Evening Star Newspaper, September 8, 1857, Page 2

EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON CITY: TUESDAY aeons SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS. The Union comments with force on the dis- claimer of Professor Silliman, of being the au- thor of the forty-three-clergymen letter to the President, noting particularly the important fact that the Professor failed to make the dis- claimer until after ascertaining that public opin- ion, with great unanimity, condemns the foolish course of himself and his confreres. The fact that the Professor seeks to get out of the serape by protesting that all he had to do with the af- fair was to sign the memorial, without troubling himself with reference to the details of its con- tents, strikes us as embracing his admission that the President's rep@y has placed him in a very awkward and unenviable position before the public. In this connection the Union calls attention to the fact that the Tribune enveighs stoutly against the large numbers of clergymen who have lately become pecuniary bankrupts. Spec- ulating clergymen, by-the-bye, are always “‘new lighters"’—higher law gospelites. They set up their passions, prejudices and individual ambition as their standard of right and wrong. It is not, wonderful, therefore, that toled on by the financial schemes of nominal philanthropy (abolitionism) in connection with Kansas, they have gradually become speculators in lands, corner lots and stocks. That they must burn, finally. their fingers, in such operations, is a matter of course, for nine out of ten of them are as unwise business men, as politicians. They commenced by denouncing all the rest of the world as being far less pure of spirit than themselves, and their game ends even so early with che following brief but well-deserved ex- pesure of their own §want of fitness for their calling as ministers of the Cross of Christ, by their own leading organ and defender, uttered under a tremendous pressure of public opinion; than which nothing Icss imperative would have induced the New York Trisuuxe to publish so much truth in these times concerning them—its chosen friends : “‘ Among the bankruptcies of our day the moral insolvencies of clergymen seem almost as fre- quent and guite as deplorable as any other. ing due allowance for the rapid growth of our country. and the more perfect collection and dif- fusion of int nee, it is still evident that the number of clerical culprits is greater than ever before.”? The hitelligencer republishes Ex-President’s Tyler’s recent letter to the Richmond Engutrer, Vindieating the clauze in his Ashburton treaty providing for the employment of the naval forces of the United States and England to sup- press the African slave trade, wherein Mr T. shows with great clearness, that it was not de- signed to, and did not, cast a reflection upon Southern society. as held in the resolution upon the subject recently adopted by the Knoxyille Convention. In republishing this letter, the Intelligencer takes occasion to compliment Ex- President Tyler, and also to depreeate what it alleges to be the progressing conditien of a por- tion of Southern sentiment that now justifies and approves a traffic which so few years ago found no defender in this country ———»+e- lopedis of Wit and Humor (Part 12) contains some of the richest specimens of Irish wit and humor ever strung together. Shillington, Odeon Building, the Washington agent, has it forsale i> Tothe author, F. Nicholls Crouch, we are indebted for two of his beautiful compositions : ~Ambition’* and ‘ Old Time,” from his “‘Pleas- ant Memories.’ They are issued in bandsome style, by Willig, of Baltimore U7 The decree of the Peruvian Government permitting vessels loading with guano to clear out from the Chincha islands, has been rescind- ed; they have now to return to Callao to obtain a clearance. The grounds given are that vessels leaded too deepiy. and had either to pat into the nearest port to discharge part of the cargo or to throw a portion overboard. Br tem Kancaroo, at New York, we learn that the cominittee of the directors of the Atlan- tic Telegraph Company, bad an interview with Sir Charles Weed. to inquire whether, if the company sold their present cable, government would place at the disposal of the company, gratis, suitable steamships to lay the cable next summer. The reply was an affirmative one. The directors have now an offer for their cable, ata higher price than its cost, for the construc- tion of a line to India Farrcres. &c —Tuttle, Cutting & Co, and Bates. Griffin & Livermore, produce dexlers, of New York, bave suspended. The failure of the former firm is ascribed to the suspension of sev- eral houses in Oswego and Buffalo. It is report- ed that the Reading Railroad has drawn bill on England, amounting to one million and a half of dollars, towards peying off the floating debt of three millions. The report, however. is not cred- ited The Manchester Guardian announces the fail- ure of Thomas Stewart, manufacturer, at Stock- port, with liabilities to the extent of $100,000 It is reported that the Royal Surrey Gardens Company, of Londo, Las squandered its capital, and has liabilities besides tothe amount of a quar- ter of a million of dollars. A large Greek house in London and Liverpool bas suspended, in consequence of losses upon the stock exchange Messrs. Savoni & Goodbein, anextensive cloth- ing house in Boston, have suspended. Liabilities 23) 0) PEKSONAL Col Titus has settled in Kansas city, and is to follow the “lumber” busine ° +--+. Hon. Ezra Clark, jr. € A. Adame and Mercer, U5 +- Judge McDonald, ¢ Hea. Jobn 8. Pe ‘Templeton. La . Dean Swift } sid Capts H f eat Willards* , Dr. Green. U.S ». Va., and Capt. W t Kirkwoods N , € oxen Captain of engine com; in Dorchester. Mass Perhap we shal baat of a Tub oe Reverdy Johnson. of Maryland, one of the counsel the city im the Bridge case, ebay eminent persons recently ar- vis Rev Dr. Shauttter, Amer- ican missionary to Consta: ple - Sit Benjawin Hail bas directed that the dimensions of tion room at St. James sball be calculated, not by linear, but by crinolinear measurement The Smith family ix well represented on the democratic ticket in Sacramento, California They have Horace Smith for county judze, Smith for public administrator and J. W.. Smith for justice of the peace -.