Mohave County miner., 1884-08-31

ard officers, was bound to Newpor
70 take on hoard Secretary Chardlr,
About ii O'Clock last night. during
thick fog. three miles northeast o
Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, sh'
was strnck in the bow by tho schoon
er james =. Lowell OF Bath, Captain
Reed, Baltimore. for Portland with a
cargo of c, VI Her side was crushed
and SHE sank in few minutes in ter
fathoms of water. As size went dowr
her whistle wss blown rs signal u
distress and WAS heard by be steamer
Gate CITY, which came mp imme
diately. AID with the schooner Mar,
A. Hood, which happesed to be- IL
the vicinity, rescued the crew, with
the exception ofthe surgeon and one
man. The Gate City blew her wbis
,le aud the steamer Fishhawk, lying
at the wharf at Woods Hole. sent
ont her steam lannch. The Gate
City lay 10 until 3 O'Clock. transferr,
ing the crew to the lauhch. They
AL landed at Woods Hole. Tue Tai
lapcosa lies on what ia known as
Squash Meadow A " and the smoke
stack and topmsst alone are visible
The schooner james s. Lowell also
has on hoard several VI the Talla,
poosa's crew.
Shan gbai. Argust "a The Foo.
Chow arsenal was destroyed yesier
day after three bours' bombar,lmeni
oy Z. urbet's squadron. Seven Chi
nese gnnlloat- were snnk and two es
capped. The European setilemen,
WAS ur disturbed. The French feet
sustained bo damage. OF tile Chi
nese men vi war which escaped the
the French bombsrelmenf ut Foo
Chow. one was stranded and had hpI
back broken. The ether met with
no misbap. The French recon
menced hnDg to-day. dis citing taeii
shots against the rugodas. IL is sur,
missed that the oi ject of the renewed
attack is TO entirely obliterate tbs
place. The French transports ar,
shelling The viIlsges Oh the hight,
around the srsenai.
The bombardment is described q,
of the mcst sickeniDg character. Tbs
China So he.t lately on the Min river
With the exception Of two ships. Wa,
oloiied out. No surrender was al
lowed the disshled and sinking ships
After their gups were sileuced The,
were shell. Il for hours. Adnira
Courbeit opvnrd hrs AT 2 y. IN. and
the Chinese replied almost simnl
taneonsly. The dockysrd and arsen.
al we're fired immediately. Int with
only partial success. E.even vessels
formed the Chinese fleet mosil,
light river and coast transp ,r,s- aud
were really toys. The French had
eighi heavily armed ships, nsmeiy
the Volta. Dugay, I ury.lle, Delain
,ng. Aces, Where, Lynx and yillars
Several Chinese gunbosts ,Bsintsipcd
bravely dcsnitory lire for abont q
quarter OF All hour. ghen the survi.
sors Of their creas leaped overheard
The comba; was practically Gnislied
IA seven minutes. The superior
French artillery made the contest
after the disabling ~ the Chinese
vessris. no tight, but massacre Thi,
is the opiuicn OF every spectator. Tive
eighteen-ton guuhoais Of the Chinese
feet fought well, Que sinking neaI
the English nan-of-war hampton
while one stationed aboye the junks
made a good stand. The French
kept mp fire on the arsenal
neig bboripg buildings.foris. barracks
and villages hItil ) o'clpcE in he "
trrnoon, although resi,iance iiom the
batteries eepse,i aboni 3 p. IN. Soms
French and Chinese Ships we're IN.
gagged in close proximity to the En-
giish men-of war Viyilant aud Cham
pion.
London, August "a. "A FIRE has
bepn raging for three days IN Rsiva
a town IN Austrian Galicia. Tbre.
inpdred hcnses have been destroy "a
/ aud 1000 persons are homeless. A
fire also destroyed fourteen dwell
ings and 327 farms in and about tb.
large market town Rozwadow. Aus
irian Galicia. The harvest had jus,
oeen gathered and was all consumed
There is great dearth OF provisions
10 the town.
Londop.Angnst 26 Gen. Wolsel@y
will proceed 10 Egypt at once. to az
sume chef military command ol
the forces there.
London. August 26.--There was ar
eartbqnake of thirty seconds dura