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THE DISASTROUS STORM.
Additional Particulars of the Recent
Storm On the Coast Of Labrador
Immense Loss Of Life
and Property.

NEW YORK, September IA gentle
man who arrived in this city to-day, di-
rect from Labrador, gives the following
information about the effects of the re-
cent storm on that coast: At I"dian
Jickle six persons were killed by a fall
ing building. There were six square
rugged vessels in and off this harbor, all
of which were lost with their crews.
The fishermen lost all their cOd-liver oil,
of which they had accumulated a large
and rich quantity. OF all the losses, ex-
cept that of life, none will be felt more
severely than this. The loss of life on
land, as far as heard of, was twenty-three
women, fourteen men, and many chill
dren. The number of lives lost in skiffs
and boats near the shore could not be
calculated. The discOnsOlate women
were rushing in all directions, on the
morning after the gale, seeking news Of
their husbands, fathers and brothers.
Their cries were heart-rending, and
nearly all of them were left without
food, shelter, or a. change of clothing.
The few huts in the low ground, which
had Outlived the storm, were actually
packed with men, women and children,
seeking shelter from the cold and pelt-
ing rain, which prevailed on the morn
ing after the gale. The inhabitants lost
most of their provisions; and should the
vessels, which will be sent to the relief
of these unfortunate creatures, who are
deprived of shelter, food and clothing,
on a coast which, at this season, is pro
verbally dresry and inhOspitable, be de-
layed, through stress of weather, or other
accidents, terrible famine must be the
next affiictiOn to befall the now griev-
ously-sffiicted fishermen and women in
that ruin-stricken region.
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TRANSPORTATION.
The Session Of the Senate Committee OF
Transportation Resumed in New
ROrk-All about Canals.

New YORK, September l2.-The SEN
ate committee on transportation re-
sumed its session to-day. Senator Win
dom occupied the chair. A delegation
was present to represent the canal in
terests Of the State.
a. W. Taylor volunteered a statement
demonstrating the feasibility Of increas-
ing the capacity Of the present canal
locks without lengthening the side walls
by using an improved style of gate.
Horace Day read paper relative to
the Niagara ship-canal, and submitted
plans of his scheme for passing ships
around the falls by means Of a perpen-
dicglar elevator.
The menbers of the State joint COM
mittee, wii1 were present, announced the
object of their presence, aud said that
they would like TO know how much
time the senatorial committee could de-
vote to an investigation of the State,
and suggested that the committee start
from Albany, 90 up Lake Champiain
to Montreal, and thence to 0gsdenburg,
OsWego and Buffalo. The whole trip
will occupy about six days. The route
was not definitely fixed. 1t was decided,
however, that the senatorial committee
WOult meet Tue OtaSe Sp+iltllttSS az Al
ba1y next Monday.
Isreal 5. Hatch, Of Buffalo, read a
brief paper with regard to the enlarge
ment Of the Erie canal. The paner sIso
proposed plan for the paymept'o of tue
debt of the Erie canal.
BURLINGTON, w, September "a
Mayor Dodge and a committee Of seven
leading citizens leave this city tonight
to meet Senator Windomis committee
on transportation in New York, and in
Vite theIa to visit Burlington and ex-
anime here the question of ship-canal
connection with the st. Lawrence.
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Daring BANK ROI,bery,

JACKSON, MICH, September l2.-One
Of the most daring rObberies on record
was perpetrated on the Peoples National
bank of this city, between nine and ten
O'Clock this mOrning. While the presi-
dent was engaged In writing at the
desk and the cashier was out on BUSH
ness, package containing three thou
sand dollars was distracted. Ac-
cess was gained TO the safe by means Of
a side door in the bank building. LAYING
beside the stolen package were two
other packages, one containing fifteen
thousand and the other five thousand
dollars. The robbery vas committed by
experts, who are on their way to attend
the State fair at Grand Rapids.
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REVENUE THEFT.
A Few Of the Prominent Points in the
Schemes of Collector Harper,the
AdrOit ReYenUe-GObbler.

