Show wb TE AMERICAN SANTA CRUZ 8 this p pm in an unknown man applied for drink at a saloon in front st which was refused him liim because lie he had no money tile the biloon keeper heeper soon afterward found him at the back entrance when he says upon I 1 the he man refusing to leave he dealt him a blow with his fist the man was found dead a few feet from the place where he was alleged to have llave been struck the body is in charge of the coroner who will hold an inquest tomorrow to morrow washington 9 at half past 4 this morning the steamer national arrived on the scene of the burning steamer mamasses Wa Ma masset having on board about twenty div five survivor saud 11 dead bodies the bodies were recognized as those of mrs muce who is reported had three children with her all lost mrs julia kelly of virginia the child of jas reed mrs matilda walker of washington miss MW juliana wells and four colored children two are yet unrecognized captain wood wilson wheeler the clerk mr lash the engineer and mr heed reed beed mate ottlie of the steamer mamasses Wa Ma masset arrived here this thia a m on the steamer geo na all of them were more or less burned or injured the passengers all agree that the officers of the boat did their liest best to save life and property but so sudden en and fierce was the fire that scarcely anything was saved there are known to be e lost misses Mox bury patsy Sardy Bardy juila juiia Julia Julla kelly bessie reed cardia hobbs mrs estber esther esther estber griffin and two children mrs joseph reed beed and three children george tibbs dick hard the chambermaid and seven colored persons in th tho 13 opinion of captain wood there are from ten to twelve bodies not discovered in order to obtain them the superintendent of the potomac F ferry terry erry co and others started down the river this thia morning in the s team steam tug lewis provided with grappling irons captain wood of the asset says 1 I was i as in the pilot house when one of the firemen shrieked As I 1 came out I 1 saw flames coming through the galley by the walking beam I 1 shw saw it was impossible to get to tile the life boat and immediately ordered all hands bands forward knowing it to be the safest point some jumped overboard with fright and many were frantic with fear before reaching the shoie e the flames were so intense that the working beam fell and the m machinery stopped had she kept on until she struck the shore I 1 would have been able to save many mo rebut in five minutes from tile the time the alarm was given the boat was a sheet ol 01 of flames our officers did all that could be done under the circumstances cum stances 11 sy 11 captain wood does not think aliat eliat the number lost will reach over thirty A lady liang hanging ipg ing to the rudder chain was saved by a small boat that came to the wreck john reed states that he was busy throwing overboard some planks to the women when the flames burst up the gangway forcing him to jump overboard and he swam ashore he says that it kasnot was not above three minu minutes tes before all communication was cut oft between the bow and stern of the boat there were about twenty children on board exclusive of tt registered i estered passengers robert nash kash the 1 engineer was saved by his son the assistant engineer who jumped overboard and swam ashore with illa ilia father captain wood was considerably sider ably burned about the head the tug which left here this am for the scene of the steamboat disaster has returned bringing four bodies twenty unknown bodies were interred at stewarts stewards near the scene scone of the disaster the failure to send them hero here for ment identification causes treat great indignation thus far thirty bodies odies have been received the number of victims will not dot exceed forty five had the lifeboat not been rotten the tile loss of life would have been small but the whole stern dropped out of it while beihl lowered y ih tny jhb whole boatload into tile the river but few of whom escaped the origin of the fire has not been definitely ascertained the captain thinks it on i g in the forward end bow but his statement conflicts with that of ethers others who think that sparks from froni the smoke box were blown into the hold and coming into contact with dry wood j readily ignited and the boat being dry as tinder soon ig cited from the time of the thedis dis col eol covely aery of the tile fire the boat was burned to the main deck and waters edge in twenty minutes the excitement which existed can be judged from the fact that the i boat had nearly life preservers oil on b board ard aid and only were used the tild lemons lemon ieMon persons persona 8 using them one of wh which was a little girl were both saved from the statement of those on board it seems thattie that the officers stood firmly to their pests and did everything in their pew r to save life and allay excitement on all ali sides their conduct has been commended and no blame for the disaster seems attached to them BALT im ORE 10 lo A heavy rai ral raid rain 1 a storm accompanied by lightning and unusually loud and sharp thunder I 1 occurred in this vicinity between 2 and 3 this am the sloop lucy of brandywine while lying at EIght St wharf iraa struck by lightning and her to top mast and lower mast shivered chatsworth cos coa