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

WILMINGTON, DEL, June 30.-The
Southern Express train, which loft Phil
adelphia at half-past 0 o'clock last night,
was thrown from the track near Clay
mont, Del. The accident was caused by
a railroad tie placed across the track un-
der one rail and over the other. The en-
gine, baggage, mail 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 man, thought to be
VIM. Hough, of Chicago, who were steal
ing a ride, were also killed. Henry
Brown, of Maine, former employee of
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti-
more Road, at this place, was arrested
last night; charged with placing the tie
on the track. He declares that he saw it
on the track as the train approached, and
tried to signal them to stop and to re-
move the tie, but failed. Aninquest 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 a number of others on an Indian
farm three miles from here. The Indi-
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.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 2s.-The fol-
loving is the list Of killed and wounded
in Col. Bernard's recent fight with the
Indians at Curry Creek: Ki]led-Theo.
J. Schultz and w. s. Marriott, Company
F; b. 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 SO colored emigrants and 6 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 Marti.
The emigrants 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 difficulties.
The Republicans in the Second Ju-
dicial District of North Carolina have
nominated colored lawyer for State So
licitor. There is heavy colored majori-
ty in the District. The nomination is q
great mistake. 1t cannot be allowed
that the criminal laws shall be dead
letter or an instrument Of oppression
in even one District in any Southern
State.
"A letter from Havana says that the
campaign of the spaniards against the
Cubans without any battles cost the for
mer eighty thousand men, and the island
Is vast cemetery. Five steamers are
reportedsn the way from Spain to carry
home 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-general.
ALBANY, N. Y, June 3O.-Last night
an oil train " rs thrown from the rack
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 the 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-
gineer and fireman slightly injured.
WASHINGTON, June 3O.-The subject of
Mexican incursions into American ter
ritory is being thoroughly discussed
here. The government will again en-
phatically insist upon Mexico preven-
ting them. The order formerly issued
authorizing military pursuit into Mexi-
can territory of cattle thieves will be
more vigorously enforced despite Mex
lean protests.
"A Boston BOOKSELLERS trick to evade
the law was to advertise sale of pic
lures at Beacon Park on race day. His
stock was found to consist of cheap pic
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.