The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-04
PORT OF RICHMOND. JAsuAnY s.Is7s.

ARRIVED.
Steamship Old Dominion. Walker, New York,
merchandise and passengers, &. w. Allen & Co.,
Steamer J. W. Everman. Pa,,, Philadelphia,
ohn
States nail, merchandise and passengers. L. b.
Ta,um. agent.
Steamer Concord. Halnes. Philadelphia. coal,
Richmond and Danvile Rairoad Company.
Schooner Joe Carleton, 1hursion, Windsor, n. s.,
Schooner Dick Williams, Willetts, New York,
railroad iron, Chesapeake and OHIO Railroad Com
pany.
Brig Mary Helen tilr.). Cook from Richmond, In
port Mt Rio Granda November 30ih.
Schooner Mlude Briggs. Davis, from Richmond.
arrived At Rio Japciro December goth.
WENT TO SEA.
Banks J. s. Pontoppidan DAM. SuIi.zclna (Nor.)
anu A9rali: from Richmond for Rio Janciro, went
70 sea January 2u' DISASTERS.
BOWERS BEACH, DEL. December 31.-Thc
schooner on the beach near the hotel here proves to
he the Emily Bartlett tof PhiIadclphiay, Captain
johnson. bound. with rai!road iron and assorted
cargo, from New York to Richmond ya which en-
tered the Capes Saturday night for harbor, anchor
ing near the Cross-Ledge light. Sunday morning
she parted one OF her Chains In the gale, and
dragged" beating over tho Flogger Shoals; leak.
ashore. The yawl boai-ioad OF men, reported rs
boarding her In the Storm proves to be the Captain
Boston). from Philadelphia 10 Boston, with cargo
Of coal; which vessel was lying ut anchor above
the gale psd about ocoes s,rck WHAT IS sup
posed to be sunken wreca llling rapidly forward,
and sinking finally in about twenty feet OF water.
AS she settled down the captain aud crew, stit
clnping TO the spars and rigging. managed to draw
the y;lwI to the leaward ana get sGfely board,
when. driven before the wind very near the Emily
| BARTLETT they sought refuge. and. by the aid OF
ropes thrown to their assistance, all got safely on
board. Captain Harding has engaged schooner 10
return to his supken vessel as soon as tho weather
will rermH
| DISASTERS IN 1877.
The number Of vessels b-lonyiug to or trading
and missing during the year 1877, include 26
steamers, SO ships. 10 bsrks. 90 brigs, and 25o
schooncrs-total, 49S. Value, Sl0.037,f0n. The
totals for S76 foot up 449 vessels: value, S7,S9
For 1874, 35l vessels; value, ss.7s6,000, For
| 1873, 459 vessels: value, Eli, $4,000,
BY Telegraph.
BOSTON, January 3.-The British Steamer 4.
Str0ng-an iron steamer, 1,142 tons-ls ashore at
Vineyard Sound. No details.
FORT MONROE, january 3.-The revenue steamer
Ewing reports hauling off the schooner Western
Leader. OF Chris6cld. which went ashore In gale
December 30th, In Pa,uIent river. She also re-
ports an unknown schooner ashore, high aud dry,
on ShnrD's Island.
Bakers wreckng steamer Resolute has gone tn try
and get the brig Harry OF the beach In Back river.
The brig Castacr. from New York for Cork. Is
reported IN the bay 10 Distress The brig W. Z. Bell
Passed out from Baltimore: Bark Astoria, for
| Liverpool.
Sailed Banks Kong. Locrnc. and Euro. for BaltI-
more; ship Cashier, FOR Philadelphia; steamer
| G!entruim, for Baltimore.
BOSTON, January 3.-The captain and four men
were lost from the fishing schooner Pow WOW,
ashore at Truro Beach.
| An unknown schooner IS reported ashore Just
clear OF the bar at Chatham. The sea is rcsking
over her. Boats from the shore cannot 20 out to
her. owing to the heavy sen,