The New York Herald Newspaper, August 26, 1853, Page 2

‘VOR EW HAVEN RAILROAD ACCIDENT. ne ae ‘Wolal of Chacles H. Coussteck, the Conductor, charged whh Manslaughter. Brave oF Connsoricur ve. Caanies H. Comstoun. Before the County Court now in session in Danba- ay, neta Ot, Hon. Edward Taylor, "Phe defendant was the condnetor of the ill-fated twain which ran off the drawbridge at Norwalk, on the New Haven road, in May last, Immediately titer the rendition of the verdict of the coroner's Jary, which assembled ‘for the purpose of enquiring Into the canve of the death of those who were killed Wy that accident, the defendant, together with the engineer of the train, Edward W. Tueker, were ar vested and held to bail for their appearance at the present term of the Court, in the snm of $5,000 each, to answer to the charge of manslaughter. Tucker is wnable, ae his physician certifies, to attend court at ‘this time. ‘There are three counts in the indictment ageinst Semstock, cach of them substantially alike, bat all ~¢ him with manslaughter,in having, by his earcleexness and negligence in condocting that train, eaused the death of Dr. Archibald Welch, of Hart- ford, who was a passenger in the train and was kill- ed by the accident. Comsteck is ably defended by ‘Bie counse], Hon. Charles Hanley, of Stamford, and Hon. f. K. Foster, of New Haven. The prosécation te conducted by Orris 8. Terry, bag of Norwalk, and William F. Taylor, Baq., State's Attorney for Fair- field county. Whe case was commenced the 24th of August; and motwithstauding the time which haselapsed since ‘the oceurrence of the accident, the court house was @rowdad by citizens of this and the adjoining towns, ‘who were attracted here ty the interest felt to hear far themselves and judge of the causes which pro- duced so terrible a disaster. The defen¢ant having pleaded not guilty to the Indiciment, the jury, afier some little delay—some of fhem haying formed an opinion in the case—was « G@pannelied, and the prosecution proceeded to cali ‘Beir witneregs. The first witness sworn was— Hon. Thomas B. Batler—The measurements were made by Harvey Smith, Mr. Hyatt, who was chairman of the committee of the Legislature, and myself; we ‘Measured from the deep cut, below the Norwalk de- el we took the castern track; we commenced at first place where the si; is visivie, ata little distance above the cut, to allow for the elevation of the engineer upon the engine; from that point to the west abuiment of the bridge, is 3,236; from the start- ing point at the cnt, the bail is visible for 300 feet eeming east; it is then partially obscured Bad in- wervening tree, about 100 feet: ii was then plainly ia view for a distance of abort 300 feet; then obscured by another tree for about 100 feet; it is then visible fer a distance of 400 feet; {rom that point it is ob- secured by buildings until the road er the high- way this side of the depot, where it is visible about 50 feet: the highway is 909 feet from the @raw; it again becomes visible at the distance eof 564 feet; it ia vinible to the engineer sooner than the track; if the draw was open, the north end the draw would be seen sooner than if closed; I @ not knew what the grade from the depot to the Wridge is; I was not in Norwalk the day of the acei- dent until 56 P.M. Harvey Smith—Am at present superintendent ef the D. and N. Railroad; am a practical engineer; we commenced the measurement in the re: . ce of Mr. Smith with 6 to measurement is substantially like that @f Mr. Butier.) Have been engaged upon the Hart- ferd, Providence and Fishkill Railroaa. Q-—What are the duties of a conductor? Objected te, on the ground that the State must prove the du- ties on the New York and New Haven Railroad. he e Objection sustained and evidence excluded. ‘Cross-exsmi: The ball is visible af a distance ef 564 feet from the draw. Dr. Ase] M. Huxley—I was a on the team at the time of the accident; were foar or mger cars, a tender and locomotive; the ctor was Comstock; I did not discover that the speed of the train was less than a safe portions ‘of the road; wy opinion is that speed was not g@ackened; my attevtion was called to xt at the ti J was in the car; there were two and abo owe third of the passenger cars that went off ti 4 draw; it was my impression that the speed, at the ‘time of the accident, was about the same as upon ther f the road. although my att was not larly directed tothe subject. Croas- by Foster—I reside in Goshen, Litch- conte am not mech accustomed to mail- trav ing; this was the second time | this 3 am not familiar T had just paper to read, and my mind was not ‘a to the momentum of the train, ch 1d was Amie than that of the h | went to New York. ‘iUcexone—I was on the train, in the ear; I think that the speed of the train at of the accident was not slackened; the ear went into the draw and partly into the ; my attention was called to the speed when were the station; my first impression was that we stopped at Norwalk, but it-oceurred to me that we did not, and |then thought we were pro- eceding at a rapid rate; J saw Comstock shortly after we left Stamford, but how long before the aecidevt Lcannot tell; have been over that railroad several times; } do not know the ordinary speed of that trafn: we leave New York at A.M., and arrive at New | Haven at il A. suonld, thiak the train lerves ‘Phirry-second street at %) A. M.; the distance from Rew York to New Haven is over seventy miles, | Croee-examined by Mr. Foster —Dr. Ives was with | me; we had been to the medical festival tie previous | evening; there were six or eight, and poesibly ten, in | fhe smoxing car; | did not discover any slackeaing of the speed after we left Stanord until I heard the engineer whistle; had it not been for the fact that I <a we were £05, to stop at Norwalk, I should mot have noticed the speed. Direct resumed.—The whistle was followed imme- ately by going off the draw. Dr. Andrew Castle—I was on the train, in the fourth passenver car; | did not discover any slacken- img the speed before the calamity ocourred; before we stopped et Stamford, I called the attention of a Selow-pasecnger to the epeed, as 1 thought we wore going at unnsnal speed, but I did not observe i wterwarde; T reside in Woodbridge, Connecticut ‘ds occurred on the fth of last May. Crovs-examined by Mr. Foster.