Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-13

other things, ii provides for uniform law
regulating civil marriages, and provides
| that in the event of internal disturbances
! IN any one of the three countries, the troops
of the other two are to be brought in to
quell them. Should any attempt be made
to carry this out, it could not fail, ii is said,
to create more trouble, if not kindle revo-
| luton. The alliance has yet to be ratified
| by an assembly of each republic.
Disastrous Railroad Accident.
| PITTsBURG, November 12lh-A frightful !
wreck occurred ar the Blue Stone quarry |
on the Baltimore and Ohio Railway at |
| O'Clock this morning. Train No. u, |
| through express from Baltimore to Pitts
| burg, consisting of sleeper, two coaches |
two baggage and one express car, ran into |
| q misplaced switch and was completely !
wrecked. The sleeper rolled over the EN-
bankment into the Youghiogheny river |
| The other cars were upset and the whole |
train detached from the engine. Sixteen |
| persons were injured, but none were killed |
! outright. The names Of the injured are : |
| Z. Il. Boyle, member of Congress from |
Fayette District; John Bowling, Collector !
Of Internal Revenue for the Twentv-third |
| District; J. \. Jiltone, legal agent of the |
Baltimore and Ohio Company; Z. H. Big !
| leT, Collector Of Internal Revenue for the |
Twenty-second District, and thirteen other !
! Eastern people. None OF the wounded are !
| believed to be dangerously injured, unless |
| ii is Congressman Boyle, whose condition |
IS believed 10 be serious.
SECOND DIsPATCH.I
| PTTsBURG, November 12th.-Congress-
man Boyle, though very seriously hurt in |
the wreck near ConnellsvilIe this morning, ,
will probably recover. He was taken 10 |
his home at Uniontown. 0. Vanmoter. of |
, this city, by heroic action, saved the car
| from taking fire and perhaps some passen-
sers from death. When the train jumped !
! the track he grabbed the stove with a
death-like grip, and held on until the car
stopped al the foot of the embankment
He then let go, to find the flesh burnt off
both hands and arms.
The Grant AIonument-'y What Say You,
Johnny Rebs? ~
LOUISVILLE (ky.) November 12th-The
EgcaiHg Times, of this city, contains the
following novel editorial proposition this
afternoon Seeing that the people for
whom he fought have virtually refused to
erect monument to the memory of Grant,
suppose the South, against whom he
| fought only to be her friend and pro-
i.tector in her hour of trial and sorest needs,
put her hand in her purse and contribute
money to build a pile o. the memory of
| the hero whose bosom eDntained heart
that felt for her woe& The Times will
hear from the boys wht wore the gray, and
if the thing is feasible, taen let's take steps
to set it probably on fC3. What say you,
Johnny Rebs?'"
DIR. Newman dD Grant.
BALTIMORE, Novembs1 12th.-Rev. DIR.
John Z. Newman lecturda tonight on ''The
Life and Services of Geheral Grant, He
spoke in the highest terms of the patriot
ism and philanthropy pf General Grant.
and defended him from fips charge of being
blockhead at college, ufe stood No. q in
his class, but his average was reduced by
dement's given becausetof carelessness in
the polish of his shoes lsnd Furnishing of |
his buttons. In compafing Grant to Nc
Clellan, the reverend lecturer said that if |
he had a city to capture DE would select a
Grant, but if he had one to defend, a Nc
Clellan would be chosen. Henry Ward |
Beecher was unmereifuIly scored for max
ing the assertion that after General Grants
| return from Europe he abandoned himself |
10 wild speculation.
The Silver Question.
New YoRK, Novembet t2th-Ex Senator
Hill, of Colorado, has been invited to ad-
dress the commercial Cln6, OF Providence,
on the silver question. He said this after
| noon If we do not maintain the price
OF silver, and use 1t as currency, there will |
be a large contraction in the volume of !
money, and very disastrous falling off in
prices generally. The production OF gold is |
decreasing. We are now drawing largely /.
upon the gold money of the world 10 obtain |
a sufficient quantity for manufacture. |
believe that when the silver question comes |
up in Congress majority will be found in |
favor OF continuing the coinage
New York, November 12th.-The Board |
of Trade and Transportation recently sent |
out $4,000 circulars to merchants through
out the country, asking the prevailing |
opinion in the various localities as to the |
advisabilitv of continuing the compulsory
coinage Of the silver dollar. y large mum. !
Der of replies are published in an evening |
paper from representative business men |
| throughout the country. The majority of /
| those published condemn further coinage. !
The Monta a Mint.
! ST. PAUL (Minn), November 12th.-A |
Helena (Mont) special to the Pioneer Press |
| says Spruilla Broder, of Indianapolis, the |
new Assayer, took possession of the Mint |
to-day, succeeding Russell B. Harrison. !
who resigned some time since. To-day and .
! yesterday 1000 ounces of gold was received /
at the office-all from this Territory.
Proposed New Ocean Steamship Line.
HUNTERS PoIST CID November l2th.-j
| 1 he project for the establishment of a line
OF fast ocean steamers between Fort Pend :
Bay, L. l., and u point on the west coast of !
Ireland, Is being actively pushed by Presi-
dent Corbin and the Directors of the Long
Island Railway. Plans are being prepared |
| Tor number of steamers of 1000 tons to
cost Sl,500,000 each. A petition has already
been prepared, which is intended to be pre-
sented to Congress during the coming ses-
sion, asking for a subsidy for carving the
mails. 1t is proposed to have the line
strictly an American one in every respect.
the vessels 10 be constructed in American
yards.
brighton Beach Races.
BRIGHTON BEACH, November 12tb.-The
attendance was large and the weather fine
to-day. Three-qUarters of a mile, for
maidens of all ages: Theresa wen, King
Robin second, Richard third. Time, 1178.
Seyen-eighths of mile: Jacobus won, Non
age second, Commander third. Time 1879.
Mile and an eighth Jennings won, Endy-
mion second, John Sullivan third. Time,
1873. Nile and a half: Tenstrike won,
Taxgatherer second, Punka third. Time,
2:3S3. Mile, for all ages jim Douglas
won, Choctaw second, LeInan third Time,
1:43.
\ Confessed Murderer.
New ORLEANS, November 12.h.-In an
interview, eXRecorder Thomas G.. Ford.
now in the penitentiary, confesses that he,
and not his brother, Pat Ford, killed
ponce captain Murphy Referring to his
brothers confession, Ford said Pat, on
his trial, acknowledged the killing, be-
cause he saw what bitter feeling there
was against him." Ford said he made the
confession because the Board of Pardons
had refused to commute the death SEN
tence of " Pat " and Murphy. He said
Murphy knew nothing of the affair, and
was not armed at the time. Concluding, he
said "If they hang me or my brother it
will be Judicial murder"
The Pope's Letter.
NEW YoRK, November 12th.-The Pope's
recent encyclical letter is exciting mnch
attention, and among Catholics is the
theme of lively discussion, particularly
that part of it which exhorts Catholics to
devote careful attention TO public mat
tiers, to take active part in all municipal I
affairs and elections, and to make them
selves felt as active elements in daily polit,
ical life" The priest of st. Xavier's Col-
lege, Rev. W. Murphy, pronouDces it the
production of a Christian statesman
Father Ducey, of the Church of ST. leo.
says 1t strikes me as being peculiarly
ar.t nd adautaH tn 4