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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-02

narFoI particulars of disaster board Steamship In.
DIANA Philadelphia from Liverpool general news
columns
The purser Of the steamship City Of Havana rom Ha-
vana, has thanks Tor the prompt delivery OF our
files and dispatches.
Capt Iayd 3kee has us made he passage, from
to be the quickest run made.
LAgsenFsmThe new ship Radiant 1900 tons will
SewSuypor on tuesday Wednesday Of next Week
launch hreemasted schr Of 500 tons about the middle
Capt j N Coffin on Rings Island. Newburyport win
River In about ten days
DrssIsroE5; April MA small schooner, belonging to
wharf Of Baker, Ellis COS last SATURDAY night Two
small vessels also went ashore at Bass River.
from Rockland Ms to New York with treestone sprnns
aleak in the storm OF Sunday and has arrived here with
HAvASA Mayl-schr Jonas French, from Matanzas for
B Susan Bde ash fo s ar
ballast got aground, and has returned leaking; will
shields @ days QUIZ 50T put i[0m n here
sails hulwarks and had her boats stove ana received
other damage in the gale Of sunday evening She has
steamship Newfoundland arrived from st Johns on
Monday but was caught ice In the and detained 81 hours
reported to have foundered this afternoon, near Say.
brook bar All hands supposed TO have been lost
hers from Havana arrived here to-day She reports
that the 10Th April she in with the bark Aired
Of Bath dismasted about 45 miles west from Nan tucket
ghtship The captain the Alfred aeclined assistance
Blunt
BRUSH schr II A Chase left here yesterday with ran
road iron sor - John NB deeply loaded and was seen
TO SINK 81 Cape Cod ledge the other side Bangs
Island. Brig Geo wheelwright. which went out al tie
same time, bound 10 the same place, was seen bearing
up TO her assistance -s
from or New 1 ds oesF wsys 81
ashore East Chop this morning In the heavy wessriv
gale, which Is still! prevailing she afterwards made
sail and worked on The amount Of damage to vessel il
Notice tn Mariner.
Notice Is hereby given that and afser NAV H. 1874
liked red hight will be shown from the lighthouse re.
Gently erected at Hereford Inlet New jersey -
The Illuminating apparatus is OF the fourth order ~ .he
system OF fresnel Illuminating 40 deg.
the local plane ig feet above the ground and 81 feet
The light should seen in clear weather fyopo ,ba
DECK OF vessel 10 feet above the 10 nautical niles
IKE srucvure IS Of wood and placed in grove. the
soweg % ,h nc dwelling, and both are painted
ws:-Lat ~ y, lon fH W. "
Bearings and distances of prominent lights are as fol-
Cape Henopen Lighthouse. sw u W. ios nautical
Cape May Lighthouse, sw BY W x W, OK nautical
i've Fatnom Bank Lightship Sc X 8. i2x nautical
Absecom Lighthouse, NE 4 N, zx nautical miles
cALIroRsIL-roc SIGNAL At EAST BROTHER ISLAND.
Notice Is hereby gwen that on and after May 1874,
ossy s M K sounded during hcs and
separating san Francisco Bay from san Paldo Bay.
LUG ehafaceIsuc distinction Of this whistle IL that
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NEW YORK CITY.

coroner Croker was yesterday called 10 noid an
inquest al las Cherry street. on the body Of Cath
arne DAILY child, two years OF age, who fell from
o NTH STORY window 10 the pavement death
being almosr instan taneous.
John Morgan, alias Mccormick, was arrested
yesterday afternoon in Wall street by Detective
Dusenbury and locked up at the Central once.
Morgan was running around the street with pen
in his ear, pretending 10 be very mnch engaged in
waiting an opportunity to appropriate unpro-
tected property.
The body of an unknown man, about twenty-six
years OF age, was yesterday found at the dock
foot OF Sixty-tourtn street. North River. Deceased
was five feet six inches In height, with light sandy
hair, ana wore black pants and vest wOollen
Jacket and white muslin shirt The body, which
had been long time in the water was sent to the
Morgue and Coroner Kessler was notified
Commissioner Van Mort reports the amount OF
revenue from Croron water collected during the
year ending yesterday at lis, being an in
crease OF $69,S3S over the previous year, and
$l396S5 over the year ending April 80, 1872. The
amount collected during the past two years OF the
S7s $50 over ihe last two Years OF the DEVIOUS ad
ministraton, while the expenses OF collection nave
been reduced from $780, IN 1871 TO $5017 for the
year ending yesterday.
On the 10Th ult. william Smith, q sugar refner.
thirty-eight years OF age and born in Germany,
died at No. so Montgomery street, ana yesterday
DR.. Herman, OF East Broadway, who had attended
deceased. certified to the Board OF Health that
his patient had died Of sporadic cholera.
The case was sent before Coroner Volt
man for investigation, and yesterday afternoon
Or. Shine, assisted by DR.. James, OF the Health De-
partment made an autopsy on the body, which
exhibited no cholera symptoms, and on closely
examining the internal organs. IT appeared, be-
yond doubt, that death resulted nom tnnalnJr<
ton OF the ntestines and disease OF the r. NAYS
The funeral was delayed some hour IN cnnse
quence or being declared cass - cnolera which
the relatives and frlepe -1oie onu snnoJ0 nes w
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NEW YORK HERALD SATURDAY MAY 2 ls74-TRIPLE SHEET.

alternate blasts Of and seconds duration viii b
sounded at intervals OF ~ seconds
house.
roc SIGNAL At HUnBoLDr LIGHTHOUSE
Also that and after May 10, 1874 steam fog whfsue
will be sounded during thick and foggy weather on the
Sand Spit the north side ofthe entrance to humboldt
Bay. .
The characteristic distinction Of this whistle s that
alternate blasts OF and seconds duration VIII be
sounded at intervals OF "a seconds
The fog signal house V about 100 yards Sc from the
lighthouse;
By order Of the Lighthouse Board:
JOSEPH HENRY, Chairman.
Treasury Department. office Lighthouse Board. Wash
ington. DC, April IL ldA
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Steamship Benefactor fer Wilmington; ships Herald,
sBr), London; .noch Train, Liverpool 0nda1nted San
swasey, Cardcnas; Antelope, St Croix Harold !Br),
Antwerp Actv (Nor), do; Susan A Baisdell. Anjier;
Morning star, ST Jago and Guantanamo; j Pust
Ger, Gloucester Chimoea Nor. Cork Eber (Aus),
yaeki aus. Cor, Corr Or Falmouth; Abraham Hus,, doi
or) Antwerp; Solo de Gloria Ger) do; Impero (Br).
do lnsula Capri tNor Gloucester Dexterons Br Bris
stadt; Constanlia Nor, Lmerick oberon Ger, Riga;
ley, Montevideo Daphne Matanzas; Maria Fanny Ans)
Belfast; Rosebud, Montserrat Anita tSp), Santa Cruz
det, Para; Potos, Brunswick, Ga; Sunny south, Gal
vest
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HEAVY STORM AT SEA.
Narrow Escape OF the Steamship In
dtana-The Captain Nearly Washed
Overboard-Damages to the Vessel.


dfnna-The Captain Nearly Washed
Observation-Disclosures to the Vessel.
PHILADELPHIA, May l. 1874
The steamship Indiana, OF the American line, re-
Gently arrived at this port, sustained quite severe
injuries on her trip, and narrowly escaped an &C
cldent precisely like that which occurred TO the
Pennsylvania. From the time she lett Liverpool
she suffered adverse winds, and on Wednesday
last, when on the banks OF Newfoundland, she
was overtaken py
A TREMENDOUS STORM
and shipped a sea so heavy that 1t carried away a
part oil her bridge and snapped several iron
stancheons as II they were pipe stems. Captain
Sumner and another officer were on the bridge at
the time, and the Wave washed HIM from the
bridge and hurled him down on the deck on his
back A moment after 1T entangled him into the
rigging O circumstance which, as though by mira
Gle, saved his iiie Had it not been Tor this hotn
men would nave been lost. The also did other
damage to the ship and stove in one OF her life
boats. rumor oil this was anoat several days
ago, but was denied. The Company claim That
they know nothing OF 1t, though the above was
communicated to your correspondent by the pas
sengers who were eye witnesses.
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NEW HAVEN. Conn.,, M

