The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-12-27
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EASTERN DISPATCHES
Railroad Collision on the Union
Pacific.
CHEYENNE, Dec. 26.


at o'clock. this afternoon. denss
| fog prevailed at the time, and neither
saw the other approach until within
one hundred yards of each other, when
engineer Weeks. of the express train,
discovered the freight approaching. lie
at once reversed his engine and applied
the air brake; then he and his fireman
jumped off, the fireman receiving no
injury, while Weeks escaped with a
dislocated ankle. On the freight en-
CINE were Michael Mcguire, engineer,
aud Michael Callahan. fireman, the lat
ter of whom was killed instantly, and
the legs of the former were cut off, and
his death occurred two hours later,
Conductor Curtis, of the freight train,
was on the engine, aud. jumped, saving
his life. The trains were neither moy-
ing at more than ten miles AN hour
The engine of the freight train was
driven entirely through the first freight
car, and badly wrecKed. The passen-
ger engine was less damaged, and the
train behind the first baggage car was
very little it jured. The responsibility
for the accident rests on the train dis
patcher, Mr.. Langdon. who, it is said
realized his failure to hold No. for
No. Z, too late to stop her.
Ther Border Troubles Great Eek.
element al san E,izArio-Four
Persons Killed.
New YORK. Dec. 26.
A Washington special says dispatches
received at the War Department this
morning state that great excitement
prevails at San EIizario aud in.the
Ell Paso country in consequence of the
killing of members of the mob, who
recently killed Judge Howard and
forced the surrender of the Texas
Rangers. The dispatches are not very
clear, and the Secretary will not give
them until he gets further and more
definite information. 1t seems. how
ever. that .. s. troops were called upon
and did render assistance to the State
officials in arresting some of the mob
| Resistance was made, aud two Of the
mob were killed and after the arrests
were effected two more were killed.
| These latter were supposed to have
been taken out and lynched by the
Rangers. The Secretary of State and
Secretary of War were in consultation
with the President upon the subject
this morning. The Government does
not propose to assist in the arrest of
! Texas citizens and military officers i'll
command of San Eliz4rio. If any
more arrests are made U. S. troops will
protect the parties arrested from being
lynched or otherwise wrongly dealt
with.
Butler to be Appointed Chairman
of "a COMMITTEES.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.
Speaker Randall has returned to
Washington. 1t is ascertaiued that,
| notwithstanding the remonstrance of
some of his Democratic friends, he will
appoint General Butler to the chair.
manship of the special committee on
the subject of ventilation of the hall of
the House, etc. Butler was the mover
of the resolution under which the APP
pointment of this committee is made.
Fire ia philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec 20.
White 81 Sansom's cutlery works,
and West d Co.'S. shoe mandatory
were damaged $4,000 by fire this
morning. The former was lightly and
the latter fully insured.
Death OF n Well Known Railroad
Man.
! DENVER. Col. Dec. 26.
D. w. Ross, of Springfield, illinois.
well known railroad man, died here
hisnorning. JA
Important Failure In Wall. street.
New YORK. Dec. &C..
The Evening Post says: The firm of
J, Meter IL Co. has notified the Stock
Exchange of its inability to meet its
contracts. No failure has occurred in
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