Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-16
Another Days D0ingS in the Con-
grGSi0lal Halls.
A FRIGHTFUL RAILROAD COL.
LISBON IN GEORGIA.
A Number Of People Killed
Outright.
THE DEATH OF ANOTHER STATESMAN,
J.. GRAFT BROWN.
The Hamilton County, Chic, Count
Still Undecided.
A CONVENTION or THE NATIONAL GUARD
ASSOCIATION.
ESPECIAL TO HI SENTINEL
Conversational Proceedings.

iSfECIAL IL III
Congregational Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l5.-Senate The
| Chsir laid before the Senate a letter
from the Secretary of War with q report OF
the Chief Of Ordnance, showing tests OF
the iron and steel during the last fiscal
year; also, q letter from the same Secre-
tsry, transmitting in compliance with q
recent resolution Of the Senate the re-
port of Captain Bruxby. a United States
engineer, on the sea coast Notifications Of
Europe.
Edmunds, from the Committee on Ju-
dietary. reported favorably q bill to re-
lieve Gen. Alexander r. Lawton, Of
Georgia, of his political disabilities. He
asked for the immediate consideration Of
the bill. Edmunds introduced q bill.
granting Q pension to Mrs. Julia Grant,
privileges. Edmunds said the bills were
precisely in the form adopted in similar
eases heretofore. The bill was then read
three times and passed.
Going to the Calendar the Senate took
up Hoar's bill. to provide for the Preei-
Dental succession. and Hoar addressed
the Senate on it. On the conclusion OF
Mr.. Hoar's remarks the Senate took up
a bill to increase to 5000 the salary Of
United States District Judges, but after
some debate laid 1t over till tomorrow.
Frye then called up q bill, providing for
Code Joint Rules for the SENATE and
House of Representatives, and the Sen-
ate proceeded with its consideration.
A joint resolution was introduced by
Jackson to-day. It proposed an amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States. providing that the President and
Vice President shall hereafter be elected
for a term OF six years, and that they shall
be ineligible to reelection. and that the
Vice President shall be ineligible to the
Office OF President after he shall have
filled the same in case OF Q vacancy
therein.
House-Morrison of Illinois offered a
concurrent resolution, providing for a
holiday recess from December % to JAM
uary 5. It was laid over for one day.
Under the rules Morrison then called up
the report of the Committee on Rules.
which was presented yesterday, and pro-
posed q new code. The rules were read at
length. At his suggestion the reading OF
the report itself was dispensed with. and a
general debate was opened by Morrison
with q short explanation OF the proposed
revision. There was nothing new, he said.
in his proposition. He had merely grouped
such OF the propositions rs had been sub
mitted to the House from time TO time as
were believed to be essential to the speedy
organization Of the House, to a proper dis
tribution Of its work and to more conser-
vative and economical legislation. After
touching briefly upon one or two Of the
minor changes proposed he argued in sup
port of the distribution of the labors OF
the Appropriation Committee.
a Terrible Railroad Accident.
ATLANTA. Ga, Dec. 15.-One of the most
terrible railroad accidents ever known in
Georgia occurred at midnight Is miles
from this city on the Georgia Pacific rail-
road. The East Tennessee and Georgia
Pacific road use the same track to Austell.
and last night the Georgia Pacific mixed
train with 9 coach and one sleeper stopped
at a tank for water. The coach and sleeper
we're on o trestle 80 feet high. The East
Tennessee PASSENGER, going at q speed of
80 miles an hour, struck the sleeper and
went nearly half way through it. The
wreck was terrible. The fireman sprang
overheard and received slight injuries.
The engineer held to the throttle and was
unhurt. The following persons on the
Georgia Pacific train we're killed: Boinfin
Peton, Charlottesville, Va; Nathan Hanley,
of Annison, Ala; Jacob and Mary Banks.
Of Jonesboro, Ga; B.. Bright and wife and
two children, Of Jonesboro; Q wealthy
Texan named Pierce, OF Aberdeen. Tex,
and others Of Eastpoint, Ga. Two chill
dren who are dead are unknown. The fol-
lowing are fatally injured: Mrs. Eliza
Brown. home unknown. who was in com
pany with Pierce, and about ten others are
more or less seriously injured. The dead
aud wounded have been brought TO At
lanta.
b. Gratx Brown Dead
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 15.-B. Gratz Brown
died at his residence in Kirkwood. a sub
urb OF this city, this morning. of pneu-
monia, complicated with heart disease. He
was SO years Of age and 0 prominent figure
in the politics Of this State for q number
of years. He also earned q national Iepu-
tation. He made the first emancipation
speech ever delivered in the Missouri Leg
islature, aud in connection with Frank p.
Blair became an active promoter Of that
cause. He entered the Union service at
the outbreak OF the war, aud after its close
he Joined what was known at the time as
the Liberal movement In the State. which
resulted in his election as Governor OF the
State, and the re-enfranchisement OF the
rebels. He subsequently was elected to
the United States Senate and served one
term. and later was nominated for Vice
President of the United States on the
Greeley ticket. He ranked high as q man
Of ability; he was philosophical in his
tendencies, and was regarded as . pro-
found thinker.
A Railroad Rumor.
OTTAWA, Dec. ia report is current
here that the Canadian Pacific Railroad
| Company 10 urging the British Govern
ment to buy large quantities OF Canadian
Pacific railroad stock. In order 10 secure
the control Of q transatlantic route to Tho