American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-08-07
FATAL AccrpENr AT CoLuMnr,, Pa.

warehouse Of d. Lecch s Co., at Columbia
arose from his he'd, IN the second story Of the
store, hearing, as he supposed, a canal boat just
arriving, for which he was on the lookout, and
being, it Is believed, in state Of but parta
consciousness, from a half recovered sleep, he
mistook the place, and walked over, falling or
the end of the iron brcad-handle of a railroad
car standing Immediately against the side ofthe
house; the iron handle projecting upwards,
passed entirely through his body, entering at
the stomach and coming out at the loins. Ile
survived until Monday morning,
The FIRE AT NEWPORT. We gave an ac-
count yesterday, of the destruction Of the
"Ocean House" at Newport, Il. l., with ru-
mors Of serious loss Of life, bat we are glad to
learn by later advices that but one life was lost
that of Samuel Fowler Gardiner, Esq, of New
port A gentleman who was in the room with
Mr. G. saved his life by jumping from the win
dow. He urged Mr.. Gardiner to follow him,
but he refused saying that he would 90 down
by the stairs. About three-fourhs of the fur
niture, and nearly all the baggage was saved,
and the loss will not be so large as at first APP
pretended. The building was owned by com
pany of gentlemen in Newport, and was in
sured for $4,000
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT. On Saturday
afternoon, about o'clock, as the Weymouth
stage was standing near the track of the Wor
cester railroad, the horses became frightened
by the engine, and backed upon the rails, when
the stage was struck by the locomotive and up
set. Mr.. Lewis Holmes, of East Weymouth,
who was sitting on the drivers seat, was in
stanty killed. A gentleman passenger had
both his legs severely injured. and little girl
was badly hurt in the back, One lady passen-
ger escaped very miraculeusly,
SUBMARINE. The New York Tribune states
that Capt. Taylor, the celebrated Submarine
man, is about to purchase and fit up the Spit
fire, lately taken and sold as SLAYER, for his
own special use. With this vessel and his SUBJ
marine apparatus, he will visit several ship
wrecks, SC. He is going to make one of his
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sunk at Hellgate-expectng to recover guns
and some other valuable articles. He went
down at the dock of the New Haven steamboat
after the balance of the money lost by Adams
s. Co., but did not succeed. The colored man
found $500 just at the edge of the dock.
WHALING. The PTussian barque Rica, from
Wolgost, Prussia, arrived at New Bedford, on
Thursday, to obtain officers, and the complete
fitting for the whale fishery IN the Indian
Ocean, and on the n. w. Coast of America. -
This is the second Prussan vessel that has
gone to New Bedford to procure American
whalemen, and the proper equipment for a
long voyage A large and extensively fitted
out Prussian ship sailed from there last spring.
BATHING. If there is one thing more con-
ducive to health than another, it is bathing
A bath to the aged makes them feel young TO
the young it nvigorates; and to the sick it is a
most soothing balm, and often, very often, it
performs cures where physicians fail.
AWFUL DocrRISE. Col. Carter of the Ian
caster Democrat, says, clicking wife, under
certain circumstances, may be eXcusable; but"
we can read no more. That doctrine is
too shocking for any single man ever tn lis
ten to.
Turks IsLAND-Stmpaiion Advices from
Turks Island to the 4th of June, state that the
were again suffering for want of
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arrival, the poor Turks Islanders would actually
3tarvc, Three boats went out in chase of
passing vessel, hoping to get supply, but could
not overtake her
Mn. Cusrrs. Geo. w. P. Gusts, ESQ, ar
rived IN New York on Tuesday morning and
proceeded in the afternoon to Fort Hamilton,
10 spend day or two with his associates of
bygone times.
HoNoR. Two individuals in Geneva, New
York, went out few days ago, and had shot
at each olher One was shot in the right hip,
the other fed have taken farewell of his an
tagonist before he shot him. The names of
these valiant individuals are John l.. Wood
ruff and John Prouty.
TAXES IN New York. The rate of taxation
in the city of New York is 90 cents on the 5 100,
and the expense Of opening and widening
streets is besides charge upon those in their
immediate vicinity.
FIRES IN New YoRK. There have been the
enormous number of three hundred and fifty
fires and alarms, during the year ending on the
LIST inst. Ofthese, two hundred and fifty were
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