American News.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 42, 18 February 1878, Page 4

American News.

On the morning of the Bth January, about 10 o'clock, while the Chicago and north-wealern box car was being loaded with nitro-giycerine at Jackson mine, near Negaunee, the mass exploded, instantly killing seven men and demolishing the csr. The bodies of three of the men were blown to atoms, no pieces larger than two pounds weight being discoverable. The other four were railway employees, aud were in tha cab of the engine when the explosion took place. Their blackened &nJ mangled remains were found there with the flesh etirpped from their faces and limbp, and tho bonaa broken. At Ashtene, three miles away, they plainly felt the shock. The damage in Negaunee wbs probably 5000 dollars. The steamer Aiackowa went to pieces on the rock known as Qaiobraolas, a short dishnce south of Caldera, Chilian Coast, on the night of the 30th November. The Captain, all the officers, and many of the crew ami passengers were losf. It ia estimated that 101 persons were drowned, and 29 saved. The ship was on a trip from Valparaiso to Callao.. She struck at 8 p.m. when the majority of the passengers were below, and co instantaneous was the breaking up of the ship that no time was given to sava even the deck cargo. The loss wsb not of greut value, and the passengers wore mostly Chilians journeying between tha pone. Later information saya the passengers numbered 54 and iho crew 70. The shock burst certain p : pes connected with tho boiler, and the escape Or steam mixed with ciujeis, prevents anybody getting oo deck to lower tho boms. by which, v-i v the li'-thr,.^*, nil on boai-i niiu'.it huvo Ofctt>> Bavsi. Tho l >\>A number saved is 30. Britiiihf-r off ura to aivo up a cjiu i r of i:i;i na ary, hecuido ;ha p-r,v r-iirs-hav- hiiicn off. Bid iiAa-y will a. i i i lo.OOOdoiß ysitly. Mooiiy and Suukay are pret"hiu>? to ftujitfuces of 10,000 a t Ha d^i (Coun.) T. ti. L=im;>er!, tha p^rjurcJ p:eai • debt of a Ntiw Yoik 'L'lio As3uraiico Company, hus bee a sant to the Siavo Prison for live years. The merchants of Now York propose to abandon tha systoai of coasmaicial travellers. A tramp, on baiug ordered out of Furnival'e ba^^ring fagtorv at Brooklyn,

deliberately applied a lighted match (0 a bag of jute, and the fire which ensued involved a loss of 8000 lols. One hundred and thirty employees had a narrow eacspq from burning ami suffocation. California has received over 100,500 tons of Außtrnliaa coal during 1877. Compared with the previous year there is a filling off of 31,200 ions. A railroad nccident at Fairville, Hurtfort, occurred at Trestle Bridge, crossing t,ho Errington River, just west of the village. The train waa bound for Nillerton, and carried pnssengers who cama in to attend Moody and Sankey's meeting. Two engines, one baggage, and three pasßenger coaches went down on the western end of the bridge, the engine touching the shore, and the cars breaking through the ice in three feet of water, one car resting ou the end of ihe pier. Two other care went head first down into the river, but resting on the bridge. The baggage car was broken in two in the fall. Many were killed, and several of the dead ehowed cuts and bruises, but moat of them were drowned or Buffocated by the Btenm caused by the heaters in the cars. The Railroad Commissioners examined the bridge two months ago, and pronounced it safe. The number of dead is fourteen, and the wounded forty-six, some severely, but most only slightly. No inquiry has been made for people missing. A despatch from Dead wood City says a mob of 150 men, mostly roughs from outside camps, have taken possession of the town. All the Btreeta in the town have been jumped, and all the roads leading to the quartz mills are in like condition. A meeting called by the trustees of the town was broken up by the mob electing officers. They p&Bsed their own laws. At the present, time the mob it cheering and shouting throughout the town. The citizens are arming and organising to protect life and property. The Californa 1 Senate has pasaed & new Riot Act. The Act as passed provides that any person who in the presence of 25 or more persons shall say anything w jth intent to incite riot, or subsequently shall advise forcible resistance to any of the laws of the State, shall be punishable by imprisonment for not less than two years, or a fine of not more than 5000 dollars. The demonstration of unemployed working men of Boston was participated in by some 4000 men, who marched to the City Hall and presented a aeries of resolutions to the Mayor, who replied tbal he had no authority to offar employment, but that the City Council would do what it could. A conspiracy to ruin a number of respactable young girls has been unearihed at Red Oak, lowa, Omabu, and intenßa excitement has been crealhed thereby. In the conspiracy were a dozan men, some of them bein* married. They were in the habit of decoying girls into offices, rooais of hotels, &c?, on presence of passing the evening in sociable games. At laat the daughters of a minister and lawyer were ruined. The minister's daughter, who was. only fifteen years old, was kept away from horns four days, and her whereabouts was only discovered after a most vigilant search. Ihe arrest of five men followed, two of them being married. The parents are among the mo&t, respected citizens, and intend to push the caaa to the bitter end. The oflendere also moved in good Boeiety,