Show BY ameri AMERICAN oan CAN washington WAS wab HINCHON alon GrON 19 tile procession was of nive five divisions and was one hour in passing a given point gen crittenden was chief marshal assisted by the following marshals of divisions each of whom was attended by a brilliant staff generals B R D mussey massey HN H V boynton E U A carman Carmans 4 8 F grafton amton and col E R hamill upon arriving at it the circle circie where the ia Is placed the ce ceremonies remo of were begun after prayer hall to the Ch chief lefand and star atar spangled banner were sung by the grand chorus with the band drum corps and an artillery accompaniment pan pani panl m ment ent the statue was then unveiled the people at a distance eing b informed of the fact by a astute of 0 IS la guns from fort whippie whipple grand hymns were then given by a chorus of male voices supported by a military band drum corps and artillery Ml illery at the conclusion of the stanley matthews delivered an oration the tho presentation of the statue was made as an offering of the army of the cumberland to the nation and president hayea hayes accepted the offering in behalf of the people of the united states after some routine business the meting meeting was adjourned and the m members abers went to their position in the procession the president sald said in the name of the people of the United Stat Sta esil teaI accept this noble statue BO so worthy of its bubl subject cryl erected e eted in honor of gen geo N thomas h 0 mas mab by his comrades of the army of the cum Cam cumberland berland 11 the grand tent erected upon apon the grounds south of the white house wak was the maln main point of attraction for the members of the army of the cumberland invited guests and citizens generally at 8 when the exer exen exercises isea v began about persons were packed within while as many more thronged thron ged every approach the tant was brilliantly illuminated wi wl th cordona cordons of gas jets j ets eta bur sur surround roun ding seven central poles which supported UP ported and pr present ebent ed aa RR animated ot of glittering uniforms and gorgeous toilets the exercises begun with prayer by the rev bev H C mccau ley of all souls unitarian church 1 this city judge mcarthur delivered the address of welcome on behalf of the city after music by the west point band and centuri arl axi an Choir general anson G mccook delivered an oration NEW york 19 the following additional particulars relative rela reia tivo to the lake disaster have been received f two tugs of the fleet wele seen been to go down the tug seeker came camo alongside of the dredge gor or don about pm half fall of water george palmer samuel logan bogan and william Logan jumped aboard and the dredge immediately thereafter careened and disappeared the tug 0 thayer went ent ant down about nine pm her captain henry hi eckler was saved her engineer ia Is supposed to be lost oon on board the dredge edge gordon were richard arnold patrick eagan billy logan logan S Bli sli ogan george palmer and his hla wife the water in the engine room was waist deep and at am the gordon sunk and all on board wera drown ed excepting fireman smith and typo two tyro brothers named heather heathen who were picked up by the tug sey mour mow hackett backers s harbor 19 lewis engro of the tug seymour says bays about 8 the wind increased atoa aoa aos gale and cogan of the tug necker becker came alongside of mour and called out outi I 1 some of our browa are sunk it was ing hard thomas smith nire fire of the dredge gordon gordons says baya athe the tug becker came alongside alon aion galde gaide the gordon at 9 striking lier her stern stenn and springing a leak broke a spar and also cracked their planks which then commenced to open ana and baud let in water so fast that it was impossible to keep her clear he abad J bad had ninety pounds of steam the becker beaker came alongside again isilie 2 and called out ki we swamping ara are and wanted to put out a line un a then mr arnold said jump aboard the gordon and let the tug go which they did and the tug Becker went down at once alongside the dredge smith then 1 forward where the hoisting and backing chain comes cornea through and took some old clothes and tried to stop the leak but a eca rendered all efforts fu tile he then thell carao came on oa deck lilg iak lar ard ar arnold dArnold asked him how the leak wash wab was when he replied he could inot not stop atop it although he bad bettered it a little mr arnold asked ar him if be he could use some of his bis underclothing der clothing which were finer and would work vork to better advantage he said he thought he could he then went down again and anddie did the best beet he could until the water rose roee in ill the forward hold BO so it pressed pleased him against the deck and put out his bis lantern then they cut a hole in the fidor floor of the fire hold and used palls in balling bailing out the boat then careene dand the water came in the engine room door it was then waist deep hir air arnold baya tom we are gone I 1 saye yes we are gone we then started for the stem of the dredge egan polled pulled on off adoor a door and han ban handed banded ded oed it to arnold wo we stood together a second then came and took the door from egana hand band smith says bays come