Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 9, 1881, Page 3

of te Vs ho er the the THE CHICAGO” TRIBU FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 pening the smoke, however, was whe ast pergense, AG was dark ab Bi ie ut fotelock (his morning fb ratty aes five minutes, but not suiilelent to lay tho dtl OF check tho fires cast of this elty. shralnetl hard north of and at Bay City. teparis show that in Milllugton ‘Township, Toscolt County, twenty-one finilies are left Se bana, Guilford, and ‘Tuscola Towne hips, In tho sine comty, twenty or thirty families ara Durned out, aud aeres of timber and crops anc miles of fenee are destroyed. IN THIS VICINITY fires n10 oliletly confined to Buenn Vista, mick! Bridgeport, and Bireh Run Town ipson tho cust, and Rochville, Zileaukoo, and Hanave Towns on tho west, tn all of which a umber of buildings and largo quantitica of roperty have heen swont awiy. fadian Settlement, several niles bolow this city, and anrrounded by a donee forest, is roe red to have been burned, and doubtiess n numbor of flves arc tost, a3 thoro were thirty” families In tho village and no possible way of flu hace fites are nso reportod in Isabella Coun- prdoing a great dei! of damages "PHERE WAS A TIBAVY RAIN jart night at Bay City and north of that point, snd also reported tohave extended atony tho Haron shore, in tho vieloity of Hand Heneb, checking tho fire in this section, But fow re- rig of damago aro received—those chielly con- fined to Buen Vista, Tamouth, and Blumiold Townships. No more buildings wore reported turned today, but several fainilics In tha north- eastern portion of Bucna Vista ure ENVINONED AND CUT OFY FLOM COMMUNI- CATION, people aro hauling 600 or 600 barrels of wator daily into th country from this city, and awater famine oxists in all exstern portions of tho qounty. ‘Tho tires uro substding in ‘Tusoo County, where Immense datnnge bas been tone. Inqll 10 familics were burned out, and $100,000 worth of property destroyed, ‘Twenty bodies froeald tohnve Leen tought Into Cass City in tat county today, People aro caliing for aid. Amecting fs to he hokl In this city tomorrow to raise funds for the sufferers, TURNING OUT, spectal Divatch to The Chicago Tribune. Fast Saarnaw, Mich, Sopl, 8.—Tho fires In this immedinto vlefulty are notso furious today, paving burned out. In Buena Vista Township east of Indinti Boltloment, they aro burning fiercely, destroying fonees and timbor. ‘There hasbeen no rain hore, though nt Hay Clty thore rasabeavy ralnfall Inst night, In ‘taymonth ‘fornship, south of Cass River, thy fires are do- Ing considerable damage, baying just started fo yesterday. A good many hundred rods of feed bnve boon destroyed. Tho cool atmos- pherooft inst night was succecded by another fonid wave to-day, and the alr 1s full of denso smoke. People nro bouling water in every dl- rection, the home supply from wells and clatorns baring piven out, IN TUSCOLA COUNTY reports tonight Indlcute that the fire has dono ju worst, and ts gradually subsiding. Tho sto- Hes of destruction to property are appalling, and hundreds of familles tire utterly destitute. Apnblile meeting was held at Carotast night and aquantity of provisions dispatched tu Cass City, where tho flres did great damage. It eas ro- ported tonight that twenty dend bodies were prought into Cass City toduy from tho surroutd- ingcountry, Ruin fell at Sand Beach and along that shore last night, andcbecked the fires, THIRTY HOMIES WERE WURIED atSand Beach and Parla yostorduy. Early re- ports as to loss of life are daubtlessoxnggerated, but it 19 safe to estimate that from soventy-five 19100 lives are lost, and 1,000 to 1,200 people left homeless, Appeals for ald are urgent from that quarter, Tho Mayor of this city hus issued a proclamation for a public meeting tomorrow afternoon, to ralse supplies and money for tho destitute. Tho loss in ‘Tuscoln County alone is estimated atnot lesa than $100,000. About 160 dwellings, 200 barns and sheds, thousands of busnels of grain, and miles of fencing huvebeon vibed out, and there must be added to all this ‘the losses In houschold furniture and clothing. Tenor twelve familics were burned out near Cars City and left destitute. DAVID ARNOLD WAS BURNED TO DEATIT, tnd the mothor of Eugene Morris Is supposad to also have perished. James Crovker, in Nowberry Township, ‘Tus- siacontye lost his barn and 300 bushels of main, Murphy's bly farm buildings, near Billington, Tuscola County, were destroyed, togcthor with sity acres of whent, forty neres of oats, and wronty tong of kay, Losd, $20,000, John Warner lost bis house and contents, William Denizen's barn and its contents were Mat thonst v les sont! cleaned out and lett iidinoveag, Ungton were all Famuel Rabingan lost a stack of whent. Jobn Allen, near Tuscola, lost x barn, Rpvoral ‘hundred: bushols of Rrain, and farm implements, 8, $10,000, Gi TIE LO8s OF LIFE forest fires on the Ituron shore fe estimated from 200 to, Following towne aro burnad: Bed Axe, Verona, Forest Bay, itichmondville, rleston, Anderson, Deckorville, Parisvilla, andSanduaky, Ps > Minden, an I partially. destroyed: Port Hope, BATTLE CREEK, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. DAtrLr CreeK, Mich., Sopt. 8.—-Fires are Mging fn this vicinity im marshes and for- sts, Tho alr Is so thick and black with smoke ns to make It dificnit to breathe, while brag ntaicrad of tho clouds obscures the Me BiNnesA _ Wenred ifm tatu dies wot avon pie an end to the tiaines, ‘Tho di " peven Weegee? routh hus now lasted for over AID. THE APPEAT. Detnoir, Mich., Sept, &—Thoe following Abpeal lias been Issued by the committee of clzens of Port Huron, headed by Sountor Conger, Mayor Carleton, and others: To the Peaple of the United Slates [A inost Sppatling disaster has fallon upon a,largo Yortlon of the Counties of Huron and Sanilac, With some adjaccut territory, a section of fountry Tecently covered with torest, and pore ocenpled by nearly 60,000 people, lirgely eli settled, and either ‘poor or in very ‘oderateclrcumstances, Tn the wholo of this Section there has beon but ttle rain during hele two months, and avery thing was dry, wart Ms Monday, Sept. 5, 0 hurricane swept Meet t carrying withit a sheet of finme that ull Y anything could withstand. We havo itive of 200 persons burned to death, be of them by the rendstdo or in tho flelds moe eine places of safety, and It 1s hed te that twice this number have por- al . We lave reports from twanty or retownships, in which scarcely a houso, a Orsuppites of any kind avo loft, and es ee of psoplo aro destitute and help sls of these people require immediate bra Nice, and most of thom must depend an H eae mouths to come. We are doing eeente vowor to succor them, but the nu tabu tho case are so great that con- watibee from charitable people thrangh- iy will be required to keep ns Hroughout tho whiter, Woe therefore peal to, you to sand money, clothing, bad- wit ser atone orany other supplics that mauis “ DP inaintain tho sufferers, ynd ana wig lo provide shelter for themselves, bution ni wore ogolnon thelr farms, Contrl- ton, Chale’, Bont ta tho Sayor, B.U, Curae ted by Hest td tho Rellof Committca ap: "| ene us