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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-12
Elephant Warehouse,

TURNKEY, ELY & Co., of the Elephant
Warehouse, sold since last report, SO Hhds.
as follows:
10 Hhds Good Leaf, at Sl3 25. Is 25. II "a
II 75 II 20, IL 75 IL 75 II 70, IL IS II 75 III 75
IL So II So II %, II %, IL 25 IL co. II co. II co.
"A Hhds. Med. and Com. Leaf, 10 IS, 10 80
10 80, 60, 9 50, 8 40, 8 90, 9 90, SO, SO, 70
3 10, IS, Z go, 50.
IS Hhds. Lugs, s 40, 8 rs, 6 25, S so, s SO
90, 10, 10, 90, so, 5 10, so, 60. 40
4 ~, 70. 10. 90, 50, 3 20, 80, 8 %, 325
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-12

Balance In favor of city for fiscal
year ending Feb. /, lST6...............S 3,707 Sc
Respectfully submitted,
SAM. JOHNSON, C. F. c.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-12

We are just in receipt of large and
beautiful stock of
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-12

PAY YOUR CRY TAXES and save
Cost. r. B. WALTHAL,
feb 5-2w City Marshal.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-12

JNOs . OAVJ AFOS1IN1NFf
The following is the report Of the
Chairman of the Finance Committee {:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-22

Picnic OF ths Chdren's Progressive Lyceum,
Elm Park, June "a
"AnIiety."-The man aud woman rero legally
married Tue child 10 siegtlmate.
Howell Gardner wll speak at Peter Dwyers
m'on, South Fifth avenue aud THIRD street, night.
Tho body Of a woman about 20 ysars OF are,
dressed In Calico was found in the Kast river Al Pier
yesterday.
80 East river last evening. and was drowned lie vu
iltOJicAted.
rhe ststemeu, OF the Metropolitan SAVINGS
over haf million,
Gen. Alex Shaler has been elected Captain of
the Amsrlesn Gao, irtern % tonA' B'ne Team .nd hAj~
the ssass, Ci he New pSFs"Gs Sots Gsa b.psa..y %
been Dos poned to the STU VI JuJ
the school register fnr last year had losoH
Tue syerage sttendA4cs wSs v925S.
Robert Mackey, Jr., Of l,32l Broadway, went
fourth street snd has not been sreu since
Furty-two iron dealing Arms OF this CITY will
CLOSE nclI p.ces Of oa,lnes a. 3'c9cN NJ, GA tho
GrstAvs Karfunkslstein OF t5 Du oont s,rsot,
GrrenponL has been miss n4 bnce " IndAy morn ~,
Al winch time ne vas seeu IN cAnnoA street tni, city
,,rs.d; The h,gpt q dsTd cG%psny sGysn, a5s. n
mahder sat At osnquetl 10 1he Elliott House last
lug.
~ A. O.".-rhe Institution for tho 0avin-, ef
lug B.pk.
~, ron constitution s Iv.sr all i.ss.-ss sIcec1s:
fny that the yslrlaus a.vs asi Slvsn 81 ~. VI
Ola pArtA recovery.
Mr. James Gordon Bsnpru ualdc.il, III L.ri naDIs
sillc on NE hssd ~, h.. htl, a."us hong ace
.nrrieAl AID Mn .,os pfoeGres, n. tut ,,s~,a az
aud aud % .;y r.uss "a a.!, ys.t,l...se q. a.s
ksTa kAsssSlus
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THE CALDWELL DISPATCHES.
Efforts 10 Find their Authors-A Messenger
Who Gave tho Name Of Joup smith.

WASHINGTON, June Il. - Mr.. Heber G..
Robinson, the IN naser OF the Western Union
Telegraph Company at Philadelphia, was ex m
ined to-day before the Judiciary Con- mittse.
He Produced after the usual protest on behalf
OF the company, tae three original despstcnss
already testified to two OF them addressed to
"Favo." London, without signatures, and the
third addressed to Josiah Caldwell, London,
over the signature Of Scott The tier, he id,
had been left at the once by Col. Scott's mes
Ing; Cable NOBODY excepting Scott" As TO
the thi.d despatch telling "Favo" to "send
teleer am to the Chairman Of the Judiciary Com
mittee," the witness know that II had been
brouRht to the once by a gentleman who, when
the clerk ssked MIN to leave his address said
that thst was not necessary. Inc clerk said that
as e67.n In gold had been paid for II, they would
like 10 We an address to wnicn to send au-
swsE- Tue gentleman repeated that II was not
necessary, aud smiiinsiv left the name Of Jonn
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ORDAINING 4 PREACHER.
The Ceremony In which Drs. sterrs, Bu dins-
ton. and Taylor Declined TO Assist.

