Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-20
The losses will aggregate about S250,000,
divided among about twenty firms.
Serious Railway Collision.

The losses will aggregate about S25000o,
divided among about twenty firms.
Serious Railway Collision.
WASHINGTON. February 19th.-News of a
serious collision on the Virginia Midland
Railway has Just reached this city. Ii is
reported that the north-bound mail, due
here at l2:25 p. NJ. ran into freight train
about four miles above Alexandria, and
several persons were killed. The cars of
the passenger train caught fire after the
collision, and are still burning \ wreck
ing train has just been dispatched to the
scene of the accident.
SECOND DISPATCH.l
WASHINGTON, February 20th-A. M.-The
wrecking train has not vet returned from
the scene of the accident ON the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad be
tween this city and Alexandria, and the
details which can be obtained are mcager.
The collision occurred in or near the short
tunnel at Four-mile run, the colliding
trains being the New Orleans mail, over
the Virginia Midland. which should
have reached Washington at IL p.
NJ and freight train going south.
Both trains were badly wrecked, and the
shattered cars took FIRE the flames being
fed by petroleum from two oil cars on the
freight track. Thirty-two cars were
burned, including the baggage and mail
cars, with their contents. Andrew Auger,
conductor of the freight train, was killed.
and several train-men are missing. Seven
or eight persons were injured some of
them seriously. The wounded were taken
To a farmhouse in the vicinity
An Outraged Husbands Vengeance
Two Birds with One stone"
LOUISVILLE, FebrGary l9th.-W. s. Heck
man, a farmer brought information to-day
of 4 domestic tragedy in Hardin county,
near lIogdenville, Ky. Ben. COombS and
Jake Mason, neighborS. have been nj outs
for some time jealousy being the cause.
Yesterday Cooubs told his wife that he
was going 10 Glizabethtown, and would not
return until the next day. He suspected
Mason of intimacy with his wife, and hid
in the vicinity. Mason came to the house
in the afternoon, and CoomhS suspicious
were confirmed. Getting a gun. CoOmbS
fired both barrels at the guilty pair, filing
their heads, neck and faces with large
squirrel shot. Mason was killed almost in
stantly and Mrs. CoOmbs was badly in
jured. After the shooting, Coombs went
to MasOn's house and told the dead man
wife what had happened. The two then
packed up their things and went to the
railroad station, where they took a train for
Nashville or Memphis The wounded
woman dragged herself mile distant 10
II. Eckman's house, where medical treat
ment was given her. 1t Is thought She
will die of her wounds
TranscontinentaI Railroad Matters.
New YORK, February l9th.-The meet
ing Of the Transcontinental pool has been
again postponed till the latter part of next
h.,
the representatives. There is only one
member Of the organization here at pres
ent. Railway men admit that a number of
the shippers are going over to the clipper
lines, owing to the absence of any definite
knowledge regarding the continuance ofthe
contract system, and say il is of the highest
importance to the overland routes that
this matter should be speedily settled.
They claim that the clipper lines are re-
ceiving an Unprecedented amount of ton
mage, and have already advanced the rates
ON certain classes of goods. The new Cali
forna Fast Freight Line it is expected will
be completed about the middle of March
Nothing has been heard OF the Atlantic
and Pacific Fast Freight which was TO have
commenced running the first of February
Agents say the usual amount of freight
for the Pacific coast is moving forward, but
they are not overrun with shipments.
Effect of Lent on the Fish Market.
NEW YORK, February 19th-Usually the
increase during Lent in the price Of fish is
from 10 to 20 per cent, GENERALLY for the
cheaper kinds of fish, but Monday and
Tuesdays gales about doubled the price of
fish All cod on hand came frozen from
Boston. The Fulton Market fishing feet Of
over twenty smacks are laying under the
lee of Staten island waiting for weather
that will let them go fishing. CLANS have
gone up from 81 to IS per barrel within two
days. striped bass and all other varieties
of fish caught along the coast, have about
doubled in price. Salmon sells for about
half It's former prices owing TO shipments
from Columbia river, Oregon. Salmon sells
now for s. cents per pound Frozen Cana
dian salmon thar last winter brought 40
cents sells now at 25 and 80 cents,
Shipwreci> and Less of Life.
MOBILE {Ala). February 19th.-The fol-
lowing news was received here to-day from
Fort Morgan via the Mobile and Gulf Tele-
graph Company: The schooner E.N. Olive
Captain Clark, from Ruatan for Mobile
with a cargo of fruit was wrecked on
DiXie's Island last night during a gale. She
was discovered at an early hour this morn
ing. and the pilot boat Ida lowe proceeded
to the wreck. When the Olive was reached
only one of her crew was found. and he
was taken from the rigging in an uncon-
scious condition, and lived only 4 short
time after being rescued, The pilot boat
cruised for some time III search Of the re-
mainder of the crew, but none Of them
were found, and all are supposed to be lost.
The vessel and cargo are total loss.
Arrested for Swinding the Government.
New YORK, February l9th-Chief A. L.
Drummond, of the Secret Service, arrested
this evening Daniel Carrigan, who was
many years Chief Clerk Of the Bureau of
Medicine and Surgery in the Navy Depart
ment, Washington and who. With l.. c.
kirkwood, Bellmann and others, was in
dicted for conspiracy nearly year ago, for
crnment. Carrgan, it is alleged, passed