Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-07-27
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Mr. CHANDLER, Of the Y. S. Gazetts, thus eu.
logizes the whig candidate for the office of Go.
vernon of North Carolina
NORTH CARoLINA-We hope to hear good
news from North Carolina relative to the pro-
ceedngs to be had on the first day of August. The
gentleman selected by the wings the candi
date for Governor, is one every way worthy the
vote of patriots. He is capable and honest-abe
and willing to do his duty; and we cannot doubt
that the Wings of North Carolina will manifest
their ability to appreciate the value TO their par
ty and the Commonwealth, of such man as Will
liam A. Graham
All this is very complimentary, to he sure, and
very kind, but it will perhaps strike readers of
the Gazette little remarkable, that so much
anxiety should be manifested for the election of
a violent anti-tarir man. Mr.. Graham was in
the L. S Senate in lSi2 had not only rofed a
gainst the present tariff extoled by the wings as
the very acme of perfection, but used every O.
ther means in his power to defeat it. Howvery
sincere must be the tariff homilies daily uttered
through the column of the Gazette, after such
prayer for the success of one of the tariffs most
bitter enemies
FRIGHrFrL RAILROAD CATASTROPHE The
Reading Railroad Bridge over Mill Creek, the O.
ther side of Manayunk, gave way Friday, 10th
inst, under train of thirty five empty burden
cars, which Were passing it, and the greater por-
tion of the structure, with the whole of the cars
and tender, fell with tremendous and destruc-
tive crash into the stream and road underneath
most ofthe cars sustaining an entire wreck
The locomotive had nearly reached the opposite
side of the bridge, when the engineer was sud
denly made aware Of his danger by tremulous
motion of the timbers. He instantly threw on
all steam, and had just cleared the bridge and
saved himself by jumping off as the catastrophe
ensued. His escape was most wonderful. He
was the only person with the train. The loco
motive having been detached, kept on at furi.
ons rate for some distance beyond Norristown
before it was stopped. The people along the
road and the citizens of Norristown were struck
dumb with amazemcnt, until the true state of
the case became known.-Spirit ofthe Times
Loss OF THE STEAMSHIP MANCHESTER AND
TwENTY-ErGHT LIvEs.-This vessel sailing be.
tween Iluli anu lldHlDuTg. has Depn lOSI Win
every soul on board. She left Hull under the
command of Captain Dudley, on the 10th with
miscellaneous cargo and, on arriving on the op-
poste coast, struck on the Marie Sand on the
coast ofHolstein, about twenty-f five miles from
the shore, during hurricane, and bacame COM
plete wreck, The number of persons who per-
ished by this catastrophe is twenty eight, twen-
ty-two of whom formed the crew. the remainder
being passengers. The passengers were Mrs
st. George Smith, Miss Emily Smith her daugh-
ter, Mr. st, George Smith, Mr. Rotherby, a wool
merchant of Leeds Mr.. Frost, of Manchester,
and one unknown.
The loss is ascrbed by some naval men to want
of Judgment. The value of ship and cargo, it is
said, exceeds 2j,OOOL
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF New YoRK.-The
New York Republican gives the following com
parative statement of the Imports and Exports
OF the District of New York, during the first six
months of the year 1913, and the first six months
OF the year 1911: