, 1876-04-01
TELEGRAPHIC.

PORTLAND, Maine March 27.--The steam.
ship Harriet Newly went ashore on Bluff
Island yesterday. The captain and wife
were drowned.
PORTSMOUTH, n. H., March a7.-Thc brig
A. Porter went ashore on White Island yes.
lcrday. The captain and seven men were
drowned. The fist mate was the Only one
saved.
CAYuGA, Can, March 2s.--,Iohn and
james Young, convicted of the mur,le. of
Abel Mcdonald on the Goth of Nov. last
near Caledonia, have been sentenced to be
hanged on June ?lst.
MiDpLETowN, March 91.--Rysdyk's ia.
nous stallion Humblctouian died at Chester
last night, aged 2s years. He was the sire
of the most noted and valuable trotting
stock in the country.
TOLEDO, Ohio, March 2s.-1he worst
snow storm of the season with u furious
norihwesterly gale commenced early this
morning and at one o'clock this afternoon
still prevails without signs of abatement; six
inches of snow has already fallen and is bad
ly drilted. The thermometer shows 32 de-.
grces
BosroN, Mass. March est Ia now
thought the distraction caused by the
freshets in Worcester county will amount to
five million dollars. While there is reason
to believe that 80 lives have been lost, and =
in Clifton, and one in Webster.
New ORLEANS, March 2S.-Capt. Wild of
the bark Magnolia, 800 tons, from Liverpool,
in ballast, for Pascagualn, arrived to-day,
and reports vessel wrecked OIL Chandler
Island on march 18th. JAS. Morrisson, mate,
and three men were drowned the Others
escaped to the Island, and the vessel went
to pieces during the storm Of Sunday the
10Th.
LONDON, MARCH 2S.-.In the House of
Commons, Plymsoll moved an amendment
to the Merchant Shipping Bill, providing
that every British vessel before sailing from
a port Of the United Kingdom, must have o
certificate of her worthincss. The govern.
mcnt opposed the amendment upon the
ground that it lesscncd the responsibility OF
ship OWNERS. Rejected.
New York, 28. The steamship Great West
ern which went ashore on Long ISluni coast
an Saturday night parted amidsl,ips, and
will be total loss. Her crew have arrived.
PHILADELPHIA, March 26. Yesterday
afternoon the steamer Labruior arrived from
France bringing cargo composed entirely
of works OF art for the French department Of
the Centennial Exposition The Labrador
is probably the largest vessel that ever enter.
ed this port.
The steamer ID mia from Rio Janero bring
ing goods for the exhibition in the Brazil.
ian Department, arrived last evening.
BosToN, March Yesterdays storm
ragged over the whole of New England with
disastrous effects, Railway travel wrs inter
rupted seriously. There arc fears ot danger,
ous freslets in the Merrimac liver. The loss
by breaking Of dams, desloying bridges,
mills, dwellings and by inun,laton where
the property is not swept away is immense
and cannot be accurately estimated. Four
persons crossing the pond at Norwich were
foWned. At Burrlllvillc the Connecticut
Mill and manufacturing property valued at
over 100000 was swept away. Some dam
age is reported from New jersey.
ST. LOUIS, MARCH 9s.--Aitcr loNg rain al
yesterday The heaviest snow storm of the
seasnn set in at 10 o'clock last night Up
to. the present time, II A, NJ, some thirty
inches Of snow has fallen. The streets are
in a horrible slushy state Street railroad
and other travel is much impe,lcd
LONDON, MARCH 27.-The following de-
tails of the loss of the cmigrant ship Stnth.
more, from this port for New Zealaed, have
betn received, The strathmore struck the
rocks among the Crossett Islands, in ,hr
South Pacific, on the first of July, at half
past four, 4. NJ, and was wrecked immc.
diately. Forty.four persons were drowned.
The survivors saved nothing whatever, and
were upon the rocks for six months, sub
sisting on sea birds and their eggs; when
they were rescued they were much emaciat-
ed and almost dead: five had died, three
from exposure and want. The captain OF
the Ameritan whaer Young PhGnix res
cuep them, supplied them with clothing and
treated them with great kindness.
P.lRTON's WIFE.-Mrs. Burnhum writes
from New York to the St. Louis Republicans:
" Fanny Fern" must have fopped over in
her grave last Sunday night, when her
daughter married her husband. Fanny had
two very fat, plain girls, always her constant
companions. The one married Mortimer
Thompson (Doesticks), and died the first or
second year thereafter, leaving nice little
girl who must he now fifteen years old. The
other was an old maid who, after her moth
er's death, took care Of the child and her
stepfather. Now she goes off to Massachu-
setts and marries her pop. My gracious