NEWS BY THE MAIL.

Thames Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 7035, 9 November 1891, Page 2

NEWS BY THE MAIL.

TERRIBLE ACCIDENT IN" SWiT-

ZSRLAND.

A terrible accident, resulting in the lose of two lives and sprious ir jury to several persons, occur.'#d f n the coain oosch road near Bergua. Owing to tha Qouaaally heavy passenger traffic, and the consequent additional pressure placed oa the Post Office, it became necessary to put on a supplementary mail cosch between Albula and L?n«. 'Hiis coach, with a full oomplemont of mails and passengers, left Albula at an early hour ia the morning for Lenz. AH went well until after a long end steep clirob tho ccsch began a sharp desc-nt'near Bafßuo. Tuea the horssa suddenly swerved at a dangerous spot, aotl the gosob was thrown over aod over down a ravine, and fell a considerable distance. The vehiota was smashed, and two of its occupants—an English lady, Mrs McOregor, and ft Swiss lady, IVlad'tnoiseila Lshuianr., of Bern3—were frilled oa the spot. Three other ladies wero seriously injured, and on© male passenger was badly hurt. Help was obfeined from Bi-rgun, whither the bodies of the two victims were tsken, and (he in™ jured wer» attended to by a doctor from the same place. The city is csowded with tourists, wtiQ aj9 Qo^ioasly awaiting farther particulars of the sad disaster. San Fbancisco, September 19. PLOT TO BLOW UP A.PHIBON.

A plot to blow up the State prison. at San Quentin was discovered yesterday. A quantity of dynnmUe was found concealed under tho bods of seven ecnviota. Carries Backman, the leader, wbs nerving a 35 ycara' Ecniecco fcr burning a vessel ia Baa Francisco Bay Tho plan was to rsplode the dynamite mncb? tao htjildißg vflien IUOO eonviats wore -xiutaids^.lha . UuJldia?, v..end ;50. guards I inside. Tho latler's arni9 were !o be so;a?d and the survivors bu'ohercd, after whioh the prisoners wcijld leave. The warden eiirj his as9sstar.is era in a ! state of terror, cot knowing when an es> j plosion rsay occur. It is supposed thst a mine exists underneath the walls. The euinis have bcea doablcd and arcaed with Winohestor rifl;3 aud 'Gat-ling gona.

DIVOfiCE IN ITALY

The qtka'iijfi of legalising divorce io Italy is daily growing in importance. The organs of Eignor Farraris, Minister of Jaßtio3, no 1!? declars that act oaiy will ho preße|}t a Sili oa tfae subject to the Chamber, bu'> tbat he intceds making its aeccptanc.) a qaestion of eocfidenca. It aosurs well fcr fho Mtf'ists? of Jastice, however, that ihs principal jurieta cf Italy bays slrrudy deelarod in favor oi'amoiion prepared by Signor Villa rtcognigiag ike necessity for a law of di?or<?a.