Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-04-28

| eo-Soy 10 htluOst Similar TO b0&t OF QUE CouH-
try In the Revolutionary war and have in
herited drop Of that old blood. have also
inherited Irish blood, which gives me an
additional claim on you. My father said, and
L sustain him, that the party which secures
and msintains position in the enemy's coun-
try is sure to come out ahead. l deny that
my son has not secured that position" Mrs.
| Psrnell then placed wreath of lsursls on
the bust of George Washington, amid great
enthusiasm. the banner OF Irelasd being
waved over her head at the time.
Chairman Foran announced that Mrs. Par
nell had been elected President of the La
dies National League of America. He
called on Henry F. Sheridan, of Chicago, to
| lead in singing "God Save Ireland" and the
song was sung, the Convention rising and
joining in the chorus. The Chairman then
declared the Convention adjourned.
The "Ssar Spangled Banner and other
songs were sung before the Convention aban-
doned the hall.
The National Committee, one from each
State, etc., afteruard elected the following
Execu i've Council of the National Land
League: Rev. Father McKenns, OF Massa-
chusetts; DR.. Wsllacs, New York !; James
Reynolds, New Haven NJ Cannon, Judge
strong, Georgia and United States Senator
Jas. q. Fair, Nevada The Council will
meet in the morning at the Continental Hotel.
This Council requests every Irishmsn in the
United States and Canada, willing to CO.
| operate with the new organization, to COM
municate with the National Secretary, j. j.
Hynes, at Buffalo. N. Y.
Alex. Sullivan, elected President of the
National League, is So years of age, and was
born IN Maine. He was q Republican until
1872. when, being a strong friend of Greeley,
he supported the Liberal movement He has
since been a Democrat. He studied law with
Algernon Sullivan, of New York, and has
been for number Of years in successful
practice in Chicago.
National Convention of Colored Men
Called.
WASHINGTON, April 27sh.-In compliance
with the terms of . resolution adopted by the
Convention of the colored people Of the Dis.
trict of Columbia, which met in this city on
Emancipation Day, call has been issued for
Natioasl Convention of colored men, to be
held in Washington on the Oath of Septem-
ber, 1883. The Convention is called for the
consideration of the present and future con.
dition of the colored people of this country,
and the best methods of securing to them the
full enjoyment of their social and political
rights.
Terrible Railroad Accident.
| DETROIT, April 27th.-A terrible railroad
collision occurred this morning on the Chi
cago and Grand Trunk r Railroad near Olivet
| Station, between the regular passenger train
moving west and the freight train following
it. The air brakes attached to the passenger
train did not work successfully and the train
was stopped at the foot of slight grade and
q signal sent back to the freight train, which
was heavy one. For some reason it passed
the signal and rushed along into the rear of
the passenger train, shivering into fragments
two Pullman coaches. The conductor of the
sleeping car and two or three passengers
were killed by the collision and ten or a
dozen persons seriously injured.
| SECOND DISPATCH.J
DETROIT. April 27th.-Following are the
names Of the three persons killed outright
Conductor H. J. Wall, of Montreal; H.
Freyer, of Englewood, N. j.; John w. Hig.
| gins, travelling agent of the boot and shoe
firm of II. P. Baldwin & Co., Detroit Ten
more are reported injured, some, it is feared,
fatally. Their names are not yet ascertained.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
CHICAGO April 27th.-A very serious acci.
dent occurred at o'clock this morning to the
| Pacific express on the Chicago and Grand
Trunk road, near Bellevue, Mich. The train,
composed Of through baggage and mail car.
q second-class coach, two irst.class coaches
and Pullman sleepers, left Port Huron about
an hour late, awaiting connection. It seems
the train was running at slow rate of speed,
not attempting to make up the time, when
the air. brake hose burst, when the train was
rounding curve two miles east. Conductor
Halsey and his two brakemen appeared to
have set to work to repair the damage made,
after which the rear brakeman was not able
to get around the curve far enough to prevent
the freight following from colliding with the
rear of the express. The shock was great,
and telescoped the Bay City Pullman coach
and badly damaging the Montreal car. The
Pullman car conductor was heard to grosn
| once or twice, but was dead before he could
be reached. Mr.. Virgins, of Detroit, died
on the way to Butte Creek, and Howard
Fry, Superintendent of motive power of the
West Railway, died shortly after arriving
there. Twelve persons were more or less in
jured.
Fatal Result OF Domestic Troubles.
CINCINNATI, April 27Gh.-Phil r. Thomp.
son, Jr., q member of Congress from the
Eighth District of Kentucky, shot and
killed Walter Davies at Harrisburg Junction
this morning. Painful stories regarding al.
legged family troubles of Mr.. Thompson had
been circulating some months, and it is sup
posed the affair grew out of this. Davies
was accused of undue intimacy with Mrs.
Thompson.
SECOND pIsPATCH.l
HARRoDsBURG (Ky.), April q h-Thomp-
son and Davis had taken the train for Gin
cinnati, but did not meet till they came to
| Hsrrodsburg Junction, where both got into
the smoking. car. Thompson Immediately
began an assault on Davis, who tried to es-
cape. As he got cut on the platform Thomp-
son drew revolver, and saying, You'll
not take my wife to Cincinnati again" fred
and Davis fell dead. Davis was grocer,
had sold his stock and was about to 60 to
Chicago. Thompson got off the train and
walked away, but afterwards surrendered
himself.
Father, Mother and Child Drowned.
CHICAGO, April 27th.-A Tribune special
from Dayton (O) says: A distressing acci-
dent happened at Middletown at o'clock
this afternoon, resulting in the death of an
entire family-father. mother and child. At
that hour the little daughter of John O'CoH-
nell, living on the bank of the hydraulic, q
half.mile above the city, wandered away from
home. The parents did not seem alarmed at
her absence, but quietly walked upon the by.
draulic in search of her. They were Mortified
when, after going short distance. they dis
covered the child in the water, struggling in
the last agonies of death by strangulation.
The father immediately plunged into the
water after his child. He was able to swim,
but was seized with cramps and suddenly
ceased to struggle, and went below the SUR
face for so long time that bis wife, who had
been watching his efforts from the brink of
the hydraulic. went to his assistance. He
struggled with all the desperation of despair.
but in vain. In two minutes afrer the father
went into the water after the little girl, the
father, mother and child sunk beneath the
water. The mothers cries were heard by a
number Of men in the vicinity, none Of whom
arrived in time to rescue the drowning family.
The Case OF Rev. Heber Newton.
NEW YoRK, April 27th.-The presentation
of Rev. Heber Newton on charges of heresy
is regarded among Episcopalians here as q
blow aimed at Broad Churcn progress by the
/ ultra conservative or Low Church party,
Doctors McKim, Buel and De Costa being
pronounced types of the latter. Newton is
! regarded as eloquent and popular, but not q
very profound teacher and thsologian. 1t is
believed that Bishop Potter, ON account of
AGE and increasing ief3rmitiea is verv 10th tn