store in the northwest section of the city was overflowed the cellars of large buildings were flooded the stable of george sheets was struck ly by lightning and a valuable mare killed tha the loss will reach several thousand dollars mass 9 11 T dunn deputy IT aIwas assassinated in bed last night it is thought that he was shot through the window with a gun loaded with buckshot thus far no clue to the murderer N Y 9 this pm the bodies of inlo wentz and wife who kept a lager beer saloon were discovered in the ed with blood it is supposed that wentz shot his wife and then S hot shot himself as they frequently quarreled A four barrelled barrel led pistol with the chambers discharged was found BOSTON 9 A special from portland me at 2 this pm says that a large fire is raging in the wharf the steamer diego has been burned to the waters edge other boats are in great dan 1 ger the thu sheds of the N Y steamers are all burned A dispatch dated p pm ii says the steamer montreal was turn lurn burned later A dispatch at pm says the fire is spreading rapidly all ali allot of the galtz gaitz and the atlantic wharves are burned the wind is from the west and the fire mali mall may keep off the shore the steamers diego montreal and chase are burned in the stream PORTLAND me lie 9 the nire fire hm hai spread to the freight sheds of the boston steamers and burned the tte elevators on the galtz wharf wit with several thousand bushels of grain braill the freight in the freight chedi was got out fye hundred tons oft of coal oal on the galtz wharf are also thel thil burning the freight depot on tie the I 1 grand trunk railroad has jusli jugl just caught fire the building of the tle burnham and morrill packing I 1 company is gone it is the steamer charlotte and not the chase tu that IS is burning one unc one woman all ali I 1 to have been drowned and othea Te ported reported are drowned saco adi ani biddeford Bid deford have been telegraphed for aid washington 3 10 N notwithstanding st the coroners inquest exonerated one rated the meers officers off omm of the dammed warned set from all blame the facts the reverse on application atthe treasury it is learned that jhc thc iva Wa masset was allowed by her carti ficare inspectors to carry only passengers on her regular trip in the first t cabin and twenty on de deet deek et 0 on n friday she bhe was on her trip and consequently by carryl carrying ig an excess of passengers passenger 4 above tb the legal number her owners har havi rendered themselves liable to tie the penalties of the statute which iid lid i poses a fine often of ten dollars for esc eacel passenger so carried the of the bo boat a t a dmit admit a viol violation a tion of the law which requires that the tile tille tilla r ropes of passenger vessels shall shail I 1 wire or chain those of the aart wai aset asset were of rope the treasury department intends ordering 1 i rigid exam examination nation into the facts facil and will enforce the severest severed penalties against any infraction of 01 the law the steamer pander vander pan Van derbA which arrived here to up eight ight additional bodies bo so far as ascertained the total number ne cesary necessary is sixty one the thel following is an extract from froin a letter received here from a gentleman of washington now travel ling in europe tho the american department of the vienna exposition is a wretched failure the japanese moors and egyptians have surpassed us at every step stop on the ground you come across an in american bar so that the impression must be left on foreigners that the manufacture and concoction of vile rum are the only characteristics of our country J 9 the sun today to day gives double leaded prominence to a startling piece of intelligence the substance of which is that a telegram from havana was received here yesterday by a spanish commercial m e r cial clai house and by bv a high spanish functionary to the effect that general part ilo iio at the head of men had entered and captured cienfuegos Cienfu egas without a shot being fired and that they proclaimed don carlos asking as king of spain many leading spaniards of havana including tho general and colonels of volunteer regiments jesuits and several of the leading slave slavo traders are also reported to be concerned with general for the overthrow of the tho republican government of spain spam neel BuFi buffal palo FALO O 9 the fourth and last days races of the buffalo driving park association was a grand success the weather was delightful and the track in splendid condition dit iori lorf the attendance was vms large the first race called was no 8 for which there were four entries the following starting ned wallace fleety golddust goldlust Gold Goldo lust dust and kate bennett bennett sold before the start three to one against the field and was an easy winner winner in three sami straight 1 heat 2311 2341 and wallace wailace taking the second money the race no 9 was the trot of the day there were five entries in the race but only goldsmith maid jim irv irving n g and american girl si started arted lyl luey lucy cy was drawn it is is said on account of lameness this was a great disappointment to thousands who expected that she and american girl would have a lively contest in the first heat the horses got ot off well to get herthe maid hav having ing the pole at the quarter the tho maid mald led with wit lithe the girl 71 four foun ur and irwing eleven lengths behind irving having broken badly at the half and three quarter pole they retained the same positions down the home stretch however american girl gradually closed up the gap and came in three fourths of a length behind the maid irving a very bad third time first quarter 33 half mile log mile mlle 22 goi BOSTON 9 A dispatch from portland pm says the grain elevator on the tile daitz galtz gaitz wharf has kone gone also on the boston steamer wharf latesta Y aj 9 portland cortlan me says the fire is fully under control the tho steamer drego diego of N Y with its contents is destroyed the steamer uvon JVon montreal treal of boston and carlotta of halifax are burned the grand brunic trunk railroad depot is safe PITTSBURG pa 10 hoeq Joe joo Gloud loud the man who is rowing a boat from philadelphia to new orleans turns out to bo be an aquatic fraud his agent mr james quit him at this city and returned to philadelphia foi fbi the thel reason that cloud cot drunk and was not net doing the square thing instead of rowing a all ali 11 way vay he arrived in Harris harnis harrisburg bu rg on monday morning and left that city by ra rail rall 11 the same afternoon arriving at harrisburg on tuesday morning at half balf past one his boat remained at tile the depot until the pm when it was taken to tile the varieties theatre where it was exhibited that evening and remained until the next morning it was consequently out of the tile water from monday monay morning until wednesday morn morning hig during which time cloud was constantly on shore when he hei is obliged according to the articles of agreement to stop on the water tn his liis boat james say says that not a cent is ij pending ending on the tho result that tho the is a myth at the hotel where cloud stopped says he be daid dald ilot not even pay his hig board bill and ill lii in no llo way way wak deported himself as lie ho should the fellow follow I 1 is a fraud of the first water CHICAGO 10 the arrangements are now definitely concluded for theli the tho holding of a brand grand billiardi tournament in this city in the last week of september the noted players layers wilbie exploits kepl kept new now nyk eyk lix a furore of excitement for several days are expected to attend A desper desperate tite prize fight took place this am about 20 miles nhom from hero between bill donovan and tom malone at a a side at lit catch weight A large number of sporting men left here this pm to witness the fight twenty seven rounds were fought lasting fifty eight minutes donovan ono was decided the winner both men were fri frightfully punished QUINCY ill ili 10 the brail branch ich leh of df the quincy bt st louls louis B R B from fall creek to hannibal f is completed trains will begin their regular trips tomorrow to morrow making connections with the missouri kansas texas R BB R BENICIA the chinese camp of laborers who are engaged on the narrow guage it B R was assaulted in the night by a band of drunken hoodlums who cut the ropes of the tents and pelted belted them with rocks supplies of which they had brought with them in bags to convenient positions the as soon as they could extricate themselves from the ruins and debris scattered like frightened sheep into the sur rounding country show rs of stones following them yesterday all work was stopped nota not a chinaman being on hand at the hour of commencement men cement of work many mapy of them were found in the morning miles from the place of attack no cause is assigned for the difficulty went to sleep on the floor and in a couple of hours got up and renewed the fight during which knowles got hold of a knife and stabbed bronet in three places on the head ont 9 A frightful railroad accident occurred today to day between orilla and othlia it appears that a gravel train was running at a moderate rate through a swamp and that two cows persisted in keeping on the track the engine got over them without sustaining any damage the car containing the laborers following was not so fost fott fortunate as it was by some means forced oil off the track and I 1 broken into piece twomey two men and wounding others who it is feared cannot recover washington U the agricultural department reports that tile the probable wheat yield for 1873 will be two hundred and fifty million bushels the largest falling off in com corn is in illinois where there is a reduction of fifteen per cent the department reports that flax culture is greatly on the increase in iowa an investigation into the conduct of justices of the peace and constables in this district which has just concluded shows these off omm meers officers to have exacted from the people in this district nearly a hundred thousand annually in excess of lawful fees the district legislature which passed tho the law in favor of these harpies has practically nullified all exemption under the tile laws passed pasted by congress from a remark by secretary fish it is manifest that the manitoba difficulty has been off omm leally discussed in tho the cabinet and the policy of the government marked out the action of the authorities in minnesota will be attentively regarded and in case of nee 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