New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-29
CITY ITEMS.

| Of the Missions OF the MorNsan Church Was
preached Sunday morning by Rev. D. Blsler, Pastor
Of the Morayan Church, corner Of Houston and
Mott-sts. The discourse well calculated to en-
force and advance the object OF the aston, ani
was founded ,on Matt. xxiv, II; The gospel Of
! the kingdom shan De preached for witness 10 Al
! nations, and then shalt the end come" Tie
preacher spoke Of the f.lnlnent of this pr phecym
regard to lis immediate reference 20 the then comb
ton OF the world, and stated ihat so rapid mad oeeR
the diffusion Of Christianity that within thirty seven
years from the anne Of the Saylours death, the gos
| pei had been preached all over the Roman bnpue,
and that as far North Scythia South 20 Ethiopia
| East to India, and West To Spain, the gospel had
been preached lie proceeded 10 speak 81 the fuihl'
ment et the prophecy IN reference 70 The hnal TIL
| umph OF Christianity and then made bret state
ment in regard 10 the MorayIan Missions Com
mencipg their operations 1870 years ago, they have
planted stations among the Icy mountains OF Green
land and Labrador, among our own Indians, IN the
West Indies, South America, Australia. and other
places, and now design to establish miss ons m bor
neo, Chlna and Mongolia. Inc preacher ssteH 'hs1
the mission IN South Africa had suffered severe as
as,ers by the kafr War, and that some OF the mis-
sionary laoorers after long and dangerous journeys
In the desert, had reached settlements where hey
were obliged to Go day labor for their subsistence,
being stripped of every earthly possession owing
to the stosm the audience was not large, Out good
collection, we believe, was made
TEMPERANCE ALLIANCES The First
Ward Alliance has not yet been organized and steps
were taken for organization III the Third Ward.
In the latter Ward Henry NJ. Western, OF the Fifth
Ward entered into brief recapitulasion Of the pre-
sent movement, and his connection Herewith since
the Canal.st Convention Helsho owed how the Liquor
Laws are now evsded by the rumsellers and urged
the necessity of prompt aud decisive action by the
friends Of this movement, and he would only support
such candidates as would 90 for |. The enforce
ment OF existing laws against the violation OF the
Sabbath, by the sale OF intoxicating drinks q Inc
removal of the polls and political meetings generally
from places where intoxicating drinks are sold ).
The suppression Of all Illegal money contributions,
BY candidates for Office, for the purpose OF promoting
their election. 4. The enactment and execution oil
prohibIory laws against the sale of Intoxicating
liquors as a beverage. 5. The nomination and cleo
ton to Office Of such men as viii pledge themselves
for the accomplishment OF these encs THIS IN short,
was the substance OF the remarks Some of those
in attendance stlckled at "pledging' themselves TO
any such course, and that clause IN the Proposed
form OF Constitution for the Ward Alliances VAS
modified IN the Fifth Ward, so that the members
OF the Alliances could support those who were be-
lieyed to be an favor OF these reforms.
THE IIuDsoN RIVER RAILROAD AccI-
pEYr.-I appears from the investigation made by the
Coroners Jury, i'll It's inquest on the body Of Hiram
Fairbanks the man who was killed by the accident
on this Road at Stony Point, Friday last that one
Tyler Clifton the switclrtender, had switched the
gravel tram the track Leading TO the gravel bank,
and had not replaced Il for the New FORK train. He
sitting his station house and heard the cars
coming heard the whistle for them TO break up
ran out 10 fix the s"ch but did not have time before
the ears were upon him, and the consequence was
the ran OIL The engine turned upside down, anu
the baggage car piIng upon the engine and some SIX
passenger ears running off the Tack-lnJuring 10.
seph Beldng the engineer, by breaking his leg and
smashing It IN awful manner and otherwise muir
ing him also killing the Road-master, who hap
pened 10 be on the engine at the time. No passen-
gers injured. The verdict OF the Jury was that
Hiram Fairbanks came 20 his death IRON nDieS re-
ceycd by the engine Fat ng him. caused 0y Tie cups
bic neghgenc. II Tyler Clrcn -itchtsndef at Stony
Coroner Vandenburgh, Of schodack, had Clifton ar
rested, and Coroner Derest, of Troy took the prs
Oner III charge and brought him up TO Troy on tho
evening Of the day OF the accident, and had hm
lodged the Jail OF that city for further xanlnanon
His crime, II convicted wall he manslaughter fM
banks was single man, aged about ~ years
INQUEST ON THE Persons KILLED BY
THE COLLISION ON THE NEw-HAyEs RAILROAD
The Coroner's Inquest was held on Sunday after.
noon and by adjournment Monday afternoon, when
several witnesses called. The first testimony
called was that Of Geo. W. Whistler, SupeIintend-
ent Of the road and is thus reported IN The Tmss:
Geo. ". Whistler, sworn-Is Superintendent Of tho
New-HaVen and New.York Railroad on the
passenger train down last evening the one that
In collision with the freight started from New
Haven at O'Clock and 20 minutes IN the afternoon,
and should arrive at Wulams's Bridge at O'Clock
and 50 minutes Inc freight train up should be At
Wliams's Bridge at O'Clock and So minutes the
two trains should have met at Wlams's Bridge, the
place for freight trains 10 Jay by while the passenger
VAN passed that order IN force last night Mr.
Richardson was conductor las. night OF the freight
tram up, the one that IN collision do not
know whent the tram arrived at WilIamss Bridge last
night II was Richardson's business to know that me
pass nger train had passed before he left Williams
BSdge, and at all tmest IS the duty Of the conductor
Of the freight tram to wait for the passenger tram
pass down the engineers are under the controi Oh
the conductors, the conductor the person &C
countable for breach of orders this took place
above NIllisms's Bridge, where the freight tram
should have been when the passenger uan passed,
the passenger tram could not have passed wlin00
the conductor knowing 1t each train had lights
which could have been seen quarter Of mile.
GEO w. WHISTLER
Henry Mlligen, sworn-ls an engineer on the New
Haven Railroad was acting in that capacity last
night on the up freight train when the accident oc-
CURED received my orders from the conductor
lett thirty seconc-st q minutes before O'Clock,
The usual time Is o. 1t was about minutes past
seven last night did not stop at Williams Bridge
last night II is usual to stop there when the pas
seIger tram has not passed did not stop because
We had signal from the switchman il Is custom
AIRY 10 take the swltchman's signal had no orders
lat night from the conductor for that reason ana
TIE signals We did not stop received any OF
Ger from the conductor my directions are 70 run
by the conductors orders, might pass tue ii ar
lem train and mistake It for the Now Haven tram
this was the case last night was behind tme sss
night, got no signal last night which We oushl W
have had from the switchman have run On tns
road about SIX weeks my orders come from inc
tach all blame to the swltchmsn. II is general RUE
In running do not know whether the s~itchmsn
at his place or not there was no time 10 noid
up when saw the down train jumped Oh ana
the fireman did the same told him 10 look ous lor
himself supposed the tram down was an express
tram, and fully believed that this down tram nao
passed, as II was after time both trains were pc
hind time there As a short curve which Is ING
cause Of not seeing the down tram in time to hold
up or stop the tram the switchman stops by oroef
OF the conductor. whether he has a signal or nos
u 10 common thing to get the signal fTon sns
swliehmsn, and stop by order of the conductor.
HENRY MILLiKEx
NJ Whistler recalled said IN substance-tho'