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FRIGHTFUL FIRES.
That Crept from the "Furnace
of aJPleasure Steamboat ,
A cl > Fanned by the Breezes o
5 o * " * - * si
Botfglsland Sound , Envel
ope the Boat.
gtff " * * * * < * "
Driving . * 'Panic-Stricken I the
* " i * 1- > * *
Three HuhdredrEassen-
e * - , ' gersroni Board.
The Captain Stands by the _
Wheel , Sunning Her
toJShore' . " " i-r *
Where the Whole Burns rte
'
" the Water's Edge.-
Charrcd - Bodies and Lifeless
Forms of Passengers
" Discovered.
Forty People Lost by This
* -'Last Horror.
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BrecU ! dlf patch to The Etc.
NBW.YOKKT June 29 1 a. .
The pzcursu'n steamer ' 'S a Wanajca , "
playing bjiweou Now York , and Sea
OJitf , L t.exploded her boilers yester
day mornitg while ( if Hell Gate and
afterward * tcok fire. . The ciptain run
her nyround-on Ward's Island where
ehe burned Jo'thj watera "edge. A
passenger who ha just arrived , from
the Ecane states that there were "up.
wards rf SCO psrsons on board and
that he .saw ten bodies burnt on the
beaclfa't Ward's Iiland. Hffsays the
crewwect back on their ordo R , but
the ciptaui stuck to the nh.ee ! house
Until lorro 1 by t'io flames to make hu
escj | > e. L.JW. water in the boiler
caused the expl > siou .
ANOTHER IIOBU01U
typrcld Dlipntcfi to The BeS.
NEW i'OHK JUDO 20. 1 a. m.
Another terrible steamboat disaster
r occurred jestcrday afternoon near
HeU Gate , by which it is feared bet
tween 30 and 0 livoi were lest.The
*
steamboat iSeawanake , which runs
from Peckslip to College Poin1 , and
maVes several landings in the sound ,
left her dock in this city shortly after
four o'clock in the afternoon , with bc
tween 300 and 400 pastengers aboard ,
two-thirds of whom wtre women and
r childrenj wh.o were bound for some
country resort on the Biund. Noth.
ing unmml occurred till the Seawan-
ake was pawing through Hell Gafe ,
{ when
A .SODDEN CttY OF FIRE
from below snnt a thrill of terror
through the passengers , who al
most immediately bacame pauic-
i stricken and rushed about ai though
wild. Every effort wa made by the
officers to extinguish the flames , but
without .avail. In loss than five.muv
utes after the first alarm flamesihot _
up'"from tbe cabin abaft the p addle
wheel. The scene on board at this
time baffles all detcri'tion ; women
with children in their arms jumped
overboard and were IORt men in at
tempting to escape &U to- the riyer
and were o d away by the current- ;
whil jtners were in the cabin , being
.uisble to escape , wcro
" , BORSED TO DEATH.
When all hops of siving the vessel
had been abandoned she was beached *
near Ward's Hind , where she contin
ued to burn to the water's edge. Capt.
Smith , who had charge of the ill-fated
boat , , with his officers , tried all in
their-powor $ o sive the lives of the
pasftengera , and was badly burned before -
fore leaving the vessel. *
Nothing definite a to the cause of
tho'disaster can bo learned from any
of the officers of the vessel , but near
ly every , onp agrees that the. .
FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE FURNACES ,
and spread in all directions. Capt. i
.Smith states that he made every effort ,
to run the burning vessel nshore just
as locn as soon aa ho found that the
flam-wero , be * end control. He'also
stated that the signal of distress
was responded to by thi ' 'Sylvan
Glen , " the "Morris" and other steam
ers. A lar e number of row boats.
cameto , her assistance from the How
York and Long bland shore ] and look
a largo number of passengers off the
burning veetcl , a majority of whom
were taken to their homes. After
every one had been removed from the
vessel search was begun for the dead.
Several bodies were taken from the
vessel almost burned to a crisp , and at
leait a dozen were taken , from the
water drowned.
TUB DEAD.
Tire children drowned ; one woman
and child burned beyond recognition ;
a young woman burned to death ; two.
women horribly burned ; a man
badly burned ; Wary Reed 'drown
ed ; Mr. G. H. Colton , 135Pacific
street , Brooklyn , drowned ; Mas. D. .
Bowes , 392 Pacific street , Brooklyn ,
drowned ; two men found drowned off
109th street ; a child drowned ; a larco ;
man with one leg burned off ,
and A. P. Skidmore , of the Coleman
house. All thoco bodies were turned
over to mrrguc. Several other bodies
were picked up and taken to Ilin-
dall and \Vonds islands.
The Sevranako was built at Key-
port 16 yerrs ago and was valued at
$75,000.
Church Jubilee.
Special ulapitch to The Boc.
ST. Loins , June 29 1 a. m. The
Lutheran churches of the city with
their Sunday schools and a number of
church societies from outside celebra
ted yesterday the 330th anniversary of
the Augsburg confession and the 300ih
anniversary ( f the accoptanca of the
Concordat. An immense procession
paraded the atre tj yesterday morn
ing , consisting of different church so
cieties and Sunday schools- , the chil
dren in wag n and carriages , caily
decora'od with fl 8 and banners ,
flowers and evcrgteons. After this
they proceeded to the fair grounds ,
where they hell a grand jubilee.
Chicago Running Races
J Special Duratch to TOT BIK
CHICAGO , June 28 1 a. ro. The
v summer meeting of the Chicago
Jockey club closed yesterday. J. H.
