The Morning News from Wilmington, Delaware • 1

AV AY I i VOL. 143. AVIUIIXGTON, DETAWAIIE; SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1880. PRICE ONE CENT. i THE MEN OF MONEY.

CITY HAPPENINGS. CRUSHED ii A i MACHINE shop. a remarkable robbery. THE WORLD'S NEWS. BLAME.

35 CorotifrV The Corotilrs Jury Declare the West Jersey Railroad Slaughter Accidental Fress PlfpaU-h to Ut Dally Xews. May's Landing, N. August 13. The inquest In the eased Jame Sweeny, killed In the railroad colli-ion of Wednesday, was com ued to-day. The chief witnesses examined were Engineer Aitken and Conductor Hoagland, of the second section of the excursion train.

Aitken totitk We left Atlantic City at CjL" p.m:; we were nine to ten minute behind the first section at Pleasautville; I pulled back at the curve at May's Landing, and called for down brakes; I used sand on the track, but that did not i-heck the engine. On the hill I Mas running about 1'j miles an hour, which was about one minute before Using brakes. I could have saved the train if I had bad a ear length ir.ore to go. I think I was about five minutes behind the fh-tt section at May's Landing, which time would make about a quarter to a half mih: could not stop tlte train in one and a quarter mik-s on account of the rail being wet. We are to keep ten minutes apait, but are allowed to run up to five minutes at meeting points.

The conductor gave the signal to start the train at Atlantic ity at p. m. Ile first section was two uiiuutes behind time in pSHiig C. 31. Hoaglantj testified: I was con ductor on the second section; I received orders from the SujeriiitendeiJt to leave Atlantic City at 0.0.

p. I was at the rear door of the last car when the crash took plave, just having- got through col--letting tickets. We had a very rough crowd on the train. After we struck tlie other section I tried the brakes and found them all turned on. Tle brakeman tried? them while running, but found theur turned o'i the same way.

L. A. Down, county clerk; Saiuuel Fowler, fireman on the second eelkn i Jacob Maws and William Walters, the brakemen W. J. Sewell, superintendent of the West Jersey railroad Charles Smith, thy llagmau near here the acci dent happened, James W.

Allen, master of construction of the West Jersey rail road, and Wesley Adams, an eye-witness of the collision, were also examined. The jury retired at 3 oVloek. At first tlie sentiment as strongly In favor of censuring the company. This wa over ruled and the question of placing the blame on the engineer discussed. The several degrees of murder were each sug gested, but, as in the previous question, iIiom; opiKised to placing the blame gradu ally won the others over to their side, and after time hours of spirited debate it was agreed to give a verdict attributing the eollii-iou to accident.

The following verdict was rendered: We find that James Sweeney, of Phila delphia, came to hisdeath on Wednesday, August II, lbs(, at may Lauding, At lantic county, N.J from wounds received in a collision between the first "and second sections or ine excursion tram on tne West Jersey and Atlantic railroad. That leeording to. the evidence submitted to us, we think the collision uy hicu the said James Sweeney came to his death. was accidental. The engineer and conductor" are still held in ball to await the action of the rand jury.

The general opinion of the verdict is that it was in with the testimony given to-day, but it is thought a mistake was made in not examining the engineer and conductor 01 me iirst sec tion. LTllie Grace, Mrs. Boodle and the Infant daughter of Mr. McCrystal are still here. Miss Grace is in a critical condition, rears ire entertained that erysipelas will set iu iu the case of 3Irs.

Boodle, lhe chad doing well. BUILT ON ROCKS OF GOLD. A Village Resting on a Ledge of Phenom enal Richness. Aaflalxt Prow Dispatch Uie News. Santa Fk, N.

31., August I J. A sensa tion was created here the day before j-es-terday by the announcement of a rich mining strike, in the Mexican village Las l'lantas, almut thirty miles distant. lhe village is built of adobe huts and corrals. and the foundations of the houses are of rock. Prospeetor Jesse Martin detected in this rock.