+ A young woman named Martha 1. aged 1%. died at Albany on saturday her shame she consulted a Mrs. GJ female physician, which the “ Dr death Lola Montez, who is now lecturing in Mon- treal, having been assailed by the edite the Witness, addressed to him a sharp aud bitter lettez, stating that present life ip blameless ; that she is respectably endeavoring to earn her bread, and th Heman would axsail a lady “who is endes to make the best use of such opportuniti ilities as God has given her ---- Mrs. Carrie C. Lewis, who lately s love meeting in Obio «isimed t ht who should be the father of her childre €F one iman oF ten men, NOW says thal she in © ried to all men,—the Divine and she claims the right to say tions of Jove she shall give to all n It isto be hoped she will allow all men the right to dectine her manifestations if they are not agreeable An men are said to be born free and equal, but expe. rience teaches some of them to be cautions Halen, x and it was the medicine administered that produced d . Wheth- “mar Principle” — J The tobee-o crop in the Connecticut valley looks uncommonly promising. The surface set this year is saidto be larger than ever before % voted to General Layflayette the sur of $20.000, and granted to him, in 1823, township of land fr of the unappropriated Jands of the Un i vey Kast bein hundredth hi ¢. it was duly cel- ebrated by the municipal autherities of Buston, and elsewhere th the one if | true estimate of the ori | ly ant | ure by all deeply interested in Agricultural a WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. Tue Scecessiox.—That intrigues to shape, the organization of the a proaching Congress having for their ultimate emd the purpose of controling the next Democratic national pomi- nation, should so early develop themselves, conveys a melancholy picture of the political future of the country. It shows that the class of professional politicians—pests on the face of society—increases apace, and that corruption in various ways 1s beginning seriously to affect not a few of the men of the Democratic organi- zation, to an extent not previously dreamed of by the mass of the party. On Friday last, we took occasion to mention that we had already heard rumors of such intrigues, and to call at- tention to their probable evil results in the way of eventually throwing the Democracy in the minority, by seriously embarrassing the efforts of President Buchanan and his Administration to carry out, during their term of office, the principles and pglicy of the party, to the letter. Heretofore it has not been customary for the party in Congress or out of it to meddle with the succession question until the time for choos- ing delegates to their national convention might be near at hand. Instead of doing so, the hearts and hands of all true Demoerats were engaged in the proper work of making it sure that whoever might be nominated would suc- ceed by and through the confidence placed by the country in the party’s policy, as illustrated by its chiefs and other agents when in power. The idea of the abandonment of that line of conduct on the part of any owing their position as public men to the favor of the Democratic party strikes us with pain; insomuch as it bodes disagreements—want of unity of purpose and action here next winter—whieh is the one great essential to the election of any Democratic Presidential candidate, whoever, he may be, in 1550. Through the success of the policy of President Buchanan—the policy laid down for his guidance by the Cincinnati Convention—can reasonable men alone anticipate a Demveratic triumph in 1860, for the party is now by no means in an overwhelming majority of the pop- ular vote, and has for avowed opponents in and out of Congress, most skilful, energetic, labo- rious and experienced men, ready to take every conceivable advantage of apy and all Demo- cratic party faux pas. How imperatively necessary is it, therefore, that all thought of scheming for the succession or of securing for this or that interest or indi- vidual profitable jobs, chould be abandoned by all who are to assemble here as Democratic leg- islators in Degember, and that they ehall fix their minds and hearts firmly on the purpose of each doing his share to secure the entire suc- cess of the measures of the present Democratic National Administration, which cannot Possibly fail of success on any point of prime public in- terest, without divesting the party of that pres- tige of competency to manage public affairs which, after al!, is its greate-t dlement of strength before the people Nortwery Rattroap Arrarrs—We have more than once. of late, sought to expose the inju- rious system of Northern railroad management, by which honest stockholders and creditors are swindled for the benefit of dishonest employees and equally dishonest gamblers in stocks; and also to point out the fact that, so far,such man- agement of the affairs of railways is utterly unknown at the South. The recent “ financial erisis’’ at the North, which, by-the-by, has so far affected no one at the South to the extent of sixpence, so far as we have read, is shedding more light daily on the deleterious system men- tioned above, and appears to bid fair to lay the foundation for the reforms in Northern railway management which must soon be initiated and vigorously pushed, unless it be resolved quiet- ly to surrender the vast amount of capital in Northern works of internal improvements, banking institutions, &c., into the hands of the Plunderers, and to elevate the principle of no- torious dishonesty and want of fidelity to pub- lie and private trusts, into a sort of modern Northern deity. The editor of the Pennsylvanian, in that journal of Saturday last, graphically explains the state of this moral railroad disease on which we have been commenting, as follows : “© Tue Rat Convention, object ‘the aprovement of railv machinery by actual experiment. competitive trial, and by 1 Of veritied reports from different rail- Upited states’ The programme of n declares that there never was a time in the history of railroads when reform, based upon experieiice. was more necessary than at