The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-08-24
GENERAL NEWS.
United States.


entered on the discharge of his temporary Office
II reported that Mr.. Seward and Mr. Randall, who
respectively hold the situations of Secretary of State and
Postmaster General ympathize with Mr. Stanton and will
resign The probability is that these astute gentlemen have
begun find that they have chung too long wretched
policy of the parsonage whom Governor Brownow designated
"a dead dog and that they anxious regain the
confidence of the great party of freedom which they have
long and basey betrayed. But is too late All the
waters of the Atlantic would not wash them clean of
the stain Of their late doings and associations.
It is still asserted that Sherdans dismissal is determined
on and will be carried out very grave assigned
which that the President designs reconstruct the South
rebels in such that they shall again be able
resist the action of Congress by force of arms and
practically to the war! The existence of
such shews what people consider the capable
Of whom heaven has permitted become chief magistrate
of the nation, in punishment for its sins.
Some persons that Andrew johnson himself will
resign but pretty that the report credited
even by those who take the trouble of circulating it.
On Saturday afternoon 10th of August the jury in the
surra discharged it having been unable agree
upon verdict The jury stood eight for acquta and four
for conviction The BradleyFsher difficulty revived
Immediately after the discharge of the jury by Judge Fisher
ordering Mr. Bradey name to be stricken from the roll of
the court The latter denied the power of the Judge make
the ORDER and subsequently challenged him fight duel
There much excitement among the friends of both parties
jeremiah OBrien executed in the Tombs New York.
girl of the town. with whom he had formerly consorted
General r. A. Gilmore Postmaster of Chicago on Friday
evening went out the lake in boat he had
recently purchased on experimental trip He alone,
and 1t is presumed that after getting distance in
the lake. the boat became manageable owing the high
wind that at about that time and she capszed he going
down with her. At all events nothing has been heard from
b!m since that evening" and pieces of the boat have been
picked up the lake shore He has doubt been drowned
General Gilmore had friends in this city and his mel
anchoy fate has filled them with He leaves wife,
daughter of exJudge S. Wilson, and four young children
He young of noble impulses and had enyiable
reputation for integrity and energy He had served with
great credit during the late war; and postmaster which
position he appointed the LIST of December last
passenger agent the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific rail
road position he has held for several years, he the
good will and confidence of his owcizes and the public
AT o'clock in the morning, Tuesday, freight train left
the Omaha depot usual for the west 1t arrived at Plum
Creek, which 232 miles west of Omaha in good time 1925
IN the morning. 1t left the station about minutes after
with conductor engineer fireman and two brakemen aboard
They had proceeded six miles westward when the whole
of seventeen precipated off the track The
were literally damned into mass while their were
crushed and scattered about in great confusion No
were the Oft the track than about hundred Indians
eaped out of the darkness surrounding the entire train
making it almost impossible for anyone to escape The
engineer fireman and the two brakemen Immediately
shot and scaped and then fire taken from the engine
and set to the wreck The conductor who was the cabooe
ran oil to respectable distance to what would turn up
as he very naturally entertained suspicious that the Indians
where somehow concerned in the affair Their yels which
resounded through the darkness warned him off and
saw train coming behind he with all haste meet it
and prevent repetition of the horrible AS the train
approached he stood in the center of the track allow
Inc nght to be reflected upon his person The engineer hap
lly saw NM and seeing energetically waving flag
Immediately whed for down brakes The conductor stepped
a lew words passed between them, and the train
1urned 10 Plum Creek The flames from the wreck now
darea upward lighting thepraire considerable distance
Inc dark forms of the savages plainly seen
oanfng lupnanty around the of their atrocous
work. while their fierce yes were borne savaqelv back TO
ae fapdy aeIesnng train, which had narrowly escaped
, line d elections a: they commonly called in the
election in
august l. Kentucky voted Monday last and, had the
1egsy OF voters been completed Alabama Arkansas and
lima before the war voted on the THURSDAY Of August
but her registry being just begun there will beso t;o'
this year. The next election that will be held will be IN
Vermont on September 8. California will follow ON Sent
and Maine September 9. On October 8 PennsvvPPn;