The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-26

United States he requested to communicate
10 lhis house any additional correspondence
with the British government ON lille IN the
state department in reference to the
alleged Imprisonment of citizens of
the United States in Ireland, and
that the l'?yesiSent be requested to
continue hls efforts for the prompt release
or prompt trial of any citizen who may
now remain unjustly imprisoned in ireland
by the government of Great Britain.
-Bloui.t opposed Robinson's resolution be-
cause 1t presented question which
miSps involve this country. with Great
Brltun. He presumed if the president
would make prompt demand the gentle.
men who were now criticizing the commit
tee must be prepared to stand by the ad-
ministration in that demand and by that
the gentleman from New York (Robinson)
when he said "if your demand is declined
mean war; This was a matter of
the greatest nations on the globe. Should
war come between them it would be no
childs play. This generation knew what
war meant and the American people did
not want 1t, unless it should come in Just
grounds. but this demand was made in
good faith. He trusted there would be no
retrocession, that the United States would
make ,tself contemplate with empty beat
- 'NeitAusibii ilt utltuNtu UllU luSll-
lied the action of the committee on foreign
affairs.
lie was followed in the same view by
Wilson, of West Virginia, and the debate
was closed by Robinson, of New York, who
Withdrew his resolution.
The resolution offered by Cox as q
substitute was then adopted without
division.
NOMINATIONS.
The president to-day nominated John w,
Howell collector of customs for the district
OF Fernandina, Florida; Benjamin j
Morey, of Louisiana, assistant appraiser
district OF New Orleans; John s. Wise
attorney OF the United States, eastern dis
trict OF Virginia; Rutlege z. Hughes mar
shal OF the United States, eastern district
| of Virginia.
Horrible.
New York, April 25,--The Hcrald
Jacksonville special gives the following par
ticulars Of the loss by the burning of tn,
steamer City of Danford: By the time lii,
boat had grounded in three feet of waite
and within thirty feet of the shore, she wa
wrapped in flames, the northeast win,
sweeping them through her fore and aft
The passengers were up in various stages o
apparel. A group of five was on the rea
deck, when the captain urged thom to lea,
overheard into the shallow water
During the brief discussion Miss Ire
land fell overheard and the steri
wheel, still turning, caught her dress an,
was about to drag her under when the cap
tain sprang overheard and rescued her. Mr.
Ireland, who jumped after her, was caugh
in the wheel, and was also rescued by th
captain. Mrs. Ireland and her little daugh
ter, and Mrs. Keys and her little son, wer
then left on deck. The ladies were abou
to jump overheard when their children
seized with panic on account of the hea
and fearful surroundings, ran back into tn
blazing saloon, and the mothers love
stranger than the fear of death, urged til
two ladies after them. The four disaI
peared in the fiery furnace, and wer
burned to a crisp. Their remains wer
found afterward under their rcspectiy
state-rooms. They were charred and blacl
ened trunks, grasping he almost unrecol
nizable bodies of their children. Mi
g. III. Dewey jumped overheard, bu
became exhausted before he reache
the shore and sank while uttering mourn
full cry tor help. Captain Shortell was al
expert swimmer and seaman, and he wa
drowned, no one knows how, thy stew
ardess and n cripple named Smith spran
overheard and iloated about until fnall
the stewardess reached the life raft an
Smith, when about to sink, was rescued b
Purser Stead with "A gang.plank. All thre
were picked up by the relief steamer Bird
Many of the passengers and crew spran
overheard into the shallow water and wer
saved. with the exception of two negroes
who have since died.