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, May !, 1874.
In the United states Circuit Court, before Judges
Woodruff and Shipman, the Credit Mobier cases
came up this afternoon for nnal action. The de.
cree sustaining the demurrers OF all those who
have demurred and the answers OF certain de-
iendants were entered and signed by the Court;
Inc complainants thereuEon prayed an appeal
from said decree to tine supreme Court OF the
United states, which was entered and allowed by
the court. Thomas A. Jenckes, OF Pr0vldence, ana
j. HUXLEY Ashton, Assistant Attorney General, APP
peared lor the United states, and Charles r. Gross,
OIL Hartford, for the defendants
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RELIEF CONTRIBUTIONS.

Received at the Mayors ONCE in New
York.
The following subscriptions toward the Lousl-
ana sufferers were received yesterday at the
Mayors ofice:-
Munroe a Mulville. Observation-Disclosures. SOS
General Chester A. Arthur. Observation-Disclosures. %
n. Vassar, Jr., POugnkee psie. IS
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IMPORTANT EXPLORING EXPEDITION.
OTTAWA, Canada, May !, IS

OTTAWA, Canada, May ], 1874
An important expedition has left ottawa, in
charge Of Mr.. Koratzky, to explore the country
between stlkene River and Butte Inlet in British
Columbia. This section embraces the Gardner and
Dean channels, and the Bentnck Arm. The party
wiz ascertain tue capacity OF those channels and
Wnether favorable route can be found between
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OBITUARY.
Nicolo TOmmase0.

telegram from Rome, under date OF the 1st
inst, announces the death OF Slgnor Nicolo Tom
maseo, the distinguished politician and author.
He was seventy-one years OF age. Born at
Sebenico, IN Dalmatla, in 1903, Tommaseo was
educated in Italy. He lived in Florence during a
number OF years, and in that city he found
vent for the ideas OF his busy mind
as an acceptable and frequent contributor
20 periodical called the Antologia. Political
reasons compelled his removal to France He
reached Paris In 1888 and resided some time in
the French capital He arrived in Venice in 1898
under an amnesty which was proclaimed by the
Austrian government Here be formed an init
mate acquaintance with MANN, and. in conjunc.
ton with that noted reiormer, got up petition
TO the Emperor OF Austria praying for a
mider exercise OF the censorship OF the
press This was In the year 1s47 For this
Tommaseo arrested soon afterwards by the
1mperialist ponce and thrown into prison. He was
liberated from durance by the popular insured.
ton Of io4s and appointed member OF the pro-
vlsonal government. The principle OF annexation
10 the Pleomontese monarchy having been agi-
lated oy his colleagues ne opposed IT firmly, and. in
IN the month OF June in the same year. When
the danger 10 the popular cause passed away
Manu- and recevea 'a the headed oy
Worship and Public instruction. He visited France
on two occasions, seeking TO obtain the assistance
OF the french Republic in behalf OF his country,
and published In French an Appeal TO FranceD
convinced OF the hopelessness Of his mission, he
returned TO Venice in January ls49. When
Venice capitulated, in August 1879 Tommaseo
was one OF the forty who were excluded from
the royalist amnesty. He went INFO retirement at
Corfu. Here his eyesight failed TO blindness. Re.
turning to Florence In 1865, he brought ont de-
spite MS bodily affiiction, several new publications.
signor Tommaseo was writer OF great versatil!ty
and OF cultured finish His best known works
range, IN the order OF publication, from the year
1882 TO 1865. His New studies Dante" ap-
peared In the latter year. He has been Just lately
engaged on large dictionary OF the Italian
LANGUAGE.
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BROOKLYN.