He pounded up and hammered some of it, getting a rich result in gold. He located the streets of the town whence the gold rock was taken, and hud ass.15'8 made with a result of i.UX) of gold to the ton, the lowest being Governor Lew Wallace has just returned from the place, lie paced off a lead making it eighty-four paces in width. Its length not known. lect along the vein has been located. Subse quent assays in Santa 1 give irom uiree to six thousand dollars ier ton.

me whole village is built on the ledge, and rock worth three dollars ier iKmnd has been thrown about as worthless. A Brute's Conviction. AftvciaiAd Pr DVjAch the Dally News. Wilmington, N. August 13.

Stephen. Richardson, colored, who killed his mother-in-law, and attempted to kill hi wife and father-in-law, in this city, on the night of July Pith last, wa to-day convicted of murder iu thb Criminal Court, and sentenced to be hanged on the 'id day of September next. What Might Have Been Expected. ArMaM Pre- Diitcb to Uj Dily New. N.

August 13. Two boys, mimed Pendergast, had their feet badly crushed hile attempting to jump on a coal train here riiis morning. Ashes Representing $56,000. Vrc-mi Distich tt the Dally New. I IAA A sport.

August 13. large furniture factory, a jack mill and a brick dwelling honse, together with a large amount of lumber, were de-stroyed by lire this evening. The fire originated in the engine room. Loss, about insurance, Maud S. and St.

Julien trotted at Rochester, on Thursday. St. Julien made l.i first mile iu 2.13, his second in 2.11 j. Maud S. made also the first mile in 2.11.

Thw is tlie latest time on record. NO ONE TO Third Day's Proceedings of the Bankers' Convention at Saratoga. AfROclatM Press Dispatch to Uie Pally News. Alt A Too N. August 13.

At the opening of the Bankers' Convention the names of the officers of the Executive Council were announced. The officers for the enduing j-eaf are: Chairman George S. Ce, President of the Americau Excliange National Bank, ew York. Treasurer Geonre F. Baker, President of the first National Bank, rew lork Corresponding rcretary George Alar- stand, editor, 247 Broadway, ew lork Secretary Edmund D.

Randolph. President of the Continental National Bank, New York. lhe Chairman of the Lxec-utive Council Stated to the convention that gome solicitude had been expressed by members of the association whether the Pubject of mitigation of national and State taxes was receiving that attention of the Executive Council that its importance demands. In reply the committee requests him to say that they are u.hig all honorable means to secure this object, that they re gard it as paramount to any other duly en trusted to and that they are dih gently pursuing it in all reasonable and proper wavs, ami with the hope of success. 1 he resolution was passed in favor of the immediate enactment of a national bankrupt law of Mich a character as to discourage fraud and afford ready and ef ficient relief to honet debtors, and place all creditors, wherever located- upon an equal footing, with a uniformity of ad ministration throughout the country, aud to secure a prompt and equitable dietri bu tton of the asset of insolvent estates at the lowest possible cost.

Also to Include a judicious system of composition whereby the settlement may be effected in proper cases upon terms satisfactory to a ma jority of the creditors without tin; delay and expense incidental to full bank ruptcy proceedings. The Executive Council was reo nested to take measure for urging Congress to pass this law. Mr. George A. Butler, of Connecticut, read a paper on the subject ol tceie pay.

tnents and the relation borne by it to other great financial questions. Edward Atkinson read a paper on the Industrial growth of the country and the chief causes which have produced it. A resolution, offered by the Executive Council, was adopted, asking Congress to stop the coinage of two to four millions of silver monthly as tending to damage business and likelj' to ultimately result 111 the embarrassment of the Government, the Treasury, th exportation ol gold to foreign countries, and a general financial complication. Congress Ik asked to repeal the law of february 2i, Papers by II. l'attcrson, of Georgia; Andrew SimoiiF, of Charleston Edward J.

Butts, of Vicksburg; Theodore m. Pomeroy, of Auburn and ex-State As sessor, James A. r.ngg, were ordered 10 be printed in the proceedings without reading. patter by Sidney J. Shclbounie, of New York, 011 the financial aspects of the nter-oceanic canal, prepared but not read, maintains that the several schemes for the canal are yet immature and indefi nite, ami the promoters themselves are not in accord as to ltscot.

It aI-o shows from statistics that the canal mint lc wisely and economically cunsimcicu in order to pay even a low interest on the investment, and cautions capitalist against the present status of the enter prise. A memorial to congress, oiiered ny Mr. Isbell, of Alabama, asks the rctn-al of some ortion of the taxc on banks. The papers 01 lion. Jolin ivnox, Comptroller of the Currency, Mr.

