Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1884 — WESTERN. [ARTICLE]

WESTERN.

A terrible accident on the Louisville New Albany and Chicago railroad occurred Christmas eve, near Salem, Ind,, resulting in the death of seven persons and the wounding of a number of others. Tbo place where the accident happened is the bridge over Blue river. The stream is a narrow one, and in the summer time is an insignificant brook. The speedy melting of snow and the heavy rain following had swollen it to undue proportions. The flood had washed away the earth from under the shore-supports of the bridge, rendering the structure weak and shaky. The train consisted of a baggage car, smoking oar, ladies’ car, and the Pullman buffet car Escaria. Just after the engine had gofrten safely across tho bridge suddenly settled. The awful crash followed. Tho chasm is about forty feet deep. The baggage car pitched headlong into the river, while the other cars telescoped and were badly smashed. Some of them, however, remained partially on the track, although what was left of the cars was scarcely anything but debris. The bridge was only about half again as long as a passenger coach, so that all the cars did not go into the water. A scene of excitement and confusion ensued, and the passengers, many of whom wore bruised and otherwise injured, began crawling out of the coaches. Some were asleep in the buffet car, but managed to get out all right. Through the overturning of the stoves the wreck caught fire, and till that was above water burned. John A. Clark was executed at Bozeman, M. T., for murder. The condemned .man died protesting his innocence. John N. Irwin, Governor of Idaho, declines to receive his salary since July 1, as he has been unable to attend to his dutierf.

The eleventh and twelfth days of the Emma Bond outrage case at Hillsboro, 111., were consumed by the defense in further building and strengthening their alibi structure. Clementi, one of the defendants, was placed in the stand and accounted for his whereabouts on the day of theoutrage in a straightforward story. A number of witnesses, all of them, with one exception, relatives’of the accused, were called to the witness stand and corroborated the stories of the three defendants. On the thirteenth day of the trial Miss Bond was recalled and gave important testimony directly contradict ory of John C. Montgomery. She had to ■ leave the witness stand for the Judge’s private room, where she fainted and fell heavily to the floor. On recovering she remarked that her condition was caused by the presence of Montgomery. The Merchants’ Exchange, of St. Louis, has tendered its hall for the Democratic National The liquor-dealers, of Ohio, who have been holding a State convention at Columbus for the purpose of organization, passed a resolution asking the repeal of the Scott law and the enactment of a judicious and constitutional measure. Ten thousand men, women and children gathered at Nevada, Mo., to witness tho public execution of William Fox for themur-der-of Thomas Howard. Petersburg, Ind., at a public meeting attended by thp best citizens of the place, resolved that the lynching of Harvey was the proper-thing in the proper place.