The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1874-12-02

upon the ground that he was an accredited
special agent Of the Post-Office department..
| .....A An extensive cave occurred at the Seneca
mines owned by the Pittston and Elmira Rail.
road Company. at Pittston, Penn. Five or six
men were at work getting out ccal when the
roof gave way with terrible crash, killing
Elias Davis and Henry Jenkins, and dam
gerously injuring John S. Williams. The
regular lower coast packet Empire, Captain
Jeanfreau, sunk to her upper deck at her
landing In New Orleans, and fourteen passen-
gers and many Of the crew lost their lives.
They were asleep at the time and the boat
sunk 80 rapidly that the unfortunate sufferers
could not be awakened in time to escape.
The only hope, says the Boston Advertiser n
new party In Massachusetts, has of ever taking
more substantial shape is in the withdrawal
OF one or both Of the old parties from the field.
1t adds that they will not do that at present.
1t is estimated, Gays the Commissioners
Of Customs Of the United States. that the
American tourists returning from Europe dur
ing the year ending June 80, 1873, numbered
7o'oao' and each person brought, on the aver
age, seven trunks filled with dutiable goods.
claimed to be personal luggage, not dutiable.
we nave thus an aggregate Of 257, $40 trunks
filled with articles claimed as duty free, repre-
senting, On valuation Of $500 for each trunk,
the enormous sum Of 1928, 9O5, 900. The
wrestling match for $500 and the championship
OF New Jersey took place between James
Bailey and David Howard, and was won by
Bailey. Both men were badly bruised and
injured.
In Greenport, L. l., Mrs. Jones put two
young children in cradle with a pet cat near
the fireplace, and went about her work. On
returning she saw the cradle had been over
turned. One Of the children was burned to a
crisp, and the othor was dead Of suffocation in
the hot embers. 49, The divers, on examining
the wreck Of the Empire at New Orleans, saw
wedged in the freight ON deck the bodies of
some ten or twelve deck hands. The divers
were unable to gain admission into the state
rooms on account Of obstructions by freight.
1t is believed that the loss Of life will reach
between thirty and forty. 80. BY an explosion
at the gas works at Mount Sterling, Ky.. two
white men and one negro we're killed. The
bodies were 80 burnt as to be hardly recopni
Fable. One or two other employees escaped.
Two buildings connected with the works were
destroyed. ..... Mrs. West, forty years of age,
the wife OF well-to-do miller in Elmira, COM
mitted suicide by attaching q heavy stone to
her person and then jumping into cistern
full or water. The official returns of the
Arizona election show that @. G. Bean was
elected Delegate to Congress over Stevens,
who was supposed to be elected. They both
ran as Republicans. Great excitement exists
In consequence of the discovery, and the cleo
ton Ii to be contested. e. Near Cuminsyille.
Ohio the officers Of the American Express 90.
found in stump, wrapped in a cloth and
covered with leaves, SIG, OsO, making with that
recovered before from the same place $4,000.
Eight or nine thousand dollars remain to be
found or accounted for. or this sum it ia
supposed 1000 or 81, 500 were divided among
the thieves, and 81, 500, to $4,000 burned by
Mrs. Hackney, wife Of one Of the robbers.
This leaves about $4,000 which may yet be
accounted for or recovered.