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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 1671. CHARLESTON, WEDNESDAY" MORNING, MAY 3, 1871. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. *tHE NEW YORK DIS?STER. FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE FERRT-bOAT EXPLOSION. Graphic Account o f the Cataatroph Tbe Scene of Death and Desolation Cause of the Accident, ?Vc. The appalling catastrophe which occurre in New York, on Sunday afternoon, by explosion of the boiler of the ferry-boat West flelo, at Whitehall Street Ferry, by which large number of persons were killed, and still larger number maimed lor life, has ready been quite tully reported in TEE NEWS We take the following highly interesting ? ddtlonal detall? from the New York papers Monday: THE EXCURSION". The laboring classes and others, says Herald, who toll from morn till night, six days in the week, without a single day's respite make Sunday a day of out-of-town excursions in the summer lime. Among the many places nearby which they resort to lor a breath of fresh air ls Staten Island. It is only a brief heurt sail to the island from the city, and hun dreds every Sunday make lt a sort ol duty they owe to their wives and little ones, who daring the week are pent up In foul-smelling tenements, to co to the island and spend hour or two away from the heat and dust the city in the midst of shady-groves and cos; nookerles'close by the sea. The weather yes? terday was everything that could have been desired for a pleasant sail ' down the bay About noon it became too warm for comfort In the close streets, yet on the try there was a refreshing breeze which proved most grate ful to the excursionist just emerged iron* his ^?suffocating tenement or dingy attic. Every ?boat that had paddled its way to the island during the forenoon had been crowded every part, and nothing occurred to mar the general pleasure of the day until THE FERBT BOAT WESTFIELD slid into her slip about a quarter-past I. She had but few passengers on board when she . rived, but she had taken down to the island an hour before fully ser3n hundred persons This time an Immense crowd bf excursionists were impatiently awaiting her arri val" behind the gateways, and even while, she was being made fast to the pier, hundreds could be seen rushing down Broadway and from the Brook lyn ferries, hurrying along at the top of their -speed, fearful lest they should miss the boat, wi'icu it would have been well had many fail ed to reach. It was just after the dinner hour, and nearly every man was accompanied by some female relative or companion. Many, had their entire families with them, wile and children. When the passehgers from the island were safely landed, the gates were thrown open, and then began the rush for choice seats on the part of the hundreds who were in the ferry-house and behind the picket .ed enclosure. The crowd seemed to be unu? sually large, and . 1 ? ^ . THE WOKEN AND CHILDREN', as usual on all excursions, predominated In point ot numbers. A great many, principally young men, without female companions, made their way to the forward part of the boat on the lower deck. The great bulk ct the crowd however, went.upstairs. Everybodyendea vored to get a seat on the front part of the boat, jost ta. front of and alongside the pilot house, round the base of whlcE ian a sort of bench nailed fast to the side ot the cabin. Along the cabine, inside, and behind them at the stern, every seat was occupied in a very short time; but owing to the prospect of obtaining better view cf the surrounding scenery in ?oing down the bay and getting the lull bene t of the breeze, the greater portion ol the passengers took possesssion of that part of the boat forward of the wheelhouse. Those who could not find room on the benches, and who were able to capture a stool, took up as com forteble a position as they could get Just In front of those on the benches. In two min ates after the gates on the pier had been thrown open, the forward part o? the boat was literally packed with men, women and children, so much so that lt was quite impos albie for a person to get around from the side of the hurricane deck to the other without getting a passage made through the crowd by the removal ot an entire Une ot the movable seats. Those who had been unable to secure a seat of any kind, In looking upon the laugh lng, gay-hearted crowd that filled the small space near the wheelhouse as they good-na? turedly joked about the unfortunates who bad been too slow in the rush up stairs to get even a stray box to sit upon, little thought how thankful they would, in a brief