Show TELEGRAPH BY e PER WESTERN tele rele crapa GRAPa LI HI rt A AMERICAN 11 B k ic A i 1 NEW nav york 4 A telegram to tb the e board of underwriters from jackson ville announcing the loss of the steamer says bays the survivors of the crew are there in distress aw awaiting alting assistance from the owners the tribune has the following follow mg A seaman named talbot tells the following story of the tho wreck of the i steamer city of vera vefa cr cruz uz about 30 miles off shore we began r to ship heavy freas and water was fountin found jn the hold As fast as we could clear lier her she filled with another sea everything was in a panic the life boats were cut loose ready for action and all hands supplied with life pre preservers servers at bayli daylight lit sunday the boats were lowered and manned they no sooner got their cargo than they were overturned and smashed to atoms 7 against the steamer all hands being swept away or their lives lives iJ ves dashed out against the vessels sides boat after doat coat was dashed to pieces in the same manner until but few of the pa passengers would vent dore rire to leave beave the steamer the captain and off omm meers officers lost their thein lives in one of the boats everything was in a perfect bedlam people screaming and shrieking for help on all sides the steamer was broken in two after a few surges sho she foundered and we welt it down carrying with her all who were on board when larose I 1 arose to the surface T r could see now and then pieces of drift stuff and sometimes one or two I 1 men and women who made no efrost to save themselves andrem and were drowned in my tny sight A mother bother and daughter were clasped in e ach each others arms during the gale and they came ashore that way drowned from that time until four in the afternoon I 1 could see occasionally one or two men as they tiley rose upon the crest of the t waves it was waa useless to try to leold on to anything as the sea sa would tear it from your grasp and drive dri ye you two or three fathoms under the surface and when regaining it you would have to grasp something else I 1 was compelled to dive or dodge away from pieces of drift stuff which clad olad jiw chad have killed me if I 1 were hit by bk them after four I 1 saw no one the last time I 1 saw general barbot alive lie he was aft with mr sir owen who was saved with us I 1 saw gen barbot again dead at post orange where he came acore ashore insensible A boy found him and add dragged il him am 1 up as far as he could and ran for assistance when they got back he was dead bruises on his head indicate that he was struck by drift stuff and stunned rie fir oneff one of our number swam from the wreck without the aid of a life preserver pr server he was entirely nude and caine calne ashore dirst first we are all more or less bruised from the striking and baff buffeting eting of the sea and drift wood the body of a young man has lims come ashore at matanzas it had only a shirt and drawers on A few miles further south the body of an old gentleman who appears to be about 58 or 60 years old washed ashore together with those of an elderly lady and a young soung girl and child it will gratify the friends of tho the drowned passengers ers and anderew crew to know that letters jiahe ia e been found and will be retained until further inquiry is made respecting them I 1 many any trunks 11 have ave come ashore and have been rifled tai i it is deemed unfortunate there is no life saving station on this coast to p protect protect wrecked property and prevent it from being lost or stolen yo no portion of the wreck has come ashore except a safe covered g with red plush and some pieces of furniture the saved passengers asar asfar as can 1 be learned are AK owen ova of chester pa civil engineer employed by the authorities of mexico J A garcia cuban of havana 27 years of age two iwo passengers a ngia whose hose bose names could not be learned who were to arrive abst at st August augustine lm today to day besides these passengers pasq engers were vere a young lady an old lady and three men whose names could not be learned officers and crew saved so far as known are charles Dr andenberg quarter master age 35 thos brur gold fourth assistant engineer aged ed 28 who resides in new york tork city john greenfield boatswain jas H kelly seaman 1 of new york aged 23 charles smith second assistant i 0 aged about 40 mondays bullion will anjou announce nce nee i the completion of plans for the I 1 or ganim ganin tion of ofa b company of capital y ests with in in government bonds for which they will take the tiie companas comp anys stock at par depositing bonds in the united states treasury and issue certificates against deposit mortgages there certificates are so guaranteed in points of interest and pr principal as to nind find immediate acceptance and will be issued in three classes clas elas seka seas agricultural mining and manufacturing and will enable any deserving farmer or manufacturer to get currency to an amount eqi eai equal 41 t to third of his property for a period perio d of years for about six per cent interest the company also proposes issuing certificates of deposit d e or bullion for international u use se at less than regular exchange the bullion says th the e company is of for eign origin