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'ATCl'MAW, awAaoAlOfced C#a?oll<Uted Aug. 8,1881. Cbt Wtiti|in anb ?Soutbron fubliifeftd Ivory Wednesday, -ii-' IST. Ok Osteen, 8UMTKR, 9. C. T4KM8 : , $l.,50 per mnuiD?io advance. 0* Square tret innertion.......91 00 ?eery eobeoqneot insertion........ . SO Contracts for three months, or looger wil oo oj*e> ot redoeed rotes. All communication ?hieb sabcorve private tatereoti ?III be charged for os odeertieeaeots. Obitoeriee sod tribotes of respects will* be oborffed for. 1 BRITISH SUCCESS HEAVILY BOUGHT. i Maval Brigade and York ahtret Bore Brunt of Bat tie. Loodoo, No? 28 ?A ditpatoh bos booo reeeived bore from Qeo Bailor, gtvtog o Hot of tbo eosoaitiee among ?bo troops eogoged io ?hat was bigb erto koowo bore ao tbo battle of Grae Poo., bot which le me? officially desig oeled tbo battle of Dobl'to It proves, oo ootietpoted, tbal ibo British soooess ?ao heavily booght. Tbo losseo ao ooojoood today added to tbe oaval brigade oesoelties, previously notified, aako a grand total of 198 oo tbe ooet of Oeo Metaoeo'e second battle. Tbe Yorkshires, apparent!/ boro with tbe ?aval brigade tbo brunt of tbe fighting to there were io additioo to tbroo . ofteere. 48 of tbe rook aod file killed, woooded aod nieaiog Tbe faot tbat tbo Hoi oootaios tbo oasoaltiea of tbo Jftotb Laooere seems to dispose of tbe foart tbat tbo eavairy woe surrounded ood eoptored. eepooiotly oo oooe of tbo LoQOOfS are reported mieeiog Oeo Bollor'o list of tbo easoalties above oaioog tbo woooded of tbo See ood Yorkshire Light iofootry wore Oaft 0. A Totoo, Lieat H 0. Ferov boogb tad Lteot 0 H. Aokroyd Two ootaalliee aeioog tbo ooo-oommis otooed offioori ood ateo of tbo variooi regiejeote eogsged were : Killed, 10 ; woooded. 71 ; ?stest ng. 9 Tbo wer oftae boo received tbe following ditpatow fron Oeo. Bailor doted Pietermarinbarg, Natal, Nov. 2*tb: ' Oar loot oowo from Ladysmitb. Nov. 24tb, ootd 411 well Ao old esre?ege dated Nov 19 b. jost arrived, bogioe : 'Joobort boo eiplaioed firing to ooo (Red Cross-) flag pretioasly reported Move accepted explanation oo satisfactory ' "Lies' Lethbridge, nfl > brigade, died of wooodo Obere woooded gtoerolly dotog well. ' Hooltb of troops good / "Stt w?oo led Dab?o Fasiliers oap tared oo armored traio loath of Colon oo soot bero today.*' A oorrootod list of tbo British oeeoal 4iee at Grae Pao shows tbat Flag Oopt. EegioaTa 0 Protboto; of tbo Doris aod ooo) Lieoteaaoi of osertoee, Wolter C Joooe, also of the Doris, previously reported woooded, were killed Tbo eddittooel oaiualtrs telegraphed by Ooo. Boiler eppeer to bo the first tot laset too of tbo eotiooe of Goo Mothaen's forces, which hove oot yet boor reported A TOUGH PROPOSITION Tbo Aooooiated Press learos tbat aotioo of Lord Peaooefoto ood other British ambassadors in oolifyiog tbe powert that a ototo of wer bos eiieted ?mo* Oot. Ulb betwtv? Great Britain aod tbo Sooib Afrteao republioa bee prompted trqiiirieo by the various Loo doo eoiboeeiee regardiog the oatore of the hostilities The Associated Press is eolotaiiy laforusei tbat tne notification boo; io nv owe charged tbo British vmwo ae to tbo B>*ro' status Hat, io ?pile of the oosbigaooe rtfereooe* io the qoeeo's speech ard other official docooseots at tbo eomoseoocoseot of tbe war rrg.trdieg "military operation/* aod oih <r ovaeivo ose of tbo tern ? wer," it appears theo tbo Uoited H'ateo has e^neieteoily rooogoiied tbo Booro ae ormiog, praotioally, oo ind ? pendent Stale, considering tbe claim of Brititb euieroioty t o slight o ibreod to pat thetn io the light of rebels. It ?a laottly admit'ei by the Britieh effi etole that ibe usoel o'mmunioations roiaiito to a "state of war'' w?ro oot ojado earlier beeoose it woe oot tboognt tbot vtotory woold be deferred loog eooagb to moke saeb a diplomatio etep aeooeoer). Tbe goverumeot maintain, that giving ibe B ier** belligerent rights does oo' o>nsti'Q(o on aoknowli dgm i r of tboii claim to mdependoce, evidrnr lOg os pro tf of ?In- ooutotttion tbtt both foreigo gOfeOOsOOH o?.d th* guv ernon?ot ot the United Stooff treated the Coofederoteo ae belligerent*. GR