The moving mania was apparent upon every side
in Brooklyn yesterday. The number OF wagon
loads OF furniture transported from New York by
the ferryboats was reported by the ferry hands as
unusually large. Cartmen enjoyed the harvest by
making the most OF It and charging from s. to IS
per load.
The Board Of Commissioners OF Charities yesterday
sent communication to the Supervisors in relation
to the act passed by the Legislature providing for 9
change in the system OF distributing relief upon
orders. They desire to be instructed as to the
manner in which acquisitions Tor supplies are to
be made.
The body Of an unknown man was taken rom
the river and conveyed to the Morgue yesterday.
Deceased was seen TO fall OF the end Of the dock,
foot OF Conover street, by Waterman. the even
ing previous. Efforts were made to rescue MIN,
but they proved unavailing. He was about thirty
seven years OF age, hau dark hair and wniskers,
and wore SUIT OF dark clothes.
The Coroner was notified yesterday to hold an
inquest over the body Of man who was found
dead in bed at his lodging house, corner OF Con-
cord and Adams streets. Deceased had given his
name as Jouls when he engaged bedroom at the
mousse alluded to; but, from papers found among
real name was John Hunt. He has OF late been
engaged in the real estate business n the Eastern
In mis- room, and it is supposed that he committed
suicide. He was In destitute circumstances and
depressed in spirit. He was last seen alive on
Tuesday, and 1t Is believed that he died that night
The Bridge Street Ferry Company stopped their
boats yesterday and redeemed their tickets that
were outstanding. The discontinuance Of the
ferry was owing chiefly to the failure Of the patron
age to compensate the company for the expendi-
cures, which latter amounted to about $780, There
are twenty-five men and two women thrown out
OF employment by reason OF the suspension OF this
Jerry. The Terry commenced running June 80,
New YORK expired on Thursday. They owned two
boats which are IN far condition. The officers OF
the company are:-Presdent James Murphy !;
Treasurer, William Laytin; superintendent, Z. ID.
Cappeu.
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soston's Third Instalment.

Mayor Cobb has .eegraphed the Mayor OF New
Orleans TO draw Boston's third instalment OF
$4,000; also $1,000 from the citizens OF New
Bedford.
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Hon. Jonas c. Heart.

This gentleman, formerly well known throughout
the State from his connection with It's politics.
died on Thursday, at his residence in Troy. Mr..
Heartt mad reached the venerable age OF eighty.
one years. number OF years ago he was a favored
leader In local politics. and served several terms
~ Mayor OF Troy In 1851 he was sent TO the
Legislature, and was chosen Speaker oil the As
.sembly.
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HAVANA May l. 1874
Exchange weaK; on tho United States sixty days cur
rency. l0o is premium sight 100 N premium;
nxy days gold iS5 lS4 premium, short sight i8 20
premium On London l60 \ 1853 premium. Or Paris i3j
AJsA premium. spanish gold. Nv y IA
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Archdeacon Patton, of Canada.

BELLEvILLE, Canada, May I, IST4
Archdeacon Patton died last night, after about
ten days. illness. His remains Will be taken to
Corn wall for lnterT1ent.
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CONCORD, N H., May !, 1874.
This city has contributed $1,000 Tor the Louisiana
sufferers
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Donations from St. Louis.

ST. LocIs, May l, 1874
Nearly $4,000 in money and about $4,000 worth
of supplies have been donated for the Louisiana
sufferers to date, and the committee is still at
work.
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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
Omcers Transferred.
tYy e~.-rrx. A


Lieutenant Commander II. B. Robson has been
ordered to the New York Navy Yard; Lieutenants
n. B. Bpford TO the Michigan. N B. Peck TO the
Ticonder0ga, and Medical Inspector +. NJ. Grinneu
10 the Roanoke.
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The Japan Gazette OF Aprll II says:-It IL re-
ported that the United states steamer Lackawanna
WI visit the straits settlements and India, re-
turning Va. Nagasakl after ner crusaN
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WASHINGTON, May l. 1874.
The Signal once reports that during the past
twenty-four hours the Mississippi has fallen one
inch at st. Paul and continued rising La Crosse
to warsaw, the rise at the latter place being thir
teen inches, with an average OF one inch only at
points above. From st. Louis 70 Cairo 1t has fallen
seven inches, and remains stationary below that
point to its mouth, except az Helena, where it has
risen one Anch. The Missouri has continued falling
from Yank to its mouth, except at Leavenworth,
where Q rise Of one inch is reported. The OHIO
has fallen from Pittsburg TO Marietta, risen one
foot 1t Cincinnati and twenty Inches at Evans
VILE, and fallen below that place to its mouth.
an the channel. The Red River at Shreveport re-
mains unchanged, while the lower Tennessee, the
Cumberland Allegheny and Monongahela have
continued falling
During the same period there has been no rain
within the water sheds OF the rivers named, ex-
cept on that OF the upper Mississippi, where six
hpndredths OF an inch mas fallen at Lacrosse and
Queen nundredths at st. Paul.
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SHIPPING NEWS.
OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.

