davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-21
Horrible Accident on the Michigan
Central Railrnad-1 Lives Lost.


The Cleveland Plain Dealer is indebted tc
Mr.. Wood, of Chicago, for the details of Q
most horrible accident on the Michigan Cen.
tral Railroad, which happened on Tuesday,
about noon. The second class train proceed.
ing west, had stopedat Miles. In a few min.
utes freight train came in under full head.
way, and run into the passenger train and
with force sufficient 10 cut down and total
ly demolish four cars, scattering the passen-
gers in all directions. Seven were killed and
ninety wounded, thirty 80 badly that mony
of them must die.
"The narrator describes it as one Of the
most awful and heart renaing sights man cv.
er beheld. Arms, legs and ribs were broken
and the mass of human beings were mutila
led in every possible manner. 1t is alpgeth
er one of the most fearful railroad accident!
of which we ever heard. In addition TO thu
melancholy loss Of life, the damage Of prop
erty must be very great, and certainly thu
reputation OF the road must suffer by the cas-
uality.
"Who is to blame, we, Of course, do nct
know, but there must be negligence some
where. The engineer and fireman, who wer,
saved by jumping from the train have beer
arrested and imprisoned in Niles, and it il
said the inhabitants are determined 10 have
their conduct rigidly investigated. We hope
if there is guilt from cselessness or design
the offending parties will be punished to the
full extent of the law. When we obtain
further particulars we shall lay them before
our readers"
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-21


An ilfmoI foreign news is 10 tho enc.
that ME. Spencer. Father Ignatius IS
raising money IN Germany 70 convert the
Prosestanls Of England What benevolent
persons there are, occasionally, in this world.
This nineteenth century OF ours seems to BE-
peculiarly blessed in this respect. Scarce a
paper do we read that does not contain a no
tice Of some such philanthropic enterprize
as that in which good Father lgnatius is en-
gagged, The Catholics are endeavoring 70
convert the Protestants, and the Pfotestants
the Catholics. We hear Of societies for the
"amelioration Of the Jews" for the conver-
sion Of the heather, and various Other
things; all Of which their projectors doubt
less thought were calculated to be Of i'm
mense benefit to mankind. The reflection
that one is endeavoring to do his fellows
good is certainly comfortable; but some o.
our enlightened, nineteenth century good
folks, have such peculiar eyes. They car
see the man in the moon about as clearly as
avery unfortunate man on tn eirown sphere
Some can hear the shrieks Of the Juggernau'
victims much more distinctly than the wal
of distress nearer home. In short, there il
aspecies of philanthropy nowadays which
is too far sighted by half; which looks only
to the spiritual state, when if the same tim'
and money were expended in lettering tenn
porat conditions, more good, we are inclined
Ito think, would result and greater happiness
follow. We may be wrong but that is th
Eway ihe materstrikes US.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-21
land Claim.

.lNew York paper says that sisnor Ber
tucca, tiather-in-law Of Max Maretzek,) ha'
a very fair prospect Of establishing his till'
10 30 900 acres of land, in Kentcky, not ial
from the residence Of Henry Clay. The
claim has been in his family ever since the
separation of Kentucky from Virginia, at
which period the land in question was per-
feet wilderness, OF not more Government
value. Subsequent Improvements, in that
fine portion Of the State, have raised the
value Of this tract Of land TO at least mill
ion of dollars, besides which the owner Is
entitled 10 back rents for thirty years.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-21
Census returns not Reliable.

Mr.. Cist says the gathering of accurate
statistics by the ordinary methods has always
exhibiteda failure, and he hazards nothing in
saying, as the defect is in the system, that il
must always remain failure. Notwithstan.
ding all that was hoped for from the late cen.
sus it is likely to prove as imperfect and in
accurate as that Of l84l. Mr.. G. exposes
one Of its mistakes in tbe article Of malt Ii
lquors.
The census Of 1851, returns the product o
malt liquors for that year at l,ll7,9N gal
Ions. A writer in the Scientific American
gives the product of one brewery alone-Var
sans, of Poughkeepsie-600,000 bbls, or l.,
100000 gallons!!! The annual product o
Cincinnati, ale and beer, is 100000 gallons
more.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-21
Ungrateful Son.