CHICAGO, September 12.-The Inter
Ocean this morning published an inter-
view with General b. J. Sweet, deputy
commissioner of internal revenue, and
ID. w. Mum, supervisor of internal
revenue for Illinois, who have been in
vestigating the recent defalcation OF
Collector Harper, of the eighth district,
and who are now in this city to look
into Harper's alleged grain speculations.
1t appears from the investigation that
there are implicated in Harper's frauds
bis deputy, and three distillers-David
7. Thompson, Henry P. Westerman,
and John L. Smith-representing the
Pekin distilling company, and John D.
Mcintyre, Peoria distiller. 1t appears
that in the fall of 1871, the bonds OF
these Pekin distillers to the government
mysteriously disappeared, and could not
be found. 1t is now believed by
the officials who are conducting the
examination that the bonds, amounting
to three hundred thousand dollars, were
stolen by Harper and Deputy Smith to
facilitate the frauds that were about to
be committed on the government. The
distillers, their bonds having disap
peared and their bondsmen apparently
secured, now did not hesitate at collu-
sion With Harper, and when the latter
to cover his deficiencies, alleged that
the Pekin distillers were in arrears, they
admitted the truth of his statement and
the truth Of . transcript Of the amount
said to be owing by them, which was
given to the examining officer by Har-
per. Meantime, however, Colonel
Bridges, Of this city, western agent of
the internal revenue bureau, who was
investigating the loss of the missing
bonds, found a list Of the bOndsmen's
names which had not been destroyed,
and commenced suit against them,
which suit is now pending. The mem
bers Of a prominent firm of lawyers at
Springfield, IllinOis, are severely blamed
by the government officials for their
course in the matter, as it is said they
had knowledge of Harper's defalcation
weeks ago. II is known that Harper
was largely engaged in grain specula=
tions here, and the officials above
named are here TO investigate them.
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THE P0LARIS.
Grave ApprehensiOns in Regard to the
Fate Of the Vessel aud her Crew
"A Hopeless Search.

NEW YORK, September ia St
Johns dispatch says that grave doubts are
entertained for the safety of the missing
crew Of the Polaris. Nearly three
months have elapsed since they left
their camp. The Esquimaux, who
wintered with Buddington's party,
counted by moons, so that the exact time
of Buddingtop's departure is not known,
but il is believed to have been about the
middle Of June. No records were found
indicating the intentions Of the party,
except a memorandum, written in pen
ell, dated May, 1873, and stating that
Chester, the mate, had finished making
oars from the bulwarks of the Polaris,
and had made q good job of it. The
Es9uimaux were very reticent. They
wished to be taken 20 Ponds bay,
mistake to leave them behind. 1t was
stated that Joe, the interpreter, could
not talk their dialect; but when ques-
toned at Good Haven, Joe did not
have time to converse with them.
Instruments are supposed to have been
broken by the Esquimaux. When the
Tigress returned TO Gopd Haven, she
was to prosecute the search in the track
Of the whalers TO the westward and
nOTthward as the season is open and
Ve.y little ice shoat. 1t is not known
when the Tigress viii return, as she had
thirty days supply of coal August Blst.
The whaling ship Hector Is expected
daily from Cumberland sound, and may
have welcome tidings. The Juniata is
cOaling and sails north Immediately.
She will have considerable difficulty
owing to the lateness of the season.
The whalers will all return about the
middle N September.
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PORk.PACKING.
Important Resolutions Passed By Con-
TentiOn, and Omitted from
Previous Report.

CHICAGO, September 12.-The follow
ing resolutions, adopted by the pork
packers convention yesterday, were ac-
cidentally left out of the report of the
proceedings sent:
ResOtUed, That all packers shall report
the number of hogs they have cut at the
end of each month, commencing with
December, giving the number cut in
November, and so on from month to
month, and where, through the year,
and also shipments Of product, in like
manner, in detail, giving the number of
barrels and tierces of pork, hams and
shoulders, lard, and boxes and pounds of
bulk-meats shipped during each month,
and from March lst TO November lst all
packers and stOrers Of provisions shall
give monthly statements Of the stock
on hand. All the reports to be sent to
the secretary of the convention, prompt
ly the first of each month, to enable
them to publish the totals from each
point by or before the sixth of each
month. The secretary is strictly pro-
hibited from gaining any information
directly or indirectly, except through
the medium Of the press, and he shall
so arrange all such reports so that they
may appear in all the papers of Chica-
go, Cincinnati, st. Louis, Louisville, In
dianapolis and Milwaukee, on the morn
ing Of the same day, so that all may
get the news as near the same date as
possible. All such reports 20 be kept up
from year to year for future reference
and comparison.
The following additional resolution
was subsequently adopted unanimously:
ResOlUed, That in the action of the
convention to-day with reference to the
subject of statistics, it was not the inten-
ton OF the convention in any manner
to discourage the members of the trade
from furnishing information to Colonel
Sidney d. Maxwell, of the Cincinnati
chamber Of commerce, or other statis-
ticians who have been in the habit of
collecting statistics concerning the pork
trade, it being the desire OF the conven-
ton that as much light shall be thrown,
from time to time, upon the extent and
progress of the trade as circumstances
will allow.
A heavy rainstorm to-day necessitsted
a pOstpOnement of the lake excursion of
the packers till tomorrow.
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LireIx Can,nefiiinn

