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The true northerner., 1885-07-30
Roach ON the Disaster.

AS to the causes which have led up to
my assignment, strictly speaking, it is not
a failure" said John Roach to New York
reporter; "that is to say, my assignees will
be able to pay 50 for every 81 of liabilities
if they realize anything like the real value
Of my property. l cannot say what the
exact amount of my liabilities is, nor what
the sum of the assets will be to meet them.
If the people understood this matter, if
the mendacious free trader had not so ex-
tensively deceived them, the failure
of John Roach would be looked
upon from ocean to ocean as q ma
tional calamity. This is not party ques-
ton. / have been Republican, but above
that / have first, last, and ever been an
American. 1t was my great ambition that
our nation should recover its glory and
prosperity on the seas. / Incorporated
companies to sail vessels, and, despite the
fact that the Government lent me scant en-
couragement, while foreign Governments
practically supported their ship builders,
/ have proved that it is possible for us to
secure an immense foreign trade and to be-
come. If the Government would but lift its
consenting finger, the greatest ea-trading
nation of the earth. Business became
stagnant about year ago when
the Presidential nominations were
ment was strong, for it has catchy
sound. The Democratic party is supposed
to favor free ships, and when the election
excitement began and people saw the
possibility Of Democratic success and Of
the passage of law that would mean the
annihilation of American shipbuilding
there was no business. All the work, there
fore, that have on hand has been the
construction of the new dispatch boat and
the three new cruisers. In the meantime
the Democracy had come into power, aud
prepared to prove their prophecy that the
appropriation was not hoaestly spent. The
Dolphin, a strong, substantial. excellent
vessel. was condemned on the most puerile
technicaities, and to add to this injustice,
Mr.. Garland has repudiated the contracts
and practically said that there exists no
binding agreement between me and the
Government. That capped the climax"
The true northerner., 1885-07-30
Secretary whitney on the Failure.
TNewport R II epecial1

Secretary of the Navy Whitney, speaking
of the assignment of John Roach IL Sons.
said to- night: Il must admit that was
very much surprised to leaEn of the assign
ment of Mr.. Roach, and am sorry for it,
yet do not see how the Navy Department
of the Government is in any way RESPONSE
BILE. AS matter of fact there is only
S15, 600 or $4,000 difference between the
Government and Mr.. Roach. All he could
connect the Government with in the mat
ter is this: He would say: The Dolphin is
ready and the Government refuses to re-
ceive her, and cannot get my SIS, 900 or
S20,00O.' Now whether that would cause
the suspension of q man like that, cannot
tell you. In the matter of the assignment,
and the individuals preferred, it is clear
that the Government is protected, for the
reason that we hold the bondsmen whom
Mr.. Roach has given the preference. The
Secretary said there was no reason why the
other contracts should not be proceeded
with
The true northerner., 1885-07-30

soon % the Generals death WAS known q
dispatch was at once sent to . Saratoga un-
dertaker. who responded by coming up at
once with an ice-box. in which the BODY aft
er the usual preparations, was placed. This
temporary casket was placed ON trestles in
the middle OF the parior, where the remains
we're viewed by the family and several OF
their friends during the forenoon and after
noon"
BY authority of Mr.. Joseph w.
Drexel 1t Is stated that the cottage I'm which
Gen. Grant died will never again be occupied
by any family or persons. Tho house and its
appurtenances win be presented TO the State
or nation.
The Associated Press reporter at
Mount MacGregor telegraphs an interesting
chat he had with DIR. Douglas the day after
Gen. Grants death. "I am going to tell you
or an experience had with Gen. Grant on
the afternoon OF Thursday, July 16 During
the afternoon or that day the General wrote
this" and DR.. Douglas drew from his pocket
several slips written by the General, and
read what the General had written, which
was as follows:
feel sorry at the prospect OF living through
the summer and fall in the condition am in.
/ do not think / can. but may. Except that
do not gather strength. / feel quite as well from
day to day as have done heretofore. But am
losing strength. i feel 1t more in the inability
TO move around than In any other way, or rather
in the lack of desire TO try to move
When he had read that, DR.. Douglas said
that he turned to the General and tried to
cheer him by telling him of the apparent
improved condition of his throat and neck,
to which in reply the General again wrote:
After all that, however, the disease is still
there, and must be fatal in the end. Ny life is
precious. of course, TO my family, and would be
TO me If could recover entirely. There never
was one more willing TO 20 than L know
most people have first and then
another little thing to fix up, and never get
quite through. This was partially my case. /
first wanted SO many days to work on my book.
so the authorship would be clearly mine. 1t
was graciously granted to me, after being ap-
parenfly much lower than since. Ny work has
been done so hastily THAT much was left out,
and ! did ii all over, from the crossing OF the
James River, in 1864, 10 Appomsttox, in 1865
Since that j have added as much as fifty pages.
/ should think. There is nothing more to do,
and therefore am not likely to be more ready
to go than at this moment.
The true northerner., 1885-07-30
FAILURE OF JOHN ROACH.
The Famous Builder Of Ships
Compelled to Make an
Assignment.
Preferences Given for an Aggregate
Amount of Over One Hundred
Thousand Dollars.
New York telegram.l