thirteen million three hundred thousand bushels of grain were shipped hence to europe durin during the last month mouth in steamers 14 ships harks barks and 11 brigs the present indications of the grain trade for the ensuing p month point to an immense business every vessel in in port that can carry grain b has as been chartered and space for part cargoes of grain has been secured a month ahead the large elevators are busy night and day loading vessels and the demand for more vessels is steadily increasing it is confidently expected that bushels will be shipped this month advises advices from mexico to the of august state that a large nuni number of mexican journals denounce the railway propositions t ions lons of the south boothem em ace ack acidic co company mcany as an insult in oli erin to build mexican railways on ere it iti and urge the government torre tare act the proposals sonie sonic of trie newspapers recently created accusation oy by announcing that a existed between gen trevina and the american genera jm jai to establish the republic or ierra I 1 T madre nadre ivl INI adre the weather in the city today to day has been perhaps as oppressive as that ot of any day during the summer although several times this season the thermometer has reached a higher point than today to toda day da y an uncommonly large amount of moisture in tile the atmosphere 71 per makes the heat very trying tiie the file bank statement shows s loans increase specie increase legal tenders decrease deposits increase circulation cu decrease reserve decrease the banks now hold in excess of the legal requirements mentor T 0 4 at half past 12 today to day a party of commercial travelers from indiana with their wives numbering in all 95 persons came in special cars to mentor and called at general garfielda Gar fields house to pay their respects it was wab a very intelligent tell igent company representing every leading branch of commercial business they assembled on the lawn in front of the house when the general appeared at the door mr G 0 webber was introduced and delivered on behalf of his associates the ditollo wing diug address general garfield I 1 have been delegated b by y these friends who have jour journeyed n ey ed so far to see you to say a word 1 m explanation of our presence here fiere let me express the hope that you will not consider us tre trespassers s ars we do not come corlie here as followers of 0 any particular political party nor do we come to testify to your services to the country we call our own as th that atwould would be both presumptuous and needless for we believe whatnot only a living nation but nations yet unborn will testify to those thin things r we come as commercial men representing many bany business interests in the state of indiana many of us are axe young men having but fairly rny ariy riy begun the great battle of life and we are here bere today t to day od to pay our respects to you as one who by his own efforts has raised himself from a poor and lowly boy to a position the proudest in the laud and in the history of whose lire life we reco recognize many grand lessons for ourselves s and a constant source of encouragement to thousands thousand of young men in the land who beset by adverse circumstances are struggling against those circum stances up anid and out of the depths of poverty toward a better manhood As americans we believe and know that men are born to take their destiny in the hollow of their own hands and with gods will pursue the right and shape their destiny to great ends and as such an one we greet you today to day and now with your permission I 1 will introduce the commercial travelers of indianapolis their wives and their sweethearts general garfield responded as follows lows S mr chairman la ladles ladies dies and gentle men I 1 can hardly say you li ve taken me by surprise for I 1 was informed in some days ago that a party of commercial gentlemen from indiana would cal call callison lipon upon me today to day but I 1 am very pleasantly surprised at the large number of ladies and gentleman who have honored me by this visit I 1 have listened with deep interest to the address of your chairman and I 1 give you one and all my thanks for the compliment which this visit V isi I 1 implies 1 m li ll 11 0 your chairman ch airman informs me tra that t you represent nearly all the leading branches of commercial industry in the state of indiana and some of the neighboring states S ates fewox few of our people understand how vast the tile enterprises represented by our inter states almost every form of human labor contributes he recalled how eighty four years ago ohio and indiana were surveyed and what a howling wilderness they were and yet ilow now they were made into great and prosperous states by means of labor he congratulated them on the return of specie payment the basis of sure prosperity pr rny ruy C CHEYENNE 4 president hayes and party arrived at 1045 on a special train A national salute cf df guns were bred fired one for each state in the union over half halt the population was present at aft the depot mid and greeted the party with deafening cheers mayor addoms tendered the the i hospitality of the city in a few pew rema remarks the president dent deaf responded thanking the people for the hearty reception