CABLEGRAMS.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 216, 20 August 1887, Page 1

CABLEGRAMS.

London, August 13. The accident to the train, at Illinois occurred at midnight. The first engine cleared the bridge, but the second, to which were attached ten carriage, crammed with passengers, was wrecked, six of the carriages being telescoped. The wrecked carriages ignited, and those who were not injured and least wounded, desperately combated the flames for four hours, smothering the lire with handfuls of earth, until a torrent of rain extinguished it. Meanwhile the wounded remained without attendance, and suffered great agony from want of water. Two of the- male passengers, who. dreaded the approach of fire, committed suicide. Prowlers robbed many of the dead and wounded, but desisted on a lynching party being organised. The driver of the second engine was beheaded. One hundred and fifty were killed and three hundred wounded, many fatally. The i six hindmost carriages, composed of sleeping cars, escaped from the accident. London, August 13. In the House of Commons to-day a debate took place on the amendment to the liish Land Bill, inserted in the House of Lords at the instance of the Government, relative to judicial rents ; the clause being amended by changes in the price to be paid. Mr Parnell denounced the amendment as one which destroyed half the benefits of the bill. Sir W. Vernon Harcourt and Mr Chamberlain opposed the amendment, and Lord Hartington advised the debate to bo adjourned till Thursday next, to which course Mr Smith, on behalf of the Government, , assented. The election for the Parliamentary representation of the Northwick division of Cheshire, vacant by the death of Mr E. Verden, resulted in the return of Mr J. T. Brunno, Home Kuler, who defeated his opponent, Lord Henry George Grosvenor, Unionist, by a majority ot 1,129. The supposed dynamite found ;n; n the possession of a French woman ai Cowes has pro\edto be merely clay, used for the purpose of modelling. London, August 15. Lord Carnarvon has expressed the opinion that an alliance of the Liberal Unionists and Conservative parties would be preferable to the formation of a Coalition Government. The accession of the Marquis of Hartington would strengthen the Cabinet, but it might weaken his personal influence. London, August 16. The recognition of Prince Ferdinand's election to the Bulgarian throne is exciting an intense interest, and there is much speculation as to the results throughout Europe. It is generally feared that serious complications will result. The Archbishop of Canterbury has issued an encyclical letter in which he implores colonial Bishops to use their utmost exertions to decrease the liquor traffic among the natives of the Pacific. Thousands of quarrymen and factory operatives in Wales are unemployed,.'in consequence of the suspension of operations through the drought cutting .off.the water power used for mill purposes. The House of Lords are modifying the amendments made by' the Commons to the Irish Land Bill. The damages awarded Mrs Langworthy in the breach of promise case are and costs, and the Court further ordered the payment of per annum for the child,. In reference to the recent BryceRusden case, Mr H. P. Cobb, M.PI for Rugby, persists that Sir A. Gordon should ■be > answerable to Mr Rusden' for the information given by him to the, latter gentleman.' Mr Bryce is averse to further action, and $ir Henry Holland declines to interfere. The New Zealand Antimony Company, with a capital ,of £250,000, is announced, the first issue of shares amounting to £120,000. Sir Walter Buller has been appointed Chairman of Directors. Teemer won by two lengths, a good start giving him every advantage. Rowing at the rate of 36, he quickly left Hanlan, who was rowing 34, behind. Hanlan steered very wildly, and when about half the distance had been covered Teemer had a lead of four lengths. At this point the latter fouled a yacht sailing across the course, and advantage of this was taken by Hanlan to make a smart spurt ' and endeavour to overhaul his opponent,, Amid, encouraging cheers from ■ the onlookers,

Teenier again forged ahead, and Hah-j-lan never got nearer than harf alengtli — the American, who showed admirable sculling, ultimately winning by fully two lengths. Time, 19 minutes 3 seconds. Mrs Hanlan, who watphed the race from the balcony of an hotel in the neighbourhood, was visibly affected when she saw her husband defeated. The general opinion is that Hanlan's best days are past. London, August 17, A dastaidly dynamite outrage is reported from Ireland. An attempt was made to destroy by dynamite a railway bridge at Lifford, a 1 market town on the J.liver Foyle, in County Donegal, Ireland, about fourteen miles from Londonderry. Fortunately the fiendish attempt proved unsuccessful, and disaster to a i ail way train was averted. LONDON,"AugUSt 17. Mr Gladstone has publicly declared himself favourable to the construction of the Channel Tunnel, to connect England and France by railway.

Nnw Yoi'.K, August 11. News hns just been received from Illinois of a icarfnl railway catastrophe, by which hundreds of lives have been sacrificed. The engines and carriages were completely wrecked and over one hundred persons killed outright. It is estimated that some 400 persons were injured. New Yokk, August 12. Further particulars of the railway disaster at Illinois state that the train consisted of two engines and a 'large number of cars, which contained over one thousand passengers, chiefly from. the town of Peoria. The driver of the foremost engine, when approaching the bridge, saw that it was in flames, but was unable to stop the train in time to avert the catastrophe.