present ; that our roads do no longer pay under the frightful expenses which their maintenance and operation require, and that improvements in hundreds of deta ss le. This move- ment is oue of y ¢, for whatever the evils are that ered our railway system an unprofitable and losing concern, they must be bye aol eradicated. It bas come to it that none but stock gamblers and their victims invest in the buildisg of railroads, and this bas been the case for years ; even at a time when our finances were ina comparatively flourishing condition prudent Peisons stood aloof from these ente prises he consequence was that numerous im provements, necessary to develop the resources of the land, remsined in the embryo, and that in Many a State industry and commerce retrograded. “We must place our railroad system upon a and must make it a self-sustaining ern, or else abandon the very idea of pr be prepared to see industry and commerce declining, the money market subject taut convulsions, and privatioas, poverty fering entailed upon th sex. ‘The Railroad Convention has take: practical view of the subject. It proposes a reduction of the building and working expenses by improvemer of a technical nature. This ix one step towards the achievement of the necessary sl ah but there is another to be taken, which if t at render all the efforts of the A The ruin whieh tireatens F less owing to the inefficiency of their tech. rrupt state of their financial d ie fatter that stands most sad in association. Under our p tice we begin with frand ub- estimates of the cost of construction aud stock, whieh soon places the original, boas fide sabmcribersin the position of b —botrowers at ruinous rates of interests the credit of the enterprise dwindles dow bearing hune sale, at Lom less i dellarson the face are otfered for id abroad, for $9), S00, S6U, und On these bonds 7 per cent. interests have to tid. OF ou the money reaily received from 7 to ut rue road completed, its cost exceeds doubly, trebly, the sum set forth in the estimates. Tie eds not satticing to make up interests on ads, the stockholders contract further debts to these interests, and to prevent the road from siling into the hands of the sheriff. Meanwhil all sorts of devices are resorted to, to give a tle- titi sine to the stocks, which accomplished, they are thoown into the market. So the read coatinues to Torin the stock in trade of @ party ef tublers uutil its credit is wholly exhaust- ‘The worst features of thix system are, that e ntined to the gamb- bse manage and control Whose success the welfare of the ds; that they manage it less with a Ving its business, than theirowa sme of haga d; and in erlopers, as they aie between the bona fide subscribers and fs of bouds, they caie not a suaw for the interests of the latter. These evils miylt be ob viated, to a considerable extent, by # fair and inal costs of the enter- prise, which would prevent exaggerated expecta- tions of the prospective profits; approximate the market value of the stock to the real value of the propeity it represents, render bonds superfinous and secure (he stockholder against depreciation of is paper. None would invest their money exerpt such as would be contented with moderate dividends, such as the entirprise night lastingly yield” chances in Tue Moxtcomery County (MaAryLanp) AcricuntegsL Fair.—This affair. now annual- ipated with high hopes and great pleas- matters within fifty miles of Washington, is to come off on the 1th and 11th insts. The jety, whose previous arrangements were surpassed by those of hardly a single eounty sociely in the United States, have been busily engaged for months past in improving their grounds, enlarging their accommodations ee ee ee ae 2m ARB. and making various arrangements to secure a far more extensive display of agricultural im- pletments, stock, &c., &c., than ever before ; which will attpact a far largercompany than heretofore. << — Their gt eit own property—con- sists of six acres, covered by a beautiful grove, and surrounded by a close fence eight feethigh. From any. part of the grove the vis- itor has a full view of the whole enclosure, so carefully has the under growth been eradicated. Ample accommodations have been made for stock of all kind; particular attention having been paid to providing stabling for fine horses from a distance. ‘The driving circle has beén enlarged to three-eighths of a mile, and put in fine order for the development of the powersof saddle and harness horses. The peculiar un- dulating character of the ground renders it one of the most beautiful spots in the country for an exhibition of the kind. Ample arrangements have been made to se- cure a superabundance of everything that boun- tiful county can supply in the way of good eat- ing; a matter of prime interest and importance. Music, of course, will lend its charm for the oceasion. They expect some of the fastest trotting stal- lions, geldings and mares, and in this branch of their preparation will excel all their previous efforts, as famous as they have heretofore been. Tae Letter.—Our exchanges, except those of Republican party sympathies, continue to come to us replete with culogies upon the Pres- ident’s recent letter to the Connecticut clergy- men. The Richmond Soxth, among others, hails it as most satisfactory to the people of the slaveholding States. The Journal of Com- meree, by the by, places itself in a position to come infor a share of the rebuke which the National Intelligencer not long since took cecasion to administer to the Union, for what we regard as that journal’s well delivered stric- tures on the impertinence and fully of the rev- erend intermeddiers, in assuming to instruct the President as to his proper line of duty concern- ing Kansas affairs—saying : “Tie Corresronpence.