The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-04

mon, 18 women. and 8 children: other
nsiopaliies. $50 aaoit males. 50 women,
10 Male ohiTdren. aud la female children.
A Large number, Of ,snaigrantsi embark ked
ct Queenstown; making Tho total number
OF souls upon the, steamer, when, she
sailed tom that port. 952. ,,s'.,...,3 -,
taxKaPoon, Apriit3.-To J. III Sparks
The ktiGntio's deviation to Halifax ri
incomptHHenstblA.' Tie quantity 81 coal
on bbasd, va 967 tons, against an ave-
rage consumption, dusiug eighteen voy-
oges,' 0fs74A tons.i L-s . '2i2.i tar;,,-o
(Stgned,l IsAAY. ,MUYER2 4 CO.,
,sl.s AAsElsaa masssrs. .,..ntr Il
R4nr1MoRz. April 8. flames L. Ridge.
II, Grand Secretary OF the Grand Lodge
OF I. O. O.. e. OF the United States, is
said to be Dangerously i'll at his home. In
this city. ..i":
Sister Autonis. sister Of Bishop
Lynch, OF South Carolina. long Mother
Superior OF the Oarme]ite Convent in this
city. died yesterday.
WASHINGTON. April 3.-James Brooks
Ia dead.
The sloop- -of.war Wyoming is cruising
on che Rio Grande. It is supposed to
speotion tour.
A $50. 900 fire occurred in Galveston
last night. Fully insured.
The wife Of oolored fusion sheriff. at
Baton iRonge. was killed by shot in
tended for her husband.
The Governor Of New Jerhey has
signed tho National Railroad bill. The
company was Immediately organized,
President, Samuel X. Watson: Score
tary. Robert r. Carson; Treasurer, W.
w. Stelle; Engineer, 4. j. Gillette.
A man arrested at Philadelphia az
Roscoe, the alleged murderer Of Good
rich. was discharged. ~
The agents of the White Star Line
havsnrdsred 100 ooffins for the bodies
aiready A6atad ashore. .tl',"!.s.h1 z
TIE election in Rhode Island for Go,
vernon resulted as follows: Howard, Re.
publican, 9.273; Chase, Democrat, 8, ,565.
The captain Of the Atlantis attributes
the d3s4sterito the speed of tho, vessel,
whioA Mpbt, have made more than nine
knots t4 get ao far ont Of her course.
The captain seems overwhelmed with
sorrow. BE said to reporter: "To
think that while hundreds OF men were
saved, every woman should have PERISH
edi .dti is horrible. II had been able
to save even one woman. I could bear
the disaster; but TO lose all, il is terrible,
terrible" He seemed to fully realize
that the world would hold him to strict
account: The latest accounts report Alb
saved; and $50 lost, including $50 women
and children. The cargo was generailv
ds:hiopssPls 6od dry goods. valasd At $500.
Generals Belsnap, Sheridan and
Meyer left st. Louis, in q palace car. for
Houston, Texas, whence they will leave
In An ambulance for the Rio Grande.
Narrowing details OF the awful soenoa
attending the loss of the steamship At.
isntio continue to be received. All the
women who we're asleep at the time the
ship struck were drowned In their berths.
the heavy sea which constantly poured
over'the vessel and filed her, preventing
them from reaching the deck. Some
women, who showed remarkable pre-
sence OF mipd and appreciation of the
awful situation, only reached the deok
to be washed into the sea and drowned.
Soon after, six men on shore wrote on 4
black-board: "Oheer up; boats are com.
ing to your assistance" The announce
ment zas responded to by hearty cheers
from the ship. Alter half an hour Of
awfu! suspense. men were seen on the
island carrying boat over the rocks.
and soon it was launched, and took off
three boat loads from the ontlaying rock
While resouing these men. Captain
Williams and the passengers called loudly
to the crew OF the boat to come to the
ship and take them off fret, az they
were in the most imminent danger, the
Captain saying: II will give $500 for
every boat load rescued" The boat
afterwards made for the vessel, and
took off two boat loads. Half an hour
later, another boat came, and rescued
many OF those clinging to the rigging.
Third officer Brady, who had succeeded
in reaching the shore over line carried
from the vessel by himself. organized a
crew, and materially aided in the work
of rescue.
WASHINGTON, April 3-The announce.
ment OF the death Of James Brooks is
incorrect. He has departed for Norfolk
for O short Southern sea trip, in the
hope of relief.
There are 100 vacant caletships at the
Naval Academy. The members of the
approaching Congress have nominations
for examination in July.
Ill Southern claimants wore paid TO.
day. aggregating $4,000.