cltlzens of Fort Huron, woo bavo certa nth eeu tho burved district to use topples, ‘ants of tho suifcrors and dtatribute VUNG MEETING AT DETROIT, bens Micha Sevt, &—At oan a public reliet - zens convenud to take stops for tate, Suber tho suiforors by the firos in this weretaen eulptions umeunting to over 84,000 ring on the spot, aud dollotting and dls- tello omuitttees wore appoluted to ald in ted Sufferors of Huron und Saullac ot tay ORK OF FORWAUDING SUPPLIES tontgnt clothing frum Detrult wus bexun Biicien” boat and ratt, evi tal’ Cominittoes on the ground bayo beon, ne “epelato to reeelye and properly BAde too tPDHes, und avery effort wilt ba Ute, and pee tee HUMorors as promptly wa poss ' bestoweu.” that all contribuyons are prop: RECITALS AT THE MEETING, Deru! Divatch to 7 raleago, Tribune, 1 Blich., Sept, In, response tu a call ELSEWHERE IN MICHIGAN. of the Mayor, tho citizens keid a pubiic meeting in the City-Hall this arternnon to rniso funds to ald the sulferers by the foreat fires in tho vorth- ern part of tho Lower Peninsula, Tho meeting was attendod by mang of the wealthiest nen in Detroit, and was addressed, ninong others, by kentlomen from the burned district. JOUN RALLENTINE, OF VERONA MIDIS, one of the burned villages 1n Huron County, toll the story of his own escape, and said that the whole county is one Diack wnss of smoking cinders. = Tho destitution is pitiful. ‘The destruution of Iife ts frightful. At Sand Neach fourteen bodies wero buried yesterday. Gentlemen who camo $n thoro frum tho surrounding country sald thoy hud seen over fifty corpses on tho ground. Mr. George McDonald, of Mindon, rolated some shoeking incidents in hisown experience, Ue drove out yesterday to an farmehouse near Miuden, and found tho family burned to cinders. {4 ichmondyille : BINTEEN CORPSES WERE FOUND IN ©: FIELM, In Huron and Sanilug Counties thore are over 2,000 dostitute families. Tho burnt region in these counties covers an area of fifty by thir- ty miles. Immediate ald te needed, ng everything in the form of food has been destroyed, Nedding, “dishes, hinrnoss, timber, bullding -mnterinls, cattle, everything was wanted, Minden having been snved it is now a.contro of refuge for tho suiforers from a] quarters, SURSCIUISTIONS wore immediatoly taken, and in sixty minutes $0,000 wore ralsed, A comnmittes was appointed to riiso moncy, and it was deoided to hold wn- other meotiug tomorrow night.” Tho Merchants’ & Manufacturers’ Exehanyo ralsed ovpr $1,000 today, and tho Hoard of 'Trado fins subscribed Std. It is proposed to ratsoarcllof fund of Aut teat $50,000, if needed, BECOND REPORT OF TIT COMMITTEE, Pour Hunton, Mich., Sept. 8.—The undersigned muke this second report attor visiting the burned region and recelying tho reports of 1 large number of persons familiar with the faocs, and $a taost Instances giving us the names of the victhns and sufercra alrendy ascertained: In twonty towns in Santiac and Huron Coun- ties we find over 20 persona destroyed, Includ- ing entire famitios tost, Wo havo lista already of more than 1,{00 fam!- Nes burned - out, in most cases losing house, barns, cattic, horses, grain, hay, everything, "of whieh they had in most imstunces abundant possessions a fow hours before without food, shelter, cloth- ing, and ulmost without hope, They buddio + together in crowds or wander half-crazed lone tll heip comes to thom. Choy must wot perish. They must not bevoma exiles. Thoy must havo foud, clothing, babitations, winter wheat for sowing, grass seed, hay—n thousand things—till tho next harvest comes, We will do all we can, but tho calamity is too ovorwholming, and bo- yond our utmost moans to relieve ulone. Tho gencrosity of the American people Is proverbinl. We Invoke ita oxercise now. Send your con- tributions to tho Hon. B,C. Cartoton, Mayor of Vort Hurou and Chairman of tho Rellet Com- mittee, 0. D, CoxcEn, W..L, Bancrore, JACKSON, MICH, * Speetat Dtapatch to The Chicago Tribune, JACKSON, Mich. Sopt.8.—At tho ollizona’ meet- ing tonight to ald sufferers by firo at the north, $1,000 wus telegraphod as Juckson’s fire contri- bution, . 4 BAY CITY NEWS. THREE TOWNS, Bay Crry, Mich., Sept, &—Nows from tho Ilmon County burned ulstricts reeetved here today only confirms the burning of Huron City, Badaxe, and Veronn Mills, A slight rain lust ight checked the fire ton considerable oxtent, and he worst is believed to be over. Scores of Hvce woro Jost and hundreds of fam- illes toft homolers, s _ THK HAST. DELAWARE VALLEY, PENNSYLVANIA, Minronp, Pa, Sept. 8-—Deluware Valley Is filled with a denscxmoke from forest fires. Beech-woods, thousands of acres in extent, in Wayno and Pike Counties, are afro; and fire Js reported iu Shohok anti Blooming Grove ‘Townships, Pike County, and in Sussex County, MAIL ADVICES, FORESTVILLE. Fonestvite, Sopt. (—1 p, m.—The whole country surrounding this village ts In flames, RUNNING OF CHARLESTON. Last night the wholo Village of Charleston was consttmed, not one structure of the once thriving village remaining. 1. HW. Iarrison and family lost overything, and the faintly cama to our village without shoes on thoir fect and with scarcely uny clothing. An old man by the namo of Colo was burned to death, A family by the namo of Richmond cn- deayered to escapo by getting into a well, and the wholo family, consisting of father, mother, and threa children, was found dead. REPORTED L0S3"8 ELSEWHERN. Its reported that tho Intertor villages are destroyed, and we have heard from somo thirty families who have Jost thelr all, PREPARATIONS FOR THE WORST. Every family tn our village finsits little all packed up, and it Is feared, from present ap- pearnnees, that this place will, a second thue, fall a victim to the flames. EGYPTIAN DAIWCNESS AT MID-DAY, About 12 o'clock yesterday the daylight be- gnn to. disappear, and a pall of Egyptian darkness spread lself over tha whole heay- ons, Atl o'clock lights had tobe lt In- all the houses, and WE SAW NO MORE Mout Ul the su rose to-day. ‘The very darkest wight could be no darker, and tho inhabl- tants were sure the day of redemption had truly come, Tho wildest excitement pre- valle all the afternoon yesterday and to- Ye ONEAT'RUPFE! The suffering of the poor yictins Js yory great, and it Is to bo hoped that help will soon be here from the neighboring towns, ‘ho same darkness is settling down on us at this writhig ay provalled yesterday after- nogn, ‘YL, Ward has lost his store and stock of goods, steam flouring-mill, sawmill, and «welling, and all hls barns, hay, grain, ete, Mls insurance Is not very heavy. DEATH AND Hoon, It is reported that a number of deaths havo occurred in Paris Township, Wuren County. : "Tho horror of our situation fs appalling, and if thls continues for a doy or two more notch but dust and ashes will remaln to quark tho site of our village, LENINGTO: Lesinaton, Sept. %—Tho wind has changed, and the fires have abated consider- ably, < *yaNp PensoNs PRODAUEY BURNED, A fomlly named Rielinond, consisting of fivo persons, in Marton ‘lownship, wero burned to death, and four othors are missing, M. W, Stevenson lost six barns and con- tents, William McIntyre, of Fremont, lost barn and crops. ‘Thomas Atkin lost hls