The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-11-21

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Ngw OnLfAVs, N0yombor ls.--Cop.
| tain Jcanum slnlc5 that to the bost Oi
/ his knUWledgo tiio Empire lind one
/ hundred and siXty-nlne hORhcnds Oi
sugar, aevcnty-nine lmrelaOi mOlnsses,
| two hundred and thirty.eight barrels
Of rice, aud seven hundred and eighty.
| ave sacks Of rough rice. He says the
| boat did not break In two, but went
down stin and solid. lie cannot ac-
count for her sinking, ~ she was not
overloaded aud there was 10 unusual
water anywhere when lie retiied at
night. lie can't tell how many pas-
seugers were on board, w. tine books
are In the safe Ia the clerks room, but
| thinks there were about thirty 1ve.
lie lost four Of his Fanny,
seventeen years johnny, t%cl\ e
years Ada and Walter, seven months.
He is overwhelmed with GRIEF and can
scarcely realize tue horrors OF last
night.
| Ihe bodies of Fanny aud Walter
JeaLirean, Mr.. Fisher, engineer Of the
| Magnolia plantat on, and JwC children
| OF Mr.. Kenper have been recovered.
I The boat and cargo is partially insured
and in city offices. The bell boat
Usage will attempt to raise the wreck
Tomorrow, when the bodies of the
drowned will probably oe recovered.
| The returning officers have elected o.
Aroys, de nocrlt, u fill the vacancy in
the board. He took the required oath
and was seated.
The following are the names as far
as known of the missing and believed
to be lost by the Empire disaster:
Henry Jackson, Numa Roberts, car
penter; VIM. Greene, engineer; Mr..
Maddox, from Blair plantation; An
tome Van, Mr.. and Mrs. Kemper and
two children, Mrs. Joseph Martin,
Point La Hatch; Mrs. Mazelle, Union
plantation; Rose st. John, steward
ess; Charles Williams, pantry keeper;
Charles Ward and John Williams,
cook boys.
Fort LARAMIE, w. T., November Is.
The Indians have given Il reluctant
consent to the visit of Professor Marsh,
of Yale college, to the Black hills.
! YARMOUTH, November 1.-Two
| fishing crafts have been missing since
the recent gale, and are believed to be
lost, with all on board, upwards OF
thirty persons. -,
CINCINNATI, November 49,
robbers of the American express Of
flee, in this city, have finally confessed
where they secreted their plumber, and
late last night it was found concealed
in the woods some distance north OF
this city. 1t is believed that nearly, If
not quite all of the money stolen will
be recovered, though it has not yet
been counted.
| NEW York, November 1S.--A steam
tug exploded to-day. Five persons
were lost and Captain Harens fatally
scalded.
New ORLEANS, November 1S.-Mr.
Arrays, who was seated yesterday as
member of the returning board, now
says the responsibility is too great for
only one conservative member, and If
another is not appointed within TWEEN
ty-four hours he will resign.
The returns from st. James parish
are being canvassed to-day.
The divers of the bell boat Usage, on
examining the wreck of the Empire
this morning, saw Wedged i'll the
| Freight on deck, some ten or twelve
deck hands. The divers were unable
to gain admission in the state roons
OH account of distractions by freight.
1t is now believed the loss viii reach
between thirty and forty One body
was recovered to-day, that of deck
hand.
NEW York, November 1S.-Several
cases of assault yesterday by the strik-
ing longshoremen, upon persons who
were not even looking for work, are
reported by the police. Further as
sauIts by the strikers are expected.
Joseph Stewart, u banker, had an at
tack of apoplexy to-day, which will
probably result fatally.
The Tilton-Beecher trial is finally set
for December 18th.
PHILADELPHIA, November l8.--The
employees of the DObson mill have ac-
coded to the terms of the employers,
and it is probable that the mills will be
at work on Monday next.
The brussels, ingram and tapestry
weavers at Dodson's mill have signi.
fed their willingness to resume work,
but number of blanket weavers and
persons employed in the spinning and
finishing departments and laborers
are dissatisfied and refuse to resume
work, unless equal concessions are
made to them. They held a mass
meeting to-day, and resolved not to
resume work, and adjourned to meet
Saturday.
A strong police force is about the
mills to prevent violence from those
on strike. The present indications
are that the fresh rupture will extend
TO the brussels, ingram, tapestry and
cloth departments and result in COM
plete suspension of operations.
AUGUSTA, Ga, November ia. I'll.
Stephens left tor Washington this at
ternoon. He is in better health than
he has been for the last ten years. He
weighs eighty pounds.
WASHINGTON, November 1S.--The
signal Office in this city is in receipt of
the following telegram from the SER
geant in charge of the Cape Henry sta
tion "a large buoy, supposed to be
the channel marker, came ashore one
mile south of Lynn Haven bay to-day"
In regard to the recent dispatch sent
by order of the president to the gov
ernor of Texas, it is stated that, With
out forming or expressing any opinion
as to whether or not Santanta had vio-
lated his parole. the president and Sec
rotary Delano, fearing he might be
executed before the evidence could be
fully collected, considered it merely
lust to delay his execution. 1t is to-
day ascertained that, during Governor
Davis incumbency, the sentence of
Santanta was committed from death to
Imprisonment for life. Under this
communication he has lately been placed
in the Texas pententiary.
LONDON, November 18.-The Mark |
Lane Express says the weather, during
the past week, has been cold. There |
has been some snow and frost, which
has been injurious to the pastures, but
at the same time has fayorably check
ed wheat, which was getting too lux
uriant. The wheat market ls improv-
ing in tone, aud a rise of u shilling is
noted on the continent.
IL is reported that General Lafinda,
commanding the republican army in
the north Of Spain, is dead.
A special to the Standard from Hen
daye reports military operations sus-
pended on account of the weather.
Bszaine has arrived in Madrid.
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