coast where the water was deep In- shore and disappeared in the guit; but almost all the evidences of her fate would not be wanting, as they aro at present. I can only repeat the question, Has dynamite been at work again? A correspondent from Great Placontia writes as fol- lows :— “Lite or nothing has been picked up here that would lead to the discovery of where the George Cromwell was lost. Two barreis of flour, marked thus— B in @ diamond, shipping mark; threo barrels of pickled white cabbage, marked W. C, on the head; the flour was marked on the bottom; one tub of but mark worn off. Several pieces of boards have been picked up, such as pannels and bulwarks, formerly painted lead color, last painting white, Ono life buoy, or, asthey are sometimes termed, life belts, with George Cromwell marked upon tt. It had evidently been used In trying to preserve life, ay the strap had bursted, causing it to leave the body, The life buoy was of cork, eight pieces, say five ehes iu width and twelve inches in length, placed in white cotton or thin duck, This life buoy was found on Little Bamsway, which place | went to, and examined the abovo men- tioned articles, There is a report that further out on the shore, another life buoy and the cover of a box were picked up, The name of George Cromwell wax on them, 1 believe the vessel strack the Cays at Capo St. Mary, There was a strong vreeze of wind, with a heavy ground sea on our shore, which, very likely, distributed and vroke up a purt of her, I so, the first westerly breeze, with a heavy soa, after this southerly gale, wili eause a great deal of her wreck to be cust on our shore, It is reportea that four weeks ago a vessel was seen well im the mouth of this bay, and the light was seen ot night. The wind is much against any of the property landing here. Next change of wind to the westward will tell if she ia Jost near this bay.” No complete list has yet been published of the pas- boots and socks NEW YO RK HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1877.-TRIPLE SHEET. to the Governor of Newfoundland, cannot be too strongly nor too severely animadverted upon, The following 1s the letter on the loss of the Cromwell steamship live “May tt PLease Your Excetiexoy—The sad loss of Iife and property on the southern sliore of this islaud in the exceptional case of the Cromwell steamship line, when two steamers remarkable for their previous Puygturlity were totally lost, on consecutive voyuges of only 500 miles between Haliiax, N. 8., avd this port, the George Washington perishing on Freneh Mistaken Point or thereabouts, and the George Cromweil prob- ably to the westward of Cape Pine; and I regret to think, owing to the want of that seamaplike regard for that safeguard, the lead. “Under these circumstances | would draw tho at- tention of our seamen to Captain Orlebais’ remarks, ‘British-American Navigation,’ page 56:—'A vessel trom the westward may round: Cape Pine and Cape Race with pertect safety ifonly attention is given to the lead, At a distance of teu miles there is not more than forty fathoms, so that maintaining a depth of more than thirty fathoms no risk can be incurred.’ 1 have the honor to be, Your Excellency's most obedient servant, GEORGE RUBINSU: Stai! Commander, Examiner-in-Uhiof. “To His Excellency Sir Jou Hawtxy Grover, G. C. M. G., Governor of Newfoundiand,” 4 CONTRADICTION, Now, the first paragraph of this letter is false. It was written at atime when nothing but conjectural opinions were afloat ag to the time or the place of these appalling shipwrecks, Nor up to this dato has the veil beew withdrawn that shroads in mystery the ac- tual fate of the tll-starred vessels, To proceed on the assumption that their loss was due to carelessness on the part of their officers aud to record that opinion in the public press was an unchivalrous and atrocious rime against (he reputation of men who were no Jonger able to answer for themselves, Since the writ- ing of that 111 advised letter Commodore Robinson has sunk so low in public estimation in Newfoundland that his removal is contemplated, That the accidents which befel the ships of the Cromwell line are pot exceptional on the southeast