LEAvENwoRTH, September 12.-Tre-
mendOus excitement prevailed here to-
day, caused by the cutting down of the
railroad fare to the Quaker convention
at Indianapolis. The first cut was made
by the Kansas City, ST. Joe and Council
Bluffs railroad, that road selling tickets
Cid the North Missouri road for twenty
five dollars for the round trip. The
Hannibal and st. Joe then dropped to
twenty dollars, and the Missouri Pacific
reduced to fifteen dollars; and as
these tickets were good for sixty
days the various offices were thronged
with purchasers, either for speculation
or use. In the evening competition be-
came stronger, the Hannibal and St.
Joe road taking part, and fare 70 Chiea-
go, Uid st. Louis, was reduced to $ 80,
and subsequently lowered to 81 80.
The offices tonight are densely crowded
with purchasers, and the rates are now
as follows: To st. Louis, s.; Chicago,
s. so; Louisville, S12 80; Cincinnati,
Sl4 80. Everybody seems to be bent
on going to ons or the other of the expo
sitions now open, or to be open in the
cities named.
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WhaIed by an EdItor.

ST. LOUIS, September l2.-Between
fou- and five O'Clock this evening, John
LOdy, real-estate agent and money
broker, assaulted Major George w. Gil
son, city editor Of the Globe, at the cor
ner o. Third and Olive streets. ellison
struck Log several severe blows over
me head and shoulders with a cane,
wi,eB the latter was t6Esn away by his
',ysds. subsequently, Lody Weat into
lri, n, took q heavy lumber from the
a salYD- wrapped it up IL a handker-
{ c,'9If 59u'ei, 1i,, 7lung-shot, ane saissed out
etiiet ~ mn 800 @gain, making dlree'
on the slIeet -. "a, until the latter
procured pistol aud ihTe. 80 ~ ~
him, when policeman took A. = ~ -
calabOose. The affair grew out Of pa
graph which GiisOu published ~ The
Globe three weeks ego, charging Loss
with disreputable conduct OF the street.
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THE PULASKI TRAIN-wREcKE


Joe Flippin, lobe Madden, John
Tomerlin, White Burch and John Ben
ton were committed at Pulaski yester-
day, in default of bond, for trial before
the circuit court. The impression pre-
vailed that the grand jury would find
indictments against all save the one
(TObe Madden who turned States evil
dence. The case was worked up by a
detective named Black Richardson. 1t
is said that Richardson got Madden
drunk, when the latter divulged the
whole secret. He also told Rich
ardson where might be found a GER
tain portion of a stationary engine,
belonging to the railroad company,
which had been previously partially
destroyed, and the fragment mentioned
thrown into Richland creek. The miss
ing fragment was subsequently obtained
by divers at the point where he had To-
Gated it. The passenger train, Of which
Marcus DIlehay was conductor, was
not only thrown from the track, by the
cutting of the bolts of the switch, mis-
placing the rails and turning the target
to it's right position, but an attempt was
made to "burn" up and break up the
company's stationary engine, after one
of the faucets had been opened and the
water allowed 10 run out.-NIshVile
Banaer, 1lkh.
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The Texas Press Association.

SHERMAN, TEXAS, Septem Der r.
The Texas Press association finished
thelr labors last night. A large agdi.
ence assembled at lie ball TO bear the
closing address. The Organization was
q complete sueeess. The next annual
meeting will be held at Dallas. Hon.
A, 4. Norton was selected to deliver
the annual addross, ard john Cutler,
of the Dennison journal, ana Miss
Fannie Ssyer, Of Dallas, the. annual
poems. The excursion party left this
no-,'''in0. They viii 6e received by the
eity Of Depnjsdn, = s"d thea visit Soda
lia and Chicago, and return 10 oC. uOuiiss.
Phe pagty consists Of fifty editors and
several ladies,
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New Basis of Freight Rates,

