Show TELEGRAPH TIDINGS by NV U to W ui I herald ferald I scrambling for office omee dec 27 A warm political contest is in progress over the position of tho the chief naval constructor tor of the tile navy naval constructor tor T J wilson baa tho support of the tile new now england naval con et trader Sani samuel tiel 11 pool that of the new york and pennsylvania men met and naval constructor goo A the influx influence ilea of the coast the latter ia is also understood to have tile support eu piort of the tho secretary of the navy the tile R appointment 01 ointment will be made after the hodys holidays the west robat a va dec doc 27 17 the west point explosion ia is unaccounted fur for it it occurred near tile forward hatch and the s instantly in fl flames aines alic twelve colored men in the hold wore were killed or burned to death five other jumped overboard and four were drowned rho steamer was cut loose when etwas it was found tin impossible to save her and she drift drifted eToil two miles up tip luver river where everything burned except her iron hull which broke amidships her chief s stevedore tev edore was L obrad S bradford ford among the killed is peter geoghegan of f baltimore her first officer en and win will Lo bohannon hantion were badly burned eighteen of the nineteen dead are colored three others were injured sian point points S SAN AN F FRANCISCO R AN dec cc V f the outbreak of smallpox small pox in sydney is ie i as burning a more serious aspect than wae was anticipated several deaths have occurred since the departure of the last mail and new cases are reported d from day to day the wheat prospect ie is fair and it is probable probable bable that last years averages will Ero be e re repeated ted the schooners ners ers porte and irai benna have been kidnapping liati natives ves from the bartholomew and A appi appl ppl islands tho tile natives swear vengeance and itis believed they will attack any expedition landing on oil the islands lie ile dont cure care dee dec 27 guiteau pays I dont caro care t rhodock tho dock cant I talk tall just as well in the dock as elsewhere where im bound to be hoard heard I dont c care a re lor for t that h at judge cox do il it the prosecution begin n to toe OB t they aey have lave no tin case up list me f X never aw IT them act so on silly especially specially ally porter I would not bo be afraid to a a Y where h re if tile they let me rne loose I am not at a afraid to walk alo alono noall all over oter washingto baltimore bal ore new nc york borkor or any other othet I aca am not afraid of being shot horhung tile lord and the keople people dont agree in ili the business I had I ad rather havo have tl alie I ecord 11 on my sid side e tha ahan liall all ho the people inhumanity JERSEY CITY dec 27 J M 11 L loary oars v I was recently pent to st SL francis bilhl for or alcoholism being seized tho the worst farm of small pos pox and refusing to go t ta v the pest house bouse wa wee s allowed to go home A fried persuaded him tx t the police station and helped him hini along through the streets the police on in hearin g of his is approach barred the door and lie was deposited I on the sidewalk where he lie died thed and was soon surrounded by a large crowd mostly children A cloth was laid over his face fice but was r several averal times lifted bv by the curious children the friend who was avith him was locked up for try trying in A boget into the tile station to see the cers diabolical deed AsIT LAND ky dec doc 27 sir and mr mrs J W gibbons who reside near this town went visiting gf last friday night ill bt leaving their daughter 14 years old miss Emma Thomas 17 years old and a con son of R tobert the gibbons gibbons homestead during friday night sonic some villains camo came to tho the house outraged both tho the eirls sat saturated their clothing with oil set the tile house on fire and killed young robert gibbone shwas attempt attempting in to give tho the alarm all thoth the three reo of the dead had heir their heads split oien open with a hatchet no due clue to the murderers A thousand billars reward ie is offered for their capture a the gibbons h house ouse was burn burned to whet only the chimney being left standing |