, 1869-01-05
NEW YORK.
Terrible Accident to a Wrecking
Party.

Terrible Accident to a Wrecking
Party,
-Four Persons Blown to Atoms
by Premature Ex-
plosion,
Special Despatch to the Chicago Tribune.
NEW YoRK, Jan. 4.
1NAF Fou.
The log has been very dlnse TODAY and inter
1cEed with the running of ftrrybo8ts. Orc boat
was four hours crossing The North Eiscr, from
Canal street to Jertey City. and others were
greatly delayed. Several collisions occurred in
the fog, hut IoEc wtrc serious. Several vessets
were anchored in the lover bay unable to 20 to
sea.
Wall etrlct wills h1ied "ith exciting rumore to-
day, chiefly in the bear interest. Speculation
was very nctivc In the forenoon. thoaEh the mar.
ket wae strcra]ly weak. New Yo.k Central was
the most sensitive etocE, owing to runoss from
Albany Of the report Of a serious accident to
Vanderbilt, The '.bcats" say the question OF
tested immediaelS, and probably be decided
agafntt Fanctrhilt An !1ju1cton against fc1tp
dividend is expected tomorrow.
NeStT.
iEc mtney slEiLgt ncy was very severe this
afternoon, but was mainly caused By artificial
neA1s 10 assis1 tho hear epcculaaone. The pro
ctes OF selling money At the Stock Exchange il
Lot generally liked By borrowers. as it facllla.cs
the running up OF tho price, Legal interest and
OuG4 lphth cDmmfa.}hn ware nstd
THE ExPREss CONSOLIDATION,
alr. o*good, EcceiTet Of the Acrchauts' Union
Express Company, has been served rith IN order
to sacate. The writ must be answered next
! "Wednesday.
/ NEW E1rHEes co1PAAT.
AnoFcment has heen commenced for forming
new express company to run over til. principal
lsres 0! road', and 10 compete With the existing
| organizations.
Tie report that James Gordon Bcnrett WAS ee-
1ousty I'll from pstal5tic stroke II without found
| asltn. lie is attending to business as usual.
THE K1rREss HoBaEu1xs.
samucl II. F.lkcr, detective, concerned In the
: a1est Of Martin and Thompson for the Mer.
cnAnte' Union E1orcss robbery on the Huceou
RtSes Road, says he has offered to arrest tho re,1
I robbers Of tic Adam. Expycss Compapy. at Mans,
| de!d, Ind, and recover the monty, but Mr. Gal.
ther, President Of the company, declines his
otter. He says Reno ard Anderson were not
guilty Of The Manifold robbery and the real Grim.
tnals are stll Rtlarge. Martin and Thompson pro.
ttstcd against being pnt in charge Of PtLksrton's
detectives, As they feared PIT kettou would c,usc
, them TO be l5nchcd. as heno AID AHderso1 were
F.; They will be examined next Wednesday,
GRANTS OPTION OF cEhTAIs rruL1c uEy
| correspondent OF the Ford gives con-
+ vcreatlon with General GRAFT about certaln pub.
lie mcu, and saSF Gsatt calls E. Washburrc
i honest nnd economical. and will give him any
! place he wants, but dln't know that be desires
any. He thinks Morgan mere bag Of do1,.r.,
AID F~EsendcD the ab,cst statesman in the : en-.
ate: Logan is 1he comm. man CT Illinois, aud h!a
/ nol!ittea arc rot properly appreciated, Morton
| is too much Of politician to be safe nnaucicr,
! 5anca Gordon brrne,s ia very ready 10 make
money out Of the nisfortuncs of his adooted
: country. lie has not o1.srd Mcclellan 4 place In
htt Capfnet. though be has good opinion Of h:s
Abilities He wa. grattced at Buffers Reelection
, and considers him man Of gzcat fsrcc o! char
! artcr. He Considers negro suffrage Inevitable,
ami sa5s he opposed 1t Til 1t Was forced upon him
hs The logic Of tvents.
TO TIE ASSOCIATED PEEss.
nI9AsTFR TO A wHKcK1so rAKrr
NEW foRK, Jan. IA prem,tule explosion Or
Ct seofsna Oh saEcy uooi, WICK resn1re ar S,sa n
the dcath of four men and the revc.t1y wound1ng
OF seEera; others. The Neptune Submarine Com.
pnt3 AnaAl NbL4hl4 Alt0 iuH government Inst
fall TO rrmoec the wreck OF the Scotland, md
! have hcen at work Tor several WEEKS, Whsuey1r
| ahe weather would permit. In blowing the wreck
! plo3.d In this service under cbarrc nf
Captain william l.. Churchill, la1c Of tic nayy.
| viii the compsny's steamer Commodore Irux-
taken on board { email holt At Sandy HOOK. ana
toTed out to the wreck. Another stual! toat was
d1e2 ar pump n
1ng the two charges Of powder. S7ix hounds IN
ZACH. wac now nsnned by Captain Chuich.ll him
| Lallct to have oEe charge sent down. which wis
eSsrcfs o6se; as,1s @ 6ne eha5fs IN TIE boat Both
| discr came up AID reported everything ready.
when both bouts b. can 10 pull aWay. but bud
sonc unexplained causc, tie submerged rxpio.
sion look place, followed .almott i1stantaueousiy
| BY -, The explosion Of thy reserved charge
the men 70 .atoms. 1t i supposed iha. tie
/ eharre IN the boat Tas. exploded By The concar-
r1oatl} ltjuted, and nave been sent to the bosut.
tal By tic officers Of the company. The names
e1 thq Killed arc Captain Vim. L. Chureh.iI.
