The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-03
Fatal Railroad Accident.

New York, yesterday morning at O'Clock
No signs OF the next steamer as yet.
Fatal Railroad Accident.
PHILADELPHIA, August % p. m.
The train of cars which left Philadelphia this
morning at o'clock, ran off the track, about two
miles from Princeton, N. ]. The locomotive and
baggage car were thrown into the canal. One or
two persons were killed. and several badly wound
ed, but their names have not been able to learn.
The cause of the accident is not ascertained
Mr.. Joseph Tagert, aged so years, and for fifty
years president Of the Farmers and Merchants
Bank, died this morning at his residence in Ger
mantown. He was one among our Oldest and
most respected citizens
The Board of Health report 10 new cases and 3
deaths by cholera for the twentyfour hours ending
at noon to-day The city is generally healthy and
the cholera fast disappearing.
| There is no change tn notice in the markets ex-
cept that stocks are not quite so firm Pennsylva-
MIA SIS, 80.
Flour is held at a 81 aS4S7. Red wheat, los
10 cts. Yellow corn, 60 81 cts. Oats, 80 80
cts. Other things unchanged. All waiting the
steamer.
NEW ORLEANs, July 81.
Sales of cotton yesterday, 300 bales. Prices
| firm. Good middling, nine and one-half 10 nine
| and three-qnarters.
The city is remarkably healthy The deaths
during the week ending 18th inst. were 66-only
two from cholera.
New ORLEANs, July 3l.-The abduction of the
Spanard, All investigation Of which has been going
on for some days, was fully proved yesterday.
SANDusKY, Quo, July Sip. m.
The state Of things in this city continues most de-
| porable; the hotels, warehouses; and stores, all
remain closed, and no business is doing. The sick
ness that is prevailing is most distressing in the
IRENE. The resident medical faculty have either all
a. o. IL
number of physicians who arrived to-day from
the interior state that several doctors and nurses
were on their way from Cincinnati, in hope of find
ing some relief. A few have come on here from
Cleveland II is almost next to impossible to tell
the exact number of deaths which occur daily, as
the accounts are very contradictory. The popula-
ton has become so reduced that there are but few
left.
/ MONTREAL, August l.
At large public meeting yesterday, the citizens
recommended the corporation to take 1l25 900 Of
the stock of Portland railway
Health of the city improving
The League sitting at Kingston adopted an
the next Canada Parliament. Various resolutions
were passed, but nothing important done. The
! American flag was hoisted and pulled down.
Vermont Election.
BURLINGTON, July 81.
Professor James Meacham, of Middlebury Col
lege, has been nominated by the Wings to succeed
the Hon. George c. Marsh in Congress. The
election takes place on the I'd of September.
Later from Buen0s Ayres.
BosroN, August /, l849
Prussian bark Leopold, from Buenos Ayres,
June Is, has arrived, The packet of the 9th has
late accounts from the interior, which represent the
state of Bolivia as most deplorabe. Gen. BeIzu,
1 havin h.d
Veazco, in his turn attacked by the friends of
Gen. Balivlan Revolutionary movements having
| simultaneously broken out in La Paz, Oruro, CO.
chabimba Potosi, and Bobiga, were at first so sue
cessful that General Ballivian was about to leave
Valparaiso in the French steamer Cocyte, for the
latter place in expectation of finding his authority
completely reestablished. On the point of sailing,
however, he received information of reaction, in
which the populace chiefly figured, and the effect
| Of which was to replace General Belzu in the su-
preme command. The most frightful disorders are
said TO have been committed, particularly at La
Paz, where the houses of all those in the Ballivan
interest are stated to have been completely sacked
Ii appears that in the Argentine province Of Juuy,
serious movement has taken place. Through the
prompt cooperation of the authorities of Salta,
order was speedily restored. The latter province
was making rapid strides in the path of social anne
boraiIon, in order TO promote commercial inter
course with the capital Of the republic.
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foreign goods introduced through any port not
tional, TO an additional duty Of IS per cent; and
for the purpose Of fostering the mercantile relations
with the sister provinces, IL had adopted other
measures equally efficient
In the capital of Mendoza a new monthly peri
odical has lately made its appearance-the speci-
men number is highly creditable, as well for the
matter II contains for the in which it has
been gotten up.
IL is reported that in the capital OF San Louis sew
eral shocks of earthquakes have been lately felt,
causing considerable damage to a number of build
ings, especially to a church. We have az yet
no crcumsantial details in regard TO this phenome-
non, which we believe is without precedent in
The metropolis.
FREIcHTs TO UNITED SrArEs-Hides dry, SO
per 1000 lbs; sailed, Sc per 1900 lbs; bales
S45
DoUsLooss-Hig CHEST during the week 304; low
est 294I'
Steamship Caledonia, for Liverpool, left at half
past eleven, with 80 passengers for Liverpool and
for Halifax. F. w. Thsyer, Of Boston, bearer Of
dispatches.
Progress OF the Choler. North and West.
NEw YoRK, August 1.-The Board Of Health
report 10 cases and 60 deaths Of cholera for the
twenty-four hours ending at noon to day.
The weather is warm and rather oppressive, and
no apparent abatement IN the epidemic.
ALBANY, July 3l.-There have been reported
since yesterday 10 cases Of cholera, Of which
proved fatal.
SYRACUSE, July 3l.--0ne death from cholera is
reported as having occurred here yesterday.