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T III e N A " Y.

ARRIVAL OF THE ONEIDA.
The United States steamer Oneida, Commander Thoa
H. Stevens from Galveston, Pensacola and Havana ar
rived in the lower bay on Friday.
The Oneida was put In commission In February, 1852,
and In the actions the Mississippi river with Ad.
miral Faagut at Forts Jackson and st. Philip, at vcks
gust 8. 1884, In Mobile bay, In which engagement she
was badly damaged and had forty men killed and
wounded which time she has been doing blockade
service Oh the coast Of Texas
The following is list Of her ofAcen:-
Cbnmander-Thomas d Stevens
Lieutsnans-Charles Cotton Edward N. Kellog.
Acting Aasters-J0hn Z. Hail. E. N. Snare
Acting EnngN-C. v. Grdley.
Enginesu-Chief W. H. Hunt; First Assisanta, B. 8.
Cook J. Harper Third Assistants, W. @. +. Rechen-
BACH n. Kennedy.
AssistdM Pdysdster-G. A. Martin.
4asters Aa.e-Edward Bird, ThopAs W. Jones, w. K.
Babbitt
Boalspain-H Dickenson.
TIE STEAMSHIP MEMPHIS.
The United States stesmship Memphis from Annapo-
lis up 70 the city yesterday The following are her
onacers:-
Aesiso Volunteer Liesenant Comme~di~0-E. Y. stod-
dard.
+: Acting kaser and Ez.susigs 0eer.J; n Butler
Acting Assltont Paynaster Charles r. Abbott.
Acting Ensgn and Navigating OEcy-H Hazard Massh.
Acting Ensism-John Turner John n King, Daniel
Engimeers- Acting First Assistant ip charge Charles
N McCary; Acting Second Assistants, Jas W. Milstead,
George Nelson Acting Third Assistants, Wm n. Chad
wick, James o. Heron, L. b. Moore
csa assss Se.;FOs f.sin:r ha'n0r
PuvUdsfey,e Cleyk-Jomes CO0.
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Biondin outdone.

CRINoLIHB IN TIE AIR-oREAr Trour R0P- AscEs,
SION AT Elm PARK, STATEN ISLAND.
large number Of people were present yesterday at
Elm Park pleasure grounds, Staten Island The occa
sion rope ascension by Mle Josephine De vanier
These grounds beautifully situated on the north shore
of the island the Kill Won Kul river flows past H. and
the boat Pomona takes passengers within twenty yards Of
the grounds All the advantages Of splendid breeze
two large platforms for dancing soups, &C, make a
very desirable place for the holding Of pcpcs and ex
cursions The hotel we'll fitted up the culinary ar.
rapgements admirable, the proprietor and assistants
courieous And svsh without the inducement Of Mana.
hans Band which plays there each Thursday and satur
day. and rope ascension the trip down would give sat.
isfaction 10 any ordinary individual.
At three O'Clock yesterday there could not have been
less than four thousand people present the number
creasng the arrival Of each boat and three o'clock
precisely Nile De vanier made her appearance. she s
French Canadian, pleasing in appearance, with a
FIRST feat the celebrated bottle acts which she per-
formed on one OF the platforms pyramid Of ordinary
champsgns bottles was formed which sse sscended at
and hands The feat was performed admirably, and
was received with considerable applause Having re-
rope which was stretched TO length OF one hundred
and hfty feet heavy shower OF rain had sackened
rope on % psns sgsniS
Vanier prepared TO make the ascent
There 10 an extraordinary desire amongst the public
TO witness the performance of any perlous feat Were
not that there was chance OF the performer falling
and breaking bis or her neck who would TO rope
escensionY the rope three feet from the ground
though required the same skill 10 balance oneself still
the risk would he less, and no would 10 H.
NERVOUS at brs the graceful performer gradually ac
qurco more courage, and and breathess silence she
scended 70 the top Then the enthusiasm OF the crowd
proke out and choor after cheer rent the air In her
DOWNWARD progress Mile De vener showed herself q
perfect nstress Of her profession She knelt down,
balanced herself on one foot, extended herself full
,engtn, recovering her upright position with ease.
seldom we see woman possessed OF
such confidence IN her own powers, and at an
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Explosion and Loss 81 Life. -
THE STEAMER ARROW BURSTS A YLUB OFF fHIR
TbBkTH BTRsEr-rHB FIREMAN KILLED AND IN
oiNBkR BADLY scALDED-FRl0H9 OF TEE PAS
sEN0ERs.
At four O'Clock r. n yesterday the steamer arrow,
0srmery the Broadway plying between this CITY and
Sing Sing LEFT her pier at the foot Of Harrison street With
about two hundred and fifty passengers and full cargo
OF freight on board When of Thirteenth seest, and
going along under easy hoad steam one OF the nues
o. the port boiler burst and the rush Of escaping
instantly killed the fireman., Alfred Van Tassel,
and seriously scalded the engineer Peter Van
derburg about the head, face and arms Fortunate.
fatal termination Those Of the passengers who we're
an In many cases. acted very badly, several OF them
Immediately losing all self-possessiou. Two men aod
one woman jumped overheard but were rescued by
IN small boats In addition TO the above, few others
were slightly scalded the face and hands As soon
She extent Of the damage could be ascertaned Captain
Frost and the pilot Mr. Alfred Ccuklin, quiccd the
Fears OF the passengers well possible under the cf
cumstances, and then tarned their attention 70 the
task Of landing the passengers The steam having
cleared away somewhat the engine was stopped
and the boat allowed 70 noat with the tide
TO Thirteth street. where she secured and the pas
sengers landed The damage to the boiler and boat is
trinng. The deceased fireman s resident OF Tarry-
town, where he leaves wife and one child. The engin-
eer Is resident OF Haversraw This the second time
that ne has been the victim Of explosion The former
occasion he having been Of the unfortunntcs who
was scaded on the steamer Empire some years since
coroner has been notified to hold an inquest Imme-
diaey after the boat landed officer Houghon and others
OF the twentieth Precinct were the spot and rendered
ccient service Soon after the accident the most absurd
rumo or loss OF life and damage 70 tho boat were rife
but the above substantially the account as given 70
our reporter by the police and officers OF the boat.
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This Tennessee Election.