stable and crops. John Radelitte, of Speaker, lost his barn and cropa. * Fifteen persons were burned out near Peck Post-Ottice. gine Minpen, Sopt. , via Port SANILAC, opt. %—A terrible firo ts raging west of Minden, nud siice noon yesterday it was as dark from smoke us the darkest night. At 3 pm8 terrible hurricane set it, the wind blowing directly toward Minden, When within a fow rods of the town tho wind changed and saved Minden, except O, A. Ward's wheat clovator and two housesand barns, ‘The loss on these ly about $5,000. VILLAGES NUNNED, ‘Tho Villages of Charleston and ‘Tyro aro totally destroyed, Ubley, Huron County, Is partially at least destroyed, . Bad Axe and Voroua Mills, Huron County, are probubly buried, FATAL RESULTS, The remains of Henry Colo haye been found at Charleston, % A family of seven near by, named Ride mond, have been found dead In a well sulfo- ented. . A family named Suatla, of Paris Town- ship, Huron County, ave been burned to death, At old Indy was also found dead, itis thought Uint not less than thirty, and perhaps sixty, persons have perlshed. AMUINT DEBENT, ‘The Townships of Delaware, Minden, Aus: tn, Sanilac County, and Bingham, Shermans and Paris, Huron County, are almost a burned desert, Tho crops were harvested, and nearly all have been consumed. We must have help from outside elttes or many will perish. Send us aid to the expressagent at Minden or Forestville, ‘The rallrond-tracks were burhed; alse the telegraph lines. 1 go eighteen miles to send this dispateh, ‘The smoke fs atiling, and many are nearly blind. There are no signsofratn, Bverything ts dry astinder, Other towns tay bo destroyod soon. ‘he total loss of property will not be less thats $200,000, and very little insurance, and fow are able tu boar tho loss without actual want, Fe rn nocident reqdera tho Sinden eekly Post pl. SANDUSKY, BANDUBKY, Via Pour Huitos, Sept. T—Mrs, Strong and two childron, Humphrey, tho atae- delvor Crom Marlette to Bad Axo, Mra. Dennison, her obild, and sistor, In Moore Township; Paul Weltzel's wife and five ebildren, and George Krootch, of Argyle, and Mra. Dicbert and four children, of Wutorloo, were all burned. TWENTY PERSONS BURNED, Reports from north of Custer suy that twenty persons wore burned there. DESOLATE, MLACKENED, PRAIRIE, ‘The townships of Watertown, Custor, Moore, and Argyle avo a desolate, blackened prairie, and tho oud ts not yot. GRINDSTONE CITY, GRINDRTONE Cry, Sent. U.—On Monday nftor- noun Huron City was completely destroyed! by fire. But two or three houses wore left to inark the spot. Langdon Hubbvard’s toss is estimated nt $100,- 000, with but Httlo insurance. GREAT DISTRESS, NUT NO LOSS OF TIE. People are homeless and encumped In tietds, with but Ilttle food. There is great suffering, and pooplo aro mado blind with amoke. No lives havo been lost. HOW THE FIRE WAS STARTED, Tho wind was blowing nt tho rate of fitty tiles an hour, and farmers had started fires in every direction forthe purpose of clearing tholr land, It being very dry, tho fires apread rapld- ly, and everybody was out fighting thom, but, thoy belng under such headway, all thoir of- forts wore powerless, and tho farmers wero obliged to stand and see their property de- atroyed, HOMELESS AND DESTITUTE. The people are destitute and have nowhere to go. They araina eld guarding what little of the valuables they have saver GRINDSTONE CITY SNATCHED FROM TUE HUUNING. Grindstone City was In grent danger, and at ono timo [t seumed ay though everything must go, buttho men fought fire bravely and saved thocity, Itisostimated that about 1,0¢0 cords of wood around here are burned. Tho wind bas gone down, and unless it comes up this aftor- noon, asitdid yesterday, wo are safe. ‘Tho ilre isstill buening all around us, and if the wind comes up again overybody bere will have to bo tlzhting fire today. Business is wholly sus- ponded. Report comes from the farming die- trict that thoy nro nourly all cleaned out. ‘The whoto loss caunot bu estimated, TUSCOLA COUNTY. VArsan, Sept, 7.—Tho fires continue to rage nround Vussar. Tho wind Is now northwest, and the fire has obtained a strong hold umougst tho hard timber on tho west sido of Cass Ulver, ‘Tho atmosphoro {8 quite denao with smoke, OUR ONLY SALVATION 14 RAIN, If we do not bave rain shortly, and tho fires advance, Vassar ia in great dunger, Bases’ mili, with atl tho lumber and bark, is an ontire loss. “ SCORES OF FAMILIES have beon driven out of the burning woods who barely escaped with thelr Hives, Tho people of Vassar aro furolshing the homeloss with cloth- ing and provisions, SPLENDID TIMNER DESTROYED, Thousands of trees are burned clon; not a stick remains standing. The maguilicent tract of green timber known as tho Aitna Insurance lands aro all destroyed. TUSCOLA COUNTY, Vasgan, Sopt. 7.—News bas just como that tho northwestorn townships of thls county ara one mass of Nanica, + PEOPLE FLEEING FOR THEI TIVES. Farmora with tholr familics aro fleaing to the ‘VillngesofCaroand Vassar, Barns, grain, stock, and houschold goods aro allawept away by tho tire. THE FIRE WAS 80 INTENSE that in muny cages parties who buriod part of tholr goods, after tho flro passed over found that the goods were a mnss of coals, - Tonight at 10 o'clock there ig no chango, THE FIGHT TO BAVE THE TOWN, ‘Tho wind blows from tho northwest, and tho ‘Village of Vassar ts full of dense smoko und fly- ing cinders, Tho citizens have closed tholr bus~ Snoss-places, and have continued to fight tho fro, So far thoy have kept it from nppronch- ing any nenrer than tho corporation Hac on the east, and tho woat sldo of Cass River. TNL TOWNSHIPS OF VASSAR AND FREMONT have auffored torribly, Scarcely a barn or house {sleft. Hundrede of fatntiics aro homeless, and in many cases bave suffered from sovere burns and the Intenso heat and sinoke. + TI LADIES OF VASSAR and other viliagos nro doing all in thair powor to mako tho sufferors comfortable. It is safo tosuy thnt thero nro thousands of neres burnt clean with scarcely n troo standing. ‘Thoro ia no indication of ruin, ad raiu alone can aavo us. LOSS IN LIFE AND PROPERTY. It fa Impossiblo at this hour to feurn fully tho Amountof josa in ifo and property, but itis equal so far to tho greut iro of 1871, LAPEER, Laraen, Sopt. %—Koports 2s to progress, of the forost fires continues to como in, adding, If possible, to the gloominoss of the situation, NORTH BRANCH IN PERIL. Tho Villago of North Brauch {3 In imminent peri! of belng destroyed, and ovory avuilubly measure for protection, such aa wagons louded with barrels of water, and a body of putrola, is bolny brought to bear to save tho town, MAULETTE LIKELY 10 BURN, Marlette Village is in greater apparent danger than North Branch, tho peoplu having tholr goods packed ready to’ move at a motncut’s notlee, SILLA DESTROYED. Bhubal Smith’s wilt wud about twelvo tonant- houses burned last night, the occupants losing everything. Stephen Smith’s mill, in the Town of Necr~ fiold, with about tho same number of houscs, gro burned, and it is reported that two women aud 4 young girl wore aulfocated, A DESOLATED COUNTIIV. Tho country frou Five Lakes to North Dranch {sone continuous Ore, and tho roud is