The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-10
NEW YORK GOSSIP.
NEWS FROM STANLEY HEEARBING
HIS AFRICAN ExPLOR ATOMS.
Another STERN In New York ana yicin-
Hy-seyeraI Lives Reported Lest.

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Another stsrm In New York ana vicin-
Hy-severml Lives Reported Lost.
NEW York, Oct. 9.-The Herald publishes
this morning a long letter from Stanley, be-
ing the first written communication which
has been received from the explorer from
Western Africa. He thanks and congfatu-
latees the Herald and lslegraph newspapers.
10 the broad fields Of Central Africa will un-
doubtedly be opened ere long; that in East
Africa the missionary would be the most
powerful agent, but that in Western and Cen
tral Africa the missionary must be preceded
| by the traders; that setting aside the contr-
| buttons Of the expedition to geography. the
grandest discovery made Is tina Of the great
field for trade which Is opened. He says that
| the maps and charts Of Western Africa are
| nfamously inaccurate.
| He promises OH interesting account Of
| AyanGeye, which has always been involved
| in mystery. This part Of Africa, he says, Is
peopled by terrible, vicious tribe Of dwarfs,
who are race Of DoInnds, living almost
wholly on zebras and elephants, and who in
| battle deal certain death to their antagonists
with poisoned arrows. Stanley deems himself
unfit to treat OF the grave matter Of his journey
| and discoveries ut present, and will delay his
| detailed account thereof until he has recov-
| cred his health.
THE stsrnt-Heported Lsss of Life.
| New YORK, Oct. 9.-Ths storm which was
| threatening all day yesterday broke In the
night and continued furiously until daylight.
| The gale was furious, the wind blowing at the
| rate OF seventy miles an hour, and the rain
| fall was very heavy. Not much damage was
| done beyond the uprooting OF trees. In the
| vicinity the storm was equally furious A
| colored fisherman named Harris lived in
| little shanty on the shore OF Newark Bay.
Last night the violence Of the storm shook
the shanty fiercely, and the family, consist
| ing of Harris and his wife, son and daughter,
gathered In the largest room to wait till it
| had passed over. In few minutes the house
tottered, and the boy ran out; tho next mo-
| ment the house was washed down the bank
| and into the bay the building went to pieces
| in the water, and young Harris thinks that
| his mother father and sister were drowned.
| He aroused neighbor, but nothing could be
| done for their rescue,
The Coal combination.
New YORK, Oct "a dispatch from Phila-
delpba published in one of the morning
journals, reported that u new coal combina-
tion was on foot, and that the Reading Com
pany were to be left out.
This afternoon Mr.. Quintard, Of the Read
ing Company said that the first he had seen
Or heard OF the matter was what WAS pub
lished this morning, and that ii there was O
panies it would not be likely that he would
hear Of it, but that he regarded the whole
thing as untrue and improbable. He said that
his company was doing an enormous busi-
ness, and that they had large number Of
orders on hand.
At the Delaware and Hudson office the
story was pronounced an untruth. Nothing
had been heard of the combination. At sew
eral OF the other principal eoal companies,
offices the same was stated, and all were in
canard.
An Appeal for Aid.
New YORK, Oct 9.-Mayor Ely to-day re-
ceived u letter from Mayor Riddell, Of Fer
nandina, Fla, dated October 6, calling. for
help in aid of the sufferers by the yellow
fever
Cnbnrn's Career Closed.
New YORK, Oct. g.-The district attorney
received to-day from the Court Of Appeals
dispatch stating that that tribunal had affirm
prisoner is now undergoing q fifteen years
sentence in the State Prison for firing ut q
police officer.
Fears of Drouth AIiayea.
Recent rains have had the effect Of guieting
all fears of q drouth. Since Saturday morn
ing the depth OF water at the large storage
reservoirs in Central Park has increased four
feet one inch. At the Croton dam water is
now within half On inch of running over.
Morrissry III.
John Morrissey, State Senator Of this city,
Is seriously i'll with pneumonia, with which he
was suddenly attacked last evening. At a
late hour this afternoon be was sleeping qui-
eJly. anu MS /nySlGiAIS expressed bIe nope
that he would be about in few days.
Later.
At 10 .. IN. Senator Morrissey was still in u
precariOus condition. His hysicians do not,
however, think that he is In any immediate
danger
silk smuggIing-seizure of the National
Line steamer England.
The steamship England, Of the National
line, was seized on her arrival In port to-day
ItftEn fr,Lst
Collector Arthur. The information which
led to the seizure was laid before the Collector
by Special Treasury Agent Bracket in CON
neCtiOn with his investigation Of the silk
smuggling frauds. Capt. Brackett has been.
working up the case against the officers of
the England since the seizure Of the Den
mark OF the same line about month ago.
Thos G. Owen, the purser Of the England,
was arrested by Capt. Bracket last July, and
is now in the Ludlow Jail. The Collector has
reported the seizure to United States District
Attorney 'Voodford, with request that suit
be instituted against the vessel. The amount
involved is supposed to be about $500, 900, and
bonds have been fixed Mt 100000. It is assert
been thrown upon the market by smugglers
in this line or by connivance Of its employees.
Henaricks Home.
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-The Cunard steamer
Bothnia from Liverpool, arrived at this port
this afternoon. Among her passengers are
Hon. Thos. A. Hendricks and wife and ex-
Gov. Warmoth and wife.
A number Of personal friends Of Gov. Hen
bricks met him on the arrival Of the steamer
at her wharf and rendered him public re-
eeption.
The Bothnia brought 255 cabin and sixty
six steerage passengers.
MRXICAN MADNEss.
satisfaction for the EuiIis Raids or -.