Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-01-11
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
MoNDAI MORNING, JANUARY 10, 1853.
THE EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF JACKSON.

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| ,o,o 80 a. h;h .,s bright as any which ere
,o, ,,n, ho ha,,, IL The presence of The President ane
| -; :. 80. = both Houses of Congress, of The
" " and of at least Is, 900 spectators W.
liam no, w orderly meeting or more orilah' sPecla
ritnessed in Washington city The address
= So. Douglas admirable The prayers OF th'
" S i,;ns of Congress conceived in tht
e, spirit The tout ensemble was lInposlng anu oehsau'
the statue unveiled and Clark Mills was in
d,ced 10 ,ba immense multitude The acc!amaons
unboundod The sculptor, too Is worthy OF tie hero-
This achievement of The s worthy Of tho character il
celebrates The equestrian statue Stands on Lafayette
Souars-aud may stand forsrer!-a monument of Jack.
sons virtues as we'll OF the triumph of American
We shall publish Judge Douglas oratton Tomorrow.
THE RAILROAD ACCIDENT NEAR ANDOVER
Tho ,ches from Boston give fuller OF the
accident on the Boston and Maine Railroad by which Gen.
pisrces son WAS killed Gen Picrco hs wlfo and son.
rlv child were returning from funeral. They had not,
hem yo minutes the when the accident occurred
1,o ;,,Is how, brains dashed When Gen. Pierce
took him uo he did think the poor little fellow dead
until bs took OF his cap Mrs Pierce and the deceased
had bsen .bon four weeks visit to rela,vau In Boston
and Andover Gen. Pierce went 10 Boston on Tuesday
and with them attended the unern of Mr, Plercos
uncle Amos Lawrence Esq on his way back the unorIu-
nate occurrence happened.
From Inc DusIou " A'te1! nv 80
lowing PARTICULARS
The ,r,in consisted only of sesenty-two passenger
car baggage cur and the engine. 1t LETT this city
past twelve O'clock for Concord ~ H. und reached
ndo, er soon after The catastrophe happeued nhou
wo miles be yond The depot, and accustomed by the
snkay Of The aage {: OF the wheel, and also the
The passenger al became detached and
ofe proceedng ten rods oil the track and then
went owe, the mbankment The precp was some l2 or
IL fact in depth and al The bottom pile Of sones-
The car turned completely over and tie passengers some
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confusion. 80
him. and hi, sal 'front.' on The side Seat behind the door
s The car approached the prscpce he put his round
hs wife and bent forward TO catch his At this mo-
m.ul The car over and gded down the bank iis
SIDE II believed that rock penetrated the window be-
hind Young Pierce and caused terrible fracture Of his
skull which produced almost instantaneous death. Moth
ing could heart rendIng than the spectacle present.
ed by the nanGled ratutes of the child irs Pierce
tanned no visible injury but The shock occasoned by the
destruction Of her ADDED 10 her previous debility had
serious though dangerous effect upon her General
Pierce escaped injury except the natural effects Of the ter-
bs accident
Master Pierce was about eleven years DID, and being
only remaining child, of course object OF great en-
tearmen, his parents He Wa2 OF slender trame out
youth Of much prom.ne.
correspondent the N York Herald. writing from Con.
cord says:
1.-THE little boy (Beaamn Pierce,l great favore
with our town people He agreeable kind and gene
rcus and much beloved by his paymates When asked the
other day We'll Benny how do you expect like living
al the White House he replied don't know about go
ng there live at ALL would rather go out 10 live on
farm He four five years in advance Of most boys
OF his age in his intellectual requirements There is sad
gloom here tonight occasoned by his oss
The morning very cold, the thermometer pointing al
zero and the accident doubtless owing 10 the roet in
.he iron works of the Inflated car.
BosroN, JAM 6-P My sPecia train, Jus, returned
from Andover, We learn !h.; cen Pierce was uninIured
except some eprsna and bruises.