Havetly won the selling purse , half a
mils ; Grand railroad stakes
' , U miles ,
woaancrofr , .time
J
pensalion pane , mile heats , won by
Unilla in two heats , 2:48J : , T:81f. :
Club pane , 1J miles , won by Beati
tude , time 2:03. The races hare not
been a success financially , the at'end-
-apce beinp poor on account of the
high price of admitsion.
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POOTIC/L FWNTS.f :
I t- * >
- < - % S t J ?
.Hancock Do ed With Sophistry
and Taffy by Greenback '
-r
Buckeye Candidate'for Seore
tary of State Writes i
A Hopeful Candidate.
BpedalDbpatch to Ta Bw. „
OotUMBDs , O./JunoUO 1 a. m.
Governor Footer yesterday received
Ihe following resignation from Hon.
Charles Towmend , of Athens' :
1 'I am honored by the republican *
party of Ohio as its nominee fur the
office of secretary of state , to be voted
for on tha second Tuesday of October
ncit. I now hold the office of repre
sentative of Athens county in the gen
eral asaomblv , which office I deem
just and prudent and .expedient tc re
sign. Should I be elected to the office
of secretary of state of the state to.
which I belong , and I hive reasont-
ble and well-grounded expectation ? , I
want to save' tha pjople of Athens
county the inconvenience and expense
of aspecial election to fill my place in
the legislature should it be vacated.
I hop ? , therefore , that your excellen
cy will receive my resignation here
tendered , to take effect now. "
Political HatJhet-Buryinsr.
Special dlxpatch to The'Bee. * &
NEW/YORK-June' 29 , .l-a , . m. '
The Tammany common organization
met yo.tnday afternoon , and made
arrangements for holding a mass
meeting on ThuKcfay * next to ratify
tha Cincinnati nomiqationg. ' Jehu
Kelly entered the hall and was loudly
cheered , and in the few brief speeches
made by the members he was congraU
ulated for the ac'ion he took at the
Itte national convention with a view ,
of unities tho'democracy. A commit
tee was appointed to confer with the
Irviog hall ' ( anti-Tammany ) pirty,1
with a view of'holding a joint ratifica
tion mus meeting ,
* HancodqFullkof Business ,
Special Diipatch to The Be .
NSW YOBK , June 2Q l.a. * m.
Some tune ago Gen Hancock had been
asked to present a flag to the 69th reg
iment at a picnic to be held on'the
4th of July , and he accepted , ' 'Since
then circumstances have arisen which
will prevent him from making , the
presentation , and he delegated that
duty to -substitute. . Yesterday
morning a delegation front the-69th
waited on Gen. Hancock and askefl
him to reconsider his determination
not to presentJhe flag , but he said he
Iter his mind , that the pressure of
lit business was such that he could
not attend.
Peter Cooper and Gen. Sam Carey ,
GREENBACK ADVOCATES , WAITED OK
HAKCOCK
yesterday morning. The former pre-
ented him with a number of docu
ments , among them be-in ; hia own on
he greenback question and the hia-
ory of Cooper Union. In speaking
o'the general Mr. Copper sald he-felt
convinced that he was addrecsing the
next president of the United 'States.
Gen. Hancock- took the documents
nd expressed himself happy to re.
ceive them , and promised to look
hem over when he was at leisure.
Gen. Hancock was the recipient of
a boiutiful gift yesterday. It cofl-
isted of a miniature locomotive and
ender six by two and a half feet , and
was composed of choice culled flowers.
ODDS ON HANCOCK.
A gentleman of this city has placed
n the handi of a responsible pirly
§ 20,000 against $18,000 that Hancock
rill be the next president of the
Jnited States.
SHIPPING NEWS.
The following were the atrivals and
lepartnres of vessels on yesterday ,
June 28. *
t
GLASGOW Sailed , Ethiopia and'
State of Indiana , ftew York. -
LONDON T-Arrived , City of New
York.
LIVERPOOL Arrived , City of Mon-
real and Germania , New York. - '
NEW YORK Arrived , Bassano ,
lull ; Solmito , Palermo ; Devona ,
Glasgow ; Arragon , Bristol.
LIVERPOOL Arrived , Portia , Hull.
Sailed , Othello , New York.
HAVRE Arrived , France , New
York.
ANTWERP Sailed , Zealand , Phila
delphia.
Latest Army Nows.
Special Dispatch to Turn Ksm ,
CHICAGO , June 29 1 a. m. Gen.
Sherman arrived in the city yesterday
en route to St. Paul and the north-
vcstern frontier. He says he shall
nake.a . demand on Sitting Bull and
lis warriors to remain on one side or
he other of the boundary lino.
Gen. Sheridan will soon go to the
7te country to help settle their diffi
culties. Col. Fred Grant , of Sheri-
lan's staff , has" been sent to New Mex-
co to establish new military posts.
Jen. Ord is here in consultation with
Jen. Sheridan with regard to the
management of the Indians in the
outhwest. *
Chancellor Elected.
Ipedal diipatch to The Bee. ,
ROMP. CiTTIndJune 29Ia.m The
lev. Dr. W. M. Blackburn , of the
'reabyterian seminary , Chicago , who
s attending the Sunday school as-
emblyhore , has been notified that
ie has been unanimously elected
chancellor of the Western University
of Pennsylrania at Pittaburg.
Fatal Step.
Special Dispatch to The Bee.
CHICAGO , Juno 29 1 a. m.
