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wp Ij I 4 Jr in i ti VOLUME L. NEW ORLEANS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1886. NUMBER 234. ML- i flr i 3 Tnoa. TawceU.

Jr. Taos Bra of Thee, raweett Bona. Miners iB Coal No-77 Water Street, Dealers Is Pittsburg, Anthracits and Cannel Coal and Coke, Offlce, 166 Poydras etreet, NEW ORLEANS. Trd- Levee, head Bobln street. Tuaillea.

t'aetnriea. Plantation, etc' jBj-pSe arkot Rie. oal in lwt WALL PAPER, Window Shades, lire Screens, Tiro Board Prints, 0TA15ED GLAA IsUltoTlTCTE. rtfitioid Let tart aud Somber Forchuw Winaowaand Transom, 1 5 BOOM MOCLXJIJiOS. TO elected and lai stock la tbe city.

FERSLEW, N. 71 Ci Hneu rrnsr Husinr done by tb bn wnrkmcn. Huopie et waJy1i2JcJ5n u9 EXCELSIOR. DENTISTRY. Dr.

J. n. MALONEY, jaorphhte. Corner of Caaao Kaarvh Plat. ynar Fim-elaas Modal lor fin Artificial Wot.

Teeta. sorted without plates or extraeMra-As roots li eeeirwl. Flluntca and traction Tltbrnt pala. LOWEST UbABGL. BEaT WORK.

Jy? H-lyltp TEETH EITEACTED WITE0UT PAIN Ltvett Charge in tb City tor fust Class G. P. Maloney, D. D. Dentist, OSes.

ISO Caul itmb Can and axaovlBe spec lm ess and prices, and aim Champion atedal, for the beat woik. Will remove Oft to 110 Canal aueev. auT'Stt lyla'P All the Privileges Usually Bought at a Fair axid Szpositioii, including 100 Booths and Pavilions for the use of parties buying privileges, will be sold at ON THE GROUNDS OF THE State Fair and Exn On October 1886. THE FAIR AND EXPOSITION WILL BEGIN And Continue Twelve Days. 200,000 Vis- itoxs Espected.

Bidders, who cannot bid in person, can mail their bids wltU good reference, by Oct. 1, to SYDNEY SHXITH, Secretary, Dallas, naming privilege they wish to bid on. 12 lKtptal lilTTll PflTl mm OF KTE-W 31 CAMP STREET 31 CASH CAPITAL $300,000 00 ASSETS, 1st January, 1886 408,941 80 1 THIS COMPANY INSURES AGAINST HRE, 3EU.VJbLbC AND TwTAKTTTE BTSKS, ud respectfully solicits the patrontc of the people of this city and State. Itspoliey holders are fully secured by its assets, which are immediately available, and by it consrrative- methods ol business. Its capital stock is owned entirely by our own people, is invested in our oom-uuittr, and thereby assists and fosters our commerce and industries.

Its profits remaiB here. c. tPT heary licenses and taxes for the benefit and support of our city and outs Governments. Its losses are promptly adjusted and paid. It insure at fair and eon itnble rates.

Itisa "HU1B I EESEST MILTENBERGEE, President; IL GALLY, Vice President: SCOTT McGEHEE, Secretary. FINANCE COMMITTEE: JCI2IT.iI00nE,'Jr.. M. SCHWABACILER, THOS. J.

WOODWARD, J. ll. lfcUti. NOTICE TO ME PUBUC. JiTIIAIS Photograph and Art Establishment will remove 0n 0r about Oct.

1, to 33 31 Chartres -lnJ. Street, one block from Canal. eopauMajr of Patnenja. Xaarraviafia, rramea and. AJtmma.

etc elw wUl aacnnee laeliltata removal. cfcarV. rauiuKAriin wui oauwna to taken at the reduced rate. Tf ex. Uinl'JJ P- HanAtoaaa ttTenirs givaa away to aver? peraoa aavlas Phoota raphe BEST WEEKLY ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING.

AWMKCH0LBO3rcO Proprietors FrtedrichshctlL TEE TOBIO APEErEST "WATEBi Increases the appetite." A. S. Gubb, L.R.C.P., Rts. iltd. CJficir, Frtnck Hospital, Lmdon.