The following is clipped from the Senate
proceedings as reported in the Journal. The
statemen! Of the petitioners is too revolving
to be thought true of any human being:
Mr.. Mack, from the committee on Public
Benevolen Institutions. to whom was re-
ferred the petition of the Trustees Of Mantua
township, Portage county, in reference TO a
case which they state thus: can unnatural
son residing in this township, who is worth
at least $30, 900 turned bis old Mother away,
like an old horse TO die, few years ago
She was then supported at public expense,
and is now dead Last January, his aged
Father, helpless and dependent old man,
whose head was whitened with the SHOWS Of
81 winters, was consigned, by this brute Of
son to the county poor-house r On which
the Trustees pray for law to compel chill
dreu, who are able, to take care of their
helpless parents--repor they think such
case should be regulated by public opinion.
They remarked that they thought such treat
ment by children was evidence Of bad bring
ing up. They asked to be discharged from
the further consideration Of the subject
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-21

o.
lhe Cotbp'ic Telegraph, q ;a;5 Eity, n al
Iusion 10 the late fOfeign intelligence respect
ing the designs Of Louis Napoleon on the
temporal authority Of The Pope, says
The foreign correspondents Of the slead-
ing' journals are now engaged in iabncating
wonderful stories about The Roman Govern
ment and the speedy suppression by the
French President Of The temporal power OF,
the Pope! We wonder how often Within
the last five years, have the readers Of those,
papers been humbugged by the same most ri
diculous inventions.
But all the croakers who weekly crafty
the anti Catholic spirit by illusions TO the
suppression Of the Papal authority may as
well desist.. Louis Napoleon is not the fool
that his enemies wish, but if he were fool,
nead-strong fool, and had he all his pas
sions excited against Rome,and were his pow
er greater hundred fold than it is, let him
raise his hand against the Holy Father, as his
uncle did, and the same fate would attend
him. He would be struck down from his po-
tsihon, power would depart from his hands,
and the Vicar Of Christ would reign in spite
of the world, the flesh and the devil and
Democratic editorials.
Especially, the democratic editorials
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-21
II Particulars of the Frightful
Railroad Causalty.

We have once or twice alluded TO the ia.
tai accident which occurred near Pierrepont
the other day on The Railroad, causing the in.
slant death OF the four young ladies, Mis-;
Wright, Miss Williamson, Miss Allen ant
Miss Andrews. A letter just published gives
the following particulars. tits one of tht
most dreadful occurrences in the annals o
Railroad accidents, and ought to be remem
bered by the living everywhere, as a warning
OF the extreme danger in even risking the
slightest imprudence about Railroads.
'It appears that company of nine per.
sons-two married men with their wives, and
five young ladies-thought TO amuse them.
selves by an evenings ride from the Manor tc
Sandy creek, on hand car, after, as they sup.
posed. the last regular train for the day had
passed. After running about half mile
and as they were turning curve in the roud
they were met by a locomotive and tender
which was backing up from the creek to the
Manor.
The unfortunate occupants of the hand.
car had but moments warning, and thai
moment served only to paralyze the ladies
with fear. One Of the men seized his wife
and the other one his wife and one of the
young ladies, and sprang from the car. The
other four were on the car when the COLI
sion took place three OF them were thrown
under the locomotive and crushed to death
and the other was found mortally wounded
by blow which she received in the forehead
The awfully mangled remains Of the bodies
were picked up and brought back to the Ma
nor, to those friends who had joyously parted
with them but few moments before; bu
the wall Of woe went up where the sounds o.
joy had been. But short time previous
they had been warned Of the risk they wert
rnnninuo
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-21

x "PUG-NosED AND Hook NosED REGIMENTS
OF RUSSIAN SoLDiERs.-Among the fnncies
Of the Emperor Nicholas, are these two regi,
ments stationed at st. Petersburgh. Every
man and officer Of the first named has pug
nose, blue eyes, and sandy hair and whiskers.
The hook noses have each a nose like hawk,
with eyes, hair, and beard black as ravens
wing. The men, 100, all match in height,
and, with their splendid uniforms make a
snowy appearance. ...
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-21
Tho English woman Of Tas hion.

