Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-01-23


tenn~y l,0uii ga. opp SD Ia au, alteration iu
thc existing Arif until further experience
h1s sdoWn tlut a Modification &, required 10
secure continuance cd suDh protection. and
to promote thrIr general welfare Then irt,.
hooitod, 81. Tint our Seustrr, ana Il p-
resoniativcs in Congress o.. aud they are
hereby required ,' oppo,. Oh attempts ,o al
ter OF modify the Tauil Act oltIe 3J,h Of Au-
gust. l-l3
Rego'rci, That the Governor b, rogue. el
TO transmit copy ot the above preamble am q
resolution 20 our Senator'S aul Representa-
uNcs Ca 5r-s,.
WINTER TRAVEL At THE SouTH.-
The officers who wen, 10 New Odcans after
TmElL bad harl tim. oft oue of them.
IA a letter which appears in thc Boston Post,
soys;
I'VE have becn very unfortunate I'm cur
iraYcls--~o much ~o thitwa shall 300, ait.mpt
TO come home by aul il IS, can help IL.
Near Philadelphia our cars gave WAY. ~ COS
lag down the Potomac uvtr We htd ,n l,.o,y
through the ice 30 miles AMI on th. North
Carolina railroad. iro,, oa iha rail. prevented
our progress, So that we hal To stop. az vii.
mingtpu y. &. one night, Then between
Auau,cr and Chehuu, Ala. the stage broke
.
down a small tree io make a new pole before
we could proceed; AMI when we arrived, at
Montgomery w. were still with jhc saline ullil
we started with. aui tom other hack mills.
Al. tLe passengers lt, the STAGE and went on
board q steamer aui com down the Alahlinl
river go Mobile. e. distance ~ 400 miles. anI
on The sacani night down the river th. boat
rum into tbe wuuJ-. broke both smoke nuc.
and Part Of The wheel house, and when wc
iail our wear, limbs down at our hotel. al
Mobile, my friend Holmes and myself came
10 the conclusion that il was murder I'm the
second degree 90 send two humble citizens al
this season ct The year to Ncw-Oheans.
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THE FALLING OF THE CDNL NINE
/ At CARBcNDALE.-Thc iollJwmgaccouu,
oi this disaster, and the escape oi Nj ]. uo-
/ SIC, we iiud related by that gentleman in the
Courier. Mr.. III. was formerly a resident oi
this City, aud ha> been ior some time oycr,,ci
IN the minss.-N !. Tribune.
? AZ the time OF The crash hc was in the sec
ond of the three parallel mines or roads. near
! a mile from ils mouth, and AT some disbncc
from the shaft by which the min was vcnti-
lated a. The instant of the crash all the
lights la The mine were cNfmcDisbed, iuelu-
ding that OF thc lamp which %. held ia bis
haud; and hc taUs ionul himself Suddenly ru-
NCloped ~ darkness. lie first attempted Co
dig passage into the adjoining chamber,
which. after long umr, lac Effected buJ
found thc entrance barred. lie returned %
his first position, and then went back 90 DO,
rear, or headings, OF the second chamber but
finding there uu possibility of escape, be again
returned, aud saw light in the third cham
bCr, towards which lac directed bis steps On
his way, amid the utter darkness OF the sub.
/ tcT1uean passage. be stumbled oy,ra car
and lay tor some time stunned b, hi, fall. Ca
'sSSsSH!48 'e ltt s1f kERi a. ant ~
however, no way OF escape, lac returned to his
inst position, where hc remaipcd until ue
next morning. when be- perceived anothcrllht
aud on calling tur aid, was finally taken ont
by an assistant ovcrsecT oud two men, who
were searching for him and others
His escape is certainly rmarkahlc. and
from ms success, AMI 90. fact lhat DE- remain.
cd there isom Monday morning, ID, un oI
the accident, until "Wednesday when DE- va.
released, II Is supposed that oth.rs NAV still
be immersed la these underground passage,
In the mine there are about 30 mile. ol rail
road, 80 that there j. vide space Tor wanicr
Ing IA the drcaTy darkness OF thr place. Oul,
FOURTEEN persons are suu missing A bo,
was taken out bat died soon after some 81
or 60 persons were IN tn mine al DE i'm,
\ CtTooniulc correspond mt oi jhe C5urc,
y. -, 80, -. ~ ~ '"! ,
~. 49, 49,. , ,,.,, ~. '.s' ~.
Na7 o''" "e" VIZ near ~.
pace as no. ~ ''' ~ ~ Gun "'"N o
a,o"t' az we mead o. "'"' t''N'' I.'i'' pug
'"VI'S are making 10 redch Ur'' "', .' y 10
p'"o'p's uiel can DC got out alive. Ines
80 "p'Iei enSaAed 'n hcaping anj not ac
miners, even il they could move al au. Nj
~ owes hia escape solely 90 hrs cool and tr.