Saturday afternoon n notice of assign
ment was filed in the County Clerks Office
by John Roach, the well known ship build
or. About the same time notice was posted
at the iron works on East 9th street TO the
effect that employees would be paid on Mon
day by Mr. Mooney, Roach's bookskeeper,
and that the works would be closed till
further notice. George M. Quintard and
George E Weed are named assignees, and
preferences are given to the amount or
1922, ,217.7S. The preferred creditors are
William Rowland, of New Brunswick, N.
j., $62,217.1S; the Mechanics and
p. w. Gallaudet & Co., $40, 900. Shortly
after the notice was posted at the works
Mr.. Roach, accompanied by his two sons,
Garrett and Stephen, loft for the ship
builders place on the Sor nd. Mr.. Garrett
Roach said in answer TO que tons that the
complications arising from the recent de-
cisions of Attorney General Garland had
induced his father to place all his property
in the hands of trustees, so that the inter-
ests of all creditors might be guarded.
Mr.. Quintard, one of the assignees, said
the assignment had been surprise to
him. There was no doubt as to its be-
ing due to Secretary Whitney's action in
the case of the Dolphin, and he (Quintard)
tuouSut MI. hOuCu ltdItQ bllulihf
action on the part of the Secretary in re-
gard to other contracts. There was $69,-
600 owing to Mr.. Roach for repairs on the
double-t -turret monitor Puritan. besides
money on the three cruisers, the Atlanta,
the Boston, and the Chicago. He believed
there was 1928, 900 due on the Chicago,
and $4,000 each on the Atlanta and Boston,
and uncertainty as to payment of these
amounts was the cause of the assignment.
Mr.. Quintard thought Mr.. Roachs proper
ty was sufficient to pay all claims. He
added that Mr.. Roach was completely brok-
en- down physically. Mr.. Aaron J. VAN
derpoel. one of the great shipbuilders law
yers, said his client was a very sick man,
but he was sure every creditor would be
paid in full, as Mr.. Roach could pay 81 for
every 81 he owed.
lChester Pa) dispatch.l
The news OF the failure of John Roach
caused considerable excitement here, where
his solvency had never been Questioned.
Up to within year ago his weekly payroll
was never less than $4,000. Now it is
about 81, ,000 but this will be reduced to-
morrow, when 400 men will be laid off.
Only enough workmen will be kept to finish
the Mallory ship Comal Representatives
of the Winchester Company say the ship
yard was a separate corporation and was not
included in the assignment. The yard will
be affected, however, and as Mr.. Roach is
large stockholder IN the Chester rolling
mills. blast furnace, and Combination Iron
and Steel Company, located here, it is diff
cult to foretell the result on these places.
Work on the cruisers Boston and Chicago
and the monitor Puritan will virtually be
suspended.
The true northerner., 1885-07-30

