Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-27
Yesterdays P. II. Dispatches

OMAHA, Neb., DEC. 43.-1he Mis-
souri, Pacific express train, bound from
Omaha to st. Louis, carrying 30 passen
gers, was ditched and completely
wrecked while running az the rate OF 2;
miles per hour. The accident was
caused by spreading rails near Howe
Neb. One passenger received a frac
tured rib and internal injuries, and two
others were slightly injured.
MEADvILLE, Pa. Dee. p. Through
the error VI telegraph operator two
freight trains collided on the New
York, Pennsylvania 4 Ohio railroad.
Two locomotives and twelve cars were
wrecked. Conductor York was killed.
The accident caused twelve hours delay
on the road.
INDIANAPoLIs, Dec. "a. The St.
Louis east bound passenger train, which
left here at GAO last night on the
Wabash road, collided with the engine
aud caboose from Decatur, Ill, on a
curve, one and half miles from
Carpenter, between 5 and 9 o'clock.
Both engines were knocked off the
track, and George Silsbee. engineer Of
the passenger train, and Hank Dresser,
conductor OF the engine and caboose,
were killed. Captain Hyde and Ed.
Bramblee were dashed against the
postal boxes in the mail car and severely
injured. One or two train men were
wounded. whose names are not known.
The cause Of the accident was either
confusion or loss Of orders. Dresser
and Silsbee lived at Decatur. their
bodies being taken there this afternoon.
RICHMOND, Dec. 26.-After midnight
on Sunday, Oh the Chesapeake & Ohio
railway, the west bound express train,
which left Richmond at 4 P. NJ, after
passing Millboro Station about three
miles, and while going 81 miles an hour.
was run into by freight train running
on passenger train time. Bo. h engines
and the baggage and combination cars
We're wrecked. killed-Chris Leach,
engineer Of the passenger train; W.
Alsop, baegage-master L. L. Loving
and J. Z. O'Neill, irenen, and George
Neitherland, brakeman of the passen-
ger train. Wounded-E. Hogshead,
express messenger, and j. ". Hooks
worth, passenger. both slightly.
New YORK, Dec. &c -" Bcuquet
Johnny" q widely known flower ped
dler, is Langtry's victim. Whether
his regard for beauty was a
matter of sentiment Or business
is conjectural, but it is certain
that he decided to give her an immense
and costly bouquet in Philadelphia.
He went to her hotel, sent up his
card, and was met by a hand
some young woman, to whom he banded
the flowers with a neat speech. She
accepted the gift very graciously, and
he retired in state OF wild delight,
only to be plunged down to despair by
learning that he bad only seen Lang
try's maid.
GALEsBURG, Ill.,, Dec. 25-On Sat
urday evening heavy trunk fell from
the top of the truck tina. was taking it
from the train and burst open. disclos.
ing the CORY body Of man 80 years
old. His throat was cut from ear to
ear. A nan on the train was discov.
cred holding a check tallying with that
on the trunk. He was detained but
refused to talk. The trunk was checked
from Chicago. The body was not de
composed, but horribly bloody.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 25-The state.
mens liz Acklln's notice of contest that
Kellogg used his position on the Senate
Committee on Railroads to secure
$3.50, 600 for use in his Congressional
is declared by the Senator
unquali6edly false. Kellogg says he
does not intend to leave the matter to
be hasg!ed over by a Justice of the
Peace IN Louisiana. He will at once
bring his competitors charge before the
Senate and demand the fullest possible
WAHPEToN. Dakota, Dc. 26.-On
Saturday E. A. Newton was shot aud
fatally Injured by James Nash
10 the courtroom. Newton had out.
ragged Nash's daughter aged l6 who
worked for him as domestic. Newton
pleaded not guilty, whereupon the en-.
ragged father said, "TAke that, then,
and fired.
CHICAGO, Dec. % Jose phi Gierheit.
q German Socialist, says that Herr
Most while here will hold series of
revival meetings among the Germans.
He claims the Socialists are upwards Of
II, 600 strong mere and this city has
become the stronghold Of So.
ciAlism in Americs, and it is gaining all
the time.