AH PAN FIGHT. Oreoge Reer, Monday, Nov 27.? Tb? Brtful arm? bt?7? ecbietud a bvillioot viotory Toe eo*ruy. otroogly ooMooobod. bold o raogejot billo o .ui both oidoe of tbo railway at Uroo Poo Tbo April. IStO. "Bo Ju _iSUMT Lapeashiret, ander Lewis, reooonoiter ed io so armored troio oo Friday. Tbo Boors shelled the troio, killing Lswit and o private. Geo Methueo theo advanced. His column mode a detour and bivouacked for the oight at Swank'* Poo, three miles from the Bier position. At dawn no adveooe began, the guards forming tbo reserve The oolumn debouched oo lot plain east ward of the Boer kopjes The Boer goos opeood lire. Two batterios of British artillery, posted oo eaoh side, ?belled the B ers, practice being good oo both sides. The Boero st iok tenaciously to their positions, firing steadily and accurately. The duel, wbiob constantly beoaroo hotter, lasted ttrte hours. The Boer shells woocdec several men of the naval brigade Fiodiog it impossible to displace the Boers by artillery. Geo. Metbuen resolved op at iofootry attack. A brigade of iofootry, iooladiog the Yorkshire*, tbo Northtmptoos, the Northomberltods ood the Laoooshiret, with tbo oovol brigade oo the right, gallantly stormed the *Boor positions io tae face of o withering fire, ood carried bill after hill, tie brigade uoder Col. Money oaptariog the main positioo against a terrific fire and suffering severely Maoy of the Bjers volootarily sur? rendered The Boers were shelled during the firing retreat, ind most have toot heavily, but the;? succeeded io gettiog away oortbward with their six goos. The British were badly io oeed of more oovolry. Tho hoik of the fighting was on Free State territory, tod the eogogemeot wtt admirably penned Thirty Boor wounded tro uoder trettmeot here. THE BOERS' TAGTIC8. Berlin, Nov. 28.?Tho Deutsche Zritoog publish)! tho following dis ptteh, doted Pro tori a, November 27, receiving it, it it thought, throogh Boor diplomatic ehtootlt: President Kroger ood President 8teyo bovo instructed Geo Joobert tod Goo Oroojt oot o tpltt their forott ioto toitll detoobrreon, bat to strike vigor oat blowt Geo Joabert bot throe oo-pe, ooo holdiog Ladysmitb, the teoood commanding the Togelt, tod tho third etst of Estooort io order to tot off tbt British retrett. Geo Oroeje't foroet ore divided ioto three contingents, ooo ut Kimberley, toother ot Modder river tod third in the rctr of Geo Mothaeo " London. Nov 28?Gen Foreitier Walker has sent ibo following dispttob, da ed Gtpe Town, today, to the wtr offioe : "Kekewieh reports from Kim? berley from Nov 18 to Nov 23 some unimportant ekirtnishee with tho Boers Wounded. Gspt 3odley, Lieut. Htw K: r tod three troopert ; tli doing well. The betltli of the garrison it good, tod the wtter supply it plentiful Port Royal Qlveo Big Ap? propriation. Wosbiogtoo, Nov 30.?Tbo report of Bear Admiral Eodieott, chief of tbt bartta of otvtl yards tod docks, ?obmitt estimate* for improvements smoootieg to $14.706,439 The recommendations uro mode with t view to to improving the various Motions that the eotire cavy, including the portioo io reserve, may be pot ioto immediate tervioo tod kept there eootiooously Among the items rr.oom mended ore t oew stone and ooooreto drv dook at the N? w York navy yard i?> cost $1,000 000 and at Norfolk, to eost $1,200,000. Another importtot i'eoi is $1.500 000 for barracks at Boston, Brooklyn, League Island, Norfo!k and Mare Island, each to cost $:ioo,ooo Tho to'al estimate for various nr.vy yardt tnd stations are at follows : Norfolk $1 649.000 including $300,. 