CLEVELAND, o., September 19,-The
committee appointed by the convention
OF general freight-agents yesterday,
submitted the following for the govern
ment of future eadvancements Ofrates in
eastern-bOuDd fourth~class freights,
which was adopted; From Cleveland,
Ohio, to Dayton, 42c; to Cincinnati,
45c; to Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, and
Logansport, Indiana, 45c; TO Columbus,
Ohio, 40c; to Toledo, Ohio, 37e; to Chi
cago, Illinois, soc; to Terre Haute and
Lafayette, Indiana, soc; TO Hannibal,
Missouri, 60c, to Decatur, Bloomington,
Peoria, Quincy and Rock Island, Iii
nOis, 60c; 70 Burlington and Davenport,
Iowa, Soc; to st. Louis, 57c; to Des
Moines, Iowa, zoe; to Kansas City,
Missouri, 75e; to Louisville, Kentucky,
52c; to Pekin, Illinois, and Veneennes,
Indiana, SOC.
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The Methodist Bishop simpson
ON Woman suffrage,

SOUTH BEND, IND, September IL
At the Methodist Episcopal conference,
nov 10 session here, while the subject of
schools was 4ndeF discussion to-day, the
venerable Bishop simpson said; Par
don depression. l want the day 70 come
when women will vote. Without their
pote fear we will never be alive to put
down tie houses OF infamy and liquor
saloons of our country. Nothing is so
ruinous to the country, it IS true; and it
is my opinion we cannot get along
out women voting. 1t is not good for
man to be alOne.R
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.Some Of the ~ oI the WhaIer Ansel

--7I,,-e of New BCuf0rd, before reported
.,--'..t,.sd 10 the Arctic ocean, and brought tu
Nesr sedford in ihe whaling schooner Abbie
Fs-sdford, have reached Best On, and tell hor
r-fIie efofr OF EufeIlugs and tortufe by the
lsl.s.Ts ~ tue Ansel Gibbs. They say thai
o.tng 10 Tie aezlect to provide suitable pro
visions. the creV were attacked win scurNy
-,rsf mate and amer the vessel was wreck ed
ten men died OF sgufgEs anq those foremost IA
ar .testluE against their Al-tFeatueut were
ieft 0n an isiand, ihe captain 0f The ADDlt
BRADFORD refusing them passage.
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Episcopal.

CHICAGO, September I2.-The Epis-
copal diocesan convention Of Illinois
closed its thirty-sixth annual session at
noon to-day. The subject of the divi-
sion of the diocese into two was, after a
long and animated discussion, in which
was very strong expression ia favor Of
the measure, placed on the discretion
Of the bishop to act as guided and ad-
vised by suggestions and instructions
coming fFom those residing within the
boundaries Of the proposed new diocese,
in all measures preliminary 70 the final
action OF the diocesan convention.
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Increased Freight Tariff on
NOFthw estern Roads.

CHICAGO, September Ell IS nov
positively stated that the Milwaukee
aud ST. Pau, apd tae Chicago and
Northwestern railroad companies hsYe
decided to make { material increase IN
freight rates on and after the fifteenth
instant. This is supposed to be intended
as an offset 10 the decrease Of rates in
ILLINOIS. The people Of Wisconsin are
highly incensed at this action, and In re.
taliatlon It Is tnEsstsned that the price
Of railroad business viii be Fatsed from
thges p Eve or six per cent. A pro rato
railroad Law VII be obtained nom she
legislature a. sis next session, and a
board Of railroad commissioners estab-
ij.,,.A The last two being measures
which the c->dpapleS hsve opposed
sGsGagly and hitherto VIZ SUCCESS.
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FUNERAL NOTICE.

CONROY-The friends and acquaintance
OF MARTIS CONROY are respectfully invited
to attend his funeral, this SATURDAY.
morning at ten o'clock, from his late resi-
dsnce, l6S Poplar street
The members Of the Hibernian Mutual Re
lief Society are requested to meet at theiI
hall, at nine o'clock THIS MORNING, to at.
tend the funeral OF MARTIN COSRoY.
BY order OF the President.
JOHN MCMAHON. Secretary
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PARTICULARS.

