New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-02-15

Z 1t is gratifying 10 perceive that the re,o..
famine and starvation in Ireland have a~,l-t
deep sympathy IN every part Of the oosrt-r ~
that prompt measures have been adoy,.d "a
contributions in money, iood and clothing r,st
ladelphia. Albany Troy, Utica. Syracase. a,,1
Ter, New Haven. Charleston, New .Orlesn. a.
rious other cities and towns, meetings hsv.A.E
held and Efficient Committees appointed 10 A..
and forward means Of relief The mssssrc
ed in our City soticed elsewhere
The meeting at Nsw-orlssns was in theh,,,.
degree exciting. Among the speakers xup-
Henry CLAr and s. s PRsNrio. The D,n.
Flint came the matches Orator Of the wes,-s,s.
CLAY. His presence kindlei perfect furor q -
sasm in the vast sssemblsee. Though slvsrsa -
with tie SHOWS OF seventy winters. his noSle sns -
handing brow. and sui erect egure-his fssA..k !.
aud genius beam.ns tsce declared the orator wko n
quarter OF century has h.led the world vita 4. :
novn OF his elo9ucncs-who has alternately he'd -, \
ing Senstes and sppiauding crowds exclaimed " =
trsnscendent sloQuencs. until be may clam w.,A.,
rival the prize and distinction Of Orator Of the AZ ~
Of ,hsCountry. Henry Clay addressed the ssseEA.s
with all the grace. ease. teryor aud psihos an 4
incompatible voice still retaining its wontsi rich van.
snd dulcet tones VIII .ch thirty years ago veld>d =
reason and the feelings OF the people and OF the pp
representatives. lie spoke for about fifteen alnse.
uost excellent taste. snd 10 the purpose lis lsn.sr
was plain pure aud nervous and his sentiments ~,
iall OK kndheGtcdness. sympathy and phianfhuy
Mr. Gays speech received with the most rsYtsros
expressions Of delight and satisfaction BY the sadeas
Why should this effort 10 relieve the sudeUA
and the destitute be confined to the large c..es q
towns Why will no, the people OF every town y
village IN the land take part in the good work and ca
tribute according to their ability,
ALARMING RAilRoAp AccipxSr.-An sccii,~,
Of NEST alarming character occurred on wedre.i,.
last at about il A. NJ TO the downward train of car,
the Tonswands Railroad. about smue from Ber,sa. Ii
particulars OF which will be found ennexed
The Engineer. II appears. discovered that the AYE
the tender was broken. and Immediately endesvor.a
arrest the engine. The train consisted Of bsssss,x
one passenger car nearly filed with psssssser- =
fsufeca heary fssh cars loaded rA rAeai - sss Il,
immense weight and impetus Of the freigh, car >
train being at its greatest speed rendered una,salt
efforts to stop the trsin and the passenger car ,o,s
with eight of the freight cars, was thrown "a tie Ira
aud precpitsted some feen feet down the eubsns-.s
The passenger train tell nearly with i,s bottom Up =
the freight cars burs, through the bottom brstnss
passenger seats and crushing everything In their wg
No life WAS lost nor any one dangerously Ds-.
result watch seems little short o. miraculous \,
eral were slightly hurt, and wholly escaped f.,
|, bruises The passengers, After the utmost eortzs
and alarm succeeded in eNtrics,ng themselves n,
Rochester 4tmc,can says messenger was dispacAsi
that city for locomotive and they arrived thsnns
O'Clock 2 N.
The passengers issued card in which ihey ,nr
ths, after thorough investigation OF the 81
accident they are convinced that the imminent isge
10 which the lives Of all the passengers were 'ueevi
4 49, rs.ln hl tk.tx A
tsched 10 the train II Is their esN.s that ~
breaking of the axle of the tender would have result
in nothing serious but that the weisn, {" ire isare
cars loaded with wheat pressing on me pssehyrSt
: which prevented the engineer from srrestns tia NJ
. ton of the train which he could otherwise hus tos
a after discovering that something wss wrong Iss
therefore caution the public against jeopsrdiss BE-
lives hereafter by travelling upon any read that pcui
= heavy trains OF freight ears (which should 80 r,ur
parstvely slow psce) 10 be attached TO the Ys'srsr
cars. There was no brake to any OF the heisa,ers
= In the list of passengers we notice the names Of
Johnson. &. T. Bsbcock and Geo. = Brags. Of this q
!. OHIO BLACK LAws-A correspondent eft
r Pittsburgh Mystery edited by colored man ~s'
: from Cincinnati as follows
= worthy colored san from Mercer County, o ~
y ed here few days ago He stated IN paonc rDsrl
" that ths fret Resolution OF the ever notorious hss
10 County Moo-viz that colored person should r'I
In the Mills after the fret day OF January ls7 had
tusly been ratned and thai poor eo'oise man We
n load OF grain nad oceh tuineo VI " 'H''e M "'~'
Is Buoksys.
He stated that there were between nse ana VI ~
dred free psople OF color In the Souay rorn =.
% two hundred thousand dollsT'. .na. none nsa 49,
a. convicted OF any e.lne anu aaa s,s,as, no...
n being driven from 'neu MONIES anu n'sso's sa"
strong arm OF the law .nteipossd' oy ss ru,'. y
County: Hence his ielo~ Nc .ys.
e hun with letter to columbus shuns sns sysa
- things IN Mercer, sna lhP'I ~. ~. 20 49,, 6s
v Governor, to do what was In ma power 'sy -.
a pS sss.nI. ,oucbsd and opsned the way BY wh
h. s sep.y 49, .o,l5 I.y said spistls before
20 the agent ron MERCER eouia ny ''
!. house OF nep'e'sn~"'e'
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