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New-York tribune., 1879-01-17

70 he appointed by the President and Is 10 nave charge
Of the surveys of the Mississippi and to take INTO con-
side ration plans md estimates for the Improvement Of
It's atiOn and the protection OF lts auVla Iahis
The Secretary OF War Is to make tne nprovrmsnts AZ
Nearly hour occupied In the realns OF the TO
port accompanying the bill
Mr GIBSON tDeIn. LaJ gave notice that he would Il
he had an opportunity, ohr a. substitute IN amend; a.
the Mississippi from head OF the passes Of that rycr
to the mouth OF he Illinois River.
Mr. REAGAN Dem. Tex) gave notice that be would
offer an amendment opening additional outlets for
the river mo the Calf Of Mexico.
bill
SIR ELLIS ODem.. La submitted an amendment az
substitute, appropratng ,s3OOOO for he purpose OF
repairing the ieyees of the Mississippi and improving
the navigation OF that river, such money to be expended
Mr. CHALMERS dem, Mss.) said thar the people OF
Mississippi and Louisiana appealed to Congress to gave
a right to expect from tine Government; WIN
the MsssP yer improved ne SCnlh md fIGa ,P wSrd
with cotton. He hoped that Congress woud come to
the re Of commerce. that even the gentleman from
Pennsylvania (>ir. wrehD-the most promising Green
back candidate Tor the Presidency III ls70-"ould sup
port the bill and hat even the hard hearts % the Com
mttee on Appropriations would be s0ftered lap
Mr. ROBINSON rep. Massl was in favor OF the bill
iiSeli, but IiIery opposed 10 me iihen nent aPpo
rrIatm2 S}S7l,OO0 for the repair OF the cye', ana
the bh The Cover meni should no pc coinmtted t0
any plan pevi'u' to The report Gf ne Domni'Son,
Mr. ELLIS spoke in favor OF his amendment ana or
Mr. ROBERTSON dem, LaJ proposed tuat the de-
baIe snal he continued next Wednesday evening, the
previous question then seconded and the vote taken on
Thursday.
Tie SPEAKER (who on the floor a member OF
the Committee OF the h0e) favored tie prOppsliI0n
The committee rose and the order asked by Mr..
Robertson made by tIe House.
Bills were int ,oducei and referred as fOllOwS:
By MIR. MONROE Ciscp.. Ono To provid" against
evils the sale of intoxicating drinks III the District
Of Columbia.
By Mr.. SINGLETON Dem, Mss.J-ro repca the Gus
toms DUTY on qalniue
A~O-I amend the Funding law.
Asu-FOr tho payment OF Southern mail contractors
before tho
By Mr. WHITE rep. Pcnn.)-rO amend the Funding
Act Urducny rom three months to thirty days the
notice tor FiIe red ,mptiou of the Der cents.
~ Nj IAkDENBERGu tDem \. J.l-EXtending
the limits oi che Port Oi New York.
~ Nr. COBB Dem, IudJ-iO authorize the local
taxation Of lccal-tcndrr note.
Alsu-IO equal Zr the bOuDties OF soldiers.
The So. ate amruGnru t. the House bill for the
division Ot the Western Jud cial strict Of Missouri
Trrc tJk"u up and concur IN.
HIr. IYMEK Dem, PENN. in view OF the cerr-
ihis evening IN honor the memory OF the late
Professor Joseph Henry secretary Of tue Smithsonian
Institution. offered resolution 1CT the admission 20 IN"
Gour oi tue wives and duught - OF memper- Agreed
to- and The House 81. look recess til 7:15 D. III.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-17
CIVIL NOTES.