Lord Jeffrey, in writing TO female friend
in America, describes, very happily, a .first
class specimen Of an English woman OF
fashion, Great quietness, simplicity, and
delicacy of manners, with certain dignity
and selfpossession that puts vulgarity out of
countenance, and keeps presumption In awe;
singularly sweet, soft, and rather low
voice, with remarkable elegance and ease OF
diction; perfect taste in wit, and manners,
but no loquacity, and rather lunguid spirits;
sortof indolent disdain Of display and ac-
complishments; an air Of great good nature
and kindness, with but too oftensome heart.
lessness, duplicity and ambition. These are
som, Of the traits, and such. | think as would
most strike an American. Youwould think
her rather cold and spiritless, bu: she would
predominat te over youin the long run; and
indeed is very bewitching aud dangerous
creature, more seductive and graceful tlran
any other il the world; bat not better nor
happier and l am speaking even Of the very
best and most perfect
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-21


The letter Of Cheyalier HpI@mann TO Mr..
Webster, which adverted to yesterday, has
been read by several persons 10 whom cop
les were furnished by the indignant diplomat.
He left the letter, ia person, with nlesseu-
ger at the State Department, aftsy Office
hours. and on the evening prior to Mr.. Web
sters departure for the North. The contents
Of the letter are recital Of his grievance,
and os those Of his government, on account
Of which, he says, he deems it proper forhim
to withdraw from bis mission. He does moi
state that he was under instructions 10 with
draw, ii case Kossuth was received here
-bnt there can be little doubt that he acted
under Instructions
He commences by, ling that the news
paper press had treated with ridicule his di-
plomatic intercourse with this government
that they had sneered al his representations
and at the manner in which he had made
them.
His complaints Of this treatment were
made to the Secretary Of the State, but bt
obtained no redress. Subsequently, he says
Kossuth was, contrary to bis protest, receiy.
ed by this government; and the Secretary o.
State attending an entertainment given tc
Kossuth, delivered a speech Of character
fattering to Kossutb, and ualriendly to the
Imperial Government. IL
He then, he says, waited upon the Pt 81.
dent and inquired whether the act of the
Secretary, and the views presented BY aim
were 10 be considered orapproved BY the ex'
1ecutive government, and that the President
Informed him that the act and speech were
not official. But, be continues 10 say, thai
the Presidents assurance on that point wa:
not satisfactory, and was moi, followed By
any change of tone on the part Of the press
in regard to hlmself and, in consideration o
the injurious treatment which he and hi.
government have received, he deemed i
necessary to Withdraw from the legation anc
return home.
He does not request the Secretary Of State
10 communicate the letter to the President
but be says that he is very thankful 10 thu
President for the courtesies which he hat
received from him. and he, winds up In tht
usual phrase OF "accept The assurances,
&c.
The letters calls for no reply. 1t is no
probable that a successor TO Mr.. HulsemanI
will he appointed; but under another ad
ministration he or some other Charge ma.
be sent back
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-21