moment, have reason to be for their misfortune. It was now lacking three or four minutes of the hour of starting. The children were run? ning about the deck amusing themselves in a game ot tag. A little group of jolly-looking iel lo ws, accompanied by several women who Btw beside them, closely huddled together right In the middle of the thickest-of the crowd, had already opened a series of Jocose story-tell, ogs, anda loud roar or laughter every once J.n a while from the listeners told how tiley were relishing what they heard. - In fact, everybody had already settled himself and herself as com? fortably as posslbl? fora; pleasant timer'-ot it during the sall down the 'bay, and not one of the laughing crowd ever gave a thought i:hat within a few feet ol them was a huge mass of plate iron, hidden irom vi ew.be neat h the dock, which In a second was to carry ,.. DEATH AND DESOLATION ^ I '} to many a happy home. The engineer started at this moment from the pilot-house as the bells were to be'rririg tb "go ahead." The lines were cast off, the gang planks drawn In, and the pilot stood to his post, when of a sud? den there was a loud crash, a sound of hissing steam, and the boat shook from stem to stern, as though she had been struck by an Iceberg,, and in a second the forward decks were, thrown high into the air, and leU in all direc? tions in a thousand pieces. The boiler had exploded. The scene that ensued beggars description. Thc'wheel house was thrown high Into the air: the hurricane deck In fr?nt of lt and alongside of lt was torn info shreds and scattered, In every direction. The deck beneath, near'the how, was rent asunder by the force of the concussion. The boiler crash? ing Into the forward part of the hulk, carried with lt everything that lay In its way. The heavy timbers of the deck were broken asun? der aa If they had been' reeds, while the en? tire hold waa la d open, and down In the midst ?of all the heap of broken iron and broken rails -away down In the hold, from which the steam was gusLIrg in thick, suffocating clouds -lay A STRCGOLTN'O MASS OF MEN, women and children-each In his or her agony tearing blindly at the other to r?ach ap'ace of efte ty: Some lay on the-edge of the broken part ot the lower deck, crushed and mangled almost out of all semblance to humanity, while In the water, near the steamer, were crowds of the passengers struggling to get near the boats which put out irom all Bides to the rescue. The hurricane deck forward of the shalt was hurled In fragments Into the air, every person on lt being "hurled along with it and falling either dead or horribly mangled on the lower deck or into the water beneath. The smoke stack fell at the same moment the wheel-house crashing down at the same time, and the com? bined weight Of the two crushed In what little ? i remained of tbe decks, the whole mass fulling j i into tho hold below, carrying with it every un- -, lo rt un ate who had not been flung into the river by the explosion. A bystander states that he actually saw two men fall into the water headless, and three others without the i slightest vestige ol an arm or a leg. The scene was one o? heartrending horror, i Shrieks rent the air on all sides, and, above the ' -din and confusion made by the groans and ! moans of the wounded, was heard the shrill i shriek of Borne woman, who, beneath a mass of broken timbers, lay writhing and strug? gling In a vaia effort to get free. The poUce tioat and boats from Governor's Island were aoon on hand, and their crews worked ener getlcaUy to snve those who had been thrown into the water by the explosion, or who had, in the terror of the moment, sprung over? board, A very large number were SAVED BY THE BOATS, -and everything was done that could be done Ii alleviate the sufferings of the wounded, ho were brought ashore and laid upon the barres. In a short' time' after the dreadful Icldent the streets near the pier began to AU. k with an excited crowd. An hoar alter toe enrrence there were folly Ave thousand R>ple in the vicinity of the Battery, and lt is as much as the police could do to keep them back from the slip where the blattered boat waa lying. As quickly as could w the wounded were taken in wagons and ambu lances to the nearest stationhouee-that in New street-where they received all the atten? tion that the surgeons could bestow upon them, and were afterwards sent to the hos? pitals. Some of the dead were frightfully mutilated. Many of the bodies were brought to the station bouse immediately alter the oc? currence. They presented a horrible appear? ance. One man had his bead blown almost completely off. only a portion