Judge Pratt, in Brooklyn, yesterday, post
pOncd until oatu'G day his decision the demurrer Of
two OF the indicted officials OF the Board of CITY Wo'k
Judge Landon IN Supreme Court, Circuit,
filed yesterday ms decision putns The suit Ol COn us
J. vanderbilt against william Il. Vanderbilt on tue day
cal, nudr Tor MONDAY.
The libel SUIT of Wallace p. Groom against
Peter Cooper was continued in he Crcuit Coar Brook.
lvu, Yesterday. Testimony was given by the plaintiff,
". A. A. CIrscy. and others.
Mary PlcuSs obtained yesterday wit of
labeas corpus, retnFnabe to-day, 90 behalf o. Emil
Wesener boy Of un- Yeas, wao his been .gn 10 ihe
the person who sent nin there > not related 10 uh
An application was made yesterday in SUI
pscme Court. Chambers. 10 the o. Or-c l.. 1i rl
ag inst Cardinal McCloskcy zone branch of the Morrill,
VIII struggled t. compel he plaintiff As non.rc>I lent
TO increase ms security for costs to $1,000 Decision
WAS reserved.
The order of Judge Westbrook, removing S
f. Knecland from being attorney for Alexander II"
IA the sult brought 10 aside A. T. ste arts Will 50
far the real estate is concerned, wis entered yc,te
dl. Tn on,cr DIRECTS me ril sslon o. tHe p"P Is
the supreme Cour, General Term.
The suit of Isaac Wood against j. McB.
Davidson was bcfor Judge Barrett, in supreme Court
Chambers yesterday, motion for a commission 10
examine Tholnt. G. Fields II. Andrews, Canada. lhe
clam T. Tor $1,000, WLlca II Is said came rom Fields
through Euz!hcl ". Garrett 10 iAe pialAtH. AAt nO
tlOu was granted
The application of Michael II. eastman, to
compel tie Commissioner Of Public Works to open
S.vcnty-seVenth-st and Eieyruth-aye, which Involves
the removal OF part OF Fernando Wood's house, was
renewed ycs, riLY before JUdg. j. T. Dy, IN O"uiio
Pleas, special Term. TIE argument was nor con'4""V''
aud tBc case Wcnt over until to-day.
john Flynn, owner of the saloon IN the
Bowcry occupied ry McGlory has applied TO Judge
Barrett for c-riorau 10 Excise Comlul-s0ne's A0F'
r-ou and Mcrslc % review their action m rcVoShS o
Incense OF the Sa.Oo'. The motion 10 based on 'A
allegation that NJ Morton a necessary m"mIrt :"
the Board. ana did nOt act WIKI the Diners J1us0
Barrett grant ccrtOr5Ei rctdruaDle al -e'a1 IeD'
without any stay.
Brooklyn divorce proceedings: Ia the suit OF
Margaret Curtin ag nst Jonu Curtin, Judge Neson'm
the City Court yes erlAy granted Judgment Tor sep'a
ton and directed thc defendant 60 pay - a Ness @
ainony aud $50 codnsrl e- motion wa' 'uIdr OeioO
judge Gilbert the SEpr No Court 10 s'ih. 1I'
ton 90 Ia, dcicujautS answer IN IN" Sut ~ Doro'S
Bcilstrin against Martin Beilsein 80 scadaous ~
pare objected to ALLEGED THAI Mr.. Beilsel1 wa, ."
llb!tull uluukarI, ana tIat she han fccu lh ptsvu
Germany Tor grand larceny. The motion was sr4h'o'
New-York tribune., 1879-01-17

n Young man. Eight nine years ago he visited AMER
lea to facilitate his historical inquiries Artery Nv
was appointed Professor of History by the Gerhap
Government In the university cstahishea AT u
soon after the annexation Of Alsace and Lorraine ne
has ~ bscnce from the University 0 fdelnure M
the purpnse OF completing his work on the " Consllu
tional History of the United states" The nrst volume
has been translated INTO English and is now usou hs
text book IN Harvard University ana other AhcIio'
DR. Van Hoist spoke for over hour and half with
great clcarrcss and VigOr ,. -.
straight his eve piercing his brow though m1ssiye
wa- not broad. Tn private life OF the man thl'cg
American scholar once said TO the sneak r that
he had often Thought over the question "
the history OF the United sta'es, coudu ,"u Uo
,tmst have written great many letters OF very great
valuc 20 the historian. While the I'Tln DI was o
before Congress, IN 1s2s Calhoun framed Tram sn16 a1S
Carolina against Protcctioli' assertng uIe Z l!ti,
OF each si,te to prevent prevent ,v GSpcress WITCH
size might deem unconstitutional: CaIHoin anu 1 n"'
Jackson came OF cut of this hght conqueror Con-
,rss had not fhe courage to defy South Cr0ina Jack
son with $4,000 600 Of people behind hD, welded 10
Calhoun with 600 900 followers. aud compromise tdrn
was elected. ,-,,- ut, a., T.,
stitutIun as the cornerstone OF southern society lie
never looked AZ the MORAL side Of the question: mn
Vocatcd II for material and pO ltcH reasons I've was
opposcd TO the Mex War, fOreScenE the cOnnct
in Congress over the question ot slavery III lhc acqr
remain hand in hand with cyihZtton when III an indus
trial. scientific and moral view the South was nearly
century behiud the times. Calhoun ola more
cry its influence. and to enable II 10 Play
a Crca; part in American history. He also dlu more
than any olhr man to destroy slVcly' Whrh ne HaI
one foot almost In the crave. and was yet WORKING
with his tirc"Ss energy for slavery, news came from
Crii ofnit that the CONSTITUTIONAL Convention htd
drcrecd tha slavery should have no iOoholh IN thc new
state. Then that Calhoun saw tAr OcGlnhIhG ol
the downfall of slavery, and from all SIDES saw coudS
arising not ouy over country, but also over the pc
ftt1i 1i,- es lftITl ian he lDN
New-York tribune., 1879-01-17
SENTENCED TO DEATH.