The report of the Chief Of the
Bureau of Statistics just issued shows that
the number OF immigrants arrived in tb
United States during the fiscal year endoi
June So 1885. was ss7.s2l. being lee. Ols less
than the immigration during the preceding
fiscal year, and 40l, III less than during the
year ending June 80, 1882, the year of the
greatest immigration.
The Director of the Mint has author
lied the employment of supernumeraries to
relieve the ladies in the Adjusters' Office of
the Philadelphia Mint eighty-four in num-
ber, from overwork. These ladies have been
working from twelve TO fourteen hours
daily for the sake of the extra pay, but ut
the expense of their health.
Maj. Heuer, of the corps of engineers,
has submitted his report of the progress of
work on the Improvement OF the south pass
of tho Mississippi river for the past fiscal
year to Gen. Newton, chief OF engineers.
He says: Zone of the interesting facts con-
nected with the improvement is that the full
depths and widths of the channels required
by law have been maintained throughout
the year by Mr. Eads, and that no dredging
of any kind has been required on any Of this
work since February, 1888. No work has
been done in the pass or at the head of the
passes during the year"
The President has issued q procla-
nation ordering the cattlemen on the Chey
enne and Arapahoe reservations in Indian
Territory to remove their herds within forty
days.
1t is rumored at Washington that
Chief Justice Waite, of the Supreme Bench,
will soon retire, and that ex-senator Melon
aid of Indiana, will be appointed his sue
cessor.
The true northerner., 1885-07-30

members OF the British royal family com
psratively few people OF note graced the oc
casion with fheir presence. III
Miss Moore, an American, has taken
the first prize for singing at the Paris Con-
servatoire.
Prince Bismarck is credited with the
suggestion that zulncar Pass, now a bone OF
contention between England and Russia, be
made neutral.
A terrible storm is reported as hav-
ing taken place at Tore Casetani Italy, in
which thirteen persons were killed and
TWENTY-FIVE injured by lightning.
The true northerner., 1885-07-30

The funeral of Edward Gillian, who shot
his wife and killed himself at Cleveland,
Ohio, was strange one. A telegram from
that city says: "The man was Roman
Catholic, but some years ago he was ex-
communicated, and no priest would consent
to conduct the funeral services. His
daughter refused to allow a Protestant min
lister to oficiate, and consequently no serv-
ice was performed and no hymn was sung.
The remains lay In rich casket with silver
ornaments. A large number called to see
the corpse. The funeral was attended only
by few old people. who sat by the coffin
smoking pipes. There was considerable
trouble securing pail bearers, but finally
six men consented to act. The body was
then taken to the Catholic cemetery, but as
Gillian had been excommunicated it was re-
fused burial there, and thus the remains Of
the man who left $4,000 worth of property
were buried in the potter's field"
The true northerner., 1885-07-30
SOUTHERN.

Indians are raiding the frontier in Kin
ney County. Texas, and are reported to have
killed thirty Mcxicans.
The oldWashington Artillery Armory,
mt New Orleans. was set on fire by burglars,
and entirely destroyed.
A mob of $50 men rode into the vii
iaec Of Mindcn. La, at midnight. and, hay
ing forced the Deputy Sheriff to admit them
The true northerner., 1885-07-30
A Plucky Woman.

A Lafayette Qnd.) dispatch says that "a
rough-looking man entered the kitchen
door of one OF our prominent houses and
inquired for the lady of the house. Being
informed by the hired girl that she was not
at home he became very loquacious, and
wound up by making love to the girl Pre-
tending not to be opposed to his advances,
she watched her opportunity and when he
approached her she seized a large dipper
and from O wash boiler on the stove hurled
quantity of boiling suds into his face,
scalding his eyes in terrible manner. AS
he groped his way out of the house he
was heard to exclaim: "Oh, sheol," but in
the language of the old version. AS he re-
treated the girl followed up her advantage
by administering another hot bath about
the head and neck until he was well off the
premises. If the fellow retains his eye
sight he will doubtless give that kitchen
wide berth in the future"
The true northerner., 1885-07-30
A Tootlh-Pick Explosion.

A most singular occurrence, that, by a
miracle, did not prove a fatal one, hap
pened at grocery in Richmond. Ind. says
dispatch from that city. Billy Stump
had sharpened the clean end of q match
for a tooth-pick when q customer called
for can of gasoline, and while filing it,
with the match held firmly between his
teeth, he raised his head and it was ignited
in coming in contact with the counter.
simultaneously fame shot from the can
and he was abaze. but hurrying to the
street some parties, after failing to quench
the blaze by pumping water on him, ,srolled
him in the dust until they accomplished it.
The true northerner., 1885-07-30

During heavy rain storm wagon con-
tanning man, woman, and child capsized
while crossing large aroya between Trini-
dad and FL Moro. Colo. All werc drowned.
The stream was greatly swollen. No tnco
of the bodies could be found. and they
were no doubt swept by the current TO the
Arkansas River and lost There is no clew
to the identity of the people.
The true northerner., 1885-07-30
VARIOUS MATTERS.
The Chicago Syndicats's Conditions at
Last Accepted for Building
the Texas Capitol.

fe1as' Big Capitol.

