Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-01-19

pointed their guns at the driver and
made him gather up the remnants and
put them back, and then ordered him to
drive on and not look back, or they
would kill him. The passengers were
also robbed.
An explosion occurred at Dunbar fur
mace, fifty miles from Pittsburg, on
Thursday last. One of the ttryes had
been leaking for some days, and on this
day a new one had been put in but did
not operate satisfactorily. When an
examination was being made terrific
explosion took place, killing one man.
His head was blown distance of twen-
ty feet from the body.
Representative Hall, in congress, Sat
urday, offered a resolution inquiring
how many horses are owned and main
tanned in the District Of Columbia, the
expense and use and who uses them,
and whether they are required for public
service, and also carriages and other We
hicles owned by the government and
used. Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,, OBJ
jected. Mr.. Kellogg suggested refer
ence to the committee on civil
service. Mr.. Butler again objected
and the resolution was not received.
The Greedy illuminated album, made
by order Of the city, was Friday pre-
sented to the Misses Greely at the resi-
dence of John f. Cleveland in New
York. The presentation speech was
made by Mayor Havemeyer, to which
Miss Ida Greely briefly responded, ex-
pressing the gratitude of herself and sis
ter for the honor paid by the great me-
tropOlis TO their father. Mr.. Cleveland,
as member Of the family, thanked the
mayor and officials, and Whitelaw
Reid made a feeling speech on behalf Of
the Misses Greeley.
As the passenger train on the st.
Louis, Kansas City and Northern rail-
road was passing over a bridge across
Dardeene creek, nine miles west of st.
Charles, about six o'clock Saturday
night, the two rear cars left the track
and were thrown on their sides. They
were prevented from falling by the up
rights and girders Of the bridge. Sever
al passengers had bones broken, and all
were more or less hurt, but none fatally
injured. Had the coupling of the cars
broken, they would have been pTecipi-
tated to the bed of the creek eighty feet
below, and, no doubt, frightful loss
would have resulted.
A collision occurred between a north
and south bound freight train on the
Cleveland and Pittsburg railroad on
three miles south of Summit
vile, Ohio. Both locomotives and cars
were badly wrecked. A brakeman
named Frank Frazor had his feet cut
off by rolling tn the track after striking
the ground. The engineer and con-
duCtor of the south bound train
are charged with criminal care
lessness. When arriving at the |
point they went to sleep in
stead OF waiting until the north bound |
train passed. They waited bot twenty
five minutes, and then started. The con-
1uctor claims to have been sick and not |
able to attend to his business.
A frightful accident occurred on the
Castle Shannon railroad Friday, where il /
crosses Saw-mill run in South Pitts
burg, on a trestle-work, ranging from
eighty to one hundred and five feet in
hight. A coal train was passing over
the trestle-work, and, at the highest
point, the coupling broke and the entire
rain, with the exception of the locomo-
i've and two cars, which went over
1n their sides, were pTecipitated to the
plain below, distance of one hundred
and four feet. The brakeman, John
Weimrod, and a boy named Phillips,
who was taking ride, were instantly
killed, their bodies being smashed
% jelly. The accident seems to have
)eeE caused by broken wheel.
The Cincinnati police commissioners,
removed Jerry Kirsted from
he position of superintendent of police,
md appointed Captain Eugene baylor
o that position. The commissioners did
his in secret session, but it is known
hat the charges and formal trial were
ispensed with. Their action was based
artly on the charge that Colonel
Airsted had sub-leased to gamblers a
ouse leased by him. When Colonel
Nirsted came from the room of the COM
after their action, he met
Ir. George Baker, reporter of the En-
6jTer (the newspaper in which the
harges against him had been publish
d., and assaulted him, but parties in
erfered promptly. Colonel Kirsted was
taken before magistrate
nd fined.