The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-12
NEW YORK.
REGULAR DAILY REPORT FROM
THE GREAT METROPOLIS.
Death Of General T. Y. Eourke-Sumer-
oa- Aspirants for Congressional Hon
ors-Nll Sorts of Items-Guion steamer
Lost N. sea--Rough Passage.

NEW YORK. November il.--fSpecial -
General Thomas Francis Bourke died at
his home. In east Thirty-sixth street, on last
sunday. at the age Of forty-Dine. General
Bourkc was a native of ripperary, and
came 10 America when lad. He served
in the army OF the Confederate states. and
at the conclusion OF the war between the
states came back 10 New York. where he
became identified with the fenian organiza-
ton. in connection with which. in ls's, he
went to Ireland. was arrested there, tried
for high treason aud sentenced to death,
hut was rcspiied and released on condition
that he leave the British dominions.
coNGRE>sIONAL CANDIDATES.
The candidates for the representation In
Congress for the sixth Congressional dis
trict, made vacant 10y the election of Con-
gressman Fitzgerald % a New York county
Office (Which prccludcs his holding the more
iignitiod position Of National legislatorD
are numerous. Among them are Nicholas
Muller, who held the office once before. The
county Democracy put forward the
name OF Colonel VI. {. Murphy. who
has been their leader in the district
FOR many years. Ii is isrrObahlc that n union
will be- effected OF all the Democratic cle-
ments. and that "union' candidate will
be chosen. II will be- remembered that this
was the district for which Amos !. Cum
mings. who has inst been unanimously
elected as the successor of "~unseC Cox,
who was returned in 1891. and has been
now again returned without contest
4 BATCH OF LOCAL NOTES TROUBLES 10
BE ADJUSTED.
The Sixth /, an equally solid Democratic
district. 80 that the election. however II
may 20, will not reduce the Democratic
vote Of New York in the next Congress.
Meanwhile we have whole grist Of local
trade troubles to dissimilate. which one
would think would furnish enough material
for thought for MI our statesmen. The
cO0pers in New York and Brooklyn. for in
stance. have come to the conclusion that for
want of a regular union their trade Is being
run down and the rates Of wages been dc-
creased. The cOOpers are 80 important
body with regard 10 our shipping interest
that even small trouble among them
would mean serious disanangomCnt of
trade.
All SORTS.
II lar Admiral Brsine will enter upon his
duties rs commandlut of th" Nnoklyn
navy-yari on Thursday next. 'ommodore
Ramsey having turned over the command
and the government stores.
ihe Rev. Dr. Milhurn. chaplain ol Con-
gress, who s 80 forccfllly described in his
published book Of travels. "Nhat Blind
Man Saw in Europe" preached u pr. Tai
magc's congregation on Yesterday ~ III"
Academy OF Music in BROOKLYN. He de-
-cribcd the Jewish observance of the day ot
atoncment in >OlomOn's temple nc Jcri.a-
lem. and drew from 1t the lessons Of the
Christian law.
4 new naf,on0i bank. % he known as the
Interstate Bank, with a capital ot s2Oo.Vo,
will be- opened to-day at No. Is, Broadway.
Mayor Chapin and Postmaster Hendrix, of
BROOKLYN. and surrogate Ransom. Of New
York. are among hcdireotogs. The officers
are Robert II. Nccms. president: John
Francis. ycc-presideni, and i. r. stone,
cashier Mr.. Francis and a number of the
directors are kansa, men.
Iheon one Ofthc defendants In the tlack
divorce conspiracy ease present IN the court
of Ovef ami fcjmineF to-day when Judge
Brady came upon the bench was Joseph
Neeks. the friend of sheriff Flack. who ~
r, feree, reported in favor of granting Mrs.
flack what she did not want, decree of
liSorce. The motion made by the defend
nis last week. and which Judge Brady
was 10 decide. was for leave % withdraw
he plea Of not guilty, rs preliminary 10
motion to quash the Indictment, and also Tor
an INSPECTION of the minutes Of the grand
Jury. Judge Brady denied beth motions.
md the defendants will have to face trial on
the indictments.
The Cunarl steamship Aurania, which
arrived early this morning, had two days ot
very rough weather during her voyage from
Liverpool. On November oth, she ran Into
a gale, which lasted torty-cight hours. With
a high confused sea. Among those who
arrived In her saloon were Madame 'anto,
4. T.. Adds. n. \. Bech, Ira l.. Bundsley,
Mrs. \. B. Cronkhite, Miss 'ronkhite, l..
II. Daeth. ". VI. Daintrey, Dudley Emcr-
son. Horace Gray, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Hubert. Captain Alexander Mark. Mrs.
Mark. G. h. SOuthey, Mr.. and Mrs. II. :.
Richards, +. u. l.. Il. Moore, \. ID. Napier
and Mr.. and Mrs. o. /. Lewis.
LOST Al sEA.
= he Union liae steamer Arizona arrived
to dav irom Queenstown and Liverpool.
CAPTAIN Brook. reports that on Tuesday. No
yenber 9TH, al T.. NJ. latitude 81 90 north,
longitude -. H. west, be- met the steamer
Quecnsmore. bound east, with signal dying,
II am on fire." The Arizona engines were
stopped. and the Quecnsmore was asked II
she needed any assistance. The captain ot
the distressed ship requested that the Art
IONA should change her course and accom-
pany him east. This 0f course could not be
done. The Queonsm0rc then requested Cap
tain Brooks to stand by her. which was done
for an hour.Whon the vessel dipped her ensign
and signalcd. Proceed. we are all right"
The Arizona then resumed her course west.
The cable brought the intelligence on sat
urday that the QucensmOre, with her gen
era, cargo valued at $4,000. went down in
q fox last Friday. two days after being
sighted By the Arizona. She was lost on the
rocks beneath Thace Castles Head, near
Brook Haven. She had "A crew Of seventy
i've hands and ~9J head of cattle on board.
All the men were saved. She was owned by
". II. johnson 4 CO., OF Liverpool, and was