000 to oegin orw dock and $500.000 for additional laod 'o iooreose scope of vord; Port Rot?l. 8 C$882 000; Pcoaocole: Flo. $20,000 | K*y West, F a, $117,000 ; Dry Tortugas, Fls, $100,006 Seaboard Going to Charles ton. Obarleston, S 0 . Nov 20 ?Tbo Chattanooga, Augusta and OhoilvO ton railioad company wts orgat.izod hero this afternoon. Tbia is tbe Sea board Air Lino's new road between this ci?y and Atlanta, surveys lor whim bave been completed Tho following oalowff fftro elected ! President, I rUndolpb Willioms, of Baltimore j vice prtoidoot and gon< eral manager, Jam n l' Jackson, ol August* ; secretary, lleniy Botet, id ( hailesto!) ; ltOwSwfwf( R <i mdwyii kh?tt, of Oborleatoti ; board of di rectors, G W Willi tum, Jr. 0 VYil bern, R Woodwyn Rhatt, W B Owii olm, C S Heard, dames U Jackson, 8 H Wilson, Henry Buist, L Ron dolpb Williams, S W Travis, W B S WboUy ood W M Wollt st and Fear not?Let all the Ends thou ER. S. Os WEDNESI I British Numbers Triumph. Attacked 8,000 Boem En? trenched at Modder River. Loodoo, Nov 29,?The war office has received the following dispatob from Qeo Buller: ??Cape Town, Tuesday, No-r 28.? Gen Methueo reports : M 'Modder River. Tuesday, Nov 28 ?Rscooooitered at 5 a bb. enemy's position on Modder River sod fouod them strongly entrenched and conceal? ed No means of outflanking, the river being fall. Aotion commenced with artillery, mounted iofaotry and oavalry, at 5 30, guard on right, Ninth brigade on left, attacked position in widely extended formation at 6 SO, and supported by the artillery, found itself in front of the whole Boer foroe, 8,000 strong, with two Urge guns, four Krupps, eto. M 'The osvsl brigade rendered great assistsooe from the railway. " 'After desperate, bard fighting, which lasted 10 bourn, our men, without water or food and in the burning sun, made the enemy quit his position " 'Gen Pole-Carew was successful in getting a small party across the river, gallantry assisted by 300 sappers V 'I speak in term* of high praise of the oonduot of all who were engaged in one of tho harden and most trying fights in tho annals of the British army. If I can mention one arm particularly, it is two batteties of artillery ? " x A special* dispatob from Wiodsor says thst Gen Metbuen'e dispatob to the queen after the battle of Modder River ssys : ? "The battle wss the bloodiest of the oeotury The British shelled the enemy out of the trenches and theo oherged The result wss terrible*" A revised list of the British casual* ties at Belmont shows : Officers?Killed, 4 ; wounded, 22 ; ooo-oommUsiooed offioers sod privates killed, 46 ; wounded 225, of which numbsr tbs Gusrds had 85 killed aod 159 wounded. A revised list of the easttslttsii sus? tained by Qeo. Hildyard's forees at tbs battle of Beaooo Hill shows : Killed, 18 ; wounded, 64 ; missing 1 ; pris? oners, 8 SORTIE FROM KIMBERLEY. Pretoria, Monday, Nov. 27?Gen Dutort reports that the British mide a sortie from Kimberley earlv Saturday morning sod fired on the Boers with artillery sod infsntry in tho dark? ness. The British sortied where the Bioemhof Boer foroe was ststiooed Oo onr (the Boer) side there were 300 men. Gen.N Dutort, who wss nine miles off, bssteoed to the assistance of the Bioemhof oootingeot with a bur., dred men. Nino burgbers were k'lled, seventeen were wounded and there were some missing The British left on the field a private and sergeapt. Il is reported that the British attempted to leave Kimberley on the east side to assist the troops from Belmont Commaudsot L?bbe wss slightly wounded The British bave repaired the dam? age to the railroad. The Free Staters eogaged with the British were overwhelmed by oumbers aod, after a brave stand uotil the after? noon we were compelled to tske up another positmo oo the othcrside of the railroad Delsrey says it is impossible to give the numbers of kiiied sod wounded B'jers, but the loss is not grest The Boers had four guos to the Brit? ish 24 GKN METHUEN WOUNDED. Loodon. Nov 30 ?It is offioaily announced that Gen Metbuen was among those wounded at tbc battle of Modder river Gen Methu^n, it developed later, was slightly wounded by a bullet which inflicted a flosb wound in the tbigh. Lieut Loog of the Second Yorkshires is another officer killed Ten cflners were wounded The war effice today makes public tho following dispatch from the officer* oommao<iin^ at Capo Town under date of Nov 89 I Kimberley all well to N v 23. Hail and telegraph Opel to Modder river Gatao.e reports, Nov 28, that tho situa lion 1*4 unchanged. The office has received the fallowing dupatch fron? Buller dated Pieternsr? i xburg, Wednesday. tb?29 : 'Miton sit, a Islsgrspbist, nap just made his way nut of Luly -n rh to VYsstet, whence he ssi d* tili following ??asses] " 'On N >v 9 wo beat bsok ? he Boon with ^reut loss to tl.o ? DSfl y. O ir lotsl e:ifcUallliH Were re OA SI k abl V small There Wars only Bight men killed dnrtOf the siegs of nh<tl *, and it all lbs bottles, SlO, only S li Lodred men bets bees killed <u- wouoded ??'1 left Ltdysmtth lbs oigbt oi" No? 2? Bites N<?v 9 to ttttmpi has been made to attack Lidvsiuitb in firco The war effioe hss reoeived from the Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's s )AY. DECEMBER 6.! Towo (be following: The following reoeired Nor 30: "Killed, staff colonel, H P Northoott ; Second Ooldetreams, Lieut Col H R Stopford ; Gapt S Earle. "Wouoded, artillery, Maj W Liod say, Gapt Farrell, Lieut Dunlop, Lieut Forse; Third Grenadiers. Maj Count Gleichen, Lieut the Hon E H Lygon ; Goidstreams, Lieut Viscount Aobeeon ; medical oorps. Gapt G A Moore. The casualties among the officers of the Ninth brigade and the men of the division will follow. OPERATIONS IN NATAL. Estoourt, Monday, Nor 27.?The Twelfth Lanoers are reported to have attacked Piet Relief's foroe at Weeoan and to have ioflioted great loss oo the Boers General Hildyard's troops bivouaoked last oigbt at Frere Two Bjers have been oaptured. Ooe of them, a doctor, entered the British oamp uoder the belief that it was a Boer bivomo Gen Joubert is reported to have retreated to Goleoso yesterday by way of Cbieveley. He travelled in ao omnibus drawn by six horses It is rumored that be is hurrying to oppose Gol Baden.Powell. Two Estcourt trains arrived at Frere last night There is great rejoicing at the opening of the line Boer prisoners report Gen. Hild? yard's oight attack with cold steel paralysed the burghers, whose loss was 30 killed and over 100 wounded'. REPORTS OF HEAVY BOER L03SE9 Oraoge River, Nov 27.?Boer prisoners here report that the number of Boers killed at Belmoot is believed to be 140, and gl Gras Pan 400. Amoog the prisoners are several with enormous red orosses oo their sleeves. It is reported that they fooght with the artillery. NEWS OF KIMBERLEY AND MAFEKING. Loodoo, Nov 30.?News received today from Kimberloy uoder date of Nov 30, aod Mofekiog Nov 24- Noth? ing of importance was reported from either plaee. LADYSMITH HEAVILY BOM? BARDED MONDAY. Loodoo, Deo 1?The Times pub? lishes the following dispntoh from Frere, Natal, dated Monday, Nov 27 : "Ladysmith was heavily bombarded today." No News From Africa. English Suffering in Painful Suspense Londoo, Deo 2, 4 30 a m ? Absolute silence has fallen over affairs in South Afrioa. The war office has not yet received Lord Metbeuo's oasualty list The poblio and tbe press, hitherto patient, are begiooiog to murmur at tbe apparently needless delay wbiob keeps many families io a state of paio* ful suspense. It is regarded as practically oortain that Lord Metbeun has been reenforoed by half a battalion of tbe Gordon Highlanders, a regiment of oovolry aod a battlery of artillery, and that De Aar is being daily reenforced by troops to hold tbe lines of communication It is supposed that tbe Natal advance has been delayed by the necessity of getting supplies to Pietcrmaritsburg, but oot a word emanates from any of tbe various commands Civilizing tbe Soudan. Cairo, Dao 1 ?Offioers from tbe Socdao who have arrived here say that when Gen. Wingat's force over? took the khalifa the latter tried to outflank the Anglo Kgyptait s but failed. Seeing his position was hope? less tbe kbalifa told bis emirs to stay with biro and die He then spread a sheepskin oo tbe ground and sat down on it, with the emirs on either side of him. Tbe khalifa was found shot through tbe bead, heart, arms aod legs, and the emirs were lying oead btsido him The members of bh bodyguard were all dead in front of them. (Jen. Wio gOte'l force swept over them without tcoognizing the khaiitu and his emir', but they wero identified later. The khalifa is de.-cribed as of medi? um height, strong and Stoat, of light br.>wo oolor sod wearing a loog gray heard. Liverpool, Deo 1 ? Following an' Iho weekly cotton stattfltici : Total nab s ol all kinds, 7? 