almostim- passablo by reuson of bging obstructed by fatl- ing timbor, Tho sconv Is vafd to bo desolato in the oxtremo, Districts whldb tho firo hag pussod ovor prosent not a Vostigo of yexetation to to viow; und to the oye of tho bebolier the scoun becomes a literal reproduction of Nurko's do faription uf the Invasion uf tho Carnatie by Uyder Al, , LAVEEIS SAFETY, The fact thut Lupoor is situated ina cleared truct puts it out of dunyur, but there ts bardly another place in the northorn part of tho cuune ty chat iv not exposed to destruction. At this writing our city js envelepod ina donso pall of smoke, which completely hides the sui, causes tho oyes to smart, aud renders breathing Mtaclt disegrccublo, * SUFFERING ANTICIPATED, Those who huve boon burned out will noccr: eelly, suffer a gruat deal, wud the destruction of the food for stuck will muke it very hard for turmers to got through tho winter. Mrs, Alcorn and bor two childrun, of North uch, Who were ruported milsslng, have been found and are now In sufuty. ee An Astonished Moston Mat, - Boston transcript: ‘To a Rostonian traveling through this Wostorn country somo th! look yory queer. A Ilttle fuvidout 1 saw at Quincy, 1, I thought worth while to write you about, Wo urrived atthe dopot bardon to miduiybt, und made our way tu the four of the epee to a row of oronibusce and ontered one. When full, to our nstoulab- mont u rather propussesuiny young lady camo to the door and usked for yur bagguyy chucks, and lator for our coach fore, after collecting which she alighted and called to the driver,” All right, Charite.” Inquiry rovenled ta ua tho fact that thle giribad “just Bengbe gut the ‘biw Hue and aad ne business.” ‘Dhtak of a Boston yirt due iz : THE TRAIN-ROBBERS. Further Particulars of Affair Near Kansas City. the It Was the Boldest Work of the Kind Ever Perpe- trated. Graphile Account of the Robbery by Mr. Hazelbaker, the Conductor. Narration of Personal Experiences by Other Victims of the Outrage. Gov. Crittenden Calls Upon the People to Exterminate the Robbers, ILundreds of Men Searching for the Out» lnws—Hopes that They Are Cornered. Statoment that Six of Them Have Been Onught—Tho Exprosa Messenger Likely to Recover, Spectat Mapateh to Tre Chicago Tribune, Kansss City, Mo. Sept. 3.~There has been intense excitement here all day over the Chicago & Alton train robbery last nfght, and, us the tacts become known, it proves to be the boldest work of tho kind ever perpe- trated In the West, as never before has a general robbery of passengers taken place. Conductor Hazelbaker, in charge of the un- fortunate train, was interviewed carly this morning by a'Trimuxe: reporter, and gi the following graphie account. He was sur- rounded by a crowd of Interested flsteners, and was answering cuger Inquires, when the reporter took him to one sido and asked for particulars, “Tecan hardly state them,” hereplied, “but I willtell younlt Lean. We were tilagged the other side of Independence, in a deep cut, and as soon ug we stopped 1 supposed we were ABOUT TO DE RoBnED, and upon thisbeltef I went through the train and told the passengers quietly to put away their money and valuables. When 1 reached the sleeper 1 told Burton, my brakeman, to fing the train following. 1 knew there was a freight right after me, aud would wreek my train, and 1 knew that that train must be stopped. Burton sald he did) not like tu go, but the brave fellow went just the smne. Wedropped off together, and they began to fire at ug. Shots whistled all around sus. 1 think there were probably twenty shots fired at us altogether. Wo finally suceceded In flagging tho freiglt- tral just in thne, and I went back, nnd, eliibige abourd the siecper, took a back sent an WAITED TO BE noBBED,” He had, however, with commendable cool- ness, secreted his watch und money, leaving a little out-ng a bind, which the robbers took. “They swore a great deal, and centred thelr wrath on me, ‘The leader, who salt he was Jesse James, put a pistol under my nose and tald me that it was the pistol with which he Kilted Westfall at Winston, Me satd he had todo lt, for Westfall had a Smith & Wesson revolyer iu his hand when he (Jesse James) fired. “They were as a rule ‘gourteous, but got excited when talking. “By God,’ sald the leader, ‘tell your Governor that he must not offer areward. ‘The noxt reward offered WE WILL MURN YOUR TIALN. Wo will cut the Pullman loose and save It, because Pullman is white, and never offered a reward, but will burn the train? From their talk it appeared that tho robbery was a pleco of dare-deviltry In revenge for the Winston reward being offered. They con- stantly shoved pistols under my nose, and reminded me of Westfall’s fate, After they left we pulled out, and ay quick us we could.” “ Tow many wero there 2" © There were six in the sleeper and four or five outside.” ” Did they expose themselves ?” “Notatall. I could sve their forms, but absolutely nothing of their features, The leader, sipposed to bo Jesse James, had on awhite muslin cloth with holes cut init around his head, as if he had made a mask otuhandkerchief, ‘The others wore masks of dirty cloth or calico, They were ALL SLENDER MEN except the lender, who was a tall, well-built man,” “Could you identity any of them??? “No, and there lies the trouble.” “Tlow much money do you suppose they gate “Teould nottoll, ‘They took from each passenger between Sl and $300, and maybe gotn couple of thousand, 2 don’t knowhow much Was in the express car? “Did thoy give you any other pointers?” “None, except they threatened my life If Lcontinued to run on the road, aud seemed to have n grudge against the Alton for offer- ing a reward,” AMNESTS, ‘The ofiicers and detectives first went to the river crossings, and posses trom Sallae, Jackson, and Johnson Countles pot at the polnt where the robbery took pluce, and then separated, ach golng in a direction selected by the Sherlif, Seouting of the woos carried out all day, and some suspect- ed partles were watched, and about 6 o'clock: threo Important arrests were made by the oflicers of Saline County, ‘Cho first two wore CREED CHAPMAN AND Jit DURGLAN, two young fellows who hid been sven about the locality of the robbery all day, Chapman was arrested wt Burghu’s house, and Burg: Inv as he was returning fram na scout, Both wore heavily armed, and sald they could prove on alll, Sam Chupinan, 0 brother of Creed, was arrested, and all. three wore taken into Independence’ and locked up in the county jall, ‘Thu ollicors are quite sure they have sceured three of the train-robbing gang, Gov, Crittenden arrived at alate hour tonight from the Stato Capital, and has been in consultation with the railway and local ofleluls, and before daylight other posses of incn WH be on the trail, EXCITEMENT AT INDEPENDENCE, Speckal Diapateh to The chteago Tribune, INDEPENDENCE, Mo,, Sept. &—Th intelll- genee this morning of the daring robbery 0 fow miles cast of this town, at 9 o'clock Inst aight, throw the city and country into tho wildest excitement, and tho indignation was goneral, ag telegraphed ‘Tus Tamune this morning, . Large squids were soon orgie zed, and put out to guanl tho roads or raid the dens where . suspicion might