coast of Newfoundland, 1 might mention the following wrecks, which occur to me as I write, They bave gll been made during the last few years, and if 1 were to look up the records | would tiad many more. The public ure sull Jamiliar with the sad stories of the Germania, Cleopatra, Argo, Robert Lowe, and three ships of the Royal Navy, the chief of which was the splendid steamship Niobe, lost near the Island of St. Pierre, THE STAPF COMMANDER CRITIVISED, The Morning Chronicle of St. Johns, in speaking of the letter of Staff Commander Robinsou, given in my letter, has the following :— “Staff Commander Robinson, R. N., Examiner in Chief, his availed himself of the loss of the steamers George Cromwell and George Washington to adaress a letter to His Excellency the Governor, in which he ex- presses the View that these disasters are attributable A MUTINY AVERTED. AN AMERICAN SHIPMASTER'S COURAGE—THREAT- ENED VIOLENCE FROM RESCUED MARINERS CHECKED BY PROMPT AND DETERMINED AC- ‘TION. [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) = - Bostox, Mareb 8, 1877, ‘The voyage of the ship Fannie Tucker, of Wiscasset, Captain Joseph M. Roberts, whieh arrived at this port to-day {rom Calcutta, was somewhat eventual, and came near being attended with tragic results, The ship sailed from Calcutta on the 24th of last September with a valuable general eurgo, The officers and crew, mostly Eoghshmen, oumbered twenty-eight, and the captain was accompanied by his family, consisting of his wile, her lady companion and a daughter. On the 22d of October, at ono o'clock P. M., when tn fatitude 6 deg, north, longitude 85 deg. east, Captain Roberts fell in with the English ship Kate Gregory, bound from Caleutta to Point de Gatle, ‘This Vessel Was on Ure and past ail bope of saving He Jaid by the burning sbip two days and then took off the officers and crew, consisting of fifty-one persons. Nothing Was saved trom the burning ship, but notwith- standing the large increase to his passenger list Cap- tain Roverts provided wel for the rescued crew, ATTEMPT TO MUTINY. All went on well until the 21tn of November, when Captain Roberts began to observe signs of discontent among the officers und crew of the Kate Gregory. The nie fucker was at this time in latitude 21 dog. south, longitude 61 deg. east. Tho crew of the British slip attempted a mutiny, veing beaded by their captaya and mates, The jormer demanded of Captain’ Roberts that ho should shupe bis cour Je of Mauritius, there to land hinself, his y. ‘This Captain Roberts decined dor would occasion him serious delay in his voyage, taking him tar oat of his proper course. Anticipating trouble he called his men att and pluced a guard on the poop deck to watch tue movements of the mal- contents, FORKWARNED AND FOREARMED, He went to his urms room, where he had twelve muskets, aud took tour pistols aud bad the weapons putin good order, The wiish captain up to this time Was ignorant of the fact that there were any aring on board. AS soon as he and bis men discov. ered the fact they fell back and made vo further ollen- sive demonstration tor filteen days. At the end of during which Captain Roberts treated the captain of the Kate Gregory with tne utmost courtesy, the latter demanded that the Fanuie Lucker should run ahead ofan English ship with which she was in y, und that he and bia crew should be set adritt in the night in the boats of bis ship, This Captain Roberts peremptorily retuged to do, and they were finally landed at Alyoa Bay, Cape of Good Hope, aiter being on board the Fannie Tucker sixty days. ‘A SEAMAN DROWNE On the h , Charies Nelson, belouging to the Fannie gucker, was’ lost overboard and drowned, Ba.rimoku, Md., March 8, 1577. Dr. Buckler Jones, a well known physician of this city, committed suicide this morning by cutting his throat, Since Mecember 6 last, Dr. Jones had been residing at the Spingler House, in New York, but re- turned to Baltimore on Sunday last, “NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE, PASSAGE OF A BILL TO PUNISH RAILROAD EM- PLOYES WHO REFUSE TO DO THEIR DUTY IN THE MOVEMENT OF TRAINS. Taextoy, March 8, 1877. An important bill, which relates to strikes by 1oco- mouive engineers and other railroad employés, bas passed both houses of the Legislature aud was imme- diately sent to the Governor for his action thereon, 1 was introduced in the Senate by General W. 3. Sewell, of Camden, and reads as follows: AX ACT to provide for the better protection of passongers upon ruflroads and to insure the prompt transportation and elivery of freizhts, Whereas strikes by locomotive engineer road employes, and the abandoument by them of their en- trains at points other then their schedule dest!