—I am not mach acenstomed to railroad travelling: h Eset i st i I 5 Hip have been over | ‘Gis road three or four times; I was not oceupied at | abe time of the accident. Dr. Gaylord (G. Bissel!.—I was 2 passenger on thie ‘erin, in the reer car; I did not observe any @acken- ing of the speed in approaching the draw; I consi- dered the ‘rain a# proceeding very fast, but my at- Sention was not called to it in passing Norwa'k; { did met observe any difference in the speed when ap- ing the bridge, and on other parts of the road. Cross-examined by Mr. Poster—-I reside in Bethichem, Connecticut ; have been over this woad half a dozen times; { did not hear @ whistle just before the accident; there may have been a varia- ion of ten miles an hour without observing it: f Bhould not consider myself competont to state the | uae at of yaa er a at which the train was at any time that day; I was in company with ome friends, but not at that time; 1 pnt A en- ed in reading a newspaper; the speed of the did not occupy my attention at the time of the Kdwin Bolies—I reside in Hartford; I was in the ast ear; J did not ceive any siteration in the speed of the train when approaching the draw; we | ‘were going at a rapid rate; I did not notice any | whistle; Tam frequently over this rood. Crose-examined by Poster—i was alone that day; war not occupied in’ readi: [think the train was ; wang full twenty-five milesan hour: it was going at | a rate; there were times on this trip when the speed of the train was different; [ cannot tell the where there was difference in tae speed of the 5 f did not make the speed of the train a sub- Ject of consideration before the accident: the speed ef the train was ite ordinary rate; | ed as we paseed th ic that we were ¢ station house at Norw geing rapidly. Josiah T. Peck—I reside at Jiristol: 1 was in the nee I did not notice any diminution in speed of this train before approaching the draw; 2s we approached the depot-my attention was called to the depot buildings, and | thought we were going véry fast; | heard the whistic imme before we went off he bridge: I could not percesve any slackening of the wpecd before we went off; 1 have been over that part of the road two or Shree times. Croas-examined. parsed by th than I ever passed there before + the peared to shoot by quicker than I had seen Petore; 1 conld not state whether the train was ty miles an | it my m the draw ot ore thata tra ould have gone four o € lundied feet from ti Sime of the whistle till we strack the water; i we into the water; did not receive injur tance was sitting on the seat with me. © orenso 1), Wheeler—1 reside in Norwalk; | was about three hundred feet from the drawbridge when the accident occurred; I saw the train when it pase. ed me and went off the draw; I thonght the train that day was faster than | ever saw it before: Fanid as it | ¥ tat t ht it was going torty miles an hour; cay wen este an abutment; piles fave driven into the river and stones laid on top; the @raw wes wide open; I heard the cara coming, aud BuSved the draw war open; | waa considerably ex- | | | | 0 | dangerous points, the engincer is expected to use his | ited, as 1 ears might rum off; 1 tell whether ive struck the epnosite ment or not; Re was vag set Se ber aa she jay , and not think she was over two feet from the abutment. Cross examined—I am engaged in manufactoring mineral knobs; my factory is about three hundred feet north or the draw; I knew the draw was open before I heard the cars: it had been open ten or fif- teen minntes; 7 did nothing till after the cars went.) off; was packing knobs when I first heard the : the cars were very near the abutment when J saw them; didnot notice the whistle; I could not see them until they got into the abutment; | should think it was one handred and fifty or twa hondred feet from the abutment to the draw; it may be more, orit may be less; the locomotive appeared to go ES pew agg 5 it was the prettiest sight ever saw; the abatment was {a lain sight; I id think the locomotive went ten tor more befere settled; I was level until the dri Nathan Roberts—| she had gone through the draw; twice very i and looking smoke Pipe between the now tower and pied by the draw tender; I spoke to eaid, “Good gracious! what will they do?” I drop- 1d my umbrella and basket on the wharf, and ran town the wharf; while running they west off, I thought the locomotive did not settle ‘any until the id driving wheels left the rail; | thought at the time the locomotive struck the water six or elght feet from the opposite abutment; I saw the locomotive afterwards in the water: it lay the width of the cow- catcher under the pier; the bumpers were close to the abutment; the piles the pier stands on were stone, of the bigness of the cowcatcher; I saw it ty- ing there in this way the same day; the train went off at high water; the water was about cleven feet deep; the signal ball was down. Crose-examined—Perhaps I was 20 feet from the boat ene) I first ben a cars; 1 wea earned: My object in running down was to pick up people, whe I thovght, might be pianged into the water; I kept my eye, while rnnuing, on the train until it went off; the draw had been open about ten minutes; the engine was raised three or four days after the ac- cident; the piles which support the abutment are eight or ten inches across, and there was no space between them more than a foot; the cowcatcher is about three feet long; it is made of iron bars about one and «half inches square; the eowcateler was not injured. t. P. 'T. Coe—T had started this from the upper deck, to go bridge, and bad get about half way down when I heard the esrs; I heard two , Short whistles, and looked up and saw the bridge open; the sigual ball wes down: | stopped as they came on to the bridge, and looked at the train; the locomotive strock the water full three quarters of the distanee across the draw; should think the draw is sixty feet wide; this was high water; the water is from ten to twelve feet deep at high water; I should think that, it is about ten feet from the track to the surfave of the water; I saw the locomotive at low tide the same day; it lay very near the abutment, but cannot say whether it lay ageinst it; the locomotive went very straight a short distance after it left the track; according to my best judyment, the speed of the train was full twenty-five miles. Cross examined—I was probably eight rods from the bridge when the train went off; | stood still till it went off; 1 saw the train as soon as I heard the whistle; it was cloee by the west abutment; it is about 150 feet from that abutment to the draw; I do not think that I saw any one jamp off the train; [ a previous to jown under the | did not divide my attention between the train and draw; I nest my eye on the engine. Geo. W. Whistler, Jr.—Reside in New York; am Vice President and Superintendent of the New York and New Heven Railroad; 1 was Superintendent of the read at the time of the accident; Comstosk furnished with the printed tions of the com; uy. [The following one was read by counsel for State : “All trains must run with care in approach- ing Norwatk Bridge. Trains going east from Nor- k station will move around the curve wits ex- ceeding care, and conductors of trains out of time are cantioned about crossing the pean will be held ible for the safety of trains.”)] The conductor bas the general management of the train; the other persons employed upon the train are subject to the conductor's orders; there was a signal cord which ran through the whole train and communicated with the bell on the e 3 the con- ductor can at any time, by means of t! cord, stop the train #0 as to give orders, if he desires to; engi- neers are bound to obey all reasonable instractions of the conductor; the company recegnise the con | duetor as in the authority of the train of which he is | conductor; the rade from the depot to the draw- peer is twen' ‘iget to the milé; the bridge is level. .Q.—-At what rate of speed con'd a train go- ing a distanee of 564 feet be i? A.—I can anewer that question better by finng the result of experiments made by me in January last upon a grade of twenty feet to the mile. The engine with which I experimented Me ae 44,500 pounds; we had three cars attached. In going twenty miles au hour we stopped in going 426 feet; the train to which the accident occurred had a baggage car, smoking car and five ger cars; in my opinion this train could have stopped had it been go- ing twenty miles an hour; in giving this opinion I take into consideration the state of the track. Have you not said that this train conld not have been stepped had it heen moving at a greater ra‘e than ten miles an hour ? Objected to upon the ground that the prosecution could not prove by their own witness statements made by him out of court. Objection sustained. The train could not have been stopped had it been going thirty miles an hour; the engineer's name was Edward ‘Tucker; the signal on the bri ‘was to be down when the draw was opened ; engineer mnst see the signal before he crosses the bridge or stop, and _it makes no difference whether it is fopgy or not; Tucker had run down the day before; he had been abeent during the year previous in California; the draw is sixty feet wide; the average rate of speed upon that train, deducting stoppages and slowing at bridges, was thirty miles an hour. Croce-examined—The engineer bas his instrue- tions as well as the conductor, and is furnished with a copy of the rules hy the company; it is his duty to keep a look out for the track and signals; his posi tion in the train is the best of any one for that p pose; and be is the only one who can see the sig- nals and obstructions; there is kept directly in front | | eS ‘the engineer @ printed motice to look out for draw ages; the conduetor has no power to give aig: | in running mpon the road and approaching | discretion; the conductor is not expected to know the management and power of the enzi he does not have the appointment of enginee them; what I mean by the conductor contro! of the train, is that in case of 2 co the condactor bas paramount power; the r has no power to direct the engineer in his engine; the conductor is to check the speed of it when it is too great; it is the duty of the condactor to see to the pasengers, start his train, take the fare, and see that the train stops at the right stations: he is notin a position to dee to the switches and obstructions; it is not his duty to look ovt for signals; he could not look after signals and discharge hie other duties. Q.—What do yoo un- — by the rule of the eoupany which has beeo read 7 Objected to by counsel for the State, and oly} tion sustained. Q.—Have you ever given » verbal explanation of this rule to the conductor ? Objected to by connse} for the State, and objec tion sustained. Q—Have you ever given him any special instrne- tions about crossing draw bridges when trains were ont of time? A.—l €. Q.—-Why have you given such instructions ? Objected to; but before arguing the objecti court adjourned until tomorrow moi United States Marshal's Office. ABREST OF COUNTERPEITER®—RECOVERY OF DIES AD BOGUS COIN. AvGvsr 25.- Officer McPherson, one of the Chiefs especial aids, and I Anglis arrested named William § ity United States Marshal De mn the 1#th instant, a German, oll, on a charge of being concerned in the manufacture of spurious United states coin. | On searching the prisoner, on bis person was found two dies of beautifol workmanship, for the striking of one dollar spurious gold pieces. Further infor- mation was then procnred, which led to the arrest of another German, calling hinmell Tiack Roscoe, who wa Stoll eqnal to lar pieces were made hy made in Wil- ets made in the prevent suspicion. The lie sinker, and the reverse roceries, No. 29 t the reverse die sinker. ne street, ¢ of the doll a en by taking the g wo sety the conterfeiter had a 42 was adopt ed for the purpose of misleading tae dié sinkers and | bi vad Fine ion. The prisoners wore tuken before he Commissioner, who committed thom to jail to ‘The democratic eanditate for Lieutecant Oovernor of Ohio, Mr. Bliss, han declined. Vitto, Mr. Basel, the free no!l exndidate for the sume oclce, lenving Mr, Dig, slope fu the Held. | No. | ¥ S | to prison, but to the county jail, until the final | STRUCTION, LOCOMOTIVES, CARS, AND PEKSONBLLE OF THE ROAD, AND THE NAT PLOFITS THBRBOT. ex train from Ove car. 3500 One twenty-two ton engine and tender 8,600 —the train torun at the average rate of twenty niles hour, including moppacce ;. performing the whole jistance of 2,000 miles in 100 hours. Tirteen loco- motives will be required for this duty, each loot 00 msid- tive ranning 15 84-100 miles, which will be ered a says duty, with new sets of hands for each Jocomotive—the cars to ran through. 83:00 $39 60 19 te re 13 00 127 49 € 0 “nw 710 180 00 180 0 ginen. 1 60 Interest on first cost of 13 engines aad ten- ~ ders, and 6 cars, allowing 6 days for a trip. 145 80 Total. ..s cereceveceeestecescs cone ceeeceses e800 15 Now, $860 15 is the full cost of rmning 2 passen- gertrain of two hundred pasengers 2,000 miles, which includes every expense ef motive power, with interest on cost of engines and cars. The sum of nine cents is nearly two cents per mile more than the average cost per mile for repairs of locomotives on the roads of the United States. The wages are high and the wood $2 per cord. Cost per pene of 2,000 miles is $450, or a small fract ion over two: milis per’ mile for each passenger. The revenne from the road would be a5 follows, allowing only four hundred wera per day. This would give ina year 146,000 passengers, at $6, $8,760,000. Allow $50,000 per mile, of road, equipped and ready for use—2,000 miles, at $50,000 per mile, $100,000,000. Interest on cost of road, & at six per Cost of running 730 trains per y Add superintendence, office expenses year, $8,760,000 00 Deduet interest on $100,- Dedvet cont of traims and superintendence......... 687,909 50— 6,067,909 50 Revenue over and above six per cent,. $2,107,909 50 Fyom this estimate the road would pay 8 1-10 per cent on a capital of $100,000,000, for passengers alone. In all cases large allowances have boen made, and in no instance can the cost_ exceed the estimate. ‘The allowance of only four hundred passengers daily between the two points—St. Louis and San Fran- cisco—is‘a low te of travel. The revenue from freights, mails and gold would aweli the receipts to a much larger amount. And I have no hesitation in saying that the road, if built, will pay as well, if not better than any of the New York roads. Sertiavs Nonals, Civil and Mechanical Engineer. PHILADELPHIA, August 19, 1853, The Eadymein Case. (Correspondence of the Albany Journal } AvBurN, Aug, 22, 1853. Quite a crowd gathered at the Court House, on Se- turdsy morning, to hear the difference discussed be- tween the letter n and re. : This ‘battle of the alphabet” was set down for 10 o'clock. At the appointed time Pdymoin was brought into the Court by sheriff. He is a short, rather ate young man, with rae hair and complexion. lis general appearance is prepossessing. His Honor eee Bema resided. Christo- her ean C. A. Seward, J. “oe eee F By as counsel for mer. The District Thome, T.M. Pomeroy, Warren T. Worden, and M.S. Myers appeared on the: part of the people. Upon the organization of the Court, Mr. Worden proceeded to read the return of the warden of the prison. Its substance was that Francis B. Edymoin ‘was daly convicted and sentenced to prison for bur- glary, and that having escaped he was retaken and again confined. It admitted that he “escaped” by means of a pardon, but alleged that the name in the pardon was Edymoire, consequently Kdymoin was not entitled to the benefit of it. Mr. Seward, of counsel for the prisoner, rose to put ina reply. This was Chea to. Eta Jape but spirited discussion Upon. ¢ » in whicl ail the lawyers took more or Jess part. In the course of it, Mr. Worden appealed to the Jadge to know, if he, as an honest man and an upright magistrate, would not thank him for finding means to prevent the of @ convict, even by resorting toa “ quib- ble?” is rather novel view of ‘“ equal and exact justice” elicited no response, however, from the Cowt. But, as the lawyers say, it ‘ opens the case” —and pretty wide too. The Court finally heard the reply. It set forth. substantially, that although Edymoia was dely com- mitted, be was also duly pardoned and discharged afterwards, and that he ix now imprisoned without a oer of authority. lore debate, and then the witnesses who had been summoned, not being in attendance, the Court ad- journed until afternoon. When the one o'clock train came in, it brought Hon. H. 8. Randall, Secretary of State, as one of the witnesses for the prisoner. fhe Governor's Private Secretary was also subpenaed, but be was away in Milinois, and conld not be had. It also brought At- torney General Chatfield, to assist the counsel for the State. Secretary Randall was called to the stand. He testitied that the Governor had ordered the pardon of Francis B. Edymoin, that it was 80 entered on the record, but that the name was written by mistake in the pardon, Edymoire; and that subsequently the re- cord in his office was altered to Edymoire alvo, The warden of the prison was called. see that man? Yes. What is his name? Fran- cis B. Edymoin. Did you discharge him from ison ? oe, Why? Because I su d he had a pardon, although | afterwards found it did not contain his name. id you not read the pardon he- fore you discharged him? Yes, but not the whole of it. How much did youread’ Why, read as far as Francis B. Edy——, and then supposing it to mean him, | stopped! (Laughter.) Is there eny such man in prison as Franc! B. Bayino’ Has there ever been? Not to my knowledge. The argument was then veaumed by the counsel. The Attorney General arose and delivered, Le | o verbatim, the long-winded article in the Adi Thursday night, citing the case of Jobn Slade, &c., &c. But as the circulation of the Af/as is very limited up this way, it was as good es if it had been new with wost people prevent, The Atlas article being concluded, the counsel for the people moved a postpone: (Tueaday,) at two o'clock. It y are then to produce G witness. Here a new difficulty arose. What wae to be done with the prisoner in the meantime’ The for the State wanted Him sent hock to the His counsel, on the other hand 41 that if he was sent there, there would he no rity that he could be found agein and bronght into Court. Besi they said he h been punished by the ke leaving soe when he was pardon onght they knew, ue would be punished daring to apply for the writ of habeas spiey debate The Court finally de that, ax the she an officer of the Court, and the warden was not, it was proper he should remain in the cnstedy of the former. Kdymoin g t ing and decision, on Tuesday. Very much has heen “ shrewd rascality,” his “ con &ec. The facts in regard to his o fe there: He went to the turnkey of the jail of the county where he lived, last eummer, and endeavored to procure the liberation of a friend contined there for some petty offence. ‘To effect it he offered him a bribe, The turnkey took it and gave him the key. An accomplice betrayed him, and while he was in the act of opening the door, before he had eff his object, he was arrested. This is the “ bu: for which he was sent to the State prison for years. id about Rdymot for burgh THe MONTREALEANS IN Porrhann. About 250 gentlemen and ladies arrived at Portland, from Mon- treal, on Monday evening, thet number being the advance body of hests that were t w. ‘They were received by the Mech: Association of that ity. The ladies were pr ith carriages, and ided jiately ter: mticme to the © pared for them. ‘on and were 63 fireworks wore Ic Creech. On entering Vice-President of the A icera, of the Montreal | Association, and he wa ection of Mr. Sancrolt, the the M wel with his associ: ates, by Mr. Barnes, (the President,) and was re ponded to by Mr Balmar, President of the Institute. Five hundred more were “expected last evening, Portland is in its glory. ‘ he visitera are to have an excurtion tcxdorcd thom down the harbor, in the steamer St. Lawrence. Fifteen hundred are expected to form the party—Boston Boe, Aug. 24. Itie 9 omit nald that Governor Crouby, of Maine, has decided We Legibesure togotues pest ment, Do_you | y | Brooks, and he armed himself, as well, troduced’ the | Queso, peat Falk Emiar? ation of the Governor General and the Countess of Eigin—Contemplated Federal Union of the British Provinces—Toryism Unchanged— Tie Rebellion Losses Bill—The Government As- sumed by Major General Rowan—Departure of phe af al for New Brumswiek, on His to nfs nv Se. The Governor General embarked to-day, on board the Doris steamer, accompanied by the Countess ec Elgin, who proceeds to Halifax, for tho r of taking passage in the next. Cunard steamer, which calls at that porten her way from Boston to Liver: Pool. Lord Flpis, it is understood, ‘will proceed as, far as the Riviere de Loup in the steamer, and will pass through New Brunswick on his way toHali‘ax. He will probably take the direct tine, via Lake Tem- isconta—a route which requires consideraliie nerve to travel. ‘ Itis ramored that there is to be a federal union of the North Antériean’ provinces—an event which must take place before their resourses can be fully developed. Mr. Lafontaine, late Attorney General and 8 member of the government—a man of expand- ed mind and liberal views—will accompany the Governor General to England. Yon had a very excellent article in the HkRAUD of Thursday last, in relation to the removal of Lord Kl- gin, who, it isnot probable, will return to Canada; but you gave the tories credit for more good sense than they seem to possess, as they studiously avoid. ed paying Lord Elgin that attention to which he is entitled as the Imagenes of their sovereign, on the occasion of -his departure to-day, who was probably more complimented by its neglect than he would bave been by jn te paca ka the less ae ble, however, as duringa longed goverainen: they have nothing to Teproncl Shim with, besides his assenting to the rebel on Losses bill, whieh was passed by the other two branches of the Legislature, aud which was neither mone wor less than au act of strict justice. > ‘To understand this, it may be necessary to state that during the rebellion, which was precipitated by this very party, the volanteers wantonly destro a considerable wai ae peers i ts 8 ent ultimat Jon i Spel actin the rebellion, oe the Pers omy properly vo' a aum of mone: Teposse3s persone of eboyerty of which they Radiomuanenaiiy deprived. ‘The acting: of the bill to that effect was met by a dieplay of popular violence at Montreal; the Par- liament building, with a most valuable library, was burnt, and the carriage in which the Governor Gen- eral was returning to his residence, was attacked by an unfariated mob. Lord Elgin, en this occasion, acted with it magnanimity and forbearance, re- fusing to call out the military force that was at his ‘Gisporal, and his conduct throughtout met with the approval of the British government; and among diz jaszionate and re, Bier ee persons there can be ut taps opinion—that of approval of the course he rsued. Pithe Governor General surrendered the govern- ment this forenoon into the hands of Major General Rowan, the commander of the forces, under a salute of nineteen guns, which was repeated when he em- barked on board the is. The streets were lined with tke troops‘of the garrison, and the ‘fire com- panies‘and the Irish Society turned out ia proves- sion and accompanied him to the place of embarka- tion; immediately after which, the steamer pro- ceeded down the river. The Hon. Colonel Bruce, his lordsbip’s brother, and his lady, remain et Que- bec, where he holds the situation of Private Secro- tary tothe Governor, Our Erle Correspondence. Eng, Pa., “Angust 23, 195:1. Explosion.of a Locomotive on the Erie and Cleve- land Ratlroad—Narrow Escape of the Enginver and Fireman. The telegraph express train, which left here | for Cleveland this forenoon at 11 o’clock, had gone but a short distance from the station when the boiler of the engine exploded with great force, tearing boiler and engine into fragments, and leaving a com- plete wreck not worth repairing. Fortunately, no one was exposed to the force of the explosion, except the engineer and fireman, and they, singularly enough, escaped with some slight cuts and bruises. Their escape from instant death is wonderful. The heavy boiler iron enclosing the flues was torn entirely off, one fragment lodging in the side of 2 house near by. The steam pipe was broken off, the flues bent outwards on either side, and the driving apparatus alinost wholly destroyed, being either bent or broken to pieces, All four driving wheels were broken, and one torn off und thrown some distance from the track, the heavy iron spokes being broken off close to the hub. The cance of the exp osion is not ascertained. The engineer insists that the boiler was full, and that he had just tried the gauge before the accident oceur- red. The engine was nearly new, and was built at the Cuyahoga Works, Cleveland, Ohio. Had the explosion occurred three minutes earlier, while the train was at the station, surrounded with people, the destruction of life oust heave beea very serious. G. ‘The Stave Trade, *LAVEEY IN THE TRANS-VAAL REPUBLIC. {From the Cape Town Moil. Suna 21} Bin:—I believe it is not generally known, or al, least credited, that the Trans-Vaal Boers are en- gaged in slavery to a considerable extent; and it may be startling when J inform you that during my | last journey into the interior, it came tomy know- ledge tha’, many thousands of slaves are in the pas- oan of i, aw Thave oR piven OS on pe a rfator of the system which is adopted in obtaining them, This slavery, I have not the least doubt, ia equal'y as profitable to the igen So at Delagoa Bay as to the Boers themselves, for their intercourze is familiar and exceedingly practicable. J will not now enter into detaile, bt J allege it as a grievous fact, and a matter which, to my sind, re- quires the serious consideration of government. 1 am, sir, your obédievt servant, Taos. Ermrson. Broony RencontRr ry Lovrisrana.—The Shreeveport Democrat of the Uth inst. con’ the following :—Our quiet town was the scene of a most bloody rencontre on Sunday night last, be- tween Shimuel C. Brooks and John Jeems, alias Bradtield. A friend of the former hod ordered some champagne at the dinner table, at which Jeems was also sitting; the friend having pasved the beverage to Brocks, he helped gentlemen sitting on either side of him, Jeems not being invited to partake. Jeems being somewhat intimate with Brooks, and believing be had ordered ® champagnes presumed himself ine vious trivial aflalr strength. ened Jecms’ intention on the part vs , a Brooks, Jcems was sitting in the “Smile,” and had | been there forseveral hours dari the evening, when Brooks entered with a irlend, about 11 o’clo and took a seat. After sitting for a few minut Brooks rose ap and reqnested a friend to aceompany |. A prey idea of wilful him home. ‘This was declined, when he started out by hime: When he had reached the banquette, Jeems calicd to him to stop, and followed after him. Brooks refneed to return, when Jooms advanced to- wards him, and cried to Brooxs to defend himseif. Brooks anticipating him, drew a revolver, and on the second fire shot Jeemmin the neck, though not Cop Helena Jeems now closed on Brooke with a amall bowie knife, and grasping him with the left hand, infticted upon him with the right abont twen- ty wonnds, some to the depth of s hes. Broolra was taken to his residence, where everything that skilfnl surgical attention conld do was done to save him; but such is the nature of the wounds iutlicted that death hourly awaits him. Brooks was formerly trom Nortli Carolina, whore his people reside. Jeems n regaining his senses from the effects of drink, gaye himeo}f np to the authorities, and now avnits his trial in the parish pricon. He is from Baltimore, and more recently from Charleston. Uxererarm Prorgrry.—-Two gentlemen in one of the Southern States owned a slave together. He was a valuable servant—smart, industrious, and withal, a genuine derkey. One of the owners ve- | coming straightened in clrenmatances, was 0! to seli hia share in Tom. He was accord) at auction; and after some attempt to cel) made a hid en his own ho nd the au knocked him off (or rather half of him) to him ‘Tom, evidently very well utisiied with his bargain, | ary ‘1 down from the auction block, when one of | the bystanders accosted him | “Tom at did you buy half of yourself for /—the | p belongs to somebody ele, aud you will be ha slave as ever.” tin, “pretty good nigger vest in ‘ig short ti me afterwards, while Tom was palling in a dory, the boat psized and leaving bim fn a M. | very critical condition. strong fellow, be Being strick out for the shore, a long after a hard struggle reac exhausted. He had se pan gained a foothold, when he mot the same person who questioned him al the wale. The | first ealatation was:— “Come, Tom, now tell me how other day?” 4 olf, aud Came to Lid oli? “Well,” says Tom, “I have jnst been thinking while T wan ovt there in the rived” what a fool I waa meet Tovey ousuch gpcertain property as uway. Cur Nova Seotia Correspondence. Haxrrax, Avg. 14, 1853, ion of Commodore Shubrick on Landing —Un- lented Compliment— His Visit to the Govern- ment House Returned by the Governor—Dinners, and all sorts of Balls but Cannon Balls—Atten- ticm shown by the American Oficers—British Shigs of War at Halifax—The Fishing Season— The American Consul—The Charitable Irish Society of Halifax, §c. ‘When I lest addrexed you, I stated that from the arrival of the’ Prinseten in our harbor, Commodore Sbubriek and Admiral Seymour had done little else than thunder compliments one at the other. My let- ter bad scarcely been mailed, when the sound of mili- tary music canght my ear. Upon inquiry I found it came from a guard of honor, proceeding to the Queen’s wharf, where, with a host of others, I accom- panied it. On arriving there, we found drawn up on the extreme end of the wharf a park of artillery. This, with the guard, composed of the flank compa- nies of the Seventy second Highlanders, with regi- mental colors and band, made quite an imposing ap- C0. Why they were there wasa question asked by many, aud which few could answer. We were not, however, kept long in the dark; for at half-past two the Commodore, accompanied by three of his officers, and R W. Fraser, Esq™ the Americav Consul, was seen to leave the ship. Ina few moments more the boat was at the whari, and as the brave old warrior touched the shore, bang! went the guns, one after tho other, untilthe salute was finished. “Present arms!” calls ont the senior captain of the Highlanders, tho band striking up the Duke of York’s march. The Commodore, surprised, but evidently delighted, at the compliment. thus paid the glorions nation he repre- sented, walked uncovered up and down the ranks, entered the General's carriage, and rode off to the government honse. T have said that he was evidently delighted; yo, and well might he be, as he is the first American officer publicly received by a military guard of honor in this province, and the first man who was ever received in Halifax, on ge with a salute from ariillery stationed on the Que@W’s wharf; the saluting battery on the citadel being the place from which salutes are usually fired. Even the Duke of Kent, when he first visited Halifax, upwards of fitty cars since, had no such compliment paid him; there | being merely, if my recollection serves me, a guard | of honor; troops lining the street to the govern- ment house, which was then situated where the Province building now stands. The Commodore having returned from the goverm- ment house, bis official visit was answered by the | Lieutenant Goyernor, who went on board the Prince: | ton at four o'clock, receiving all the customary salutes, and on Monday Com. Shubrick was visited by Lord Ellesmere, who was received with all the honors. The Commodore and his officers are ever: day at divner parties, and at balls almost every night, | With invitetions or ahead, everybody trying then heat to repay in John Bol! style, the handsome re- ception given the British commissioners and the Leander by the New Yorkers. The Priaceton has been visited by hundreds, all of whom leave her delighted with the kindly reception th eet on board. Through the politeness of Mr. E. Faller, an American residing in Halifax, I had an opportunity of visiting her yesterday, and was much pleased with al) { saw on board. uy friends and myself were shown over the ship b; a Hi. Shock, Esq.. the chiefengineer, an intelligent and agreeable officer, to whom we feel much indebt- ed for his A naien et. The Coinmodore has issued ‘cards for a dejewner on Saturday, at which ail the notables at‘present in Halifax, ! presume, will be erent’. Pratl the Fulton-retarns from the United States, where she has gone with despatches, nothing can be | known with reference to the movements of the Com- modore. Of the British fleet now. on this station, we have in harbor the Cumberland, 70, (flag); Leander, | 50; Vestal, 28; Calypso, 18: Medea, steamship, 6; | and the Pyramus, 42, receiving ship. A court martial has been sitting since Monday on board $he Leander, for the trial of the first lieutenant | and chief agin of the Medea, on a charge of dis- | obedience of orders. The court closed yesterday, but the result is not known. ‘Thus far the fishing season has been for years un- paraileled, our coasts and harbors being literally crammed vis fish, By accounts received yesterday from alton; ore, we are led to expect @ splendid herring fishery, as they have already made their ap- pearance in great-abundance. Jn concluson, [ would remark. that the American government, in making choice of Mr. Fraser as their represcutative in thig city, have made a wise selec- tion. {n the transaction of bnsiness‘he is respected and liked by.ait who have had it with bi, and in rivate life he is beloved by a gare cncle of friends. le is jnst the man to please of his coun- re may bring this visiters trymen whom business or pleasw to a yi in Culler the enterprisin; our city baye in Mr. 17 i r0- prietor wvihe American Book Store, a Meatantalg and Kats J friend, at all times ready to aid and as- —< _— his Terenpedon rena he payin re : was forgetting to mention a very agreeal - dent which took place on Tuesday last, in connec- tion with the annual pic-nic of the Charitable Irish Society, evincing, as it did, the kind and generous feeling sobsisting between our citizens and their American visiters. On leaving the wharf, the steam- er containing some tire or six hundred persons of both sexes, and of ali classes in this community, went round the Princeton, lowering her union, and the compeny giving three hearty cheers for Commo- dore Shubrick and the gallant fellows under his com- mand, which compliment was immediately respond- ed to, by the entire erew of the ship manning her yards aid cheering lustily. : Treaty with the Winnebagoes, the St. Paul, Minnesota, Democrat, Aug 10} His Excellency Gov. Gorman, and Gen. Fletcher, Winnebago Agent, who were especially commis- sioned for the purpose, met these Indians at Watab Prairie, on Wednesday last, and a negotiations with them for an exchenge of larids. The Winnebagoes have always been dissatisfied | with the country allotted them on the south side of the Crow Wing river, and a large portion of the tribe hove nniformaly refused to locate there. It was through tHe req of these Indians, and the desire on the part of the government to sat them, that the present negotiation originated. ‘e attended the council held between the commissioners and the | chiefs, on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Satar- day of last week. The first council was opened by Gov. Gorman, who, in an exceedingly appropriata gpecch, informed the chiefs that the commission had been authorized by the President to negotiate with | them for an exchange of lands, that the only object which the government had in view in this arrange. | ment, was the desire to please and satisfy them, in order that the tribe, which was now broken and dis- tracted might again become concentrated and con- tented; that the government, with this view, peopose giving them a tract of land of far more value both to the Indians and whites, than that which they would » receive in exchange, and that conseqnently the !n- dians must expect nothing more thana mere ex- change, which must be made without any expense to the government. Tie then 1 aati on the part of the governmeut, to enlarge their present boundaries, by giving them gratie the land lying between the Watab and Sank rivers, thereby the Sauk their southern boundary, and epabling them to retain the extensive improvements which the government had mede for them at Long Prairie and Wetab. Another proposition, giving them a tract of and on the north side of Crow river, in even exchange for their lands on the Crow Wing, was the one which received the most favor from the Indians; and after much parleying on their part, waa finally accepted. When we Jeft the treaty ground, on Saturday even- ing, the treaty had been drawn, and the chiefs had agreed to sign it on Monday. The most important stipulation which it contains were the cession by the Indians to the government of their lands on tho Ciow Wing, and the granting, in exchange, of a tract of land contained in the following boundarics:— Beginning ot the mouth of the Crow river; thence running up the Missisrippi river to the mouth of Clear Water river: thence up said river to its source; thence on aline ronning due west until it intersects the north fork of Crow river; thence down said river to the place of beginning. _ A reservation is made of the rightef way for the Pacific Railroad, also, of seventy-two sections for the nse of the Stockbri Indians, provided they wish to locate near the mouth of Crow river. The treaty was concluded and signed on Monday, the 8th inst. Ss R Pept Meetixe 18 ProvtDENcB IN RELATION ro THe LAYER RamROAD Drsaster.—A large num- ns of Providence have signed a call for ting in that elty, to be held on Friday 26th inst., to express sympathy for the suf. the bereaved by the fate accident on the Providence and Worcester Railroad, and to give some expression of sentiment touching the canses of said ecident. Obituary. Hon, John N, Steele died at Uamnbridgs, Md., on Mon- day lant. aged £6 years. Me. Steele wan the candidate of the whig party for Governor at the first olection held under the amended constitution, Pref, Frere for nearly twenty years instructor of avian Harvard Universit, dat gu the Tint lnst., of consumption, at bis residence in Bowdoin square, The managers of the Dablin theatre have aceept- ed anew comic opera by Rignoy Lansa, . $941,607 were to this country. Of these the pria rade of Nova Broun, : We have received from our attentive correspon dent in Nove Scoiia the returns of imports and ex- ports at Halifax, and the other ports of entry throughout the province, which have recently been made up for 1852, from which we have prepared an abstract, showing the general trade of the provinee, and, more particularly, that with the United States. The following is the number of entries, and ameent of tonnage and imports during the past year, at severa! places designated:— BALIPAX. _. Vessels. Tons. Jnaports, From Great Britain.. 76 40,915 $1,774,636 From Brilish Colonies €59 47,844 fae From West Indies... — =_ 71,100 From 'N. America... — — 899,525) From United States. 32 60,787 ¥,092,470) From Fereign States. 159 19,781 5920) Tom ercpevene sine 1,216 169,327 $4,890 ‘The principal articles imported ihto Halifax the United States, were:— Books and stationery Cotton manufactures Drugs and medicines. Flour, wheat. Wooden ware. Miscelleneous arti YARMOUTH, ENTRANCE OF THE Vessels, Tons. From Great Britain........ ee 629 “ — British Colonies. 4,214 st “West Indies... — _ 14,31 « North America — vo B21 ‘* United States. ... 10,473... 120,37: “ Yoreign States... . 1,338 2. OUR Ss sores T8h 16,454 $181)721 The principal articles imported from the Unite States were: Apothecaries’ ware $2,153. Bread.,.........05 ohediene 2.561 Cordage and cables........ 2,94 Cotton manufactures... . 10,86) Corn meal . 8,38: Flour...... 63,12) Hardware .. - 12,094 Linens and woollens. .» 16 Paper manufactures « 2,689 BiC@ .. 05 -s- eevee m 9 Tobacco manufactures, > 6,59; Miscellaneous. ....... 26,081 LIVERPOOL, » From British Colenies + West Indies. — 916,38) . “ North Ame _ 16,61 «United States... 3,622 32,20) “Foreign States... s 1,759 2,21 i 1. OF 2196 gue.s9) The principal articles from the United ‘Stat were:-— Cabinet and uphelstery wares Corn meai Cotton manufactures. Flor, wheat, 4 Tron and ironmongery. en and woollen Pork, salted... . Stationery....... Miscelaneons . . 3 ARICHAT, IN THE GULF OF Caw! Vessels. '. From Great Britain. . 4 ‘734 « British colenies. 41 3,749. “North America — ») %, “United States. 7337 » ll “Foreign Sta 1,196 1 “Elsewhere 7 _ 13, Total............0..-.,.181 13.010 $4 The principal articles from the United were:— Bread and biscuit Indian weal Leather Manofaet * m Tobacco, manufactured. Miscellaneous SIDNEY, CAPE BRETON. Vessels. Tons. Ji From Great Britain......... 1 248 $19,71 “ British colonios......185 20,095 “. North America. _ — 9. ““ United Stat 6,159 “ Foreign States. 3,667 3y TOMB i: ssnegn dancannl 293 32,369 62) The principal articles frem the United Stat| were :— Candtes, composite $149 Cord {ioe Nga lour.... Tobacco, le: «manufacture: Miscellaneous. . . Total... ...6..-.00-.-. 495 61,520 $226,82 The principal articles imported from the Unite States were :— Ee a i Leather manufactures Tobacco. Miscellaneous, . PARRSBOROUGH AND WINDSOR—-BAY OF FUND Ye : Vessels. Tvgpor'! From Great Britain 6 987 “ British colonies. 9,671 “ nash “ United Btates 27.660 Total veces, AOL 39,818 $65.64) ‘The Principal articles imported from the Uni. States were:— Flour, wheat Hardware Leather manufactur Miscellaneous. . ‘ DIUBY, LUNENBY. From British colonies. . “West Indies. . . “ North America. .... “United States. “ Poreign States. . 21,625 79 Total,....e....c.0. 499 98990. 985,4 The Principal imports from the’ United Stat were:— Cabinet ware and upholatery. ... Cotton manufactures, Flonr, wheat. lronmongery. eee retes ns ae ed leather monulactares. Leather Linens and woollens. . Miscellaneons...... Pall ‘The total amount of imports outports, in 1552, was #5 04, of which $1,445, were from the United States. The exports dari} the same period, amounted to $2,925,227, of whit articles were:— Mackerel, valued at Salmon on nee Other fish, dry and pickled... Skins and fure....... Molasses Potutoes: Sugar. Cordwood Coals, Pict 218,66 Gypaom.......++ Freestones and grim Oil, fish vdheee The number of during the year, we For Great Britain... . « British Colonies “ United States, . “ Poreign States. Unlike Canada jova has never extensively engaged in "oe dusver tra bee has an extensive seommerce with other couatr , like Upper Caneds, @ Sourisbiog HHealtora! p»palaon, 4