NASHVILLE August s. 1895
The election returns are only meagre The following
additional returns have been received:-In the Sixth
(arksville) district the s,ands-Thomas 4i3 Ar.
rct S. with three precincts 70 hear FROM Thomss op.
position, is undoubtedly elected
In the Seventh Tor Knoxvilc district the returns show
sAE;<ry TT - vSvSSzDS ~1yS-p>- - ~ "
considerable gain for Cooper Maynard s stiIl ahead
however, aud is probably elected.
In the FIRST district the returns indicate the election Of
Colonel Taylor, Union.
In the Fourth district Cooper, Union, is elected.
In the Nashville district Campbell opposition ass
ahead, az far M heard from.
As yet Official returns from any district have been
received and we have no indications from the West
Tennessee district
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The Cen.ws.

sAiEN, MASS The population IL 21,loi. on these
1888 are males, sT females The foreign born are
4els natives 1859 Rstabe polls. s,lss legal voters
1855, Of whom $40 naturalised The population Ia
1o65 less than In $780, and but 263 more than In 1855
BuTrAIO, ~ Y-The census OF Bufsio, Just completed
gives population OF sT72 against ST. 100 In 1s60-an
increase in ve years Of 2o43, or little over three per
cent
NEW HAvrv. CosS--The census returns In this city
show population Of ia N thcse is 6S7 are males
and 2 i2T females The foreign born are 90Ss and the
native 29 900 There 727 colored pooplc ne city
TRoy, ~ y-The population Of Troy " 80 AoNR y.
40 205--an increase In ten years of 1909
ScHEucrAJy Y.--The census taker kives q populs
ton Of 10, 992-an increase u ,1i3 since 1890
PRovrpEScE r. 1.-The population Of tbi, city "a
64.A0e
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NEW YORK. SUNDAY, AUGUST s, 1865.

elevation Of over eighty feet whore one false
her. Nile De vaner seemed perfectly SELF possessed,
and certainly the only persons present at all nervous
were the spectators On descending this female bon-
deserved.
The sensaton Of the day over those present stroed
above the extensive grounds amused themselves
dancing TO the music Of Nanahan's band, singing,
scupping and such like till the departure Of the last
boat Many, however, who came from different portions
Of vehicle remained at the park for considerable time
Mile. Do vanier win repeat her performance on next
public 70 witness her truly astonishing feats
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Incendfary' Fire I'm Broadway.
THE EIGHTH NATIONAL BANK IN DANGER--LOel
ESTIMATED AT ABOUT THIRTY rBoUsANI

