Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1883-10-06 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

ATTACK ON A TRAIN IN AMERICA.  On Saturday night, some hours late, there arrived at Kansas City, Missouri, a Western train with a strange story. It came by the Santa Fe route, one of , the completing lines to the far West. It left Denver, Colorado, a little before two in the afternoon, and an hour after midnight reached Coolidge, a station nearly 500 miles from Kansas City, where there was a halt of five minutes to take in water. The passengers in the sleeping-car had all turned in, and the other passengers were more or less comfortably sleeping. Suddenly a shot was fired, followed by another, and then came what appeared to be a regular fusillade. Some of the passenge s who were armed turned out, but the rattle of pistol shots ceased as suddenly ft .9 it had commenced, and they found only the engine-driver lying dead at his post riddled with shots, and the fireman close by api arently fatally wounded. They learned from the fireman that as soon as the engine pulled up a gang of men jumped on and ordered the driver to leave the engine. He refused, and they shot him dead. Two men who remained h azed away at the fireman, whilst the rest went off in search of the treasure, which they believed was in charge of the express messenger. The firing had put this man on his guard. He barricaded the doors of his car, and through the window fired on the highwaymen, who vigorously returned the shots, but without effect. The appearance of the passengers on the scene suggested the wisdom of flight, and the robbers rode off without any other result of their raid. than the murder of the hapless engine-driver. Coolidge is a little roadside station near the confines of Kansas, with nothing at hand but a water tank and a telegraphic apparatus. This last was called into requisition, and a message was sent off to Dodge City. Thence a special train was promptly despatched with the sheriff and a band of armed citizens, but the high. waymen had already got a four hours' start, and it is presumable that they had well considered their plan of escape. It is believed that they have crossed into Colorado and made fur the mountains. Unless they can be headed off before they reach cover, their capture is improbable, but the whole country is aroused, and armed volunteers on foot and horseback are coming forward by thousands. Not since the exploits of Jesse James has the excitement through the west been so great or so widely spread. Just now the trains going west trom Kansas city, and coming east are crowded day and night, and the question of personal safety is brought home to a wide circle. The proportion of English travelling along this highway this season is unusually large, but, says the Daily Nora' correspondent, who telegraphs the above, I do not hear of any having been on the train attacked.  Lloy l.'s agent at Buffalo cables that the. Colorado, United States steamer, has been blown up, and several persons killed and wounded. Her cargo, consisting i of general goods, is partly damaged, and the hull s also damaged. Mr. George Pebble, builder, has been nominated for a vacant seat in the Folkestone town council. The fact is significant, as he is committed for trial to the Maidstone assizes on bail, c with inciting to riot over the Salvation Armi;arsturbances, and this action on the part. of a large and influential section of the inhabitants is described as an expression of sympathy, and to shew their opinion of his innocence. lie was nominated by cleymen and other gentlemen of position, and is expecta-, ti be returned unopposed. In the middle of October military manceuvres will take place at night near the Vienna Electric Exhibition. The large reflector and other electric contrivances will be used. A telegram to the St. James's Gazette despatched from Varna says: The Turkish Grand Vizier threatens to resign if the Governor of Pera, who is implicated in the recent police scandals, is not dismissed. The First Chamberlain supporta Bahri, declaring him to be the only man capable of preserving the &titan's life from the c('nspiraciesof the Chrtitians of Fees. The Sultan, who is bewildered has ordered the liberation of the prisoners who are chief of the Sultan's "Cabinet politique," avaiting trial in connection with the scandals. Ahmed Bey, upholds the Vizierial view. The consequent split-up in the intperial household creates much ezciement, Mrs. zetpna man, or mune Geoufe's-street, Portpea)t just giilnbrated her 100th birthday and is in the Possession of her faculties. The old lady has never lived beyond the botindarieb of theborough. flits has a daughter 78 years old.