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Appalling Railroad Disaster near Boston,
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TsUNDAr's DIsPATCHEs.l
New YORK, Aug. 27.-Mayor Hall declares
his intention to sue the Times for ground rent.
1t is also stated that he will at once move for
the Appointment of a Receiver.
A man. who was struck with q tumbler in a
saloon. went for a shot gun, and wounded a
man and three women with one shot.
BosToN, Aug. 27.-The Bangor Express ran
into the Beverly train seven miles from Boston,
killing IS men and women From 40 to so
were wounded.
LITTLE Rock, Aug. 27.-The crop reports are
not so favorable. The drought and worm are
mischievOus in some sections.
CHICAGO, Aug. 27.-Goldsmith raced and
won five thousand dollars in a trot of three
heats; time 2333, 2:2O!, and 2:22!. The track
was heavy.
BosToN, Aug. 27.-The particulars of the ac-
cident on the Eastern Railroad at Revere last
night are appalling. The express train ran into
the accommodation train at full speed, with
such force that the engine and tender reached
the centre of the last car which was demolished.
This car was crowded with passengers, sitting
and standing. The wood work instantly took
fire. and the scene which followed was terrible.
The boiler of the engine exploded and the vic
Tins were enveloped in a cloud of steam and
deluged with hot water.
LATER-The flames are being extinguished
But few of the passengers in the car who were
not instantly killed by the collision escaped the
fatal effect of the steam.
Other cars in the accommodation train took
fire from upsetting kerosene lamps but the
passengers got out in time
The steamer Ladona was stranded six miles
north of Cape Canaveral. The beach is strewn
with the cargo for thirty miles The captain
and twenty of the crew are lost.
New YORK, August 2S-A jury wholly COM
posed of negroes was empanneled in Flushing,
on Saturday, to try the case Of an Irishman
charged with assault. Pat protested so vehs-
N, ontly against being tried by negroes wholly
that the Court took the responsibility of dis
cbargn q the jury and ordering a new panel.
Tho Fro uch section of the international Soci-
etv of this c, ty has resolved to accept the invi-
tation of the v NTorkingmens Union to take part
in . great demons tration on the 10Th of Septem
her nrovided the So, ation is allowed to carry a
GREExBR1ER w. S. S.p'Gs, w. VA, August
2S-It will be two weeks Nefore the official re-
turns are all n but it is con, ,eded that the vote
of the State has been cast for convention by
small majority.
BosToN, Aug. 28-A violent wind blew two
steeples down in Arlington. Trees are pros
trated. Maiden, Everett ans ydi"rd suffered
Two additional disaster d aths "re reported.
Three persons were drowned by an upsetting
boat. IN a fish pond, at South Orange.
CHICAGO, Aug. 28.-B. c. Cook, of the sixth
Illinois district, has resigned Election in No
vember.
New YORK, Aug. 2S-The Chesapeake and
Ohio six per cent gold bonds have advanced to
92c
Associate aldermen concurred with the al |
derman in directing the negger to takestepS for
the immediate recovery of the old brick church
property.
NEW YORK, Aug 2S'-The suits commenced
against the Staten Island Ferry are in sums
from five to fifty thousand dollars.
The British steamer Linda is ashore on High
Head near Yarmouth, and is total loss. 1t is
probable the crew has been saved
Recorder Hockett in charging the grand jury
in the Westfeld case, said that great example
should be set by holding the president, directors
and common carriers responsible.
The ocean yacht race from Sandy Hook has
been postponed till October
CHARLESTON, S. c., Aug. 2S.-Diligent in
quiry fails to discover any new cases of fever
in the last twenty -four hours. The whole num-
Der of persons now hardly exceed dozen. The
disease seems to yield readily to medical treat
ment, except in cases which were neglected in
the early stages. The apprehension of an cpl
demic is gradually subsiding.
SAVANNAH, GA, Aug. &.-The Atlantic
and Gulf Railroad trains will pass over the en-
tire road on Wednesday if we have no more
rains No bridges are gone
The steamship Gen. Barnes. from New
York, has arrived.
MOBILE, Aug. 28.-The Register has kindly
furnished the following: The steamer Ocean
Wave, a low pressure boat, left this citv Sunday
morning with about two hundred persons on
board for an excursion to Fish river. about %
miles from the city. On her return. she stopned
at Point Clear, reaching there at five O'clock p
NJ, where she was made fast and the band and
part of the passengers went ashore After re-
naming half an hour the whistle was blown
and the passengers had just got aboard, when
the boiler exploded, followed by rumbling.
kissing sound. Fragments of timber few in
every direction. The forward part of the boat
and the cabin were completely carried away.
Both of the chimneys fell backward
toward the rear of the boat crushing the upper