The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-19
WHEELING, WE VA TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10, 1873
! NEW RlYORK CITY.

NEW YORK, August l6.-John nc
Laughlin, keeper Of d soda water foun'
tain at Staten Island ferry and John Ly.
ons, fireman on the the Liverpool steamer
fought this morning In Leaners saloon
S8 Washington street, and mclaughlin
was kicked 70 death. Lyons escaped.
John Lyon, who kicked Mclaughlin Il
death in Washington street, to-day, la
been arrested.
The cigar makers Of this city are sign
ing protests against the adoption ofpat-
emit cigar boxes. rr..
It stated that four custom house in
spectors have been removed.
A Lima, Peru, letter states that on tht
4th Of July, q party OF American engt
neers employed on the Orago Railroad
hoIsted the stars and stripes knee deep IN
the snow at the summit oi the highesI
peak Of the CordiIlerSs trayelSed by q
line, and the highest point ever honored
by the United States flag. Amoug the
party present were W. p. Tobias aud Jot
II. Tobias, Of Illinois.
New Y0RK, August 16.-The steamship
Alabama, from Glasgow, arrived tonight
Her Captain reports the sinking Of the
bark A6eno, ol Liverpool, from Montreal
for Glasgow, as follows August 18th al
11;5O P. n InstrahSll light bearing easl
by south l4miles, the wind nOrthWesteFlyI
the skye cloudy, and the ship steering
west north west making about 8 knot per
hour; the lookout reported light on the
port bow; shortly after ! saw o red light;
| then ported the helm and Immediately
after lost the red light; l then put the
helm Lard 10 port and stopped the en-.
gines; directly l saw a bark heading
up apparently about north north east,
crossing our bows; reversed our engines
at full speed; Notwithstanding which, she
came directly into us, striking US little
on the port bow, and little abaIt the
bark's fore rigging. The time from the
collision till the bark sunk could not have
bcenImore than five minutes. Stopped the
engines, lowered the quarter. boats TO
search for the survivors, and threw over.
board buoys and ropes One man swim
ming close to the ship, caught lie buoy
and was picked up by one OF the boats.
Another floated along side Of the wreck
and was hauled on board. A third was
rescued from the bark's boat, which was
full of water. The boats continued In
the immediate vicinity of the wreck
for two and a half hours, but
could discover no other traces Of the crew.
With some difficulty they succeeded In
getting one boat up, butt hoistiDgup the
other It got stove and was lost. hut the n'Si 81
was saved, We remained IN lne lmmeol-
ate vicinity of the wreck, sIeSmtng slowly
around until o'clock on the morning OF
the 5th. when, being daylight and clear
nothing further was 10 be seen.
After . careful survey OF our own ship,
finding no damage, We proceeded on the
voyage. The names ol the survivors Of
the bark are William Schenck, Adolph
Horn and Charles Denje, they reporting
the bark's name as Abona ol Liverpool
4sO tons, Captain Montgomery, from Mon
treal for Glasgow, with cargo OF grain
and -four.
The steamship Collar, from Aspinwall,
Is detained al Quarantine with sickness on
board.
All q meeting Of German Democratic
citizens Of the Sixth Congressional Dis
lIlCtt uGlu tO-ulkutt 4AOu' " ~ Wa "tsS
unanimously nominated 10 fill the vacancy
caused by the death Of Hon. Jas Brooks.
Alter the meeting q committee Of two
from the various wards In the district
waited on Mr.. Cox at his residence, and
rendered him the nomination, which he
accepted In a graceful manner, promising
unsWerving fidelity to the Democracy Of
New York. .. 10.
A Herald special from vienna gives
the following among those who have been
rewarded medAla Of merit; Aultmsn, NIL.
Ter & Co., Akron, Ohio, moving machine;
Bullock & Co., Cincinnati, and Motor
mick, Chicago, reapers; Deer s Co., No.
line, Illinois, agricultural Implements.
Northern Pacific Railroad, for nap Of
the States of Alabama and Indiana; and
Tennesseeior minerals; BuIkhoult &-Co,
oIncinnaA, oil; G. Fox, Cincinnati, starch.