of the forehead and face remaining. Among the dead was one woman, apparently about thirty years ot age. Her head had been crushed in by a timber falling upon her from the hurricane deck. . The scene in the streets as wagon after wa? gon passed along, each with its cargo ot hor? ribly mangled bodies, created the greatest ex? citement, and in a very. short time the intelli? gence of the horrible catastrophe was spread ail over the city. Hundreds of persons who had friends on board the boat hastened from up town in the direction ot the "Whitehall slip when they heard the news, and soon the crowds became so great that an extra force'of police had to be called out to preserve order. STATEMENT OF THE ENGINEER. Henry Robinson, the engineer, who is a col? ored man of a good deal of intelligence, and reputed one of the best and most reliable men in the employment of the company, states that, lor twenty years, he has been' an en? gineer, and that-he bas spent sixteen years in the service of the company. He has the usual engineer's certificate, and states that he has passed at least one- examination. It appears that it ls not necessary for the engineers em? ployed on this ferry to have certificates. Robinson was In complete charge of the West? field at the time of the explosion. At twenty minutes past 1 o'clock, he went down into the fire-room and saw Patrick Finnegan, one of | t he-firemen, and inquired how the water stood. Finnegan answered him that it was all right, but, In order to see for himself, he approached the boiler and tried the third cock, and found the water flowed, and, therefore, considered that everything was right. On quitting the fire-room, Robinson went, to the engine room, and saw that' the boiler carried twenty-seven pounds of steuTi, and then left, Sping on to the dock. In a couple of minutes oblnson again went on board and into the pilot-bouse, where the captain was standing. After a few minutes' conversation in the pilot? house, Robinson was about to descend, when the explosion took place. The only cause which Robinson could assign for the catastro? phe, was the existence of a patch on the -boiler, which', he says, may have given way, though he says that he examined it so late as Thurs? day, and that it appeared to be then in a safe condition. Beyond this, Robinson could not j give any explanation of the explosion. The met that Robinson seems to have had some doubts as to the soundness ot the patch on the cylinder of the boiler, suggests some very un? pleasant reflections as to the value to be glaced on the certificates of the United States ispectors. who are supposed to have examin? ed this boiler so late as the 15th of June. J_ AN OLD ENGINEER'S OPINION. : The Commercial says that an old engineer, who has thoroughly examined the exploded boiler, says his - candid opinion ls there was but little water in the - boiler, and that when the pump was put on the natural consequence was a tremendous pressure-of gas generated tar beyond the strength of the metal. THEORY OF INSPECTOR MATTHEWS. . Inspector Matthews says this ls the first case of explosion in any of the boats for which he bas given a certificate. His theory ls that the boiler was not properly attended, and that the register ot steam must have been carelessly taken by the engineer. Sometimes,- however, a register will become defective, and if not :loseiy watched Ahe engineer "will be deceived by it.' Mr. Matthews thinks that by no possi? bility could the'boiler have exploded unless trom some such cause. Althoughithe engi? neer exceeded his instructions in allowing, as M'admits, a head .of twenty-seven pounds of steam, Matthews does not admit even that to je arl unsafe amount THE FLAW IN TUE BOILER. 'Mr. James A. Whitney, nu expert, who ex imlned the boiler to-day,"Bays the freshly torn surface-of the boiler shell ls either moderately Hight or covered with a red rust, but a close view shows that trent a point on the right ?anoYslde, looking toward the fire box, about i slghteen inches above the level of the upper Lier of flues, to a point about over the centr? }f the boiler, the surface ls black, showing be- j rond donbt that between these two points the rupture i s not of recent date. The old flaw is rot less than four feet six inches in length by ictual measurement, the metal having beeb carted clear through along the' line of rivets [t is here undoubtedly that- the boiler first rave-way. This fracture, which must "have ?xisted a long time, was probably remotely ?used by unequal contractions and exposure nt the boiler from changes of temperature. TUE OFFICERS OF THE WESTFIELD. . It seems that none ot the