- Ration, endstigers the safety of passengers and su shippers of frelght to grout inconvenience, delay und los \erelor 1, Be iv enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersoy, That it any locomotive engineer or other railroad employe m any railroad within this State, engaged in any strike, or with # view to Incite othe or in furtheranes of any combination or pre- mgeniont with any other person, to bring i} abandon the locomotive engine ip bis charge, when’ attached either to a passenger or freight train, at any place other than the schedule or otherwise appointed de» tion of such train, or shall reluse or ney- lect to combing his duty ort proceed with id, he shall may be intpriso yb the dis for aterm not exceeding six f the Court. tive enzineer or other railroad em pi (e. 1oF the purpose of furthering the object « wid to any stnke or strives urjinized or attempted to be maintained on any other railrond, either wi rwithout this state, shall re {use or neglect, ourse Of his employment, u venient 0 ploying hin of ceived theretron guilty of a mise be tied not loss imprisoned for a te tou of the Court Aud be it enucted, That if my person, im aid or furth r auve of the objects of any strike upon Any railroad, shalt interfere with, molest uF vbstruct any locomative engineer or other railroad wimploye engaged iu the ot bin duty as ed guilty of salt bo fue ic than $500, ig six months, 8 torn HOt exewedinie Jour, 4 E son OF persons, ir tu ww of the objects vo! y strike. shall obst any railrond track within th s. of shall injure or de steuy the rolling stock or any other property of any ratiroad company, or shall take possession of or remove any suet proj ot sball prevent or attempt to prevent the use thereof by such railroad evippany ov iby « es. or shill, in et by oifer of recompense indice aly enph © ithin this Stat the serv pan erson, dee or, wad ipo ore than $1,000, ai none yeur, at the disér ve of the THE ADJOURNMENT. Both will adjourn sie die to-morrow houses (Friday). EX-PRESIDENT GRAN’ ‘The mansion of the late William T. Garner, it is un- derstood, will be occupied by General Grant on bis re- turn ‘rom Europe, and it 1s said that the ex-President will bave the management of some large moneyed institution in New York city, intending to make Staten Island his permanent residence, SOENE. OF 7 APA, (aa Rew THE ain’ CM DW UA . 4) * \ KOS SS <ZZe DISAS ~ Sy ATS oe < Up ee My) Le. Meroe y % CU TER. an WIE ines We ail Qe, OS Yyp' “> SS) sengers and crew of the George Washington, so I en- close the following :— : ASSENGERS. A. Falconer, John Smith, W. Newberry, Edward Rayner, cREW. James Whitehead, Brooklyn, master. J. Kropp, Brooklyn, first mate. Charles Dabn, New York, second mate, Bernard Peterson aad Lewis Jones, New York, quar- termasters, Richard Hopkins, New York, chiet engineer, George L. Denton, Brooklyn, first assistant. J. H. Berryman, Jersey City, and Johu Sheehan, Now York, oilers. Richard Halpin, James Rasbburus, Jeremiah Riley and Joseph Walsh, New York, fireme Jumes Sammond, New York, steward, George Phelan, Thomas Nelson aud Robert H. Barry, New York, seamen, William O'Neil, Brooklyn, cook, Patrick Caulfield, New York, assistant cook. Amelia McDonald, Brooklyn, stewardess, Wilham Estman, New York, messman, Henry Whitman, New York, waiter, Robert Smith, Brgoklyn, boy. The following ts an accurate and complete list of the passengers aud crews of both steamers: PASSENGERS ON BOARD OF STKAMSINP GKORGE CROMWELL, Wm, Skinner, New Haven. John Dovi 4, Halitax, Francis Archibald, Brook- F. H, Jorden, lyn, paries K. ryler, W. H. Roper, Newfound- Edward Kent, land, List of officers and crew on board