KrAENEY, Ncb., Jan. 1G--lhc trial OF ). ID.
Echards-thc scl-conlr.sod murderer oi several per
eons-a, held at Mlndtu yesterday. There were Grcc
indictments against hnI tue murder of SIX persona
Tho charge on which hr was tried was the murder Oi
Peter Anderson on tine 9th OF December last. He
pleaded not guilty .. murder ~ the first degree.
Iii. testimony was 10 the effect That hay
ing twice knocked Anderson down for Civ
ing HIM the lie. and having Threatened TO
kill him unless the statement fetracted. Andrr
son started for aSr, wien he tlachaTdsl struck nm
ON tnr head with hammer and finished nm The
was given To the jury IN tue afternoon, aud they
turcd "a veruict of guilty after TWO hours deiiDciatOn
Judge Gaslin then pronounced seu,ence that he hr
hanged April 2G-alluWlng nim exactly the lOl dlJ
provided by law between sentence aud execution. The
prnuucr manifested IL Is feared people
NAV take the law into their hands In thle case.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-17
CALHOUN IND 6LAVERY.

A VIVID PICTURE OF THE SOUTHERN STATESMAN
Bl. DR. Won HOIST, OF GERMANY.
DR.. II. Won Hoist, Of Germany, who IS Pro-
1essor Of History at the University OF Fel-
burg. delivered an address Wednesday evening be
fore the German sOcial-Sclentifc Union OF New
York, on Calhoun and his Importance In the
History OF SllveIy. The meeting was held at SelnWay
Hall. In the absence OF the President OF the Un0n'
Professor Schege OF the Normal College, presided
Among those present were President Andrew ID
White OF Cornell University, Professor A. Werner, OF
Columbia College, and Ex-Governor Solomon
formerly OF Wisconsin DIR. Won Hoist mas made Amer
can history his special study lie is still comparatively
New-York tribune., 1879-01-17

The appeal i'll the case of Regina Mansbach
against tue Metropolitan Lie Insurance Company was
argued yesterday before the General Term OF the SUI
ptcne Court. Ii dppe from tne statements made on
Argument that policy OF Insurance Tor 5000 was
ISSUED N tAe life of simon Man>bdch piaiu;ln's hus.
bali b.. the Hldise BuHd, ag 1T loI tAe NctOpOl.
tan Company tLt ne paid premium Tor $50 years aud
a half tuUugh t.e Bunn; that simon Mau,p,ch had
drawn large Sims Ot money trum tur tcuti iunJ. and
t.t de ob,r 1876 the Hi,di~e Bund, tanAius Lad
discovered hat be had % de false TT re,cntlous ~
AIS application, C.uc.Itcd TIE policy Iuc suit was
brought 10 cUn,cI the company jO restore ,A policy,
and the trld ia May, 1871, iUd yW'nt was given
Jud.e Van Bruut ;or the plaint H. The .IIpany az
p,aeI, and on the appral, besides the LalA qle,-
uOn involved the consideration Ot Technical 4ue. ton
lend premiums WAS m.de Gu VHcA tDe Court
reserved CHARLES S.rt,, 29ueaI, fur the
paiui L. aud AruouN, Riicl 4 W"o1fDr for DEFEND.
ant. Tne s slated 60 be- test case or p0icles
InaIlY Cancelled Dy O,hc. compJn.,s, and involves
tlc relations Ot the iIndsc BInd MIR ,hc defendant
cunuaIN.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The SPEAKER announced the regular order
be tc constipation OF the bill reported last night
from the Committee oD Ways and Menus, 10 facilitate
Tie Iciuadns of the National debt tue pending question
to br on the passagr Of The bill.
Nr MILLS Dem. TeXa-.l asked Mr.. Wood to yield to
him for an amendment subjectng ali bonds hereafter
is-ucd To taxation.
MI WOOD declined 10 yield for that purpose, and the
bill Wac then pI,sed without division
The bn authorizes the exchange Of 520s directly for
per cents.
Tue House then, OF l:l0 went into Committee OF the
whole with Mr. Carlisle. (Dem., kyJ In the chair. on
thr bl organizing the MissisSppI River Improvement
SION and providing for the improv Of thnt
iiycr, and the protection ot its aluvla lands.
Iuo proposed commission ~ consist a" I'VE persohs,
New-York tribune., 1879-01-17
A SECOND TRIAL FOR FORGERY.

