The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-11-19
MISCELLANEOUS.
Further Particulars Of the Stalking
of The steamer Empire Between
thirty ana Forty Lives Lost,
Consent OF The indians 10 Professor
Marsh's Visit TO the black Hills,

WAsnINdToN, November ls,-l'he
commissioner Of agriculture says tho
demand for semi-troplcal fruits for ex'
perlmont In the southern states h very
great and il beyond the ability Of the
department to supply, The Chinese
ice plant Ia especially In demand, aud
many thousands Of the young plants
have been distributed during the past
year,
NEW ORLEANS, November ls,-Cap.
tain Jeanfrau states that TO tho best Of
his knowledge the Empire had one
hundred aud slXty-nlne hogsheads Of
sugar soyenty-nino barrels Of mol0sses,
two hundred and thlrty-elght barrels
of rice, and seven hundred and eighty
five sacks of rough rice. llo says the
boat did not break In two, but went
down still aud solid, He cannot nc.
count for her sinking, rs she was not
overloaded and there was no unusual
water anywhere when he retired ut
night He can't tell how many pas
sengers were on board, 0s the books
are In the safe Ia the clerks room, but
thinks there were about thirty five.
lie lost four OF his children Fanny,
seventeen years Johnny, twelve
years Ada and Walter, seven months
lie Is overwhelmed with grief and can
scarcely realize the horrors OF last
night
The bodies of Fanny and Walter
Jeanfrean Mr., Fisher, engineer Of the
Magnolia plantation, and two children
of Mr. Kempcr have been recovered,
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, democrat, to 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
penteT 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
plantations; 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 a reluctant
consent to the visit of Professor Marsh,
of Yale college, to the Black hills.
YARMOUTH, November l9.-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, The
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 ia steam
tug exploded to-day. Five persons
were lost and Captain Harens fatally
scalded.
New ORLEANS, November lS.-Mr.
Arroys, 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 in the
freight on deck, some ten or twelve
deck hands. The divers were unable
to gain admission in the state rooms
on account of distractions by freight.
1t is now believed the loss will reach
between thirty aud 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
saults by the strikers are expected.
Joseph Stewart, "a banker, had an at
tack of apoplexy to-day, which will
probably result fatally.
The Tilton-Beecher trial is finally set
for December 1871.
PHILADELPHIA, November lS.--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.