steamship George Cromwe' . B. Bacon, Jersey City, master; J. F. Caulking, Morristown, N. J., first mate Bacon tain’s brother), second mate; Charles Lenhoim and James Ryan, New York, quartermasters; A, Gun- derson, John Mouthy, George Jamiesoa and James W, Archibald, James Powers, Jolu Hopkins, W. 8. Comber, He ow York, seamen; George H, Wade, Brook. lyn, chief engmeer; B,C. Berryman, Hoboken, tirst assistant Christopher Maynard, and Samuel Wilton, New York, onlers Martin Costello, John Murphy, Jobn Walters and* Samuel Burns, New York, firemen, . Bacon (Captain's son), steward. Yew York, stewardess, 4 w York, cook, Francis Dewar, New York, porter, Join Napier, New York, messman, Witham Kavanagh, Newloundiand, boy. A COWARDLY ATPACK ON THE DEAD, The loss of these (Wo steamers has cast an unwonted gloom over the cies of St. Jobus and Hatitax, but the weightol U y bas fallen on tue cities of brook lyn avd.N Plying as they bad been reguiary betweon New York and st Jouns, Newloandiand, vie | Hallas, during the whole summer and autumn of 13 they had commended (hemee.ves not alone for pune. tuality and general w ness, Dat bad won tudoubied Connecticut, coulidence irom the traveling pubic for swety aud good, careful seamanship, Hence (he uerous as persion cast on the captains and oilicers of the steam | running | pistol, which tell from tts holster to negligence on the part of the masters in (he matter of not having given due attention to the use of the lead, It is poss’bie that neglect in sounding may have caused the loss of both these vessels, but we consider it very unlair to assume this as the fact without further knowledge than we now have or are ever likely to bave upon the subject, The two captains were experienced seamen, had been up and down the coast repeatedly and made remarkably successful vo} If the question as to whether they were daly mindful of the vatue of taking soundings is brougut up tor consideration ake the ground that having wavigated their y ly to porton so many occasions 1s proof that they did on their voy- ages just what any skil/ul aud attentive seaman would do; and if, after baving so often turned from the well the pitcber be broken at last, it dovs not follow that carclessness was uecessarily the ase of the fowl c: 5 But why does Staff Commander Robinson stigma- tize the case as an exceptional one? Is he acquainted with the history of casualues on eur western shore? It would appear not, or he would not have written on this subject as he has done, He cannot be aware that only a lew yearn since two flue steamers, the Germania and Cleopatra, were lost in or about the same locality within a few bours of each other, and prior to those events the steamer Argo was lost in Tre passey Bay, while many years ago two if not three of Her Majesty’s ships came to grief on St. Shots or thereabouts. More receutly we had the unpleasant duty of detailing the loss of the telegraph steamer Robert Lowe, with all bands, in St, Mary’s Bay, a few hours after leaving Placentia, and of Her Majesty’s ship Niobe at St. Pierre, on a voyage trom Halifax, Does Mr. Robingon assume that all these digasters were occasioned by negicct in the use of the lead Y Possibly it may have been su, and we should be rejoiced if our Stat Commander's warning would bave any effect what- ever in preventing a recurrence of such shipwrecks iu future. “fhe community, however, feel and will continue to tee! regret at (he loss of these vessels, as they have been mainly instrumental in supplying our market during the season with Colonial and American produce, and in this regard contributed much more to the gen- aval weal than have done the Allin steamers, “We hope indeed that the cuterprising Cromwell line will not be deterred by these mishaps Irom continuing their steamboat business with this port. With the Staif Commander’s letter prominently placed im the captain’ cabin, as a reminder of the necessity of pay- ing due attention to the lead, insurance would hardly ve worth the premium.” ACCIDENTALLY SHOL HIMSELF, Mivotetows, N. Y¥., March 8, 1877, Henry L. Godet, twenty tive years of age in Brooklyn, N.Y. press Company on the New Jersey Midland Rutlroad, between