While John Fitzpatrick , aged 70 , was
walking on the rear balcony at No.
500 Blue Island avenue , he slipped
'
and'fell over the bannister 30 feet to
the ground , receiving Injuries of
which he died Boon afterward.
Irian Revolutionists
Special dlipatcti to The Bea
PHILADELPHIA , June 28 10 p. m.
The Irish revolutionary convention ,
whose purpose is the liberation of the
Irish people , assembled Jie're yttter *
'
day morning , -fifty
FOREIGN EVENTS.
Big Sunday-School Jubilee Held
in .London ,
t * _
Guildhall Crowded to Hear
Eulogies on Robert
, " - Rajkea.
Enthusiasm "and Support of
- Bradlaugh Becoming
" ' . ' l ' ' ( Fftense.
Over 100 Meetings Held in
England to Demand
Over 20,000 People Enthuse
pver Him in Trafalgar
Square.
Prospect of a Speedy Adjourn
ment of the British Par
liament.
The Pope and Belgium.Break
- * Diplomatic Relations.
Another Strike of British Cot
ton Spinners.
'
v ALBANIAN BLUSfElt.
SpecUl Chpatch tcftho I r.K.
Ooi/STANziNbrLE , June 28. * 4 p. m ,
The British embssiy is said to cnteri
tain the gravest fears relative to the
turp of affairs in Albania. Warlike
preparations continue ,
STBIKE.
LONDON , Juno 28. 4 p m. About
8000 tp'tiBers and winders .at Meisley
hive struck for advanced wages.
y FBENOB ; FACia.
PARIS , June 28 10 p. m. 850.COO
las been voted for surveys of a rail *
way from Senegal to the Niger , west
irn Africa , and a cable from Isle de
Saint to Cape Verde ,
Six thousand communists trane-
lorted in 187J have returned.
[ CHINA BEST ox WAR.
pecUl dljpatch to The Bee.
ST. PETERSBURG , June 28 10 p. m.
? he visit of the Chineseembassador to
franca , is again postponed. It is be
loved negotiations are postponed by
Jhinato gain time forwarprepaiatlons ,
CRICKET MATCH.
pecUl Dispatch to TUK.RBE.
LONDON- June 29 1 a. m. The
nnual cricket match Orfnrrt
. x _ - , , „ . x between f j . .oittajf
t Lords Cricket grounds in Kensing-
; on. The uaual brilliant assembjege
t ladies and gentlemen were present
nd the match excited the interest of
he spectators to a somewhat extra-
rdinary degree.
Sometime before the match com
menced , the streets surrounding the
grounds were filled with carriages of
he nobility and gentry who had come
o witness the matter ; The scene on
be grounds was animated and bril-
[ ant. The ladies appearing in attrac-
ive attire and taking an active p3r-
onal interest in the match. The Ox-
ord's were the first choice and sent
he Cambridge team to the bat. The
rst fnning resulted , Cambridge all
ut for 166 ; Oxford all out for 162.
} ambridgo then wont to the bat in
be second inning and when the
tumps ] were drawn had secured five
uns.
BIO BRADLAUGH BOOM.
Great crowds of people are now
moving in the direction of Charity
Cross and Trafalgar Square to assist
it the meeting in favor of Bradlaugh.
'he law prohibits such meetings held
wiChin a m'leof the pirl'ament house
and the place designated is within this
distanc ? , but interference with ttio
meeting is not expected.
SURRENDER OR STARVE.
A dispatch from Buenos Ayres says
that on Saturday the national tronps
; ave notice to the commander of the
iity , that he must surrender in 24
purs or they would carry the city by
assault.
SHORT PARLIAMENTARY SESSION.
It is now said that Mr. Gladstone
wishes to cut short the present session
of parliament. Various bills which
lave been proposed ara to bo with-
Irawn among them the bill to repeal
hat portion of the game laws which
trovide for the preservation of hares
and rabbits. *
f * T
WILD OVER THE FREE THINKER.
Over one hundred meetings uere
leld last night throughout the coun-
ry to demand Bradlaugh s reception
> y the house of commons ,
The meeting in Trafalgar Square
was intense , over 20,000 personsbe -
ng present. Resolutions of sympathy
etc. , were passed unanimously and
after the meeting adjourned several
housand persons rushed down the
Iroet to the house of commons , ex
pecting that JBradlaugh would pre-
ent himself. The crowd invaded
Westminster hall , but a large body of
police , had much difficulty in eiect-
Dg them and keeping the approach
cleart Bradlaugh had previously
iromiscd the authorities to keep away.
THE GREAT RIFLE MATCH.
IpecUl dispatch to TDK BIK.
DUBLIN , June 29 1 a. m. The
bllowing is the Irish rifio team
( elected to shoot against the American
earn : RJca , Clinton , Young , Joy t ,
Uillner , John and Win. Rigby. This
norning the weather 13 warm and
lazy but there is every prospect of a
fine bright day.
EXPLORING NEW FIELDS.
Special Dispatch to Tho.Beo
COPENHAGEN , June 29 1 a. m
Carl Peterson , the Danish Artie ex
plorer , is dead.
BIO SUNDAY-SCHOOL CELEBR&TION.
EpecUl Dispatch ta The Bee.
LONDON , June 29 1 a. m. The
general inaugural meeting of the Sun-
lay-school societies was held in the
Guild-Hall yesterday. The great hall
was crowded to Its utmost capacity.
The lord mayor occupied s seat on the
d.w , at his richt hand was Dr. Tail
and the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Da the dais also was C'.ir'M Reade ,
he novelist , * -h stej a' jjbl in f-n
joauseoftiV im ' ui c cuutl p > it u h
livered a glowing eulogy in honor o
Robert Raikes , the founder of Protest
ant Sunday schools. Dr. Vincen
followed , and aiidjhithe appeared
at this celebration aa the repressnla
five of the two thousand American
Sanday-BchoobjrepresentingFjtjOOjOOO
pupils therein.
ANOTHER BPINNEES' STRIKE.
SpecUl Dlipatch to The B e. l
LONDON , June 29 1 a. m. Xhe
matters in the common spinning trade
at Mosely having refused the advance
of 5 per cent demanded by the opera
tivea , the latter have struck -work"
Operat'ons in the millsace entirely
suspended. . ' t H
KEEPING HIM OCT.
Sir. Sullivan will mo vein the honse
of commons an amendment ( § fir
Gladstone's resolution , with thi 'ob'
jecl to exclude Hradlaugh. ' ' '
SHAKING THE POPE. "
Special Dispatch to the BtZ.
' Bnussnus , Juno 29 l"a. m. Dip
lomatic relations between Belgium
and the Vatican have at * list been
6nally broken off.
LAND AGITATION RENEWED.
Speii&l Dispatch to the Be. , .
DUBLIN , June 29 1 a. m. The
land agitation has recommenced , and
meetings were hold yesterday in coun
ties Roicommon , Clare , G lway and
Mayo.
The Burned HuL
Special Dispatch to The Bee.
NEW YORK , Juiio 28 10p' . m.
After much difficulty the Narragan
tott was raised jettsrday , but sbe
sank again.
Terrible Bice.
Social &Igpatch to The Bee.
.MARSHALL , Tex. , June 29. la. m.
T. Tower , a locomotive engineer of
the Texas Pacific railroad , "was last
week bitten by a tarantula and has auf
Fered terribly. Fcr some time his
life was diapaired of , but atended.by {
six able pbysiciaiuif ho"haseo , "farre
covered as to be removed home , and
'
iis ultimate recovery is'thought prob
able.
A Youqg Fiend *
Special Dispatch to 'run an
Lim.E ROCK , .Art. , Juno 29. 1 a.
n. Jonnie Gardner , aged 16 , while
19 was working in a field with Jo-
lanna Warren ( colored ) near Fine *
ville , Goss county , Saturday , when
he other hands were at a1 distance ,
leard four shots fired , and' hurrying
ip found the woman dead with two pnl-
et holoi in her body. The boy is' BUS-
Jec'cd but has not bean arrested. * *
JULB3 VmHNB OUTDONB.
AROUND THE WORLD IX
DAYS NOTES OF A EAPID VOYAGE.
New York Times June 3J , „ _ *
Among the arrivals at the Windsor
ictel on Satmchy were Mr , Ism ay , of
smay , Imtie & Co. , cf Liverpoo1 ,
who was accompanied by his wife and
on nnd Mr. and Mrs. Baron. The
larty had reached this city after a re
markable quick journey around the
hip of the White Star line to New
fork , and now plying on the Occiden-
al and Oriental company's line be-
ween Hong Kong , Yokohama and
sin Francisco , they reached Suez on
ilarch 2G. At that point were landed
a large party of friends who were to
eturn to England through Egypt and
he South of Europe. Among the
number were Admiral Qough , C. B. ;
Ir.'J. D. Hornby , the Chairman of
jiverpool Dock Bgarcf ; Mr. John Wil-
iamson , a director in the Gunard
company ; Mr. Nelson , director of the
'acific steam navigation company ;
ilr. R. N. Dale , of the British and
Volga Insurance company ; Mr. 0.
. Bushnell , Mr. and Mrs. Jardine ,
nd Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Jack-
on , of the Manor House ,
iirkenhead. Passing Point de Galle
n April 7 , Penahy was reached on
Lpril 12 , Singapore on April 15 , and
long Kong on April 27 , the passage
o lhat port being made in thirty-six
nd a half days , underfsteam and bo
ng the fastest on record. Mr. Ismay
nd his party visited Canton and
Shanghai , leaving the latter port on
lay 1st for Japan. They went by
way of Nagasaki , through the great
nland eea to Kobe , to Yokohama.
filing from Yokohama in May 23d ,
ho Oceanic cairied the paity safely
cross the Pacific Ocean to San Fran-
isco , where they arrived on Jane 6th.
Vhen they arrived in New York they
lad traveled 22,320 miles. The time
occupied in making this journey , ex-
lusive of stoppages at different points
visited , was 66 dys. Allowing nine
lays in which to complete the journey
; o Liverpool , and the trip will be ac-
ompiished in 75 day ? , or five days
ess than the celebrated journey des-
ribed in Jules Verne a romantic
lory , "Around the World in Eighty
) ays. " The voyagers were fortunate
n having fine weather nearly the en-
ire trip. The temperature was un
usually cool while they were pasting
.hrough . the Red Sea , and exception
ally cold on the Pacific Ocean. The
) ceanic brought as part of her cargo
.500 tons of tea- including the fiist
consignment of the new crop. * Mr.
smay , who. visited this country in
1875 , expressed himself as much sur
mised at the increased are * of land
irought under cultivation along the
ine of railroad near Omaha and west
of Ogden since he last creased the con-
; "nent.
The Alabama's Fla ? .
New York Herald.
When Capt. Raphael Seromcs , the
commander of the rebel privateer Al
abama , felt his vessel going down be
neath the frightful fire of the Kear-
sarge , hefput his flapin his pocket
and swore he would take jt to the bot-
iom with him. "The Yankees will
never get that flag in God's world , "
le is reported to have said. But he
iras mistaken , for-the veritable bant
ing , which was Been yesterday by a
Eerald correspondent , is nowxin pos
session of Mr. W. L. Boynton , a citi
zen of Hartfort , Ct. , who prizes" it
very highly , and declares his belief
that he will never part with it. He
bad for s long time been endeavoring
to obtain the flag , and did not suc
ceed until February last , when it' was
[ landed over to him by Mr. R , Atwood
Beaver , of Liverpool , England , ( to
whose brother , H. R , Beaver , then a
merchant of Singapore , it was given
by Capt. Semmes himself soon after
the destruction of the Alabama. The
flag , which is font and a half feet in
width and seven * feet in length , is
made of hunting' , and is that belong
ing to a captain's gig. It has a white
ground , with the red jack containing
: ho blue cross with thirteen stara.
Though it .was frequently exposed to
of i ttl& it llU ;
HiNGMAN HANCOCK
The Part Gen. Hancock
TookinMrs.Surratt's
Execution ,
An Interview With the Daugh
ter of the Unfortunate
Woman ,
Who Says Hancock Made no Ef
fort to Save Her Moth
er's Life ,
ButEvidently DidjaJlfHe Could
to Secure the Bfanglag : -
Special to The Chicago Tribune ,
BALTIMORE , Md. , June 25. The
nomination of Gen. Hancock for the
presidency has revived the history ol
his connectionwith the execution ol
Mrs. Surratt , who , together with
Payne , A zerodt , and Harold , was
hanged in the Old Capitol prison yard ,
\Vash5ngt6n , on July 7 , 1865 , foe
complicity in the scheme that resulted
in the a'sasaination of President Lin
coln , and very nearly in the murder
of Secretary Soward. Democratic or
gans and orators have heretofore
charged thst Gn. Hancock , who was
in command of the troops in and
around Washington at the time , could
hare saved Mrs. Surratthad ho chosen
to do so. They have stated that he not
only disobeyed the habeas corpus writ
that was issued to him on the preced
ing day-for the production of the
body of Mrs. Surratt , bnt that he also
prevented the accees of her daughter
to President Johnson when she came
to the White Houe to beg for a re
prieve , and that in various other ways
ie took care that the execution should
take place at the appointed hour. But
since Hancock loomed up as a demo
cratic leader the.party papers have
aken another tack. They have urged
.hat Hancock did not desire that Mrs.
Surratt should be hanged ; that he im-
iorod ! President Johnson to be mer >
: iful to her , and that on the day of
the barging he stationed patrols of
cavalry between the Whi-e House and
THE SCENE OP EXECUTION ,
BO that if a reprievejor Mrs. Surra'.t
hoold be granted at the last moment
t could be conveyed to him with all
watiblo expedition. ' To ascertain the
ruthrfgarding these conflicting stories
a reporter has had several interviews
with th'iTperson more closely interested
and best cognizant of what really did
> cour namely ; the daughter of Mrs.
iurratt , formerly Miss Anna Surratt ,
and now the wife of Prof. Wm. P.
Forney , and residing in this city.
Irs. Torney was first seen on Tburs-
lay afternoon. She is a ra'her tall
nd slender lady , evidently of avery *
> eryojjtemp9fament , and bears in
terrible ordesl i"V i" > et _ ceApf the
passed fifteen years ago To the in
quiries of the reporter she responded
that she had heard of the nomination
of Gen- Hancock , and the
FOLLOWING CONVERSATION ENSUED :
Reporter "Mrs. Torney , the dem
ocratic pspera are asserting that the
parttplayed by Gen. Hancock in the
Bxecution.was - altogether honorable
and fair , and that he did whatever he
could to save your mother. Now is
that trae1" -
Mrs. Torney hesitated for a minute
to answer , and the recollection of past
events seemed very painful to her.
Finally she said that such reports
were not true , and added that neith
er she nor any of her family had any
good feeling for Gen. Hancock.
R. "Do you believe that Hancock
on that occasion acted as a friend to
ward you and your mother ! "
Mrs. Torney "I do not. You could
not call his conduct exactly brutal , but
I do believe that he wished for the
execution of my mother , and would
not so much as have lifted his finger
to prevent it. Myself and my mother ,
were arrested at the same time and
Imprisoned in the old capitol. Sub
sequently I was relea e3 , and uho was
taken to the arsenal. I had to get
my passes to see her from Secretary
Stanton , and , then take them to be
countersigned by General Hancock. I
saw him a dozen times or more , and
HE NEVER EXTEESSED TO ME
the slightest sympathy with my moth
er. If he was anxious to prevent the
execution he did not do or siy any
thing at that time that I know of , and
I think that I was the proper person
to be informed about it. "
R. f'AsI understood it , you went
tofGen. Hancock on the morning of
the execution at his headquarters at
the Metropolitan hotel , in Washing
ton , and had a long interview with
him there. Can't you tell me what
then occurred ? "
Mrs. T. "I cannot. I can't ans
wer that question without giving more
thought to those matters than I can
possibly do at ths ; moment. "
"R. "You can at least tell mo
whether the impression formed upon
your mind then was that Gen. Han
cock was the friend of yourself and
your mother. "
Mra. T. , in an excited and enrphat-
ic manner "No , sir : he was not. If
I were to tell you ell that happened ,
and all that was said at the interview ,
it would be very much to Gsn. Han
cock's discredit. "
R. You know , then , that all the
stories as to Gen. Hancock's endeav
oring" to eave Mrs. Surratt are lies ? "
Mrs. T. "That is about the. fact. "
AT THIS JUNCTOEE
Prof. Torney came in , and the con
versation above reported was substan
tially repeated. The question was
again put to MrsTorney as to what
occurred between her and Gen. Han
cock during the interview on the
morning of the execution , bnt she
still refused to go into details ,
and the professor remarked that "the
truth will come out sooner or liter.