A. II. Morse, of Uluo, -Mr. isonen, or Pella, Iowa, and Mr. J.

R. Roach, of Vieksburg, were ordered printed without reading. lhe Coe or IsImmI memorial was endorsed by the Executive Council and approved by the convention. Georire J. Coe, chairman of the Execu tive Coinniitte, said it had been suggested to them to have the association meet next year in Chicago.

Luke v. roiand aiterwaru oojccieo. He said no full meeting could be had else where than at Saratoga. President Mitchell returned thanks to the members for their courtesies and de clared the convention adjourned. Rowell's Next Walk.

Associated Press Dliatch to the Dally News. London, August 13. The Sportsman to-day saj's: Howell, the pedestrian, walked in from Cambridge to see about the challenge by W. B. Curtis, of New York, to a content for the Aetley belt: The match seems assured.

Rowell is victorious he will probably visit Australia preliminary to retiring on bis laurels. New York. August 13. Y. B.

Cur tis, of the Sjirit lite Times, who chal lenged Charles Rowell, the English pe destrian, in behalf of an American whose name is known, received an answer to-day from Rowell by cable, agreeing to walk in some locality out 01 jonuon. The time and place have not yet been A Bogus Newspaper Man. Assoclate-l Press Dipal Allentown, Pa August 13. Pasco was arrested hen; to-day and committed on the charge of swindling, by representing himself as a canvasteing agent for different He has been operating in Easton, Lancaster and other cities. Candidate for Governor of Georgia.

AsnoctatAd Pms Pisi'Sich li the Dally New. Atlanta, August 13. Ex-LT. S. Senator Thomas M.

Norwood, at the request of a number of delegates to the late Guber natorial Convention and of a large num-. ber of citizens throughout Georgia, has consented to make the race for Governor. The committee's address to the people and Senator Norwood's letter of acceptance will be given to the press for publication to-morrow. Ice from Norway. Associated Press Dispatch to the Dally News.

LONDON, August 13. A Pari dispatch to the Timts says that considerable quantities of ice are being shipped from Norwegian ports for the United States. A 2,400 Pound Iron Roll Falls Upon a 'Young Workman. Henry Bedford, aged about 20 years. son of Cv II.

P. Bedford, tax cr.Uectnn liviug at 810 West Fourth street, sustained a very serious -imnrv vonniit afternoon at the machine shop of George W. Baker, French street, above Second, where he is employed. Henry, with several other workmen was-engaged in lifting a roll weighing about 2,400 pounds, from a lathe to a truck, when it slinned and rolled nfT bearing the unfortunate youth with it, so falling that the weight of one end of it lay across bU via. The pressure was so great mai trie nesn oursced open in a long gash, from which the blood flowed copiously.

The young man lay in this position some minutes, there being not enough help at hand to lift the immense weight. 1 ortunateJy Col. John II. Moore came to their assistance, and bv the united strength of the men the roll was lifted enough to permit the wounded boy's being drawn from "beneath it. Ir.

J. Ilarmer Kile was sent for, who bound up his wounds and administered until the arrival' of Dr. Maull, the family physician, who took him in charge and had him taken to his home, where, after a thorough examination, it was found that the pelvis was broken, and perhaps fatal internal injuries were inflicted. I School Funds Apportioned. Robert J.

Reynolds, State Treasurer and Trustee of the school, fund, has apportioned among the counties of this State, the clear income for the present year, of the fund for' establishing free sehools, and 'ha3 divided and distributed the share thus apportioned "to eacu county among the several I as follows: To each of the districts in the city of Wilmington, Xew Castle county, $131.29. ana to each of the other districts in Xew Castle county, $03.51. To each of the districts in Kent county, 873.2., and to each of the districts iu Sussex county, $37.32.. 5 Hostilities Nancy Yesterday inorning, A (T dlaghef, a white woman, and Caulk, a Congo negress, living in Nancy street, awoke the echoes, as well as all the bibies in the by their loud, angry voices. The trouble culminated into the liveliest kind of a light, during which Annie clawed Jennie and Jennie to maltreated Annie that the latter was compelled to seek safety in ignominious flight.