Middletown and New York, while at last event between Unionville ertown, wus and Dee attached to bis waist, e bending over the safe, © bullet entered the y below the heart, and striking a@ tib gluneed round to the back wand vodged near the surface, being ship George Cromwell and steainsinp George Washing: ton by Commauder Robinson, Koval Navy, in a letter easily removed aud leuving a Ugly, Dub wot neceH. eueriy fata: wranmd, vafely res | jdentally suot in the side by his | SAVED FROM SUICIDE. A young woman, about twenty years of age, of re- spectable appearance, made a desperate and deliberate attempt at suicide at the Pamrapo station of the New Jersey Central Railroad on Wednesday night, When the nine o'clock train from New York urrived ghe fell on her knees between two of the cars and placed her neck on the — trac! A gentleman named Shaw, who had observed her strange move. ments and excited =~ manner — before the arrival of the train, followed ner elosely and at the critical moment pulled her from the track. The train Was just commencing to move. After being lectured on the rashness of her act she expressed sorrow, but declined to give the reasons for her desperate res orto give her name or residence, She took the next train tor N ot Quinn was arrested for disorderly conduct in Washington street, Jersey City, at seven o'clock Jast night, and was sentenced by Justice Whaten to the county jail for sixty days, She was placed in a cell at the Gregory street station house, and soon afterward she was found banging to the cell door, her neck bound to a bar with a stocking, She was black in the face when cut down, and nearly irsensible, When restored she was placed in another cell Avout nine o'clock, She was jound a sort ume alter hanging in the same Way, and Was nearly gone. She was taken from the celis and placed in the witness room, too much exhausted to be abie to make another attempt. A iue-looking, well-dressed woman, about forty a apted to jump overbourd from the rryboat Morristown at five o'clock yesterday as prevented by the deck bands. At ihe Hoboken ¢ station sue sald ber was Prendergast. Late in the evening her friends catled for her and stated that she lived in Clinton street and had buried ber hasbund two days ago. Patrick Wood, an aged man, while under the influ. ence of whiskey, attempted euicide twice yesterday at his residence, corner Seigel and Humboldt streets, Williamsberg. He tirst attemped to hang himselt, but being cut dowa it required force to prevent him from killing himself with a razor, Finally the aid oi the police was eummoned ond Mr. Wood was hand- cufled and toc! up im the Sixth Precinct Station House. A POLISH EDITOR'S SUICIDE. Kdward Kulikowski, a Pole, editor of the Kurier Nowojors) lished at the corner of Bond and Fulton streets, Brook- lyn, was found sick yesterday afternoon in Prospect Park, He was assisted by a park policeman to the office of the paper, and a physician was sent for, but befSre his arrival Mr. Kulikowski died, In the pockets of the deceased were found two neat pocket hooks, containing only one cent in money. In one of the pocketbouks was a small piece of paper on which was written very distinetiy the following, in the Polisi ixty-five years of age, language: Waiting «long time, and itis over one hour since 1 took the powder, ked my pip preatent witista lie wind is blowin am back w where I started fr As soon ag it was ascortained that the dece: vd suicide tho coroner was notified, ski Was a sing wry. Mr man aud had ho relatives im He wos well liked by those who knew Hd ho cause Can be assigned for his rach action. eceased Was a well educated man, and toe paper ch ho was editor was started for his benelit by h friends, residents of the two citics, Lt is Said thatin early lite deceased took an active part in the strugoin for Poliah liberty i hia native land i, Polish paper pub- | OUR MINISTER MR, ELIGU B, WASHBURNE'S ARKIVAL IN NEW YORK—-HIS COMING OF NO POLITICAL SIGNI- YI ANCE, Mr, Elihu B, Washburne, United States Minister to Fravee, arrived in this eity on last Monday morning by the steamer Celtic, of the White Star ti and took ap his quarters at the Futh Avenue Hotel, There