IMPORTANT NOTICE. By reason of an improved method of caption, by to Ait dilution- is avoided. Fried richshal! Water will be found noto to be of CONSIDERABLY GREATER STRENGTH and EFFICACY than heretofore. The ord'nary doss Is a large winef lass-ful (-4 ounces). Most efficacious when taken fasting; and raized with an equal quantity of hot water.

tlf know nothing at all equal la Friedrichshall. The LONGER it is taken the SMALLER is the quantity necessary to effect the purpose." Sir Henry Thompson, F.R.C.S.,LonL Ofll Vrit exist! mnj ifimrrml ll'mirr Dealers. ORNAMENTAL GLASS STAINED, CUT AND ETCHED, Venetian aid CaliearsJ Class all Tints. H. W.

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THEilSUMIECO. THE BATTLE EVE. The Gathering at Euston The At-. tempt to Defeat Gen. Zing hy the.

State Bing Party. Both Sides in Caucus Beady for the Baton Bouga Conyention. The Three) Strong Candidates. BCSTON. Fifth ConeressloBal District.

Kcstox, Sept. 14. Special. All the delegations of the eeveral parishes of this Congressional district are represented here to-day generally. Most of the entire delegation is on the ground.

From Concordiaand East Carroll there are two fell delegations, each claiming to be the true representatives of their parishes. Air the candidates, with many personal friends to advocate their claims, are here looking after their prospects. The King men to-night hold a caucus, and also the anti-King men, who comprise tbe support of all the otner candidates, thus becoming a mile-board which points with unerring certainty to a common aim the defeat of King. Kirn's friends a re cheerful, and ate making more friends than they are lottng- No candidate has developed any new-prospects other than those already published. Tbe centre of interest this evening is in the contested delegations.

The King men pronounce the contest as being made solely to prevent his friends from controlling the organization, which they would have done but for the contest in Carroll and Concordia. The Carroll contest is a peculiar one. One of the anti-King contestants- acknowledged to the Picavune correspondent this evening that the King men on the election of chairman had five majority that on a motion for the Chairman to appoint delegates and also on a motion to elect a delegates the Cbair ruled each to be out of order, as the last Parish Convention sent delegates appointed by the Chairman, therefore he would conform to the custom and appoint a delegation. There was no appeal Irom this decision. The delegates were appointed and a motion to instruct for King carried and theu adjournment followed.

Eighty-three voles were oast for this chairman, and the delegation is armed with a certificate from eaeh of these 83 that they voted for the Chairman expecting him to appoint the delegation. The other side eiun that as the King Chairman would not entertain a motion to elect delegates, therefore they would organize a separate convention, which they did in the same building during tbe session of the former. Tbey were the party whose Chairman appointed delegation before bat who were nn- willing to be' governed by tutor own precedent. The Concordia delegation opposing King is said to have gotten up waru contests in two or three wards two or three days after the ward meetings were held, and on the local contest expected to control tbe organization of the Parish Convention, bus failing in this they made a contest direct to that bod Briefly these are the facta of the two contested parishes. It is not that the merit or the contest is expected to seat the candidates, but it serves to disqualify two King parishes from taking part in the organization of the convention.

A conference of the opponents of King is said to have been held io Monroe yesterday, and that one prominent candidate threatened to withdraw from tbe race, as ha felt that he was no being rightly treated by the combination. In this conference was the talent of the Ouachita Valley City, the home of the combination, and those favorite sons of East Carroll, Montgomery. Delaney and Kennedy, whom the Shreveport Times denominates the only original bolters. These latter had gone there twenty-four hours in advance, presumably to assist with further details of the compact. It is whispered around privately that the meeting was specially harjaonions probably tbe result of each one present leeling that his chances were being overshadowed by some other favorite son.

It is not improbable that this agreement and discord among the contractors may follow within the next twenty-four hours. The Picayune shall have a true statement of everything -developed in this contest. The convention will be called at noon to-morrow by Col. Crandall. BATON ROUGH.

Sixth Cousreaslonal Diatriefc Baton Eouge, Sept. 14. Spe- ciaLJ Our town is puite lively this evening with incoming delegations to the Congressional Convention that con venes at noon to-morrow, juessrs. Irion, Kernan and Bobertson are on hand ana Judge Duncan is expected on the train to-night. Ex-Gov.

