Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-04-05
TE lie GRAPHIC.
Terrible Petroleum Explosion In
Pennsylvanla.
A Railroad Train Robbed
in Texas.
lsrrciAL DurArcu 70 II Coin HnL
DAILY Nsu.l

Gone 70 Meet shs "Biger Has shas
Old Grass" =
WASHINGTON. April 4.-The three days
discussion Of the momentous Doorksspsr
question Was at last ended this afternoon
by the adoption Of resolutions oussing
Colonel Polk by an unexpectedly large ma
jority. The negative votes were al. with
one exception. cast BY Democrats. mum.
Der Of Republicans felt great sympathy for
Polk. who has evidently been treated By
the Democratic majority Of the Inysstigs-
ting Committee - . scapegoat, but. In
view OF his lack Of hrmness TO resist pres
sure, and bis manifest business ineficien.
cy. they could not vots for his retention In
Office. They were also. OF course innu.
enced TO some extent by Q willingness 70
be thus furnished with An effective topic
for the political campaign Of nextAutumn.
Quickly following this action, the Repub-
licans made an effort 70 force IN immsdi.
ato election. hoping 10 take advantage Of
Democratic absences and divisions. and
elect General Sherwood. who formerly held
the office. The Democrats, however. mus.
tered enough votes 70 carry IN adjourn
ment. and will probably unlte upon soms
candidate Of . caucus 70 DO held tomorrow
evening. nf
Despite the action OF the House. there 10
very general sympathy for Polk, who, II Ii
admitted, has been the victim OF the aver.
age Congressman In bis scramble for scraps
In the ~Doorkeeper's Office.
0..lL.-. n.Ax- 49, A. ntnbA tn1tn-
nant that tho Northern Democrats voted
against Polk. They say they will present
Q Confederate BriSsdier. and refuse 70
vote for any one else for the position. and
unless he 10 accepted. will break up the
caucus.
Another Petroleum. Aeetdsst.
MAucn CHUNK. Pa. April b.-This
morning an oil train ran into . freight
train on tho Lehish Valley Railroad. near
~ststington. exploding the engine Of the oil
train and burning several oil cais and .
small iron bridge on which the oars were
standing. Soon aiterward the oil tank
exploded. scattering the oil In all direc-
tons and burning three men fatally and
ten severely. The wind carried the flames
TO tho depot and . wooden bridge,
which was also totally destroyed.
A large number OF persons. including
women and children. were slightly burned.
making the total Casualties about forty.
The foundry Of williams a Custard was
burned. The disaster was caused, u 10
said. by the negligence Of the Station
master, In not having his signals fired cor.
rectly. He claims that they were prop
erly fixed. and that II was the fault Of tho
engineer Of the coal train.
Biair's Aborsivs scheme 70 Uassss
Hayes.
NEw Yoax. April "A World washing-
ton special saysi Montgomery Blair has
opened tho regular campaign in behalf Of
his scheme for reopeuins the Electoral
count. On Monday tho Maryland resolu-
tons: will DO presented and . bill In.
troduced In the House to bring the case
before the Supreme Court. Blair has had
mailed 10 the senators and Members TO-
day copies Of the speech which be delivered
In the Legislature In support OF bis reso-
luton. In this speech he sssalls the Dem
ocrats In Congress who are opposed 70 .
judicial review OF the proceedings Of the
Electoral Commission. although. he says,
tho Electoral bill contemplated such . re-
vision itself. He dsaignates them a.
Hayes Democrats and declares they keep
Hayes in Office because they prefer him ~
President 70 Tilden. Blair will hardly DO
able To provoke the Democrats Into any
reply. I.