The Morning herald., 1877-04-16
WILMINGTON, DEL, MONDAY, APRIL is. 1877:
News By telegraph.

" il News By Telegraph.
Ex-Governor CEamberl .in becomes the
senior partner Of the law llrm Of Carter &
Eaton OF New York city, and the firm will
now coneists Of ex-G Governor Chamberlain,
wslter 8. Carter, 8. B. Eaton, and William
b. Hornblower. NJ 7oas., n,
1t is cstated that the Stock Exbappe and
the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company
Will offer reward of $4,000 for the con-
Viction ana punishment Of the parties who
on Wednesday spread reports dcrogatory to
the company, including one that receiver
was 10 be appointed, thus contribu. ing to
the stock market excitement.
Rev. Gilbert B. Hayden, aged so, was
killed 10 Elizabeth, N. j on the Cent raj
railro d. He was coming from New York
on q local train, which was switched OF on
siding at Singers factory 10 let the ex-
press train pass. He got Off the platform,
and stood in front of the express train, and
was instantly killed, being thrown a dis
'tance of twenty feet. Mr.. Hayden was not
located In any parish, but was stock hold
yer OF the Leggett Manufacturing Company.
his last pastorate was 10 the town of Phoe-
nix, Ny. Ills relations live in Essex, CT.
The fl ct game of the season ives played
Saturday between the Athletics and the
Princeton College Club. The Athletes were
outplayed at every point The Princetons
arescredited with ~ base hits, while the
Athletics have only 8. ~ -" '..'' p"
The steamship Leo, from Savannah, Ca,
for Nassau On the 18th inst, was destroyed
BY fire at three o'clock on the morning of
the 18th inst, during heavy southeast
gale, eighty miles south of Tybee and thirty
miles Of shore. 't'.'. ~
The only passengers were:-The two
Misses Harrington, of Nassau, and Mr..
Pappendick, Of New York. They are all
missing. OF the crew the following en-
barked In lifeboats and are all supposed TO
be lost:-P. Mcdonnell, chief engineer;
Thomas F. Hennessey, carpenter; James
Mclaughlin oiler, Daniel Regsn, Christie
pher Lee, fireman. Patrick McGougb, fire.
man; Peter Olopson, seaman; Samuel Hurst,
seaman; James Nurry, Seaman; Ann
Brown, Stewardess; W. Mitchell, cook;
Henry Harris, Richard GethiDg, Plats
johnson, James Caren, Robert Gibson,
Henry O'Keefe, John Savage.
D. BtH4 .St SAVED.
The rest of the crew and officers, number.
ing thirteen, were taken from lie raft at
eleven O'Clock on the morning of the 18th
BY the Russian bark Hoppet, Captain
Fredrickson, from London for Bull River,
Those rescued were brought to the city
from the bark Hoppet, off Tybee, by the
pilot boat Feca.
THE BURNED STEAMER.
The Leo was wooden propeller of 900
tons burden, built by Poillon Brothers, In
this city, in 1865, and owned by Murray,
Ferris & Co., of New York. She was brig
rugged and 179 feet in length, and classed
At present there is no possibility of max.
Ing an estimate OF the loss Of Afe from the |
burning of the Southern Hotel, nor will |
there be for some time.
Already there are dozen bodies report |
ed to be In the hands of The Coroner of those |
who threw themselves from the windows Of
the burning building or of those who fell and |
were Killed IN tier efforts to escaIe.
force of about $50 men began work |
yesterday on the ruins, and shortly after
"a'ue tuo UOuy VI 0uOJncF woman was
found on the Fourth street side, but 60 bad
ly disfgured that it could not be recognized,
and " wastake n to the Morgue to await fur
ther developments.
A letter from Cal tain Barnaby says he
has esccrtained that secret alliance exists
Russia and Persia.
The London correspondent of the Guard
Ian says he has the statement from so good
a source that he deems 1t necessary to re-
peat it, that the Turkish Charge d'Affaires
1t Berlin has telegraphed safvet Pasha that
Prince Blsmarck advised Turkey 10 reject
Russia's demands. A&& -
A Reuter- telegram from Const antinople
'ays: Intelligence from Erzeroum, an
,ounces that Turkish war preparations are
,eing pushed forward as vigorously as the
tate Of the weather permits. The strength
,fthe Turkish forces is estimatedat 81, 1000.
Che Kurds and Circassians arc to be called
'ut, and 1t is believed that they will readily
espond. 1t is not expected that the Rus |.
ians will he able to advance before the 10th
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