Wiekliffe is absent in Kentucky. Gen. Lewis is here bat claims not to be a candidate. Much interest is felt concerning the two contesting delegations from bt. Landrv.

This parish has the largest vote in the convention and her dele gates can do much to decide the fate of the contest. There are no de velopments and no indication as to who will be the successful aspirant. Messrs. Irion, Kernan and Kobertson being the leading- candidates. NEW IBERIA.

A Day of Moarnlng; A Grateful Shower. New Iberia, Sept. 14. SpeciaL The very unusual occurrence of three funerals in one day happened here today. This morning at 10 o'clock the last tribute of respect was paid to the remains of James L.

Burke. Sera. Jaoquet and Caughlan came to the house and escorted the remains to the church, which was decked in its mourning robes. Rev. C.

Jaoquet officiated at the altar, assisted by Rev. Father Can ghlau, of Loreauvilie, and Rev. Father Bardy. of Jeanuerette. Father Parmantier led the choir.

The services were long and impressive, concluding with a eulogy in French by Rev. Father Jacquet. couched in language of the highest praise. The services were concluded at the grave, from which. the large concourse ot sympathizers turned away feeling that one of New Iberia's greatest benefactors had gone over to the great majority.

This afternoon, the funeral services over the remains of Mr. Joseph Decourt oocurred in the Catholic Church at 5 o'clock. The mem bers of the Societe do Bienf alssance et d'Assistanee Mutaelle, of which be was a member, attended. In him a French soldier'and an old citi- ien of Iberia parish, has been laid at rest. Ibis evening at o'clock Elias El-bertas, the infant son of Capt.

E. A. Pharr, was buried from the Methodist Church, Eev. A. Clay, of Morgan, City, officiating.

Our drouth hasbeenefTectually broken by a rain, which commenced last night at 11:30 and fell for thirteen consecutive hours. The level districts south and west of this place were flooded this morning. Ihontch too late to be oi any benefit to the cotton crop, it wiu prove invalnable to the cane, cattle and pas turage. The rain has brought a good stage of water in the Teche, which was very low. LAFAYETTE.

The Bala and tbe Crops The Republican Lad Th Bondtmeo of the Defaoltlna; Pariah Treaaorer Befase to Settle. Latayett, Sept. 14. Special. The long and.

continued drouth was brought to an end last night and to-day by a good, long and glorious rain, filling all wants, none too much, and without the least wind, but too late to be of much benefit to the cotton crop. Two or three weeks sgo if we could have had one good rain there would have been made a full crop, and more than would have been as it is, the plant appears to have had the north winds of October and November noon it. Almost full grown bolls have withered and dropped off. On the high lands the plant is almost bare of leaves, but w'th all the drawback, the early cold nights aud the continued rains in the spring and the drouth just ended, there will still be three-quarters of a crop made. The plant is well fruited, and it is to be hoped that the rain and dry will mature all bolls and prevent their wilt-insr and falling further.

Oar cane crop in this point is too small to notice, but is in better size and condition than in the sugar district- To-day's rain was received with much joy by the store and housekeepers and children, as it had become so fearfully dusty that mothers could not open their doors or take their babies out. A full corn eroo has been made, and is safe. The over-supply will be sold and traded off for lumber it is selling now for from 75 cents to $1 per barrel. The Republicans of the parish had a big dow-wow here on last Saturday. There appears to be quite a fight among them as to who shall be tbe big boss or leader, Riard has been heretofore at the bead of the party and it is hoped will be again, and so as he is a safe, conservative and honorable man.

From what I can learn, and from good authority, the bondsmen of the late parish Treasurer and the school funds will refuse and have refused topay the deficit without suit, as they say they are not legally bound. It would appear that it is the business and duty of tbe District Attorney to assist the committee and look after this matter. If so he has taken no steps so far and it looks as if the parish will be lbser. SHREVEPORT. A Wife Murder Jadgnez-t Rendered la Sit for Railroad Bridge Work The New SnKKVKPOKT, Lau.

Sept. 14. Spe cial. A negro. Dock Godfrey, while under the influence of whisky, shot and killed his wife last night on the Maples Place, three miles from Shreveport.