officers or employ? ees of the Westfield were killed; .and only one. Patrick Finnegan, a fireman, seriously iojiir- | 3d. The World says ?hat at the time ot the ex plosion pilot James McGee was in the front pilot-house, which wu? blown Into atoms, vu tie McGee was sent some sixty feet In the iir and Jell down again in the boat, escaping nost miraculously with but a few Blight pounds. In the rear pilot-house was Captain Vreeland, who also escaped unhurt as.no iamage took place there. Captain Vreeland -ashed out on hearing what appeared to him :o be a deep, heavy thud sound, which he ! na? lgi ned had been caused by one of the other Doats coming in collision with the Westfield, md as he ran out ol the pilot-house he at once law an explosion had taken place, and imme ilately rushed-back again for shelter, throw ng himself down upon the floor. As soon as .he air was cleared o? the dense smoke, and it ?vas fairly safe to ven ture* in the front part ot ;he boat, the ros till of the explosion was par .lally observed. With great presence of mind ihose who bad escaped unhurt Bet about reseti? ng or helping their unfortunate companions, iltner from under tho burnlne and heated pipes, or those struggling for.d-jar lile in the ' ?rater below. A 80RR0WrrrL. SCENE. The scene at the'New street s tat io nh o use svas perfectly heartrending. There some of j the dead were, recognized by their friends, who, on beholding them, burst into tears. At length a large express wagon was procured, and the dead bodies were brought out oC the back room and placed therein preparatory to being taken off to the Morgue. The first row ot bodies were placed with the heads towards the Iront of the wagon, and the second row bad their heads resting on the shoulders of I the first, and so on till the wagon was full. It [ was Indeed a sorrowful sight. The blood ran doivn towards the lower end of the vehicle, and one could scarcely bear to witness the Irlends of the deceased climbing up on the wheels, on the shafts, and wherever else they could get a foothold. Finally the dead were all placed in and the wagon drove off.to the Morgue, making one of the saddest proces? sions that was ever witnessed in the streets ot New York. REMOVAL OF THE WRECK About 3 o'clock the blood-stained wreck, the hull of the Westfield, was towed out into the stream, and thence to the foot o? Eighth street, East River, where it will be repaired. After the removnl of the boat, the working of | the paddles brought two other bodies to the surface, one a boy, and the other a little girl about thirteen years of age. The boatmen co itlnued to grapple for more, and occasion ?N y a bonnet or a piece of a dress would be brought up by the grappling Irons, thus show? ing that there were still a number of dead on tbe bottom of the river. Indeed, it is impos? sible to tell how many were lost Bodies from the wreck will probably continue to be found Tor weeks, If not for months to come. Those best acquainted with the tacts think that the loss of life will reach at least one hundred per? sons. It may be more, but lt wont be much less. EIGHTY-FOUR DEATHS, BO FAR. NEW YORK, August 2. The deaths from the Westfield disaster reach eighty-four. THINGS IA MEXICO. CITY OF MEXICO, July 26,1 Via BRASHEAR CITY, TEXAS. August 2. j There are st1.il doubts about the elections. The permanent deputation of Congress wants new ekcliont at various places where there were lnfortnnlilies. Rumors are current that Qoverror Di.** refuses to give up to the Fed? eral Gove, rmi-ut the guns of Oaxal, captured in 18G7. It ls probable that Generals Bocha and Alatoni; w ll go with the troops to enforce the deliver-?. THE CAROLINA KU-KLUX. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY. The Snb-Ku-Ktur Committee's Report of the Condition of Tilings In South Carolina. \ * - J The Washington Patriot publishes an au? thorized report of the evidence taken by the sub-Ku-Klux committee, furnished by Hon. P. Yan Trump. The statement published in the Star is pronounced untrue In many essen? tial particulars,, and the facts have been per? verted In others, with a view of producing a false and partisan impression. ' Tito testimony shows rhere.'are four counties, viz: Laurens, Chester, York and 8partanburg, ln.whlch acts of violence have been commit? ted on both sides.