he said he had determined upon a trans contin trip 18 months ago general sherman bherman having shown him he could make the trip trip in 00 50 days but the extra session of congress interfered and they determined to accomplish the journey this year three mon months ago they caused the fact to be advertised that they would take such a trip to draw the nire fire of criticism if any could be made the result he said was that not a single newspaper nor a single man uttered a word of adverse criticism he said he lie was open for formation information jn about the great west and would learn by observation and ingui inqui inquiry ry the needs of the west that would lead him to assist if po possible isible ss ible in further development he he said he had learned val vai valuable u facts in connection with ihie thie the ifie business of cattle raising and paid a glowing tribute to the people who had the hardihood and enterprise to populate the wild waste of dreary plains and create wealth apparently out of nothing secretary of war ramsey and general sherman also made happy hap py s speeches P beches mrs hayes was called 0 out u tb by y t the he vas vast t crowd and bowed her acknowledgments mrs sherman also was called and she not bein being 9 reent present gen sherman introduced als ais is daughter rachel amid cheers the party then drove out to fort russel and held a reception at the residence of major dhain on return to the depot the president and wife held helcl another reception and alid the citizens called en masse mrs hayes won the hearts of the people by kindly courtesy and demeanor and was given three s special pe cheers cheera while the train pulled out of the depot for the west vest the next reception of the party will be at evanston cheyenne was profusely decorated with flags and bunting atthe attebe at the depot a large platform was erected on which the speakers stood the reception was arranged by the citizens assisted by the military stationed at fort randall bandall and camp carlin s CHICAGO 4 the tribunes s special ep from galena ill lil says george W ballou a banker of new york city and the heaviest stockholder in the san pedro gold and silver mining minin company was in galena yest sest yesterday emay eWay and had an int interview ervie w with general grant with whom be he dined he stated that gen grant was firm in his declination of the presidency of the san pedro company although the directors had bad agreed not to place any of their stock on the market as an induce induke men ment t for him to reconsider his refusal BOSTON 4 the wool market is dull and sales to any extent can only be made at lower prices notwithstanding that the sales of the past week have reached nearly pounds the demand has not been general dealers generally general y however are indifferent about selling selly 1 combing and delaine grades remain unaka unchanged aged but sales are quite small the stock being light pulled wools continue quiet in foreign ein eln wool there was no movement of consequence territory 14 0 33 georgia 35 unwashed and 24 34 washington 4 the acting secretary of state says that in the case of the tile alleged italian brigand mell meli dle ale th athis extradition was ordered because all the papers in the case as presented to our government were correct and the evidence adduced was considered sufficient to justify the delivery of the accused to tile the italian authorities there Is no doubt but hut that he js is the tile person wanted to answer the charge made aga against dinst rosario rosarlo meli mell ICEO Gir secretary schurz and party have arrived they had several councils with wah the crows on their reservation they express a desire to go farming narmin farmin g and become permanently manent ly settled the party in consultation sul tation with gen miles and inspector pollock concerning the disposition to be made with regard to the sitting bull sioux will return by the next steamer down stream NEW ORLEANS 4 villiers and achille thomas both colored were hanged in front of the court house st james parish in the presence of spectators for the murder of theodore gaudet Gaude fc a storekeeper store kepper at longview Long view in may last the culprits died from strangulation and both confessed guilt stating tile the object to be robbery 11 V conn 4 ah H kinghorn 11 a n a blacksmith kl killed billed his wife tonight to night bb ehe she e was husy busy operating a sewing machine when riller hed her husband placed a pistol near her head bead and discharged it he ha went to the station house surrendered himself to the police and alid confessed the deed 4 chere la is great excitement at cave city and mammoth cave because the two stages plying between the towns were rifled e and their passengers robbed off of abo about t 1200 by two men on horseback and heavily armed the affair occurred last nigh night t NEW york 5 the cable brought information yesterday of the sl signing i gning of a preliminary treaty of peace be tween chill chili and ana niu peru stipulating the articles of the treaty the receipt of this news naturally caused a nutter flutter of excitement and expectancy among ti the firms engaged in the south american merican A trade A herald reporter called on tracey peruvian charge daf faires and asked him if there wag was any truth in |