John Jones, otherwise Isaac Hoffman, was
put Ini Yesterday before Judge GnIe-iecye 10 tlo
Court OF General Sessions, for fo-s rs. This was
tie second tiII Of tue prisoner In February iat
uumDrr 81 forced checks executed win ana, al ShI
put on tt mIrnct. Two Oi the uGcrcr- oi tl,se
cHtcb, cauGht, ana to themselves hpllcd ed
ID, prI-oner lie vas convicted, Bui ~ technically
on;ained 4 new trll. The tory Yas Oi acdccA 'or
41JO. drawn in tie Iamc OF & Glmm koemcr. firm
waIcu Iid oxen "a uaE uaIn-. aud va, p1>-ci Oh
Gunh"r IL Go. fora scaskn sIcquc, the charge Drlug
500 the stIil tr15I.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-17
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

proceedings IN tAs ncd states supreme Court todN'
on roto, of W T. Boebe l. J. McCair. ~ Sew lo'A
admued To practice a. ~"ic also o. w HAMu' M -, 'lte
Boston. motion Ot y a. Abbott }: B lt"n' &" ,ins
pha. on MOTION o. T.. Henry ard A j. Ben of fe'I' i
on mot. .ou OF ~. /. Font. -, .. ,,,.sDt
ay Albert Gall.uH appeal from California lhl3 sr,sy s
Equy brought AGAINST The Central Ps,inc Rafohd
ANA 10 bOApi u DiISotora by one iis so's
OF an act amrndaioIy Il tho Pscihc kslrAl SIS
MAY T. Isis Aui generally Known as tie siN'Ai n,f
The att prov dcs that IA" Centrl Pduh, shal A - ts
Of Is annual Gct ,arnsN into SlnAlt l'I iog
Treasury be- there held wliA interest a'cnh M o
the nual payment of bon led lEdcbt,durS> ihe r "a
complaint declares that the ,upauy has 81 ttN @ 20
thr Aiolesad act ard prAys for .h yHHn"t ald
to enforce compliance with the avs W .'n "a, he lct
in question Unconstitutional IN that ula!ie ~,
ton of contracts The demurrer was oyeriut a "trrd
road company declining 10 answer al decree IA me
against H. when appeal taken 20 this W,
0rssiou here VIII tdm upOn the consttuil Slt % "iSs
sIitutonanty OF ;he 1hnrmau Act" Of May J, s.h.rs
and Will involve important and iit i's,s insrs
consequence IN tho mrAuilme the At,o @ nj, & srond
that he - informed and believes that arises our 81
st brought by coi1lon to ANTICIPATE suIlat n
si m ,, l,soI,s,l hr ATTORNEY General th1 ue
u,s, I,. heard orally The submitted toGN 'F,d
IN. prtntrI briefs ly - SaadcIson appellants Az"
no aGJ Chrs.rr A. Nthur collector etc. plainth ~ w.,
ror ngt Albert " E.oIncycr sL-Ou motion OF A'slsl
aut Attorney General Smh, for pIaiutn "a tlO'' '''
No Edward L. BaSor ct al appellants, ast = a.
StockwrOn motion o. T.. B smith. on bchalt ol 'o"A
dismissed win c'sts pending stipulation. ,.,ta 10
NO IOi-tly barrels OF cologur SpHlts tie' ,"r u
In The tlfrNii W" a
the United for the southern Dsriet OF Ns"l md
motion OF Assistant Attorney General smith doeA''" -
NO l29-John l. Macaay assignee. etc. appellant agI NJ.
Uu,,d states. On motion OF C. r. Peek, hr app''NN" ~
N" Ss7-The United states agt jeremiah nal srgamSSS
concluded by Assistant AutomeyOeneiA Shnih 'o' P''
S SSo no IbomI, n Malls, IT. administrator etc. plin.s
IN eIroI. agt. l.. h B. scott. pEued Iy J. A. AeAefn
New-York tribune., 1879-01-17
CONTRIBUTIONS.
ITT-NI IIt'l4N IIT-NI's
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Ihe Senate, IN cx-

