New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-14
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
~ o,,pAN pEvoIJITIONIST.

Canon FREDERICK Gil Marroro secretary vi 'ae t
yugaWw est who was arrested on his arrival there
from New-York on Wednesday by virtue on WI
rant from the United States RSgh. agaSst
him is that of taking explosives on posru ooesn
steamers carrying passengers, the penalties Delns
bs Office Of the spanish consul ELECTED the informs-
ton that Spain has agents in New-fork to i3ok a.,
; iSf on which Marrero was arrested was
forwarded from here to Washington. Marie.o wuo
only days in this city, coming mere on H Sisb
business aud he as under the eyes OF the opanien
agent every minute. . ~, o,oons IN
FREDERICK Gil Marrero lived IN Ney-Orleann ms, III
1851 and was forced into the Confederate army,
acting as chief of scouts for Stonewall jackson
until on the death of that General ne Was pa Sehs
to the SS DO Se Rsd River MsTrero and his
pany, he being Unionist at heart, went over W
Banks command, and served in the Federal ranks
went to Mexico, where he joined Geneal Diaz, IN
ihe war against MaSimillan; ne rd 0ar was
the as,ed special promo naeS' When the Republic
was bnt he grefeNTsG t r Issnrn IL
the United States re New wye York X to on the Cuban
insnrrecfionists, who were captured in the ba-
hamas on their way to Cnba He was landed .6 Uy os
languages teaching English, French and Spanish.
He is of slight build has had hemorrhages irom
the lungs, and is now thought TO De In consuinP
f, flon e-,,. Ill, cary. IN and his days.D
said his friend Rubera, Editor OF ~ SePdrGSta tne
. CUBAN IeNOlutlonist oiBAh LII -N0" AVN'
THE NEW ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP EMS
The new steamship Ems the fifth vessel for the
fast service of the North German LGyd 70 pIn oT
rived here last night. She was launched at Z an,
field February "a and has been h' Her dPm Sar
sions are: Length, 455 feet; breadth AZ feet;
depth 36 feet fnches and she is fitted with con-
Psae s enssed the highest grade of the Bureau
Veritas and has several extras over ther IequiIe
tfionai watertiCht bulkheads, The upper deck,
bouse is of teak and all Lighthouses, ETC., are OF
iron and teak. To protect the vessel from the
heavy Atlantic SEAS strongy-construeted iron tur-
tie decks are placed at both ends of the ship. She
has accommodations for 80 hrst-class 200 second
class and 100 thirdclass passengers, besides am o
ME accommodation for ships officers and crew. no
in number. The first and second-cIass passengers
will be accommodated on the main deck, the cher
saloon heinz forward of the engines and boilers.
The saloon is fitted up In handsome and elaoora!e
manner, and is forty-two feet long ana 1orty-ssM
feet broad. and lighted by cupola about twenty
fonr feet high to the promenade-deck In the
centre part OF the upper deck there is accommod2-
tion for officers etc, gaeys, and irst-class smok-
ing-room Over these apartments is promenade
deck about $50 feet long, and the wnoie Wldtn vi
the vessel This IS solely toT tne use OIL b
enade-deck, fitted up in very com1erIa9ie pie. man 5
and spacious smoking Ior nrss anu
second cabin passengers. The steeIage PASSENGERS
are berthed on the lower deck. The ventilation
has received special attention
The Ems made the passage from southampton 10
Sandy Hook in days % hours and 45 minutes,
the fastest time on record. The Fulda's fastest
trip for the same passage was over 3 days
LAST WINTER IN THE ARCTIC.
CAPTAIN James Lawrence and six Of the crew OF
the bark Alumina, which was crushed IN the ice ON
Iyigtul, Greenland, on May 8. arrived IN the city
Yesterday Captain Lawrence was seen at the Office
of Mckay Il Dix, No. AZ SOuth-st He said:
The Aumina was from Riva de saa, SPAIN bound for
early in May and found the Ice pack stretched ngaS aS0hI
on NAV we were two miles off the coast Then
foe slowed around striking the bark on her port bow ana
crushing in Finding that could not save the vessel
we got out provisions could and with our two
boats ESCAPED to the shore oy GTS e Tue yg we
were well cared for by Captain Haureburs surerntend
taken on board OF the bark FuOIne The second mate
and two on board Of the bark Silica.
Cbandier Yesterday, giving information as to the
Condition of the Ice and the severity of the winter
fe s HauTebnrs The letter states that the
bark Silica was driven north during heavy gales as
far as latitude 63o where she encountered heavy
pack-ice scattered over DAVIS Straits. The vessel
stood i'm to the coast near Lichtenfels and found
belt of ice ten miles wide. The Silica sailed along
high fiat il was impossible to see over them Cap
tain Haureburg says that Arsuk f1ord was frozen
deeper and further than ever before.
IL was learned from Captain Lawrence that the
Danish brig was lost IN the Ice on Llchtenles some
time between April 20 and 81 Long b boards SD 6oats
and cabin furniture had drtted ashore ana IL Is
supposed that all of her crew were lost.
THE ARMORiES Inv
The Assembly Committee appointed to investigate
the alleged excessive payments for repairs to the
New-York State arsenals and armorles ana Tor inc
partment of the State, met at the Metropolitan
Hotel yesterday. The following members OF the
committee were present: General N NJ Curtis
and G. b. Childs. Judge G. S. Conger. OF st. Law;
renee County counsel for the committee, conducted
the examination. General Daniel ID. Wylie, Chief
of Ordnance. under whose direction the payments
were made, was also present J. Morrow, of No.
repairs made by him to the armory at Newburg, but
could give no details of the work done further than
had been reported to him by tho foreman IN charge
of IT, whose testimony the committee proposes TO
take George b. Scott, of the firm OF Scott New
man, No. 151 Ninth-ave, who had done work K! on
tbe New York State arsenal, was examined with
like result The amounts paid by the Ordnance
Department for work on some OF the armorles Is De
sard to have been b onG be pea Ya%e the
work performed This was especially the case WIN
regard to work performed on the armory at Auburn,
for which 1925 was paid, while its real value was
only $25.
AN OLD SwINDLER AGAIN AT WORK.
j. Pierre Srechen, who arrived at Castle Garden
few days ago on the steamship L. Caland maze
affidavit to the, Commissioners Of Emigration
by Ferdinand Goeswisch. He paid to one Z.
Thone 205 francs for passage ticket to Ocontta,
At Ne 6 saTe bS s railroad
tickets over the Erie which Agent Romano de-
clined to honor in this city. family who arrived
swindied nv Ioeswisch with tickets over the Erie
to Detroit A similar complaint against Goeswisch
was made two years ago, as having sub;agents ID
Germany who furnished tickets by the Erie Rail
road, which they had direct authority for
doing, and for time Goeswisch was not heard
from.
THE RELIANCE SUFFERS MORE DAMAGE.
Secretary Sidney NJ. Rowell yesterday received
the following letter from Captain Carpenter, at
Batia under date of May 25, relative TO the con:
dition of the steamship Reliance, of the United
States and Brazil Line, which went ashore off that
port ON April IL: