The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-10-20
sUs.a1ARF-eF-NEws.


Items OF Interest from Homo and Abroad.
Owing to violent gale on the,Gulf coast,
the water has been forced upon Galveston,
and the principal streets are Inundated to
depth Of severalEfeet and much property
has been destrcyed.s Thirty workrnen ON the
breastwork in course ofsconstruction by the
government, have been cut or, ana are proba-
oiy lost. The Santa Fe railroad bridge across
the bay has been swept away, and the Hous-
ton railroad bridge is under waters :. the
Pope held consistors recently aud conierrfed
upon Cardinal McCloskey the ring, ndsgave
him titular charge Of the Church of Santa
Maria Sopra-Minerva The Pope, after deliy-
ering an allocution in the consistory. an
nounced the creation Of six new cardinals and
several archbishops and bishops The
Greek government has determined to encour-
age the citizens to participate in the Centen-
NAL exposition at Philadelphia. . :. Superin-
tendent Chapman, Of the Insurance depart
ment OF New York, has cancelled the certificate
OF authority of the City Insurance Company
OF Providence, R.. L, to transact business
in his State $500. The eighty -one-ton gun re-
Gently completed at woolwich, England, for
charge Of 250 pounds OF powder and a 1, 800
pound shot. The result was not quite salts
factory. The Nebraska State Democratic
convention adopted a resolution in favor of
sound currepcy, coin or its equivalent; of
steps toward specie payments, and no step
backward. The two hundredth anniversary
OF the Indian massacre at Deerfeld, Mass,
was celebrated by appropriate exercises -.
dispatch from Commodore Cooper Of the
PENSACOLA navy yard, states that the yellow
fever is epidemic at Howells station on Pen
sacola bay, twenty-five miles above the navy
yard. The people have neither food, medicine
or attendance. They are crying for relief
Inc secretary Of the treasury has called in
s5,e0o,oO0 Of the coupon bonds OF June so.
1854, as follows: Fifty dollars, No. 2,56l to
No. $500, both inclusive; 800, No. I,0o1 to
No. lO,5O0, both inclusive; $780, No. 10, ,1O1 to
No. 10, 800, both inclusive; $1,000, No. SO, ,sO1
TO No. s,7Oo, both inclusive. tr1
Four boys out sailing on Sunday afternoon
recently were drowned by the upsettins of
their boat near the Humber, & few miles west
OF Toronto. The storm at Galveston, Texas.
swept away about one hundred, houses and.
other buildings, and destroyed mnch property
otherwise. The water NJ several 5feet il,
depth in some of the st.:e,. Tho railroad
tracks were greatly damaged. Twenty persons
are known tohave persisted. Numerous ves-
sells were wrecked, The storm extended along
the entire coast and many marine disasters
are being reported. Accounts from New Mexi-,
co state that much damage has already been
done to the wheat crop by. the wet weather,
and the town of Los Cruce was nearly de-
stroyed by the bursting of waterspout. :.
During the recent storm twelve inches of snow
fell in Quebec, and much damage was done to
fruit and ornamental trees. VIM. Stone.
aged nineteen years, while disputing with his
father in machine shop ut Newark, N. J., de-
drew . pistol and shot his father
n the face, inficting serious wound.
A locomotive Of coal train CT. the I,ebipb
Valley railroad exploded at stoney Greek, Pa
John Kershner, engineer, John Dupler, are-
man, and Benjamin Hoffman and Fl. w. Kolp
brakemen, all OF. sFairview, were instantly
killed. George Owens, brakeman, was in.
jured. The Anthony House and an entire
block Of buildings in Little Rock, Ark, were
destroyed by fire. with heavy loss The
steamer Emery City was burned to the waters
edge near Kingston, Tenn The mail was
saved and her passengers uninjured. The
freight and boatJare a'itotal loss. The cabin
caught fire from q stove in the engine room.
.... A snowstorm prevailed on Mount Wash
ington, N. H., Sept. 17th, continuing all the
next day. No trains or stages went up or
down ...... The United States cotton crop this
year Is 3,S27, 845 bales. . The insurrection
In the Turkish colonies, stin continues, and
much fighting with the loss Of many lives
must result before affairs are settled.
The gale at dalyeston drove jhe waters of
the Gulf over fhe@entire Aland, inundatine
the highest points to q depth Of two feet, and
running gardens and foundations. Many build
ings' were moved bodily into the thorough
fares. The gale extended along the entire
coast, and created great havoc with the chip
ping Of all classes...l !. - The Servian news
papers say that government has received a
note from the Sublime Porte asking If Turkey
may rely on the maintenance Of Servian neu-
trality ....,. Jocob Benjamin, well-known
pawnbroker Of Baltimore, died from erysipelas,
which was produced by the use of hair dye
1t is expected that Russia will recognize Khan
sade as the successor Of his deposed father in
the Khanate, Of Khokand, Asia, but whether
recognition win be accompanied by the armed
occupation of Khoksnd is uncertain. at last
adVices all was quiet. .Westeryelt, one Of
the alleged abductors of Charley Ross, has
been convicted In Philadelphia of conspiracy
to kidnap. oonspiripg to extort money, and con-
spring to defraud the child Of his liberty. he
was acquitted Of the counts Of Kidnapping and
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