Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-11-23
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luWinr Vessels were sunk IN the
hnrhpr ol So rhOmas ~ tho 10Th Oi
October. during the gale the Spnn.
isli war steamer Camnguc sunk and
svlcrn persons drowned the Brit
ISL steamer Columbia six men lost,
cargo worth from one Ia two million
dollars British steamer llh0no, lost
ut Peters Island, ono hundred and
sixty mon lost; British steamer
Wye, Captain Taylor, lost off the
harbor,' flity.ninc men lost British
brig Oncsiphorous British schoon-
or Ocean Gem, three m on lost
American schooner Clinton, Captain
Holmes, from New York French
bark Nooco; French tu G boat
French bark Emma; French sloop
Sylph; Spanish schooner Union,
Captain lost ; Spanish schr. Rapido,
Spanish sehr. Ives Ilcrmanos, Cap
tain lost Spanish schooner Form
alidad; Spanish schooner Alphonso
Venezuela schooner Joran Policiat-
to; Ncnezutla schooner Oriental ;
Venezuela sch oonor Conception,
with five thousand dollars in specie;
Venezuela schooner Pincheta; Dan
ish schooner Maggie; Danish schoo-
ner West End Pocket; Danish bark
Ludwig Hahn; Danish schooner
Nanine, Dutch schooner Amelia,
Bremen brig Joshua, two tug boats,
and all tho lighters were destroyed.
German brig Bertha-all crew lost,
but two mon. Russian brig Tutler
ashore and damaged, Ship Sarah
Newman probably total loss. ship
Charles Sprague, total lossJ thirteen
of the crew lost, Darh Aberdeen,
driven ashore and badly damaged.
Brig Mecosta, brig Nelly Gay, Brit
ish brig Wild Pigeon, British brig
r.. S. Cole, and the British ship
British Empire, dismastcd and sink
ing. British brig ii Majesty,
British brig Agnes Grant, British
schooner W ator Witch, British
schooner Elizabeth, British brig Ida
Abbott, British brig Princess Alice,
British steamer Robert Todd, Brit
ish steamer Derwcnt, French bark
Crumo. French brig General De-
Sournicl, French brig Joesmel, Dan
ish brig Valley, Danish brig Nords-
key. Danish schooner Dos HERNIA
nos, dismasted French schooner
Petrol, German brig Helios, German
brig Edward, Norwegian ship Vii
rose, Dutch briggs Maria and Amy
die. Futch schooner Juliet, dismast-
ed. Spanish steamer Vilayet, and
Spanish steamer Varqucz Nunez
Bilba. dismasted. About all the
coverings Of the roofs of houses were
blown away, such as tiles, zinc, etc
All the wharves were smashed, and
the fort barracks are gone. The
light house was destroyed, and about
thirty persons have been buried,
after having been picked up in the
harbor. The loss, both on shore
and in the shipping, is very heavy;
The British brig Alpha, anchored
at Anegada, j s dsmasted. L h
American bark Esther, blown oil
from Sombrero, is on land and dis
mastcd; she was just coming into
port
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-The prize
fighting party, over Long Bridge,
was captured this morning, by Scho-
fields soldiers. Schofe]d is deter
mined to stop prize fighting in his
department. The mslitary were Sc
creted in the woods and surround
ed the party before an alarm was
given None escaped.
Stevens friends think he cannot
survive the winter.
The impcachers say the persis-
tencc of the President in his deter
mination TO withhold the reasons
for Stanton's removal from the War
Office from the Senate, will be the
gravest charge against him yet Civ
en-.
HAVANA, Nov. PA special dis
patch says Maximilian's body would
be delivered to Admiral Togcthoff
on the 9th,
New ORLEANS, Nov. 12.-Gener-
al Mower to day appointed X. King
Cutler, Ju'ge of the Second District
of Louisiana, in place of Judge A,
Casabat, resigned.
WASHINGTON, Nov 12-Republi-
cans claim that negro suffrage has
been carried j n Minnesota by a
small majority.
- All the Cabinet members attended
meeting except Wells, who ICON
dition is considered critical.
: Senior Murilo, Minister from the
Republic of Columbia, was present
ed to the President to-day.
General Sherman is expec e q
hourly,
Some owners Of cotton seized dur
ing the war are about to institute
legal proceedings against Secretary
McCulloch, on the ground that his
rulings were illegal. 1t is anticipa-
ted that this action will lead to q
ventilation of the whole matter.
Slight snow here to-day.
A prize fighting party was 'uIiicv
q. over to the civil authorities and al
released; the law requires reading
Of the act before the arrest, whlcl
was omitted.
1t is nearly accurately ascertain
ed that the United States is in trea
ty for two islands in thsVest In
dies, st. Thomas and St. ) ohn' at {
price estimated from si,ooo 600 t.
s6.000,0O0, gold. The transfer o
the islands to this country is depend
ant upon the consent of the people
OF the islands, and the question j
to be presented them during tn
present month. 1t is thought tn
majority will consent.
Mo<TcoNrRy Nov 1.-THE Re