The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-12-31
NEW YORK.
The Steamer Virglnius Sunk
Near Cape Fear.
Arrival of the Survivors at New
York.
SerranO to be Placed at the Head
of The Spanish government.

New YORK, December 3O.-The 0ssi-
pee reports that the Virglnius, when
off Cape Fear, and in sight of land, in
spite ofall the efforts of the crew aboard
of her, settled and went to the bottom.
Shortly after the arrival of the OssI-
pee n reporter bo ardod the vessel and
had an Interview with the officer of the
deck. The latter said he had strict or
ders not to communicate with any
body in relation to the circumstance
attending the laundering of the Vlr-
ginius. lie will not even give the
date of the occurrence, or the place
where it happened.
The Cuban survivors have arrived
The crew of the Vergent cheered them
as they passed. They were met OF,
shore by several Cuban leaders ana
taken to quarters. The only Soulhol-
ner in the list of survivors is Phlllp
Metzler, q cigar maker, of Charleston,
South Carolina. The survivors num-
her one hundred and ten, including
one English Canadian, eighteen Amer
leans, ten Jamaicans, twenty-nihe
Havanians. -, e...,,,h
A Herald special says the Spanish
Cortes, which meets January "a, VIII
place Serrano at the head OF the gov
eminent. .r x,o..
messenger on the steamer Guy OF oall
Antonio, from Key West jumped
overheard and was drowned.
The released Virginius prisoners 10
dov passed a vote of thanks to Com
monder Braine, and the other oiiicer'
Of the ,Juniata. Engineer Knight o
the Virginius, said the original sen sci,
tance was, that the entire crew shoul'
he hung at the yard-arm, out tn'
Contoin of the Isabel La Catollc'
aid not wish such spectacle maze o
his vessel, and obtained the change u
death by shooting, and the commute n, "a
tion of the crew to the challi gans
Kniqht, two of the quartermastei,s, am an,
ono of the sailors, were accorulhgi.
eantenced to the chain gang ior ne
and the other thirteen, all OF Wn 'o,'
We're mere boys, to eightand l9 ,f y eau
of hard labor in a gang a ilit III so u
fence of this kind was regaruee !, q
,rnrSa thon death. Thifty-iive OF W
reSc,,sd men are still in charge OF w
Cuban Junta here ,,4;,o Office
of the Brooklyn navy yaru, s'i hu ' fin
the obstruction occaSioneu ~ ,,, i
sunken coal barge would pro9auaiy ~ y
ronnoved and the Spanish lflgale MI, r.
io5sed either to- day or tomorrow III
Arnpiles will then proceed to the 1 or,
Arupaidde EEL u 70 rescue her guns. IN
Tuniota needs repairs and there. l y
leak in her stern, but, II Is ~. .nU ,rith
that She will be placed IN oltet T Iorg
ont docking. The report lhat a. = a~ ra p
uu ,,n,bcr of men will be discharge =
from the ward on "Wednesday neK NJ WA nn
I Iaii INV Captain Shufeldt to oe e ur
salu W t%p orders received fron,
washington merely directing s 'u 70 dis
of departments at the yal ',, =, stance
charge workmen as cro0'"
may permit. A;rtv.two hundre,
d ih1r employed at the yard, pe
w9rRi aia hnndred in the employ Q
outside contractors. inJ hoan siyteeI
tions are only sufficient to Keep : eapo inside
hundred meiI at work, pu' au oo nj
nbIe number will be Kept en ,lSr mild
',1,e The new sloop-o-war. e pIi he
ipn at the yard will be sompls ,viIl h
fore spring drv dock, and will re
P p,,ire two 70 months work to put ne'
condition.