My. wife has already told that you
that it will be no credit to Gen. Hau-
cyck , andT know tint is the fact.
For my part I wish that he had been
in the Sandwich I-Ian da sooner than
that my party , the dnmocratio party ,
had nominated him for the presidency.
I repeat to you that his connection
with the murder of Mrs. Surratt was
no credit to him , and that he deserves
the title of her executioner.
THE HiTEBVIEW ON THURSDAY
ended at this point , and to-day the re
porter again visited Mr. and Mra.
Torney. Tne lady was only seen for
a few moments , as she was laboring
under a nervous excitement that pros *
trated her. The attention of herself
and husband ww , however , called to
tt tvtav Hmpte a d * fo tile dan.-
ocratic papers to straighten out Han
cock's reccrd on the hanging
business , and they were requa'eJ to
fay what they thought about it Mrs.
Torney retired to seek relief from her
feelings , but her husband spoke for
her. He said he had seen in one o :
the Baltimore papers what purported
to be a correct narrative of Hancock's
action on that day. It was nothing
more nor less than an attempt to glos1
over a crime. There was no esaentia
troth in it. ,
Reporter "But , professor , what
you have seen in that one paper is
only a tithe of what other democratic
organs are trying to do to
CLEAR HANCOCK'S BEPXTATION OF THAT
STAIN.
They go into the matter much more
eztunsively , and follow out the same
strain of argument and protondcc
facts. "
Prof. Torney "Then they are
elaborating a taladhood. You may-
write down that whatever is said in
Hancock's favor in that matter is un
true. "
R. "Then why not tell me precise
ly the story of the meeting of your
wife and Hancock on that day ! "
Prof. T. "I can't do it just now.
She is the one to tall it ; but if sbe
were to try to rehearse that story it
would ibrow her into bed for five or
six days. It would be a recital of
Hancock's iniquities that would take a
page and a half of your paper. Can't
you be content with mv telling you
that the story will do him a vast
amount of harm if it is ever pub
lished ! "
R. "The New York papers ara to
day publishing statements from John
I. Campbell , one of the counsel for
Airs. Surratt , from Bishop Kean , and
from Father Walter , who attended her
in her last moments , all of which are
to the effect that Gen. Hancock had
great sympathy for the unfortunate
woman , and waited until the last mo
ment , hoping for a reprieve. What
have you to cay to that ] "
Prof. T. "It is all nonsense , or
worse than nonsense. "
IN ALL CHARITY , I HOPE
that Mr. Campbell and the rest of
them were merely mistaken. "
R. "There is aho a statement that
3en , Hancock had rthya of.cavalty
a'ationed between the White House
and the prison on the day of the ex
ecution in order that , if the president
relented at the hat moment , he could
itop the hanging. "
Prof. T. "Who ever said that ? "
R. "It may have been stafed upon
Get. Hancock's authority. "
'
'Prof. T. "lean tell you and I
am speaking upon my wife's author-
ty that it is a lie. It is not the fir it
ie that Hancock has told about this
affair , and it won't be the last one he
will tell before the campaign is over. '
- R ' 'That's ' tolerably emphatic. "
Prof. T. ' 'I moan it to be so. I
want yon to understand that of all the
tatements concerning Mrs. Surralt
and the execution that have been
made up to this time , not a single one
came from or was authorized by any
of the family. "
oy repTjrt6is wncin"weTBmsetno ow ,
and who wont away and concocted
heir fabrications. This is true not
only as regards myself and my wife ,
mtalso as regards hia brothers , John
and Isaac Surratt. You are the first
newspaper man to whom we have
alked thu unreservedly on the ques-
ion , and Ltely upon you to report us
orrectly. It is a very painful subject
with us , as you may readily under-
tan d , and would not now say a word
bout it , except that Gen. Hancock
[ eservea to be exposed. He is pUy-
ng a game of faho pretenses. "
R. "Then I shall say that vou ut-
erlp deny that Gen. Hancock was in
any way friendly or helpful to Mrs.
Surratt ? "
Prof. T. "Precisely so. "
R. "Suppose that he makes a
lonial of what you have told me , and
which I intend to publish ? "
Prof. T. "Then we are ready to
meet him and prove our side of the
Too Close Shaving.
pecUI Dispatch to The Bcc.
SHOATO , Ind. , Juno 29 1 a. m.
Alfred Wininger , 18 years of age , was
on Sunday found dead in the woods
near his homoin Lost river township.
A razor was found near the deceased
md his throat cut froru ear to car.
? he cause was mental dorangment.
Assassinated for a Tin-Can.
Ipcdol Dispatch to Tun Bis.
NEW YORK June 29 1 a. m. Sun-
lay afternoon Shephen Kelley , alias ,
Tack O'Neal , a well known thief with
, wo other fellows of like stamp ,
mocked at the door of John W.
lughes , who , with his family , lived
on Fifteenth street , and demanded
ho loan of a can in which to get beer.
