Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-05
rELEGRaPHIC BREvITIEs.

A fine rain in San Francisco yesterday
forenoon.
The body of William O'Connor. who
fell overheard while drunk. vas found
floating in the Bay.
Smallpox diminishing in San Fran
cisco.
It's thought that the corruption in
the Democratic Board Of County Super
visors is even worse than is binted at by
the San Francisco Grand Jury. Re-
form!
Horatio Seymour's declination Is for
mally made over his own signature, and
the Democratic State Convention of
New York will reasonable on the 18th.
The professionals were to take part in
the Centennial regatta yesterday.
It's not proposed to let the colored
voters of the South To be scared away
from their convictions or driven from
the polls, if the enforcement Of the laws
can prevent. Secretary Cameron is dis
playing great courage and great activity.
Under date of Washington, September
4. we have the following:
The Attorney General has issued full
instructions to United States Narshals
as to their duties in the coming elections
TO the effect ihat all citizens must be
fully protected while voting and from
any violence which may be threatened
for having voted as they deemed proper
Special deputies are to lie appointed in
cities Of 10000 inhabitants. No State
law or officers can impede the Marshals
in the discharge of their duties.
There was q long conference st the
War Department this morning previous
TO issuing the order to the Marshals. 1t
was attended by Secretaries Cameron,
Robeaon and Chandler. Attorney Gen
eral Taft, General Sherman, Gov. Cham
herlain and Senator Patterson of South
Carolina The object of tine meeting
was to take precautionary steps to carry
out. in case of necessity, and have full
understanding as TO the military giving
aid to the Marshals.
In last Saturdays battle at Alexina'z,
the Turks and Servians had tremen-
dous fight lasting eleven hours. Two
villages. suatna aud Adrawaz. were de-
stroyed by fire.
The ship Sonora, from San Francisco.
was run into by Spanish steamer off
Holyhead. England. and both vessels
were sunk. Only one life lost.
Philadelphia, Sept. 4.-Iasterday the
funeral of Roster Walker. the dead prize
fighter. took place from the residence OF
his father The vicinity was crowded
with people. The Rev. W. i. Trven, of
the Protestant Church. conducted the
religious services in the house. The
entire route of the funeral procession
aud the streets in the vicinity Of the
cemetery were crowded with people.
Weeslen and Goodwin. his trainer, ar
rived to-day from New York in charge of
the police.
Baltimore, September 1.-TWO trains
of coal cars were thrown of the track
this morning. on the Baltimore and OHIO
road, near Harper's Ferry, and before
the wreck could be cleared away pas
senger train, turning a short curve.
dashed through the debris. and ran off
the track down an embankment into the
canal. Joshua Shipley, the engineer.
vas wedged in his cab and drowned.
while clasping the throttle with both
hands. The fireman was badly burned
and scalded, but fortunately none of the
were seriously hurt.
st. Louis. Sept. IA young man by
the name of Liddell was somewhat bois- |
ferrous in CSrr Park last evening. and !
was shot dead by officer Woodlock. II
is said the act was without provocatlon. |
as Liddell made no resistance to the ar |
rest, which was requested by the private |
Waterman in charge Of the park. Wood J
lock will be examined tomorrow.
New York, Sept. "a Tribune La
crosse special gives details of terrible
EXPLOSION of the boiler of n steam thresh-
er, working at the farm OF c. q. Chat
field, Mimi. The machine was in full |
operation when the explosion occurred.
The engineer, Lawton, was blown 100
feet. his body breaking off u tree top 20
feet from the ground. He was instantly
killed. Charles Arnold. bank cutter.
was literally torn to pieces. William
Burnett, measurer, had the top of his
head taken off by piece of the boiler.
Everett Jones. feeder. had On arm and
leg badly broken. The boiler was blown
200 feet.