Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-12-19
TTHIRD DISPATCH.1

postal clerk wharton and engineer Peters
No passengers were hurt. Kiralfy Bros' ele-
phant was killed. This is the elephant re.
Gently dosed with two gallons Of whisky.
THIRD DIsPATCH.I
| CINcINNATI December 1Sth.-Dstails are
extremely mesger, but the following is
| known: The accident happened on high
curve beewes- Foster and New Lebanon.
Engineer Pike Peters, cf the east-bound
| train, had his head separated from his body
Postal clerk w. b. Wharton, living in Ur-
| bsnia. was also instantly killed, srd w. II.
| Hanover. postal clerk; M. Hollipgshead,
| substitute; Harry Madison and Adam Geo.
kel, postal clerks, were seriously injured. No
satisfactory reason is given for the accident.
All the railroad men are silent. Kirslf;'s
Around he-World" combination was on
the east-bound train. Their elephant, BAN.
boo, was killed, but as far as known the
other members Of the company wholly es-
capped.
FOURTH DIsPATCHl
CIEoIywATI, December 1Ssh.-Later TO-
formation aids: J. c. MCGOWAN, postal
clerk, was injured, but his Injuries are slight.
The cause Of the accident was that engineer
Pearce mistock the accommodation for the
limited express train. At sharp curve the
trains crashed, one at the rate of 45, the other
at 40 miles sn hour. Two engines mashed
together, and the postal cars piled upon than.
No other cars were thrown from the track.
Kiralfy Bros elephant was not killed, as re-
ported.
iFrfghtfui Powder Explosion.
PATERSON IN. J J, December 1Sth.-The
press house Of Latin & Rauds powder works
at Mountain View, eight miles from this city.
blew up this afternoon, killing three mer.
The explosion shook number of buildings in
this city.
SECOND DIsPATCH.I
PATERSON, December 1Sth.-The names of
the men killed are Bryan Tansy, Henry
Rubl, an emigrant, and John White. The
men had just about quit work when the e-.
plosion occurred. The buildings for miles
| around were shaken, and not pane of glass
was left whole in the neghborhood.
Northern Check GutdoEe,
WASHINGTON, December 1S.h.-Northern
cheek and love OF money. making, SO much
reprobsted in the South, have been met and
over.mstched in the sunny cline of Georgia.
The United States Senate cent q committee
to attend to Ben Hills funeral and assume
the expenses. Il was an average country
village undertaken who arrived here lately
and presented bill for So 100. Among the
items was one charging 5000 for q hearse.
probably greater price than any hearse in
the South cost; one for embalmiDg, $500
usual price Eere, S25; and one for casket,
$500.
They asked: Have you partner p
eyes"
"Did he make out the bill ?"
"No; did"
"Well, we sre convinced you are crazy.
You had better go back and let your partner
make out new bill, so that we can see il he,
too, is entirely demented."
The Georgia undertaken offered to cut the
bill down at one fell swoop to 81, $50, but the
committee wculd not listen to it, and sent
him back to make out q new account. He
had to borrow money from an undertaken
here to pay bis way back. His original idea
was, when he set out from home, that his bill
| would be promptly paid then he would have
taken o brother undertaken, living here, and
gone with him to New York fer 8 Jolly good
time. Imagine the two uudertakers on a
spree
The Political Assessment Case Decided.
WASHINGTON, December 1Sth.-The Su.
preme Court of the United States to-day
rendered decision in the celebrated political
assessment case of Newton Curtis. Curtis
was employed in the New York Custom
house, and was convicted under the statute
forbidding any officer or employe of the Gov.
ernment, not appointed by the President.
from receiving from fellow-employe money
20 be used for political purposes. The case
came before the Supreme Court on an appli-
| cation for writ of habeas corpus, on the
ground of uuconstitutionality, being an
abridgment of, the personal liberty of Gov
ernment employees in the capacity of
citiz .us. The opinion was read BY
Chisf Justice Waite, and holds that
the Act is entirely constitutional.
and tending to purity and efficiency in the
public service that while il prohibits one
employe Of the Government from receiving
political assessment a contribution from
another, it does not prohibit such paynents
IN not in trnyarproapf
that an employe may give money TO advance
the interests Of his party, if so inclined. The
opinion further holds that the commitment of
| the prisoner pending the payment of the fine
imposed was lawful, and Curtis was remand.
ed to the custody of the Marshal for the
Southern District of New York. Justice
Bradley read s dissenting opinion, holding
| that the law Is unconstitutional, as il i, an
| Interference with the individual liberty of
citizs ns.
Congress.
WASHINGTON. December 18:h.-In the
Senate to. day Vest submitted minority re-
port Of the shipping committee, which was
ordered printed. Pugh offered an elaborate
| amendment to the civil service bill, but the
Indian appropriation bill came up and the
| civil service bill was lRid over. Harri.
| son delivered q eulogy on Ortb, and
| moved an adjournment out of respect to his
| memory. The presiding officer appointed
committee to attend the funeral, consisting Of
Harrison, Kelham and Saunders. Adjourned,
Ia the House resolution for recess from
December 22d to January Sd was lost, and
Robescn moved that each member be fined
$50 for each days absence during the hell
days, which was adopted. The House then
adjourned outaof respect to tie memory Of
Oftt.
Family Poisoned by Tricbiba.
CREsToNE ia J, December 18th. - This
town is excited over the recent death of
August Mast, o German, from tr;ch;r te,
caused ty eating diseased pork His wife,
three children and Girl stopping with them
days after infection. l. is thought the girl
will not recover.
Shocking Boiler Explosion.
CINCINNATI. December 1S.h,-This after.
noon the boiler burst at the Globe rolling
mills with serious effect Thomas Malioy
was instantly killed, Leon Hargroft fatally
injured, and the following seriously Injured:
Dennis Lab5is, John Costello, Jas. r. Ryan,
John Ryan. j. Hsrgrave, Thos, Kelly, JAS
Buchanan, and several unknown men. The
boiler head had been cracked long time, but
the crack was from the inside, and could not
be dstected.
A Ckeckered Life.
EVANSVILLE (Wis.). December 1Ssh.-Vic.
tor Jeuanssult, who has Just died here, was
a graduate Of the University of France,
| tutor in the royal household at Brussels,
Catholic priest in New Orlesnz, and teacher
OF Brigham Youos'a children st Nsuvoo.
For the past thirty years he led the life OF a
merchant.
County Seat War.
SILVER CLIFF (Col.l December 18Th
Great excitement is prevailing in Custer
| county over an attempt to remove the county
| seat from Rosts to Silver Cliff. A. majority
Of the County Commissioners have ordered
the county seat moved, but the peop.e at
Rosisa say they have enough armed men TO
retain possession Of the county records. and
| intend doing SO. Just how il will terminate
1t is Impossible to say, but il is feared that it
will end in bloodshed, ss the cisiz4ns of both
places ara under arms sGd only waiting for