a Henan reporter called on our distinguished represen tative and found him look ng in excelient health and in cheerful spirits, . conversation Mr, had come to this country apd that bis view had no | political signiticanee whatever. In reply to a question he said be bad received not the shigh! intimation that he was to be removed from his present ministry Mr. Hayes. hburne said t tong that are being m1 ln the coarse of a few minute: he Wasbburne said that strictly ou private busin jadging from the prepara. , the Parts Exposition of 1878 Would sOrpass auytiing of the Kind in splendor and compicteness the world bas ever seen, excepong our teunial etfort. He did not think that ever could be The citizeus who tnbor most for the succes Paris are those most mterested 9 18 Ifure prosperous as a . 8 the in ot ste J poswibiy be under an Lip ernment, Hence wey are ~ with double chergy. He hoped thé United States would be re tou at that Exposition, aud considered that it tuey were not the omissiqn would be deplorabl noticed that the House of Repri Juurned Without appoiuting a commission, and feared it Would be too kite Wien the next House assembles to | ated to the matter in accordance with its merits, Mr. Washburue stated that he was afraid the statue of Liverty, by Barchoids, Would not be compicted if our government manitested no interest 1m Exposition, inumating that the French — people woud fecl hare at such 4 poor return of the generosity displayed by them toward us in the matter of the statue, When be left France subserip- tious toward tuisting the work were wuluiptying, aud 250,000 franes ($50,000) bad been raised, Ile stated thot a war tn the «would seriously intertere with the carrying out of the Exposition project, but was of the opinion that the present outiook to peace was more bopetul than when be leit Paris. Mr. Washburne considered the move adopted for settling the Presidential dilemma as about the right thing and gave 1bas his opinion that Mr, Hayes would have « very successful administration, He was aware that Mr. Hayes tad great obsacies to coutend with reforming the civil service, and hoped Unat the ma ity of the people would be with lam in bis endeavor PUBLIC HALT L ASSUCIATI ON, A regular meeting of the Public Health Association of the city of New York wae held Just evening in the rooms of the Academy of Medicine, No. 12 West ‘Tuirty -lirst street, a report of the Standing Committee on s+Disin tection,” A paper on ovident Dispensaries,’ by Charles Barnard, aud anotier papeg on the “Hyginw Physies of Heat’? by is Leeds, The Standing Connite tee, on requesting turther Ume to prepare their r port, were yranted a Ween’s deiay. A SHARP JERSEY SPECULATOR, John Buscheimer, aged lorty-one years, of Bergen county, N. J, owned one flat car load of cord wood at the Bushwick station of the Southern Railroad of Long Island, ‘This loud he sold yesterday to several different parties iu Willamsbarg for the sum of $28 giving each purchaser an orver on tho freight + for the wood, One of the victims, Charles er, of No 144 Kwen sireet, cuused his arrest, aud bis cage will be heard before Justice Wucic to-day, | the counng | The order of busiuess consisted of | 1 THE STATE CAPITAL. Mr. Fish and His City Govern- ment Bill, ENDORSED BY DEMOCRATIC OFFICIALS. + Meeting of the Joint Committee Last Night. ALbany, Marck 8, 1877. Both houses show a disposition to j.unge squarely Into business, and If the action of the Assembly yes- terday in passing tho Poo! bill in the teeth of a lormt- dable lobby be an indication of its virtuous purposes, this session may be marked in legislative annals with uwhite stone, There never was 60 good a chance for an honest, impartial meaguro of retrenchment for New York. The hard times and other causes have made members of the Legislature cautious about voting to incre: the taxpayers’ burdens, and tu- clined rather to cut down without merey so long as they don’t burt their own triends, The trouble about getting a bill of retrenchment through 18 found in the pressure that every official whose salary is threatened seems capable of bringing to bear upon members, The instant it is known in New York that Joba | Smith’s