ton. and Taylor Declined TO Assist.
The costly little church in which the
ConGregationalists OF Orange Valley, N. j., wor-
ship, was the meeting place of = council, yes
terday, for the examination aud ordination Of
young Joseph A. Ely, who Is to Oil tho pulpit
there. 1t was this council which the pillars Of
Congregationalism, the Rev. Drs. Storrs, Budine-
ton, and Taylor refused to attend for reasons
growing out OF the stand Plymouth Church had
taken toward ConRregauonslism.
In the morning the ladies' OF the nei9hbor-
hood congressted In tue Sunday school chapel
and sliced bread. carved meat, and boiled tea
and coffee, preparatory to feasting the clergy
men when the council concluded.
At o'clock IN the afternoon thirty out OF the
100 clergyman VINO had been Invited gathered in
the chusch. The Rev. NJ. l.. stnsoy, OF tue
American Missionary Society, was chosen Mod
orator: A. II. Bradford was elected Scribe. The
call Of the roll showed that ministers or dele
gates from the following places were 10 attend-
nrk, jersey CITY, Chester, aud Wood bridge, N.
j., Harlem, y. u. he Puritan and Plymouth
churches Of BROOKLYN. and plymouth Church Of
Of Brooklyn was Ed ward Beecner.
Mt. Ely the candidate, produced the proofs Of
bis acads'uic and theolosicai course, showed a
letter IRON Plymouth Church testi ying to his
good character, and a letter from the Presby-
tsry Of Cleveland declaring MIN nt for the min-
istry. The young man related his "exDerieDce."
lie had been ION VI Christian parents, had
found Christ At revival In Rochester, aud had
Joined the church there, gone through collefi .te
aud theological courses at tho Rochester Semi
nary. and was LICENSED TO prs:ch Oy tue Presoy-
tery OF Cleveland. Ohio, In 1871.
William Il. Brown " Newark raised = question
as to ~hsthsr 1t was safe to ord liu young Ely as
Congreg .uonal minister while he was yet u
member Of tue Presoytery. To whom would ne
be respon iolef The discussion became genera al,
out Nj. Ely settled IL doubt by declaing that
he was a member OF Plymouth Congregational
Churcn OF Rochester when the PresUytery
licensed him, ana the Presbytery was cognlzant
Of the Tact.
Mr. Ely expressed his views on theology. de-
ltyerng them clearly aDd at length, members
Of the council Questioned him, aud aIterwsrd
un nimously declared him fully qualined Tor
the IN inistfy.
In the evening, In the presence OF n large
gltnerne OF toe people OF tue entire Orange
Valley Mr.. Ely WAS ordained. The Rev. ID.
Helner OF the 1ompkins Avenue, brooklyn,
Church delivered the sermon, toe Rev. Messi 8.
Jonathan Edwards and ID. helmer performed
the ceremony OF the la> ing ON Of hands, LYMAN
Abbott charged the young munster, anu tue
kev. q. NJ. boyntOn OF Newark extended the
rignt hand OF fellowship to the young man.
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THE coLoRED cLERorMEN.
The Closing Session Of the Conference
Brother Murray vindicatsd.

