THE NEWS AND HERALD. wA4 afo& o, M . & . - . "rv "m.6m j a . THE f(ATIONAL TICKET. "OM PUIsDENT: WINFIELD 8. HANCOCK, OfPonnsylvania. YOR VICE-rRESIDUT: WILLIAM H. ENGLISI, Of Indiana. TIlE WATERMELON CROP WILL RE A fa.h1re. What will the poor barbe cues do? TiuE BOSTON ldra will support Garfield, but promises not to teli ties about 11uncock. TiE CEsUs GIVES COLUMBIA ontr 9,860 inhabitants, while Augusta claims over 25,000. Get a canal, gt. tlenien. REMP.BLOANU, lN 'TnE ASSIMCNC OF other charges against Hancock, assert that ie is guilty of the crime of wear Ing a corset. TiHE EPORT IS VURUENT THAT Gen cral Grant will support hancock. Later advices are iat the ex-President will vote for Gmrfleld, though it Is still asserted that he believes iancock will Ni:wE nY HAD A Bo TIE ON Wed nesda. A beautiful monument to the Coni'ederato dead was un1veiled with Imposiing ce,!remolies. Genleral Kenl liedy delivered the orationl andt J. F. J. C.ldvel!, E(j., read ti oigiunal poem, TEim DiE Tnin or M. J.%rrs A. GRAY, of Augusta, will be quite a loss to the iiercnitile circles. Mr. Gray camo to this country from Ireholld with scarcely a penny, ad by iudustry and attention to businless made a fortune and a name.' IN A MOM1ENT OF IIONEPST enthusiasm, John W. Forney telegraplhed to Han cock, "You will be elected," and his Republican brethren of the press have bulldozed the old fellow to the point of wishing lie had never heard of l1an cock. SOM1EHOW OR OTHER TIE MARLBORO Independent movement, the R1hinehiart resolutions and the Greenback canvass are not making the stir that Republi cans would most like to see in South Carolina. Something is wrong with the hand organ. It doesn't play worth a cent. GAMBETTA WAXES AMBITIOUS. .HE proposes niow to stand for election ini every department of France, with the intention of being elected in a mnajori ty of them and them showig his Supremacy in the Republic. In this country most statesmen are satisfied if they succeed in securing the en dorseurant of one district. Tna Ba NswELL CORRESPONDENT OF the Columbia Register says: "A County Convention will shortly be called for the purpose of adopting rules for the government of thme prima. ry elect ions.. The admnirabale system in use in Fairfield county seems to be the basis of the code which will probably be adopted for our cou nt.v." The Fairfield systemi has commenided iteclf to a number of other counties. It is the most satisfactory system because it is more strict thani others, and1( throws around the party nonminat ion the.same safeguards that the law pro v'ides for regular elctions. I)oN CAMICRON SA S THAIL ILL HIEALTHK prvents him from acting as chairmain otf the National Republicnan Connnittee. Hie should simply have pleaded indis position. Don became chairmani of' that commiiittee in order to boss things around. Blut after the hard-headed, double-fisted Blaine meen had banged himi about in meeting and threatened to kick him out of his seat, he con fidentially informed a reporter that lie was "disgusted with piolities." Don has not recovered from his whipping at Chicago, and lie is afraid of anmother drubbinag in November. Why mnot give the place to Whittakc r? lie is out of a job now. "AANCE~ 1s AGAIN IN A FERMENT. Th'ie go verlnment began on Wedniesday - to execute its act of exp)ulsioni of th'e ..Jaanits. This measure has created unch dlisconatent, and a large number -f IIIgrlenc hlwer have dec(lae miixedl cro,wd, coinlpIMed of' friends amd enaem aies, and an iii ent riot b,egani, ini whlich thle cric s > a-ni with the Riepulic" were freely given. 