Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-01
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FUSION IN PENNSYLVANIA.
vERMONT'SN NEW LEGISLATURES
THE IRISH NATIONAL LEAGUE.
RAISING THE TALLAP0OSA.
Pennsy,vanta Grcenbackers Agree .
Emse with Ihs. ne s,aocraas

Fuse with the Dessecrass.
bElLEfoSrE, PA, october The result OF tho
evening session OF the greeuback convention waa
the adoption OF resolution 10 fuse with the demo-
Gratis, with the understanding that no fusion or
combination oe made for a less number than half
OF the electors. Eight gentlemen were appointed
as committee TO carry out the purpose OF tn
Meeting Of vermous.s New Lexssuasur>.
MONTPELIER, VT, october 1.-The legislature Of
1884 ana 1856 assembled this morning The senate
.os re-elec,ea Shauneey W. BrownelI, OF Burlington.
ant secretary. j. Batchelder, OF Arlington WAS
elected speaker OF the house, and W. W. stickney,
OF Ludlow, clerk Tomorrow, Gov Barstow viii
deliver his farewell message, and Governor elect
Pingree his inaugural
Nominations for Congress.
CINCINNATI, OHIO. October 1.-The democrats a
the eighth ONO district nominated Gen. J. ".
Denver for Congress- at springfield yesterday
BRTDGEPoRr. CONN, october Hon. Edward ".
Seymour, OF Ltchteld. was to-day unanimously
nominated for Congress by the democrats OF ths
srRNGrrErp, MASS, October 1.-The eleventh
District republicans at Greenfield to-day renomi-
mated VIM w. Whiting, Of Holyoke, by scclama-
ton for Congress-
Bridge Accident On the n. a q. RoaA,
SEVEN OR EIGHT NEN SUPPOSED TO BIZ pRowyKn
WILMINGTON, DEL, October IA special from
Elkton, Nd. says Intelligence has reached here by
telephone that caisson No 9. OF the Baltimore and
ONO bridge over the Susquehanna river at French
town. sunk al O'Clock this morning, with twenty
men under IL. seven or eight OF whom are supposed
TO have been drowned.
bulletin displayed at the telephone exchange
states that between six and nine men are impris-
oned In the caisSon sixty feet under water Air is
being pumped la. and there is possibility OF effect
Ing rescue after the tide has fallen.
WILMINGTON. DEL, october 1.-The sunken cais-
son is one hundred feet from the Cecil county
shore. The river is sixty feet deep at this point,
ana the top OF the caisson Is covered with threa
feet OF water. The calsson cayed In from below
reports drer as 10 the number OF men imprisoned
William = Smith, contractor, SAYS five and that
there is no immediate danger, the air Is pumped
Into them. There Is no communication with the
imperiiied men, and how TO get them out Is q knotty
question.
ANOTHER AccouNr-srx MEN nrssrSe
HAvRE DE GRACE, Nd, october l.-Whiie men
were engaged In sinking caisson No. OF the new
Railroad bridge OF the Baltimore and Ohio company
here this morning It suddenly turned on one side
and nlled with water. Three rnen-James Gafdi-
ner, OF this city, and Thomas Worrfck of Port De-
posit tthe name OF the other cannot be ascertaipe
nad just gone down In the air light apartment
from BREAKFAST and were coaf1ned there. AR n
Delhg furnished from two pumps, and men are en-
gagged Ia building a copper dam so the lock can be
reached and the door OF the chamber opened Great
excitement prevails during the suspense OF waiting
Tor the men TO be reached. some narrow escapes
are mentioned, among which Is that OF Mr. Nor
gan, OF HaVre de eGrace, for many years q bridge
carpenter, who, seeing what was about TO occur.
jumped overheard into the river aDr was rescued
~ boat. Ii Is reported al this hou Q2:8 pm)
that six men missing, and they are supposed %
be confined In the caisso n
THE MEN ALL RESCUED.
WILMINGTON, DEL, October IA special 20 the
Every Eueni,ig dated Elkton. l2 so D. m says: "The
seven men who were confined In the caisson were
rescued at IL O'Clock at low tide. not one being IN
the least Injured"
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