The African NJ. L. Conference met yes
terday morning In the Bridge street Church,
Brooklyn. for its closing session. One hundred
members Of the Fleet Street Church had sent a
paper To the Bishop, In which they sa,d In
no case do we desire the return Of the pastor,
the Rev. j. II. Murray"
Brother Titus asked that the preachers on the
third Sunday In July take up a collection for
the church IN Blngnamton, which needed aid.
The request was voted down. Brother TITUS.
snbking MS head At Ills brethren, SAID: Don't
none of you fel ows come into my pulpit to
preach again" lLaughter.1
mrs. Mckinney, cnlored phi hysiclan whom the
Bisnop did not know how TO speak Of properly,
douoling whether he should say Mrs. Doctor,
Doctres. or Physciansss. was Invited 10 sduress
the Conference. Soc SPOKE three quarters of an
hour on the blessings Of pure air, illustrating
her lecture oy charts. She used many scientific
terms, which made the older preachers sleepy.
linen the Conference thanked bishop Way
man for his pleasant rulings throughout It's SEES
slons. That reminds me-" said the Bi'hop.
VINO always has story at the end OF MS tong 10.
"of an incident IN the Baltimore Conference.
The delegates there we're about to thank BishOp
Ames, when he told them that they had better
wait until they had heard the appointments
read" Then ne rcd the following appoint
ments:
sas. SS.n se sutes cSurs NV Yos NJ T.@
tifss. church, BIooslya Murray Bua4lo alton.
I'll S:ss. !%:5iafs $s;:.$
WeeE,ville ana willan.UuIyb, D; DOrrell ,Amity vile
K D.ylsi Huntington. W 4 ko.s; KiadernO.k, !.
Bowm.n LyckPort, J. Z, frankini hiadietOvn, W.
n. Townsend; Rome aud AuburL, a. ). Amos; Flusn
ing. l.. Thompson and E. Jackson Richard Tilus
Transferred 20 no Kentuchy Conference and Atationed
Oversight Eidrrs.-Melrose, J. NJ. Williams Lock.
Jno. Frisbe.
The Bishop closed up the Conference In q
hurry. He said that IL was his custom TO got
out OF town at once, so that no fault could be
found In his presence. Alter tho doxology,
which was sung with great fervOr, ne seized mis-
carpet-DaK, aud hurried on to Newport, where
the African Conference oil New England meets
to day. The sisters pressed forward TO coDsrat
ulats Brother Murray on being yindic' ted by \
condole with Brother Titus, who was booked
for tue South.
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A Sea Lawyer's NuddIe

The proposed match race yesterday for 500
between the Giber J. Orr of the wiiliamsburgh Yacht
Club and The Mary Jane Of the Manhattan Club ended
In sea lawyers muddle. The owner OF the Mary Jane
refused TO sail alleging that the Orr had been length
ened since the challenge was accepted. The stake
holder decided that he ngh., gave up the for.
felt. rhe Orr then started sail the cour.e over.
under protest The from the foot OF I4Oth
street II 10 the stepping stones buoy ana return.
The Mary Jane also started and her saI he
would beat the Orr Anyho~ Toe orr returned before
she got through He'll Gate. The Mary Jsne Kept on,
put as ~ began TO blow pretty fresh on the Nnrth
brothers Island she put In there MARY the lighthouse
keeper enter Aimed The crew and those the judges
up reks'n or re ooys on her own accom-, thi. sum
iheI sIe ana another match viii shortly be made for
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BUSINESS MEN AROUSED.
A Movement to Investigate n Costly and Ex-
travaRant Department..


The Council OF Political Reform. the
Chamber OF Comm merce. the Cheap Transports
tion Association, the Sbipowners' Associatton,
the Cotton Exchange, and the Importers and
Grocsrs' Board OF Trade were represented at
the conference in the Chamber Of Commerce
Yesterday. The subject discussed was reform
and supervision 10 the Department OF Docks.
ana their Improvement on the North and East
rivers south Of Canal street. MIR. Guisn reported
that Mr.. 8. II. Wales, Commissioner Of Docks,
adhered to his decision not to admit the Council
Of Political Reform to consultations which, In
the public interest, the Commissioners would
cheerfully hold with the representative OF the
commercial corporations OF this city.
Mr.. william ii. Webb, OF the Political Reform
Council, saio that the association he represent
ed was lsborinn uDuer mis- nomer. ~ bev were
ii,,cai s,,n. hm, aspgaS hs ,ns h.syy amost
OF taxes, and banded TO see whether reform
could not be obtained In that direction. 1t WAS
wrong to suppose that thvit council 10 opposed
to the Dock Commissioner II was the law that
was IN the wrong, because IL gave them unre-
stricted powers. The CONNER cial bodies Of
New York ought to have the power 70 decide
how much money Il to he spent on the sea walls
and docks, apd to see that it is wisely spent.
Mr. FL cb, slso Of the Reform Council, scout
ed the I'd lea that the Dock Commissioners should
refuse to give all necessary information and in-
sinnt into the WORK done by them. hey were.
he said, public officers, and he could see no.
thing hostiie In the action ~ tue conference.
MIR. o. d. Potter. of the Council OF Political
Reform, said that toe facts, originally brought
forward by them concerning int hciout work
and useless expenditure vf money. would be
more IN N be borne out bv Investigation. All
they wanted was TO insure that the best mate
rial should be used at moderate cost. and the
work done without unnecessary delay.
Mr.. Gustav Schwtb, OF tue Chamber OF Com
merce, offered tue following:
Rsseyed. That the delegates from the different or
carnations now IN attenuanee on invitation Lereto
fore gwen proceed TO organs and take into consaera
on the subjects brought to the attention Of this Con-
ference by the Council VI Political Reform.
Ibis resolution received every vote except that
OF the Chairman, D. NJ. turner. The Conference
then adjourned until the 7th Of July.
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SPARKS FROM the TELEGRAPH.