—Professor Silliman should stick to his laboratory. Not that because a man is a scholar or aspecial devotee of science, he should therefore be deemed incompetent to judge, but because it is very manifest that he is not the man to be Mentor lo the President of the United States. ‘* But the Professor is only one of quite a large class of men, who mistake their own abilities In this regard. It is very true that we are under a Coustitution whose first principle is self-govern- ment, and this truth 1 men into all sorts of biunders. First, and res they biunder into the idea that because a repu Lic is constituted on a principle of self-voverument, therefore every man in it is capable of governing himself. Sec- ondly, they blunder in supposi that because men have rights, under the Constitution, of self- crest, those rights imply and include the ndividual right of making law, every man for bimself, aud interpreting [aw, every conscience by its own standard ~ Me. Buchanan bas given such men a very sound and sounding rebuke. His reply to the New Haven letter is uni peachably strong, and it bas sharp points that sting a littie. Itisto be hoped the New Haven politico-religionists wili have learned by this a lesson to confine their pa- erilities in politics to their immediate pupils, who may be induced to believe them, and’ not again attempt to teach men of experience ‘+ Can it be possible that Professor Si!!i his friends had for one moment seriously ered what they wrote about, before sending their letter to Mr. Buchanan? Had they asked them- selves what would be the result of intreducing their principles into the State of Connecticut, or into Yule College?” Accment to tHe U. 8S. Revesve Currer Taxey.—We find in a late number of the Charleston (S. C.) Courter the following de- scription of a dangerous scene that not long since occurred on the vessel named abvve; at sea, of course : AccipeNT to Tux Curter Taney.—Lt. Jones, of the cutter Taney, gives the following account of an accident to that vessel : U.S. Revenve Currer Taney, 2 Off Tybee Istand, Aug. 31, 1657. § Sir: Enclosed 1 send you a statement of the effects of a stroke of lightning upon the U.S. Revenne Cutter Taney. On Sunday morning, got under way from the Cockspur to proceed to sea, under orders fram the Hou Secretary of the Treasury. We were com- pelied to anchor, owing to a head wind fiom the eastward, and flocd tide inside the bar; inthe evening, much sea making, hove up our’ aud ran up and anchored between St. Michael's buoy and Capt. Milliken’s light boat. ‘Through the forepart of the night frequent squalls of wind and rain from the east, and incessant vivid light- ning and thunder. After midnight. and on the morning of the 3st, about 4.3u, the U.S. Cutter Taney was struck by lightning. on the } her foretop-yallant-mast, shivering it to it also shivering the foretop-mast, top-ail-yard, head of the foremast, fore- > Tipping the bolts out, continuing down t. ¢ forcmnast, taking a piece f the mast out, twenty-two measured feet, shiv- ering @ large partof t ast, rendering the watch on deck for some minutes inseusible: “4 down the mast into the hold. The cook—being in the caboose, or galley, below, at the time—was thrown violently against the side of the vessel, and was for some time rendered insensible. The decks were literally spread with the frazments of the mast Jt is remarkable that the vessel was not set on fire, as the cutter appeared to be in one sheet of flame from the fluid. & UreNing or THE Lap Orricr at Browns- VILLE, Nzseasxa Tenritony.—The Commis- siuner of the General Land Office reeeived on the 7th instant the copy of a public notive to the pre-emptors in the Nemaha land district, Ne- braska Territory, issued by the register and re- ceiver at Brownsville, in said district, contain- ing udvice of the opening of the office on the Ist of September for the purpose of receiving pre- emplion declarations. The following township plats have been re- ecived by said land officers, and persons resi- e°ng upon the lands therein described are called upon to prove up their claims ‘ as soon as they please :”’ Townships 1 to 4 inclusive, of range 10. 1to6 st of ranges 1 and 12. “ 5 and 6 of range 13. ss » 2, 3, and 6, of ran; 15 and 16. Other plats are shortly expected, and upon their receipt further notice will be given. Tue Grant or Lanps to FLoripa axp ALA- 5AM A.—The Commissioner of the General Land Office has determined the principle on which the adjustment of the grant of land by Congress to the States of Alabama and Florida by the act of May 15, 1856, is to be made, which is the basis established by the grant of lands to the States of Alabama and Mississippi. This de- cision, though it treats the grant as a severalty to Alabama and Florida, recognises the railroad asa continuous road, it being so ordered by the terms of the act, though running through both Stetes, and decides that, as the purpose of the grant is to give lands within prescribed limits, these lands should be co-extensive with the line o- route, taking care to certify to each Stats only such lands as may fall within its geo- graphical and the prescribed limits. Nava Counts or Inquiny.—To-day, befoia Court No. 1, the case of Lt. Gray being still ur- der consideration, Capt. Van Brunt, Dr. Dil- Jard, (U.S. N.) Passed Assistant Surgeon En- gles and Lt. J. M. Wainwright were examined on the Government's behalf Before Court No. 2, the case of Lt. Abbott | was concluded to-day, and before the Star wert t» press that of Lt. G. G. Williamson, (far- loughed,) was taken up, but no progress had so far been made in it. Messrs. Blount and Phil- lips are Lt. W.’s counsel; Mr. B. attending to the ease. Before Court No. 3, the case of Commander Lockwood being still under consideration, Com- modore Mayo and Commander Alden were ex- amined on the Government's bebalf, and ex. Surgeon Minor and Commodore Aulick on bebalf of the defence. Hoy ro Recoxci.e Dirrerrxe Jupretat De- cistons.—A gentleman from Maine, now in Washington, being asked how he could recon- cile the decision of the Supreme Court of the chor | United States, in the Dred Scott case, with the late decision of the Supreme Court of Maine, on the right of negroes to citizenship? replied: Why, very easily—the Supreme Court of the a ay, sist gm good as a Democrat ; it the Su- preme ¢ rt of Maine decid that his sable-ity ig.at loast as geod aga Republican I Tan Seasom—A week of such temperature as wasexperienced in Washington yesterday— that ofa real (though delightful) fall day—will bring home all our summer jauntersstill absent, as well as all others. So our business season will speedily set in—earlier than ysual in this latitude, from present appearances. Lictt-Hovsr Kerrers Arrorsten.