The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-09-25

NEW YORK, Sept. ga cable DIS
patch received here 10 day states thstthe
rebels have been defeated by the gov
eminent troops in the State Of Cauca.
in Colombia. aud that over 500 Of their
bodies were left dead on the battle field.
The Conservative party is much demon
allied, and it is thought possible by well
informed people that a lasting peace
may be expected.
NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-Gen. New
ton has addressed special circular to
the citizens of Astoria. within whose
territory is the shaft Of the excavation
at He'll Gate, 10 thank them for their
forti,ude. not Notwithstanding the attempts
to make panic, instituted by the pol
troons Of the male sex The people OF
Astoria propose to make Sunday
general outdoor holiday. Gen. New
ton and aids will fire the mine at about
GOO yards distant. The New York
Sabbath Committee have addressed q
communication to Gen. Newton, urg-
ing that some other day than Sunday
be chosen for the explosion, and saying
that so important an achievement of
engineering science and skill will be
noticed in other parts Of the world.
and the fact that Sunday was chosen
will be understood rs in accordance
with foreign usage which, makes that a
gala day, and it will impair the force
of our people as q Sabbath keeping
people The General replied orally
that while he respected the Sabbath as
much as the gentlemen whose senti-
ments the note represented, the explo-
sion on that day was q matter of neces-
sity.
LOUISVILLE. Sept 22-Alfred Rod
man, of Brownstown. was lynched yes
terday morning while returning from
Jacksonville. He had threatened to
kill several persons, and having already
been guilty Of murder, was dealt with
rs related. No further information
known.
Sr. PAUL. Sept. 22.--The Pioneer
Press has a special from Madelis, Wat
onwan county. Minnesots, announcing
the capture of four of the Mortified
robbers. They lost the track of the
others in the timber around Mankato,
two of whom are supposed to be the
noted Younger brothers. A hard pur.
suit and brisk interchange of shots pre-.
oeded the capture. They are all
more or less wounded, one seriously.
Sr. PAUL. Sept. 90, The wounded
robbers have confessed to the Sheriff
that they are the Younger brothers,
but refuse TO give the name of their
dead comrade
COLUMBUS, Ohio. Sept. % A most
frightful accident occurred early this
morning at Black Lick station on the
Panhandle railroad about IL miles
from here The train WAS running At
the rate of forty miles. an hour. when
the four rear ears jumped the track and
rolled down an embankment some % or
80 feet. getting badly broken in the fall
A wrecking train, with physicians WAS
immediately sent from this city. and the
killed and wounded were brought here
and placed in the hotels. Four persons
are known to have been killed outright,
two men and two children, one son Of
s. +. Bennett, Of Cairo. another, Lizzie
Bancroft, of Philadelphia. three years
old. The wounded canno. be enumerat.
ed, as many took the regular trains
home withou, reporting. but it is es.i.
mated that thirty or forty are more or
less injured. and some Of them will
doubtless die. All are as,onished that
the deaths are so few. Among the
wounded are Mrs W. II. Ellis. OF New
Orleans. Samuel Lentx. Philadelphia.
Geo. Ohmir. wife i daughter. Dayton,
J. ID. Briggs aud wife. Springfield. No,
j. Mccoy. Louisville. Mr.. and Mrs. j.
bancroft aud four children. Ph,ladel-
phia.
New YORK. Sept. 2s.-The explosion
a, He'll Gate is the talk IF the people
and papers, Many visitors braved the
storm of yesterday 10 look for the las,
time at the excavations Not . few
ladies walked with perfec, ccolness over
. mine Of 50 ooo pounds of the mos,
destructive of known explosives. Al,
ten o'clock last evening the wires were
connected. the shaft Was then entirely
cleared Of debris. and the wor kmsn A.
cende,i the stairs for the las, tame.
When the miners reached the ground
above. cheers were given for General
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