After the deed Godfrey fled and is still St large. It is believed that he has gone to Gloster, on the Texas and Pa cific, where he hss relatives. In the District Court last Friday the trial of P. C. Livingston vs.

P. Scully waa beeun before a iurv. The suit crew out of a contract for work done on the piers of tbe railroad bridge across Red Kiver at this point. Li mars ton a sub contractor, brought action praying for judgment on accounts exceeding $300 ana $suuu aamages. The iurv found a verdict to-day for Livingston for $1373 and against de fendant on nis reconventions! aemana.

It is authoritatively stated thai; J. Soape. a prominent citizen and a com mission merchant of this city, on the moammendation of Hon. N. C.

Blan ch ard, will be appointed of Shreveport. PLAQUEMINE. Two Handred Feet More of the Caving; Bank Goes Overboard The Cltl-V sens Line of Defense -AraiBstthaFloodU PLA.QTTEM ink, Sept. 14. Special.

A much needed raia. feu last night and this morning, and will prove of untold benefit to our planters, but as was ex pec ted, it did no good to our caving banks. To-day the cave at tbe lower edee of town more than doubled itself. and about 800 Seet of the levee and part i. a i oi tne roaa siiaea.

into uie nver. T.nririeer' Brown laid off a line of levee in this neighborhood last week. but it is now thought ne will nave to change it. In the upper part or town our people are striving nobly to raise the means to build tbe levee over the citizens' line, and have enough subscribed to insure success. A visit to that part of town reveals sad picture the tearing down and removal ot nouses tnat onoe formed the happy homes of many poor families.

BASTROP," Convening of the District Court Going to the Convention. Bastrop. Sept. 14. Special The District Court convened here yes terday.

After impaneling the Grand Jury Judge Ellis adjourned court until next Monday. Gen. Young and Judge Gunby, Congressional aspirants, made speeches nere Yesterday. The Morehouse delegation left this morning for Rnston to attend the con vention there to-morrow. Morehouse parish will make about half crop of cotton this year.

BATON ROUGE. State Board ot Edneatlon School Fund Appropriation. Baton Rotj gk, La Sept. 14. Spe- ciaLl The State Board of Education will meet in this city, on Thursday, the 23d for the transaction of general business.

The Superintendent of Public Educa- 1 1 M.tr. m-n ftnnartinnmint the uvu niu r- latter part of this week of the remain ing funds or laaa. LOUISVILLE. The Converae TrlaJL. Louisville, Sept.l4.After a short session to-day the Louisrilld Presbyterian Synod adjourned until the second Tuesday in Novembers The trial of the Conyerse brothers, nnKi.cora ihA Christian Observer.

charged with the iolation of the ninth commandment, will 'then be resumed. The prosecution has not finished its tes timony. COVINGTON. Mayer Bowman's Murder Explained. St.

Louis, Sept. 14. A special dis patch from Covington, Tipton county. TeniL, states that Sheriff Carter, of that county, has ia jail there a man who is supposed to be the assassin of the lata ex-Mayor Bowman, of East St Louis. Abe man was arrested about two weeks ago at Covington, for some trivial misdemeanor, and was fined and imprisoned.

While locked up. it is altered that he commenced talking about, a terrible murder he had committed in East St. Louis. Sheriff Carter concluded to investi gate the man and his statements. near as the result of the Sheriffs eftorts could be ascertained, it appears that the prisoner confessed that he was the man who tired the shot that killed Mr.

Bowman. He frives details as to how he com mitted the crime and why it was done. He savs that be was emnloved bv a vice president of a railway company in East St. Louis to put Mr. Bowman out of the way.

The sum to be paid was $2500, of which the man said he received from the hands of tbe railroad official $1000. He set about preparing the plans by which to carry out his contract. He watched Mr. Bowman and ascertained his course to and from his residence. He says that on the evening of 2L 1885, Mr.

Bowman his residence while he, the assassin, stood behind a gate a little open, on the opposite side of the street to his residence and almost facing it. As Mr. Bowman arrived at the gate, he, the murderer, jumped out from be hind the gate and grasped Mr. Bowman by the arm. Mr.