000 ; American, 64,00'); Eogliali apiooero1 takioga, 72 000 ; total exports, 10,000 ; im port, tut el, (57,000 ; American, GO, 000 ; stock, total, 781,000 ; Ameri? can, 6(J 1,000 ; quantity *>'* ?at, total, 140,000 ; all American; 'otal tales on speculation. 4,100 ; total tales to exporters, 4,000. ind Truth's." TM 1 1899 New MINDANAO ACCEPTS AMERICAN RULE Mayor of Zamboanga Assas? sinated Calixto and Has Himself Made President. Manila, Deo 1?The eeamer Sal? vador from Zamboanga, island of Mindanao, which has arrived here, brings details of tho occupation of the town by Commander Very of the United States gunboat Castine The revolutions in Mindanao were led by Alvarez and Calixto, who left Luzon some time ago and for the last seven months had been stirring up the people, winning a considerable fol? lowing The commercial depression and the lack of food resulting from the island's blockade set the people sgainst the revolutionists and culmi? nated in the assassination on Nov 15 of Calixto, a firebrand and the real leader of the revolution, by Midel, mayor of the town of Tetusn. Midel, under a pretext, secured Calixio'e presence in Ttetuan, and where the mayor's guards were sta? tioned, the latter fired a volley, kill ing Calixto inst&ntjv. Midel at once repaired to the Cas? tine and arranged with Commander Very for the occupation of Zamboan? ga Commander Very asked that Datto Mandi, with 500 of bis follow ere, stationed on a neighboring iel and, come to Zamboanga The following morning Midel raised the American flag over Zamboanga, the insurgents offering no resistsoce and evacuating the town The Castine was saluted with 21 guns and Commander Very landed a hundred blue jackets and took posession of I the town and fortifications Datto Mandi's men arrived in the after nooc They were armed with wooden shields and swords and were used on picket duty. Commander Very dispatched the gunboat Manila Nov 15 to Jolo, to convey troops to reinforce him A company of the Twenty third regi* ment under Cspt Nicholau arrived Nov 17 and two more companies followed them shortly. Mandi's fol lowers then returned home Alvarez sought to arrange for a surrender of tne arms and artillery pieces. On the afternoon of Nov 20 Midel oalled a meeting of the local ! chiefs, who formally deposed Alvarez as leader of the revolutionists in the | bland and eleoted Midel president cf the new insular government established under American sovereignty and con? trol The chiefs then reques eu Commander Very to grant exemption from taxes until the reestabiishmeot of oommoroial relations, permission to carry arms in the mountains, religious freedom and the power to eooduot local government as they had previously done, whiob requests, pending the arrival of Brig Gen Otis cr the military governor of the district, the comman? der granted. Commander Very then affected an apparent reoonoiliatioo between Alva r<z and Midel and their followers, Alvarez signing a formal resignation of the position of revolutionary leader Nov 22 at a point on the coast near the I rebel town of Meroedes Alvarez de? livered 13 Nordeofeldts and Maxims, with ammunition, which were stored on board the Castine Eight Norden feldts and Maxims were delivered to the army in Zimboanga, as were also 200 rifbn with ammunition. Alvarez had only a drzen followers left, the remainder of the revolution? ists having scattered and returned to their occupations No fighting is ex* peced Commander Very having efarted to oecupy Zimboaoga is considered to have bandied (he situation in its many phases with energy and diplomatio ekiil. Plttman Cleared of Murder. Charleston. S C , Nov 29 ? A J. Pittman, who killed his brother in the lobby of the Hotel Calboun here on Oct 18th, was tried for the murder in the court of* session* here today and acquitted The brothers had had some business trouble, but had been partially reconciled and met at the hotel to talk mailers over They were in the leading room of* the hotel when the afl'ray took place There were no eye witnesses. On (he stand today Pittman said that he believed his life to be in danger when he fired Rota Absolutely t> Makes the food more del _aovAt SMoga powcx C0tt* rKUI 80?THR0N, KatablUhed Jon?. 13?