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Ihe Senate, IN ex-
ccut,, session to-day, confirmed the OWING nomn1-
tiuu.:
Roger Greene Chief Justice supreme Court. WashGto
Irnllor, f. Dyt A,>ocIatr Justice supreme Court
.-iul 1.rrtory: Geo. q. NauG secretary Tor DAKOTA
1rr1tp.. lewis g. rlyuc of Virginia, thtd States AtOi-
uty Wyoming IrrItoIA. -
uu.t'f-loSlh Pohc tWotoe,i"E Ma.>;J: l. MurpAy,
Nautu,Eo Mis-; i. w. Mayo iuM'IS fdu- Hd,-'' l' u
o. luit. newton. Mass; .. r. SWEET Nappngtrs Iu.S,
y i. Ii.uy n. bacon. Lebanon, NY T. Is Adams,
Deposit Y: = \. Fowler Vine and \ j.; j. = q rrson,
cape Nav. J.; joan a o"ani, Long brInc y. J = c.
..t.lu Clarion. lr.u: Henry Porter COnurll,vhe Penn;
J., AL Ni.cy, lrI,,ilr. ONO; George Conu-i-
vie! I'D. T. B. Cochran, Abingdon, III A NJ Ayrts. Ur.
btua j. II. TurhDu, Monmouth Ill. W T.. smith, Butte
CIV. .;luiana: g. StackIoe. Deer Lodge, Montana;
James Lon .Strcct, GAINESVILLE, Ga.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-17
THE COURTS.
LICENSE FEES OF SrREET RAILROADS
THE CITY's SUIT. AGAINST THE BROADwAY Al,

THE CITY's SUIT. AGAINST THE BROADWAY Nr
SEVENTH AVENUE COMPANY.
The suit of the city against the Broadr,,
and Seventh Avenue Railroad Company argued ye,,eS
day In the Supreme Court General Term brings nm h
whole question Of the right OF the city tax the IT,,
railroad companies for the they run. An orua,o
or 1853 fixed a license fee OF $50 FOR each twoho,c 20.
and $50 fOr one-horse al the cars Of tt
railroads except the Ninth Az nue. on which m,
license fee was $40 car. In 1850 the Legtslatp,,
granted a charter to the Broadway COMPANY proglln,
that 1t should pay for ear the license Zee .
now paid by other railroads In said ety." AIM,
the second and Thd Avenue Railroads were ,,,r
nothing. If the company j. liable ~ all the an6u5,
OF ts license fees Is $4,000 Judge DOnOluo a,
Circuit dismissed the compliant, and The cause r :.
comes up "a appeal from his dismissal.
The defendants insist that The ordinance OF 1853 w.
Itself void for these reasons IL polce 70 M
lajion. u declared void by the Court ~ Ap,s.
and was void as exercise Of the taxing power s,o
tHrOugh its t. gisJtuGc Two companies were ID, inc
nOthing. paying only T2o ear. on three
paying IA iull under the ordinance, Il was void for nm
certainty. some merely technical questions were Hlso
raised by tho defendants.
On the part Of the city II urged that the defend
ans lOk granO OF franchise, ana accepting H. ryery
ambiguity the grant must be takeu aga!nsi no
grantees Here cry propcrty-thc strceis-Was talen
without compensation i0r private purpose. The cor
pOratOHS paying small license fees all y,rs
operating under SPECIAL grants, ana tins an inat
decided by the COdrc OF Appeals. The Othel com.
paDies paying bound to pay ful fees and II ga.
10 those that the words OF the statute referred. 1ae
Court rived it5 decision William &. Whitney ap
peired Tor the Guy JOun VI. Scrbncr for the de-
Iendants
New-York tribune., 1879-01-17
CHARGED WITH CoNCEALTYG A WILL

