Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-03
EASTERN.
N.,,o.,, r,.nYcInI ntntement.

S64. .G22, ,5l2; interest accrued, not yet |
paid, 81 ,935, 705; interest paid by the
United States, s59, 222, O9i; interest re-
paid by the compasies by transp ,rtation
service. sl7, 1881 1903; by cash payments,
five per cent. OF the net earnings, $685.
1893; balance Of interest paid by the
United States, $40, 1895, 900.
The Funeral or Generai Hum
phreys.
WAsHIsGToS, Jan. 2.-The funeral If
General Humphreys took place from bis
late residence this afternoon In accord.
ance with the wishes Of the family,
there was no military display,
Fearful gtaiirond Aecidfat-Twen-
ty-seyen Killed aud IA Numbrr
Imjured.
Toronto, Jan. 2.-One Of the most
narrowing calamities that has happened
in this neighborhood for long time. oe-
Cured here this morning on the Grand
Trunk Railroad. The suburban train
left Union htation at G:40. A car was
attached filled with employees OF the
Bolt works. who live in the city aud are
conveyed to their daily labor by this
means, the train stopping for them OPP
posite the works After turning the
curve at Parkda'e boundary, a freight
train was observed coming city warl, but
the impetus Of bo II train, was too much
TO allow the brakes 10 do duty in time
aud the result was f. arful smash up,
ending in shocking tragedy N.n,teea
Of the men employed at the bolt works
ore reported killed aud twenty or thirty
wounded. The conductor Of the freight
train, George Barber, ia said to be re-
sponsible for the accident, as he was
running his train without orders. He
has been arrested. The latest accounts
place the number " dead at 81. Several
Of the injured were 30 badly manned
that they are not expected to recover.
At the inquest this afternoon Jury was
empannelled and viewed the bodies The
affair casts gloom over the city.
Further Details or the Toronto
Railroad Holocaust.
TORONTO, Jan. AT ! o'clock this
morning suburban train, bearing about
| fifty men to their work ut Humber, was
run into by special train coming east at
frightful speed The dummy engine,
drawing single car used for subur-
ban traffic, was crushed. and the escaping
steam and hot water scalded the men in
q most horrible manner. A fire also re-
suited from the collision, and several cf
the poor fellows were roasted to death.
A special car was sent out to the scene
of the disaster from here as quickly as
possible, and the unfortunates conveyed
to town. where ambulances, buses
and private conveyances carrid them to
the hospital. There were twenty-seven
killed outright, and twenty-five
wounded, some of them fatally. The
men were packed in the car, sitting
around the stove chatting about the
New Years holiday pleasures. etc. The
scenes at the accident were NEST pitiful.
The men were most horribly mutilated.
The suffering was terrible, and the
groans from the injured heartrendng.
Several men had their legs tangled in the
wreck, and while their bodies were gro.
truding from the burning pile. their legs
were being gradually roasted. Others,
who had been sca!ded and afterwards
extricated, implored those standing
about 10 throw water on their wounds
One man had both eyes burned out and
all his fingers burned of. He lay dying
in the snow, waving the stumps Of his
hands and shouting at the top Of his
voice.
Financial Views Of senator sabin
MINNEApoLIs, Mimi, Jan. 2.--Sena
tor Sabin, Chairman of the Natiopa
Republican Committee, this Afternoon
authorized the Epening Journal to defin,
his position on the finances as follows
In his opinion the payment of the na
tional dent should cease, in fact it shoul'
have ceased years ago. He would favo
the issue of two per cent fifty-year bond
by the government, into which bond
Of all denominations should be con
verted as they mat re, or are calle,
in These bonds could be use,
as the basis f1r bank issues. Ac
companyiug this measure should b.
the repeal OF the per cent tax on bank
circulation now existing. This woulc
make interest on new bonds equivalen
to the banks to 3 per cent, and h'
thought majority of the banks wonl,
: readily take them, especially il the,
were allowed, as they should be. II
issue circulation Of their full face or pa
value. Under the present basis tn
banks can issue circulation to the exten
I of only 30 per cent on the par value Q
, the bonds deposited as security for sue
circulation. He thought it would b
safe to permit banks to issue notes
the par value of the bonds, because OH
money cannot be any better than ou
government.
Frank James Kemanded to ui
BOndsmen.
KANSAS Cry, January 2--Julg
Krekel, of the United States Court, (,
day announced his descision of the que
tion of the right of the Federal Coz
, ernment to the custody OF Fran
: James on the charge of the Muss,
Shoals robbery in Alabama. The Cou
orders the prisoner to be remanded
/, his bondsmen on the Blue Cut robber,
, holding that the State tribunal first gail
ing possession, is consequently enhtle
to his custody until the disposal OF Il
States cases. This leaves James at Ill
erty on bond.
sterling Exchange and Bonds.
New YORK, Jan. 2.-Sterling bill
: on London. sixty days, 1882; sterlr
:, bills on London, sight drafts, S4.S5
!, United States AIS of 1891, interest qua
: terly, 81 l4b. United States Is OF 100
| interest quarterly, Sl.23f; Unit,
, States IS, Sl.0O; Western Union Tel
! graph, 742.
Y special Election for COngressme
v BoSToN, Mass, Jan. Am electi,
l for Congress is ordered for Jan. l7t
r. owing to the resignation of Gove.no
!, elect Robinson.
: Railroads Blocked by SNOW.
, QUEBEC. Jan. 2-The snow stor
which set in yesterday morning has Il
, creased in violence until the prese
y | lilnn trho r,ilrnnla nrn all hloI.lnl