The fight was occasioned by jealousy on the part of Annie who accused Jennie of conjuring her husband, and leadiog him from the paths of virtue. The New Court House. The work at the new Court House progressing very The work on' the outside will soon be done. The slating has been done for a week and the stone work of the tower is about completed. The plastering on the first floor is being done," the floors are being put down, and the heaters being put in.

Going Into the Shoe Business. George; S. Hagany, who has iriiled the position of justice, of the peace, in this city, for seven years, will open a fehoe store on Sixth street, near Market, on Saturday, August 21. Mr. Hagany, pre vious to his appointment as justice, kept a shoe store on Second street, near Market.

Having been in this business about thirty-five years he has had plenty of experience. Meeting Postponed. The Republican meeting at the Institute which the Bird Guards were to be presented with "a large flag and transparency, and at which Richard Harrington, of Dover, was announced to speak, has been postponed until Thursday following, on account of circus, which is to exhibit in this city. The Williams Club. The Williams Democratic Club met at their headquarters, Xo.

220 Market street, last evening. They decided upon uniform as follows: White cap, white necktie, white belt, black pants with white-stripes, and a blue shirt with a capital in the front. Tuesday evening of each week was adopted as a regular meeting night. Ninth Ward Democrats. The Ninth Ward Democrats met last evening at their headquarters, and in the absence of the president, Mr.

Joseph Johnson was called to the 1 The Committee on Candidates reported iii favor of George W. Griffith and Thos, L. Mouslejr for City Council, Joseph Johnson and William Gioud for inspectors, and Edward Hare and William Hope for assistants. i -i A Committee on Transparencies, consisting of John McSorley, George Grifhth and Samuel Burton was appointed. The Secretary of the Martin Club was directed to write to the National Committee, giving full particulars of the club.

Shipment of Excursion Cars. Ten first-class passenger cars for the New York, Wood Haven and Rockaway Beach railroad will be shipped by BoAvers, Dure to-day. Ten cars will also shipped to the same road by the Jackson Sharp Company. These cars will be upon the road for excursion travel to-morrow. The cars are different from the regular build, and are very fine.

They were to have been shipped yesterday, but owing to there being so much peach traffic they could not be gotten off. The W. B. R. R.

Company ill ship to-day three large beer cars for Ber-ger Engle, brewers, of Philadelphia. Each contains the Ridgway patent refrigerator. A Large Picnic Contemplated. The committees of the Water Witch and Fame Hose companies talk of giving joint picnic under the management of association to be formed exclusively of those members of the two companies who intend sroing to Hagerstown in October. The object is to raise funds to defray the expenses of the trip.

a a it. Further Particulars of the Theft of RiSes in Cork Harbor. 4 Associated Press Dispatch to the Daily News. London, August 13. It was no secret that there were arms on board the ship Juno in Cork harbor.

All the marauders were armed with revolvers. The six men who have been arrested brought be fore a magistrate yesterday. They all belong to Cork: and were unable to give an account of their presence at Passage They-were remanded for trial. The correspondent of the Times, at Cork, says: The most remarkable circumstance connected with the affair that, while the boats were leaving and were? still in view from the Vest-el, no alarm was given by the captain or the revenue officer on board the ship. At the time of the robbery the patrol were on the road outside the dock' only 25 vards from the ship, and the slightest alarm would have reached them.

The police -at Black Rock, a seaside village, between Passage; and were patrolling at 3 o'clock yesterday morning and saw two boats passing up the river containing a number of occupants; whom tney, xecoffuizeu as. belonging ooik At this time the Black Rock police had not heard of the robbery. The occurrence has produced -an uneasy feeling in the neighborhood, as it calls to mind the Fenian disturbances and shows that the elements of tlisdrder still exist. -Cork, August 13. Four of the rifle stolen from the ship Juno, in Cork liar bur, have been found 111 a garden at It is understood that the police have a clue to the man who fell into the hold of the Juno and was in jured.

1. i Still Another Railroad Horror. A3rtOrtQil Press DlsDAk-h to uie Dally News. Cooperstowx, August 13. Two extra freight trains collided one mile eatsof Cooperstown Junction, on the Susquehanna Divis'on'of the Delaware Hudsou Canal Company' Railroad, early this morning.