locate =the = robbers, During the entire day intelligence from the front has been eagerly sought for, but not until night did anything satistactory trausplre. Early this morning an armed posse wider charge of Shoriif Cusin, of Sallne County, entered Jackson from the east, and pro- uceiled humediately ta the seone of the rub- bery. ‘The result of this: proceeding has already been the CAUTURE OF THREE OF THE QANQ, who haye just byen brought in and lodged ti jail, ‘hese are by nome Sam and Creed Chapman and John Burglar, ‘The first two were arrested In the viclalty of the robbery, and the Jatter ut the house of his father, Jt J3 said that Sam Chapman bas given away 1881—TWELVE PAGES o Dd the whole crowd, besides which other clews are obtalned, 1t has been ascertained that nearly, If not atl, the robbers live within a few tiles of the scene of the robbery, antl It is expected that \ YOUR MORE ARNESTS WILL DE MADE BY DAYLMIGUT, and all the gang will be caught in a day or two. It 1g gratifying to state that public opinion ts thoroughly aroused, and the peo- ple are determined that all the robbers shall he brought’ to Justlee, cost what It may. ‘The loss to passengers was about $15,000, and to the express company about $10,000, Fox, the express messenger, was nol ag danger- ously hurt as reported this morning. Mr, Louis, Mo, Sept. 8A Kansas City epectal gives a description of the traln robbery on the Chicago & Alton ond, which differs fram those nlrendy sent. Its by 1, FOOTE, the ongincer, and in as follows: “ Botweon three + und four miles east of Independence is a deep eut aver which tho Missourl Pacite track crosses the Chicago & Alton, and it was just: betore entering the deepost part of this cut that T saw a pile of stones, probably five fect high, on the top of which was a stick, to which was attached ared rag, and bebind the whole stood the lender of tho roptiers. Of course I stopped, I was then approached by four of the gang, besides the fentlor, who said, ‘Step down off that angine, and do nsf teth you, or Twill kilt you. Ho then toll ine to get the coal-pick, which I did, after anno parleying, butasa revolver was pointed atiny hend Tcautd not refuse to obey. They then marched myself and Jobn Steading, the fireman, to the express-car, and erdercd me to break the door down, which flu. Messenger Fox had Lidden in the weeds by tho roudside, but SWONL THEY WOULD KILL ME If he didn’t come out, and so 1 called for him and he entered the car with two of the robbers, who forced bim to open tho safe and pour its contents into u suck, They were disappointed at not getting more booty, and knocked Fox down twice with the butt end of a navy revolver, cut- ting his head ina fearful manner. They then marched us to tho cunches, where they kept us covered with rovulvers while they robbed the passengers, After the Inst car was gone through they wurehed us buck to the engine, when tho Jonder auld: * Now, get back there, We will re- move tho stones. You buve been a bully boy, and here fs a fittle present for you.’ and be handed me two silver dollars, I told then 1 would remove tho obstructions, and the entire pane bkipped over tho cinbankment, and were outof sight Ina twinkting. In going through tho passengers, cach onu was made to hokl up his banda, und what was taken from them was put into a two-busbel sack, which was nearly futl uf seatches, monyy, nud other valuables, ‘hoy didn't take anything frum me, TH TRAIN WAS STOPPED only A corelength off When 1 came back ono of the robbers anid: * Maye you lost anything?” I nuswored: + Fifty cents.’ Tle. gave ino $1.0) for interest, Then I board one of the robbers sny to the cngincer: *Chuppy Foote, you're too xood a man to koup up this business; here’s $2 to buy ndritk in the morning, and drink it for Jessu James. L warn you you'll be killed $f you don't lvave this road,” We ure going to tour ip und burst the Alton and Itock Island Itonds, for they’vo been otfering rewards for us, We've no Krudge agulust tha Putlinana, and will switch off tholr ears und burn atl thorest. [am the inan who killed Westlake at Winston, He wus tuo smart and drew # revolver,’ ” Burton did not believe tt was Jesse James of auy uf hisgang, Thoy all acted green nt the business, und be thought they were men living in the vielnity., ‘They ull seemed quite young, und mide no attempt to diygulse thelr volves, Passengers tell substuntially tho sumo story as above, GOV. CRITTENDEN ISSUED A PROCLAMATION calliuyy upon the people tu rise en masau and ex- terminate the tris robbers, Ha bus gone te Kansns City 10 consult with the authorities of Jackson County regarding the apprebenelon of tho robbers, Fully a thousand ncn are orcan- ized into i posse from Kansas City, Jackson, Lafayette, Clay, Ray, Clinton, and Saline Coun tieg, and nre now in the tield under command of Sherlifs and Blarshals. AMONG THE PASSENGERS NOBDED aro Dr, Lemstron, Milwaukee; M. Mead, Savan- nab, Now York; A. 8. York, Councit Blutts, Mary E.Statford, Humboldt, Neb.; Peter Borry, loway William) Haynes, Gunuison, Colo; J. E. Long, St, Loulss 1. A. ‘Yerkes, Detrult; Julian and Fannie Smith, tndianapolls; Mra. Mrs. Elington, Mrs, Holly Da N.Y. P. At Metty, Holy H Turbush, Cblen O'lirien, wife, and duuw- C,H. Brown, Jordan, Ne A. Grimncald, A. Wilkes, Jobn Biocbart, Juris, Chleayo; A. L. Davis, Ale A. T, Smith, Chicugo, . Camp, of thu Fort Scott & Gulf Hallroud, was sccon- Rauyiey. party of thicty-tive lund-buyers trom jew York who wore going to Kunsus tu make purebases, THE RooTY. Including Mr. Camp's toas, tho robbers ob- talved from the party botween $3,000 und $4,000, THE EXPRESS MESSENGER, Mo,, Sopt. &.—J. 1, Fox, oxpress nyc, eyss *F was sitting in the car, with iny feet on the sufe, when the alr-brukes were uit on, Tlouked outside the dour, when t wtw fuings snd uppurently a regiment of men. com ing down the wlde of the eut, Ltumbled to the Ticket at once, and Jumped out of the other sidu of the cur, aud sat down beside the truck. ‘Yho robbers got in the car, and, not fading m anid to tho engineer if ho didn't curn me up th would blow bis brains out. “hen they came out where U was aud ordered me to go in aud open the safe, Tdid ao, but wag so slow they struck me over the bead, and that was the last f kaow Ul the train was gain in motion INCIDENTS OF THE ROBDERY. Fox Is aeatty audiy bruised, but is thought ho will recover from the effucts. The passengers: all to!) ubaut tho eato story. They wero cov- cred by revolvers and pistols, and made to dis- forge jimoney, jewels, and overything of vatie cing taken. Une lady in the sleeper fainted away, and tho leader dushed water tn ber tee: and revived her. It ly believed tho haul will ag- grepate botween $15,000 and £20.00), although tho exuet amount cannot, of course, be learned at tbls thine. ‘The express company clalins not to know tho amount of its losses, but it fe belleved: to be between $2,000 and $3,000, A remurkuble ting wbout the robbery was tho mantfest batred of tho Cateayo & Alton by the robbers, ‘The leader repeatedly declared nat ho would make {t hot fur the rowed, und alxo introduced himself to the engineer us Jesse James, und sald his First Licutensnt was tho notorious