The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-18

Ne,c York, August 1S.-The followin
dispatch that the steamer Henry Chaunce,
was burned on the 10th off Body Island !
published, but it is undoubtedly false
NORFOLK, Va, August 16.
10 Mr.. j. I'll. Walker, Eice-Ps'esidem O
Sun Insurance Co., Neac York.
SIR,-I hasten to inform YOU of the los
Of the Pacific mail steamer ''Henry Chaun
cey." The ship was discovered to be OF
fire olf Body Island, and immediatel,
headed for the land. Every effort wa.
made to smother the flames, but the fir,
continued to burn with fearful rapidity
until the ship struck the beach. The pas.
sengers and crew narrowly escaped witt
their lives.
The steamer "Resolute" has been dis.
patched to the scene of the disaster.
Very respectfully,
eolgne0 JAMES Brown, Agent.
LATER-A CANARD.
Washington, August 1s.-Dspatches
from Norfolk prove the reported loss of the
steamer Chauncey to be canard.
Insult to Queen Victoria in Ireland.
Du6hn, August 17.-At the banquet CIV
en- to the French deputation tonight, the
Lord Mayor proposed toast to the Queen.
which was received with storms of Kisses.
lasting several minutes.
From London.
London, Aug. 1S.-The House of Com
mons, by majority of 52, sustained the
the course of the government in preventing
the Phoenix Park meeting in Dublin.
The Great Lamers wool spinning factory
has been burned. Several persons were
killed by falling walls.
An unknown yacht has been capsized ;
drowning six persons.
The ChoIerasin Germany.
Berlin, August lS.-The cholera has an
peared in the neighborhood of Stettin. The
disease continues its ravages at Konigsberg,
where, on Tuesday, there were 70 new w
cases and "a deaths, and on Wednesday so
new cases and 27 deaths.
The Delivery at sing-sing.
Ne,o York, August lS.-Two of the es-
capped conyicts have been captured in the
swamps, and the pursuit of the balance
continues.
Russian Affairs.
PRINCE GORTSCHAKOFF AND THE
EVANGELICAL DEPUTATION, &C.
London, August 1S.-Prince Gortscha-
kohl publishes report of what passed be-
tween him and the Evangelical Deputation
at Frederickshafer in July. He SAYS that
having heard them, he replied that their
mission had the appearance of interference
in the domestic affairs in Russia, that he
could permit no foreign Intervention what
ever, and that the Russian government
could not tolerate shadow of intervention.
from whatever side it came. The mission
aries expressed their respectful regret, which
he accepted.
The address of the American delegation
to the Emperor is to hand. The address of
the Swiss delegation, which was written in
London, the Emperon decidedly refused to
accept. He then explained that it might
seem invidious TO only accept the address of
the American delegation, and requested
them to withdraw it, which they did.
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES.
The Affairs of the Staten Island Ferry Conn
pany--Owners of the Westfield Imprisoned
in the TOmbs.
NeD York, August 17.-JacOb Vander-
bilt, President Of the Staten Island Ferry
Company; William Braisted, Superintend-
ent; and Henry Robenson, Engineer,
against whom the coroner's jury yesterday
returned verdict of criminal neglect, in
with the Westfield disaster.
were brought up before Coroner Keenan,
this morning, and committed to the Tombs
prison, the coroner refusing to accept bail.
The action of the coroner has caused sur
prise, as bail to any amount was offered,
and could have been given.
(Second Dispatchl
THE PRISONERS BAILED.
Neio York, August 17.-Judge Suther-
land has admitted the Westfeld prisoners
to bail. Vanderbilt, President, in the sum
of $25, 900; Braisted, Superintendent, and
Engineer, in the sum of $4,000
each, George Law becoming bondsman.
Views of Senator Morton.
81. Louis, August 17.-Senator Morton
addressed an immense audience here to-day.
lie thought Grants chances little the best
at present. He opposed State sovereignty
as taught by the Democrats, and says there
was no safety for the people without CEN
trallzatlon. The greatest idea of the Re-
publican party was national unity; if we
abandon that we are not a nation, but sim
ply an aggregation of independent States,
which at some time OF other will 90 to
pieces.