The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-08-19
Escape II (,ouvicls.

Sing Sing, Ang. l7.-At fifteen minutes before
O'Clock t.,-lsv the tuy boat Dean Richmond having
canal host In tow. gulny porth was obses"cd to mp
proach the prison dock with considerable rapidisy Thu
guard warned the pilot to keep OF and ih, warning
was apparently hSedo but the sieamrr glid.d clVs.
t. the pier; and immediately II cnvicts, No II under
standing the whole movement. made rush and leaped
on hoard the canal bOst ran owe, II to the tug and
Into the engine rO0m. The engineer was driven Oul
and ono Of the cUuvicts leaped intO the pilot hOuse
took the wheel aud hcadc the tug for tho west shore
The alarm given Quick possible, and sailing
v,sscls Que from Spa,ts mile below. and one rom
here filed with srnn men. were rtar,e in pursuit
One Of these vcssssa OverGsulcd the tu. Rock.
land when the cDuvics, turk to small boats, which
sOmc h0ys were SOwi0. IN the vicinity, and. rowim.
quickly To shorc escaped IL the mountains Caain.
iI.p'ct0s. states that tho cOuvicts arc now !" the
woods near Rska'd and win be rccaptnrcd, 10 they
ave sMrrOnndsA.
LArEw "A dispatch wae received from Supcrintrn.
dent Kc.l stating. that tw" mrn had hccn arrested
At E"xlcwvd. N. j.. sapposed t. belong to the gang
which escsped. Before dark tonight musketry ling
WAS heard In tn. direction Ut socklnd on the west
shore, and Il 10 thought encounter has taken place
bstwceu the convicts aud the guards 1t IL believed
the affair vas planned In New Jersey weeks ago.
The captain and engineer OF the tug boat are both mr.
rc.hd. The former said hs wac hired BY 2 men IL
cnic to Sing sing Tor losd VI furniture. They al.o
hired him wceks ago for the same purpose, but
when he arrived here they ssid the furniture not
ready. There found On the tug, when rcaptnred,
cOnvicts clothing, = uumbrr u fnlsc whirksrs and
mustacher and several rcvOlverr which were brought
from New Jrr.ey. It IL believed the two men who
planned the escape IN the wOos with the convicts
Miscellaneous.
Washington TIT IL reported here that the Union
Pacific Central Branch r. ca. that has bern before
the Congress aud thu Departments asking eOnstrnc.
ton Of law that will give II large additional Subsidy
II xh0ut to take departure 1t will, Il II esid
bn" twenty miles more road, and then demand adi.
tionsl Government si, and II 1t r. not forthcoming,
out writ Of mandsmus against the Secretary Of
Interior and attempt to make him c'mply with what
the Com any holds to he plain requirements Of law,
and furnish the subsidy demanded.
Washington l7.-Col Nantier. N. IL Farquhar,
Surgeon John Spear. and I'll Asst Ensr ChAs. ".
lsac are d. tached from special duty connected with
tn" Nicaragua Expedition, sn, await orders. Gen A.
King has IN appointed Collector of Internal Revenue
for Nevada,
Rome 1.-THE King of Italy appointed Count
Meuahrea Italia, Arbitrator Ut Alabama Clair"s.
New York. Aug. l7.-Yes.erday WA considcr,d the
hottest day Of tho srason. Seven deaths from exccs
sive heat are reported.
London, Ans. ia dcpus"tion II French citizens,
appointed to visit ireland and thnLk the people Tor
aid given In relief Of the wounded French soldiers
during thu war with Prussla has arrived The prople
wild with excitement and the roads leading to the
stopping places Of the Frrnchmen became impaasihlc
because Of the crowd. on Wednesday night The city
hand the performers dresee IN green marched to the
Hotel where the Freedmen are stOyping and played
American Irish, and French national nrs, also some
Frniau tanca. There was M inte, ferncc by the
police. The procession reached Shrlh"nrnc Hotel at
oc'ock, and In Response I" the call Of the propl.
member Of Parliament made address to the crowd
s0n Of Marshal MacMahon also arrived with the
dcputstion, and loudly chcrrcd by thon.ands Of
neOpls assembled. This ercpti"n was worthy Ut
King Many konss1 ilnminated to might. and the
enthssiss~ 1T 'he eope csoeinuasexe-edssiy great: