The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-08-22
EASTERN STATES.

10 receive them, and shortly after day
break they assembled At the Battery
aud boarded the vessel. where they
welcomed the Peuisns to the city. One
of the most touching incidents Of the
reception was the meeting with VIM.
Foley. Foley was once a soldier in
the British army. and hsd seen hard
service. In 1866 be WAS tried
on charge Of treason aud felony.
aud found guilty and sentenced to ten
years penal scrvitude The Cs'alpa
lay off Freemantle before Foleys term
expired he knew her mission and bid
her good speed. To-day he welcomed
bis fellow convicts.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. l9.-The at
tendance At the exhibition is immense
this being the first day when visitors
are admitted at one-half rate, or -
cents. This is An expedient for which
the public have long been clamoring.
and the commissioners finally decided
to try it. All are pleased with the sue
cess Of the movement. Next Saturday
will be another such day.
Thomas Henry. one of the Fcnians
who arrived in the Catalps to-day. said
to a reporter; We were expecting for
about two years that We w,uld be res
cued from prison. We always kept on
the alert for movements OF any kind
which could be- turned To our advantage.
We were notified OF the sailing Of the
Catalpa. and expected her in March.
but we did not hear Of her arrival
until few days before the 18th Of
April, the day on.which we effected our
purpose. After breakfast on the 10th
about ten minutes To 3 o'clock. we left
the prison gates unobserved and entered
carriages provided for US Our party
numbered eleven, including outsiders,
who kept in the front aud rear To look
out for enemies. We reached Rocking
ham at II y A. NJ, where a whaleboat
from the Catalps was lying. and go,
on The steamer Georgette was com
missioned by government officials to
follow Us, and the bark could not go to
sea that night, as the wind WAS dead
ahead. Next morning the Grnrget'c
bore down Oh Us and demanded our sur
render The captain of the C,talps
refused to give Us up, and the Georgotte
sailed for shore
For the relief of the Fenians 81 900
have been raised here
T. II Newell. known i'm literature as
Orphsus {. Kerr, is undoubtedly on his
deathbed. He has for several months
been ailing. and of late his disease has
deprived him Of the power TO eat.
WASHINGTON Aug, l9.-The follow.
ing dispatch is received. Rock Bridge
Alum Springs. W. Va. Aug l9,-Our
friend Mr.. Kerr died about Z o'clock
this evening. have been by his side
for two days. His last hours were
painless. rs he so much desired. His
composure was as remarkable as it was
heroic. He was thoroughly content
and prepared for the unseen world, and
he was conscious aud intelligent and
brave to the end His disease was con-
sumption of the bowels. but towards
the last other parts were affected. He
has been for days past. in fact. dis
embodied intellect, mere skeleton.
Everything possible to be done ut this
remote spot to soften this blow to his
family. by throwing the tenderest care
around his dying bed, has been doue
and the last office will be performed
with all the thoughtfulness they could
ask. We have sent to the officers Of the
Ilonse at Washington for an escort
His body will be taken to New Albany
on Monday" Signed s. 5. Cox.
kerr's death cast gloom over the
city tonight. Several of the Repre-
senta,ives will go to the Virginia
Springs and accompany the remains to
Indiana Mr. Kerr suffered greatly.
but his mind remained clear.
| NEW YoRK. Aug. 2i.-Four boys
were drowned in the North river ye.ter
day while rowing a boat They were
run down by steamer.
/ Four persons attending = camp
meeting a, Rel Bslk. n. j.. were
| drowned by the overturniny of their
/ boat in the Shrewsbury river
/ owESroS. Ky. Aug 2l.-The young
men in Jail here for the murder of Err
mes, Martin, highly respected citizen,
were taken from the Jail Saturday
morning by masked band of forty
men, aud hung 70 tree. The act is
generally approved.
RACINE, Wis. Aug. 2i.--The yatch
! Sylvia. running between Milwaukee
and Chicago. WAS caugh, in storm
Saturday nigh, Of Racine. and capsized
For several hours the occupants, >iS