Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-11-11
The South.

Information from Wilmington, n c., on
the 18th was to the effect that the crew of
the Cuba (HorneN were to be shipped to
New York in the steamship Holland, by
their officers, or the agent of the CUBAN
authorities in this country.
The steamer Stonewall, from st. Louis
to New Orleans, was burned on the night
of the 9th, 1875 miles below st. Louis.
The following particulars are given by
one of the survivors, who arrived in ST.
Louis on the 28th:
"The boat caught fire at half.past
o'clock in the evening from a candle which
the deck passengers had near some hay
while playing cards. The steamer was
run on gravel har, the pilot supposing
that the passenger, could wade ashore on
the bar Unfortunately at the end of
the bar there was a slough and
there it was that the large number
was drowned. The boot w.o run
on the bar, but the shallowes1 part about
her had five or six feet of water The
boat had so much hay aboard that she
burned like finder, and all efforts to put it
out were unavailing. The Belle Memphis
came up at 0:30 three hours after the ac-
cident, and rendered all the assistance pos
sible. Out of two hundred and fifty-two
passengers and crew, only thirty are known
to be saved The last seen of Captain
Scott he was floating down the stream on
log. The people at Neely's saw the
light and FASTENED TO assist one man
rescued sixteen persons with skiff.
Had it not been for their help all
would have been lost A gentleman from
Paducah, Ky, swan ashore with lady,
and at her entreaty returned to save her
child. In swimming ashore he was
grasped by a drowning man, and would
have been himself drowned had he not
shaken him off One man was taken from
the wreck so badly burned that he died as
soon as he reached the shore. There were
thirty-nine cabin passengers and sixty of
the crew. Quite number of ladies were
on board. All are probably lost, except
one"
The boat was valued at $4,000, partial
ly insured She had on board 800 tons of
freight and number of cattle, horses and
mules A Cairo telegram of the 26th
says of the 25S persons on board the
Stonewall, including the crew, only SO are
known to be saved.
An election in Virginia for Represent
atives to the Legislature occurred on the
2Sth. But few returns were received up
to the Both. AS far as heard from, the
Democratic candidates were successful
The tobacco crop in Virginia is reported
as but two.thirds Of a crop the corn crop
is failure, but the wheat crop is remark
ably fine and abundant
All the officers of the privateer Cuba
were discharged on IT, oUth ult., by the
Commissioner, except David A. Telfair,
d, ID. Munroe, Nicholas Isling, r. II. Glib
son, N. ID. Phillips, Lewis French and
John Lynch, who were required to
give bail in $500 each for their appear
ance before the United States District
Court.
Advices from the Stonewall on the 30th
ult. state that the boat was still burning.
Several more persons had been picked up
alive.
SiXty-fve of the dead bodies of victims
of the illtated Mississippi river steamer
Stonewall had been recovered up to the
I'd inst. The colored steward and chamber.
maid were the only ones identified.
The Governor of Virginia has desig
mated the 18th inst. as day of thanks
giving.
The Tennessee House of Representa-
tives, on the I'd, by a vote of 50 to 80,
tabled resolution offered the day before
for the election of United States Senator
on the ground of Cooper's ineligibility.
The Democrats carried the city of Mo.
bile at the recent election by majority OF
1855.
According to the election news from
West Virginia, received on the 4th, the
House will stand about 81 Republicans to
% Democrats, and the Senate IS Republi-
cans to Democrats.
Foreign Intelligence.