Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-12

injured. One OF the cattle-men, a brother or
Judge McAllister, of this city, died almost
that the brakeman and engineer cannot live.
Georgia Republican State Convention
Called.
ATLANTA, August 11th.-The Republican
State Convention in Atlanta is called for Sep
TENDER 9TH, to nominate State and Electoral
tickets.
The Surrendered Sioux.
WASHINGTON, August 11th.-The Interior
Department was informed to-day that GO of
Sitting Bulls followers had surrendered up
to date at Fort Keogh, Montana Secretary
Schurz telegraphed the Department to-day
that he would vi it Fort Keogh after Yellow
stone Park. He proposes to designate
agencies where the surrendered Sioux are to
be located. He will return about the 10th of
September.
The Coming Worlds Fair.
NEW YORK, August 11th.-At meeting
of the Commissioners of the Worlds Fair to-
day, an Executive Committee was appointed
and instructed to open subscription books.
A committee was also appointed to issue an
address to the people of the United States.
Steamboat Explosion.
New ORLEANS, August 11th.-The steam
boat Bonnie Lee, hence Saturday. for Red
River, was blown up and sunk to-day at
Lonewall Landing The boat is a total loss
cinnati for $4,000. The value of the cargo is
unknown. jeff. Percy, the second clerk,
was killed, and McDermott, his little son, is
missing.
Railroad Accident.
PHILADELPHIA, August 5th-An accident
has taken place on the West Jersey Railroad
near Mayo Landing to an excursion train,
returning from Atlantic City Three men
were killed and thirty injured.
ATLANTIC CITY IN. j J, August 11th.-The
following particulars are received of the rail-
road accident at Mays Landing: The excur-
sion train consisted of twenty-six cars-six
teen in the first and ten in the second section.
| The train was filed with St. AIMS Catholic
excursionists from Kensington, Philadelphia.
The first section left the city at 6 o'clock, and
the second followed soon after. Ga reaching
Mays Landing the engineer of the first Sec
| ton slowed up to run on side track. All
the cars had passed the switch except two
when the second section came laundering on
| behind. The engineer of the latter whistled
down brakes, but when applied they failed to
work, owing to the wet track, and his locomo-
tive crashed into the last car of the first sec.
ton, telescoping it. AS the locomotive forced
| its way into the car, the cylinder heads were
! forced open, and the steam poured through
| the car, scalding nearly every passenger In it.
The work of removing the injured was imme
diately begun, and medical aid summoned.
The best cars of the express train, which had
come up, were switched off, and fitted up as
an hospital. In these were placed those least
injured, and the train proceeded to Philadel-
| phia. Physicians from Camden, who came
down on wrecking train which was tele-
graphed for, forbade the removal of a number
! of tho ipinraA xvhn otitI or May'S
Landing.
Brought lip with Round Turn.
NEW YORK, August 11th.-Inspectors
Jayne and Matthews, the local steamboat in
spectors, not having paid any attention to
the indictments found against them in con-
nection with the Seawanahaka disaster, the
| United States Commissioner has issued a
bench warrant for their arrest. The President
of the steamboat company appeared in the
Commissioners office ready to give bail.
| Stolen Railroad Securities.
| NEW YoRK, August 1lth.-The Erening
| Mail announces that burglars blew open a
safe at Clarksyille, Bergen county, New
Jersey, last night, and obtained securities Of
tie st. Joseph and Pacific Railroad COM
| pany, and of the Kansas and Nebraska Rail
! road Company, valued at $3.50 COO
Tanners Big Appetite.
NEW YORK, August 11th.-Dr Tanner is
in good health and spirits. He breakfasted
and eight ounces of milk. He ate piece of
watermelon at intervals. At dinner he ate
| fifteen stewed oysters.
SECOND DISPATCH.l
| New York, August 18th. DR.. Tanner, at
| I'm, weighed 147 pounds. He was in the
best of spirits all day and easily digests the
! immense quantities of food he consumes. An
offer of 81, 500 per week to lecture from
ocean to ocean has been received by him,
and is under consideration until he can
salty himself of the responsibility of the
| person making the offer. Ii it is a Chicago
man, it is probable that he will accept.
The Hunters Point Eire.
| NEW YORK, August 11th-The insurance
upon the property OF the Lumber Export
Company, destroyed by fire yesterday at
Hunters Point, is distributed among twenty
one city companies, eighteen American COM
panies and twelve foreign companies. The
insurance aggregates SlSi, 625.
Michigan Greenbackers.
DETROIT, August 11th.-The Greenback
bering 800 delegates, Endorsed the National
platform, and nominated Davie Woodman
for Governor and full State ticket.
More wife shooting.
CLEVELAND (O.), August 11th. = John
Mister of Mills Grove, whose wife has
sought the protection of her revatives in this
city, sought her ont to-day, and on her re-
fusing to return to him drew revolver and
shot her in the left side.
Frightened ExcursionIsts.
New York, August 11th.-Early this
evening the barge Republican. with nearly
1000 excursionists on board, struck on Flood
rock, in East river, causing great excitement
among those on board, but all were taken off
without accident.
An Old Lady Killed.
NEW York, August 11th.-A horse was
working on a platform hosting feed to-day
at GAL Hudson street, when the platform
broke an he fell into the yard below, in
stantly killing Mrs Sarah Spiers, "a years
old, who resided there.
ST. Julien and Maud $.
ROCHESTER, August 11th.-It is estimated
that there are 10000 visitors already in the
city, to witness the exhibition heats by St.
Julien and Maud S. tomorrow.
Nominated on the First Ballot.
GALVESTON, August 11th.-The Ners'
special foom Dallas says the State Conven-
ton to-day repominated 0. NJ. Roberts for
Governor ON the first ballot.
Thrown Out of Employment.
Boston, August 11tb.-Over LOCO hands
were thrown out of work by the fire at the
Otis Company hosiery mill at Ware, Mass,
last night.