—Thé Secretary of the Treasury has appointed Wm. Reed keeper of the beacon-light on the Battery at Charleston, 5. C.—salary $250 per annum. Also, Jno. J. Wilson assistant keeper of Pleas- anton Island light-house, La., vice D. B. Jones, resigned—salary $360 per annum. Recrivep.—The General Land Office have received the maps of the final location of the proposed Wisconsin railroad from Madison to the St. Croix river. AppointeD.—The President has appointed Peter V. Hagner, Esq., of Philadelphia, an Appraiser-at-Large for that port, vice H. (0. Laughlin resigned. Tar WeatHer.—The following report of the weather for this morning is made from the Morse Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution. The time of observation is about 7 o’clock a. m.: SEPTEMBER 7, 1857. New York, N.Y Philadelphia, Pa. Baltimore, Md. -clear, cold. Washington, D. C -cold, foggy. Richmond, Va lear, cool. Peteisbarg, Va -clear, cold, Raleigh, N fC -clear, cool. Wilmington, N. C Jear, cool Columbia, 8. C. sclear, cool. Charleston, 8. © Augusta, Gi Savannah, -cool, pleasant. Macon, Ga. -+-cloudy, cool Columbus, clear, pleasant. Montgomery, Al: clear, Lot. Lower Peach Tree, Ala...clear. Mobile, Ala ...... clear. Gainesville, Miss. clear, pleasant. New Orleans, La. clear, pleasant. From tus West. nj The following re have been furnished the National Taegieph line: 7 Frederick, Md.. «clear, cool. Cumberland, Md . +--clear, cool. Hagerstown, Md . «clear, cool. Harper’s Ferry clear, cool. Winchester. «clear, cool. Wheeling, Va. clear, pleasant. Martinsburg .. clear, cool. At Washington, essere: Eel ! eter was 0.461, thermometer 57°. 8 morning, at 7 o’clock, the barometer was 30.$10, thermome- ter So. The Cot and Loss of Life on the Camden and Atlantic Railroad. We announced yesterday that on Saturday even- ing a collision took place on the Camden and At- lantic railroad, twelve miles from Philadelphia, attended by the loss of three lives, and the injury, more or less, of between fifteen and twenty per- sons. The following additional particulars we find in the Philadelphia papers of yesterday : It appears that the express or excursion train, which left Camden at half-past four in the after- noon, proceeded at its usual speed until it reached about Nail eay: and below White Horse Station, twelve miles from Philadelp when the pas- sengers were startled by the signal of down brakes,” and the sudden and terrific crash caused by the collision of this train with a wood train coming up from some point between Atlantic City and that station. The locomotives of the two trains were completely demolished ; the baggaze car and tender of the express train were broken up and driven two-thirds through the first pas- sengerecar. The wood cars of the up train were piled upon another, distributing the wood and portions of the wreck in every direction. The accident occurred at a slight curve in the road, and the engineers, when they saw each other, al- tempted to reverse their engines, but too late. Nearly all the victims were officers of the road, and among the passengers were many well-known Philadelp jans. The killed were Mr. Donnelly, conductor of the express train; Mr. Wm A. Siner, brass foun- der, residing near Fifth and Brown streets, in this city, and a fireman of the express Gain. Mr. Donnelly lingered about thirty minutes before he expired. He was feightfully injured, yet re- mvtined scious tothe last.” He was aftended by an al man who chanced to be upon the train, iso by Mr. Brodhead, the president of the road ; but the only syllables uttered by the expiring man were the words, “Who jis to blame? Mr. Donnelly was 26 years of aye, and had faithfully performed the duties of his posi- tion for eet years. He was accompanied by his wife and child at the time of the casualty. Mr. Siner was also fatally injared. At first it was supposed his injuries were not of a seri character. Je was brought to Camden and placed wpa the ferry boat, but died before he reached ress train was instantly street wharf. he fireman of the ex, killed. He was dreadfully bruised about the body, and the flesh was entirely stripped from the bones of his left leg. When bis body was taken from the track and placed upon a board it pre- sented 2 most shocking spectacle. Mr. Win. 8 Smith, formerly a member of se- lect council, Mr. W. H. Bailey, of Philadelphia; Mr.&. Lowe, of Washington; Mr. E. B. Wolf, of Philadelphia; Mr. Jaimex German, Mr. Massey, Mr. Maywood, and a lad, pame unknown, of Philadelphia, were tritlingly injured. Among those who escaped were Chas. Ingersoll, Esq:, J. M. Scott, Esq., and John Ch yton, e. John Brodhead, Esq., president ‘of the road, was i mony the passengers, and escaped very nar- from sharing the fate of the sufferers: The rain numbered among its passengers all the em- ployees of the road, who had made up an excur- sion party amony themselves. The entire pas- eece ts including these, was about a hundred and fifty. The tain consisted ofa locomotive, tender,bag- gage car, and three passenger cars. The passen- gers in the middle car Liudly experienced the shock, while those in the rear car were thrown into the utmost confusion, and the seats broken up. Some of the passengers in this car were seriously wounded. - Wood train coming up bad a passenger car attached to the rear. contain- ing about fifteen persons. These searcely felt the shock of the coilision. The engineer was the only one on the train who was hurt. The Ledger announces the arrest of R. R- ‘Tattle, the conductor of the fre George T. Brooks, the fireman Jury is to give the whole matter athorongh inves- tigation. An eye witness of the collision writes to the Ledger: ‘The first person we saw was the tireman. whose bedy lay among the bushes, with the head almost severed, by a long and deep gash his shoulders. The engineer of the dowu seeing that a collision was inevitable, gave an alarm and jumped clear of the falling mass around him, but the flreman was caught amid thent, and no doubt was struck sti 4 piece of iron from the locomotive, and thus killed instantly. Donnelly, the couductor of the express train, was most terribly mangled; his legs, below bis knees, were actually torn and mashed into rib- Dons of flesh and