DATES OF DEPARTURE FROM NEW YORK FOR THE
MONTH OF MAY.
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Of Dcstftutton-PrOspects Of the Crops
Relief 6Or the acknowledgements

a Review or the situation-The Amount
OF observation-disclosures OF the Crops
Relief for the sunerers-Resumption
OF Travel.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, May !, 1874
Many reports have been sent from here IN REFER
ence 70 the overflow, some OF which partake OF
sensational character. A brief review OF the en-
tire situation may prove interesting. From Cairo
70 this point steamers cannot make land
tngs on the west banh except at wharf
boats, and yet with the exception OF AZ osceoia'
serious injury to the planting interests has re-
suited From the Louisiana line up there are no
levees on the Arkansas side except local Ones anu
large portion OF the country Is supJect 10 inuhua
tion and is sparsey settled as IS the case Opposite
here where the river spreads out 10 the hlghiands
near Madison, distance OF over forty
miles. The st. Francis Valley Is generally
a foot above the overflow, and the planters are
waiting for dry weather TO begin planting. The
White River Valley is inundated up to Indian Bay
but Tor reasons already given the damage Is slight
Ten thousand dollars VIII probably cover the loss
The Arkansas Valley is overnowed up to Arkan.
sasport; but, like others, the damage Is light and
$4,000 viii probably cover It.. From the mouth
or the Arkansas down Is where the greatest
damage has resulted, and where great dest-
tuition undoubtedly exists among all classes
but particularly among the laborers and their
Large portions OF the Tallahatchie and Yallobusha
bottoms have been overlooked for some time, but
NJ the latest accounts the water was subsiding;
but another crevasse was reported at Catfish
Point, making the fourth in that vicinity, though
Is yet but few plantations have been injured.
The Sunnower River has thus tar carried on the
main body OF the water escaping through Hush.
puckana crevasse. The Deer Greek plantations
have not suffered materially; but from MllIeken's
Bend, twenty i've miles above vicksburg is where
the greatest damage has been done, and where
the greatest destiturion and suffering prevailed
The citizens here are making good progress
in forwarding supplies to the sufferers,
and nave established depots from Napoleon to
vancluse Landing. They have heretofore sent re-
liei to those above Napoleon. To-day they sent by
the Capitol City 600 pounds OF bacon 90 bales Of
hay 100 sacks OF corn, rs barrels OF -four and 100
barrels Of meal lady from near Napoleon,
whose husband was one Of the wealthiest planters
In that section, arrived here to-day, and states
that she left the family and plantation hands, nun
herring eighty, without food. All wou'" -
.Se ofhcers Of the City Of Vicksbr furnished by
The river is now stationary -fg.
o. T rne H Seign1 os aae noo Of 1857
-rrnsno which =. northwestern trains are now
Nasnvii'a - opens the route to Louisville via
Meek, OF the Carksville division
OF the Memphis and Louisville road, telegraphs
that ne expects to have his road ready by Monday.
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BELOW.


An Italian bark, from Genoa
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A BsoLUTE DIVORCES OBTAINED IN DIFFERENT
"A states legal everywhere; desertton, 40, mfncisns
cause publicity required no charge until divorcs
kfAH's1' Ao'''e 4. HOUSE, Attorney lM Broadway
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TEssUP co.,
81 Fashionable ClothicrA
have removed to
their new building,
No. 2S6 Broadway,
opposite the City Hall
Everything REQUESTS for
0entleman's Wardrobe
Furnished In the best style,
and much
Ralnw the usual rafeA
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Steamer. Sails. Destinat'on Office
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oA.LIroKSIA-roG SIGNAL At EAST BROTHER ISLAND.
Nouce Is hereby gwen that and after May l. 1874,
steam log Yhisue viii BE sounded during thick and
fosRy weather az East Brother Island in the Straits
separating san francisco Bay from san Paldo Bay.
The CHARACTERISTIC distinction Of this whistle Il that