Paul Sifnpsou, fireman. killed; John Reiley, fireman on the other locomotive, was fatally injured. One of the engineers named Leonard was in jured by jumping from1 his engine. The engineer on the other train escaped tin hurt. A brakeman named Mullen received internal Twcntv-Uvc freight cars were demolished and the freight strewn on the ground In all directions.

Mexico and the Vatican in Harmony. Associated Press Dispatch to Uie Cally News. Rome, August 13. The Mexican gov ernment has replied to the proposal of the atican for the of diplomatic relations, and conciliatory in structions have been sent by the Vatican to the Mexican bishops. Meredith Reed on the Greek Question.

Associated Press Dispatch to the Dally News, l'AKis, August I J. borne newspapers here quote the opinion of General Mere dith Reed, formerly United States minis ter at Athens, in support of the claims of Greece. General Reed sa-s In Athens there are many Albanians in business, who are aa much Greek as the Athenians. ManAr Albanians participated in the revo lution, and many were leaders in the war. The interests of the Albanians and Greeks arc the same.

The amount of territory to be given to the will not interfere wun me Aioaniaus, nor, witn Italy or Austria. It will simply save the Greeks from destruction, and in this work all the Powers should be interested. A Chevalier's Peculation. Associated Press Dlspat3i to the Pally Paris, August 13. The ex-Secretary of a Bonapartist partisan of high-rank, and wbo is aLso a Chevalier of the Legion ot iionor, has disappeared, taking with him the sum of 100,000 francs belonging to a banking house in the QuartierDruot.

The French Faster's Fizzle. Associated Press Dispatch to Uie Dally News London, August 13. The attempt of tne young pnysician ot Joyous, to fast days, was abandoned after one week's abstinence. Tanner Himself Again. Associated Press Dispatch to the Dally News.

Xevokk, August 13. Physicians to-ilay stopped keeping a record of Tan ner. The doctor took breakfast in a res- A- .1 laui aui anu mis aiiernoon received a present of a mammoth turtle from Pen-sacola. Yesterday's Excursion. The excursion of Epworth M.

E. Church to Atlantic City, yesterdaj was very pleasant one. About 3K) people went. The day was all that could be de sired, and all came home after having enjoyed a pleasant day. The excursionists arrived here about 10.JO clock, last John Quinn Again.

'John Quinn was arraigned last evening before Esquire Bertolette, on the charge of cruelty to animals. Luke Scundlin complained that Quinn had cruelly treated cow belonging to him, and accordingly fined fifty cents and costs. Delaware Avenue Church's Pastor. Rev. 3Ir.

Haldeman was' extended by the trustees of the church a vacation of six weeks and longer if he choose to take He refused and has been absent from his pulpit only one Sunday. During Mr. II. '3 pastorate, a period of five years, with the exception of the time consumed in his trip to Europe, he has taken no vacation. The First City Nomination.

The Republicans of the Second ward held a meeting last evening and selected Charles E. Sparks as the candidate for City Council. As there were so few who were not members of some one of the Republican clnbs it was thought advisable not to organize a marching club. Police Court. There were but two cases before the mayor yesterday.

A young man was fined 62 aud costs for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. A boy was arraigned for larceny, but as there was not sufficient evidence against him he was dismissed. a WHAT OCCURRED DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS, THE A Young Man Crushed Democratic Convention An Impudent Tramp and Other Matters. Whitlock Guilty. The case of Eugene Whitlock, of Wilmington, on trial at West Chester for the Bailey robbery, at Kennett Square, was continued yesterday.

The case closed without calling witnesses. The case went to the jury the judge's charge; Mr. Waddeli, of, the defence, argued upon gome legal points, and as replied to, by Mr. Haines. The jury was then charged and went out about 6 o'clock.

They returned in a short time ith a verdict cf guilty. Beginning the New Contract. The National Dredging Company will finish the work on its first contract to-day. On Monday morning the company will begin operations under its new-contract. About one-fourth of the island has been removed.

3 Railroad Matters. The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore railroad have ordered Ave new locomotives and twelve passenger coaches for the West Chester branch, and the new-double track from lledia to Philadelphia is being laid as rapidly as possible, and the Baltimore Central trains will no doubt be running over the road by the first of the month. The C. P. R.