muscles. He bore his agony with great fortitude, and seemed more anxious to know “who was blamed??? A scene occurred here that brought teais to every eve. The poor fellow had his wife and children on the train for a trip to the ocean. The poor woman was in the third car with her children, and, as she came near the spot where her husband lay bleeding and dying unkuown to her, she suddenly recognized im, threw her arms around his body, and fran- tically entreated “ My dear William” to speak to her “Dr. Pitney, of Absecoin, whose activity and kindness to the sutterers entitle him to the warm- est praise, dressed his wounds, and used all pos- sible skill in his efforts to save Lim, but in vain, as he died before we reached Camden The down way-train, coming about an hour behiad us, took all of us on board—the dead, wounded and unbarmed—and after several tedi- ous delays, prudently made to avoid meeting the excuision to start down at 7 o'clock, wi reached mden about half pust 5 o'clock After we pot aboard the ferry boat the injured were carefully carried in, among them Mr. Siner, who, immediately after the accident, seemed by no means seriously injured. When we were about to start in retara Mr. Henry Rood and our infor- mant assisted him on the train, and he walked without much difficulty, but seemed to ie weaker very rapidly. Tle was still partial ly sen- sible when carried by some of his friends on the boat, but before we Ieft the wharf a still deeper shade of gloom was thrown over all as it passed from man to man that he had just died among us. His family are occupying a cottage at Atlantic City, and he was hoping soon to jointhem. Mr, Siner was a fine, athletic looking man. The persons who were most serious! were all in the front car, and fortunate) ladies excaped. The decided opinion of all at the wreck was, that it was entirely the fault of the conducto. and engineer of the up-train or wood train ; indeed, no one there or at Haddontield seemed to think otherwise. ‘There is no doubt the up-t ain wax behind time, according to the road time table, at rain, injured ly all the BSL RR. Sever ebeor ae least twenty minutes, and according to rule should wai of doi xpress train was known atarapid rate. t Of the ex just as a cut before the down: ‘Thetond of the up- t di immedi afterthe collision, here Was isposition ameng the more violent 5 <= papers numerous accounts of the atrocities Bangalore say: We have had an awful time of it. [ can assure kept from alarm and danger. No words can ex- eos the feeling of horror which pervades tragedy, ch are too sickening to repeat. The cruelties committed by the wretches ex- most of them girls of from ten to fourteen—man delicately nurtured ladies—violated thein, ai the insurrection for a whole week. Attheend of that time they made them strip themselves, and n broad daylight in the streets of Delhi. They then commenced the work of torturing tbem to and leaving them todie. One iady was three days dying. They flayed the face of another lady Poor Mrs. ——, the wife of an ofticer of the —— regiment, at Meerut, was soon expecting her eon- and, taking the unborn child, cast it and her in! the flames. No European man, woman, or child not believe that the world ever witnessed more hellish torments than have been inflicted on our ve rivaled the atrocities of Delhi. I really cannot tell you the fearful cruelties these demons toes of little chiidren, joint by joint. in sight of their parents, who were reserved for similar treat- have ae it below ; but be colbing dow The engi if came on them to lynch him. «, perpetrated on Europeans in India. A letter from you, though we ourselves have been mercifully in India, Secied So many private accounts ceed all belief “They took forty-eight females, kept them for the base purposes of the heids of ve them up tothe lowest of the people, to abuse death, cutting off their breasts, fingers and noses, and made her walk naked through the street. finement They violated ber, then ripped her np, has had the slightest mercy shown them. I do ea fellow-country-women. At Allahabad they have been guilty of—cutting otf the fingers and ment afterwards i[>* The Panama correspondent of the New Or- nx Picayune speaks of the death of Prof. Fran- san accident. He says: ‘Your readers may remember that last fall the State of lowa despatched Professors Moore and. Francis to Kenador to make certain scientific ex- Plo:ations. These gentlemen had been in the country several months, and were making their way to the Amazon, intending to return home by Brazil. They had stopped a few days at an In- dian settlement on the ie of the Na Duriag their stay, Professor Moore accidentally shot bis friend and companion, while cleaning his gun— the charge of buckshot lodging iu the neck and breast of Professor Francis, and causing his death ina few days.” A Cave in THE CantRaL Panx.—Some of the workmen sey ooh in cutting down the under- brush in the Central Park, have discovered near the lower end of the reservoir, acave, the entrance ot which is described to be only large enough to admit one person at a time, and expanding under a large rock until it forms a room with a level floor, rently laid by human hands and cov- ered with moss. Some of the policemen made a reliminary exploration on Saturday, but thus ar have only discovered a disagreeable odor—the skin of a large snake « a vicious billy-goat. The examination is to be resumed.—New York Mirror A CARD.—My hustand, Charles W. May, having advertised that our “partnership is issolved,”’ and forewarns ail persons from trusting me on his account, self-respect compels me to sax, that | was able to maintain myself before my mer riage with him, and that fam still able and willing ta do so; that my credit is good; and that I fear that he will neither have crgait nor a bed unless hechan- his habits. oC __ MARIA MAY. —NOTICE.—The members of the Western Hose Company, No. 1, are hereby notified to fend an adjourned meeting of the Company.on IS (Tuesday) EVENING, at 73s o'clock P ery member is expected to be present, as business of great importance will be brought before them for their consideration, and all members having uni- forms wil| please ear atthe mecting with the same, and all the uniforms or parcels of uniforms th t. By order: sey can gets BY order “Ww. RIGGLES, Pres. _FRANK N. HOLTZMAN, Acting Sec. It_ PRESIDENT’S MOUNTED GUARD. ATTENTION.