Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-10-19
TELEGR ANS. &c.

Six more dead bodies have been taken from
the ruins OF the turning shop destroyed by the
explosion al 81. Louis on Wednesday. 1t Is
DOW ihouRht others still remain buried in the
that they cannot be ndeutsfed. The cause OF
the explosion Was the W eaknees of the boiler.
OF wheh the prUprtetufs ara said 10 have been
notlhed !, by their engineer some four DAYS
since After the expIcs ION the ruins took fire
snd bnrned furiously for, some time, despite
lie most desperate efforts ofthe firemen- Two
dwellings adjoining were consumed. During
this time the scene was apral'ipg. The APP
peals for aid OF helpless creatures in the ruins,
and tie frantic cries of their relati yes outside
were hearf-rendering in the extreme. r Il
a terrific hurricane commenced in the Ba-
hGmas on the 30th d imo. and las ted two DAYS.
Almost half the own of Nassau was destroyed
by ihe storm. Houses were blown down and
carried away, and trees were uprooted. Trini-
~ church was demolished. the Government
honse lost part Of its root, while the roof OF the
Marine Hos pifal WAS entirely blown of. YES
Sc l. were driven ashore and knocked to pieces
against the wharves. The neigh hboring islands
suffered In the same manner, and q Tar ge n am. !.
Der of vessels have been lost or damaged. The
hurricane Is the severest that has been expe.
rienced since 1918. - r-."
The express train which left Meade Vile, Pa
Wednesday morning at halt. past seven o'clock,
ran off the track two miles from Union Pa
and was precipitated down an embankmeut
some forty feet. All on board were more or
conductor, Mr.. White, and the engineer and
fireman were hurt very badly. The cause of
the accident is said 10 have been a rail out of
place. Had the train been running fast there
Is noteliing what would have been the result
hut the engineer had sIackened up for the pur-
pose Of oiling the engine.
The London correspondence of the Toronto
Globe says it is confidently reported that Lord
N on ck, Governor General of Canada, is to be
recalled, in consequence OF the circumsta ces
attending the abduction of the French refugee
Lamirande. After this week. until the dele.
gates leave Tor England, Cabinet meeting will
he held at Quebec instead of Otta wa. The
Ministers are fully occupied with the final ar
rangements for the confederation OF the colo
mics. ....
General Castelman has arrived at Havana
en- route to Vera Cruz. He has been appointed
to replace Marshal Bazaine. deputadon Of
citizens from Matamoros arrived in the city of
Mexico, begging the Imperial Government 10
take possession Of the former city, stating that
a large number OF troops was not neces-
sary, as the whole population would
rise in favor of the empire. The Estdf feus re-
ports the capture Of Assam by 1890 Liberals
Temporary sheds are being erected for the
victims of the great fire at Quebec There is
much suffering in prospect, and private in
dividuais are contributing largely 10 provide
the necessaries of life for the sufferers, and
several soup Kitchens have been established
Another man named De Foe had died from in.
jures received. An appeal has been made TO
the people Of England and France for aid
The election in Wilmington, N. o., Yesterday
was almost unanimous for Governor Worth,
he receiving 2ls votes. while Dockery received
but2. For the legislature Hull In the Senate
and Cowan and McCanney IN the House, both
Conservatives. We're elected almost unapi-
mously. The total vote polied was 223 Every
thing passed off quietly. -
Senators Trumbuil and Wade Congressman
Buckland, of Ohio, and Alley, of Massachu-
sets. and large party of Pacific railroad ex-
cursionists, prominent railway men, aud
others, who left New York on the Silver Palace
line of cars on Monday evening last, arr we'd
in Chicago Wednesday .-... r
A man FELTON,. residing in Tama county,
Iowa, III tit of jealousy m urdered his wife by
cutting MS throat, and attempted TO murder
his daughter, but che escaped. He then set fire
10 his bouse and cut his own throat The IRE
was put out by the neighbors =
Official returns from sixty -four counties in
Pennsylv place Geary's ma aiority at IL ,I57
The two counties unofiielally reported are
Butler and Forrest, both of which are small
and decidedly Republican. ...
freight train from Portland, Maine was
thrown off the track al Haverhill Wednesday
by broken rail. Isaac Horne, the engineer
was killed, and Andrew Blodgett the fireman.
was supposed 10 be fatally injured
The Republicans of the 9th district of Mas.
Washburn to Congress.
The deaths from yellow fever in New Or
leans average from five TO eight per day. ~