The Bulding Commissioners and Capt.
tol Board met on Tuesday, says dispatch
from Austin, Texas The board consists
of Governor Ireland. Controller Swain,
State Treasurer Lubbock, Attorney General
Templeton, and Land Commissioner Walsh.
The Building Commissioners are Messrs.
Lee and McLaurin and Supervising Archi-
tect Walker. The board, with one dissent
ing voice (that of Treasurer Lubbock).
voted TO accept the proposition OF Colonel
Abner Taylor, of the Chicago syndicate, TO
build the State House of red granite. from
the mountains of Burnet County, sixty
miles northwest Of Austin. Under
the new agreement, the building
will cost the contractor $500, 900 extra,
but the State agrees to omit two porticos
and furnish the granite and 500 convicts to
work it. Col. Taylor was present at the
meeting, and says he will Immediately put
q large force at work. A railroad fifteen
miles long has to be built before the gran
ite is reached. A dispatch from a conven-
ton of knights of Labor was laid before
the meeting. solemnly protesting against
the employment Of convicts. Col. Taylor
says he will employ every granite cutter in
Texas at union prices. The Texas State
House is to be finished according to the
new contract in two years. The Texans
are much pleased with the magnanimous
and honorable bearing and conduct of Col.
Taylor throughout the negotiations, which
have extended over week and involved
millions. Both sides made concessions,
and Col Taylor showed Gov. Ireland he
was not to be outdone.
The true northerner., 1885-07-30
A Proclamation Against Cattle.

Gov. Martin of Kansas, Topeka tele-
gram says, has issueda proclamation against
the importation of infectious cattle into the
State. The Governor directs all Sheriffs
and deputies to promptly take charge of
and restrain any cattle sought to be driven
across any county in violation of law and
report the same to the Live Stock Sanitary
Commission. The Governor also directs
the Sanitary Commission to adopt effective
regulations for the enforcement OF the act.
The true northerner., 1885-07-30
Three Men Killed bv an Exp,osi.n

A frightful explosion occurred on the
South Pennsylvania Railroad, near Fort
Littleton, Fulton County. Pa, instantly
killing one Hungarian and two Ita ans, and
probably fatally iniuring John Martin the
foreman, and an unknown negro. The
bodies of those killed were horribly mu-
tilated
The true northerner., 1885-07-30

THE relatives and friends of Mrs. Sur
Iatt do not countenance the proposition to
erect a monument TO her.
The true northerner., 1885-07-30

THOMAS MAST, the caricaturist Of
Harper's Weekly. has gone to Europe for
rest and recreation.
The true northerner., 1885-07-30
A Book-Keeper Wrecks a Bank.

A Sedalia (Mo.) special says tn at IAN ex-
animation of the books of the Seda lia Saw
ings Bank. from which II. +. King, the
bookkeeper. embezzled $40, 090 on July 3
and absconded, revealed that there had
been systematic defalcations daring the
last five years, amounting to about S3S, 900,
besides the $40, 600 returned, making S4S,-
000 or nearly the capital stock of $4,000.
King was arrested on warrant sworn out
by one of the directors and placed under
bond of 81, 500, which was to- day raised to
So. 600. Officers of the bank have published
card saying that on account of serious loss
by having their funds abstracted it would
be necessary TO suspend. but arrangements
had been made to pay every dollar of the
deposits with interest, and all depositors
could call and get their money at pleasure.
The matter had been kept quiet by the
bank, which had denied the reports that
had gotten out, and the announcement Gre
ated quite sensation. Nearly all con-
cerned censure the bank officers for re-
tanning King when his bad habits were
well known"
The true northerner., 1885-07-30

Mrs. MAxwELI.--Miss Braddon, the
novelist-is at the head of the Children's
Country Week Society of London.
The true northerner., 1885-07-30

THE General Gordon memorial fund
now amounts to $50, 0,155.
The true northerner., 1885-07-30

COLONEL THOMAS OCHILTRFE will
blossom out rs lecturer in October.
The true northerner., 1885-07-30

THE Cincinnati Enquirer destroys its
Rstheticism by illustrating dog.fght
The true northerner., 1885-07-30

JUDGE CHrPMAN. of Detroit. is opposed
to residence gaining for divorce purposes.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-12
Mavor King.

