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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-01-27
Soldiers OrDhnnS,

The Union Orphan Asylum of Baltimore has
issued its sixth annual report. 1t shows that
the receipts for the support of the institution
from all sources during the year, amounted to
$14,9S2.97. 1t took $l4,96624 to defray the
current expenses. This leaves them at the
end of the year with but $167I in the Treasury
of the institution. Out of this yearly expense
they clothed. feed and educated, &c girls and
30 boys.
The institution is under the care and supervi-
sion of band of noble women, whose heroic
devotion at home supplemented the devotion
of the heroes on the nations battle field. And
now that the wards of the war-the soldiers
orphans-need care and attention, their zeal
knows no langor.
These devoted friends of a noble cause need
aid in their good work from whatever source
they can obtain it. And in their behalf we APP
peal to the generous and good in our county to
render them any assistance they can.
They will hold fair for the benefit of the
institution at Masonic Temple, in Baltimore
beginning on the 29th instant, and continuing
through the week.
To maintain this institution, and to keeI
seventy or eighty boys and girls comfortably
fed and clothed and schooled is no small un.
dertaking. Those who have the responsibility
upon their shoulders deserve the generous sup
port of every true hearted man and woman in
the community. There are thousands of peo
pie in our county who could give a contribu.
ton that would not be missed by them, while
the aggregate amount thus received would dc
much towards relaxing their constant labors
and relieving their unceasing anxiety for the
welfare of the little ones in their charge.
These children are the orphans of those who
fell or were disabled in the service of theii
country. In
1.-THE land of the free and the home of the brave
neither one of her soldiers nor one of theil
children should appeal in vain or more thar
once for aid when needing it. No stronger ap
peal can be made to the generous heart thar
the simple announcement of the fact.
Any article of clothing, from pair of sock.
to an overcoat, any article of food or merchan
disc from peck of potatoes to cargo of corn
will be thankfully received by the managers
Any information desired by contributor
can be given by applying at this Office.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-01-27

$l57,7ssO4
WILLIAM WEBSTER,
Jan. 27.-3t. Foreman
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-01-27

We trustthe Legislature will at once act upon
these recommendations and give them the at
tention to which their merit entities them
The New York herald., 1872-09-07

THE BROKEN BOAT,
from which, after the quarter boat was bailed ont
they went on board her again.
Ater the four boats had left the ship the last boat
was brought alongside and the persons remaining
were still BUSY on the deck. the heat had become
intense and before we showed on the whole for.
ward deck began to burn
THE FLAMES BURST FORTH
Just as we stepped from the gangway, and the
upper portion OF the vessel blazed with
great fury. As l entered the boat took out my
watch which when first entered my room in the
morning had placed in my pocket through habit,
and found that 1t .w96 half-past seven O'Clock.
Just three and haF hours elapsed since the
persons on board AS we pulled away from the Bien.
VILE she looked grand In the burning magnidcence
OF her fate. Our boat at first had o mast and
made n almost impossible to ship all with It aboard
so we threw It away. We did not think after that
that we could make very great speed. gave my
1nal orders to the other boats before we got fully
nnder way and ours took the lead. ] had saved q
part of a canvass awning from the ship, and this
we hoisted on an oar. 1t filed with the breeze and
we then began to sail quite rapidly.
THE NIGHT HAD PASSED
and 1t was quite light but the gray twilight
had not entirely disappeared. We seemed to out.
s d had
been rolling good deal when we embarked, put
not enough to cause any real danger, ana wnen we
away from the up an
made a SO rough that we soop LOST slgns OF any
thing else on the ocean except
THE BURNING SHIP.
1T was Afterwards reported by one OF the after
boats that she exploded and then went down, we
saw only pun Of smoke 60 up from her suddenly
S her boilers became 80
4 could ond vent through tho safety valves, and
so that she quickly filed with water.
"Watnng's Island was the nearest land that we
could have made It being only about seventy miles
The New York herald., 1872-09-07

