Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-10-02
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burial u COnSeCtatou gr0E0u was
refused TO u native Protestant at
Xochiago, Mexico, and the corpse
lay accomplishing for three days.
The civil authorities could offer no
relief, and when the Protestants
organized funeral procession, O
mob stoned it and threatened fur
Their violence, so that u secret buri-
al took place. A demand has been
made that Congress Investigate th Ia
violation of the law guaranteeing
freedom of religion.
The Ani,.Conkisngisss Ahead.
CHICAGO, Sept. 3O.-A New York
dispatch Gays: The struggle against
Mr.. Conkling in the Republican
ranks of this State still continues
without abatement. The selection
of delegates to the State conven.
ton is now nearly com pleted in the
country districts, where the anti
Conkling element has gained great
ascendancy, and the indications
now are that the delegation from
this city will show also q percent
age Of the came following. In
Brooklyn the Stalwart branch will
not be able to muster more than
half the delegation, which is very
fact, and taken with the
condition OF affairs here, will have
Q marked effect upon the outcome
of the convention. The action of
The Fifth Judicial Convention at
Syracuse, where the contesting
ConkliUg delegates were once or
twice unceremoniously bounced, lie
deemed by those closely familiar
with the condition Of political mat.
ters in this State as pointing IN.
mistakably that the,same fate, will
meet other ConglIpg delegations,
and that the State Convention will
be governed largely by the action
of the judiciary convention. The
anti Conklingites are certainly at
present. taking the State as q
whole largely In the majority, and
the opposition to the ex-Senator's
dictation will undoubtedly be made
very emphatic when the time ar
rives.
Tsrsslc Railroad Collision.
DETROIT, Mich., Dot. 1.-The &C.
cident on the Great Western Rail-
way, between Aylmer and Orwell
is worse than indicated by the first
reports and Is altogether unac-
Conductor Maxwell,
on the excursion, had orders to
meet the freight train at Aylmer;
but, being ten minutes ahead Of
time, Maxwell went on, expecting
to meet the train at Orwell. The
engineer Of the latter saw the ex.
cursion train approaching, slaoked
up and blew the whistle for several
minutes, and had his train aim ost
at q stsndstill. The engineer OF
the excursion kept forging ahead,
regardless of the freight, which he
must have seen for more than two
miles, and never blew a whistle or
gave the slightest Indication that
the road was not cleared. He kept
on at full speed and collided with
terrific force with the freight. Five
of the ten excursion coaches were
telescoped and four OF the occu-
pants killed outright. Engineer
Walmsley, his son and the fireman
were crushed beneath the engine.
About twenty were severely
wounded and great many slight
ly. AS near as can be asoertaine ed
the killed are VIM. Cook, of Ayl-
mer; Walmsley and son, of st.
Thomas w. ]. Hines, Of Jarvis; a
man from Delhi, name unknown,
and E. Stanley, Of Copenhagen.
Wounded-Dennis and wife, Of Bay
City, Mich, badly; Elias Adams
and wife, Of Malahide; r. P.
Blacks, of Vienna; young lady
from Bay City, Mich; Thomas
Brown and daughter, of Malahide;
Frank Morrison, Carter, Warner,
Glover and Harrison, Of Aylmer.