The contest OF the will of Edward X. Col.
Inns, founder OF the COllInsnow the 'unarlliBe Of
steamers, set down for trial in the Surrog gates
Court yesterday, but adjourned by consent. Tie
testatOr died January 22. 1873, and VIII dated Octo
Der 25, 1SG7. was offered by his widow. Ssrah j.
Collins, and admitted to probate February Z. 1873
THIS VIII gave all the personal PROPERTY OF the dee, drBt
To his wife, and ia add tiOn ouc-tird Of the al prop
ety One-sXtn was DCqu'atncd 10 tine tesiat rs tafe
hiii--sicIs, aud the remainder 10 b. equal d.
yied between the three sOns-JOhn. Thomas ". ava
Edward h. several months after the PROBATE john
OIn-, the son, nrd objections on NJ ground that ihs
paper OFF red HI rGcrs ast vlliaEi testament
lie atcs 10 his pttiuOn that he Possesses Cy shuw
ny the existence Of another Wlli made subst 10
the admitted To pro ate He charges ni, Inotb'.
slTaH j. Colns, with kuuwlcdgc Of tIe existence u
th. dtvr viii and 1sks That she hc required 10 produce
tIc last ale gc1 Will COurt. Be- lU>s the nurbr
uf days already appropriated Tor the trial ol other
cl-cs TINS contest cannot be neard until the .Ger
t..rI al
New-York tribune., 1879-01-17
VICTIM OF MISPLACED AFFECTIONS.

CINCINNATI, Jan. Ib.-A dlspatch SAYS MISS
Rosa solomon, OF Hopklnsvllle, KY, whle visiting Mr.
Bes-cngor of Nashville received letter from her be-
trothed. Of wealth residing In Cincinnati, which
stated mat he had changed his mind, aud declined 10
marry her. she committed suicide shortly after by lax
lus sIryehnine.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-17
THE GRAVE ROBBERY.

pppopTrD FINDING OF STEWARDS BODY.
ruF REPORT NOT CONFIRMED ny ANY TRUslWoR-
THY AUrHoRIIY-INCRFDUMTY OF ALL THE
ro,,Cr orFICIAs-TAIKs WITH sUPERiNTEN-
nrxr wTIING. INSPECTOR MURRAY, THE REV.
DR. RYLANCT AND OTHERS.
Reports were published yesterday that the body
of the late Alexander I. Stewart had been recov-
cred by negotiations between judge Hilton and
lawScrS representing the robbers. No continuation
could bc hadof the report Judge Hilton maintaining
the eli-imposed silence which he announced some
months ago. aud all Others who were IN position
TO speak by authority DENYING all knowledge OF the
alleged recovery of the body. 1t Is possible that
the story thus repeated foT the seventh tmemay De
true. but it cannot be confirmed on Responsible
authority.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-17
VIRREN COUNTY FRA IDS.

NO DEFENCE FOR THE CONSpiRATORS.
THE EVIDENCE OF FRAUD oNERWHRIMING-MoRE
CONVICTIONS YEsTEKDAY-A COMMISSION IN
COURT PREVENTED BY LAWYEIS-A TOWN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-03

is 1i5 Of which were heard OF after leaving port
80 wrecked coasts 80; foundered al sea, 81 sunk AT
sea- &; abandoned 81 by collision with ceberQs. 3; col
lisiOn with other vessels, 4; capszed. /; burned IL
The oss Of life by the several kinds of disaster as ar "a
ascertaIned was az follows; BY missing vessels SOW
by vessels sunk at sea uncudiug loss by Arctic oo@
77S by vessels burned 533: by vessels wrecked IolI
BY collisions. $780, by vessels ioundered. TO- by oiner
casualties 20; total 202 IL Is remarkable that tine
loss of life appears To have made matter OF open
record in the cas- OF only three out Of the twenK
missing vessels the Lat given. These were the Pres
ident which left NewYork for Liverpool in lsil ana OF
which the loss ia vaguely given 200 when 1t has al
ways been supposed 70 be much higher; the Ciiy OF
Glasgow. Of the Inman Line, which left Glasgow TOT
New-York in 1885, and the Pacific, o the Collins Lne'
which left Liverpool for NewYork in 1856. The united
loss by these vessels $50 The total loss as gwen
above does include that Of the % vessels against
which the record 49, Missing all lost" As far as can
be Judged from the character OF these and from tiel
onts OF departure they mostly transient shiP
carving few passengers. with On aVefase OF loO
persons each. including the total loss OF ne o
the last would be increased 90 q 800 human beihsS. a
critical examination the dates when the missing yes
were built and oil their time OF sailing goes 10 con-
nrn a statement made by The ADertc1n Shtp VIZ that
many vessels built the clyde ana ereM nero III
Scotland on mere sDrculai OF cheap m!Lehis phul
crate ocean or five that left their ports ~
November 1872, one was ever heard or Mltr"arl.
Two others followed IN 1874. two IN 1877, ana three III
1879, and that is the last knO n OF them
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