Show B SV J TP LEG APH apu A IW TO the uhe dese dear deseret rec rrt NEWS HEWS per feb WESTERN U UNION NION TZ TELEGRAPH LEORn LINE AMERICAN an oswego resident found some thing offensive in lit his bis last dozen of esris and took the tiie dealer to task what is the matter with them asked that individual they are not good was the reply well that cant he be wondered it was the apologetic rejoinder hens are so drove now they aint expected to hs be as particular as usual washington treasury balancer balances today to day currency moa MOZ special deposit of legal tenders for redemption of certificates of deposit S coin including in coin certificates legal tenders outstanding washington april 5 contra victory statements having been made concerning the continuance of the civil service regulations and the resignations of george william curtis and hon hou jas medill medih the two leading members of the civil service board the following have been obtained from high authority and are known to be facts it is the intention to continue the competitive peti tive examinations in the tiie departments part ments as fixed in ifa the regulations but appoint appointments menti will not rigidly depend on ou these it is known that hon jos medill tendered his resignation as a member of the board last fall on account of not having time to spare to go to washington to sit with the board the president declined to acc abc accept t it 11 mr curtis urged him to h hold hoid od on a while on the lath of last january the president nt issued a general order against holding li feder al offices of oi appointments by state or municipal I 1 officers unie unless 39 they resigned me the latter this to take effect march eth 1873 in march mr medill called the presidents attention to this order and notified him of his resignation of the in membership em of the civil service board the letter of resignation of geo william curtis is as follows WEST NEW brignton BRIGHTON new york march 18 idly illy ly dear bear siras sinas sir sin As the circumstances under which several important appointments have been recently made seem to me to show an abandonment both of the spirit it and arid letter of the civil service regulations I 1 respectfully resign my position as rus a member of the advisory board of the civil i ervice service in so doing I 1 beg to amuro assure you of my warmest wishes wisher 4 and the continuance of my most earnest efforts for the success of your administration very ivery respectfully and truly yours signed GEO war CUR CURTIS curels Tirs I 1 C H his I 1 excellency the president NEW YORK I 1 bella Simmon sand agnes agnos burgess tho the wives of the check raisers misers and forgers in prison at brooklyn have been arrested for supplying u I 1 in ll 11 material with which ohp theu then husbands stands neade their attempt to escape A legislative committee comit tee to investigate the erie it B R affairs today tay to day examined president wat waton watson on ile he stated that before the legislature assembled sem bled person insinuated that legislation favorable to the road could be obtained by a proper use of money he declined to pay money for the purpose he could not give names as ast the persons only conveyed their ideas by nods and winks and grimaces he told therom the com cittee of the new jersey legisla lature who waited on him with instructions that their services could be secured secured that he would submit to no yack Vaci yack Vack mailing malling and would rai ther spend money to put them in the penitentiary atlantic disaster after a dinner and an addless at fanuel hall marched to the railroad station through the burnt district under guard of f the police the lame were furnished with carriages or cabs passage and supper had been provided for all on the steamer for new york there was considerable curiosity to see fee oe the men civi giving n ehg the police plenty of work tilo nV icelic ami train left ft t the half past nive five e several immigrants granta accepted situations in lh the city three or four remain in the bo hospital pItal all needing clothing were supplied having been raised for the purpose be the little lie lle hero john hindley received from visitors to the hall tall and his autograph was in great groat demand the money was placed in responsible hands for his benefit NF NEW v YORI three hundred and anil fifty duniven aws ef of ho tho t iu lil mated fated f atlantic arrived here this morning from front boston by the steamer aea new pot port purt 1 it being generally known that they were coming as early as four anxious crowds were gathered round the pier and the wildest excitement prevailed rc As the newport neared the dock the pier was closed and none but em aloyes and members of the press were admitted inside the gates meanwhile the commissioner of i emiera emigration tion had a tug chartered and to avoid the large crowds outside the pier ran her up close to the newport took the on board and steamed down to Castle castler garden where the scene baffles description A thousand men women and chil chii children dien dlen of every nation were gathered and it was with the greatest difficulty they could be kept from forcing the their i way through the gates the poor fellows looked miserable they were e poorly clad and seemed to be much dis Is heartened on their arrival at castle garden they were regi registered as ag usual after which their friends lri iri ends who were waiting in the information room sent lit in the names of thos those whom they sought and as a wiro wire and children a ister or brother recognized one of the unfortunate men whom they deemed lost the scene was mostly affect affecting 1 n tile the men gave way entirely any ant and tl tt e women either swooned or screamed for joy even outside the gate gates men and women who gathered in groups sobbed and cried bitterly after a short time breakfast was laid about one hundred of them leave tonight to nl night bt on the erie road for their destinations and the remainder in a few days the majority of the men speak disparagingly of the captain and the crew complain that after being two or three days at sea their food was cut short abort NEW nev YORK Alex aiex alexander anderT T stewart though stated by his physicians to be con convalescent vale scent from severe ili ill ne ner nea is believed to have spent yesterday in a very critical condition his hia eom com complaint pl ant is brights disease of the ki kidneys d ile lle y the strike of tilo the gasmen notwithstanding their places have been to a certain extent filled occasioned casio ned the turning oltof the supply on the west ide of the city during the day and at one time to night threatened leaving that portion of the city in total darkness in some tome streets the lights are burning dimly and candles are used for auxiliary light in ili many newspaper and telegraph officer one hundred and forty one packages invoiced as crockery