salary 18 in danger of being cut down, Smith and bis friends come to Albany and set to work to bull-doze the democratic or the republican members, according to the party to which Smith be- longs. But there are somo men hore this winter, hke | Woodin and Morrissey, who won’t be bull-dozed ot cajoled, and who are determined to go right straight along, cutting on both sides with pertect indifference and impartiality. ‘The signs are that New York will havo relief this spring, AN IMPORTANT CITY MEASURE, Mr. Fish’s bill to secure better administration of the city government of New York was discussed at length 1m the morning session of the House, The bill ts long and complicated. It relates chiefly to the system of domg the city works on streets, &., the administra- tion of the Finance Department and the method of expenditures. It was originally the work of Comp- troller Green, Charley Swan and John H. Strahan, but it has been greatly overhauled, and stands to-day ap- proved by Mayor Ely and Comptroller Kelly. It is such as could not possibly conflict with anything the joint committee may frame, ag itis in a great neasure technical, and its merits or demerits can only be un- derstood by one who bas a pretty thorough acquaint- ance with the workings of the various municipal de- partments. Mr. Fish admitted it was sent to him by the democratic municipal officers of New York, and was tudorsed by some of the best elements of the city. He was omphatic in approving that feature of it which requires of the Board of Aldermen a four-tiiths vote for all expenditures of money, as it would prevent much extravagant expenditure, Ecclesine disagreed, and movod to amend go that it should require only + three-fourths vote for resolutions or ordinances re quiring un expenditure of money, He held it would Ve unjust to tie up the minority of the Board in an in- significant one-fitth, The four-fifths rale was favored by Messrs. Mitchell and Spinola, the former dwelling at some length in terms of eutogy on tho bill, and re- ferring in the course of his remarks to Ecclesine ag the silver-haired orator trom the Nineteenth, whose amendment was offered in the interest of the cone tractors, A CASE POR PISTOLS AND COFFEE. This nettled Ecclesine as muchas if a pint of ice water had been dropped down inside the back of hig shirt collar, and he got on his feet promptly to reply, and delivered himself in these few, but severe terms, “«1f the good government of the city of New York de- pended upon the gentleman from the Fifth (Mr. Mitchell) 1 should be sorry for the cause of good gov- ernment.” Mitchell was erect in an instant as if started by a galvanic battery, and demanded, in tones of angry excitement, that the stenographer write out the remarks just made. Ho insisted that it was a ree flection upon himself which should not be tolerated, A CHEERFUL INTERLUDE, The Assembly was disposed to accept this suddem turn in the debate as a cheerful reef and awatied with pleasurable anticipation the next chapter of the affair, The remarks were written out and read by the clerk, and the chair (slr, Lang) ruled that the point of order was well taken and cautioned Ecclosine that he mustcontiue bimaelf to parhamentary language, Chris- topher Flecke was unable to restrain himself at this particular juncture, and to everybody’s sympathetia response expressed the hope that if the gentlemen had any dirty liien to wash they bad better wash It out side the Chamber. ‘This delivered in Flecke’s peculiar accent caused @ roar of merriment. Ecclesine con- tinued his speech, taking the first opportunity to fire another shot at his opponent, and then his amend- ment Was put and voied down, WHAT THE DEMOCRATS HOPED FOR. ‘The discussion became general, Messrs. Fish, Purdy, Spinola and others having more or less to say unuil the hour of adjournment, when it went ovor as th special order of the evening. Spinola urged strenu. ously an amendment alter “contract” of the words ‘or by days? wo. k,” so as to give a wider discretion to the ollicers of the city government and the Board of Aldermen, but Mr. Fish declined to accept it, and the democrats were by no means well pleased. AN INSURANCE BILL. It