The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-06-27

It is understood that Chamberlaine.
the president Of the Columbus conven-
ton, has officially notified Judge Davis
and Joel Parker for President and Vice
President of the United States, and that
he il to call the Columbus convention to
meet in New York in July for confer
ence.
Maj. F. r. Firth, superintendent OF the
Atchison l. Nebraska railroad, who was
so severely injured by an accident on
that road ON the 9Th inst, died Wednes-
day evening of last week of his injuries.
He was formerly from Boston, and was
considered one of the ablest and most
energetic railroad men in the west.
Information has been received here
from wcll-informed source in Georgia,
representing great dissatisfaction with
the Greeley movement among the old
Democrats of that State, and indicating
that in case he is accepted at Baltimore
this element will generally refuse to vote.
Tho affair of DIR. HOuard has at last
been officially settled by Minister Sick
les and Senior MOntacre, the Spanish
Minister Of Foreign affairs. The Amer
lean Government valves the claims of
Houard to American citizenship, and
places its action on the ground Of friend
" intercourse in the Doctors case, for
an amnesty to be granted by the Span
ish government.
An accident occurred on the Grand
Trunk Railroad, Saturday morning, to
the train going from Toronto to Mon
treal. The axle of the engine broke,
and the passenger cars were piled on
each other. Nine persons were dead
and sixty badly scalded. The engineer
was killed, and the fireman very badly
injured. The sufferers were principally
second-class passengers. Several have
since died which makes the number OF
the dead about thirty.
A Washington special says that dis
patches from George Holt, our consul al
Gaspc Bay, Canada, have been receives
BY the State Department, to the effect
that the Captain Of the Dominion cutter
Stella Morie had captured the American
schooner James Bliss. for alleged viola
ton of the Dominion laws, and brough,
her into port with the Dominion flag fly
ing at the peak, and the American flag
under it with the union down. Our con
sui protested against the insult, but ii
was repeated, and it is understood that
the action is sanctioned by the highest
Dominion authorities.
The mail train on the PittsburS l. Con
nellsville Railroad collidcd with an east
ern bound freight, near Connellsville
Saturday eve ing, while running at 6
high rate of speed. The entire freight
train was wrecked. Henry Saxton, Of the
later, and Robert Lockhart, were killed
and the mail agent, Blackburn. MORALLY
wounded. Eight passengers were seri.
ously injured, and it is expected mum
of these will die. Nine other sustained
injuries of less serious character. The
freight train was running at a high rate
of speed, in order to reach the switch al
Connellsville, before the approach Of the
mail train.
The Conference which came off in
New York on the 2lst inst. nominated
VIM. S. Groesbeck, of Ohio, for presi
dent, and Frederick Law Olmstead, o.
New York, for vice president. In theil
resolutions, the nominations of botl
Grant and Greeley were Indignantly re
Ijected. The impression seems to prevail
that Groesbeck will countenance tbi.
movement provided he is nominated a
Baltemore. Otherwise he will supper
the action Of the Baltimore convention
Olenstcad has published card stating
that his name was urged without au
thority. The free traders seem bount
to kick up some kind of muss an,
they have done it.