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Show EXCITING SCENE ON AN EXCURSION BOAT. New York, Aug. 17-The steamer Plymouth Rock on her morning trip to Long Branch, with some 1,000 or 1,100 passengers, when about twenty miles from her destination, burst a steam flue, knocking open the doors of the engine room, from which an immense volume of steam escaped. A scene of terrible confusion and terror ensued, passengers being madly panic stricken. In the struggle for life preservers men were seen to seize them from women. For about half an hour there was a scene of dire confusion in the upper deck cabin. The struggling mass wedged the doors, which being blocked up to facilitate exit the windows were broken out by officers of the boat, and the passengers passed through head first. As soon as the panic somewhat subsided, the band struck up and this helped to reassure the passengers and restore order. The tug Germania went to the assistance of the Plymouth Rock and took her in tow. Before starting, however, the steamer Schuyler and City of Richmond also came up. The latter boat and the Germania towed the disabled steamboat some distance up the bar to smooth water, where the passengers were transferred to the City of Richmond and brought to this city. In the panic a number of women and children were knocked down and trampled on, but to what extent were injured was not ascertained. A DOUBLE MURDER. Fort Smith, Aug. 18.-A double murder is reported from Waldron, in the Indian nation, John Stewart and Wm. Marsingall being the victims, and James Hobbs, a white, and Ed. Fulsom a Choctaw, the unprovoked assailants. COMMUNICATION STOPPED. Tucson, Aug. 18.-No trains from the East or West have arrived since last Thursday. Heavy rains have caused frequent washouts, and in many places the track is submerged. The repairs will occupy several days. The trains continue. A FRENCH MELEE. Marseilles, Aug. 15-Trouble occurred at ??, near Cogliarria, in Sardinia, during the election of the new Mayor. The late Mayor had misappropriated public money and the new Mayor in his distress ordered new impositions of taxes on the people, who were already exasperated by the bad harvest. They attacked the old Mayor's house and assaulted him, leaving him for dead. A fight occurred between the Carbineers and the populace. Seven persons were killed and 10 severely wounded. Seventy arrests. JUVENILE ASSASSINS. St. Louis, Aug. 15.-Wm. and Oscar Searcharitz, brothers, Chas. Weir, a cousin, Pat Early and Louis Miller, boys from 17 to 23 years of age, were arrested, this morning, for the murder of Wm. E. Landerman; on Tuesday night, Early is said to have fired the mysterious shot. A ?? reporter for the Republican put the police on the track, having himself worked up the case. Early confesses he shot Landerman. They were at the Canterbury Theatre, Thursday night, and Early and his companions ?? Landerman, who was treating some girls engaged in the play. He called them rates, tramps, etc. making them angry. They followed him from the theatre, and at the corner of Sixth and Chestnut streets asked what he meant by calling them names. Landerman replied roughly, and, pulling a policeman's billy, knocked one of the Searcharitz boys down and struck Early twice, when the latter drew a pistol and fired. This statement appears to be accurate, and accords with ??. KILLED FOR $20. Denver, Aug. 15.-Manuel Corriana was murdered on Saturday near Los Animis, Col., by one Cachez, who committed the deed to obtain $20 which the victim was supposed to have in his pocket. ANNOYING STRIKE. New York, Aug. 15.-Employees in the U. S. appraiser's office struck to day. They work for contractors. Nothing was done in the building to-day, and there was great annoyance on account of the standstill. The men, however, finally agreed to go back on the old basis, under government employ, at somewhat increased wages, but refused to work under contractors. FATAL EXPLOSION OF NITRO-GLYCERINE. Denver, Aug. 15.-Advices from Gunnison City report that on Tuesday at Larano and Fay's mining camp, twenty-eight miles from Gunnison, ten men were instantly killed, two fatally mangled by an explosion of nitro-glycerine prematurely exploded. L. Sweeney was blown into the stream, and his body was not recovered. He is supposed to be buried under rocks thrown by the explosion. Jesse Frieze, colored, was badly mangled and instantly killed, two others, names unknown, were terribly mangled and will die. The other man escaped unhurt. |