Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-25
ITEMS OF NEWS.

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ITEMS OF NEWS.
Of Sir John Franklin and his Companions.
BosToN, Monday, Oct 23.--Late Montreal pa
pers- contain some additional details concerning
the discovery of Sir John Franklin's party, OBJ
tanned by DR.. Rae from the Esquimaux. The re-
port is as follows -
In the Spring Of 1850 party of white men,
amounting to about forty, were seen travelling
southw ard over the ice, and dragging boats with
them, by some Esquimaux Indians who were kill
ing seals on the north shore Of King Williams
Land, which is large island named Keliktak by
the Esquimaux. None of the party could speak
the native language inteligibly, but by signs the
natives were made 10 understand that their ships
had been crushed by ice, and that the whites were
now going TO where they expected to find deer to
shoot. From the appearance OF the men, all Of
whom, except one chief officer, looked thn they
were supposed to be getting short of provisions,
and they purchased seal from the natives.
AT later date during the same season, but pre-
vous TO the disruption ofthe ice the bodies OF about
thirty ttte persons discovered the continent,
and five more on an island IT, about long days
journey-say 35 or 40 miles-to the northwest of
a large stream which can be no other than Backs
Great Fish River, as its description, and that Of
and Montreal Island agree exactly with that ofSir
George Backs
Some of the bodies had been buried, some were
in tents, others under boat that had been turned
over to form shelter, and several lay scattered in
different directions. Ofthose found on the island,
one was supposed to have been an officer, as
he had telescope strapped over his shoulder, and
his double barrel gun lay underneath him. From
the mutilated state of many of the corpses, and
the contents of the kettles il is evident that the
n al L. $50
nibalism,n as a means of prolonging life.
There appears TO have been an abundant stock
Of ammunition, as the powder was emptied in a
heap on the ground by the natives out of the kegs
cases containing II, and a quantity OF ball and
shot was found below high-water mark, having
been left on the ice close TO the beach, There
must have been number ofwatches, telescopes,
compasses, guns, DC, all of which apoear TO have
been broken up, as Dr. Rae pieces of these
different articles with the Esquimaux, together
with some silver spoons and forks, as many OF
which as could be obtained were purchased and
list Of the most important of the relics found,
with the drawings of others, were to be forwarded
to London.
IMPORTANT FROM HAvANA.-NEw ORLEANS, Oct.
1S.-Letters received here from Havana by the
steamship Black Warrior, report that the assassin
Of Castaneda, the captor of General Lopez, sue
ceeded in making his escape. The funeral cortege
Of the murdered man was composed entirely Of
the police force, (Gnardia CiviL) paraded for the
occasion by order ofthe government
The indignation Of the populace at this proceed
ing very great, and the procession was fire.
quenily insulted by opprobrious cries from the
people, which irritated the members of the police
TO so high degree that they attacked the people,
and several were killed and wounded in the af
fray.
Large bodies Of troops were ordered out, and
the guards at the gates of the city, and other sta
tons, were Immediately doubled, as some popular
outbreak was feared.
Quiet, was, however, soon restored, although
the previous excitement was most intense as all
were commenting on the subject in terms by no
means favorable TO General Concha. A letter
says:
"This is the second occasion of popular dis
turbance during the last four months, and is an
evidence Of the growth Of dissatisfaction"
Such connections against the government were
unknown before the present year, although several
attempts had been previously made TO assassinate
Castaneda.
EXTENSIVE COMPLICATION IN NEwcAsTLE-UPos-
TYNE ENGLAND-The following is an extract from
private letter received by the Africa, giving an
account Of dreadful fire which occurred on the
9th of October, at Newcastle-upon-T Tyne. We
should premise that nitrate of soda is South Amer
lean saltpetre; and from the resemblance of the
present case to that of the great fire which took
place here in 1917. the details may possess some
| interest for our readers
NEwcAsTLE-uPoN-TYNE Oct. G, 1854
| Early this morning our city was visited by a
most direful calamity. A FIRE broke out on the
lower part Of Watchhead, which communicated
! with some warehouses stored with naptha nj
trate Of soda, and large quantities Of sulphur;
| most fearful explosion occurred, and accompa-
MED, IL is supposed with great loss Of life. The
explosion destroyed and set FIRE 10 about one-half
the quay side, and while we write il is still burn.
ing. Many Of our leading merchants lost all their
| books and papers.
| Parties living more than ten miles from the
| town were awakened by the explosion, and thou
sands pouring in from the surrounding dis
tricts. business, OF course, is entirely suspend
| ed, &c. M.
| The MANUFACTURE OF CHAMrAGNE--A legal
trial in New York has developed some singular
facts touching the manufacture of Newark cider
into the choicest brands Of champagne Empty
champagne bottles are bought at the hotels and
other places the labels are ingenously initiated
and the whole finishing and packing are in exact
resemblance TO the genuine article. The efer-
vescence is given to the cider by forcing air into
the bottles. This spurious champagne is sold in
great quantities to the hotels and to dealers, and
the quantity Of il drank doubtless greatly exceeds
that Of the genuine importation. Many man
smacks has lips over Heidsck or Schneider, that
was never nearer France than Newark. There
has been some dispute over the term "indeceniy
drunk" We think that cases OF this kind should
be reported " dishonesty drunk"
[Providence Journal
MRS. SrowE's LAST BooK.--Mrs. Stoves "Sun
ny Memories" which was intended as compi