Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-12-06
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
rmlKrEEN MEN nRowNtE.


sage hence for Bermuda, lost man
overheard. A boats crew Of thirteen,
who went to the rescue, were all
drowned by the capsizing of the boat
ANOTHER LAKE HORROR.
A Frankfort. Mich, special Of Dec.
2nd says More wreekage has come
ashore here and 1T Point Betsy, con
ssting OF the cabin top of vessel,
canvas covered, lead-color, with stove
pipe still attached to it, all badly
broken; also, small and large white
cabin door, white knobs for small and
two large cabin windows with archcd
top; also parts Of cabin boards,
grained vellow-ash color, but outside Of
cabin white. The cabin is that of n
large vessel. The beach is strewn With
parts of the wreck, all broken up.
Some sections are ten to forty feet in
length, being the side of vessel This
morning part Of tile stern, but no
name, and also white cross-trees washed
up. Iron ore is wcdged among the
debris and along the shore, showing the
craft to be loaded with that commodity.
From y appearances the lost craft
was painted white, with green bottom.
+ 1t does not look like collision. The
vessel seems to have fodndcred, and
broken up in the heavy sea. The wreck
age was first noticed "Wednesday morn
ing. The wind was then southwest,
blowing i gale. Nothing is known of
7 the crew.
A STEAMBOAT DISASTER IN THE MISSISSIPPI.
/ A New Orleans dispatch OF Dec 2nd
says The steamboat Charles Morgan,
arrived from Cincinnati last evening,
Her officers report that ut four O'clock
/ Sunday morning collision occurred 1t
Bringers Point opposite Donaldsonville
between the Morgan and the Cotton I'di-
I ley, Of the Red river transportation line.
The Cotton VALLEY sunk and twenty
lives were lost. The boat and cargo
are total loss. The Cotton VALLEY left
here yesterday for the Red river with Il
full assorted cargo and number
Of passengers. When the collis-
sion occurred the wind was blowing
gale and the rain falling in torrents.
The Morgan was coming down, the
alley gong up, the boats rounding the
point. The officers of each seeing the
danger of collision, stopped the ma
chinery, but the force of the wind and
headway Of the Morgan was SO great
herguards struck the Valley with great
force, causing the latter to SIM
in fifteen minutes. The Valley
was valued at eighteen thousand dollars;
insured for $4,000 in New Orleans Of
fees. The cargo was valued at $40, 600,
| SAl
Daniel Gehr, and Henry Levy, mcr-
chants of Alexandria, La, and Miss
Sanford, age 16, of Zowden county, Va,
were the only passengers lost The Of
ficers think Y or 15roustabouts, mostly
colored, went down with the boat and
were drowned
A dispatch Of Nov. 30th says: Col.
Robt. c. Buchanan, brevet major-gen-
eral, u. 5. A., who has been on the re
tired list for II number of years, died at
his residence to-day of appoplexy.
BoILER EXPLOSION.
A specialize the Pittsburg Dispatch Nov
2Sth, from Uniontown, gives the partic-
culars Of Il boiler explosion which oc-
Cured near Dunbar about half past
one, p. m, by which Richard Evans,
Daniel Garrison. and ]. j. Miller were
instantly killed, jos. Wagon mortally
wounded, and ten others seriously in-
Ijured. Most Of the men were on the
roof Of the boiler-house helping TO
erect u new stack when the explosion
occurred.
THANKSGIVING AT MEMPHIS.
A large mass meeting Of citizens Of
Memphis, who were absent during the
rage Of the yellow fever, was held on
Thanksgiving day. Resolutions Of
warm thanks were enthusiastically
adopted, for aid extended by generous
friends every where in the world The
day was indeed one Of thanksgiving for
Memphis,
MRS. STEWART LOSING HOPE.
special New York telegram Of Nov.
26th says. The Tribune reports that Mrs.
Stewart is losing hope Mrs. Rev.
DR.. Rylance, wife Of Mrs. Stewards
pastor, said to-day Mrs. Stewart
sees only q few intimate
ITltIlus. l9llt HAS Dtpn very
feeble, and was confined to her bed
for several DAYS alter the sad event.
There was a time when feared for her
life, and now she is anxious and worn,
and i suffering from hope long deferred.
/ asked her if She had received any IN
formation which led her to hope that
the body might be recovered, and She
said she had not. She still had hope
tat Is almost in despair. Sue would
gladly give the whole $4,000 for the re-
coyery Of the body, and let the robbers
90 free. but is Guided in this matter. as