- The whites and blacks are nearly equally divided In population, and the carpet-bag rule, by which the negro ls forcibly put over the white man, has produced a bad and even a dangerous stale of feeling. The pooi whites are mostly aggrieved by an op? pression which is intended to make them the interior of recent slaves steeped In Ignorance and vice. Everything has been done to aggra? vate, the laboring whites, and to outrage the social condition of their families. It ls in proof that the negroes disguised as Ku-Klux committed many outrages.. The testimony given by the negroes was of the lowest kind and utterly unworthy of belief, and many were attracted by the per diem of $2 per day. The statement concludes: "There is no political feeling of any kind in the unfortunate disturb? ances which have occurred in these few coun? ties of South Carolina. They result irom mal? administration, corruption, robbery, carpet bagglsm, and especially among the poor labor? ing white men, from a wicked purpose on the part of the authorities and Legis? lature, to assist black supremacy and de? grade them with negro rule. That is with them, perhaps, the real and most se? rious difficulty ; it is a question ot race, which, as South Carolina 13 now administered and sustained by Federal power, threatens the gravest consequences. The white mechanic and laborer, when he'flnds the worst crime ls protected and pardoned, the law an engine of persecution, and political power abused in order to oppress him with negro domination, and to outrage his wife and cnildren, will re? sist, be the sacrifice what lt may. He may be uneducated and plain, but he is still an Ameri? can and proud of his race. >y TREASURER PARKER'S COURSE. A Case of Dodging. [From the Columbia Phoenix.] ?N Mr. N. G. Parker at last comes out with h reply to the communication of Mr. Edwin J. Scott, chair matt of a committee of the Taxpay? ers' Convention. . Mr. Scott had proposed to. examine that official's books. Mr. Parker throws himself upon his dignity, and declines to allow the examination. His reason. there lor ls that there is a rhode of examination for his office provided by law, and to that exami? nation .alone he feels disposed' to submit. Now, Mr. Parker must newell aware that his communication simply details facts already well known. But does he not know that lt ls because the official examinations are not re? garded reliable that the public would be pleas? ed to have a report from Mr. Scott's commit? tee? A committee of which Mr. Whlttemore* is chairman, and a committee of which Mr. Dennis ls chairman, cannot satisfy the public, and this Mr. Parker well understand?. Hence the public desire to hear from the committee of which Mr. Scott is chairman. We have said before that were Mr. Parker above suspicion, he might afford to throw himself upon his dig? nity or the dignity of his office. We have now to add that were Mr. Parker above suspicion, he would court the Investigation that Mr. Scott proposed. THE COTTON OUTLOOK. Supply, Consumption and Prices-A Bull View of tue Question. . The Liverpool Courier, of July 18, prints the following communication : SIB-The crop question must remain unset? tled for at least eight months to come, -and In making a guess, lt will be aalest to attach no credit to either the bears or the bulls, the for? mer talking of four million and the latter of three million bales, whilst the authorita? tive estimate of the .Agricultural Bureau leans to the smaller quantity. It ls enough for the purpose of to-day to assume that the next crop will not prove as prolific as the last, from which proposition the boldest bear cannot muster courage.to dissent. What I would point out to-day ls the extraordinary strength of the statistical position of the arti? cle, more especially In reference to American descriptions; but to guard against the frequent mistake of expecting undiminished deUveries from diminished supplies, I shall at once as? sume that the rate ot consumption, as shown by the brokers' returns, is over estimated to the extent of 7000 bales per week in American sorts aloae, and that if spinners should deem lt expedient they might, for on entire month, suspend all further purchases and yet keep all their splndles?runblng. Let us see what, in such an extreme case, would become of the statistical position, and whether that would save us from the predicament of high prices. According to the brokers' statement of last Friday, the stock of Ameri? can cotton tn port was.392,0u0 bales. From this time to the end of las: year there was Imported the ex? traordinary quantity of 56:,000 ' American bales. As we shall get none from France this year, aud as the crop ls late, wc cannot hope for over.463,000 bales. Giving a supply of American to the 31st Decemuer of.355,000 bales. Up to this time the trade have taken 43,000 bales American per week, - but taking their wants at co,ooo bales, which ls probably below the reality, they will require In 24 weeks.884,coo