Bowman caucbt him by the wrist and demanded: What do you wantf" To that the assassin replied come with me." intending, to pull him inside the gate into the field and there do the work. Bowman replied: about your business." and gave him a push, whereupon tbe assassin pnt his pistol to the back: ot Mr. a head, and bred. The man gives further and fuller de tails of the crime, bat the officials emphatically refuse to give any details or allow tne man to do interviewed The assassin remained in and about East St. Louis till the railroad strike, and then committed such depredations against the railroad that he had to leave Eat St.

Louis and wandered down to Tennessee, where he was ar rested, as stated, a few weeks ago, for a trivial offense. It is alao known that the Tennessee Sheriff has been in correspondence with the East St. Lunis authorities, and but with what result is not known as yet. A reporter, upon receipt oz tbe fore- coma information, went over to h.ast St. Louis to ascertain what truth there was in the affair, it was there learned that sueh a revelation had been sent from Tennessee, and that in the mam the special was correct.

The came of the prisoner is Arthur Armbutheiet, alias A L. fitiman, alias Charles Walker, alias Parsons. Arbuthnot states in his conf esson that he is iSIt years old. was born in Paris, France; came to this country with his mother wnen ne was is years oz age; lived in Fifth Avenue, New York; that his motner now lives in fearepta, Jal houn coantv. and that he wai married at the age of 18, near Tusca loosa, to Miss JS.

Lb jjea. Most of the localities In East St. Louis named in the confession and many of the circumstances attending the assassination of Mr. Bowman, mentioned in the confession, axe correct. The East St.

Louis police authorities seem to place some reliance in the man's statements, but they will not give a definite opinion as to wnether Arbuthnot is the real murderer until they have examined tne case runner. KherifE Tavlor. of Tipton, has been written to again. There is really noth ing in the confession that could not be stated by one who read the accounts published at the time of the murder. MEMPHIS.

Sleeting of the Upper Mlasisslppi District Levee Board Action Deferred. UcwPHij). Pflnf. 14. rSoeciaLl The Tmw Roard of the TJDaer MiaaissiDnl District met at Clarksdale, to day, and about xorty bias were opened, the number ot contractors present beint lamer than at any previous meetine of the board.

The examination of bids was deferred, as President White aud Chief lnnnu.rinlin.v HAtinul in tt.tmu session of tbe Mississippi River Commission at New York, with the hope of obtaining material aid, the fund on hand not being sufficient to meet the emergency. They passed through here to-night on tneir way new. xora. CHATTANOOGA. A Meeting to Adjust Bates.

Chattanooga. Sept, 14. Special. The Southern Association General Paaaanzer Asents is in session nere to day. Representatives from nearly all ommiiiMit I inns are nreBent.

The object of the meeting is to adjust rates, ii.iki.. afinitA baa vet been done. UVUUUft The association win do wo WESTERNPORT. ann.mrT Pnnlahment of a Murderer, WxSTXEJfPOKT, Sept. 14.

About noon to-day. while Edward White, a citizen, was walking down the street, he was shot and instantly killed by David Jonnson, a man wno has been a mi uuuv a vi a at XOr BUUIO nuuo j. 9 Johnson was at once arrested and locked up. There was no known cause for the act and it created great excite- This evening, at party of citi zens attackeu tne ouuoong wuere was confined. They quietly took l.

A A Krifa'A ar.rnM thaPoto. UUU VUI mac. tied a rope around his neck and made him want on. iV a iii n.ir wm broken dv the alL and after allowing him to hang a few moments the rope was cut and the body allowed to fall into the river, where tbe swift current carried it out of sight in a jew momenta. TfTPwMTI I an AT A TTI I lOlf.

A jl o'clock A. M. this day Kesara, Hoey A CrConaor will aeuaspuuuo uuuu, iTihdi atraat. between Chesuiat aad CoUseom stzeeta, tbe con ten ta et said dwellinr. eomprtslBg a fall variety i et necessary auuwuuia cctim.

BAKDSOXB PCRKlTCaa BT AUCTKW Ttkm. tfnuitu of the taandaomelv furnished" residence JSo. 69 JSetthJUmpart street will do soio wammw. 4 m.m tore ana rmrpoim nprlghs PleyL Cams eondaots the sale. Just before Congre adjourned Eepre-unurin HMrman eoin plained of malarious svmptoms.

