The Phoenix herald., 1880-11-19
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THE NOVA SCOTIA EXPLOSION.

THE NOVA SCOTIA EXPLOSION.
HALIFAX, Nov. 12ih.-Voluntecr
have bren down the pit, in yThicls til
explosion occurred, and have com
I'D again. They found it impossible
to explore the south side for any dis
tancc on account of after damp
There being no air through, as Al
the doors have been blown down By
the blast. They have found some
bodies, but could no. identify them
All the horses in the pit (29) are
dead. 4 number of men are still in
the pit said 20 be fourty-four. 1t is
feared another explosion will occur
this evening, when the pit gathers
gas again Work is totally suspend
ed in ali the collicries in the country
and the miners have come to the
scene of accident in great numbers,
but are altogether powerless to rem
der any assistance On account Of the
precarious condition IF the pit. 1t
is not know how the fire originated.
and none from the side where the &C
cident occurred are alive to tell the
tale. Thiity-three of the missing men
are married, and most of them have
large families.
dAKFTELD's MAJORITY.
Sr. PAUL, Nov. 12.-Garfield's ma
jority is now within 400 of 40, 600 and
will probably exceed that figure
when the tour remaining counties
are heard from.
MORE ABOUT THE CHINESE LETTER.
NEW YORK, Nov. 12-Assistant
District Attorney Bell this evening
said there were no new developments
in the Chinese letter case; that no
arrests were contemplated or would
be made tonight. The Grand Jury
will not meet again until next week |
Monday. And it is also said that in
dictments will be presented before
that day. Report is that the indict-
ments have been presented against
several prominent Democrats, and |
against some newspaper men. Justice
Morgan, who took confessions, both,
of Abeyer, alias Lindsey and S. S.
Norey, stated to-day that no news
paper has as yet published full con-
LESSONS. which implicate several
persons, whose names are for the
present withheld. Judge Davis de-
cision in the case of Phillips Will be
given tomorrow morning.
OFFICIAL VOTE IN ALABAMA
MONTGOMERY, Nov. 12.-The off,
cial vote of Alabama, with three
counties to hear from, is IS, 300 for
Hancock. 1924 for Garfield, and
Weaver t.551. Counties to hear from
will add about 20. 900 to Hancock's
majority The vote OF the State was
very light, and more than one third
not voting. TIE proposition now
pending in the present legislature is
to change time Of holding election 10
same date az Congressional and Pre-
sideniial elections.
PHsNsYLTANIA's VOTE.
H.RRIsByEa, Nov. 12;h.-The fol
Loving is tie Official vote for Presi-
dent in this State: Garfield, 444.7O4,
and Hancock, zO7. 1873.
POLITICAL.
CHICAGO, Nov 15th.-A Times
Mentor f,hio) special says: Garfield
is vigorous IN his denunciation of
thu Mercy letter f,rgers and circula-
tors Neither Grant Dor Blsine ele-
ments h<yc slated their Claims. Gar
fl III hzs only remarked that the new
& mini ira i'm will have neither
piI is to eglelize Tor prcju ices to
TIE South III Y be Ger ain I
Of il TIRE .;mcn', but no special fav-
ors His infinite frienis predict I
an early recall of ao-by aud Long
street. Ale<ta Ter II. Stevens d.
;ll-rs thai Il not oppressive with any
for IL the Southern States will be
- i'-nt with ~ government the
North sees fl TO give Them. Promi
lent Spu hern Democrats arriving
20 nIgh said he hoped the Democra- =,
ic National Committee would be
able TO keep out of the penitentlary. :
The Times says: The projected
hip canal from Chicago 10 Missis-
ippi will not be allowed to siumber
Il any period of such Il prosperity as
low envelopes The land.
GEN. sHERMAN's ANNUAL REPORT. !
WAsEINeroN, Nov. 15th.-The an.
lual report of Gen. Sherman was 3
made public today. He agrees with /,
'heridan. that the army is toe small :
o fulfill heavy duties now imposed | {
N it. and asks hat il lie increased to l.
80 o enlisted men Of line. The re q
oor's says that the Pacific railroads Z
lave revolutionized country in the a
vast few years, rendering many of a
he old military posts useless, and he
low believes the time has come when
mailer posts be abandoned and
'roops concentrated at strategic
POINTS along the national frontier
md at important railway centers
Whence they can be sent to any direc-
0ns. a
CALIFORNIA. A
SAN Francisco. November 16. a