'rho .Jesuiits were tlnaally (ejeeled andi some of their backers carried1 to prison. ixcitemnit exists in the pirovinces. But the Jesuits will have to p)ack their baggage and leave. Gambetta wills It and Gambetta is sup)reme. Victory &t_Dollymount. The American team has won anoth-. er victory in the long range rifle con * ~ test with Ireland, at Dollymount ini that Island, by a score of 1,292 to 1,280, the marksmanship on both sides belig thie best ever recordled. Theln Americans scored 4860 at 800 yards, 480 at 900 yards, and 420 at 1000 yards. * Tho Irish teani mnade 48 at 800 yards, 428 at 900 yards anid 416 at 1000 yards. Th'le highesat score was made by Clark, of the A merieans, behng 219 out of pas 5el 225, or forty hull's eyes~ ont of 45 shots. At on 4housand yard. Rlt6ihbolf, 4f -: 0e Aint A ai 0 :6am Struck te bul's eye lin the1 exacI centrO, mIakig the best shot of ti day. Ua'4876 the 4:uericane madi .1A to 1,104 for the Irish. In 1871 afn Amerilcan teatu of eight soored S,S34 points to 3,242 for the Irish, Thus far America bas kept the load in long range shooting, though thc contest has been very close. On Wednesday, In individual com petition, Laird, of the Ameriean team, scored fifty out of a possible fifty, and thel made three more bull's eyes. Scott, also of the Atmerican team, won the Spencer cup at 1000 yards by a score of 48. Scenes of Horror and Heralsn -Statement of Some of the Survivor. On Monday the steamer Seawaniha ka was burned to the water's edge in New York harbor. The fire, suppos ed to have been caused by an explo sion of gas in the furnace. burst out in mid channel and the fltlles Wrapped the vessel before sie could be beaclIed on Sunken Meadows. The passengers and crew consisted of about three hundred, of whom more than thirty were destroyed by fire or by watel. The most barrowing accotsts were givenl of the accident, of which lthe following are specimens. William Smith, one of tie Seawan haka's crew was found on the 28th lust., and gave tile following: "I was walking about on the bow ol' lie steam er when the tire broke out, and first noticed flanes aid smoke comi.np throngh the doors of the forward cab in. An instant later I IEA19D A FEAIIFUL SHIIIEK, and all the passengers began to rush forward. Then 1 noticed that the fire was spreading all over the boat. There was i regular pantic alnol)g 1l except tl:e deck hands, who began to yell out to the passengers to prevent them from jumping over board. Then ais the flaies reached the uipper deck the scene became horrible. The air was filled with the shrieks and plead Ings of the women, while tile men rushed madly about in terror, not knowing wihat to do. llunireds of life preservers were torn from their lacs and thrown into the crowd on deck. whlic seemed too much paria yzed to act. The fire was leaping up to the promenade deck and the passen gers flung thenselives away heaidlong to the main deck, in some eases being, t.unned by the fall. The (leek hands were as cool ts though we were mere ly making a landing. Suddeily the ;tenmter G ranite State stetned Ii p 1111d i great cheer went up from the pas sengers wIo rushed to the side of tile Seawanhaka and began to I)eckon and wcream for help. But, the fire lad ;pread so inici that it would have oeen mere madness for the other ;teaner to come near us, so she stop ped for a ininute and then passed on. rIEN THE SITUATION BECAME DREAD FUL% A few men deliberately. stripped hemselv'es of all clothing and, plung zing into the river, swam for the Rani dalPis Island shore. As soon1 as tile rest saw tils thecy began to julmp over boar'd niotwithstanding the effort of tile ffort Of tile Ccew to keep them f'omn loing so. As thie tlamc sp)readl everv 11nan whlo wvore the bilue shirt of' a deck mund was surrounded by a crowdi who aegged for their lives as though we >ould save themi oil. I was diven 'ight Out oin the extrlemel end of' ihe bow, anId from this p)osition) I saw ai ight which made me staigger. Onie iltter allot her the frightened peoiple leaped into the water', sotme withlout ife preCser'vers, while others stood uniong tile flames as mlotioleCss as5 statues. I think they mlust hlave beenl STUP'EFIED BY .IG(IIT md1( renlder'ed unable to stir. One wo Inan I sawv with a baby in hecr arms right in the midst of the fire. She did tot do any thing bult screaml. althiouIgh he tilames swept arloutnd heCr like so many waves. She was bU eing buirned ilowliy, and( fell 011 11er knhees with her' race tulrnled ninvlar id and1( 1her handus el'a14ped around1( her' inifanut as thIouigh in desper'ation. -The untfotute1( wo inan mst have been buned to a cin der', tor' the place where sihe lav was literally licked by tile fire, which "'as driven. w~ithl incr'easedl fury by the winud cauise by the tremenClddus5 speed of tile steamler', which was hleadinmg for' RanldOll's Islanid. I saw a stout. 