Urs. Hughes informed them that they
lad no can to loan. They threatened
o burst in the door if their demands
wore not satisfied ; and they carried out
heir threat. Hughes then appeared
on the tC3no and , as alleged , was
stabbed by Kelley twice in the region
of the heart and six times in the
> ack. Hughes fell to the Seer
drenched with blood that flowed from
lis wounds. The police soon arrived
nit the assassin had fled. He was a : *
rested early yesterday morning and
committed to await the result of
Elughes' injuries , which are hkely to
jrove fatal.
No Contempt.
Special dispatch to The Bee.
CHICAGO , June 29. 1 a. m. In the
suit against Receiver Holcomb , of the
Chicago & Iowa rai'road ' , for con-
; empt , Judge Blodgett dncided that
there was no contempt , but will hear
the ca e on a new motion.
A New Daparture.
SpecUl Dlapttcb toThr Be.
WASHINGTON , June 29 1 a. m.
Ex-Treasurer John C. New , of Indi
ana , arrived here yesterday. He says
the republicans of Indiana will lay
themselves out to carry the state in
October , and he has no doubt but
what they will succeed. He was an
original Grant man , but is" thoroughly
reconciled to the Chicago nominations ,
and intends to work hard for their
success.
The Hon. Thomas B. Price , of the
U. S. Treasury Dept. , Washington ,
D. C. , recommends the St. Jacobs Oil
as the most wonderful pain-relieving
and. healing remedy in the world. His
testimonial is endorsed by some of the
head officials of the Treasury Depart
ment who have been cured of Rheu
matism and other painfnl complaints.
A. F. RAFERT & CO.
Contractors and Builders ,
1310 DodgaSt , , Omth * .
GENERAL NEWS.
The Actor Barrymore Makes
Grave Charges Against the
Texas Pacific Bailroad
Officials.
The Dangers of Atlantic Navi
gation Increased by
Countless Icebergs.
A Brutal Kansas African
Whittles His Wife , a la
Whittaker.
n *
A Posse of Citizens in Exirauit ,
Determined to Bring Back
His Body.
Important Items From the
National Capital.
A Jealous Fiend.
Special Dljspatch to The EM.
ELKHAKT , Ind. , June 28 , 4 p. m.
Geo. Elliott went to the house of his
aflianced , Mamie Dorcio , last evening ,
locked himself in a room with her ,
and shot her three times and then shot
himself. The door was opened and
Elliott found dead. Miss Dorcie lived
only thirty minutes.
THE MUKDCKEB CUBRIE.
Special Dispatches to The Bee.
CHICAGO , Juno 28 4 p. ai. The
Journal's New York special s ys :
Barrymore , the actor , eaid to a report
er : "I want to be put on record as
Baying that , in 'my judgment , the
Texas Pacific railroad officials are re
sponsible for the murder of Porter.
Curria was a well-known desperado
and murderer , and they hired
him aa engine-driver when his
drunken habits prevented bis being
put in charge of an engine. He was
discharged , but Superintendent Noble
took him under his wing and made
aim a special detective for the com.
pany , and supplied him with firearms.
[ t looks ss if they encourage their
employes to shoot down tin cold
ilood in their own depots passengers
who support their line. I have slao
leard that funds necessary to defend
be murderer were supplied by the
officials of this same company.
THE PERILS Or ATLANTIC NAVIGATION
lave had another illustration. A Nor
wegian bark has arrived atQueenstown
rom Richmond in a sinking condition ,
berg.
SEALS.
Greenland seal fishery is reported
exceptionally good.
By explosion of a can of varnish-at
Gold street-Joseph Jerks'was fatally
> urned and Mose Ackerman probably
atally. The premises damaged ? 10 ,
000 worth.
Bowles , the Brute.
Special Dispatch to the Bee.
KANSAS CITY , June 28 , 4 p. m.
About 11 o'clock this morning a col
ored man named George Bowles , liv-
ng at Armstrong , Kg. , a suburban
town to Kansas City , Mo. , desperate-
y attacked his wife , Mary Bowles ,
with a largo knife , stabbing her sev
eral times in different parts of her
nody , and severely wounding her. At
this writing (2 ( p. m. ) she is
ying at the point of death , and
several possees of citizens are in pursuit
of the cowardly villain , who immedi
ately fled , leaving his victim behind
ordead. Bowles and his wife have
not lived together for some time past ,
she having sued for a divorce on ac
count of his brutal treatment. The
citizens are now in close pursuit of
Bowles , and fears are entertained that
ho will bo lynched if overtaken by the
provoked people.
Hancock and the Bourbons.
Special dispatch to The Bee.
WASHINGTON ? June 27 4 p. m.
Quite a number of delegates to the
Cincinnati convention spent Sunday
here , and left for Now York to-day to
try and see Hancock personally.
Prominent democrats now here say
Eancock has beed advised to see
as few political callers as possible and
not discuss national matters until
after ho has been formally notified of
his nomination. It is feared he may
say something that will hurt the party.
There is a manifest desire on the part
of soft money members to know Han
cocks views regarding the greenback
question.
THC WHITTAKER CASE.
The secretary of war says he has not
examined the Wittaker case and will
not until after the judge advocate-
general reviews the papers and make
some recommendation. It is of coarse
passible that the finding of the court
of inquiry may be set aiide as well ss
the recommendation that Whittaker
be dropped from the rolls of the
academy for failing to reach the mini
mum standard in certain studies.
Ramsey says he does not expect to
give any attention to the case until his
return from Minnesota.
ROBERT O. INOERSOLL
said to-day that he considered Han
cock weaker to-day than when nomi
nated , and that he would be weaker
three months hence than now.
The democratic ticket is composed ol
indigo and copperas Hancock repre
senting the blue. The republican !
would fight the democratic party , not
Hancock , and they would begin the
campaign in Maine and carry it or
successfully until victory rewarded
them in November.
Hot Blood.
Fpeclil DUpatch to The Bee ,
GENEVA. LAKE , Wis. , June 29 1 .
m. During a quarrel lut evening
Clifford Stoodly feUlly wet
Colton.
KURTZ' BULLETIN !
JULY CLEARING SALE !
Immense Reduction in all Depart
ments. Solid Bargains in *
Good Goods.
OTJIR , LIST
GLOVES.
The Celebrated , $1.00 Kid
Qloyes , 90o.
lisle Gloves , 15 to 90c.
Mitts Very Cheap.
UTTERS.
We have too many. Linen
Ulsters at $1.00.
Better Ulsters at $2.00.
Best Ulsters at $3.50.
Yon should see them.
PARASOLS.
1 Lot , 25c.
1 Lot , 50c.
Splendid Silk , § 1.75.
Fine Goods Reduced From $8
to $5.
RIBBOXS.
Our stock is still ahead of all
competition.
Qraes Crrain , § and lOc.
HOSIERY.
We claim to sell Hosiery
cheaper than elsewhere.
JobLots75cup.l
FiiiiJIto&c Very Low.
LA1VX DRESSES.
Reduced'from $7.60 to $5.
Good Linen Suit , $1.75.
Calico Wrapper , 85c.
Children's Suits way down.
Jrcs > inprSac mos Cheap.
CORSETS ,
A Real Qcod One , 4O.
See Our Corset > t $1.0O.
See Our Corset at $1.60.
Examine Flue Goods.
BUTTONS.
Our large assortment we pro *
pose to close at very low price * .
In TIES , HOT&ES and all Kinds of Fancy
Goods we Make Clearing Prices , These &OOQS
Must be Sold to Make Eoom for a Large Stock
of Gents' Furnishing Goods , Now Being Select
ed for the Fall Trade ,
You are Invited to Call. Whether. You Purchase
or Not ,
KURTZ Store , Oreighton Block.
EDHOLM & ERICKSON ,
Wholesale and RetaU
MANUFACTURING
JEWELERS
AND PEACTIOAL WATGH-MAKEES ,
WATCHES AND JEWELRY AT WHOLESALE PRICES.
Goods sent to any part of the .United States on
solicitation. Largest assortment of
SILVERWARE , CLOCKS & SPECTACLES ,
And everything found generally in a first-
class Jewelry Store.
BEST SELECTED STOCK IN THE CITY !
Jewelry Manufactured on short notice. Orders
the Country solicited. TVheuiu Omaha call and see HS. ! f
trouble to show Goods.
EDHOLM & ERICKSON ,
The Jewelers , Opposite the I'osiofllcc , 15th & Dodge.
Imitat
To protect the public against Imitations and Fraud vro caution
all purchasers of
BENSON'S CAPCINE POROUS PLASTERS
to sea that the word CAPCINE on the label is correctly swelled.
Do not allow some other piaster to be palmed off under a similar
sounding name , with the assurance that it is the same thing eras
as good. Bear in mind that the only object such vendor can
have is the fact that they can buy imitations at prices leas than
half that of the genuine , and they hope by this substitution to
gain a small additional profit. -
bBABUBT & JOHNSON , Pharmaceutical Chemkta. New Tor * .
UNO. G. JACOBS ,
( Tormeriy ol Gbh ft J * bt )
UNDERTAKER
No. 1117 Funh > m St. , Old Stand ol Jacob 01 *
OBDBR3 BY TXLSQRA.PB SOLICITS
nZ7.lv
VINEGAR WORKS !
Jonet , Bit. SthandlOtJiSU. , OH AS A.
Tint quality distilled Wine and Cider Vlncri'
of any itrength below eaitarn prices , and w.r-
ranted lut as good at wbolenla nd retail.
Bend for pries He. ERN T K IlKBb.
Ieb83m tfa-u r
MEAT MARK'-'T.
17. P. Ulock. 16th
TmhanlSalt UeaU o all *
on hand , pricM nMomblt. t
oa. JTooddalhtndtoi&yr
B-U ftu . . . - > .
FRONTIER HOTEL ,
Laramie , Wyoming.
The miner's reaort , good aceomanjitfne * .
arge tun pla room , chuirze * re on M . 6pd l
attention giren to tnviliof men.
11-U H. C. HILLIVRD. Fioprbtor.
INTER -OCEAN HOTEL ,
Cheyenne , Wyoming ;
Flnt liar. Fine Iue Svapla BOOK * , osa
bJock from depot. Tnlni itop from mlaaio
to 2 boon ( or dinner. Free Bn * ta tad bora
Depot. K tea J2.00. $2.50 and law , tecsrdfaj
to room : I'Djto meal 75 cent * .
A.I > .BALC < M.Proprt tor.
ANDREW SOBDEH. Cnlef CUxk. olO-l
ATTENTION , BUIIDE1I Aid 6M
TRACTORS.
The owner of the
Banka , near LOUISVILLE , MZR ,
now ready at the depot at Losfrrffle , m
> . < ' > - - order at reuo&abtepziew.
-7 a whita front or orsamenU !
give ua a call