JOHN A.EURBANK,
Governor.
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A e,rieau evangeii cat .nsnce IA New
he Al ~, = 4 Smith, dean of Canterbury
York, y -tsr af : letter from the arco oolsiiol
who is Ds. 70 tha alliance eS pEess5ln ~
writer's nope pitsy fn ~ tbe forms of tue
may promote "A y re dean says tAere gen
& ee'iPi i5ing zane ams ne ,eg'soi s l1s fpsIS s.
ni h4si'.ii iile. i., ~ he'd church ifoiP olhei
Lttge 80. - ~ den9fnins. tions shosd ~
S,,,iIi-sd and having that object in 10y -
-l-l,cepfed Inc invitation OF the America
lance.
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YANKTON, d. T., September 70
Last night an alteration occurred be-
tween General f. S. McCOok, secretary
of Dakota. and p. 2. Wintermute, a
banker Of this city, in the billiard -parlor
at the st. Charles hotel, during which
Wintermute used insulting Language,
which was promptly resented by the
general, who gave Wintermute a thrash
ing. The general then went to his
room. Wintermute, while washing the
blood from his face, remarked to the by
ISLANDERS that McCOok could whip him.
but that he (Wintermutel could shoot.
He Immediately went few blocks, got
pistol and returned. A railroad meet
ing was in session in the hotel at the
time. Wintermute entered the assem-
bly,, and McCOok, unaware of his pres
ence, also entered the room, when
| Wintermute raised, and, approaching,
fired his pistol, the shot taking effect
in the left breast. The general grappled
with the assassin when the second shot
was fired, and Wiatermute was thrown
to the floor during the struggle. Two
more shots were fired, one of which
slightly wounded a bystander. Only
one shot took effect, which proved fatal.
The general fingered until seven o'clock
this morning when he expired. He was
fully conscious and died like a brave
man. Wintermute is under arrest. The
city is shrouded in gloom and flags are
| flying at half-mast. At one time it was
feared Wintermute would be Iynched,
but wiser counsel prevailed. The body is
dressed in the uniform of a general
which he wore during the war The
coffin is drapped with the United States
flag and large concourse of citizens
will escort the body to the depot, from
whence it will be forwarded by a special
train to his friends in the east, accom-
panied by Governor Burbank and other
distinguished gentlemen.
ANOTHER REPORT.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, September r.
General E. S. McCOOk, secretary of Da-
kOta, was shot through the breast last
night, at Hankton, by 2. P. Winter
mute, and died this morning at seven
O'Clock. McCOOk attempted to enter
the courtroom, where a railroad meeting
was being held, and was met at the door
by Wintermute, who, after some high
words, drew his pistol and shot MeCoOk,
the ball entering near the left shoulder,
severing an artery, The latter
then seized Wintermute, who fired
two more shots without effect. In
the struggle, both fell to the floor,
and were separa ed by friends, and Ne
Cook was carried to his room at the st.
Charles hotel, bleeding profusely. On
consultation the physicians pronounced
the wound fatal. Still preserving con-
sciousness, he gradually sank until the
hour mentioned. But little is known Of
the origin of the difficulty. 1t is gener-
ally supposed to be a lOng-standing feud
in regard 10 railroad bonds voted by
Yank on county. Wintermute is now
in custody. Considerable excitement
exists, and there are some threats of
summary vengeance.
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The particulars of the accident to the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad
Train near Plattsburg, Thursday, are as fol
lows: The engineer ran over a large steer, ano
tee engtne-ear and one passenger-coaeh wers
thrown in the ditch and completely wrecked
ana was scalded to death, The fireman was
scalded and otherwise injured, but not seri
ously. or the passengers, Mrs. Margaret
Evans of Louisville, Dunn county, WiscOn-
sin, was injured internally; MIS-. Welgriswold
wife of q conductor on the DesMoine Valley
railroad, was seriously injured, and cOnges
ton of the brain is probable; J. b. Ayres. oi
-. Louis, was severely bruised and injured in.
ternally; W. ;. Jones, Manhattan Kansas, was
badly injured on the hand, and received Sc
we're bodily bruises.
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IbEEES,

WHEATON-At Shreveport, La, Thursday
morning, September ilth, Of yellow fever
RoBEKT S. WHEATON, late Of this city, in ths
twenty-thiTd year OF his age.
MCkINNEY-At the residence OF her son.
m law, James MeGfath, Mrs. MARGARET Nc
KINNEY, aged foriy-nine years.
The funeral RiI lake place from the resi-
dence, foot Of Exchange street, at ten O'Clock
this SATURDAY morning Friends and
aequatntances are invited 70 attsn.i
iORAGAN-On Friday evening, September
lZths at seven o'clock, TILLIE LORAGAy
daughter OF John and Ann Loragan. aae,i
two years three months and nve days
The funeral services viii be held at ten
O'Clock this SATURDAY. morning, from The
residence, foot Of Market street.
SULLIVAE-At his residence in this CITY
at nine o'clock last (FRIDAYl night JAMES
SULLIVAN, aged 80 years. Washington pa.
pers please copy
The funeral viii take place this iSATUR-
DAY afternoon at three O'Clock. from his laie
residence at the foot OF Market street. The
friends and acquaintances Of the deceased
and Of his brother, Garrett sullivan, are in.
vi ed fo attend