The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1873-10-24
"A HORRIBLE DEATH.
in q railroad Car.
From the creuadn Sentinel.

III AZ LNAAIAHoao ~aEs
From the Grenada Sentinel.
One of the most distressing accidents IL
has been our misfortune to relate occurred
little beyond Oakland, on the Sunday
morning train,Sci the Mississippi and Ten
nessee railroad. II seems that a gentleman
whose business occupation was the selling
Of wtat he called nop,explosiye oil, took
passage with John Cain, conductor, on the
midnight train for Memphis. Everything
went quietly until the train had passed Oak
Land, the conductor going through the
smoking car espied the oil cans and asked
what they contained. The answer was,
"non.explosiye OIL" Passing on, the con.
ductor had hardly reached the other car
when terrible explosion was heard, and
looking, conductor Cain saw an extensive
fame, in the midst Of which the oil dealer
wus struggling and on FIRE 10 every portion
o. his clothes. The train was Instantly
stopped and every effort made to pull the
unfortunate man from his terrible predica.
ment Mr. Cain succeeded after extraor.
dinary efforts IN seizing the burning man By
the eetand pulling him a the open air. 1t
must have been terrible struggle Of the
burning victim attempting to free himself
from the flames for in one last and agoniz.
ing attempt TO open the car he left the flesh
ofhS hands upon the door and fell on the
floor, AS soon as possible the windows
and doors were thrown open and the Ere ex.
tiuguished, not until the car had been much
injured. There is no telling what caused
the explosion, but it ia supposed us the
night was cold and the windows and doors
were closed, that the cans containing the
oil must have been leaking, creating q
heavy gas in the car and that the conduc-
tors lamp, as he passed through must have
ignited it, and caused the explosion. We
are told no one knew the unfortunate man,
that be was too badly burned when taken
out, to speak and that he has since died.
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The Hon. George H. Pendetou made hi
first speech in Ohio, in favor Of the Demo
cratic ticket, at Greenyille, a few days ago
After going overthe usual charges against
the Republican party, declaring that it was
dishonest, corrupt and unconstitutional, he
spoke as follows concerning the financial
situution u intend to speak cautiously,
and to address myself TO business men of
all shades Of partisan feeling would not /,
# could, increase the panic, nor excite dis-
trust, nor seek partisan success out Of the
suffarings Eany Of my countrymen. The
day ol olrrckouing has not yet come. The
calamity as yet overshadows us. The dis
uster yet threatens US. The cause of the
ruin i apparent. But the duty Of all men
to-day is to retrieve the disaster to restore
confidence, to re-establish industry rs far az
possible, TO rebuild worn out or originally
feeble foundations, and while this work OF
regeneration proceeds to think with Justice
and speak with moderation. If this catas-
trophe arises from the natural and inevita-
Biz reduction Of values incident to a restora.
ton Of specie currency, then let me ask yen
! whether it would not have been better to
10 meet The crash with the public deb,
nearly al paid, The taxes reduced more than
slO0,OOU,00O? This was the greeuback
theory Of 1867. 1t proposed to pay the
bonds as they were agreed to be pad. II
proposed 10 ply them il legal tender notes
ut the rate Of which they were contracted
! To-day the Government does rot pay them
J 1t buys them. II pays To- II, ] 5 per cent
J more than it ought. Perhaps the law re
: requires it. IT, 50, it 4 Republican law"