11n11n hanlginlg from the ir'on r'od wich runlts fl'om thle malzsthead to the bow, ills legs were daniglitng in (lie fire. but 11e wouild nlot let go his hold( 01n theO rod. His wife stood beside him encased in at life preserver, anld as sihe tried to pull her' huisbanid down to a place I couldl see himn shake his hlead as if' refusing to move. Fittally' the woman hlad to jumplj over'boarld, to sav'e heri ownli Iib anid left her' huLsbanld hanginlg inl thte tire like a dead mazn. The tlmes twitted ariounhd his limbits, wi'hichi began to shrivel and burnz und th(e1 terrtible agony. ThIe board was butrzned fr'omI the mian's face, but still lhe ihekld nun til ahnost ALL IIIs CLOTIIING WAS IN CIND)Eus. Then hle drloipped upon0 the deck anud his body' w~as butt, open1 wit ht the forlce of the fall. When we striucek hllindall's Islatnd the decks were so hot th'at I got outside of the r'ailing and1( eluntg to the jackstafl 01n tile bow. ''Tere were' two T'wme whlo stood besideo me1, anid wvhien I tOld them to jumIp h v held( on1 to (lhe raii till the harderICI. I I hen 1fore thenm to jump la Ito tile water', and1 swami 01' wmlead ashor'e w'.i(h themIl. Then th zoscenes werle appaltiilig, I could hear11 the dm'owvnintg men's voiees ctallittg forl thle stmatli botats to piick them utp, and a few passengers could1( still be seetn br'aving~ the fire and smol(ke oil the Seawanhzakai. On tile shmot'e the passengers crowded aro0und thie dlead anld those wh'io had1( been saved1. Each'l one wVanted to do somzet.hing to help lisa neghbor, bult the conzfusioni wa's so gtreat that few succeeded in doitng anyv thing usetal. I think thle loss ol' ii'I'c must 1he great, for I staw severai pe0 1)l0 who julmplhed into the( r'iver struick bythe palddle wh'leei. Thiere wiere be sides a larg' noumber' who plerished'( itn the flames.'' CatptaIin Stephmen C. Iluestls, of Wlhiteonme, time wvell known liell GLate pilot, who was 011e of tile palssengers, says: "I was Sittinmg on (lie mlaini deck onl tIhe p)ort side, whenl a1 suddenl r'usht of passengers comning from star'boarid apprIsed me1 that somnething was wronig. I was right all and so saw nothinmg of the flames that were a)ready vniniig I t1).Qtt of the. Owlvio roomli.- :TbtI steard.1 liory*6r1'ijrC.4 bUit I liti nIot feol much alarm-ned, fa I know a wiliff .XfBaoko will oroafe.a ,sare among pasenger. I oalled otit to the peo. Pie to keep still, as therle I"3 dan ger, and started forward. I I saw th4t the boat was all ablaze Vdshipe, and inlstantly realized the danger we Wore all in. I lmigied Captain Weeks, who was at the wleel, steered to run herou Ward's islaid, but he fist Inissed his inark. Yet, we passed 80 close that many of the pussugors who crowded on the raillings iiado their leap then and got safe ashore. Probably FIFrY GOT OFF THIS WAY. At she' sped on through the vater. missing their apparent harbor of ref ige, the screanis of' the women were dreadl,ul to heair. One woNman oil tle hurr11TICane10 deck above our heads lean ed over ald sc'reaned 'save m1 child. Oi, save nmy child," and tir'ew her baby .down to a mani who Stretched out his arms. Me Caught the child, tucked it 1111der his arli, stepped oil tile rtil anid jJumped overboard, and was picked up I believe and got safely ashore. As I have said, the btat rai pist the island and ran on four or five hunldred yards until silo grounded on the sunken marshes. Then, as I after ward saw, her bows stood right