Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-11-12
Bombs Under q Car.
DYNAMITE IN THE SPRINGS OF A RAILROAD

0OsnDS OnOef u C0fs
DYNAMITE IN THE SPRINGS OF A RAILROAD
PASSENGER COACH.
Upon the arrival at Dubois, Pa, of the mail
train north on the Buffalo, Rochester and Pitts
burg railroad yesterday the car inspector, while
passengers were getting on and off the cars al
the depot, discovered three dynamite bombs
and caps fastened under the springs of the rear
and there were many pale faces among the
passengers when they learned OF the terrible
late they had SO narrowly escaped. The train
starts from PunXutawney every morning, and
it is undoubtedly at that place that the bombs
were placed under the springs, as il only makes
short sstops between there and Dubois. 1t is
twenty miles from the place OF starting, and
how it was possible for a train to run that dis
lance, over short curves, with that amount OF
dynamite and caps under the springs of coach
mysttf1es the railroad men. Thirty-fOur per-
sons were in the coach. and had the accident
occurred as intended the loss OF life would have
been great. The matter will be thoroughly in.
vestigated by the railroad authorities and an
effort made to bring the criminals TO justice.
THE CEsARIAN OPERATION.-Drs. Bacon,
Ives and Sanford performed the delicate and
difficult operation OF delivering child by the
Cassarian method in New Haven, Conn.,. We'd
nesday. The mother Is Mrs. Blakesley, OF that
city. The child weighed Is pounds. Mrs.
Blakesley was very low yesterday morning, but
Or. Bacon gives some assurance that she will
recover.
SMITH MUST Go TO PRIsoN.-The supreme
court OF virginia, In Richmond, yesterday. re-
fused to grant u writ Of error in the case OF VIM.
L. Smith, late clerk in the office of the auditor
Of public accounts, who was convicted OF enl-
beZZltng funds Of the commonwealth, and Sen-
fenced to two years in the penitentiary. The
prisoner, therefore, will now have to be taken
to the penitentiary shortly after the action OF
the supreme court is certified TO the hastings
court. Smith was indicted on the Goth OF
January, 1885, convicted April 9th, 1885, and
motion was Immediately made tor new
trial. rus motion was continued from term to
term, In consequence OF the sickness of the
prisoner, and finally q new trial was refused
MN; hence the appeal to the supreme court.
TWENTY Coal MINERS CONVERTED TO NOR.
MoNISM.-New England is little Pennsylvania
viilage lew miles back OF Coal Valley, on the
Mon0ngahela river. Two or three Mormon mis-
sionaries took up Q temporary abode there q
lew months ago and began to preach their doc
trtne to the people. Some twenty of the citi.
zens, including their families, have been con
vcrted TO tho Mormon iaIth, and are making
preparations to depart for Utah. The leader Of
The Mormon emissaries Is known as Rev
Barnes. Information from that place Is to the
effect that seventeen OF the converts will leave
for Utah Ia lew days, while the remainder
VIII 60 just as soon as they dispose OF theiI
little real estate, which many of them have se.
cured from the savings OF . lifetime. The mis-
sionaries tried 10 establish following ct severa
poiuts along the river, but were not successful
70 any degree until they reached the village O
New England. which 10 largely composed O
English coal Minors who have but little inter
course with the outside world.
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