Count Louis Joseph Narcisse Marchand Ia
dead.
Gen. Frelhsrr Alexis Won Keller. Minister Of
War Tor the Austrian Empire has resigned
Deputy Second Controller wilhsms OF tho
Treasury has resigned. to take effect July /.
Tho oody OF Hiram Fuller, who had been miss
ing from 6w ston, VI, since this l2th inst found
nJatInk In the river at Montreal yesterday.
Base ball YESTERDAY: In IndianApols-Phlla-
delp las, o. lndanApOls Clue. In ile-Louls.
vies, HArIoIds, thirteen Innings were played,
AAd the game ended = te.
man named zeolig was found In saloon In
the hsaiAnd district OF Boston on Tuesdav nigh IN
dytnk condition aud . woman named Kater has been
arrested on charge OF causing HE wounds.
Henry Moon, who drowned his child Ia tho
west branch Of The Delaware river a Walton, n, Y.
last spring was und gutY At tho last term Of the
court ut Delh and was sentepced to seven Jears'
impris nment In the State prison at Auburn.
The Superior Court OF New Hampshire has de-
clnrod the referee law. pas ed bN the Legislature Of
1874 unconstitutional In thAt II IN lkes reports OF re
erees evidence Def !ury which the Court holds i'm.
pairs the right OF trial by Jury. contrary 10 the Coustu
ton OF the Slate.
The House Committee on Naval Affairs IA Q
ennr requesting him 10 send to the cuinmittre tue
amount " income returned ~ Secretary RObe.on foI
ineoins AapAratalS.
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howl raised. The question vas how to keep
Sam out. He talk ID wi Keyes several times
about IL. between the verdict and the judgment.
They considered that orhy two men could talk
to the Judge. and those were Key es and George
D. smith. keyes said he would see the Judge,
but tn Sam could not get on without a henvy
nne. keyes then authorized witness to say to
Goodwin, Rind kop's attorney, that the matter
would re liked 30 that IN would not 20 TO the
penitentiary. Again saw Keyes, who said the
Judge intended at first to impose hne Of 5000
and three years impl isonment, but changed tine
sentence to the same hne aud one days Inn
prisonment.
now CARPENTER FIXED IT.
Being questi ed as to his W whereabouts during
the campaign, witness said he told q ,rpeuter
that he had to make report Of his daily where
nbouts to the Revenue Department and IL must
be arranged with Commissioner Douglass. Car
penter said be would IL It. Witness then made
no report fnrtwo months, and was not asked for
H.: Mr. Carpenter then advised the class OF dis
tilers whose csses were doubtful TO leave the
country at once, In which case q compromise
could probably he made for them. After Keyes
removed he was assured by Hazeltop, bis sue
csssor, tn he would take care Of him. Keyes
ter witnesses arrest keyes came up to look over
tie ground, and concluded that McKinner was
after Witness blood. ana that no stood no
coance. keyes then said that witness had bet
ter away, and when the excitement blew
over he would get him back.
The cross-examination developed nothing
new, save the following letter from Keyes 70
Conkling:
DEAn Cosx.-The convention dOd. 10 TOO thini It
won, WORK, ! WIZ atsnd 20 my part OF the pro.
worsins wei aud viii come out o K. but # Tie OF
hOwls, nell will Dc to pay Yours KrrKs
The friends OF Keyes demand a suspension OF
public judgment on the Conkling testimony.
| They claim that the testimony Is given "a a
purely ex-parte spirit. since II was not attempt-
Carpenter knew OF tue alleged transaction with
the ring. Conkllng's testimony 10 thus far on
the direct eInmination and the other side de-
| examination tomorrow.
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THE WORKINGMENF FOR TILDEx.
Thanking tho Governor for Saving Free
Labor from Convict Competition.

A largely attended and enthusiastic
meeting Of delegates from ten trades unions
met last night at s7 Bowery to commend Gov.
1ilden's action In vetoins the late bin for em-
ploying convcts and almsh ouse INN tes Reso-
lutions were passed to the eneot that the
Governor had favored worklngmen In neutral
iznE the competition Of prisoners, and urging
his nomination for the Presidency. A commit
tee Of seven was appointed to visit 81. Louis
and present the resolutions to the Convention.
The chair was empowered also to appoint q
committee tn Join In the reception OF the
French workinxmen deputed to the Centenni
by the French workinsmen's societies. 1t was
thought mad vsable to assist in the eception Of
those appointed by the French Government, on
the assump ion that thev were expected TO
crticise this country unfavorably on their re-
turn, and nJure the working OF republican
institutions here In the eyes OF the French.
hr. Hugh Dalton, President Of the Working
men'- Union. was In the chair, and the speakers
were Dennis y. Grifnn, j. burns, Hicn rd T..
Powers. william eastman, Thomas y. Master
son, John Quinn, and Richard Mathews.
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STONES BRUTALITY.
His Murderous Attack upon his Pretty Jew.
ish Wife nd his Mo,her-in-Law. N


ish Wife and his Mo,her-iu-Law. N
Morris Stone, barber, OF las Chatham
street, married Rebecca W woln, pretty Jewess,
about fifteen months sRo. Yesterday he was at
the prisoners bar of the Tombs Police Court.
The complaint against him was that be had
brutally assaulted his wife and his mother In
low. The wife was weak that she was obliged
to retain her seat while teetifylDe, and whom she
had finished her story she tainted aud was car
ried into the courts corridor. Thence sue was
taken to q coach and sent to her home she
said that soon after her marriage with stone
he began to beat her. On the 8d OF septem ter
last sue suffered terribly through illness, nd
has ever since been feeble. On tuesday
evening Stone found his motner-in-law, Mrs.
Csthsrine WOLF, In bis house. She WAS caring
for her daughter, when he ordered her from
tue house. HIS vile expostulzted with i'm,
and he his her on the arm with heavy wooden
roller. Then he tried to choke her, and struck 4
Mis-. WOLF. A neighbor interfered and prevent
cd him from killing the woman. He VS. com
mitted TO Tombs cen Bail was nxed In 81, ,0OO
for assaulting ms wife and $500 for assaulting
his mothsr-ip-law. This he was unable TO fur
nish.
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OLITER COTTER's TESTIMONY.
An Orange County Grand Jury Resa rdins it
as Unreliable.

MIDDLETowN. n. Y, juno 21.-Oliver
Cotter OF Brooklyn and Detective Oflcer Lane
appeared before the Grand jury In the Court Of
oyer and Tsrminer, at Goshen, yesterd " and
to-day, against siIty-two Newburgh and eight
hiddletown liquor dealers, but the Grand Jury
refused to indict the accused on the evidence
OF Cotter and Lane, which they regarded as un.
reliable. Cotter AMI Lane spent the last wo
SUNDAYS IN visiting the Miodetown hotels and
saloons. Tho Goshen hotels refused TO ente,.
tain them. Yesterday thieats were made az inst
them b. the liquor ueaers, among whom there
Is an iitense IeelinR on The subject. tuulic
opinion here favVrs the enforcement OF tue
excise law. Ony seven hotel and one saloon
licenses were gr nted here this year and 81
year against hity In previous ye.rs. A large
nunoer of unlicensed dealers nave gone out Of
business.
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STEALING $4,000.
Serious Charge Against sergeant-at.Arms
OrdWaV.