Mrs Pierce also escaped serious bodily harm but Is nl.
mos, frantic al the loss OF her son.
| The poor boys head was nearly mashed to Jelly:
Mr. Newell was the only passenger who haa iimb bro
CoscosD JAZZ THE President eec, to bear his
irrepaabe los. G.o christian composure /, is plain how
ever from the deep sorrow depicted on his
that by this calamity he has lost than the world could
igve.
The blow which caused TIE death OF tho son. struck the
and was 60 Violent as 10 the upper portion
IT the head leaving HE pan exposed and death followed in
simultaneously The face except the po. near the right eye
was but little dlsfigured.
There apprehensions Of serious danger 10 Mrs
Pierce She was quite comfortable when the ExpessMes
senger left this morning The scene is one OF deep nean
coy and attlction, beyond all power OF language to de-
scribe.
MESSAGE OF THE GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND
Governor loves Message 10 The Maryland Legs
ature occupies several columns in the Baltimore papers
Friday last. The pta OF II iiay put small space
The amount OF fecepis into the Treasury during the yea
was 81 9lli the expenditures 81 S6045S r. Balance
the Treasury sl70452 2s During the period s3000
OF the matucd public deot paid and S34 O05 AZ
piled the augmentation OF The sinking fund The surpu
revenue amounted to s43 $40 TO- utter dsbursias iha
If SGT 456 80 in payment OF the pub
lie debt and The further OF 1909 94 for all other purpo
,es Upon the general condition Of the Treasury tho stat
OF the Internal improvement works and the general pros
pey the Governor bases elaborate argument
of proposition reduction of ,axes commensurate viii
the favorable state of the revenue viz reduction OF fort
per cent the Direct Tax, instead Of twenty ne
mended las year; and tho total epea o The Stamp Tax,
ceptng 10 so far as l. operates upon lottery tickets.
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| Col Harold Smith, late editor of the Wyhevilo Repub
can died of hydrolhoray In Lexington, Va Wednesday
the 29h Dec. and buried the day with military
honors-the Cadets Of the Virginia Military institute in
body and large number OF citizens attending hia funeral
de officer In the Of 1914 and for his gallant
vices was presented with sword by the Legislature o
virsna-an honor which he bad richly earned He was
gentleman OF amiab!e md accomplished manners, Of ygo
tous highly cultivated well stored mind and of gene
! -ous but Impul,lvs disposition Ha eaves many warm
friends In our State
DISTRESSING CAsUALTY.-We Ioarn with deep re-
grs the following distressing which took place
in Northampton county, on Tuesday last, George NJ Fish
sr an interesting youth Of about ten years Of age son
lers w. Fisher Esq, Of Northampton took gun and wen
hammer of the gun ennnsled In the ruIs and was
thereby sprung which caused the percussion cap TO explode
and tho took eect 10 tho head of the unfortunate
youth, killing him almost Instantly.
M do Marcole,a the Nicaraguau Minister whose REGAL
haa been requested by Government has written letle
" ne editor Of the CosrIr des Rton Unb In which ht
u have done nothing but follow the instructions OF my
to the very letter. and that with all possible re
% s o"s eay my correspondence will be published, and
justice Win bs donon
\ HS0a's naws eorrects statement lhst j. b.
Coto'n 10 f'''a'" OF tho Por, Royal Agricultural Society
and 1t goes on 10 say
Dr.. White Is Presdeu Of mo D., pal s,a,r ;. ,,b
our friend CO1On &C orb bHS agree Win the Eoquc
farmers in Virginia. He has on. Of -, ' n.odn,o
farms in the State, and manages il in ,i d1 H,s
crops would sarlle small farmers s !, M Wh nos
farmer and owns magnificent estate the Rappahaanock
near Port Royal.
REELECTION OF SENATOR DoUGLAs.-on the
9Th inst, Stephen A. Douglas ESQ.,, was Reelected U s