The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-11-01
RASrERu STATES

RASrERH STATES.
AUSTIN, Oct. 30.-William Argall. a
miner in the Manhattan mine, returned
home intoxicated Saturday and sttsc ked
his wife His son John was pairing his
finger nails with q knife ct the time,
and without putting the knife away
sprang 81 his mothers assistance. A
struggle cnsued, in the course Of which
the former received knife wounds " hicl
proved fatal The feeling here with
regard 10 the event is that of sorrow for
tho death of the old man and sympathy
for the boy The unanimous opinion is
that the boy Was innocent Of any inten
tioa 10 kill his father.
SCRANTON, Pa, Oct 3i.-A fearful
accident occurred on the Delaware
LAckawsnna and Western railroad last
nigh. at Lehigh Summit, about twenty
miles from Scranton. The regular train
to New York and Philadelphia. consist
ing Of seventeen passenger coaches, had
about / 200 passengers on board. The
train was two hours behind time, and
reaching the summit. stopped for water
from the tank. While there Q heavy
coal train ran into the rear Of the pas
seuger train, telescoping two Of the
cars through and through and breaking
the others. The scene that cnsued was
heartrendiog. although, by almost n
miraculous circumstance, the number of
killed were but few
Tho Scranton Republican this morning
gives tho following list Of dead and
wounded. oil Of whom belong u this
State killed-David II. Pearce. OF
Hamilton James Bragg. Of Utica.
Manufacturers Seymour. Of Rome
Cornelius Gay. Of Prebls; Lena Donald.
Mra Duffy, Mrs. ID. X. Pierce. Mrs Al
bert. Of Hamilton; Xra A. l.. futile
Of Columbus Miss N. s. Parker. OF
North Brookfeld; Frank Duffy. OF
Norrisville; Edward Brainard, Richard
Springs. Albert Thomas, Of Shelbourne;
Hugh Reilly. Of Columbas; Gus Par
ker. of Worthwhile; Mrs. ID. l. Norton,
Of Cclumbus Miss Maggie Perry, of
Watsrtown; Mrs. Armor, OF Morris
vile; J. Z. Smith. Of Green county; f..
jackson, Of Ricard Springs Mrs. Late
mer. Of Sodois, making in ell two
killed outright and twenty five severely
injured. The. wounded were conveyed
TO the Gouldsborough Hotel. where q
corps Of surgeons from Scranton at
tended. Mr.. Seymour. Mrs. Gary. Mrs.
Donald and Mr., Pierce are not ex-
pected 10 recover. A passenger car
caught fire in the wreck and WAS con-
sumed upon the track. The scenes and
incidents connected with the collision
are described o. heartrending in tho
cxtremc.
New YORK. Oct. 3i.-Arrived-S :.
Greece, from London
Charles Williamson. alas Charles
Stevens. alas Herren. convicted some
time ago on two indictments, charging
him with forging bonds on the New
York Central and Buffalo. and New
York and Erie Railroad cSmpAnies, was
sentenced 10 the States prison to-day
for sfteen years
A dispatch from Scranton state. that
niue dead bodies have been taken from
the wrecked train q, LeheiSh summit.
L. r. Morton, Of Norton. Bliss & Co.
has been nominated for Congress by the
Republican Convention of his district.
IN this city. DOW represented by Mr..
Wells
Gen. John 4 Dix has consented Il
aocep. the Republican nomination for
Mayor.
As sonle do not understand how the
attempted tax receipt frauds by promi
nent Pennsylvania Democrats were ex-
pec,ed 10 be utilized. il should lie I'M
derstocd that under the State Law two
inspectors arc bound 10 receive votes Ct
mna exhih,inS tax reeelpss. even
;hoogh not recorded.