R. will put 'on next week two more new cars, which in point of elegance of finish and comfort will exceed anything on that road or the main line of the W. B. II. II.

Kennett Square's Celebration. The Young Men's Republican Club will meet this evening at the Institute Hall, to which the Bird Guards and other Republican organizations are invited. The business before the meeting will be to uiake arrangements to attend the parade at Kennett Square, on Monday evening. clubs from Wilmington, there will be organizations from West Chester, Oxford, Concord ville, Coates-ville, Unionville, and possibly Chester. The flag pole to be raised at Kennett Square that evening, will have swinging therefrom a flag twenty-four feet long.

At the Churches To-morrow. There will be a union service to-morrow of St. Paul's and Scott M. E. Churches.

Rev. P. H. Rawlins will preach at Scott at 10.30 a. and at St.

Paul's at 8 p. m. The Hanover and First Presbyterian Churches will hold union services at the First Presbyterian Church. Rev. Fred.

B. DuVal will preach. At the Household of Faith there will be preaching at 10.30 a. by Rev. Jacob H.

Elliott, and at 7.30 p. m. by Rev. Thomas E. Pierce.

Rev. I. X. of Delaware Avenue Baptist will preach2 tomorrow from lus pulpit; in the morning on "Forward," and in the evening on "The Wrath to Come' A Persistent Tramp. 1 The great fondness of Mr.

Tramp for stealing rides 3n freight trains is known to all that know anything of him and his many brethern. On Thursday afternoon a brakeman discovered that a one of the tramp tribe had taken a comfortable position between tw-o cars for the ostensible purpose of shifting to foreign ports. The brakeman, however, disturbed his peace of mind by ordering him to get oil, although the tram was already moving quite rapidly. After.repeating the invitation to get off, the brakeman resorted to force and dislodged the fellow at the foot of Eighth street. He rolled off and so far uuder the train that some of his clothes were torn by the wheels of the ears as they passed by.

After the train had gone he got up and started back to the yard to try his chances on the. next train, without having received much injury from the fall. He was seen quietly seated between two cars of the next train, doubtless hoping for better success than crowned his former attempt. County Democratic Convention. To-day a convention will be held at Xew Castle for.

the purpose of taking into consideration the proposed alterations and amendments to the party rules, as submitted to the. county meeting, which was held on Saturday, May 29. The result of the convention, from present ap-pearauces, will be the rejection of any proposed alteration, so far as the nomination of sheriff and coroner is concerned. The convention will be composed of sixty delegates, one from each ward in the city of Wilmington and live from each of the hundreds. The delegates from city are: First ward, Michael Walsh; Second, Charles Cannon; Third, Daniel Mulheriu; Fourth; Robert Elliott; Fifth, Enoch Moore, Sixth, Dr.

Howard Ogle; Seventh, Frank P. Kane; Eighth, William McMenamin; Xinth, Adam Orr, and Tenth, II. E. Lannan. To-morrow's Excursion.

The excursion to Atlantic City to-morrow will positively be the last Sunday excursion given this season. Mr. E. B. Taggart, the manager, has made these trips popular by the judiciously moral manner in which he has conducted them.

No liquors are sold on the boat, and uo objectionable characters are permitted to purchase tickets. As to-morrow will be the last opportunity of the kind there will, no doubt, be a large audience. Fare for the round trip is $1. To Republicans. All Republicans who wish to attend the pole raising in Kennett Square can procure tickets of the committee Messrs.

David C. Chalfant, Lexington Barney, John McLoughlin, Fred and Lewis B. Morrow. The fare is 75 cents round trip, 6y way of the Wilmington and Northern Railroad. The train will leave on Monday at 5.05 p.

in. be a an AS TOLD BY THE TELEGRAPH AND CABLE LAST NIGHT. The West Jersey Railroad Accident The Latest Particulars Other In-l teresting Crime in Texas. Associated Press Dispatch to the Dally Kews. Galvestox.

