, 1873-08-21

| Gay, tDat tne snip AloOna IroH Mou-
treal for Glasgow, was run down and
sunk by the steamship Alabama, from
Glasgow fer New York, and the wreck
which was first thought to be the Ala
| bama was the Abano.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-The Attorney
General has decided that no spirituous
liquor can be introduced into Indian
countries without an order from the
War Department, and that the jurisdic-
ton of that Department is exclusive of
all other authorities.
Rear Admiral l.. NJ. Goldsboroush,
commanding Washington Navy Yard,
will take command Of the Asiatic Station
early in November.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 13.-S. E. Smith
senior partner of the firm of Renton,
Smith & Co., lumber dealers on Stewart
St. accidently fell down hatchway in
the ship Carrier Dove, at Mission st.
wharf this fternoon, and fractured his
| skull, killing him instantly
PoTTsv1LLE, Aug. 13.-Geo. Mars has
! been arrested for shooting Edward Cos
grove, who was found dead In the street
| at Shenandoah this morning.
PHILADELAHIA, Aug. 12.-Much dam
age has been done in this city by storm,
flom thu breaking of culverts to the
flooding Of cellars. In Camden, also,
the storm was severe and similar dam
age was done. The storm was severe
at Cape May and at Santie City. Track
on the Baltimore railroad was washed
out near Rock run and the country
flooded. The Pennsylvania Railroad
track near Palmira, N. j., was washed
away and the trains delayed.
Midnight. Heavy rains still con-
tinue.
New YORK, Aug. 13.-The train from
Buffalo, which arrived to-day several
hours behind time. experienced consid-
erable difficulty between Corning and
Elmira, the flood covering the track for
miles to the depth of nearly 2 feet, and
the cars having to make their way slow
ly through the mud, gravel and drift
wood, nearly extinguishing the fires in
the locomotive.
A land slide is reported somewhere
on the Erire r. r.
A break in the Chemung canal, near
Albion, was reported to-day.
Midnight. THE rain continues, ac-
companied by high wind. Much dam
age to shipping ID aprrehended along
the coast.
The steamer Arndt arrived tonight.
She has 436 passengers: all well.
A Joint suit was commenced in the U.
S. District Court against j. R. Platte
ard E. A. Boyd, importers, at Is Murray
ST., to recover million dollars, under.
valuation of imports. Separate suits
against each of them to recover $4,000
and $40, 900 for like offences.
The collision of two tugs with an ex-
cursion boat on the Hudson, near AL
bany, resulted in one boy being fatally
injured and four others badly wound
ed.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 13.-The crops
within q radius of twenty miles from
Washington are seriously damaged by
yesterdays storm.
LONG BRANCH, Aug. 13.-The storm
increasing and is now blowing ter
rife gale. The New Jersey Southern
tack is in danger. Much damage is
expected along shore.
ELM1RA, N. Y, Aug. 13.-The storm
in this vicinity was severe. 100 feet of
the bank of the Chemung canal feeder
near Corning was washed out. Seventy
miles west of here this morning the
dams of the creek broke away and car
ried off dwelling house. The owner
of the house, his wife and daughter
sought refuge in barn which was net
near the path of the food. The barn
was washed away and scattered over the
fields. The man was found at some
distance frcm where the barn stood, SO
much injured that he cannot recover.
The bodies of his wife and daughter
have not yet been found.
BALTIMORE, Aug. IA, 2 p. M.-About
o'clock the water in Jones' run COM
menced to rise rapidly. BY - o'clock
Harrison and adjoining streets were COW
evered with water and large number
of families compelled to leave their
dwellings, apprehending repetition of
the disastrous flood of 1868. About
half past - the water commenced to
subside, and it is now thought the dan
ger is over.
Boston, Aug 13.-Dan. Whetton, the
convict who assaulted warden Chamber
lin, was to-day sentenced to ten years
imprisonment, to take effect at the ex-
piration of his present sentence.
OTTAWA, Aug 13.-Parliament was
prorogued to day with speech by the
Governor General.
BAYeNNE. Aug. ia British steam
er to-day landed at Toulariaba 2000
rifles. fifty cwt. of ammunition, and 40
horses for the Carlists. The vessel was
subsequently captured by q Spanish
,nan-of-war and towed into the harbor
of San Sebastian.
LONDON, Aug. ia special to the
Standard reports that Lizeraga has cap
tnred the town of Vergara in Guipazcoa
twenty miles from Tologa. The Carl
lists claim that this success is the most