Incendfary. Fire I'm Broadway.
THE EIGHTH NATIONAL BANK IN DANGER--LOee
ESTIMATED AT ABOUT THIRTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
Between nine and ten O'Clock last night fire was dis
covered by policeman Darke Of the Fifteenth precinct
the top door Of the four story marble front building
No. $50 Broadway He at gave the alarm, and the
nremen quickly responded, but before tho flames
subdued the roof the top floor and part Of the third
floor burnt The damage done TO the building vii
TO about $40 o00 said to be insured The top
floor was occupied artists studios Mr. Hall occupied
the rear and had very valuable paintings
Destroyed loss estimated at about $4,000 insurance
Several other artists occupied studios whose names
could not learn, and lost considerable property.
The second and third Hoon Iare occupied by
W. kM Knabe h Co., dealers in pianofortcs. Their
damage Is by water The FIRST floor is occupied by the
Eighth National Bank, and the part by the Baltic
Fire Insurance Companythe furniture Of both damaged
only by At time the fire threatened TO spread
beyond CONTROL and the new steam fire engine Metropol
No teegraphed for but before she arrived the
emen got control Of the element and the steamer was
not required. Chief Engineer Kibgsand quickly at
the premises and cxertcd himself nanfuy and the re
men never worked better. Inspector Carpenter com.
manded the police, and Captain Ca1rey, OF the Fifteenth
precinct with large force rendered excellent service
large force was also present from other precincts
From the statement made by policeman Darke to Fire
Marshal Baker, II seems the fire was the work
the building and found fastened that in twenty min
utes after he again tried the door and found open that
looking up the stairs he discovered light the up
per floor; he up and there the re burning In
blaze the door the top story; ccud Zee there
turpentine camphene snrcs. on the door: several
holes 01fS also Visible In thS aoSf, and near by lay
brace and Bit The ocer picked and subsequently
10 his judgment the holes had been recently bored In the
door with this brace and bit and the camphene thrown
down through the holes and on the floor the whole
the matter In hand.
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Obituary..

vAPrAIN PBRCIvAL DRAYTON, U. Q. N.
Captain Pcrcval Drayton . native Of South Caro-
lima and entered the navy December 1897, as mdship
man on the frgate Hudson In 1881 he ordered to
duty in be New York Naval School. Here he remained
only year. when he ordered 10 the Mediterranean
1t was not until 1888 February 2s after several years Of
various SERVICE he promoted lieutenant and
ordered the OF the schooner Enterprise In
ls42 being at this time the hundred and eighty
second lieutenant in the line OF promotion Lieutenant
Dayton ordered 70 the soop Yorktown and engaged
IN cruise In the Pacific In October 1S43 he obtained
leave Of absence and repaired TO Philadelphia In the
following year he ordered TO the naval rendezvous at
Charleston whence In ls<e he was ordered 10 the CoIum
bus seventy -four gun ship Of the lne then cruising In
the East Indies In March, lsls, he returned from this
cruise, and was ordered TO Washington 10 await
orders In 1850 he ordered TO the steamer
Mississippi then in the Mediterranean. In 1859
he placed the ship Of the-line Indcpen-
dence (razee) then In commission in the Mediterranean
Having returned from in June 1852 he was ordered
to ordnance duty New York. While engaged In this
duty he promoted from lieutenant TO commander,
He was continued on special duty at New York until 1885,
when he was appointed aid TO Flag Ohcer Shubrck In
out he was ordered home and In 1890 was on ordnance
duty at Philadelphia At this time he was the seventy
lowing year, by the resignation and dismissal Of hume
rous dsloya ohcers he was advanced 10 be the forty
egntn IN the ne OF promotion, and on inc l0th OF Ju
1902 promoted captain and ordered from ordnance
to active duty commander OF the soop Pawnee
then forming part Of the South Atlantic squadron.
While jp this Command he participated 10 the attack on
the dcfencos OF Port Royal.
In November 1892 Captain Dayton placed In com.
mand Of the then new Monitor iron clad Passac and
was with her on her original trial trip and commanded
her In several fights In the 0gecchee river on Fort Nc
AsteI and Of other points The Passac, under his
Command the second vessel leading In the attack Of
April z 1853, on Fort Sumter
Early in 1894 Captain Dray'on was appointed flag cap
tain Of the West Gulf blockading squadron and partic
pated In the attack on Mobile II 70 General Bailey
and Captain Drayton that Fort Morgan surrendered
For to past Captain Drayton has been n,, leave
of absence at Washington whore he died yessfrday His
funeral is 10 take place from st. Johns Church in that
city tomorrow Monday morning.
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Al special meeting Of the Nrw yoRK HERALD Club,
held yesterday the following resolutions we're adopted
unanmously:-
whereas, we havAlearned with decp and sincere re.
gret OF the sudden decease In the city OF Mexco on the
18th day Of July last, OF Mr. Charles shanahan late
special Mexican correspondent Of the NEw YoKK HkRALD
therefore be II
Resolved, That through the untimely death Of Chas
shanahan the HERALD has lost Of the most highly
przed members OF It's editorial staf and We his fellow
associates Of the HERALD Club, man appreciated and
esteemed by as all-one who was ever ready and willing
70 sssss 'ne 'neSPerenced IN snef autles and whose
deared him 70 equally a colleague and friend
Resolved That in addition 70 our testimony 70 the
high mental and moral worth OF our late cou5Ses we
desire TO give express TO sentiments OF sympathy
and coincidence with those and dearer him who
Resolved That these proceedings be published in the
NEW YoRK HnRALp and q copy Of the resolutions be
transmitted 70 the bcreayed widow Of the hmented
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NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE.

Fonmnss Moxsos, August Z, 1885
1s PEE 1RloA1D ooRaRseA
The old Congress hull not easily gotten away -
was supposed she could be. Some tugs were sent 70
help move her. but in attempting her removal she sank
but MOI in q deep water before The parties having
the raising Of her tn charge sanguine Of success
hnally. s
rm suTLxR RomsRy.
The Cossack, having on board the Firn Maine cavalry
who broke up the sore Of the port sutler st Newpos
News, was allowed 70 60 away this morning. General
Miles compelled the regiment 10 give guarantee Of In
demnity the stolen goods before the left The
regiment a least the guilty portion Of H. have paid dear
'0r 'ne whsle , r.x.u ,v,r
Chang and Eng, the celebrated Siamese twins, came
down on the City Point from Richmond, en- route FOR the
North During the war they have remained at their
home Mount Airy Surrey county, North Carolina Like
suffered loss Of properly nom the depredatons Of SOL
ders and Southern conscripon, and have entered on
their present tour 70 recupeate their shattered fortunes
Increasing age has told them somewhat making
gray their hair and adding the wrinkles their faces
From a conversation with them learn that each has
nine children-one six sons and three daughters and
the othr six daughters and three sons All the children
rebe army; one OF them was wounded, and the other
taken prisoner Both they loved the old Stars and
Stripes but when their State seceded they considered IL
their duty TO 90 with It. They left tonight on the James
r Brady Captain Lands, Of the new Richmond and Bal
timore line
PURsUTr HArRINONY UNDER DiYFl0ULrIBe.
Civil law and civic funconares not yet having been
in the adjoining counties puts TO extra delay
and inconvenience the matrmonially resolved. Almost
every day the steamer Mattaro Captain Hicks running
TO Mathews county and the Eastern Shore brings some
candidates for the hymenial altar Some get married
hore some 20 TO Norfolk and some TO Baltimore. Two
couple came down today, the intended brides being
sisters and the intended brdsgrooms brothers When
matrimony such endemca character and affects
Wh efapni m or
70 take the matter In hand and remedy the existing
evils
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ST. DOuIs, August ., 1905.
BY the recent completion Of telegraph ue between
Pine Bluff and Camden, Arkansas, telegraphic oommd.
ncation opened to Galveston via Shreveport Marshall
and Houston
The lines in Of completion In Western Texas
will give the Washington authorities connection
with San Antonio Brownsville and other points on the
Texas frontier
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Illinois Central Railroad shares have dsned one-naf
per cent
Virginia nxes have declined one per cent.
Erie Railroad shares have recovered one-quar'er per
cent.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
Bales 90 Monday and Tuesday 1Aooo bales including
5000 bales 70 spsculaton and sxportsR The market
was duh, with decline Of va "a
TRADE RBPORT.
The Manchester market was Dat and quotations had
downward tendency.
LIVERPOOL BRBADsfuPSs HARKRT.
Flour quiet and steady. Wheat irregular aod declined
Id per GENITAL Corn quiet and upward; mixed sla
ala Cd per quarter =
LIVERPOOL PROVISION MAREsT.
Beef quiet and steady. Pork steady. Bacon dfmer.
Lard buoysut and advancing; quoted at 72s 7ts.
LIVERPOOL PRopucI MARKET.
Ashes quiet aud steady Sugar steady. Coffee inac
t,va Rice nrm. Rosn dull; sales small Spirits tur
pen,ine nominal q lsa Petroleum steady at a. Cd.
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q the hands Of bis brother Richard Trstra, August s.
1855, at No % East Broadway"
On this verdict Coroner Wildey committed the psoner
70 the rombs TO swat the ection Of the Grand Jury
He 10 twenty-five years Of age, natvs Of Ireland and
by occupation q wire worker In his examination the
prisoner said " I did not shoot my brother"
Deceased was thirty years Of age, born IN Ireland,
and wire worker by trade
Deceased had served bis country In the Mexican war
ana had been faithful soldier In an artillery regiment
beion.
Mrs Rebecca and Catharne Tristram, John Tristram,
husoand OF the latter and the lad Samuel Tstram, were
a. witnesses when the case shall bs called up for trial
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Slupendous Undertaking..
TIE PLACING OF THE STEAM BOILERS OF THE DUN
DERBERo ON B0ARD-THE LARGEST BOILIR EVER
CoNsTRUcTED.
Seldom have the strength and capabily Of machinery
undergone such test the derrick e. X Col
lins belonging to the Steam Derrick Company for the
past week and on yesterday especially.
The transportation Of the enormous boilers of the
Dunderbers from the foot Of Stanton street. East river
the pier Sixth street, where the floating leviahan
moored and the placing Of them in their allotted posi-
tion in the hold, was an entire success.
The last Of the six boilers safely deposited IN It's
FINAL resting place ct three O'Clock yesterday afternoon
On Monday last the steam derrick commenced TO remove
thom TO the vessel and conveyed every day, nnsh
ing on Saturday. The mode Of conveyance startling
to those unaware y 'es srsas:e & r. assrss fhs
boom Of the derrick, and held suspended in the
air at this height before leaving the por at Stan
ton street The derrick then steamed towards the
Dunderberg with this enoromous weight on Its
BOOM and the boiler lowered into the hold with sp
parenty little trouble arrangement OF machinery
minutes om hs mc the boiler was raised on the
rick from the Etna Iron Works pier until was In the
hold Of the Dundcrberg Captain Macdonald, Of the
Steam Derrick Company ably superntended the critical
undertaking during the entire week.
To form idea OF the extent and labor OF this work.
the size and weight Of The boilers All other machinery
either In Europe or America, IL dwsrfed into nsgnih
cance compared with those mountains OF ron and they
tower over the gaugway In the hold like those strange
Of Oriental fable The weight OF the heaviest boiler
is sixty TONS the height seventeen feet six nches
the depth thirteen feet and the front twenty and
half feet The hrc surface OF the boilers Is thirty thou
sand square feet and the crate surface twelve hundred
The furnaces sixty In number arranged In two ers
ten furnaces 10 each boiler With the main boilers there
also two donkey boilers four furnaces TO each placed
Immediately forward Of the main ones The smoke pipe
is sixty feet in height and thirteen In diameter with
grating top for protection
The derrick which accomplished this arduous task ha.
q hoist Of beam of nearly thirty feet and the front
boom reaches thirty three feet from the edge OF the
ecow
The distance required to suspend the boilers the
hold Of the Dunderberg twenty nine feet and the
DETECTION Of the boom with such weight attached was
scarcely more than two feet Mr. Thomas Main, from
the Ena Iron Works, assisted Captain Macdonald, and
everything passed. on satisfactorily all the parties en-
aaged in this arduoue enterprise.
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Movements OF General Grant.

Quxssc, August 6, 1896.
Lieutenant General Grant and party arrived here this
evening by special train. He was met at the railroad
depot by Colonel Bernard aid de camp to his E1ceucy
the Governor General.
The General with his star and suite, are invited TO
dine with Governor General Monck
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The New Hou Midland Gable.
UEePATCH FROM Mr.. wALTBR o. LEWIS.
Aopv Auwusf 1oAK

The steamer Clara Carita boarded the schooner Prssi
DENT with the steamer Germanias news and brought Il
70 this place.
We have succeeded In undermining and getting on
board about three miles Of the newfoundland Telegraph
Cable after great and aborious labor The cable, how
ever, 10 much corsoded that have hope Of re-
pairing II. In underunning IT, il parted three times.
We get NO dings Of the steamship Great Eastern -
y2. WALTER o. LEWIS
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Z r. q Pc.
Arrival OF the Germania or
Cape Race.
q 9etaesr .-.>~-~~----~~~~~~~-
THREE DAYS LATER NEWS.
81 Il j q A 3 7 = (.
The Shore End Of the Atlantic
Fl H .-s & Line Laid. ~
sftRfIBe OF The GREAT EASTERN.
--es'F 'a' ,.>>>>>>>e>>~~S-~.
Signals Through the Gable from
Longitude IL.
ALL PERFECT ON the FIRST DAY.
NEWS FROM THE CONTINENT.
TIL f M A r. X E is.
&C.. &C., &c.

CARR RACE, August Q,
VIA AsPY BAY, August 8, 1865.
he steamship 6ermanis, from Hamburg, 2sd
ass, vie Southampton, on the morning Of the 2sth,
has passed this point, en- route to New York.
She was boarded by the news yacht of the
press, and summary Of European intelligence
obtained.
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Spain and France have exchanged treaty rsu6
cations for reducing customs tariffs.