The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-20
Perfect Hanged at Last.
Accidents, Crime, etc.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA via HAVANA, Dec.
l9.-The surviving passengers and crew
of the Nirginius were delivered to-day, the
18th, to Commander Braine, of the United
States steamship Juniata. They were sent
on board that vessel, which, soon after,
took her departure for New York
WASHINGTON, Dec. l9.-Our Consul
General at Havana telegraphs the Secre-
tary of State that the Captain-General IN
formed him that the Virginius prisoners
were yesterday delivered to the comman-
der of the Juniata.
HAVANA, Dec, IS, via KEY WEST, Dec
l9.-lt is reported that steamer, named
Santiago de Cuba, succeeding In landing a
fllibusrering expedition on the southern
coast between Guatanamo and Santiago.
Advices from insurgent sources state
that FIVE hundred Spaniards fell into an
abuscade prepared for them by General
Matino Gomez with six hundred cavalry
Only one hundred Spaniards escaped /;
their commander and three hundred sol
diers killed; the remainder were taken
prisoners, The Cubans subsequently re
leased the guerrilla Mayor Martelique and
other officers, and, after attending to the
wounded, sent them under an escort to the
vicinity Of the Spanish lines. A Spanish
column under Col Arminan has started in
pursuit of the insurgent force.
The representatives OF the republican
journals Of Cuba have waited on the Colo
NAL Minister and presented document re,
monstrating against the censorship and de-
claring that their journals will be COMPEL.
ed to cease publication unless the rules are
modified or abolished.
WASHINGTON, Dec ia call is being
numerously signed by the members ot
Congress, headed by Representatives Me
Nulta. of I'll. ,and Harris, of Virginia, look
ing to the union of the members of The
Northwest and South for the purpose O.
uniting those sections on the question o
cheap transportation from the West to thu
Atlantic seaboard.
New YORK, Dec. 10. Captain Sur
mount, of the Vile du Havre, has made q
statement concerning the disaster to tn,
vessel and those on board, but it adds littl'
to what is already known of the tragical oc
currence He says i got up from the sofi
at two and left my cabin. At this mo
ment a ship, under full sail, showed her
self all at once in our path, and | had hard
ly time to jump on bridge when the Viii,
du Havre was already struck right in tn,
side opposite tha main mast. The dam
age was enormous, being hole of at leas
sixteen feet, rendering it certain that tn
ship could not remain a very long tim
afoat The engine was stopped at once
and the valves were opened The waite
rushed in so quickly that there was no
time to close the doors of the bulk head
which separated the engine from the boilers
besides the bulk head of the coal bunker
having been forced into the engine, tn
water poured that way into the boile
room.
Il estimate that there elapsed not NOR
than II minutes between the collision an
the sinking Of the ship. Capt. Robertson,c
the Lock Erne, says 10 minutes, other
say Is. but there are only two or thre
minutes in question.
4 Il must say that in that short interv;
the passengers were examples of coolnes
calmness and resignation, At the dreaC
: tul time of this lamentable occurrenc,
when 355 persons were Justly alarmed
the thought of certain death at any MT
J. ment and their only hope of safety W;
fast disappearing. the women were first
give tne eAanp'e
Captain Surmount's story of the failul
= to get boats ahnat does not differ from tn;
told by the telegraph The rapid filling
the vessel and the falling of the nasts wei
the causes.
He also says Il have had the satisfa
tiun, since the wreck, of learning, by que
n tioning the survivors of the crew, that e
y y cry one was at his post, that each did h
duty, and that all went down with ii
!, wreck and were picked up from the sea.
The loss of the unhappy officers wi
commanded her at the moment of the ct
: hsion renders me unable To give an exa
account of the occurrence before takil
command myself; but | can declare tn
the Lock Erne, to which showed my ship
side. and which consequently had nothi
to fear from me, struck directly against I
p vessel aud at the risk of smashing hers,
as well, when by slight stroke of the he
inward, for it was almost so already, Il
terrible collision might have been avoide
JOLIET, Dec. I9.-Perteet, the color
= wife muderer, was hanged here at qua
l. ter past two this afternoon.
DETROIT, Dec. l9.-R W. lngle, an
press messenger, while walking from
junction to the depot of the Lansing
Saginaw road at Owasso, last night, v
knocked down and robbed of a thousa
=. dollars. He was found insensibie. on
traek. There is no clue to the robbers
O. Tn,-,s Tloo 10 A sneciai tn