Dick Little. Tho criginuer, however, docs not beHlove Lin, Wheth- er Jumes or not, there can be no doubt that he 4g tho same init who lod the recent rald an the Rock Island at Winston, as he uuswerd tho do- serlption exactly. WHO THE RONDELS ARE, ‘Thore Is a wide diversity of ovlnton os to the adoutity of tho robbers, some thinking them the James boys und friends, while the mujority gute that tho Icnders were somo of fsouthwest Missouri's other desporadocs, and that tho tal- anco of the party wag aide up of boys from tho iminediate vielnity, a8 their appurel was that of young furniers, ‘bearch ins beon instituted for ino met by otfivers of this and adjucent coun Hes, Posses havo been sturted from here, from Marshall, aud from hidupendence. It fe rue mored here that seven of thy mon wero scen ut Brush Crvck, south of here, this morpipg. but the roport lacks confirmation, HUNTING THE GANG. About 200 men iro now searching for tho train-robbers around QGloudaly. A posse of mun reached Huo dlls Landing about da'elock in tho morning, aud found tho ferrywnoen up and apparently watebing for somo one. ‘The possa was divided hore, aua three went down the rond, atu bend iv tho road they mot two mon, who ees tuto tha bushes, and tho otticurs, know- Ing thulr disnavuntuge, mide no pursult, but wout back after hulp, . On their return they found that tho forrymen bad departed on horses vake. ‘The genors! oplolon ta tat the guing Was headed by Joao James, and that thoy huve buen unable to reach the Clay County sige, and aro vornered within a fow miles of the sveno of the robbory. at THEAT, Agont of tho United States Expross Company at Kanaas City, states that ho cannot toll how much money the robbura tert fromm tho vou miny's sufo, Ws thoy tok all tho way-bills, but wo thinks It was notmord than a tow hundred dollars, Fox, tha inessenyer, ulthough very badly wounded about tho bead, ho buying re- cuived sovoral dovers cuts, left Kansas City this morning for his bomo in st, Louls, whero he will probably bo lutd np for some tine, Me would not give any information regardtug the amount of money be bad in the sate. SIX AURESTS. Chiof of Malice Speors, whu wont out with a posse Inst night, has urrosted six of the robbers, ——— THE CHINESE SCORCHED, Onovitee, Cal. Sept. &—The Chinese quarter burnt this evening. Loss probably 875,000; lurgely insured, Many of tho bulldlags ueur tho quarter were burned out about a yeur ugur ——— * The Sweet ByeandeESy.'? New York Home Jouruat, Theto teu story thut the populur dyin, * Tho Sweot By-and-Hy," was the work of two mun while drunk, Josep P. Wobster, who come poucd the musle, uled suvoral yours ayo. Dr. 8, F. Bennett, author of tho verdes, lives ia ile mond, 11, ‘He says that the charge of iutoxlea- untrue, though Webster wits W free ‘Tho two wrote nbymn-book ju 1874, and “ho Sweet Hy-and-Hy™ wus ono of the pluces Julntly produced furit. ‘ho suguuati awe from o chance remarit by Websi was bubitually dospondent, that all would “byeund-by.” Mennett at once made the rhymes, and Webster brought tha musle out ot i fddios witteh was bls customary’ ald in eompa- altion, “Phy bymusbook bud ita diy, aud ta tore gottens but this ony tune iw put inte cvery new publiedtion of the kind, and his nt eule of NbOUE WW cvalesa your tu ehect form. Dr. Benaelt ‘pays that he and Webster woro not orthodox Christians when tho hymn was written, and that he is now even less a bellever, HANNIBAL & ST, JOSEPH. Mr. Dowd, tho Prestdent, Avown that tho Itccent Soom itt This Stock In All Grook to Blinn if Special Disvatch to The Chianao Tribune. New York, Sept. &.—Some questions In regard to the “corner” In the common stock of the Hannibal & St. Joseph Itullroad having been asked of Mr. Willfain Dowd, Presitent of tho railroad company, this avoning, Mr. Dowd reviled: “ItisallGreck to me. A notice was eerved on me by Mr. W. E. Conner, a broker and a holder of 820,00) worth of mortware bonds, to transfer thuse bonds into common stuck, Ide not own nh share of common stock, and f have not the authority to {sae common stock. It hus already all been issued. Any further issuc would. be an overlssue, There i not money enough In New York to induce me to tyxue tha stock. If f did so L think Estould be erhininally Habie. fam not interested in selling tho stock, 7 should be inn ridiculous position 41 werk, No new common stock bas been issued, 4\_ pool arrangement exists, but Tam uot tne terested in it. 1 don't know who fs. ft wns started by the shorts to frighten the bulls futo latting the shorts: bave stocks, | bave not Leen tuken into its confidence by efthor side. 1 don’t know bow tnuch there is short nor how much there is long, nur cau T predict tho result of. the corner, J cannot say what those in- terested 1n the pool intend ty do. A MIGHTY SHEEP-RANCH, John W. Book walter, of Ohio, and His ‘Twenty Thousand Acres In New braskn. Cineinnatt Garette, ‘Tho ranch {s the princely posgession of John W. Bookwalter, the Democratic candidate fur Governor of Ubio, 1 Is locuted on Mission Creek, Pawnee County, Nebraska, fitteen miles from tho Kansas border, und cinbraces 20,000 of tho choicest ucres of the best. part of the yreat food belt of the cuntincnt, which Hes between the fortloth and forty-second parailels, Ten iniles from its western boundary Nes the Oloe Reservation, where atltl linger a handful of thts old branch of the Dakotas, and who will, in Oce tober next, tumble tholr tepues and tnko the trail for the Indian ‘Territory. A well-wooted stream culled the Arteketa, after tho hereditary Culer of tho Otoeg, flows through the runeb, Thetmnnston house of the ranch (sono of those putent strueturos, bullt in sections and traugported wi} ready to be put up. It isan al- fate of eight not lurwe, but comfortable, rooms, whieh by no means Ilinit the hospitality of tho master of tho house, which is something noto- worthy and unpnralleled. ik The Buokwalter ranch Is devoted to sbeep- raising, the Hocks numbering 13,000 sheep, cared for on seven usnor ranches, located fu different parts of tho estate, euch in charge of a benter, Cattle and not shit are Indigenous to the Far West. und so the sbeep-rinchers birve adopted the phraseology of tho entiicmen, Thotr flocks ure herds, their shepherds aro herders, and their sheepfotds are corrals. Atench of thuseven ranches which dot tho Arteketa lined ts atock of 1.00 sheep ia charge of uw herder. Six sheds, each -103 fect lone, are erectod to shelter the flock from the winter storms, and « corral 1s provided in whlch to sheltertho skeep at night. The herder has a pony and auddle nud a sheep doy, aod a coms furtuble one-rouin house provided with the requisits fur his shuple housekeeping. In the morning, niways mounted, he tikes his flocks afield te tho grazing-sround, lariuts lis sturdy Little Ladian pony, and watebes after bis sheep, Atnivhttal the peculiar ery of the berder and the sharp bark of the colliy tlont over tha prairie ay thoy’ “bunch "—thut 1s, xnther to- kother—the fuck for tho corral, Jiere th sheep soot settle {ito a quiet, unbeo! mourning. Occusfonaily n wolf gets into ‘Tho flext intimation of trouble Is tho vient of the atrieken Init and the quick trunpling of G00 sharp [ttle hoofs, The sheep doz aud herd whose vigihinee should bave keptont the in truder, soon expel bim,aud the iluclk sink at once Into aulet. ie herder [sn veteran of the bushwhackiog tyne, clad in checked woolen shirt and (rausers, high boots, and broad saibrero, LHe ta patd £28 er month, and tims his own tuod, binck coflee, mcon, and dublous brew! forming the stuple urticles, At Arteketa, us the tucks ierense tho herder bas o Nock futrusted to him on a dilfer- ent basis. He receives no waies, but bulf the inercase is his, and hull the clip of wool, and he Ja provided with horee, dog, hause, und sheds. ‘Ono of the pets ut Artoketints a bighbredscoten sheep dog, Pergy. She tukes out the mansion house fuck to the grazlue ground th the morn ing, and comes In to report its safety at nour, At Go'clock she goes aut and * buteches” the sheep, und sees thy tat one inthe corral. She was never tralned to these duties, butis a born herder, Inheriting from ber mother, an liported Seoteh'callle, the aeeumulited knowledee of uo famous race of sheep days, Sheep shearing is vow a regulur business in the Suitthwest, and there are men whe du fittle else fora living. ‘Th roll in bunds fr ranch to ranch, buntiig sheep to spear, They: ent a ficece with marvelous rapidity, The sheep Je tirat washed In the pool, and before she hus reeovered trom her surprise, the shearer bas her across bis knee and tinmbled tleeee Tes iu a woolly honp at his f ¥ tof Kheurlng 13 from three to eight te Ibo wool ts baled the sumo as cotton is plekurt, and is then Btored in thy wool-bouse, When tho whole cllp isin, tis sent to murket. Maymaking upon tho ranch Is anothor of tho midsummer sights, ‘Tho entire hurvest of tha lay erop on the Bookwilter raned Is in charge ofa clty-bred young man 33 years old, who, two yeurs no, was'a clerk in San Francisvo. ‘Tens ly thousand tons of buy aro cut and stored fa the seieon, belay stacked fu vieks of frou twenty to thirty tons. All the work is donu by the must improved machinery, and even then a foree of Ifty men fs required. nthe sta ing of the ‘hay in ricks by done by machin ‘To suv the great sweon, ike samo bungry mon- ster, grusp t hundred pounds of bay in its teeth and then: sweep thre the air, puck it, und then return for another mouthtul of half a ton on 80, tllly the Granger with delight. Haylog and gait ralsiug tor the whiter feed {6 aso conducted on xhnres, the same as the hording, 4 eertain proportion comin tw the ranch by right. aud the runes owner buying at market‘rates tho farmer's share, x0 thut he ree celyes a cash Valug tor bis iabor. Soveral farms of fifty nerves are ulready’ broken pon the ranch, nnd each year adds to the number, as tho uveds of the estate inerease. ‘The protits aro vuriously estimated, afte: ducting every oxpense, to be from 40 to gent por winun upon the amount 1 With $500 to $1,000 In band it suitable herd en be started and ranch provided, ‘The your sheep-grower would bave to Hve out of money about clzht months from the tine buying his herd; thon the weol-cllp would pro- vide hue with sulliclent funds for alt bia wants untll anothor clip came in, Meanwhile his bord increases, the incrouse being In the Height hood of & percent. ‘The dellighta und romane of ranchelite are Inexhuustible, Faney tho pleasure of making the ctreult of forty mite! which form the boundary of Artekeot Runeb, The freyuards und wallowd strike the strain re'a wye especially, Each quarter seetion 4 divided from tho othor by a spree of plowed ground twenty foot wide, whieh, under ordinary Clreumatances, stops the course of the frequent prulrie fires, Phevo guuirda th the Bookwalter taneh we wach wx tulles long, tho team that plowed thom muking but two furrows a diy, one up and one down. ‘Tho slourhs (*slews,” tho nutives call thom), tho dips betwoon tho rolling nillows of tho prairie, are Uitte ponds, somu but u fow feet deop, and others thitly feet or more. aaly it these ponds seem to “have grown out ot but- futo wallows, a term used on the prairies to deslyaute a eink made by tho butlatos pawl the carth for the purpose of obtaining 4 south, dusty surface (o roll upon, Lhese form chine dels for tha deseonding rains, und in yours tho ebunnels aro worn down unl velit of listig water ure opened and constant towing strenus eatublished. A chaln of u dozen of the willows fullot Ash, and fringed by rich grasses high As tho pony’s back, fre not uncommon, and nro the watorlug-plucus for tho herds. Rood many FUL posse; B: Mr, Hookwalter, who hus draws Of tho prizes ot fe, values tis V slons (de own, besitos Arteketn, 20,0) nerves jn the Loup country) above all others, Ho holde the most enthusiastic hopes of tho future of the trund-Missourl country, und onturtalus mare nifcent plans for its future development, Sir, A. Hibbert, the gentionuin in ebaryge of Artckety Raueh, and Mr, Hookwaltor'a purtior in tho sheep ranching, fn Goston man, who his spent elyhtven years of hits iif in South Amorlen, ton yenré of ft us a weal merchant ta Huonos Ayres, and elma yours In tho titerior at the sheep ranches, He naturally knows a few poluts ubout seep, ts wity wis Miss Wade, of Linitieauta, a lady not yotaw, wha nt the age’ of Shwae ut too hetd af the schools of the Argon- we Federution, Hath possess brilliant saclal qualities that, far trom hoy lost in the frontier, inake tho Mansion House at Artekuta a plaice of pilgrimoge for friend and stranger Whom tho ‘awe of It bas reached. A Ponalty. Teens NUUngs, Tho Austin colored, tavinelbles drill in thelr hull onve a week, Capt. Skidmore, woo tis beon reventiy clectad, iy determined that ble Wisclpituy shall be mulutuined, After deitl wid over by mindo a brief speech to the Inyinelbles wbout the 'neeesslty of tholy attending deill roruhirly. [Be wild: 1 wants doomembers ob dis command to Understand, onct for ull, dat wo ts for drill roglur chery Friday ebeniug at 8 o'clock, in dis bend bail, und de mombor woul falls to pul tun appourance Will bo “shor to doit?" iuterrupted Corporal Jhw ‘ebstor. ‘ “Drapped from do runks for a deserter asked Llont, Bum Jobnsing, *Wuser den dut ur,” contiined tho Cuptain, at solemn silence that Ww alinost palutul edu momber whut falls to appear wilt bo louke upun as habla’ boon ubsout from du del,’ CASUALTIES. | Meagre Details of a Horrible Railway Accident in Kentucky. A Passenger-Train Thrown Down an Embankment Many . Feet. Several Passengers Reported Killed and Many In- jured. The Namo of Oity Marshal Mattox, of Shelbyville, Mentioned. A MYSTERIOUS Hornon, Locigvinne, Ky., Sept. 8&—Meagre detaoilg of tee necident on the Shelby branch of tho Short Linc Road reached this city late tonight. It seems THE LOCAL PABSENGEICTRAIN which loft here at 6 o'clock went down n high embankment four infles east of Anchorage. It {3 salet ; SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE KILLED," AND MANY INdURED, Among tho former Je W.T. Mattox, City Mare shal of Shelbyvitle. As tho railroad officars won't talk it fs impos atble tu Kot anything definit. BROKEN NECKS, Special Dispatch to The Chieayo Tribune. Decatur, M1, Sept. &.