SIGHTED LAND
about four p. NJ. on Friday EndeavOred to land at
eight p. NJ, but found the breakers too heavy. Ran
along the shore for about mile till we struck
rock, then put to sea and lay OF in heavy rain
saturday morning at daylight we made again for
land, could discover but one place free from rocks;
as nace %ete Ssn little sp OF sand in 1oa
OF us. AS neared 1t the first breaker filed the
boat, the women jumped up and the next breaker
lyes-viz., The German woman with three chill
dren, the entire Irish family and the English
woman
AFTER
LYING COMPLETELY EXHAUSTED ON THE SAND
for time we started for help. We're met by
most most nesdsd, water and food. - "''
"Mr. Phillip @. Pyfrom and two sons conducted us
TO Gregory Town. on the other sde OF the island,
kindness by Mr.. Pyfroms family and the entire
population Of the place. Everything in their power
food lodging horses for those WHO broke down On
remember with the greatest gratitude, landing at
'.Sunday morning we eftrn the schooner Ripple,
Opa a EherS e d9 n asl
The names Of the persons saved in this boat are
neer; George Badger, NJ D., surgeon; George w.
Close, steward; Charles Christerpherson, second
don S s eeese
and Angus Mcmillan, steerage stewards; Fanny
Beatty, Joseph Branner and Aaron Branner, pas
Those who were drowned were Mrs. Joseph Bran
ner and her three children, man, two women and
two children, whose names are unknown.
TUE THIRD BOAT
was in charge OF United States Consul Mead
whose narrative is here given as taken from his
''The Pacific mail steamer BienvfIle sailed from
New York on Saturday, August 10, for Aspinwal,
under the command Of Captain Jefferson Aaury.
The New York herald., 1872-09-07

The loss from the Bienvie cannot be positively
estimated, as the passenger list was burned and the
statements Of the eye witnesses Of the drowning
accidents are little conflicting. 1t is Supposed
however, that the number is over twenty.
THANKrHG THE ISLANDERS.
Before the MORO Castle left Havana. the rescued
passengers and crew addressed q letter of thanks
to the Inhabitants OF Nassau and the adjacent islands
through United states Vice Consul Saunders, for
their Kindness and sympathy In relieving their
wants and extending to them comfort and hospiS
tality.
The Moro Castle arrived at upper quarantine at
nine O'Clock, and Captain Maury and the HERALu
reporter went ashore in a revenue yacht along with
Uncle Sans mails. The other passengers landed
about an hour afterwards
Captain Maury's Omcial Report.
Captain Maury, upon his arrival in this city, sub.
mitted the following report TO the officers Of the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
NASSAU, n. r., August 20, 1872.
F. r. BABY ESQ.,, AGENT PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP
COMPANY, New York.
OF the chartered steamship Bienvie, under my
command on the morning OF August Is, at sea- In
4min Is sec. West by account. At forty aye minutes
past three A. M. the officer on deck called me and
reported that the vessel was on fire. gave the
order to call the crew To the five quarter pumps
and had the steam turned on TO the 1re extingush.
ers leading to the forward freight room. Kept the
ship before the wind, hauling down the head sails
leaving the head OF Ji6 up, and had the
engine stopped. / had hose led down to the
fore hatch one OF the hatches taken OF and
made the attempt to get below with the water, but
the volume Of smoke was SO great that | had to
close the hatch Immediately. had water led to
the forward ventllator and started 1t below at tho
same time having the matches battened over with
wet awnings and Ssyefyssas s closed below a
ward, caused by breaking the working arm. UuH
supply Of water was entirely cut on from tha9
second oricer in order to get the boats prepared
had the hand pumps and IRE buckets got out aS
well as the fre extinguishers l had four boats
lowered, and they were dropped astern. pro1
vided them with boat Keepers Two Of the largo
lfeboats were manned. All the passengers by this
time were on the deck In forward davits. I had
water and provisions furnished them ALL There waq
full supply and life prcservers, and had extra
ones. as well as provisions placed on the quarteB
deck. At half-past Ave O'Clock A. M. only stean1
could be discerned, and had hopes OF running f0H
Watlng's Island about sixty-ave miles Distant
Two boats were holsted at the after davlts, and
CONTINUED ON TENTH PAGE,
The New York herald., 1872-09-07
The Survivors.