>6 Series?Vol. XIX. So. 19 To Establish a Gold Standard. The Currency Bill Prepared by the Republicans. Washington- Nov. 27 ?The gen? eral currency bill prepared by the Republican caucus committee ap pointed by the laet Congress has received ite final revision at the hands of the members and will be given to tbe press to morrow afternoon for publication on Wednesday, after o copy has been mailed to each Re? publican Representative iu Congress. Tbe measure represents tbe unani? mous conclusions of the committee and will be called up for considera? tion at the caucus of tbe Republican members of tbe House, which is to be held probably next Saturday. Accompanying tbe bill io a report setting forth at length tbe reasons and necessity which, in tbe opinion of the committee, exist for the pro? posed legislation. I The Evening Star today prints tbe following as some of the chief features of the bill, and which in the main are fairly accurate: "An amendment to the coinage I laws, making 52 38 grains of gold, * 900 parts fine, the standard coin measure. "An amendment to the Green? back Reissue Act of 1878, providing that those treasury notes shall not be redeemed with gold, except in change for gold. Thio provision will prevent the operation of tbe endless chain which hitherto has been the means to raid tbe gold re? serve. "An amendment to the specie Resumption Act, directing tbe [main? tenance of o gold reserve of not lees thon $100.000,009, the mointenonoe of the reserve at that figure now beieg entirely io the discretion of the secretary of the treasury. "An amendment cf the National Bank Act. authorizing banks to be organized with o copitol stock of $25,000. At present tbe minimum is $50,000 Another amendment to the some Act, authorizing banks to issue notes to tbe par value of the bonds they have on deposit to secure circulation At present tbe limit is 90 per cent A third amendment to this Act reduces tbe taxation on bank circulation to one tenib of 1 pet cent This tax is to pay the expense of engraving and printing the notes. The present rste more than meets this expense v -?mmm Foolish Talk in Frankfort. Frankfort, Ky.. Nov. 27?Senator Deboe left for Washington tonight and after his departure a story, emanating from Republican sirdes, was put abroad that in the event Goebel is giveo a .certificate of election next Saturday by tbe throwing out of the vote of Jeffer? son, Knox and Johnson counties Senator Deboe, Senator Liodssy, Gov- . eroor Bradley, Gen Taylor and other Republieao leaders will unite in ao appeal to President McKinley to declare martial law in Kentuckey, recognizing Taylor as Governor and supporting his administration Senator Deboe stated t > the Associated Prets reporter that be felt ooofideot no emergency woold arise requiring tbe assistance of tbe Federal authorities, but intimated that i he had assurances that Federal aid oould be bad if it became neoessary. Philadelphia. Pa. Nov 29 ?A elec I trie shook io tbe basement of Partridge & Rioh:.rd<*oo'H department stcre, n :m bers 15 to 29 North E'ght Stree\ start? ed a fire this morciog that to less tbao four hours caused an estimated loss of ! more tbao $3 000,000. The heaviest loosers are J B I/ppcnc "t & Co, book publishers, 716 tj 820 Fubett Street, whose six story brick building, containing rare and valuable plates and machinery was completely gutted, involving a loss estimated by the mem bsrs of the firm at $2.000,000 ; aod Partridge & Richardson. New York, Nov 29.?Tbe east bound Buffalo express on the Dela? ware, Lackawana and Western rail? road, while standing outside tbe station at tbe Vauwinkle street cross? ing at Patterson, N. J , tonight was run into by a 8wiftly*movirg accom? modation train, bound from Philiips burg, N. J , to Jersey City At least six people were killed, and there arc now 20 injured at tbe hospital at Patterson, of whom some will probably die, while some of those not seriously injured oTora able to go to their destination Lbaking . Powder URE icious and wholesome EW CO.. NtW YOWK.