—You are hereby notified to attend a meeting of the Corps at your Armory on THURSDAY, foth inst., at Wo'cldck. By orderol apt. Peck. waet-3t ry __F. A. LUTZ, Seo. > VOCAL MUSIC.—A meeting will be held in I 3 tne Lecture Room of the Sixth Presbyterma Church. Isiand. on TUESDAY EVENING next, At 732 o'clock. for the purpose of for a class i Voeal Musie, under the direction of Mr. F. Almecting will also be held on THURSDA® EVENING next, at tic seme hour, in the Lecture Room of the First Baptist Church, (Dr. Hill’s,) 10th street, near E, having the same olject in view. _ Be 7-40" ee ee THE REV. WM. PINKN bobar apical 4 { accepted the call of the Vestry ofthe Chure! of the Ascension, wii] enter upon the duties of his if . October 11th. rectorship on SUNDA desiring Pew: the Church w |I please P y RT, Register, Rooin No. app! -HURLBU Pest Wing it Office.’ se 5-00tf ‘The publieare cautioned against y hote or notes purporting to be by the undersigned,as such notes being unauthorized, will not be paid by me. Hea MUMARY UARNER. ice AMENT AND FANCY BALL. | The secant Gavan Fancy Ball of th yon, Will take ace at e Fauqier ute: Sulphur Springs, on WEDNESDAY and THURS. AY, the 9th and 10th inst. eee ay ‘INGRAM & BAKER, se4-dtin _ __ Proprietor | HEREBY CERTIFY, that my wife, 4 Mary Anu Sprague, without just cause, has toft my bed and board. “T hereby caution all persons agains’ harboring or trasting heron my account, as Rebel pay no debts of her contracti:g, after this late. se 2-1w* WILLIAM J. SPRAGUE. ICE CREAM AND WATER ICES, of rhe * nest quality, delivered ip —. § it er m8 PHILADELPHIA TICE, CREAM DE ner 12th and F streets. TURTLE htered by Davi he served up at Bonter’s, Dubant’s, Simpson's estaurants, and also at the Independent, Vernon Hall, and at the Kirkwood House, on Thursday noxt. itt NCH DRAWING BOOKS Of Flowers. Of Landscape Drawing. Of Animals. " Of the Human Figure. Price Sixty-two tk ench, pa gorted from Paris, Pv Lp ANCK TAYLOR. SEvecT SCHOOL FOR BOYS. GEO. W. DORRANCE. formerly one of the Principais of the Central Academy, has opened a Select Schools for Boys, ou C etreet, between 6th and 432. No. Sl. Number |. ed to twenty-five. For terms inquire at the School Room. se 8-e0!m Hre™ E MADE CARRIAGES. We bave now on hind, of our own manufacture. a fine Asso SP CNR F® runent of LG E of latest and most approved es. warranted, in point of work: eshiprad material, to be equal toany made in the nited States. We Trepectfully solicit a call trom eitizons and strangers to examine our work. as we mre determined to let none surpass us, either in quality 0! work or in low prices. Wealso do every kind of R alk NG in a workman-like nunner and at reasonable prices. fieaee GARDNER & PLACE. 453 12h street, south side of Pa. ave. se 8-3w* G ACARD. ERUBB & LOSANO have th nounge to their friends and the a front from the ims they have just received fresh im and benutiful assortment of CeO THs CASSIMER BS: VESTINGSdor al! varieties,andGENTS’ FURNISHINGS allofthe iatest ani most approved styles, which wil! be disposed of at prices that cannot {ail to ease. Puallorders intrusted tous Promptly and faithfully ee GRUBB & T.O8ANO, Merchant Tailor: 8-Im 493 8th street, near Penn a) iKAP MUSICAL INSTRUCTIO C SMALL, CLASSES OR TO SING PUPILS.— The undersigned wishes to quaint the public that he is ready to receiv genus at Miss Harrover’s Georgetown Female eminary. 4 Willing to serve the public upon accommodating terms, as heretofore, he promises that nothing shal! be left undone, on bin part, to make his pupils thoroughly gronnded in the rudiments that noimped- iment may prevent them from becoming scientific pavers. The Pestalozzian and Logierean systems will be preferred, they beimg the most approved in the world having been introduced into Germany, leasure to an- Fngland, nee, Spain and other parts ofthe globe, for Rudime: i,and Piano Instruction, A PRIVATE SOIREE will occasionally be given by the Classes, so that they may not feel reluctant to play when solicited. For further particulars inquire at the Music Store of Mr, Metzerott, JOHN E, SCHEEL, se 8—St* Professor of Music. NEW FALL AND WINTER GOODS FOR GENTLEMEN, ALSO, SOMETHING FOR THE LADIES. Pes R, Mexcnant Taitor, No. ready to exhibit w Fail ‘Winter Goods. Gentlemen will please cal! early and select choice styles, ‘nthe inaking up and the trimming of al! work sold as say store. I guaranty a superior atyle and ample satisinction to the purchaser. The advertisers having. th agenoy for the sale of Wheeler & Wilsou’s inimitable Family Sewing acalpeas wpnin commdently secretes Laem oe e to nll othera engages Indies? and children’s Clothing, and in Shirt-mak as beyond ail controve: existence. Full instruct competency is guarantied, oEaties want of a really gcod Sewing Machine, ido 0 pre and see for I to callat my sl ada8 ety) eosin wren a3 mee ee en ’ ‘ pF S : CISC «pes For tne Bexerit of THE Tuinteextn Steeet = “ Barrist Currce , The WASHINGLON "ORPH! AR. 'ETTE respectfully announce to the éitigens of Twortfherr Select Eutertaoments st the above wo of their Seis Ete! nam ‘on A Pog ra hes been selected for the oc- onion Mast H. NM. races poner os tie ‘admission2$ Cents. Doors open at 7 o'elk; to commence at 8, precisely. The & on this occasion has been kinTly OOK OUT FOR THE COLUMBIA BOYS. 4 es The Columbia Club trke great pleasure in announce ing to their frie: aml the public im generni, that they will give their Frast Grawp Cotit- Lox Party at Columbin Wall, Capitol Hill,on, MONDAY, Sept. lath, 1857. 4 Tickets FIFTY CEN TS—admitting a Gentle man and Ladies—to be had at the door, or any mer ber of the Club. Exputa’s Celabrated String Band has been en- gaged for the occasion. Committee of Arrangements. Shartorne Mee err T. Raton rhe ryt. on, Adviokus Erb. “E. Barry. ner QP? FELLA iW’ HALL. FUN, JOLLITY, MUSIC AND DANCING. THE =e ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS under the personal supervision of Mr. Jno. WELL». EVERY EVENING THIS WEEK. Ning First-Ciass Antists, Ina variety of Musical and Comic jormances. CHANGE OF PROGRAMME EVERY NIGHT Admission Twenty-five Cents. Doors open at 7, commencing at 8, and conc! Company respec'fully announce to their # higeie ceatas Talis sacealae Bet urs. or part advertisement. eee are ee ata COMMITTED. wil Hal!, on THURSDAY EVENING, Octo- r ist. the performaace at 10 o’ciock. sc T-iw FOTICE.—The members of the Western Hose will give the Stxra Geaxd Batt on TH URSDA Y, Sept. i7th, 1857. "(HE SECOND ANNUAL BALL OF THI excane Civs will beaver at island Particuiars ina future advertisement. a EXCURSIONS, &c. Frm GRAND ANNUAL EXCURSION OF THE Boone Rifle Corps, THR WHITE HOUSE PAVILION, Ju On THURSDAY, Sept. 10th, i257. The Boose Riruzmrs. baving chartered the S: to ite Hout Baviiton on “THURSDA ¥, 10th tember, 5 nh faithfully promise to do all ip their power to oustnibate to the pleasures of the and pong - a solicit te patronage of their friends the jenera'ir. The Bear wiil leave her wharf (foot of 9th etree’) 8t 63s o'clock a. m., aud again at 2 o’clock im the a ternoon; Navy Yard wharf at 9 0’clock a.m.and 2 o’clock p.m.; touching at Alexandria on both tripe. The first return boat will leave the Pavilion at o'clock p. m., landing passengers at Alexaudria, Ne vy Yard, and City wharves. The last boat’ will start at 19 o'clock. Erebus © - Evespervs Coes: —_ goed rym en God such arrangement ve mn ve by them as will secure ‘muste for both trips and at the vilion. The Refreshment department will be im the hands of Mr. po ty 60 deservedly popular with all v iving. “Price of Tickets. PIPTY CENTS each. Committee of Arrangements. Liew Capt. M. E. Bright, Lieut. H. N. Ober, Lieut. Sanderson, ange, . Suit. Sergt. T. Robinson, rat. W. OP? i, Corp. T. W. Cook, Bernard Bryan. James Forrester, se 5 at WANTS. WANTED- By respectabie WOMAN. a situ- ation to do Chamberwork. Good references given. Apply at this office at 11 o'clock to-more: morning. n eee Ee ee ee ee J ANTED.—A GIRL to do the Hoasework of sma} ily. Apply at 312 Virgima aven between 6th and 7th streets. It PV ANTED—A good COOK.—Must be in every way competent, and well recommended per’ to the Simpson House, coruer 10th street and Penn. avenue. oe se8-st ANTED.—A COLORED WOMAN to ¢o the Cooking, Washing, and Ironing of a family f th is. Reference required. Inquire at No. S9'b street, between 8th and lth streets. se8-St* was EDA WOMAN odo all the kes fa of three rsons. e@ firs! houre on Ft treet. east of ad. aad se 7-3t ANTE. —A_YOUNG MAN as Salesman in = Dry Goods Store. One who can bring guel recom tons. and acquainted with the business can hear of a ‘ssiuation by addressing ‘Star Ofhiee. se7-3t” pe re JANTED.—Six or eight PLAIN SEWER WwW work on hoop skirts. Gurls from 12 to 15 of age will answer Apply immediately at Washing'on Sewing Rooms, on %h street. se JAN'TED.—FURNISHED A NTS. V A Parior and two Chambers, ted hetween 1th and 2th streets west, with faeilities for haven meals furnished in the rooms to ® smail farnily. A: dress No. 382 G street. se 7-3 O MECHANICS,-1 two first cass SHEET-IRON WORKMEN, whoare well soquainted with the stove business. ‘lo such I will give good wages. Please apply at C. WOOD WARD'S Metroroliten Stove and Grate Factors, No. 38 and 322 Penn. avenue, between itth and lti streets. Cc. WOODWARD. Be7- St meee me WaANTED.—A WOMAN, eho can come we recommended, to Cock, V small family. Apply at 3% Ma from foth street. RESPECTARL like a situati e West. either as Child’s Nurse or Waiting Wome Wages not so much an olject a8 a comfortable he 5 Satisfactory references will be given. Address ™ Margaret.” oxre of Mra. Killigan, 497 H street, bet ween 8th and 9th. se 7 St WAXTED—A COLORED WOMAN as Cook Washer, and Ironer, at 428 H street, corner of lith, 86 * V Vish to empl N AN wont going to reside in the A family —A thorough, good Ca) ANTED TO BIR ORED WOMAN. One that bar heer to the house, and trained asarelinble hous id, None need apply who cannot bring the best of ehar- acter. Apply to Mr. CROUCH, between lz and t o'clock. at the Academy of Musie, corner street and Penn. avenue. Ws NTED—Ia the family of a gentieman res two miles from the city. a mal oy! ceo Duty ned chauliates Sh ak a ceed ements esty. cleanliness wi ie Texuiar wages. Apply toJ-P.CKUTCHET ner of 6th and D street iv LOST AND FOUND. OST.—The fader ofa CARPET BA‘ upon the side waik, near the depot, on evening last, containing * Satehel, and articles |< Clothing, shall be most liberally rewarded b < vi notice to E. HALL, F: Grocer, fopposite Mi ket Sqnare where it may be found. Be fet &2 ) RI RD.—Stayed away. on Thurs- = REWA y 20 day, the %th August, a red, BUFFALO COW. Is isme in the ieft ~ leg. ‘The above reward will be given if “orought to me at my residence at Buz- sl zard’s Point. se 7-St* $10 REWARD. raved away « Sth of August. one large OW, nearly all white, except face and neck i a — aoe horn ; — hora’ red twice ; also, beth ears marked. P. THYSON, No, 386 7th street Sunday §: RE Strayed or stolen from my prev: ) ives, on the i5th of August,a medium sized COW , color red and white, breast whit ith a white streak down ber, back, and three of her lezs white; hasa gumiet in one Of her ears, one eareut imthree places. ‘The finder will receive the above reward by retour: ing herto W. 8. NICHO!.LS,Georgetown Height «. se3 tt S5 REWARD.—Ranaway from the $200 cer April, about 27 years of dark mulatto—has Whiskers round lus face, medium size look. He may hire himself in the Di where relatives, or make his way to some free State. ax he left without any provocation. I will give “ Hundred Dollars, if taken out of the State —$100 uf taken in the District, or any et et of Mary land, and La f we in pais counts. o either case lie Beou tI get him. . . t mothe STLLIAM J. BERRY BOARDING. PAO OR TARE GE? TEN ean obtain ROOM and BOARD © E. THOMP- . 3d and D streets south, Capitcl Hill. TLE t Mrs. YOR SALE.—One upright SHOW CASF.—Ap- I en at No, 23 D street, between 15th and SAN LIN & © their store crowd 1A NOS.—Six ver sale or rent very 7 _se APER, P aud Toy. se7 i NEW FALL GOODS. ry full and beautiful stock oods. men wishing to have the - i tt call gd ear! tterns wr iy. The new “in wy ‘are received and 1 am ful’ ready for the fall tage. . « H, YOUNG, Merchant . ee 7-2W an Browns’ Hotel Peun. avenue, 0d seo nnd Ps . ano arere . wee OO OHN F. ELLIS NK, PENS, KNIVES, SCISSORS, McLAUGHLIN’S, _