Ihc ~ |f't' 's..' st..'.t ttsti
The Homestead bill, which hos pissed The
House Of Representatives, received the votes
of n democrats and 30 wings. and Of The
former 81 were from free, and 90 from slave
States; OF the latter 90 were from free, and
IS from slave States; "a democrats and 20
wings voted against it. There were absent
al democrats and 81 wings.
A letter in the Baltimore Sun says that
the bill twill no doubt pass the Senate with
some slightamendments, providing a remedy
for those little impesiections which in the
hurry of its passage were not guarded agains
in the House." Thus, the bill, as it now
reads, excludes the holders of small estates
(less .han l60 acres) from sharing-in its ben
Iedts, which was certainly not intended BY
the framehef the bill, Mr.. Johnson, of Ten
nessee; but the Senate will, no doubt, cor
rect the deficiency, and this the more resdi
| lY, as the House had amended that clause sat
isfacsorily in committee of the whole, an,
Mr.. Johnson himself was ia favor of tha
amendment, In the extreme zeal 10 defea
Mr.. Browns amendment, by most ingeni
ous species Of parliamentary tactics, th,
omission of the amendment may be consid
cred as mere clerical error.
"The object of the friends of the bill wa
directed toward bringing the House to re
cord vote on Johnson's bill, which was ef
fected by Mr.. Johnson's moving his origina
bill as an amendment to Mr., Browns substi
tute; obtaining thus direct vote ON tn
original bill under the screw propeller of tn
ayes and nays, which wonderfully diminish
ed the courage Of the opponents of the bill
and showed the difference between histori
cal record, and promenade on the carpet be
tween tellers, with the eyes of the peop
turned in different direction
"The resolute manner, too. in which MI
Dawson, of Pennsylvania, resisted all lurthe
amendments, and especially that oil MI
Stanley, OF North Carolina, saved the bill
from new and dangerous rider, and thus
triumph was achieved which will save tn
reputation OF the present Congress. MI
Johnson, of Tenn, the father of the bill an
one of its able defenders, will be GRATEFUL
remembered by thousands who will share ii
benefits, and by the whole country, whic
will feel its benign influence in the increase,
moral elevation Of the great mass of our 70
:ers."
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-21
The .God.Like.,
The New York Mirror says:

The Almighty has plainly nominated
Daniel Webster for the highest office OF
earth
The Forest City, the new 'Ohig paper al
Cleveland, thus piquantly takes off The
above
From the nabob character Of those urgine
his claims in that city, we apprehend il
was the " Almighty Dollar" the Mirror
meant II was standing boast of his ad.
mirers, that all his supporters were gentle.
men Of cloth whose coats cost not less than
$50, and whose dainty persons were most
|exquisitely perfumed with Fugitive Save
|oil.'
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-21
auroK TnAvEIllso .-The St. Louis Inte

QUICK TRAvEELlSe.-The St. Louis Intel
ligencer says that travellers can now reach
New York from that place in less than four
days. via Lasalle, Chicago and the Michigan
Southern, and New York and Erie Railroads
Ii is assured from source entitled to credit
that four days and sic hours is the longest
time required under ordinary circumstances
10 reach New York, and a cost not exceeding
e25.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-21
.G,tA.o.u.tf

!" Every dog has his day." il is said, but we
sopine ihe days Of felO of those animals are
about numbered. Mad dogs are about, and
our citizens, having the fear of hydrophobia,
are about 10 shoot, stab, stone, club and
hang every canine that ventures beyond his
masters premises. Every one that trots
through the streets is to be considered mad
and suffer death in accordance with the law
We begin 10 think sausages will be cheap
and the supply of dog skins greater than the
demand! Do your "dcoty, osifrs.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-21
Clear the Track!

The Locomotive for our railroad will be
here in the course Of few days, as we learn
from one of the Directors. The laying of the
rails will go forward rapidly as soon as the
work is commenced which will be in very
short time. The ties are about all delivered,
the spikes contracted for and The iron expect
ed here daily. We feel much inclined to sing
that fine old song Of 'the good time coming"
only we are rather too unwell.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-21
The New York Canal enlargement.

The decision declaring The New York nine
million canal bill unconstitutional has crea
ted no little excitement in that State, and
an extra session Of the Legislature will prob.
ably be called. A letter says.
"0ne Of the results Of the decision will
he the cancelling Of the loans which the
State has negotiated, under The provisions Of
the bill. Considerable amounts Of these
certificates have been absorbed by the Free
Banks OF the State and deposited with the
Department os q security for circulating
notes. The State, oi course is bound 10 re
fund so that the banks will lose nolhing."
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-21
The State Printing.

The printing under the first advertisement
Of the State officers, has been awarded to
Blake and 0sgood, Job Printers, at Colum-
bus, at prices some twenty-five per cent be-
low the price Of Joumeyman's wages. So
says the Statesman. The blanks for execu-
tive officers and the Board Of Public Works
go to an office at Dayton.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-21
Whig Opinions.

The New York Express, (Whig) treating
OF the Presidency and the Wings, says:
We repeat that it is our deliberate, sober
conviction, that if Gen. Scott be run blind
as the Schemers in Washington now intend
to have him run-Vermont will be the only
electoral vote he will have for the Prssiden,
cy.
A Philadelphia paper, which was one Of
the leading Taylor papers in the campaign Of
l848, thus speaks of the notice from Wash
ington, that Gen. Scott will not define his
position on the Compromise measures
We declare il the finality of his b.. NJ
the Presidency. The game is 10 get the nom.
ination as an available. and then to patch up
a set OF principles for campaign use Ii
won't do, General. No masked batteries will
suit the American people. Come out on the
compromise boldly or remain where you are
in The army No further promotion without
rigid inspection, and certificate Of sound.
ness on all Constitutional points,
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-21
Indian Outrages in New Mexico.

Advices Of recent date give various &C.
counts of Indian depredations in New Mexi-
CO. Murders and robberies are of daily oc.
currence, and the troops, from their small
numbers, were unable to prevent them. II
was reported that Colonel Sumner was about
to arm the Mexican citizens. Major Shep.
herd was under arrest for disobeying Major
Howe.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-21

FEARFUL SHIpwREcK. The bark Josepha,
Of Gloucester, England. left Bristol on the
10Th Of March, with eighteen persons and a
cargo oil railroad iron, &c., and up to the
day she was wrecked had a prosperous voy-
age. At 3 o'clock Of the afternoon of April
20lh, she struck the outer bar, about half a
mile to the northward of the Highland light,
Cape Cod, and sixteen persons persisted, a
mong whom were two heroic Cape Cod fish
ermen, who, in a bold attempt 10 save the
lives of their brother sailors, lost their own.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-21
< slave Factory Burned in Africa.

Adyices from the coast of Africa to th'
LIST Of March, state that the town of Why
dah has been recently burned, together will
Hutton's factory. After the fire, there wer'
discovered in the ruins Of the town the char
red remains Of $50 slaves who had been una
bic to escape, owing to their being chained
together by the neck Ii is supposed they
were collected together ready for shipping. =
The town of Dahomey, where the King ol
that country resides, is also reported to have
been burned.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-21
Arrival of the sierra Nevada.

New YORK, May Is.
The steamer Sierra Nevada. from Aspin-
wall, whence she sailed ON the 9th, has arr:
we'd at this port. She brings $400, 600 in
gold, and 200 passengers among them are A.
B. Corwine, the American Consul at Pana-
ma, and .Raveoscraft, bearer Of dispatches
from Chill. There is no news Of importance
from the lsthmus Of California.
The Illinois, with California mails. 1900
passengers, 81 ,252. 300 freight, and S250,000
in the hands of passengers arrived at un ear
ly hour this morning She sailed from Asp
inwall. Panama Railroad opened within 5
miles Of Gorgona.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-21

UFThe Wheeling times says, contracts
were made last week for thirteen Of the heavy
sections Of the Hempfield Railroad. We
understand that the bids allotted, we've to the
best and most energetic contractors. and they
will press forward the work with vigor, 10
admit Of the letting of the light sections to
advantage. These lettings include sections
one and two miles from Wheeling, and three
miles beyond Washington. The road will
doubtless be finished as far as the Mononga-
hela in year and half, and by 50 being,
will only meet the confident expectations
entertained by the public Of The energy and
faithfulness Of the directors and engineers.
Anc, Net.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-21
Ripley Herald.

The first number Of new paper by the
above name is on our table. II is under the
editorial management of w. Tornlinson, got
ten up by an association of gentlemen who
seem 10 be interested more in the spiritual
rappings than any other subject. 1t is kind
Of neutral Independent sheet, and makes
good appearance.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-21

OEThe Gin. Nonpareil says six Of the
suits brought against the Little Miami Rail
road for "fast diving were tried on Tues
day before Esq Hill. The decision was ad-
verse to the Company, which was fined $40
for the first case, and $50 each for the other
five. The Company have taken an appeal to
the Court Of Common Pleas in each case.
The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-05-21

A LITTLE FoRrUNE.-Mrs. Wilson Tay-
lor, of Ogdensburgh, N. Y, it is said, has re-
ceiyed information from Washington, that
upon making the proper application, she will
receive some $4,000; it being due to her
fatfer, Mr.. Noah Palmer, for military servi-
ces during the Revolutionary war.