The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-18

News from the grasshopper districts
is meagrc, but confirm all previous state
ments us to the extent of the suffering.
State relief societies are shipping sup
plies daily to the afflicted districts. Gen.
Ord received telegram to-day from
Washington instructing him to ascertain
what amount of mems clothing will be
needed BY the sufferers. We hope this
action Of the Secretary of War looks to
the distribution of soldiers garments to
these poor people.
sinking OF the Steamer Empire.
CIxCINNATI, November l1.-Adviccs
from New Orleans state that the steamer
Empire, running to the lower coast was
over loaded with sugar and sank at the
foot of Centre street. Thirty or forty
lives were lost.
Captain Frau states that the Empire
had only fair cargo, and was not over
loaded; that the guards were well above
the water at the time of sinking. He was
was awakened by II great noise and con-
fusion, and he caught up one Of his chill
drcn and swan ashore with it; he saw
his wife standing on deck with her babe
in her arms as the boat went down; she
clung to the wheel house of the Johnson,
which stood along side, but violent
shock wrcnchcd from her grasp her
child. who fell in the water and was
drowned.
John Dublin says: Am mate of the
Empire; we arrived last night about II
o'clock and tied up; went to my room
and almost immediately went to sleep;
between four and five o'clock heard a
tremendous crash, thinking We had been
run into, rushed on deck; seeing she was
sinking | shouted for everybody to get
life preScrvcrS; rushed along forward
shouting to wake all could, intending
to run into the cabin. when the boat, al
ard ] WAS thrown into the water. |
swan until / could catch hold of some
thing and save myself.
Eugene Durabc, pilot, says: When
the boat sunk | was in my bed, but heard
a crash aS though We We're run INTO. |
was thrown into the water and swain to
the wharf. Ithink the boat broke in two,
she sunk 50 suddenly.
Five bodies have been found. The
number lost Is uncertain, es no one Is
positive a. to the number who left the
boat Immediately upon her arrival here.
The boat is said to be insured for $1,000.
NEW ORLEANS, November l1.-Capt,
.Ieanfrcau states that to his best knowl-
edge, the Empire had lG9 hogsheads
of sugar, - barrels OF MOlaSScS. 23S bar
rels OF rice and 1sj sacks of rough rice.
He Savs the boat did not break in two,
but went down stiff and solid, and can
not account for her sinking, rs she was
not overloaded and there was no unusual
water any where when he retired at
night. He cannot tell how many pas
,cngrrs, a. the books are in the safe in
/ the Clerks room; thinks there was about
So He lost of his children. Fanny Il
wears; Johny. - years; Ada, s years,
/ and Walter. months. He is over
whclmed with grief, and can scarcely
realize tn" horrors Of last night. The
bodies of Fanny and Walter, Mr.. FRS
bee. engineer Of Magnolia Plantation,
and two children of Mr.. kemper, have
been recovered. The boat and cargo Wa:
partially insured in the city offices. The
| bell boat Usage will attempt to raise til,
( wreck to-morrow. when the bodies of the
drowned will probably be recovered.
( The returning officers have elected q
| Arrows. Democrat. to fill vacancy in
the Board lie took the required oath
! and WAS seated.
List OF the Missing.
NEW ORLEANS, November 1.-THE
! following are the names as far as known
of the missing, and believed 70 be lost by
the Empire disaster: Henry jackson
/ Numa Roberts, carpenter, Wm. Green
engineer, Mr.. Maddox, from Bellair plan
/ talion, Autisine Bare, of BuraS, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Kemper and two children, Mrs
Jas. Martin. Point La flasher, Mrs. Ma
zelle. Union Plantations, Rose st. John
stewardeSs, Charles Williams. pantr,
keeper. Chas Ward and John Williams
coal boys.
4 Fatal Encounter.
! MEMPHIS. November l1.-Last Sa;ur
dav at Bearfeld Point, Arkansas, Ton
Wagner and another planter name,
Gables, had difficulty about some stee
traps. and Sunday they met again nes
/ Wagner's house Gables being accom-
panied BY his two boys, when the diff
calty was renewed, and terminated il
Gables shooting Wagner through the lef
breast with a rife, inficting a fata
wound. After Wagner had fallen, ont
of Gables sons attempted to shoot Was
ner. but the pistol snapped. Wagne'
was found BY some neighbors and carrieS