is understood the Assombiy Committee on Insur- ance will report a final bill next week, embracing all the best features of Graham’s and Husted’s bills. THK NUISANOK BILL. ‘The Senate Judiciary Committee reported favorably the bill for the prevention of such nuisances as the | of and bone factories at Greenpoint and elsewhere, amended so that objectionable establishments must be proved in court to be nuisances betore their removal can be directed by the Boara of Health. W YORK ILLS REPORTED, Senator Woodin, from the Committee on Cities, made a report of three New York biils, one authorizing tie New York and Brooklyn Bridge Company to change | the site of a portion of its work on the New York side; one cutting down the salaries of the civil district court officers and clerks ttt per cent, and oue n has already passed the Assembly providing tor completion of the Court House in the Third judi I district, city w York. INTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. Most of the Senate’s time was taken up in the diss cussion of the bill relative to the Superimtendent of Public Works. al of the ndments made in committee were rejected, and the bill was contormed nearer to its original shape than when it left the Ag+ sembly. It was fnaily ordered to a third reading. “ TUE EVENING SESSION, ‘The House reassembied at halt-past seven P. M, and resumed consideration of the bill to provide better | pablic administration in the city of New York. | Bye wut the pending question about how the work } shail bo performed passed over. O» motion of Mr, Spinola the consolidated stock was | made payavle at not less than ten yours and not more thun ‘ity years, instead of thirty years, iscussion was had, but owing to the heat ilation im the chamber the commit tee rose und reported progress, The bill was then made the special order for to-mor- Tow morning. UNPAID TAXES, } , The Seuato Commitiee on Cures will givea favors ble report to-morrow of the bill allowing persons ownimg property in New York one year’s grace in | which to pay their taxes, On the unpaid amounts the | rate of Interest to be eight per cent instead ot twelve, as al present, ‘THK RIGHT OF VRNUK. Mr. Stetson, Assistant Corporation Counsel of New York, appeared before the Judiciary Committee aud made a long and earnest argument agaiust Carpenter | bil, allowing plaintils iy actions against the city to lay, the right of venue in other counties than New York. | The bill bas the object vf conveniencing certain Pate | nam county people, who beheve they bave claims against the ety tur invasion ot their water tots. MEKTING OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE, At ten o’cioek this evening the joint committee met in executive session at Senator Woodin’s rovms in the Delavan, and the sub-committee, composed of Messrs. Wovodin, Morrissey, |, Cowdin and Mitehell, made their report of a whose principal points were those published the other da: the HekaLp as Mr. Morrh ‘s biltor plan, Iben along discusgion took place, the press, of course, being excluded, {he Joint committee cuded their labors at midmgnt | and resolved to meet again on ‘Tuesday moruing at uine o'clock, when the Omnibus bill will be finally decided upon aod presented to both houses. The = main points = determined = to-might = are to throw the Park and Dock departments into the Departinent of Public Works, the Building 0 the Fire Department, the Excise into the Poll Department, Four Commissioners of Police aro re: tamed aod two of Charities and Corrections, A long de- bate occurred un the disposition of the Street Cleann Bureau, but it was leit undecided, with the likelihoo it will be Loft with the police under certain conditions relative Lo contracts. Tue meeting was harmonious and the best of feeling was shown, ‘8 PERILS. An old tavern on the Pussaic River road, at Woods side, Newark, caught dre lust night, but was saved by citizens before the firemen could get there, In hurrys ing to the scene, Excelsior Truck No. 2 was violently overthrown into a gully in the rood leading from whe main thoroughiare to the river. The firemen on 16 narrowly escaped with their lives, The truck also caped serious injury. FIR