August 13.A special dispatch to the Neves from Texarkana says in a row 5-esieruay at a DarDecue one negro was killed and two wounded Arnold, who was ahot on the night of the Cth h3 died, declaring on ins deathbed mat I nomas morris, a negro, killed him. The Same Old Kindling, Associated Press Pisralb to Dally Kews IlAi.RisrJuBO. August 13. Two boye, aged seven and nine years, so'ns of Mrs. Peerless, a widow lady of tnf-5 city, attempted to rekindle a tire this moruing.

by pouring coal oil out of a can upon it. An explosion took place and both boys were enveloped in flames and seriously burned. The older boy is not expected to recover. 1 1 RIVALING THE STEAMBOAT. Three Railroad Accidents tn a Single Day.

Associated Press Dispatch t)Uie Dally News. HAHRISIiUKO, AUgUSt 15. At HOOIl to-day the second section of a fat pas senger tram couimg east, 011 tne j'enn- sylvania railroad, ran oil the track while rounding a curve, within a short distance of Duncannon. The engine and two car3 were turned completely around and the trucks under these were badly damaged, nut fortu nately the box portion of the cars resist- I 1 1 M1 Uie SHOCK HUH IIO IH.TSOII HS IIUTl, The accident was caused by the breaking of the flange of a wheel. About the same lime another smash-up occurred on the Northern Central rail road, near Millersburg.

Five freight cars were wrecked but no one was injured. Fllsiiino, L. August 13. Last night the engine of the 7.35 train from here to Whitestone, when near the latter station, struck Charles Albrcclit. a sad dler, of College Point, who was walking 011 the track.

His injuries are probably fatal. General Prochazra Acquitted. Associated Press Dispatch to the Dally News. Vienna, August 13. The trial of Gen.

Von Prochazka, (not Probaska, as before reported), which has created considerable excitement here, lias terminated. The General and his agent have been acquit ted of the charge of a fratwuleiit sale of concessions to a French company. The Pans correspondent of the limes, referring to General Prochazka and hU agent, who were acquitted at Vienna yes terday says they, were charged with ob taining the sum 01 iraucs and a promise of 280,000 more fro-n four, Paris speculators, by means of a forged conces sion lor a casino gaming tame irom me Republic of San Marino. General Pro- chazke obtained a concession from the chief of police of han Marino, uhich was absolutely worthless, but 111 October lie submitted to four Parisian financiers a concession purporting to be signed by two Secretaries of State, for which the finan ciers gave him the sum of 120,000 franca. on account of which he gave the chief of police and 20,000 to his agent, and tried to set the bill for 280,000 franc dis counted, but before the eum was paid the concession was discovered to be a forgery by the chief of police, and General Prochazka was charged with being acces sory thereto.

On being Interrogated he maintained that the chief ol police, who had absconded to escape prosecution, had imposed upon him. He acknowledged his embarrassments, and that the erection of a gaming table was not an act of high morality on the part or a retired soldier and the bearer of several decorations, who had served creditably in campaigns of 1840 to 180J, but he represented him self as the dupe of the chief of police. More European Crookedness. Associated Press Dispatch to the Dally News. Rome, August 13.

The Dirifio says it 13 lniorracd irom irusiwonny source that the French consul at Tunis is putting pressure 011 the Bey of Tunis to obtain authorization for altering the port and harbor, and for the construction of a local would neutralize the efl'ect of the Rubattina Company's purchase of the Tunis and Goletta railway, lhe JJt-ritto says the consul's proceedings are opposed to the declarations of the French Government, and, unless" they are dis owned, they will lose tleir' private char acter and assume one of importance. much greater A Convention's Second Choice. Associated Treea Dispatch to the Dally News. Richmond, August 13. The Democrats of the Seventh district, in con vention at Staunton, Inn night, nominated Judge Henry C.

Allen, of Shenan doah, for Congress, vice Hon. John S. Harris, who had previously declined to accept the nomination. A Maryland Railroad. Associated Press to the Dally News.

Charlestowx, Augut 13. The Hagerstown division of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, mnuing from Hagerstown to Shepardstown, was completed at 11.30 tins morning. The first train which passed over the rack contained a large excursion party through from llarrisburg, to this place. New Railroad Route. Associated Press Dispatch to the Dally News.

Long- Branch, August 13. The Camden and Atlantic Railroad Company has, through arrangements with the Central railroad of New Jersey and New Jersey Southern Railway Company, constructed new through and short line from Atlantic City through Long Branch to New York and Port Pleasant, by which passengers will be carried from Atlantic City to these points without change of cars..