The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-11-04

We eondense from nc Cairo special q he
New Orieana Times.
CAtRo. Oot. as--l0ato,,i,.f rss5...
i Qrlcans, burned last ni.-hf M la.rfrh.. -I.-i.
uhmilos above Cairo.
~ three hundred and twenty nersanr eou-
s ss'. a-a il,e crew ana pas,eng1rs onif DOR
i All the ttoneWall's olIccrs arc lart rerrut
Pilot I'd. fulkoraon, EuFlnrer FrafIer. sa5
ner carpenter, Andrew shuliz.
commission merchant of New Orleans
sA .,: ne nieoe OF Capt Scott.
Among the has, an tnc dCck-room 81 . pass
Innnd you che MS ~ those saved a fsr as
known, as furnished by mr. Ncito.
Ed. Fnlkerson, Pilot; Geo. button. nrat
engineer; John Al. Lyon. aecond engineers
enc carpenter, nnuc unknown phHin Hfia-
bee boy N. a. Mnshorn. Andrew schultz.
L. a.. sloan, Michael Marx. Mike nrasnef.
~ y, Sisorc, ~. Jones Boone OF New 0fleans.
~ y. Cook, Of Virginia. NJ. Cook. 81 Texas.
NJ. e. swing. y. norrin, n. stevens. y. Cun-
way, u. kdlnburg. Lewis rarnf. Geo. Hefef.
Nick. Perct, II. fcrct aud wife, ~. H Haa-
hlnR. A.. swan JAS. achwnrE. Herman l.ou-
lusse. Phelps, OF Shreveport. ~ Conner.
james Griillu. John Pcurcr. Dennis Momh-
Il. Carroll. B1r.
[From tho Associated Proml
ST. LlUIs, Oct. 28.-Tho details nf tho
loss " Che steamer stoncwall state that tho
vessel len -. Louis on Tuesday cFrnlng,
bound for New Orleans, heavily laden Nlth
paosenRcrs, horses. mulos, hHY, and other
freight. The boat was burned ID tho water'f
edge An effort was madD % land. bus thu
boat was 80 heavily laden that fho could
not reach nearer than 100 yards "a che
shore.
Ine greatest confralon ana terror prevatl.
"a. There VISA nbopt 400 cahiu aud deck
passengers on board D large numbor uf
Nh0m were women aud children Tha
DANES spread rapidly, and scores OF men
Jumped Into che witter and attempted aWlme
ming ashore, nearly an Of whom nrre loss.
The pilot. engineer, striker, carpenter. and
iorty Hour passehgers gro known % have
The captain. clerks aud other officers. ana
many passengers were iost All fhf books
aud papers OF the boat were lost. na.wrre af
the cattle and other freight Many persons
died after reachlnR me ehore irnm expo
sure. All che somou and children were
lost, nearly, nnot al % them being burned
10 death.
Tie conduct OF tho passengers and the
officers u said 90 have been most heroic. Such
au appalling Scene has NOT been wltnefaad
on the Mississippi river for many yeart--
Tho saved were kindly cared for by tho nM-
Gers OF che Belle Memphis and were carried
10 Sc. Louis.
Aninterview with the assistant engineer
OF the stonewau gives the following luiof-
nation The alarm was given nt 9 80 A. a..
and in ten minutes The boat was IA Is sheet
OF lame and every person bad deserted her.
All that were lost were drowned-noHe
wee burned. OF eleven women ou board
but three were saved. There was but one
yawl seen, and that was taken possession of
by some OF the deck passengers. The nat
seen Of capt. Scott BE- was hontIng down
the stream on q log. Tho people an NopiYfs
saw the light and hastoned 10 render nsslr-
.Ha.
with a akin, and had ~ not been for fhls
help all would have been lost.
A genueman from Paducnh. Ky, swan
ashore with lady, and 40 her eutreaty re-
ashore no Naa graspod by drowning man,
and was compelled 10 shake him; Que MAN
was taken from the wreck sadly buried. thHf
he died on reaching the shore. Capt Duwty,
~ Shreveport, La. wDa saved. There were
1870 cabin passengers, and crew. and iaFna
number OF deck passengers. All tho ladies
On board we're iOet bat one Mr.. Eulkruon
the pilot, and the carpenter were the only
ones Of the crew saved.
