The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-07-04
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

UIIN Email NEWS SUmmAhIs
WILMINGTON, DEL, June 30.-The
Southern Express train, which left Phil
adelpbia at half-past 0 o'clock last night,
was thrown from the track near Clay
| mont, Del. The accident was caused by
railroad tie PLACID across the track un-
der one rail an1 over the other. The en-
gine, baggage. 1iail and two express cars
were wrecked, the three passenger cars
remaining on the track. George Babe,
the engineer, and his son, N. g. Babe,
the fireman, were both horribly man.
gled. Christian Kranech, boy from
Baltimore, and a man, thought TO be
VIM. Hough, Of Chicago, who were steal
ing ride, were also killed. Henry
Brown, Of Maine, former employee of
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and balti-
moro Road, at this place, was arrested
last night; charged with placing the tie
on the track. He declares that he saw 1t
on the track DIS the train approached, and
tried to signal them to stop and to re-
move thetie, but failed. An inquest will
be held tomorrow.
= FORT SILL, INDIAN Ter, June 2s.-
Deputy United States Marshal Mershon,
Of Fort Smith, Arkansas, came here
after two Indians who were confined
with number Of others on an Indian
farm three miles from here. The InG,.
ans, learning his object, sang their war
song and attacked the marshal and his
posse with pistols and bowie knives. A
lively fight ensued, during which two
Indians were killed. It is feared that
the affair may CAUSE the Comanches to
go on the war path.
-S SAN FRANCISCO, June 2a.-The fol-
lowing is the list Of killed and wounded
in Col. Bernard's recent fight with the
Indians at Curry Creek: Killed-The .
J. Schultz and w. s. Marriott, Company
+; H. Gransinger, Company A. Woun-
ded--Geo. Forster, Company l.; Geo. C.
Hanson, Company G; all OF the First
Cavalry. A citizen scout, named Mey-
ers, was killed. The Indian camp, with
tons of property, was destroyed by the
troops. Much money and ammunition
was captured.
= The Bark Liberia, which left New
York for Monrovia, Liberia, on the 10th
with 50 colored emigrants and cabin
passengers, returned after being out ten
days with her bowsprit gone, her jib-
boom and head-gear demolished. She
collided with the Austrian bark Malti.
The smigrants were in no way excited
when the vessels came in collision.
The vessel sailed again on last Monday.
The colored people go to Liberia under
great difficnltias
The Republicans in the Second Ju-
dicial District OF North Carolina have
nominated O colored lawyer for State So
licitor. There Is d heavy colored majori-
ty in tho District. The nomination is O
great mistake. It canpot be allowed
that the criminal laws shall be o dead
letter or an instrument OF oppression
in even one District in any Southern
State.
"A lotter from Havana says that the
campaign of the Spaniards against the
ca without any battles Gust the for
mer eighty thousand men, and the island
Is vast cemetery. Five steamers are
reporteoon the way from Spain to carry
homo the troops. Gen. Martinez Campos
has begun the reduction OF government
expenses on the island by giving up one
half Of his own salary as captain-goneral.
ALBANY, N. Y, june 3O.-Last night
an oil train vas thrown from the track
ten miles west of this city on the New
York Central Railroad. The oil took
fire, and brakeman Truax, who was
thrown under one of tho cars, was burn
ed TO death. The accident was OCCASION
ed by the malicious removal Of a rail.
Nineteen cars were wrecked, and the en-
sinear anu iEo..sn slightly injured.
WASHINGTON, June aO.--The subject of
Mexican incursions into American ter.
ritory is being thoroughly discussed
here. The government will again en-
phaticaliy insist upon Mexico preven-
ting them. The order formerly issued
authorizing military pursuit into Mexi-
can territory of cattle thieves will be
moro vigorously enforced despite Mex
lean protests.
"A Boston poolseller's trick to evade
the law was to advertise q sale of pic
lures at Beacon Park on race day. His
stock was found to consist Of cheap ric.
lures Of horses, labelled with the names
OF the beasts concerned in the races.
These he sold by auction just as tickets
are sold in ordinary pools. asSs.i