New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-23

RAILROAD AccIDzST.--As the 81 O'Clock cars
were entering Elizsbethtown yesterday afternoon,
thew unfortunately came in contact with horse and
wagon driven By Mr.. Stephen Meeker, an aged
and most res oected citizen OF tbas place. &r d
came upon the road by cross.st when the train
vas 20 near that it wRs impossible for the engineer
10 prevent collision. The horse had passed the
track and escaped unipured The wagon Ras
struck In the res and broken to pieces, and Mr..
Meeker thrown violently upon the earth OFT The
trsca, and severely Injured Great fears were
entertained for bis life; but are happy 30 learn,
that considering his bruises, be is comfortable thia
morning His great age Isl years) renGera hi1 70,
oovery doubtful. Newark Advertiser, goth.
FIRE IL Observation-Disclosures Sept. Is
About four o'clock this ming the stables attached
TO Geise's hotel on Second st., between Market
and Soruce.Ets, were set on fire by the careless-
ness of teamster going in to attend TO hls horses
All the frame buildnss on the cas-! side OF Second
between Market and Spruce-sts. were burnt. ak or
eight on the north side of Market st. The ilte was
checked before reaching the large store Of IhomP-
SON The large church on the west SIDE Oh second
at was previously on fire. but only received slight
damage North OF the church, the tavern, known
as the Den kept by Samuel Mile, was entirely
des,roved FIVE valuable horses being burnt one
heIonri5g 10 Rev. Mr.. Neil, The FIRE ragged for
too hours. Cor. Phila North American.
gusprcTED MURDER On Monday last, the body
Of Mr. William Stirling, once well known ana re-
snected in Kingston, being CLERK In the Engineer
Department. was found near the Consecon Beach,
Prince Edward, with his throat SUIT, aud tbs per-
gon o,berwise mutilated. The deceased had been
missing since the 18th Of July last, ana IL ls sQs-
nected that he was murdered that night, In oonte-
6nence Of the violence Of his actions and oplnlons
Suspicion has fallen upon one party, but VS. Rno"
not how uGtly. The body was found IN c'ase'
ouenCe Of the whole country going ous 10 seSfou
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for it, British Ihngs'oDJ
TIE FATAL ACCIDENT on THE WEsTERa hAiL
RoAD-Tbe coroner's jury, which was called upon
the unfortunate accident upon the Western foso'
bv which several lives Wers ostthrough tins orseA'
ing of an sxletree after moss thorough inY9sst.
CATION. came to the conclusion that the sNciueu'
was one that human foresight could not nave pre-
vented. and was one of that class OF unforeseen
diss,ters which the uoss careful discharge every
1rsyor+ Boston Post
TRAGEDY AT PirTsBURGH-Two brothers naZhed
MeIcboir and William Beethoven, WHO 6ept
tavern between ave and six miles from P..dabursh,
were murdered on Monday night iast b:g strsngef
named Daniel Machey, VINO was logging IN tneie
house. Nackey is an Lishman; ne has oeen ar
rested The Pittsburgh Carte says inefe gas rs
no apparent cause for the STACK, and It resenoloa
very much the one made oy the Moniesqu'oGe SO
months $50 In ST. Louis, upon fevefzi unonenuia5
persona The sasassins implement Oh oessiaO'i''
was knife or dirk.
E Robert Peee, of Salem, il aPpol55'G;u -
Keeper of the Light Houses on Baker talSHu Va -
MACE Of Captain ambrose Martin, resigned. ~ ~.
Peele takes charge of the lights on the las ., w
tober. DoS'0H