"Take k'neen." said a fiiend. Well, I will, replied Herman, taoucat-fnlly. Tve been takina; qol-nlne, bat it OIMU I Mem vv aJ WEECKED. Frightful Collision on the Nickel Plate Road. ourteeu Persons Killed Outright and Dangerously "Wounded.

Trie Bodies of the Dead Mangled Be yond Eecoghitaon. The Disaster Dae to a Misunderstanding ot Orders by the Trainmen. Buffalo, N. Sept. 14.

A dispatch from Silver Creek. X. to the Commercial Advertiser says An excursion train on the Nickel Plate Eoad, under the management of J. W. Butler, ex cursion agent, collided with a local freight train in the cut of the curve just east of here at 11 o'clock this morning.

Lewis Brewer was engineer on the excursion train, drawn by engine No. 159, and Wm. Harris was engineer of the freight train, drawn by engine Ne, 6. Both engineers and firemen saved themselves by jumping. The excursion train consisted of one baggage car.

one smoker and eleven coaches. Only those in the smoking ear were hurt, it being telescoped by the baggage car. Only a partial list of the killed can be given at present, several being mangled ueyona recognition. The names ox the victims are KILLED. W.

W. Loomis, of Erie, Pa. Henry M. Edhart, and son. John F.

Gedhart, of Pittsburg. Stephen Cameron, Mayor of Water- ford. Pa. John Sudor, Pittsburg. David Sharp, Erie.

W. W. Rostaller, Erie. Charles Hirsch, Erie. Mr.

Lyphir, Erie. Wm. Reynolds, Dunkirk. N. Y.

Aaron Parkhnrst, May ville. John Myers, Erie. Two bodies have not been identified. One is thought to be that of a son of Mr. Ltoomia, THE WOC5DKD are; Henrr Hurek.

of Sterrettania. both legs crushed, err serious. i 17 Erie, head and shoulders iniureu. Wm. Ztmmerier, or trie, nsdiy hurt.

ixinis Liinse. ot Daaiv hurt. Martin Rostoller. of Erie, shoulder and lea ininred. Edwin W.

Marble. 328 East Eighteenth street. HJie. legs broken. Archie campneiL oz xjie, seriously ininred.

-7 Ubss. ocnenouer. oi x.ne, ncaa ana shoulders injured seriously. Chas. DUier.

01 horie, right leg broken and bead cut. J. P. iiarrington, of line, badly in- Joseph upper, oz summit, naaiy bruised. Philo Lifnter.

residence unknown. legs crushed. Mr. Coburn. of Titusville.

injured slirhtlv. The accident seems to hare been caused by a misunderstanding of tele- grapuic orders. mere are various causes given lor tne comslon. gmeer, William Harris, of the freight train, la blamed. It is said he had or ders to meet tbe excursion train at Irving.

He failed to execnte his instructions and was running at full speed whenv TBX CRASH OCCUBHXX). The train men will not talk rezardlns who is to blame. The agent, who was on the train, says the freight train had orders to go to Silver Creek, and the passenger train to Irving, which is this side, and it was these orders that caused the collision. The excitement was intense. The scenes in the smoking car were most harrowing.

Tbe first warning that was given was a slight jar caused by the heavy pressure of tbe air brakes. Some of the passen- cers braced themselves in their seats. seemingly apprehensive of danger. Then came tbe terrible shock, followed by the smashing of windows and the roof of the ear, and then all was a mass of BLR-ZD UJQ A2TD BTBTvGGLETO HUMAN ITT. Men covered with blood were locked in each other's arms, while underneath them lay tbe poor unfortunates who were instantly killed, crushed out of all human resemblance.

The wounded crawled out of the debris and were assisted to neighboring houses. The people brought bedding, on which to lay the dead and dying and did all they could to relieve the sufferings of the wounded until the arrival of. medical aid. Mrs. J.

H. Sigl, of Erie, passenger, was on her way to Buffalo. She arrived here safely this afternoon. In an interview, Mrs. Sigi said: "I was in the first car, next to the'smoking car.

The passenger train was a very long one and had a large number of excursionists as well as regular passen The first we knew of the collision was a terrifio crash, and like an explosion. Nobody was hurt except those in the smoking car. The sight was so horrible that I could not look at it. Not a single ear was thrown from the track, but the smoking ear was COMPLBTXXT TELESCOPED. It is miracle that our car was not crushed also.