bales. and if they were to abstain from taking any American cotton for four weeks, they would, In the remaining 20 weeks, at 36,000 bales, re? quire 720,000 bales; and only In this case I should we be able to close this year With" about the sume stock as last year-a sorry prospect enough In the face of a smaller sup? ply next season. Now let us look at it In another way. The present stock of American cotton ls 72,000 bales larger than last year, which represents as nearly as possible the quantity we after this date got from France.. We therefore at this moment have no more at our dis? posal than last year, when the delive? ries to the trade from this date to the 31st December were only 27,900 bales per week, and when, nevertheless, from sheer scarcity, In spite of war and large crop estimates, prices were. In the course of the autumn, forced no to 9Ad. and 10 j. for middling Orleans, the year closing with a stock of only 109,000 bales American, notwithstanding the unprecedented extent of new imports received wilhin the old year. What price will this autumn reduce the weekly deliveries from 43,000 bales to 27,800 bales of American cotton ? Ot East India cotton we*have only 8000 bales more at sea this year, but we hold 82,000 bales less ol lt on the spot -a grievous deficiency, which is only partially made tip by a surplus ot 70,000 bales miscellaneous. Yours, ftc, AN OLD IMPORTER. Liverpool, July 17,1871. ARRIVAI, OF AMERICAN COTTON" FROM LIVER? POOL.-The ship Antartlc, Captain Flynn, ar? rived at this port yesterday from Liverpool, bringing, as part other cargo, 100 bales of Mo? bile cotton, consigned to Messrs. H. Hem zit Co., of this city. We understand they had purchased 1000 bales for shipment to this mar? ket, but the sudden decline.here In the latter part of June caused them to countermand the shipment of the remainder. The receipt of | cotton from Liverpool at this time is certainly an extraordinary proceeding, in view of the lact that- the crop of American cotton for 1870-71 will exceed 4,250,000 bales, and ranks only second to the largest crop ever produced in the United States. This importation Illus? trates the speculative mania that has prevail? ed In cotton this season. Prices were rushed up to a point that would pay a profit of over one cent per pound on importation from Europe, and a large quantity would have been shipped to New York, had not prices declined, if. T. Journal of Commerce. THE OLD WORLD'S SEWS. LONDON, August 2, Papers have been seized at Marseilles show? ing that lt was the purpose of the Interna? tionals to fire the docks, burn the shipping, and take the city during the confusion. Nancy and Bourges were to be fired and taken on the same plan. The Hon. Donald Dalrlmple, formerly an eminent surgeon and physician, and now i member of Parliament for Bath, will, after the close of-the session of Parliament, make visit to the United States for the purpose of | studying the American course of treatment for the reformation of inebriates. In consequence of rumors as to the inten? tions of the International Society, a vessel laden with petrol?um has been forbidden to ascend the Seine to Bouen. A dispatch from Barcelona says that* four agents of the Inter natloju.1 Society have arrived lhere, and are evidently amply supplied with funds. PARIS, August 2. The Si?cle announces that the members of the Republican Left have rejected the propo? sition for a fusion with the Extremists in the Assembly. The courts-martial have been postponed to the 8th Instant. Jules Favre has resumed tbe practice oi law. President Thiers yesterday threatened to place the resignation ot the government in the hands of the Assembly in consequence of | the defeat of the decentralisation bill. It ls thought to-day, however, that the matter will not be made a Cabinet question. BKLFORT, August 2. Abstention bas defeated the elections gener? ally in Alsace and Lorraine. VIENNA, August 2. It'is probable that their Imperial Majesties, William of Prussia and Francis Joseph ot Aus- ? tria, will meet at Gaston. \ MEW YORK ITEMS. NEW YORK, August.2. Two men were thrown from the Second avenue cars on Sunday by two roughs. One 'of them is dead, and the ocher will die. The murderers are at large. . David W. Eelleher, associate editor cf the Irish World, has been missing since Sunday. It ls* feared he was lost on the Westfield. The steamer Ashland, from Fernandina, passed, yesterday afternoon, off Absecom, two su aleen schooners, apparently the result of col? lision. _ - XE TTS FROM WASHING TOA". - , * . . . . * . - ? ? * . ? WASHINGTON, August 2. The Secretary of the Interior decides that President Grant never expected a patent for McGarrahan to the Panoche Granite Quicksil? ver Mines, and that the application of the New Idrla Mining Company for a patent to the same lands ls irregular ,and should not be granted. Tbe-property reverts to the United StateB. ' . Secretary Boutwell has rendered a final de? cision against the war claims. Four persons were killed this alterno on by the explosion of a small cannon at an open air festival given by the Sch?tzen Corps. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. -The British ship Napier was wrecked on Body Island. . -The Chicago White Stockings beat the Mu? tuals in a match game of base ball, fifteen to four. -The At lan tics beat the Savannah club, for? ty-two to eighteen. -The Dental Convention continued lt? ses? sion at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, yesterday. -Ex-Secretary ol War C. M. Conrad and General hobert Toombs, of Georgia, are at the White Sulphur Springs. -Hon. Horace Greeley delivered an address at the Methodist Church In Alexandria yester? day afternoon. -The steamer America sailed from San Francisco yesterday with General Capron and party and three hundred and forty-seven pas? sengers, ot whom three hundred were Chinese. THE WEATHER THIS DAT. WASHINGTON, August 2. Partially cloudy and pleasant weather,' with Tislng temperature, is probable for Thursday from Pennsylvania to Missouri southwards. Rising barometer, with but few local storms, will probably be experienced from Michigan, Missouri and Iowa. Local rains of thia even? ing from the Ohio Biver northward and west? ward will probably continue but a short time; no important change Is Indicated for New Eng? land. . * Veste rd a y's Weather Reports of the Signal Service, U. S. A.-4.47 P. hi. Local Time. Place of Observation. c BS Augusta..-. Baltimore. Boston.... Buffalo, N. Y..\ Charleston. Cheyenne, W.T. Chicago. Cincinnati. Cleveland. Corinne, Utah... Detroit. Duluth, Min .... Indianapolis.... Key West, Fla... Knoxville, Tenn, baku City, Fla.. Memphis, Tenn.. Milwaukee, Wis. Morille....... New London, ct. New Orleans.... New York. Omaha, Neb. 03wegr>, N. Y.... Philadelphia. Pittsburg, Pa.... Portland, Me.... Rochester, N. Y. .-an Francisco.. Savannah . sr. Louis. St, Paul, Minn.. Toledo. O. Washington 0.0. vvunilngtOL.N.C. Norfolk. Lynchburg. Leavenworth.... Cape May. Mt. Washington. 3O?00 80.12 S0.01 20.99 30.09 39.1S 29.02 30.02 30.00 29.4 29.92 29.81 29.96 80.04 29.99 30.02 30.03 29.91 30.08 00.09 30.04 30.10 2J.70 29.98 30.08 30.03 30.04 30.00 29.98 30.03 20.93 29.81 29.92 30.07 30.07 30.08 30.02 29.9-i 30.11 30.20 2r. SW SE w sw sw E w C m NE SW s sw sw E 3 S NW SE SW sw SE S E N S SW s NE sw s SE sw sw E Fresh. Gentle. Fresh. Fresh. Gentle. Brisk. Fresh. 3? (V A Gentle. Fresh, Gentle. Fresh. Freeh. Fresh. Gentle. Fresh. Fresh. Light. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh; Light. Light. Gentle. Gem le. Gentle. Fresh. Fresh. Light. Fresh. Fresh. Light. S Cm S I Fresh. S I Gen tie NWiLlght. Clear. dear. Fair. Fair. Fair. Fair. LL Hain Fair. Fair. Fair. Th'lng. Olouily. Cloudy. Fair. Fair. Fair. Fair. Cloudy. Fair. Fal'. Fair. Fair. Fair. Hazy. Clear. Fair. Fair. Fair. Fair. Cloudy. Cloudy. rtir'ng. Fair. Fair., Fair. Thr'ng. Clear. Fair. Clear. Fair. NOT*.-The weather report dated 7.47 o'clock, this morning, will be posted In the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce at 10 o'clock A M., and, together with the weather chart, may (hy the courtesy of the Chamber) be examined by ship - masters at any time during the day. CROPS IN MARION.-The Marlon Crescent says : "Corn and cotton crops In the county have been very much Injured by the long con? tinued drought. The accounts from all sec? tions amounts to this : the corn crop, though very good In some places and In others so ruined that planters - are cutting lt down to save what they caa of it, on a fair est?mate will be twenty-five per cent, less than the crop oi last year. Cotton, which at one time prom? ised to be the best yield we have had for years, has been seriously injured and will be about twenty per cent, less; and the minor crops of ?otatoes, peas, ?c., are more or less cut short, here being more corn planted thia year than was usual, we etlll hope the crop may be suffi? cient to carry the planters through the next year, but, as less cotton was planted, and even that will yield less than it did last year, that crop will be short" -Bents have so much fallen in Paris that an "apartment," consisting of several chambers, parlor, dining-room, Ac, which belore the war would have cost $400, can now be had for $200 per month. Meats are selling