Another statement o.. that the Ore oriain-
ated from n candle. which the deck passcn-
gers had near some hay, while playing cards.
The steamer was run on "A gravel bar. Che
pilot supposinR that the passengers could
wade ashore on the bar, but nt the end runs
a slough, and here the larger number were
Out OF $50 passengers aud crew, only thir-
sy are known ~ be saved.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 20 Tho steamer NubIcou
arrived from the wreck Of the 6tOnowalL
bringing but two more survivors. ono
thousand dollars were subscribed Oh Change
Tor a committee 90 visit The wreck and bury
he dead. Other subscriptions will be made
lor destitute families.
STATE OF Texas "a. Geo. Pdaa6oG gee q t3e
Dudge Paachal to-day obtained wrlfa ofanh-
@nh 10 this cause rcturnable the arat None
lay in December next and che nrst Friday
"A February WAS fixed for Che hearing OF the
notion Tor preliminary Injunction.
IL H. apprcheuded that Col. CnsV. collector
If customs Of New Orleans, with family.
we're aboard the Stonewall.
Mrs. Agnes Paschal, aged 90 years. oneof
hc last widowed pensioners of che RoV0lu-
ion, died recently in Georgia.
The following Item ~ furnished from
truthful source; Gen. Clark, aud other Terr
ms and Mississippians have applied o. enc
resident 70 have the eleniiona in those
states indefinitely postponed. They Insist
hat the decision 10 the Ncrgcr case. and che
certainty that Hamilton and Dent will carry
he elections renders this necessary. ft -
Tot probable that they win succeed
IL II stated that upon the assembling az
congress n movement will be- luauNnrHtfd
modifying tile powers Of the supreme Court
o she extent 81 suhlecfinR an decisions Hf-
ecting reconstruction % the revision "a
peeiai Joint Judiciary committee on Cone
The policy OF the Government n tho Ycr-
ger case seems % be 10 postpone fhr Issue.
TIE Agricultural report rrgnrdiuR fDtLBn
Is liberally used in che Atlantic
states. uch money hiss been Invested ia
improved Implements. These agencies fof=
ed the crop ~ 80 early maturity. Lnre
licking Il said 90 be comparatively llFht.-
rhe drought in CarOlinaa ADD Georgia Caua-
d early Dolls 20 drop on lho uplhndai Rave
yes Of the caterpillar AID boil worm
hOugh Eecti0nally severe, are noDy means
General Picking Will BE- over uuuaunlly
ally except on plantations short of labor.
rhe report CO ncludcs detailed and complete
stinatcs Of the aggregate yield have poo
'eiicve from nn examination of thr Oeto-
YER reports, that the preliminary and candi-
ioual estimate heretofore made Of AT50.Q1Q
lalea will be che only one made thia season.
newspaper reports 70 the contrary notwith-
landing. Tn the next report VIII De- given
detailed summary Yield AFTER nuai reporta
re received and carefully Examined.
WAgmTHor0H, Oct Vile lawyers hHrc
egard II certain that ferFor viii be brought
o The bar OF the supreme Court
The President has ordered that 81 eommns
,fcations relative 40 Executive business, abau
V forwarded 20 the approprinio department.
Secretary Pisb has issued a notice that 30
'aeancies exist abroad in Che State Depart
The Executive Committee Of he Union
league arc here, trying 10 raise luuda iq ald
he extremists Of Mississippi aud Texas.
There arc more than LOO 900 Of aeff8 edaei
o co. area Of land cultivated ior cotton.
PuLADELfufA, OCT c..e-tti a showing here.
,uf the snow molte ~ N lalls
81. Louis, Oct I-Dapalchcg from Haft
AXE Indicate b serious achiam in thf MORMON
'hurch. Htenhouac, editor of Sails Lake Feie-
.raph. and Tor many years one ct BRIGHAM
FotimR'a most nfaunnh supporter. beads fhc
efect0n. His daughter N lho wife NJ 08a OF
Brigham Young sons, Joseph
MMBmHNoTON, Oct. Az There % q widely
report that Justice swague ais-