It was a narrow escape. One man in the smoker saved himself by dropping ou tbe floor, and escaped with a few bruises. I did not learn the cause of the accident, bat we were going very slow, and the freight train was coming at a high rate of wereiust one coach iengthoff the trestle wnea the collision occurred. Some of the wounded were taken to different houses and one of the coaches was turned into a hospital. In another coach the dead were placed.

Most of the excursionists remained at Silver Creek, intending to return home. The regular psesengers for Buffalo aud other points came on this afternoon on another train." The excursion trains to the Falls of Niagara started -from Ashtabula, Ohio. The eleven passenger cars were heavily loaded. Lewis Brewer was engineer. THE SCEXB OF THE ACCTDIXT is a short distance east of Silver Creek, on a short curve, approached by a long, high trestle and through a deep cot.

Th Ycnrsion train was soinc only at a soeed of about eight miles an hour wben Enrineer Brewer was horrified by the sight of an approaching freight train coming at the rate of thirty miles an hour. i Th at once reversed his en sine, tint on the air brakes and jumped for ins life, followed by his fireman, none too soon, for the engines came together with a crash and in an instant were converted into a heap of. scrap iron. The engineer and fireman of the freight train also lumped, ana escaneu. Next to the baggage car was the the platform of which- was lower than the others, and which allowed it to go under.

The result was that the baggage ear was thrown upwards ana backwards. landing squarely on top of the smoking car, crushing and filling, it except the space occupied by two or three of the) rear seats, the following cars being extensively damaged, but the occupants escaping with a shake-np. as tne smoker was tinea witn men. the result can better be imagined than described. The people in the other ears crowded and jostled to get sway, while the escaping steam, mingled with tba cries of the wounded and dying, mad a scene that was horrible.

5 Engineer Brewer, of the Ohssenrer train, was not to be found, while Engineer Harris, of tbe freight train, a once made the claim that he had orders to run to Silver Creek to allow the ex- enrsion train to pass. While Brewer, it is thourht. fearintf srrMt, mads good his wespe. Soon after the disaster crowds fioeked from Silver Creek, a half mile away. and messages were at once sent out ask ing for wrecking trains and medical aid.

Crowds at once began the work of BXLKASXXa THE IMPRISONED PASSXST- GERS, dying and dead. Tbe sides of the smoker were soon laid open with axes and bars. disclosing bruised and mangled bodies lying aouoiea up in every conceivable) shape. Wreckers soon arrived, accompanied by Supt. Kimball, in a special ear.

With the aid of jackscrews the baggage ear was lifted, when the work of removing tne oodies was oegun. Coroner Blood, of Dunkirk, was oa one of the earliest relief trains and had the bodies of the dead removed to ths freight house near by. There they presented a horrible sight, many of them being mangled beyond recognition. The Coroner imaaneled a jury, and announced that he would be gin to-morfow at Dunkirk to inveati-t gate where the blame of the terrihla calamity should fall. btrange 1 say, seven eoacbes of tho excursionis ts came to this city and front hers went 1 the falls as if nothing had happened.

Others remained in town relating their narrow escape. THE COBBXCTXD LIST OF XTXXJCD is as follows: Henry Hnvck. aged 20. of Sterrltonia. legs ground to a pulp and were amputated on the return train, he died this evening; Stephen Cuthbertson.

Burgess of Waterf ord. and a promi- nent merchant, his remains were found in a terribly mangled condition; Henry Gebhardt, ojt Pittsburg. Pa, and his son John were found in 'etch other's embrace. Their bodies were crushed and mangled; David Tharp, of Erie, a cripple, and his little son were found crushed together; Wm. W.

Loomis. of Erie, a well known ship builder, head crushed he was found dead oa his seat; Jacob Erie, body crushed almost oat of recognition John Feeder, of Pittsburg, said to have been employed at Erie; A. F. Reynolds, of Dunkirk, N. Aaron Parkhnrst, of Maysville, Zy.

