Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-06-28


Australian being in good demand. All adj
vanced one shilling Friday. Other descrip-
tions improved sixpence. American red win
ter reached 49s. and California Ass. cd.
Fluctuations of Russian Journalists.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 9th The news
paper press is hated at Court, because not
single Independent organ favors the present
Government. Severe penalties have been
imposed upon three or four Journals. and
several editors have received circulars, order
ing them to submit the first proofs of their
papers to the Press Censor before o'clock IN
the morning.
Opposition 10 Emigration.
BERLIN. June 27th-The public exhibition
of placards of emigration agents or of foreign
steamer companies has been prohibited, and
bill impeding emigration will be introduced
| in the next session of the Reichstag.
Swiss Village Destroyed by Fire.
LONDON. June 27th-A village in Valais,
| Switzerland, consisting of 300 houses, was en-
| tirely destroyed by fire. One of the houses
was set on fire by lightning, and the flames,
under high wind, ralidly spread to the
whole village
Exodus of Italians.
PARIS. June 27th.-Twelve hundred Ital-
ians have left Marseilles.
| cornell VIII Row.
| LONDON, June 27sh-It is now certain that
| Cornell will row at Henley.
| SECOND DISPATCHl
| LONDON. June 27th.-Cornen draws the
worst position for the race. Its opponents
are the strongest crews engaged in the race
for the Stewards Cup.
The Result of Attending Banquet to
Sara Bernhardf.
| BERLIN, June 27th.-Baron Magnus has
become insane because he was recalled as
Minister to Copenhagen. for attending a BAN
quet to Sara Bernhardt, an intense anti
German.
| The Spanish Debt.
| MADRID, June 9th. The country debt is
rapidly and satisfactorily decreasing.
Resignation of Justices.
LONDON, June 27th.-Fifteen Justicesh have
resigned because they were accused of cleo
ton corruption.
Death of an Eminent Frenchman.
PARIS, June 27tb.-Jules Armand Stanis-
laus Dutaure is dead.
The Great Mexican Railway Catastrophe.
CHICAGO. June 27th.-The Times special
| from the CITY of Mexico says. the accident
on the Morelos Railway, late Friday evening,
loses none of its horror through the receipt
of more accurate adyices.
The scene of the catastrophe was on the
river San Antonio, near the village of Mail.
pois. For some time past this section of
country has been swept by three storms,
swelling the creeks into torrents. and laying
waste many fertile fields. Included in the
general wreck was a bridge spanning the
river Mt the point mentioned. Although
known to be unsafe. it was still in use when
the fated- train, bearing battalion of SOL
diers, attempted it's passage. The result was
crash, the undermined supports gave way.
and the engine and cars were hurled
headlong down the chasm. Scarcely
had the magnitude of the trag-
edy became apparent when new horror
was added. In the freight vans comprising a
portion of the train was consignment OF
alcohol. This took fire, and its subsequent
explosion contributed much to the loss OF life.
The few who escaped uHinjured at once APP
piled themselves to the rescue of their less
unfortunate comrades, but it was some hours
before the exact extent of the tragedy grew
apparent. 1t is now known, however, that
thirteen officers and 1872 privates were either
killed outright by the fall or roasted to death,
| while others sustained hurts of more or
less serious character. When information of
the sad accident reached this city the excite.
ment was uubounded, and crowds thronged
all the news centers, anxiously awaiting par
|
public has so frightful casualty been chron-
icled, and its occurrence, it is feared, may
still further pre- judice the popular mind
| against the railway enterprises. The outside
barbarians can come in for no share d blame
in this connection The Morelos road ia a
narrow-gauge line. built by Government sub
sidy, and is entirely the work of Mexican
engineers. 1t was first opened to the public
on the 18th instant. In addition to the loss
of life already presented, it appears that the
engineer and fireman were scslded to death.
SECOND DIsPATcH.l
Cry OF MEXICO. June Is h.-Another &C.
count says the list of II officers and 1877
privates killed does not ieclude the railroad
officials and employees, or the women and
children of the soldiers Only 60 persons in
all are saved alive OF these 40 are more or
less injured For moment after the plunge
OF the cars from the bridge all was darkness.
Suddenly 100 barrels of brandy, loaded on
two vans, caught fire. and the burning fluid
inundated the mass of passengers struggling
in the ruins. Only few, not disabled or
hopelessly wedged in among the timbers, es-
capped The dead and living were wrapped
in sheet Of flames and slowly burned be-
unable to save them.
New observation-disclosures of British Co.
| iumbia.
OTTAWA fOnt J, June 27th-Senator Glenn
| ent Francis Cornwall has been appointed
Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
| from July 10th next, vice Hon. A. n. Rich
ards, whose term of Office expires on that day.
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