The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-09-07
NEW YORK.
n the Schooner Emily Gorham

Loss or the Schooner Emily Gorham.
NEW YORK, September 6.-Informa-
ton has been received in this city Of the
loss of the schooner Emily Gorham
with all hands, off Cattletown, Prince
Edwsrd's . Island, August 81. Nine lives
ia all were lost. A terrible gale was
from the northwest on the
night OF the wreck. Five bodies were
The vessel wss owned by
Siordont & Gorbsm, Of this city.
The Prize Ring.
Billy Edwards appeared at the Clip
per office puuctually at one o'clock to-
day, accompanied by Mace and Dooney
Harris, prepared to make a new match
with Chambers and to place a thousand
dollars to Chambers five hundred in
the hands OF stakeholder. Chambers
and his friends failed to appear.
IiIness Of Father Burke.
Father Burke is very i'll. he was
prostrated Monday night with hemor-
rhages of the lungs and afterwards with
cholera morbus. The cause OF his i'll
ness is attributed to overwork. Since
his arrival in this country he has de-
livered l62 lectures and las sermons.
His recovery is uncertain.
Prisoner Sentenced.
William J. J.Aiken, policeman, who ia
charged with q number ofburglsries, was
again placed at the bar this morning.
on a new indictment, charging him with
q burglary on the house Of John Keck,
No. 81 East Fourteenth street. Aiken
" as interrupted in the act and arrested
by an officer. The prisoner testified in
his own behalf, and accused Officer
Freeman with being an sccomplice.
After hearing the evidence the jury
found q verdict OF attempted burglary.
Aiken was then indicted for another
burglary in the first degree and plead
guilty to grand larceny.
He pleaded gambling and vicious
company a. an excuse for his crimes.
Judge Bradford in passing sentence
severely upon the character
Of Aikens offenses, made doubly helm
ous by being committed while he was
10 the uniform Of protector Of public
He was then sentenced to
1--WE years in the State Prison tor bur
ylary, ten years for attempted burglary
proved against him and five years for
grand larceny, to which he pleaded
guilty.
what O'C0nOr Says.
Charles OConor, in a conversation
yesterday, said that nothing would ever
induce him to accept any nomination
rom any quarter for any office. He
declares that he considers office seek
ng one of the evils of the day; is very
,eficent on all political questions, aud
syoids expressing his sentiments on
Louisville, saying that his dispatch to
he Convention, declining the nomina>
ion but expressing his sympathy with
he movement. contained all he wished
% say at present.
OF Works Burned.
A fire broke out in Lombard & Ayre'
ill works at midnight last night and is
IT'LL burning. About 9 o'clock this
morning another tank caught and
almost Immediately afterwsrd two other
anks and thousand barrels OF refined
,il were in flames. The loss is s2j, 900
hus far, and should the entire works be
the loss will reach $5O, 900.
sck Steeman and another man were
severely burned and taken to the hos
1ital.
Loss Of the steamer BienviIte.
Further accounts Of the loss OF the
teamer Bienville have been received.
At the time OF the burning OF the
teamer the nearest land was seventy
niles distant In leaving the ship one
If the boats was swamped by the heavy
,es, but was soon righted again. All
)f the boats were proVlheu WIN pro-
,isions and water On account OF the
,esyy sea and wind blowing in an OPP
,osite direction, they were obliged 10
abandon the attempt to make the near
st land. and driven by the
Wind and waves, it was several
laws before they reached the island Of
Aleutia, $50 miles from the scene Of
he disaster. Severe suffering and sew
raj deaths occurred on their perilous
ourney. The inhabitants OF the Aleu-
ian Islands treated the sufferers with
,reat hospitality, men, women and
children vieing with each other TO rem
Ter them comfortable. Several were
drowned in attempting to land, the
Iurf upsetting the boats aud breaking
,ne in pieces. 1t is known that twenty
ives were lost and a large number un-
accounted for, who may have landed on
,ome other island or been picked up by
ome vessel. Capt Msury arrived at
assau a day or two after the disaster,
md with the steamer Annie and six
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