with me and started for the tow line of the seymour and went 15 or 29 20 feet on the line he was too heavy and returned to the dredge when he got back he be called out for egan and for they were gone carried off by the bea sea then I 1 got hold of mrs palmers halmers Pal mers hand band and her bar husband had her around the waist bhe she says george we must go he tried to cheer her to hang on a few moments longer and a swell came and carried both away I 1 could not hold them thena any longer wilham william hogan was carried away about 15 minutes afterwards and then samuel logan ahad I 1 had just spoken to him asking if he could hang on until daylight but got no response this left three charles and keai keal cawthan and myself charles cawthan said 1 I cant hold en on any longer I 1 told him to hold on aa as long aa as he could I 1 took hold of his collar and helped him neal cawthan standing between him and me it was now getting daylight and the seymour came stern on toward us I 1 hauled in the line jine with one ollie hand band holding the slacks in my teeth and holding the plank with the other hand I 1 made the line fast around them then went aboard on ou the line the other two were hauled to botho theslie side together and rescued in an unconscious condition one frothing at the mouth 0 owego wego 19 the luz tue gardner gardn which left this thia port for Sodus bodus PoInt yesterday returned this evening and reported eight of the wrecked fleet on t the he beach between e n here and bodus sodus there were sl 31 persons persona of the fleet when it left the river st lawrence for lake ontario sixteen were taken to sodus six to sacketts Sac Bac ketts ketta harbor and three who were on the scow are missing the number saved asfar aa far tar as known 1822 la 22 NEW york 19 igat at a meeting today to dayot day of the board of directors of the northern pacific bil bli RIl road com oom pany the following resolutions were adopted that the agricultural lands west of the missouri river kiver to Pa gets sound bound shall be offered for sale to settlers at the government prices af of cash per acre with an addition thereto of ten cents per acre to be paid to the company to reimburse it for the cost ot of selecting surveying auli and conveying sald eaid land thib thia resolution does not apply to coal or iron lands nor to lands chiefly valuable for timber nor to lands required for town sites nor suitable fon lor manufacturing sites nor in regions where water is scarce to lands containing springs or other natural supply where it shall be for the interest of settlers at large such water waiter privileges s shall not DO de exclusively held or controlled by an individual nor to lands required for sor tho use of the company in ju connection with the operation of the road GRAND HAVEN mich 19 the worst gale of the season has been blowing here from the southwest since midnight it Is now blowing 40 miles an hour the propeller general payne from chicago is on the bar anu ana at 8 went to pieces the schooners ners jE dolmer Tolmer margaret dau dav night light maple leaf loaded with lumber the scow bine and the barge cod went on the beach between two and eight thia this morning the naple staple zoidis is blag to pieces no lives lost tie the schooner barlett ia Is an choked a mile outside with foresail gone washington 20 at tho the conclusion of general mccooks nic COOks oration miss annie storay storey read with fine effect an original poem oem by edward yr ard renaud benaud entitled entitles the rock 1 the concluding line then crown the heron heros name with three times three was followed by three rousing cheers general garfield then announced the gramme pro for tomorrow to morrow to be as follows foi fol lowe ac at am ma ama a a business meeting of the tho society of the army of the cumberland at 11 a m an excursion to mount vernon by the society at 8 pm ami a reception by the president at the he executive mansion at 10 pm grand promenade concert in the large jarge tent the society of the army of the cumberland had bad a deeplon today to day captain mccrary Mci of columbu colum a ohio presiding general Gener alSher aisher Sherm tin read letters from mrs E B anderson and her daughter eva denying the charge of disloyalty aga against anat gen robert anderson Ande rhod and asking the society to take bome tome action in the matter general bherman then offered the following resolution and it was unanimously adopted that tho tue beart heart rel fel sym bym pathy of tho society of the army of the cumberland is hereby teni dered the widow and daughter of the first commander of the army of the cumberland that the society will ever bear in honorable memory his pure and anda noble char ebar character acter and his heroic devotion to the coun that they ever regret that his hia ill health in 61 prevented him from reaping the fruits of his valor and courage in the cause of the union that it will ever be remembered that to him the army of the cumberland owes a great debt for foe having supplied them with ship of gen thomas and that nothing but poverty prevents them from erecting a suitable testimonial over the honored grave of general robert anderson at west point gen jeff 0 davit davia paid a tribute to the patriotism and loyalty of gea gen anderson nobody who had ever been seen that soldier at fort sumter would question his loyalty columbia bad made no mistake when she pent down roberi robert anderson to let blip slip the dogg of war cheers telegraphic greetings were ordered bent sent to generals boben Bosen cranz erane andS and herldan alexander bambey kamsey offered a dr an affectionate greeting to t the he widow and daughter daug nten ot of gen robt anderson andersen and assuring luem them that any Insi nation against gen ander son needed no contradiction from the army of the cumberland unanimously adopted gen phil sheridan was president presa dent denv for the ensuing year and toledo was selected for the next meetings the thanks of the society were voted to stanley matthews judge mear thur and gen A 0 mccook the author of the tho thomas statue was presented to the society and the meeting adjourned adjo AUGUSTA me mey 20 governor garcelon sat yesterday both in the tho forenoon and in the afternoon session hon andrew lacy of Wis cassat called at tho the council chamber in the afternoon to see the returns from lincoln county and stated slated he bad been promised by the governor that he might see sea them the governor stated uhe the conversation related to the returns of the election of county off meers officers and not to thosa those of benato senator aud and representatives lacy then staled his desire was to see the returns for county com corn and senator but the council declined to let him see eee the returns in either case ease hon eon E 0 farrington of 0 fryeburg frieburg Fry eburg a member of govern 0 council for two years plated to the advisory committee that the uniform custom for tho the two terms in which he was in office was to advise parties in the interest of defective returns in all sill cases where their rejection could possibly change the result of the election and that the returns were in iti all cases freely exhibited he cited the burleigh cadegan case in wilch which boll hon dir mr and peter charles keegan of aris aria took were permitted to spend a long time in examining the returns from evory every town and plantation in the county no communication having been received from tho the council in response to the letters lettera addressed to them by counsel or by the senators elect baker biker baker counsel addre addressed ased them a letter protesting vigorously against the unconstitutional methods employed by the governor and council which has ha s already deprived the contestants or of three days in their examination of bf the returns the letter reached the state house at 4 SO 30 the tho messenger was informed that the council had adjourned over to friday it ia 11 nw tuder stood thab that the question of the right of senators and representatives elect to examine election returns in their own cases casts by themselves or ciuni counsel bei bel will be tested by proceedings before the supreme judicial court chief justice appleton is the judge before whom the th e proceedings ce will be taken washington 20 th rhe the e meeting adjourned to reassemble on board the tang jane on which steamer the society were invited to make a trip to at vernon when they arrived on board the meeting was aiu called to order and business 01 the proceeded with it was decided that the next annual meeting be held in september ban bar 1880 on Wed wednesday nesda needa y and thursday y I 1 0 of f chickamauga week general gul ful lerton treasurer of the hoc soc society bety lety submitted a report which aued amed that the entire cost of the equestrian statue of general thomas would be baa has been paid ward the sculptor 2000 leaving still due it waa was decided ehat that the statue should be paid for at once out of cash on hand the commit tee having charge of the baid said they had selected ben harriton riou riton of indiana aa as orator ol 01 the society for the next meeting the thanks of the society were vere tendered the president the heads beads of the various executive and officers of the army and und navy for the generosity with which they received the society A committee of three was waa appointed to confar confor with the army of the for the purpose of taking some home steps towards erecting a suitable statue to gallant joe hooker lon jon an motion ot of general garfield gatfield a vote ol 01 thanks was tendered the two maryland and three virginia companies who forgetting party differences had joined the army or of the cumberland in paying reaped to the memory of general thomas thomss the et tt eamer having arrived opposite mount vernon recess was taken but owing to a strong wind it was found impossible to effect a landing the members of the society formed in groups and fought their battles oer again until the steamer headed for home when they ahey all repaired to the cabin cauin and by the ladles ladies of the party bang eang with krear grear enthusiasm mar marshing hillig through georgia the tha battle cry ot at freedom and other patriotic airs gen barnum recited miles oreilly and gith th return of the regiment after which the meeting was adjourned to reassemble at toledo ohio in sert dept 1880 DENVER 20 Special dispatch dispatcher eb to tue denver tribune from los pinos say that the proceedings on thursday were devoted to taking the testimony of wass wasa and yanco two 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