Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-09-28
Land 0mco Affairs.

Land 0h1cs Affairs.
WASHINGTON, September q.
Gen. Williamson, Commissioner of the Cen
eral Land Office, has called meeting OF the
Surveyors General of all Western States and
Territories in Salt Lake City on October 9Th,
next. The object of the meeting is to discuss
tho present method of making surveys, with
view to instituting certain reforms tending
to better and more permanent work under the
present lines.
Crime at the Capitol.
CHICAGO, September ~,
A Tribune Washington special says: VIM.
Hughes. a Democratic officer of the Capitol
police force, was unable to convince the Po-
lice Court here to- day that he was innocent of
a treacherous assault upon Alice Burlingame,
a girl II years old, in the Presidents room at
the Capitol He was sentenced to the full ex
tent Of the law, six months in Jail, the Judge
remarking that he was sorry that he could not
inflct a severer penalty.
Fatal Railroad Accident.
INDIANAPOLIS, September ~.
"A
the Vandalia road, eight miles west of Terre
Haute, yesterday Rankin, engineer of the
passenger train was killed, B. w. Dilltham
fatally injured, and two others were badly
hurt. The collision was on bridge, and
both locomotives went down with terrible
crash forty feet below, carrying engineer Ran
KIN and fireman VIM. Saunders with them.
The latter was also killed. Eight freight cars
laden with wheat were smashed.
ms ,ne Murderer.
MILWAUKEE, September q.
A River Falls special says: The Coroner's
Jury in the case of the murder of Mary Wal
ton, returned verdict that she came to her
death at the hands of her father, Luke Wal
ton The murderer, who is supposed to be
insane, is still at large but vigilant search is
being made for him. The younger daughter,
Emma, who was SO badly beaten, will recover.
Boiler Explesion.
SAN Francisco, September 81.
A dispatch from Princeton, Colusa county,
says: The boiler of steam thresher exploded
o-day on II. j. Genn's ranch, near town,
killing the fireman and Eve Cinnamon and
seriously scalding the engineer and SIX others. |
Into the Bay.
SAN Francisco, September p.
The special train from Sacramento with the |
First Regiment, National Guard, returning |
rom the State Fair, left the track on Oak |
and wharf last night owing to a misplaced |
h., nd into
he Bay Engineer VIM Brown, stuck to
ever and air brake, and went down with his |
engine, the fireman was rescued. A humble |
If passengers were bruised but none seriously |
lurt
Story Regarding the Lost
Mathilde.
Henry Williams who claims to have arrived
n port from the Mexican coast, tells sensa-
ional story concerning the loss of the bark
dathilde. 1t will be remembered that the
hief mate and portion of crew arrived at
1azatlan, and the Government. yacht Frida,
nd Sir Thos. Heskeths steam yacht Lanca-
hire Witch were dispatched in search of the
captain, wife and boats crew, without sue
ess Williams says second mate and seven
eamen remained on the bark and after being
ossea about some days went ashore August
1st, 80 miles above Allotta, vessel soon COW
red by quicksand. In the attempt to make
landing, the second mate, Edward Brown
nd two seamen were lost, while Williams
nd two others finally reached Playa, Colo
ado, from there Williams made his way to
an Francisco. The chief mate made no
lentien of leaving any one on the bark.