at tbe same prices as before the war. Fruits are plentliul and of excellent quality, and not dear, THE 6KEAT POISONING CASE ? THEBOOT OF THE SOU' OF THE AC? CUSED LADT EXHUBtED. An Kio qa ent Plea, for Che Widow Wharton. The authorities of Baltimore some days since determined ba disinterring the remains of the late Henry C. Wharton, son of Mrs. G. Wharton, now confined OH the charge o? ? poisoning General Eetchum. The deceased, lt will be recollected, died rather soddenly in Baltimore, and was interred at Norristown, Pa., on the 12th of April, 1870. Cn Friday, District Attorney. A. Leo Knott, ot Baltimore, arrived In Norristown, and took I action along with District Attorney Bosh, of Montgomery County, with a view to the disin? terment of the body of Henry C. Wharton, eon of Mrs. Ellen G. Wharton, now In prison at j Baltimore, under the charge of wholesale poisoning. On Saturday morning Deputy Mar? shal of Police Frey, of Baltimore, along with Professors Aiken and Miles, and Jacob Weaver, undertaker, arrived lu Norristown, and at once proceeded to the performance of their unpleas? ant task. Sexton Jonas Wonset 1er, of St. John's Episcopal Church, and an assistant under the superintendence of Undertaker Weaver, who brought the body of deceased to Norristown, Apriril,l870, from Baltimore, proceeded to the grave-yard- connected with tire above named church at about 10 o'clock, and at 12 o'clock had removed the earth and brought the coffin containing the remains once more to the light j of day. This article had been made of wood, covered with black cloth, and presented, when taken out of the ground, a decayed appear? ance, the silver handles and plate containing Inscriptions having become almost entirely de? tached from the same. The coffin was re? moved to the prison yard near at hand, when the covering was removed and the body exposed to light. Professor Miles at once proceeded to remove the stomach and adjacent parts and placed them in four Jars, which were hermetically sealed. They will be taken to Baltimore, where their con? tents will be subjected to a thorough chemical analysis. The .body was very much decom? posed, as lt had been buried since the 12th of j April lost year. The parts needed for examl-1 nation being re moved, the body was re-inter? red. A number of professional and scientific j men of Norristown, as well as of Baltimore, were present at the exhumation. The party reched Baltimore on Sunday, .bringing the stomach and Intestines with them. It is un? derstood that at least ten days' or two weeks must elapse before a proper analysis can be made. The trial of Mrs. Wharton will com? mence In September, during the second week of that month. MRS. WHARTON Di THE PAST. The public mind being at this time en? grossed by the rare instance which Mrs. Whar? ton's case presents, any little items relative to herself and her past life cannot but prove inter? esting. The following ls an extract from a recent letter written by an old friend of this lady's, who knew ber many years ago at the army posts on the frontier. ?.Do you know that this Mrs. Wharton of Whom you write-the pretended prisoner was one of my best army friends ? I cannot tell you how shocked I was to read the ac? counts of her present situation. I feel should be .quite wi li lpg to swear to her Inno? cence, simply from my previous knowledge of her character and Ufe. I first knew her be- I fore my marriage at Fort Gibson, .where she was a universal favorite-a perfect lady in blood and breeding. I have been to ner fath? er's house In Philadelphia, and have known all about ber since her marriage. She was also at Fort Kearney, after I had been married four or five vears. where I became very fond of | her, as did my husband, who would do any? thing in the world to Ber ve ber. I feel confi? dent and assured that there ls foul play some? where. Hor marrlago was A runawoj match, but a happy one; her husband, although not a man to command very lasting respect, she was entirely devoted to. He was in the Fifth Infantry, as was also General Ketchum, whom I knew very well, and whom we did not j greatly admire. As to the inordinate passion I for dress, which Mrs. Wharton is said.to have evinced, her excessive gay ely and proclivities to imprudence, this is all false. When I knew her Bhe dressed very plainly, notwithstanding ample means. She was very domestic, and wrapt up in her children. Some of my happi? est days I have spent in her house; Bhe was very Intelligent, and a most charming conver? sationalist; ?very hospitable, keeping open house to all the officers at the post. 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