The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-12-31

UNITED STATES.

| disappearance Of Tweed. The sheriff and
many deputies arc in search Of him, and
still 10 the city, he has not yet been found. 1t
| 10 still believed that Mayor Hall will DO in
dictcd, although the 7Tmes says that City Az
sss h' isn
Lackawaxen, rock weighing nine tons fell ON
the track, wrecking the engine and killing
one OK the train hands. The train was thrown
feet into the river. A gas explosion on the
oath placed New York city in darkness One
person was seriously hurt. The new rule Of
o'clock, saved from jeopardy 1900 persons who
had left the scene of explosion.
1LI1No1s..Further particulars have been
received Of the lynching Of the desperadoes
week. It appears that Louis swimm, and an
other desperate known as Texas Joe, alias
Bnckskin, induced German named Henry
to 90 ahss
After getting out of town they assaulted SAILS
man with clubs, and left him for dead, after
robbiDg him of twenty-five dollars and q
watch SALESMAN recovered sufficiently to
crawl back to town, and reported the affair.
Swimm was arrested at Seneca by the vigil
ance committee, and Buckskin was eventually
were both hung to tree. just before the
execution Buckskin confessed to having MUIR
dered eleven men during the past year, and
stated that the total booty obtained was only
ninety dollars.
Iowa. letter from Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
dated 25th inst, says: LAS the st. Paul ex-
press on the Burlington. Cedar Rapids and
Minnesota Railroad, about o'clock on Satur.
River, near Rockford, in the northern part of
the State, the bridge gave way, precipitating
into the stream two locomotives with their
distance of twenty-seven feet Tho engineer
OF the first locomotive, l.. E. Judd, was in
stantly killed by being buried beneath his en-
glne, while the fireman escaped unframed.
The engineer of the second locomotive, on the
other hand, escaped. while his fireman, Robert
Ralston, was killed. The bFaKesman, at his
post IT,. between the baggage and PASSENGER
baggage man and section master had their
legs broken. A gentleman, named A. Tourne,
had three of his ribs fractured, while q few
others were variously bruised. Fortunately
the passenger coach was stopped lust in time
to prevent 1t plunging with the rest; thus
saving the inmates. By the greatest exertions
On she part Of J. B. Loomis and E. B. Sill, the
two conductors of the train, it was saved from
Ere, oy rubbing on snow after the cars were on
FIRE: It is thought they both froze their hands
IN doing 30. Had the train burned with the
horrible: Tne bridge was Howe truss. The
ewo engnoe were ON the train on account of
the heavy drift Of snow.
MlssoURL-The Democrat has a special from
day witnessed an outbreak of Kuklux at Mar
shall, Saline County, Missouri and vicinity.
large number Of armed men turned ont in pur-
so,s Of negroes Patrols we're posted near the
Gu. All business was suspended and mob vio-
lence reigned supreme: It is not known how
many negroes were killed, but Edward Wild
dead bodies Of five, two hanging by the neck
and the lying in the road. He saw another
negro " 10 was terribly wounded, having his
crowd of armed men were starting out.
swearing they would kill every negro in the
county.
SOUTH CARolrNA-The report of the Legis-
has been sitting in New York during the sum
nler, with b. r Whittemore MS chairman has
appeared, makes nearly 800 printed pages, and
gives IN elaborate or review Of the financial ad
installation Of the present government. Re.
garding the State debt. the COMMITTEES declare
they cannot believe other than the fearful
truths that stare us in the face, that the bonds
and stocks printed by the American Note
Company. amounting to So SAC, 900, represent
the liabilities of the State, for which the faith
presented, has been pledged for payment. The
contingent liability incurred by railroad in
dorsements swells the total up to nearly $29,-
10 i oon ~s the report says the
disclosures, the work of the present admins |
tration, or rather ring composed of leading |
officers of the State, unhesitatingly say that
the Republican party, which elevated them to |
power, must show its condemnation of such |
treaohery and knavery, by an immediate and
united effort, by the legislative enactments, as
we'll as by every other deliberate measure, to
bring to Justice those who have prostituted
the authority with which they have been
clothed, and so fagrantly and criminally i'm
perilled the trusts to them confided.
CALIFoRNIA.-The trial of one hundred and |
seven citizens and Indisas for the murder of |
of Apaches at Camp Grant is progressing |
Their acquittal is probable, the evidence indi- |
eating that the Apaches, while fed by the
Government. were depredating upon the
whites.
ENGLAND.
The Prince of Wales is entirely out of dam
ger. but his convalescence is retarded by |
painful affection above the left hip, accompa-
MED by feverishness Parliament has been
prorogued till the 9th of February. A mail
steamer from the Cape of Coop Hope has ar.
rived, and brings accounts of the manner in
which the announcement of the annexation of
-frican Territory to the British Dominions was
received by the inhabitants. The intelligence
that the treaty had been finally concluded pro-
duced much excitement. Mr. Brand, President
of the free State, has issued a formal protest
against the transfer of the diamond fields to
Great Britain. Discoveries of gold in consid-
cradle quantities have been made in Transvaal
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