blankets etc for the ue uce of settlers in the re red river coi cou country belled belied la Ia to the care bf bajas Jas freeman st paul min nister and imported recently by a cunard steamer were wore seized yesterday in various localities including 01 the erie depot at hoboken Ho bolten bollen b by the united states officer and a alleged T eged t to contain fine china chin a ware silks and 1 expensive clothes valued at detective sergeant green of the the london police arrived yesterday for havana with papers necessary for the extradition of bidwell charged with defrauding 0 the bank of england HALWAX HALIFAX 5 the enquiry order ed by the dominion government into the atlantic disaster commenced in the custom house before collector mcdonald McDo and capt J mckenzie A shipmaster S L shannon and H blanchard blanehard a appeared ear car 3 for the government J N R for the captain captain williams was IMM called and sworn he read a statement in reply to a que question stion silon of his hia counsel he added 1 iwason I was on the bridge up to 0 minutes east past 12 up to midnight there was brilliant ant starlight after that the occasional sight of astar when I 1 left the bridge I 1 went into the chart room SO 30 feet reet abatt abaft the bridge on the upper deck deci within easy call cal I 1 of or the off omm meers officers on deck I 1 got up at 2 and looked into the wheel house houfe then lay jay down for awhile in mald maid mak ing my calculations I 1 estimated her speed ed at 11 knots she had increased g gradually badua ily lly from 71 7 to 12 knots th the th third ird officer reported that she had run miles at 12 which agreed with my calculation calculations I 1 expected the ship at 3 would b be e IS 18 or 20 miles south of sambro and to lay by until daylight I 1 had not my clothes oftay all I 1 hn hw every reason to put confidence in the second of fleer officer he had mad made etwo two voyages in the ship phlp and I 1 always found round him a steady sober man in lit cross crosa examination captain williams said the speed speed was waa about twelve knots he reckoned reckon fd hoaas he was easterly eight miles off sambro bearing north five degrees east he did wt not shift me hie couro but expert ed to pass pa ss five miles east of sambro ledge edge he had bad never brought tho the ship h I 1 into halifax nor had ever been on the coast before the third officer had been in the harbor twice no other officer had ever been there he did not use ube the lead in coming to halifax because the night was clear sambro light could be be seen twenty one miles in clear weather and felteen miles in moderate weather 1 I am now satisfied that when I 1 went into the chart room I 1 was mistaken in the locality of the ship she must have been further northward and westward than I 1 thought I 1 knew the coast was waa ironbound and dangerous if I 1 had bad been sounding regularly from twelve to three I 1 would have been and the tiie ship would not have gone ashore there were three quartermasters and the second and forth officers on deck had they been energetic they might I 1 think have seen there was something ahead and if it orders had been given to rev tev reverse dis i e engines the calamity might have been avoided 1 I have given the company carpenter orders to get two hundred to bury the dead and undertaken to attend the saloon passengers bodies bodice and second officers as their friend friends might wish them forwarded many bodies had come on shore before I 1 left the white star ote steamers tea amers moers are supplied with printed ordel ardeis 5 for the guidance of the am commanders those orders are to take all possible precautions collision and wreck there are axe no special instructions as to the precautionary steps in approaching shore that is left ent liely to the judgment of the commander the off omm meers officers in charge have full power to change the course or stop the tho ship if necessary without consul consulting tin the captain there are no special instructions as to soundings HALIFAX fourteen bodies were recovered yesterday by grappling today to day the weather being vely favorable vo rable the tho divers worked for the purpose of finding bodies and twenty seven all apparently of steerage passengers passenger were recovered many had considerable sums of money one wh whose onename ose name appeared from the papers found in his pocket to be crooke had a bill of exchange for two hundred pounds and considerable money moncy besides the divers clews number sixty five the only bodies now remaining on shore are those found today to day those recognized by the prayer books as roman catholics were taken to terrence bay a few miles distant and buried in the catholic cemetery the le ie bainder have been buried in the Eph episcopal copal cemetery at prospect some bodies brought up today to day showed they died uy by buto suTo suffocation cation catlon nut not by drowning As the bodies are brought up by divers they are placed in a boat under the charge of geo lingard Lin Lingi dindi gald aid ald aau a justice stice stive of th the e peace and convey conveyed ed to the hillside on lyans byans island E dward edward byan ryan another mag magistrate receives them and takes from them all money 9 and nd valuables noting them jn a book with such euch marks of identification as calibo baribo can bo found on their thein persons the bodies of or mrs davidon and her daughter were found within a short time tinie of each other there was found on miss davidon sewed to her dress a letter from her mother advising her in cae care of an any unforeseen circumstance comstance cum stance talan taking iler ller her the mother away to take possession poss essien of her i money and letter of or credit and proceed eed with all speed to san francisco cisco and inquire for fon farmr mr mcdonald McDo who would send her to her uncle undo L H Temp leby of california on the body of mis uis davidson Day idson was found round and put into the hands of edward ryan bynn at lower prospect the following 86 pound pounds in gold dollars currency and a tetter letter of credit for 10 I 1 pounds from froni london and county banking company signed feigned by N howard and manager brown I 1 on falkner beil bell co of or S F its ite number in the bodies of both mrs alid miss davidson David ron con are already sealed in coffins and await the advice of their friends as to what disposal is to be made of them it is expected that more cabin passengers ers will be recovered one diver as been de detailed specially to search bearch the cabin PARIS panis 5 at tho the recent federal democratic moer atie atle dem demonstration in barcelona the red flag surmounted by the phrygian cap and bearing deaths head was r alsed lo 10 londos LONDON mo 5 6 there was an explosion of firedamp fire damp in a coal mino mine near Aber hillery Monmouth shiro shire yesterday five miners dead and many TO a ny ol 01 iwas ani 1 |