The following is a full list given by the purse
landing In New York Of tho survivors OF the d
ter:-
Jefferson Maury, Captain.
w. A. Smith, Purser
Fred Harger, First Onlcer.
John Con- Second Oniccr.
- Weeks, Third Onicer.
George Badger, NJ. d., Surgeon.
William H. Wright, Chief Engineer.
William Ii. Best, First Assistant Engineer.
Sidney Bareyte, Second Assistant Engineer
Daniel MCtiregOr, carpenter.
Arthur Rowland, Quartermaster.
Charles ChristerphersOn, Second Master
Charles Tighc, Second Master.
Fl. AnthOn, cabin passenger.
Arthur d. Temple, cabin passenger.
]. b. Wood, cabin passenger.
G. w. Rea, cabin passenger.
A. S. Barney, cabin passenger.
W. Burroughs cabin passenger.
Rufus Mead, United States Consul, Nicaragua
George w. Baney, cabin passenger.
Christof Otega, cabin passenger.
Thomas Fl. Woolwicl, cabin passenger.
y. StOher, cabin passenger.
Colonel Pho Rosado. cabin passenger
William Chapman, cabin passenger
Patrick Daily, cabin passenger.
William Pool, cabin passenger.
William Berry, cabin passenger.
Il. II. Lawler, cabin passenger.
II. Scherf, stccrage passenger.
w. Thompson, steerage passenger.
Amelio vlllegas, steeragc passenger.
G. Luygra, steerage passenger.
A. Golwater, stecrage passenger.
J. Oliver, steerage passenger
j. B. AlvistOn, stcerage passenger.
Margaret Ryan, stcerage passenger.
Ellen Ryan, steerage passenger.
Margaret Johnson, steerage passenger.
Maggie Barker, steerage passenger. az
Kate Dalton, stcerage passenger.
Fanny Beatty, steerage passenger.
N0rah Sullivan, cabin passenger.
Oliver Sweeney, porter.
Thomas Bel fireman.
James Cough, fireman.
George Gordon, fireman..
John Stanton, fireman.
William Logan, second masteIs
Thomas Griffin, seaman.
William Wcstfall, seaman.
james Williams, seaman.
Peter Barry, seaman.
Peter Grant, seaman.
Thomas Flaherty, seaman. .
Michael Hollywood, seaman.
John Walsh seaman.
George Outhan, pantry man.
David Lewis, second steward.
Robert Beckett, steeragc steward.
Angus Mcmillan, steerage steward.
Joseph Branner, steerage passenger.
Aaron Branner, steerage passenger.
Alfred COethen, second pantrymen.
Joseph Mccarthy mess boy.
Robert Grossly, mess boy.
Fred. Johnson, steerage walter.
Bernard Barrow, second porter.
Julius Franklin, steerage passenger,
A. Williams, steerage passenger.
Adoiph Holm, third cook.
Burney Shield, waiter.
Eliza Stuart, stewardess.
John Gillaud, second cook.
William Garrison, captains stewar@
w. Stuart, saloon waiter.
@. Tyler, saloon waiter.
Daniel Drew, saloon waiter,
Robert Thompson, baker.
George W. Close, steward.
The New York herald., 1872-09-07

The following is full list given by the purser on
landing in New York OF tho survivors OF the disaI
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-28
nIass Meeting in snBtne Parish.

At a mass meeting at the courthouse in
Sabine parish on the twelfth instant the
following resolutions we're adopted:
ResGlued, That for the future, as well as
for the past. we shall claim for the parish
of Sabine, the Banner parish Of the
State, in support of conservative measures
and conservative men, and that we will
demonstrate our right to this distinction,
and make it good by oar votes in Novem-
Der next.
Resolred, That the delegates appointed
by this parish to said convention be re-
quested to pursue such course in making
nominations as will tend to harmonic all
the elements of opposition to the present
national administration, and to that end
the best representative men of said ele-
ments should be placed in nomination for
State officers, for Congress, and on the
electoral ticket.
ReSolced, That J. F. Smith. A. Harris J,
J. Cater Alfred LoUt J. B, Vandegar and
Charles w. Brown be and they are hereby
appointed delegates to represent the parish
of Sabine in said convention, and that a
majority Of said delegates, present at said
convention, be and they are hereby author
lied to cast the full vote Of this parish in
said convention.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-28
A NIexicnn,s Revenge.

COrsican vengeance has become pro-
verbal: but the Mexicans are developing a
talent in that line which bids fair to cast
the vedetta of Corsica in the shade.
A rancherO named Miguel living near
Zacatecas many years ago killed man
named Realio in a duel. RealjO left a
widow and one son about eight years Of age.
Miguel had a. little daughter about four
years Time passed on, the boy Realjo
grew to be a man. and the little girl grew
t. be a woman. Finally the widow of the
slain died, leaving young ReajO alone in
the world. He then set about avenging his
fathers death, purpose which it seems he
h id cherished from childhood. He first
poisoned the daughter and wife of Miguel,
I'd then waylaid the latter. whom he
thought to take Unarmed, told him what be
h id done and why he had done it, and con-
cluded by informing the bereaved husband
and father that his time had come, and
b lde him prepare to die. But Miguel in
stead Of preparing to die, suddenly drew
stiIletsO, rushed upon Realjo before the
the latter could fire upon him, and plunged
the steel into his heart. The pOisOner fell
10 the earth and with his last breath LOasted
of his success in at least partly avenging
the death of his father, who had been
killed so many years before, and died with
a smile of mingled triumph an hatred on
his Inns,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-28
st. Louis Wants the Tennessee River
Trade.

We admire the energy and pluck of st.
Louis in stretching out alter the trade of
all the rest of the world, and hence we copy
the following from the st. Louis Democrat
of Wednesday:
Nearly all our commercial men are ac-
quainted with Captain Peter Conrad, of this
city, a wealthy owner of several tOwbOats
and numerous bargeS. He purchased yes
terday the sidewheel steamboat Z. w.
StTader, with view of making a sharp and
persistent attempt to win the valuable Ten
nessee river trade tor st. Louis. The Stra-
der is peculiarly adapted for that trade.
She is light water drawer, and can carry
800 tons of freight. The Tennessee is navi-
gable for several months of the year to Tus-
cumbia and Florence, a distance of 500 miles
from Sd. Louis, but it may be the regular
trips of the Strader will extend no further
than EastpOrt, 460 miles from here. The
Tennessee Is a very important commercial
thOroughtare. 1t washes the shores of
Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi and
Alabama, and the husiness relations
with those four States are such that
the wonder is that an attempt to win the
trade Of this river has not been attempted
before Prior to the war St. Louis enjoyed
almost a monopoly of this trade; but at its
close her merchant marine was SO reduced
and shattered that no attempt has ever been
made to regain the trade, and it has been
left to drift to Evansville, Indiana city
with only 10000 population, and 50 slender
in commercial facilities that but slight com
petition could be offered should St. Louis
make an effort worthy of the name to get
back the trade. The Tennessee is COM
paratively straight AMI deep river as far as
Florence, presents but few perils to the
navigation and Is never closed by ice. The
planters Of the Tennessee valley are numer-
Gus and in good circumstances and buy
largely of all kinds of stores They would
ship for return cargOes good deal OF cot
ton, tobacco sweet potatoes peanuts, etc.
A large amount of lumber, pig and bar iron
will also be brought out.
We most heartily compliment Captain
Conrad for his enterprsing spirit, and sug-
gest that the merchants send out their
travellers along the Tennessee to drum up
orders Tor the first cargo. We think Cap
tain Conrad will soon find more boats
needed to accommodate this trade, and we
feel sure, from the characteristic vigOr and
enterpris of the ma l, that he viii pa
EN- on as fast as they are needed.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-28
STAGE Morals in Paris.

The French stage seems to be in a greater
state of decentralization than was ever
known even in the most deliriOus days of
the empire. Some Of the pieces lately
acted, especially the "Timbale- d'Argent,'
are described as going so far beyond all
bounds of deeency that committee of the
French National Assembly has taken the
matter in hand, and will shortly lay a re-.
port before the house, recommending that
the censorship be made much stronger than
it has ever been. A London journal says:
THE empire was bad enough, but the EN-
pire never tolerated such ungauzed indie
cency as has been rampant in Paris during
the last twelve months-indGCency the
more objectionable as playwrights are not
debarred, as they were during the imperial
days, from producing political comedies
like "Rabagas," or historical dramas like
"Ruy Bias" The cafe concerts music
halls, TO which the committee attribute
much of the present debasement in public
tastes, are also to be kept under clos
supervision.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-28
A Grant Campaign Document Among the
Rebel Archives.
TProm the St, Louis Republican.