out. of the water, ald it was coniIipara tively elsl, for those who were forward -of the place where the fire was raging. to drop oil fo tihe Iinrsly grouinld anld wade to dry land, but to us who were aft of that point the larnes presented all impeiietrable barrier and the water suironi 1iding 0111' par-t, of' the sillp was too deep For those uinable to swh;i to hope to keep themtselves afloat if' they jumped over. lowever', the r'agtinig flamnes threateni,g usN with anll eveu nore terrible death thalnl awaited us it' we Failed to reach the shore, swept away all hesitation and there was A P1;1uF1CT STAM1PDEi, OViI0AM). Mlenl anld womienitillilped headlong into the water and bhld on to an hanginl. rope or the headin'g of' the hsips suld and fi-hiling ally other meas of sip port seized hold of' one allother, anld so pushed thvni uider, and thus many lives were lost. As soon ats I got. in)o the wiater I swai towaird the wheel and1( got hold11 of the gaiig plan11k, tIn k. that would supiport i me uil a boat. could get to me mnd take nit ashore. I found in oldmniai holding on by' a hanging fender. When be saw me'he cried out, 'Oh, dear, I s iatl be drown ed. 1 knlow I i can ontly 11oh oil i little ll.ger.' 11old onl. man,'1"said 1, 'thevre Is is sure to be t row boat hlero direet ly. Fust. a1s the old Fellow let. uo his hold, completely ex-iaullsted, it boat eatile up to us. I caglt. hold of the sterni and caught Ithle old illanli as he was disappearing benlleath tle wvater; he got Ilis armus arounid my nleck and 1 tell you lbe 1.hling on like -4'im death. In that coidl(itioll we Nvere towed ashore. The steaimier' Osseo was soie distancje ,cawav in our % wlike When the fire broke ut, and she took all those who vere saved, desirous it' o'ing, cast, oil board anld brougtiI us oi lere. The Seawianmhaka left Peck Slip for Glen-wood it a quaIrter-past. four, and I reckon the fire broke out. about haI' way between llim1ter's Point anld what we call 'Nigger Point.' I heard MIr. lendricks say that. the fire was eauised by anl exploion of' coal gas in the Iur nice or the boiler. I did inot. see any% of' the boats lowered, but the fact is the w hole afl'air hiaippenied so suncly that ther'e wa'si no orrganIized act ion to saive the pahssenIgers onl I le lar't of' any1 one0. It wat s1 veryb1ody for hlimselfP anid God for us all.' I have no idlea howinany1 were dr'ow ned. A "reat iany1I, I tears, tortv 01' tiff v, perhaiSips. Another palssen'ger sati mi~any wo men and clikhd'ean mist have per-ished. It was a sad~ sight to see womnen wr'ing lug t heir hands 11( an rusin 1g to and fr'o looking for t heir clhi'eni, w ho had mIomenCltaily str'aye'd SIwA, Some of the pa5ssenIgers seemued to hav'e lost all senlse and1( l)ower of' act ion. Onie nian, f'airly' era'zed, clunig to thet net tintg unu der' the wihueelhiouse, wshere the fi'e rasgedl most fiercelv. Ini thet. it. looked like a1 perfe'ctly vol'anio. I shouted to hirn1 to let go, saying, '1)rop off'. vou mnadman, and we will sauvc you 1' but lie did niot appear' to comp21lehendI2 the nienning of' the words and1( wvas liter'al ly r'opstedl alive. Sooni he fell wi to ai ledge in 1the t hick of'1I th linecs, wvhere 1 cbli se thait his leshi wvas aetuailly in historyv dleserive'sgreater' ad mirat ion than1 the 'Ibeh air of1 Captanini Sumithi. wsithI his clothells s'coiched( to) tinder anid his hands and wrists bur i'nig and bleeding lie kept ait his po(st. at the wvheel, never' leaivinmg it untiIlihe had bIeachled his ship. lie was dread tidIly bur ined, poor)1 fellow. I wals p)icked u11> by~ a1 boat1 lowsered friomn the OJsseo and1( br)1ought 0on here. 31 COCI(.5 r HOMTE. A Furni'e at IIcaduarllItrFA -Ble'Ifged 1by 114 portersi-A 8iahowr of' Telegrams. NF.w' YOuK dJune 2.-The'l head quariter'.s of' the M~lilitarys Dlivisioni ot the At laintie, on Gover'nor's I :lnd, woi'e its usuial aippearanc Il've,(sterday moingji(. Th'le commaiiler( ar511ose as uisuli, brea5k tasted as u: