The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-10-31
Fact and Fancy.

Collision ON RAILwAY--We understand that
the Western train, due here on Friday afternoon
from Buffalo, was delayed several hours on the
Syracuse and Utica railway, In consequence of the
up and down trains heavily laden with passengers,
coming in collision, about two miles west Of Chit
tenango One OF the accommodation cars, which
fortunately was empty at the time, was dashed INTO
thousand pieces. The head OF the next car was
broken In, but the lamates escaped unhurt We
hope the managers OF this road will be enabled to
explain satisfactorily how il was that these trains
brought into collision, and the lives of so many
people placed In jeopardy. Had the mall car oeen
IN Its usual place In the train, the mail agent must
inevitably have been kiled.-Aibany advertiser,
Oct. 80
The ON MAN MuspERKp few days since,
we mentioned the circumstance OF an old man oy-
ing from blows which he had received from neigh
Dor, near the toll gate on the Burlington road We
now learn that this victim OF violence had only
buried his wife on the morning OF the same day on
which he received the savage injuries that resulted
In his DEATH Two or three persons witnessed the
outrage, but did not interfere! The accused party
is reported and We hope truly, be in the hands Of
justice. The only provocaton given by the poor
old man, was picking up few scraps of wood on
the ground belonging to his neighbor. The day
extremely cold, and being great grief from
having buried his wife in the morning, he was per-
haps, hardly conscious OF what he was doing, or
deemed the act of too trifng character to excite
notice, much less deadly revenge -Phild. ing.
Oct so.
MURDERED LADY.--A man named George
Thompson, has been arrested at Ottawa, H., for the
murder OF a Mics Catharne Haulblin, in Sandusky
county, OHIO, about sixteen months since He had
been arrested once or twice before, but effected
his escape. Since his confinement in Jail he has con-
fessed his guilt
ELoPEMENT .-Consderabl excitement has been
occasloned in Wilmington, Delaware. by the elope-
ment OF young girl not fifteen years old, the
daughter OF highly respectable merchant OF that
place, with Journeyman shoemaker, who had on
ly been in Wilmington few weeks, and who work
ed next door to the father of the girl The parties
were never seen to exchange word together till
the morning they disappeared. They were seen the
day they lett on board the steamer Sun. High
Constable Moody, of Wilmington, passed through
Philadelphia on his way te New York, in pursuit
of the fugitves. The name of the gay Lothario
is Shouser.
EMIGRATION TIC MIssouRI.-The ST. Louis New
arriving at our wharf, from the Ohio, are crowded
with emigrants from the older States all seeking
better home in Missouri. So, also an immense
emigration over land passes through our streets
every day, destined for western Missouri. Let
them come There is room, and abundance of eve
ry thing aud we know that they will add greatly
TO the Wing vote in November, 1874"
The TEMPERANCE CAUsE.-We learn that re-
markable temperance movement is in progress
among the soldiers at Jefferson Barracks. A tenn
perance society was formed, we belle e, about the
first OF this month, and since then meetings have
been held two three times week. The num-
Der of men who have enrolled themselves within
this time as members of the society, amounts to
upwards of fivs hundred, and last night thirty four
sgned the muster roll as temperance men At this
rate, the two regiments will soon be composed of
anti-grog men.-T. LouisErG.