1a1nea U'shns: Mr.. George y. bea.dslcc. The
sicc,s,saan n, = in the employ Of the company, was
| TEE NEW CIT oovERsxzs7.
~ ne 1e" cstJ government Hss organized to-day
Mayor Hall oiu not send In his message. Tie
needed &. r. .tar at about x1scl1o, 1 Il ThieS
about s1a, ,oooo otp arc TO be raisco by ta1sllun.
TIE arnu nj ncs.aae nno'k!fH; n W:ro r.,,,.
H:ou' Ign, rhows that 800 buildin - WE erected
| IN ihat ~ curing The var. n appr,vts tbs
Int stock .! The East River ir1cQt Compang
sENrI:cx Fo.1rnsrD
The scnts ME Of Baktr, eou;ictel IT ,7ttno
| ls!ss tns'Hs IS, n The b'cks Of ;ae Tssdctmen5
Nst'tna! bank. vas tu-dsy 1ostpoIc1 to The last
CAY ci the Jar Ia1g tesn VI the United s.ai.s
~ ~ 1uu.l. MS connsc' r1o:einC TO outain
President or AtslTucy Gene-al.
1HE ExrIKss cCS*211DA71oS,
suit bar httn brought iu the supreme Court
press tontany Ia restrain the copeoIlda.iou
thereof With the American Conpauy, nd to ptr.
~. v.It tbs s:e,ssmsht nre dollars pr share cn
| FAT OF THs ct1Y roL.cc.
| Inc police laptatn. and eteeauls held ncct.
mesn. Vi cusln: an ,ncseasc Of s.js,.rs Nv Ie
sta's teriala.uFt. 4 ctnm.t;ec wss appointed
tosYto Alo;:y ard If postio:c =scur: ii neess.
The 1ssl1rf fnf 81 L T. K,'tes :oek eekss Is
atFets. mostly derrsela,sd ta1lway -saes. ''00'
TIE 7tAEt ~ 1kSrKE~"1 OFFICE AND 1nE CIVIL
| .EavIcE nll1.
| lhe IaEts says the whole country cIpects 10
src lrLcrai Grnnt enter, At hi- accra.ioli, upon
bold rr.olutr and detcrntnc1 cr.sndc asainst
9e.oae b. NIKE. and nc oedss
rlctt y vii BE- be supported. The Tenure-of-
JUICE Dill oQEot " be Elc1l cd. lsenctA1 1,fhpt
should he lrf; eGttrcly Tree undertake and ex-
Ccufe such reforms II the et<fl service as usy be
| ftquifed II lon:res. Sees the wteHnra OF max.
irE good tthav'or the sole ttunre 9f Office lie.
| IL aoopt JeneAes Civil Service bill, but uLt!i
como general provisions Ut this sort a-r adoutcd
| General dEant shouid hare tac full 90 yer over
appo n:ns ntA and removals which the con *t,,u-
| zion gives him.
7uk IAlBrAE on UNIVERSAL Axske71 ANp 1x-
| TAHr1AL SUFFRAGE
The Tribune edltcrl.1lg ray. I'VE hooc 10 sec
constitutional auacndmen, framed and adopted
| which will cotlle rnlyereal am.estY with In
| Partial euafahe. and make them part OF our fun.
| dsneutsl Law. Or conrec the hepu allcaus Of
| West Virginia. Miss 1rl and Tennessee will not
| Ike 10 DC sofeu down IN ,hcir respective states,
tr IN portions thtse1f by tht now tisfrapchtsed
| fchelk. but TO Eore will the cow dominant rebels
| Ct MARYLAND, Kentucky and Delaware, relish I he
| en3fancnteement Of their black nrIEhborr. No
comprehensive retirement OF great controversy
csts did, or cyct caI, help c1eltipg some local
c:ie'a7eet, real CT 1uaAein4ry. a.. ID this case.
Statesmen III disregard seld h aa short sighed
/ amor in tho contemplation Of ganeral enduring
1csulta,"
| rRoDAHLI SUICIDE.
HcLrittta Wci1er, formerly AZ actrcse 1t ihc
Stadt Tbtasrc, was found cead Ia her bel this
U1oEn1pE-euproeed to tayt committed suicide
| PHILLIPS coas1sIxHT.
| Wendell Philips, II the inf. .Stcrery Skcndlrd
| e1presec satisfaction at samuel BoWles' aszest
| lie tLluks he Vas served right.
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