—Robert McCormick, an. old citizen of Decatur, was thrown from his wagon neir tho depot this forenogn, and died In nfew minutes, His neck was brokun by the full. His team wos frightened by a Central engine, and ran away. Special Dispatch to The Chicaco Tribune, Atroy, IL, Sept. &—Tbis morning a man whoso uume Is not known lost his life by falling from a lord of bay while driving Crom the farm of A. Somers, near Godfrey, to the maln road, He struck upon tls head and broke hls neck, causiug instant deuth, TNE NITRO-GLY RINE VICTIMS, Specht Dispateh to The Chico Trine. Braprorn, Pa. Sept. &—The victims of yes- terday’s glycerine horror at Bawyer City ware to- muy interred, Tho remuins of Charles ltust were taken to Mendvitle, Pa, those af Crouse to Pa. Willlam Bunton to Burliggton, Ont, erick J, Slutterly to Tuckport, N. ¥. dumes Thriashior was buried at Sawyer, pear the suet of the uceldunt, FATAL RATLROAD ACCIDE: Entry, Ma, Sept. &—A Kane, Pa., specint says that by the burning of tho bridge atSitver Crock, three miles from St. Mary's, on the Philadelphia & Erle Hond, tho first section of Train 57 was precipitated into tho creek, killing Engineer Wiiltin Kipporly and Fireman Charles: Parks. All tratiie gust und west {s susponded until the wreed fs cleat UNDER THE WITEELS, Special Didpateh to The Chisago Iridunes Katamazoo, Mich, Sept. 4—Conductor Per rin, of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern ltullrond, fell off from ono of the cars of bia frelgt-tratn toduy at this’ station, and was run over and Kilicd. He leaves u family ut Fort Wayne, Ind. . CATS DITCIED, Spectat Dispatch tu The Chicago Tribune. New Pans, End, Sept. S—About ou: mite north of hero tonight an exten freigbt-train on tho Cinclunuti, Wabash & Michigan Railway ditehed efett cars. The necident was caused by w broken rail, PELL UNDER A TRAIN. Special Dispatch to The Chteaay Tribune. Dustgce, In, Sept. &—A man named Jobn Feiter, a recent conviet in the penitentinry, wad kitted while attempting to bourt a teain at Ana- muse tonight wuout 7 o'clock, FRIGHUTYUL SMASIIUP. CasthRovintE, Tex, Sept, &—In a wreck of o construction train of ning curs yesterday ouw mutn was killed und ifteun wounded, A SUICIDE AT THE FALLS. ‘The Sad Story Which Was Found In the Dead Mans Pocket, Prosvecr Hous, Nagata Fars, Out. Rept. 4.—Abaut o'clock this afternoon David Crhumins of No.0 Rdward street, Toronto, com- mitted sulelde by Jumping over tho Maths frou the log projecting from ‘Table-Hovk, Ho wis hist secu lying prostrate on tho low, but as It 13 quite aeoumnen occurrence for adveuturous tour- ists todo the same, nothing was thought of bls position. A runner named Jubn Muore, ems ployed by Saul Davis, ofthe ‘Tablo-Rock House, bad been observing Blin unt be (fooru) had turned and was going into the bouse, when the decd was committed, Moore turned nround to take ong nore Jook, and Crimming wus gone. No had loft hiscunt lying on the log. In the pocket of thls was found the subjolned letter; NAgARA PALLs, No Vo, Septe2, IL—Te the Bilitor of the Ghibe or the Busitlo’ Courler—De At Sine Phope you will publish the folowing Ines from a dying’ mun, Fain forced to commit tho rash fet by my Wife und 8 part of my fumily, alded by three priests, Father Hutden, Father Laurent, aud Fathor Clone. Wedtuesday, May the Lith, IS, Father Hal came in. asked Bio dor a sxepuration, saying 1 was it drunkard. He asked me to take the pledye, told tne twas po drunkard, and therefore Lda not require It, suying the wife wanted It more thane, 1 got alt sorts of abuse from bim for uot getting to church. ‘The wife went to clureh, und ehe eauld get drunk, and who dare say she gut drunk in tho ¢ priests. Letuny persun usk the welgibors who {¥ the drunkurd. it was tho following Thursday, Priday, unt saturday, Sho owas in und uur all these days getting counsel from the priests, She we du Sntuvduy noon, Wth af Mary, suy: ing, Well, Cehmining, Fo yot warrant: for yeu 1 asked hor for what. For a separntion, told her thors was no such thing ua a warrant tora separation, “Well Laid,” sho snyy, and Ttukg all the tnoney in the houvw snd go." L toul der T done nothing wrong, and therefore: will stand my ground, ‘Loluking sabe wre in one of ber oll sprees, f took no notice of her, twas fn the act of getting to bed, whan 1 kavek came to the door. she sys, "Here thoy ure for you.” Lwent down-atilrs and “wont out the buvk way, and remalued nway until Meaduy ineralng. went te the Police Court and there guvo myselt up, Hefore duing so mot my wite and me two oldest aisle in Curt streot. Ahoy ofered m0 money to gonwiy. DT rorused it, Mr, Love wae on iho wh that diay. Le was toneuested by Mr, MeNaub, Avy fur mo, L was not to speak ex eopt tontawer qullty or not guilty. ‘Lhe warcint: turned out to bu threatening to cstrike with | Kuite, Goll knows thery waa not is Knife in the house todo bollly hari, but Mr, MeNabb turned it tosutt bls owt purposes, Kuo knowing no, bets ter, Mr, MeNabb sald iy eourt Pra quart ot whisky nduy, whiet Ldentud, Iwas over twonty years tn tho City of Toronto, aud Caever bumped Iny head aaast tho lump or telegraph poles, Mr. MeNabb wrote that, * didnot drink your quart or Sra. Crimmuins quart, Rue still Dwaa hound aver to keep the ve For two years, und to bo hantled up at the end of thirty days to see if, wus doing any better, By tho Way, the ond of tho thirty days came, hut there was very little adjolrned from day te day for abous three weeks, Ml thls time Fathor Lauront and Father Clone came up, nud tn te! Ho wy wife, not lu live with me, aad telling we L minet go. ‘tho second last day tn court my wife swore sue was never drunk in hor tite, Lroterit to Father Laurent, who saw ber drunk. Father Laurent was to bo In court nextday, but did not uppear, Hu wrote to Mr, Denon, postumster, dayige Sire. Crimmmins was 4) bird-worklng wou and Fava bad man, Laaked Pathor bagront Inthe mime of God what t had dene. Did ho ever sco me drunk or doing wrong, thit you save that opinion ef me? You got it from « drnakep wornan, and well you know [t, ‘The of thid, whe got a proteation bill which Leonsemted to, One of her many sprees ta Oe~ tober she fetta with five oblldren, taking to alxth with ber, a child 6 mouths old, ‘tho tother and child camo home to ime, tho mother well used up from drink. ‘Lhe fst thlug waa, the six volldren woru down with the scarlut-fuver, C quet Puther Laurent, und brought bln in; took hint up-stalrs to seu tha dying children ‘Tho first room three Ina bed, if the second roo three inare, and the mother In bed drunk. dale an hour utter the privat loft the second oldest uirl dled, 7 years old, TE tried my best to wake up tho mother, but jn vuiu. Five days after, Novy, U, the fourth vldest girl diud, and tld not know tho hour or tinite the othor Cour would: da. But. thoy, recovered, 1 done nothing wrong. Hoved my wite and childron os much aa any un in this world, but still tho wife wud the tree oldest girls wore dyulnst me, that ty, whea Itquor was in then, —————__—_. Hada? Vatliro ot tho South Pass, Ctnelanats Comercial, Capt. John Cowden bus been sounding the South Pais—the famous jutty cutrance--god ilnds twontyfour fect uf water where the Guy ernment hus pald for thirty feet, A powurtul dredgebout working on the ntest duuproved juethuds, keops the chaunel eye, , er