The Cecil Whig., 1847-11-13

| her accounts OF The leuibie accident on the
Worcester Railroad on Saturday A car.
which was thrown of the track by coup
ling rod breaking ard falling underneath
| cortinued Along III !roIH uutl! Il came To a
bridge OF sleepers ! he wheels here falling
mo the water. the 1oiwarG pan CT tie car
struck with great VIOLENCE npOn he bridge
until 1t was completely demo..hed S,H
persons were killed instantly. and ,wo met
ana one woman severely injured
30 far as could be a.crgia. e. o, taes,
Killed, one is supposed to be Gr Simmons.
OF unlon, Conn.;the other is supposed Ia he
I. Clark: and that of third Keetry It
Is stated in an Extra Bee, that two of the
persons killed were Richard Warren, of JEFF
ferson, Maine, and George FRYE, of Ports.
mouth, N. ii. The others were unknown.
SO mang'ed were the bodies that they could
with difficulty be recognised, even py their
+ nearest friends.
| DivDENps.-1he Directors of the Bank of
| Delaware have declared dividend of six net
cent for the last SIX months and also an av,,,
dividend OF six dollars per share This IS one of
tlr oldest and best conducted Banks IN th,
country
fh" Wilmington Bridge Company have do
c'ared dividend ht three prr cent ior ,l,a l,s,
six months The business Of Wilnfu,,tnn 10
growing prosperity and its inhabitants dr,n,,G
Tree bridge. We ought to have it, and before
long the merchants, mechanics and business men
VIII have to take some measures to ohyi,t. ,h,,
great obstruction to our progress
Ind Del1w,yio,
Rt
Deeds and Clerk Of tho Orphan. rol~, .xr,r.,
at hIs residence in New Castle on ,ot1rJ,v
last He was formerly Prolhopa,,ry f;,, ,;,,,
county and discharged his duties, ~ , ,u,l,cnt
ficer with general satisfaction. In p-iyatl lie no
was respected and beloved.
L,l Datn..r:aa.
GOVERNMENTAL E2oAONu--It Is stated
t''a. hr Secretary Walker has Instructed the
Collector OF New York to reduce the ms.
to'h House expenses al least ten uer cent.
1"1H W!'i elect saving fer the government
~' about 100000 per auuutn Why, j!
inay be asked, WAS iLls reduction not made
before! The reason ior tins NAV be touu5
III me answer 10 the question, 'Why is it
done now' -47lSrn-"InE ELrcrioss ARE
OVER! 1t would appear from this, that the
sovernmen, contributes, through It's office
holders, one hundred thousand dollars a wear
towards supporting the party in New York!
Nhatdo they contribute in Philadelphia,
| Baltimore, &c, i'll the way of employing
supenumerary officers? BdN Pat
LAND SLIDE 1T CLEVELAND We learn
from the Cleveland Herald: that abou, half
an acre of the high lax e bank, at the foo, Of
LTle street IN that city, slid of in the LAKE on
'Ae night OF the lst instant carrying down
and crushing TO atoms an unteunauted
dwelling house, TIE land has sunk about
lh''Iy lee nearly perpendicularly, and the
break extends some twenty rods The Gov
erI,nlent site Tor the Marine HospilaI was
considerably encroached upon NY the slide,
and II Is ihou9nt that unless Congress makes
Z" appropriation 10 axe up l,ic springs.
.-rane and oherwr>r prute,i lie property,
NE MASSIVE stone 'ourdU,luus or he Hos.
pla VIII yei be piled a.ur. the beach.
CITY OF MEXIco.--'l'hc New York
Sun publIshesa letter dated City of Mex
leo, Oct. IA, seven days later than any
of the advices we have had. 1t is made
up OF gossip in and about the city, and
represents all as quiet and prospering
hnely; Gen. Scott acting in con rrt with
the city government IN presrrvin order
and making them loot his uills in return.
! he writer also says everything there
looks like preparation, when reinforce
ments arrive, for an expedition either a.
galnst the forces said to be gathering at
Queretaro or some of the 4djoiniug
StateS.- BuH Sun.
SENATOR HANNEGAN We lear; T. ou lb,
Cincinnati Gazette. that during week beore
last at Charlottesville, la. a quarrel took
place between Senator Hanneean and Mr.
T. Mcdonald, which had its origin wear
past in what is sal 10 have been mob
waeH Mcdonald says he aot Knocked into
he canal; through me Senator'S iusrunen-
tally Tins was the first time he parties
met since. thc Senator wa~ attacked ny
Nc ri'ouad -krocked Gown and rrampIed
under foot. and his face horribly lacerate,i.
Aher iilt Senator was released. he retnncd
with a gun tor vengeance on Mcdonald
but he had escaped. such scenes are much
fn he regretted
AMERICAN STEAMER WAsruNGToN.--
The late passage ofthis vessel from South
ampton to New York was at the rate of
d days shorter time than the aledonia
from Liverpool to Boston. Though she
had some 300 miles farther to run than
the CALEDONIA, and started some five days
after, the Caledonia reached Boston but
four days before the Washington reached
New York. The Washington was to
have taken her departure tron View Yorl;
to-day. but the time has been deferred
TO the 4th or 18th inst.