From the st, Louis Republican.
WASHINGTON, July 22.-AmOng the docu-
ments contained in the rebel archives re-
Gently purchased by the government from
the rebel General Pickett ia the report of
Jacob Thompson, who was the rebel agent
in Canada, and who had charge of the or
ganizatiOn of the rebel incendiary plot
which visited some of the Northern cities,
and who indeed had charge of all the work
attempted by the COnfederacy IN the North
ern and Western States. -
The report was made to Benjamin, the
Confederate Secretary of State, and was
dated in December 1864. The, work IN
Beniamiu's handwriting shows that 1t was
received early in 1865. 1t is said to be one
of the most interesting and important pa
pers among the documents, and 1t Is eX-
pected that the Grant party will publish 1t
for political effect, and to injure certain men
no " acting with the Greeley party.
The report, so far as known, does not
mention Mr.. Greeleys name except once,
where it is referred TO in connection with
the failure of the Niagara negotiations.
A detailed account of the Western Cop
perhead organization, known as the Sons
of Liberty, is given, and statement of the
efforts of Thompson to organize rebel up
rising in the States of Illinois, Ohio, Wis
consin, Kentucky and Missouri.
Ii also refers to the organization of peace
meetings, in order to fire the popular heart.
DAYS were set apart for the uprising, arms
were distributed, a steamboat purchased
and all things ready. Thompson explains
why the uprising was postponed until after
the Democratic convention which nOmi-
mated Mcclellan, aud why it was finally
abandoned. It seems its failure was due to
a very prominent politician in Indiana, who
was candidate tor office, and thought the
movement would iDiure his chances for sue
cess. He therefore threatened to betray
the whole plot to the government unless it
was abandoned. After this organization
was abandoned, a new one was started,
which was under some thing like military
discipline, the object of which was to resist
the draft.
A full account is given of the plot to re-
lease the rebel prisoners at Camp Douglas
and JOhnsOn's Island, and of the attempt to
seize the United States steamer Michigan,
and the names of agents and COnfederates
are given.
1t shows to whom money was furnished
to commit certain crimes, such as burning
the cities of New York, Cincinnati Chicago
and st. Louis. 1t shows that the rebels
during the war communicated with their
agents in the North through the New York
Ne,cS, and much other history heretofore
concealed. The report unhesitatingy says
that the plots to burn the Northern
cities would have succeeded but for the
foolish experiments with Greek fire.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-28
Notification and Acceptance.
We copy from Western exchanges the
following correspondence:
OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION

OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION.
To Hon. Horace Greeley;
DEAR SIR-Itis our pleasure, in compliance
with the instructions OF the Democratic
National Convention, assembled in this city,
to inform you that you have been unani-
mOusly nominated as its candidate tyr
President OF the United States.
The convention, consisting of 81 dele
gates representing every State and Territory
in the Union, adopted without amendments
the declaration of principles affirmed BY the
convention of Liberal Republicans at Gin
Cinnau, and strengthened by the indOrse-
ment contained in your letter of acceptance.
the action of this great body of dele
gates proves that they are with
singular unanimity determined to enter,
under your leadership, upon the patrl-
otto duty of restoring to the admin
istration Of the government purity
and integrity, and that independence TO its
departments which regards the constitution
as alike the source and the limit of federal
power Laying aside the differences Of the
past; abandoning all purpose of mere parti-
san advantages; asking for no pledge other
than that of fidelity to the principles to
which they have given their deliberate and
resnlute adherence, and which they believe
will command the approval of large ma
iOrity of the American people, they tender
you their nomination, confident that peace
and good government will be inauguratad
and maintained under your administration.
Respectfully, your Obedienr servant,
j. K. DOOLITTLE,
Chairman Of Convention.
And members of the committee On ratItica-
ton
Baltimore, july 10, 1872.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-28
Dana ging to Stokes

A New York special to the Cincinnati En-
q1tirer says:
In placing Helen Josephine Mansfield on
the stand to testify that James Fisk, Jr,
was intimate with Judge George Barnard,
the impeachment managers have sealed
Stokes's fate. if a second jury is ever i'm
paneled to try him again, for it is under
stood that now Judge Barnard, who kept
in the background on the final trial, will
take the stand when summoned and swear
that on the day Of the assassin alton Stokes
showed him a new pistol, saying: Now
| will kill the id g. of a b"
This is what the prosecution meant when,
after the disagreement of the jury, they
said they had even stronger evidence
against Stokes than they had been per
mitted to offer.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-28
Tho 1Yasbinrton Patriot saws.

For the past week the civil service ex-
aminers of the Interior Department have
been engaged in a series of examinations to
ill the following positions, viz:
Seven first class clerkships, to be ap-
pointed as examiners clerks in the Patent
Office.
Four examiners clerks, to be promoted
to second assistant examiners in the Patent
Office.
One lady copvist in the Pension Bureau.
For the first named positions there were
twenty-five candidates; for the second
twenty-one, and for the single cOpyist's pO-
sitiOn eleven