Adriel Heideter. of Erie; John Seifert, ot Erie John Meyers, of Erie. The list of the severely injured is as follows: Samuel Tracy, aged 26 years, of Erie, a deep eut on his left cheek. a scalp wound and internal injuries in the right side; William Sulmutryv aged 47 years, of Kersarge, Pa right leg broken below the knee aud bad bruises Lai ne Lindsley, aged SS of Erie, both legs broken and very seriously injured internally, will probably die. has a wife and several children Martin Roster, aged 19.

of Erie, right leg broken close to the ankle, left collar bone broken and shoulder jammed; Archibald Campbell, aged 25, of Erie, bad injury to left hand, scalp wound and brniaea all over his body, is not dangerously hart Wm. Arble, aged 58, of Erie, both legs broken below the knee, bad bruises about tho bead and body, he is net expected to live Chas. SehriedJer. aged 22, of Erie, skull fractured, condition serious; Chas. Daerrler, right leg broken; J.

P. Harrington, Erie Forge Works, badly bruised, will probably die; Jos. Tall-mon. of Summit, badly bruised Philo Lin ten; legs crushed and otherwise seriously bruised Alfred Calhoun, aged 47, 'of Bradford, right leg broken below the knee and internally injured, will probably die. i VICKSBURG.

Farther Extension of the Georgia Paeinei Vicxsbubq, Sept. 14. Spe- ciaLl Parties are here to-day representing the Georgia Pacific Railroad, and leave to-night for Greenville, Miss. where they go in the interest of ths syndicate controlling that road, rom a reliable source it is learned that is has been determined to complete the two gaps now oxisting in that road, be tween ureenviiie. ana Atlanta, one 170 miles in length between Johnsonville and Columbus, and 1 from Day's Gap 60 miles to Birmingham.

About 45 miles of narrow gauge road from' Greenville to Johnsonville has-been built and is new in operation. This will be-widened to standard gauge) and work: on it will be commenced as once. A large force of men ia now employed on the road between nays uap ana Birmingham, which work will soon be completed, when the entire foree will bo pnt to work building the road west from uoiumbus, wneie a junction win re made with the Mobile and Ohio system. The building of this road will open up fine country and affords long needed-' theroazhf are directly across the State. IS is further stated that ample funds have been secured to insure the successful completion of the work at as early sv date as possible.

It is farther content plated building the road west of ths Mississippi to a connection with one of the trunk lines leading into Texas and ths Southwest. i Gulf Coast Canning Factory. Mississippi Citt, Hlsa, Sept. 13. 1888.

2Taw Orlaaaa Picajnna, If aw Onaaaa. La.t 1 see by the Times-Democrat of Sunday special dated front this place in waiob it atatea tnas cae uoasi tanning- votto-panys factory at this place would not ram toe coming' seaaoav I must say the Tlntee. Democrat's correspondent has been misinformed, and does great lsjustloe to the Gulf Coast Caantsg Company In the publication of said article. There is no doubt bat what tbe Gulf Coaat Canning Coaapaay'a factory will start operation at aa early date. I have) ehara-e of tbe raw oyster department of tho Galf Coass Canning Company, and will attend shipments that hoe.

A. E. PETKXMAH. A Millionaire's Daughter. A special to the LeuIsviUe Courier-Journal from Gallatin, Sept.

13, says Quite a seoeatlpn was aanssd here tola evsninc la society circles by the elopement ol alias Marie Reed, dauahter of Charles Seed, the millionaire turfman, who baa the seeond largest raeehoree anraery la the Beath, aear Gallatin, with Chas. K. Beaadeao, a young and handsome cotton merebantef New Orleans. Some lew weeks aato Ceaadeaa came to Gallatin for the purpose et clao-deaUaely marryiag Miss Reed, but the pre-Umlnaries were lacking and the plot was utile. Beau dean was mere arttal this time and eame to Gallatin unexpectedly to all save Miss Beed.

and, aceoroing to erranjre-ment, met his ladylove at ex-af syor G. H. Guthrie's, where tola worthy locksmith "wedded the yooa coo pie. suae Kaea a quite young, oranette, ox prepossessing appearance aad a lady or frrea literary attainments, having rraUastd Europe. The bridal couple left to-clcbt for h'ew Otieana, where they are to be tendered a e-rand reception by friends ia the Creauent City.

In cleaning out the pablie well la HJnor nL, aa old feat, a grab hook. bou' t. whisky, several barrel of dirt, aud well backets were Xouae..