For some weeks past the rumor has been
current that Mayor King would decline to
accept denomination at the hands of the
Republicans of Portland, an honor which
was his due by reason of faithful and valua-
BILE service at the head of our municipal gov
eminent during the past year and which
would have been readily accorded him. The
announcement, therefore, which we make
this morning that he has written letter to
the Republican city committee formally de-
Ginning to be a candidate for reelection will
create less surprise than it otherwise would,
though not less regret.
Mr.. King has given the city straight-for-
ward and business-like administration. He
has not pleased everybody, nobody who con-
scieniiously performs the duties of the May
or's Office caneyer hope 10 do that, but his
administration has been satisfactory to the
great majority Of our citizens. The finan-
cial interests of the city have been carefully
guarded, The strictest economy in all expen-
ditures has been observed, and the laws
have been impartially enforced. He has not
sought for popular applause except by the
faithful and conscientious performance of
duty, and no suspicion of using his Office for
the furtherance of personal ends attaches to
him. He accepted his Office as trust and
has administered it in the way be believed 20
be for the best interests of the people from
whom he received it. Fortunate will it be
for the city if succeeding mayors bring to
the discharge of the duties of their Office the
conscientiousness, the clear-headiness, the
frmness and the courtesy that have charac-
terized the administration of Mayor King.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-12
Maine Cra,nks.

Cranks do not find their way into the
Executive Chamber at Augusta very often,
but they send the Governor a lot of letters.
Hardly day passes but he receives one or
two. They write upon all kinds of topics,
but the most prolific theme is the insane
asylum. A deraDged person who has
served term ia that institution and been
dismissed partly cured, generally takes the
first opportunity to write letter to the
Governor, abusing the officers of the hospi-
tai. Last week the Governor opened a
letter, read part Of it and dropped it with
smile. 1t was from lady, evidently in
sane, who accused the superintendent of the
insane asylum of being ssmooth outside but
a black villain at heart" She complained
that she had given Governor Garcelon the
same light on this subject, but he paid no
attention to her.
Not long ago, demented lady sent to the
Governor and members of the legislature a
circular which not only attacked the insane
hospital managers, but made charges of cor
ruption and RIGHTEOUSNESS against other
State officials, and accused some of the
leading church dignitaries of Maine of re-
voting crimes. 1t did no harm, because
nearly everybody knew the peculiarities of
the sender. Cranks write to the Governor,
asking him to build all kinds of institutions
homes for old ladies. mills to give every
body employment, stores where everybody
can get trusted, and soup houses where
everybody can get dinner. Ole crank in a
Penobscot town wrote the Governor thatihe
ought to build cheese factory up there. A
woman in Androscoggin county sent the
governor pair OF double mittens, and asked
him in return to make her husband a cor
oDer. Another woman wrote to the Gov
ernor savage letter because he did not take
measures to prevent the spread of the mumps
in the public schools, during a recent visit Of
that epidemic TO her town.
The Portland daily press., 1885-02-12
Personal Paragraphs.

Bismark is again i'll.
In correcting his estimate of American
character Matthew Arnold acts On DR..
Holiness advice: Don't be consistent, but
be simply true.
On the evening of the opening of the
Brooklyn Bridge Mr.. Erastus Wiman, Presi
dent of the Staten Island Ferry, took party
of friends on one of the boats TO witness the
illumination of the bridge. Just as the boa
started Mr.. John Hussan went on board,
thinking the tripa regular one for passengers
The boat remained in the stream till 10
O'Clock, snd Mr.. Hussan lost a real estate
sale in which he would have secured $1,000
in commissions. He sued Mr.. Wiman's
company for the amount, and jury has just
awarded him $500.
Among the numerous stories told of
Edmund About since his death is this: While
he was printing "Germaine' as a serial, and
while The consumptive heroine seemed about
to die, the Empress Eugenis Wrote to him,
saying, 81 beg that you will not let her de-"
end the gallant About saved the life of his
heroine in the very next volume.
Julian Hawthorne in his life of his father
says he remembers the habit he had of blot
ting out the Objectionable words aud SEN
fences with his finger. He should have
saved them, for they would have made a
fine stock in trade, for some of the authors
Of to-day What Nathaniel Hawthorne
threw away in single words would have
placed any common man in the front row OF
American authors.
One can put up with the drinking habits