The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-22
From Fortress Monroe

FoRTRKss MONROE, Dec 20.-Col. James Curry,
yesterday for Supplying the troops at Fortress
Monroe, Camp Hamilton, Yorktown and Norfolk,
Va, with fresh beefor the first six months Of the
year 1867. The bids ranged from eleven dollars
and seventy-hve cents to fifteen dollars per one
hundred pounds nett. .... w..
ton recurring January 4, arrangements are being
made in Norfolk and Portsmouth for proper OBJ
servance OF the day. meeting was recently held
in Norfolk for this purpose at colored Baptist
church. The attendance WINS large Mayor Lud.
low was present, by r. quest of the committee. He
expressed hts views on the proposed celebration,
and said he could not agree with the meeting as to
its propriety or expedienoy, but IL they resolved
to observe the day by meetings aud procession,
he would see that they we're not molested; he did
not believe In fact, that there was any disposition
them as long AS they were orderly. Other speeches
were made, and the necessary arrangements per-
the churches in the morning and at night, and a
procession through the streets at noon.
The United States District Court, Judge Under
wood presiding, continues in session in Norfolk.
The principal case is one in admiralty against the
schooner Mary Mckee her tackle, turniture; & g.,
for salvage, w. II. q. Ellis appearing for the IL
bellants and Mr.. l.. II. Chandler for respondents
The nbellants are the owners of the steamship
Saragoesa. plying between New York and Charles
ton. While en- voyage the Saragossa fell in with
the schooner Mary Mckee, in the Gulf Stream
$50 miles to the southward and eastward of Cape
Henry, the schooner displaying signals of dis
tress. The steamer, at the urgent request of the
captain OF the schooner, took her in tow and
brought her in safety into Hampton Roads
The respondents deny many of the ALLEGATIONS
contained in the libel principally the one relating
to severe storm, which it is said occurred shortly
after the schooner arrived in port The nbellants
estimate the value OF the schooner and cargo at
100000, and CAIN salvage one-tenth of the vessel
and cargo. The libel and answer were read to-
geher with the dispositions taken in the before
the United States Commissioners, and submitted
to the Court The principal witnesses to day were
Messrs. Hendricks and Wilson, correspondents at
Fortress Monroe, who boarded the Mckee imme-
diately upon her entrance into Hampton Roads.
Further evidence Will be taken and the case ar
gued after which 1t is presumed 1t will be carried
to higher court
Schooner ] Nj. Patchen from Washington, d.
@, for New York, sailed today also, schooner
Mary Ellen, for Newburyport, with timber.
ing from the eastward early this morning and
veered TO the north towards noon. Indications
suggest cold weather.
mazoo, from Charleston for New York, has put in
here for a harhor. The schooner Union, from New
York for Baltimore, arrived here reports having
experienced heavy gale losing her mainsai and
jb.
guano for Philadelphia, has put in here, She en-
countered nortberly gale during the entire pass
age, the heaviest off Hatteras, where her sails
were blown away She is leaking badly. The brig
Hattie Mitchell, Captain Birdstreet, arrived at
Swan Island on the 30th ult, from Aspinwall The
brig Edwin H. Fetter was loading guano for
hoods Hole.
There has been heavy weather for the past three
days with the wind from the northwest, and it
still blows fresh from the same direction. large
fleet of vessels rs anchored here.
FORTRESS MONROE, Dec. 2l.-On the 11th inst,
Lieut. Egbert Ellicott, of the Goth United States in
tantry, shot dead by private King, OF the same
regiment, twelve miles from Yorktown, while
driving a government team containing the Lieu
tenant and two friends. A dimculty arose from
party insisting upon King TO allow negro to act
as orIver, eGding in Olcott shooting King who
thereupon shot Ocott Conflicting rumors from
military authorities urged the circumstances
to be withheld until court of inquiry make
investigation. This being done, the court
will be engaged in preparing report for trans
mission to Washir gton. But the decision, so far,
has been kept secret.
The thermometer is 20 degrees above zero, falling
all day. The pilot boat reports heavy weather
outside.
The steamer George Appold sailed this morning
for Boston
The British steamship Brazilian arrived at Nor
folk this morning, to load cotton and naval stores
Also the Liverpool from Washington.