wAsHIsGros, June 2.-The Committee on
the Real Estate Pool some very extraordinary tes
tmony to-day, eliminating ex-sergcantat.Armso ORD.
way Of the last Congress- s. S. Blaekford, Captin OF
the capitol Police, who accompanied the Louisiana
Committee IN 1873 TO New Orleans Deputy Sergeant
atArps was called aud confronted with the ccounts
q that committee As rendered to the House by Ordw
backford a. the custodian of the funds dcIray the
expenses OF the committee. produced mis- book
the Actu expenses OF that expedition. Congress
an ,pprSpr,u M Of $1,000 oraw rendered aeeouats
counts kept by Blackford, the only one to
e1pead th. money showed that only about 50 900
used To drfrsy the expenses OF the nyesugAon leav
Ing asurplus OF about 5000, which, tho inference s
oiawAy has appropriated TO nimseli.
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An Actor Get. a Long En..s.meu,.

Ofncsr o. 'Brien's suspicious were attracted to
person dressed In fashionable female apparel as he
walked in Third avenue, Fftieth street yesterday
The onncer approached the person. raised the veil and
saw mans face. In the YorEvne Ponce Court the
masker said his name was John Edwards that he was
at actor reheareng part He further ssid had been
editor OF newspaper 10 Peek.kill. Justice Klbreth
thought he had once committed the prisoner in wash
lngton place police court Tor peonaing Mary Queen
OF scots In the streeA but Edwards asserted that
he had never been arrested before. Ofhcer y Brien
then ,.d that the Pr;on:s had offered him $50 TO set
0 and sent him TO the penentiary for siI months IN
default VI VI, 700 bonds for good be ehaviOr
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SOME WAsBIN0TON TOPICS.
the Financial Question from
Washington TO st. Louis.

WASHINGTON, June 2l.-After months OF snx-
ious wAtching aud waiting the great financial question:
which was to rend the Democratic party In twain has
disappeared from the House. To-day the Banking and
Currency Committee met, with but member absent
-Randall L. Gibson. hArd.money Democrat The vote
gu ne Dill repeating the epecle Resumpton act stlOd
3: hsinynd anu samuel D. BuIchsrd all Democrats
Agalnst Washington Iuwnsenu, JOhn A. Kasson, Be f.
J kame., and jay A. HuDbell ali Republicans, and
scott Wlke OF LIMOS Democrat As . tie vote pre-
vented the committee from feportin. the bill II was
de, med wise AID eipedisn BY the Democr ts not to
further Dress the bii until the lrsI Monday In Ju by
which time the st Louis Convention viii have aaOp ed
financial platform, and rendered further discussion
Among Dem0eIAts IN the House uanec essarY.
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CRASHING INTO A FERRY BoAr.
An Ocean steamer In Collision with the uud.
son CITY.

son CITY,
The Courtlandt street ferry boat Hudson
CITY, which left New York for Jersey City at
740 p. NJ, had eone about two-thirds oJ
the wav across when the steamship State of
Indiana, going up the North River, lay near the
course OF the ferry bot. The pilot sieDslled
two whistles as an indication that the steam
shio might keep on her way while the ferry boat
would slow up. The steamship answered with
two whistles, which meant that the situation
was understood. Suddenly the State OF Indiana.
diverRinR ION her course. crashed into the port
bow OF the ferry boat near the gentlemens q
cabin. The men standing outside and those In
the forward compartment OF inst cabin rushed
either across the boat or through the passage
way to the II portion OF the eentlemen's cabin.
Some OF them barely escaped. The shock sprung
some OF tue heavy forward be ms and nearly
turned the boat on her beam ends. when the
steamship began to turn from the ferry beat her
sheet anchor caught In the end OF the joiner's
work Of The gentiemen's cabin. tearing Il into a
wreck. Tue roofing OF the ReDtlemen's cabin
was demol ed, and had the boat been crow led
a disaster NUT have resulted. The side Of the
boot from tie bow to the paddle wheels 10 dam
aged, 10 the sur erintende ents opinion, to the
extent Of nvs or SIX thousand dollars.