Show to passengers A MISPLACED SWITCH THE CAUSE the sad goodbye good bye prom one of the dying maine feb 23 A wreck on tho european north american railroad at boyd station is reported here it is understood the fireman engineer and postal clerk were lolled and a number seriously injured wm D a railway postal clerk john campbell the english mail bleik and harry goodman the fireman were killed and burned in the wreck andall the engineer was seriously injured no passengers are reported seriously injured up to this time the cars caught fire from bhe locomotive the mail baggage car and parlor car were burned together with tha express mail matter and baggage mail clerk caleb palmer of ban gor arrived hero on the evening train from st john he was on the mail car in the railroad accident and received some severe bruises he tells the story of the accident as follows when the train reached boyds mill the scene of the accident he was sitting on the front car Mudge ti of dexter the chief clerk was near him with his feet on the stove and john campbell a clerk was on the table when the shock came the car went over in a heap rolling several times the train consisted of a baggage mail express pullman and smoker the first two left the track but the other three kept running on the side track the mail car baggage and pullman oars caught fire being consumed in fifteen minutes the train being at full speed a misplaced switch caused its derailment palmer audett and campbell were held liko a vise by the timbers of the car and was under the stove campbells Campb elPs back was broken the dense smoke from the burning cars and the steam from the engine boiler hung over tho mail car all shouted for help cried to palmer that he was being burned and bade him goob bye palmer thrust one arm through the opening and was seen by conductor chase who attempted to pull him out but was unable to do so three others joined him and succeeded in pulling him oat in a bruised condition they were unable to reach and campbell before they burned to death henry goodwin Goodw ia the fireman was fillad and julius angell was cut seriously but none of the passengers were hurt the clryton murder LITTLE feb 23 the first blow in bringing the assassin of john M clayton to justice has been struck by the arrest at pina bluff of bob watkins on the charge of presenting a pistol at the heads of the election judges at Plum merville conway county on the night of november ath and stealing the ballot box of howard township the connection between the theft of the ballot box and the baurder of clayton is too close to need illustration or argument marshal thomas pletcher and deputy marshal newton faulkenburg are almost alone entitled to the credit of ferreting oat the alleged criminals fletcher is a democrat he did not this search for blood money or reward but solely that darers mighty be brou gatto justice and that the good name of arkansas maybe vindicated watkins had been ia the saloon business in Plummer villo for some time soon after the ballot box theft he left town and has been drifting around from place to place ever since he is 28 years old and well related he drinking heavily of late and frequently boasted of the part he took in the pi ummer villo ballot box robbery the evidence against him is strong he was brought here last night and is now in the penitentiary when seen by a new york world correspond say stating he was innocent of the charges able counsel has been employed to defend him bis trial will come up today to day or on monday marshal faulkenburg said last night to a world correspondent lt arrived at pine bluff at 1130 yesterday morning and after looking around located watkins he was on horseback riding on the main street of the town As I 1 approached him he dismounted and hitched his harsa I 1 stepped up holding out my hand and said Is this aobert watkins yes sir J then aard 1 am a deputy IT S marshal and have aawar rant for your arrest keep quiet I 1 then searched him he had no weapon and offered ao resistance he do nied all the charges and said ho was at the polla on election day and voted but baat waat home and disturbed no one great excitement at pine bluff was created by the arrest and over people gathered at the depot when I 1 boarded the train with my prisoner suicide by kasaks carr mo feb 23 alfred M lay the 26 year old son of ex congressman Cen gressman lay committed suicide last evening by taking laudanum whilo temporary insana |