Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-09-19
ANOTHER FATAL RAILROAD COLLISION.

oNhDA, ~ u, Sept l6.-The express train on tho
central Railroad, this place. run into last NIGHT
10y the freight train. which going at full speed The
conclusion terrible smashing the engines and
OF me cars to atoms, throwing them of the track Mr.
turkey Watcher OF Medina Ohio was instantly killed
Three or four others were Ia believed fatally pinred
and large number more or less wounded II Il onIy
surprising that greater destruction of human M, had NOT
ensued. ~
ARREST OF A MURDERER
Bosros, Sept. l6.-Chapman the murderer or Co,,.,
anu ms vile at Sharburne, arrested last night in
barn about mile from the town lie has partially con.
iessei the crime The coroners Jury have returned ver
dict against him If murder Mr. Cozzens 4, NOT va, Ill
but cannot long survive.
MAINE LAW NOMINATIONS IN OHIO.
olNciNSAr, Sept ia convention Of Maine law adj.
vocates yesterday nominated candidates for
tives and Senators in the Ohio Legislature from This
~. The nominecs mostly Democrats
=. PROGRESS OF THE YELLOW FEVER
Nkw ORLEANS sept l2th.-The deaths by yellow fever
Yesterday were 40 The disease is however raging
fully along the coast N''"1
THE ONoNDAGA COUNTY CN. W FAIR.
SYRACUSE, sept l5.-The annual fair of Onondaga
county commenced yesterday in the midst of a heavy
rain and hail storm. The quality OF the articles exhbi,
were very fine.
SICKNESS OF GEN. SHIELDS.
LoulsNLLs, sept lo.-Genera Shields is now living
dangerously III at Sparta Illinois lie deranged at times
the effect Of fever.
THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.
ALBANY, Sept. l6.-Mr. Mather canal commissioner
tried here on an impeachment has been acquitted The
vote stood yeas 81, nays I.
SAILING OF THE ATLANTIC.
NEw YORK, Sept 1.-THE steamer Atlantic sailed to.
day with 100 passengers. No specie
Anna De Holt died this morning at the hospitaI from
injuries received at the explosion Of the ay State This
IL the fourth death. All the bodies have been tsLen in
charge. "
YELLOW FEVER AT THE SOUTH.
BALTIMORE, Sept lI-There an increase of deaths
Al New orleans on the 10th inst which attributed
to a great influx Of people from the Interior
VIII in, ho
was regarded rs the only refuge But the papes advise
strangers still to stay away
The ota number of deaths from yellow fever 10 the
ON INST IN New Orleans, seven thousand three
hundred aud eightone.
The deaths in ycksburg on the 7tb ms, ,zc,o ,vo
hundred and fifty. The town was deserted
One hall the population of Grand Gulf Miss were Ia
ken dowu in less than week.
Never IN the memory of man, there such fatal and
widespread epidemic in the re,ou of the o,vor NJ;
sippi.
At Matches and at Gdalia opposite TO IT, the epidemic
was raging with great violence
At Mobile business almost entirely suspended
MARKETS
NEW YORK, Scpt!l7. 7. M.-The Stock market closed
hrn to-day Sales OF L. s. 6s Of 1867 100 l.2 Can
tom 29; Erie 81 u.s. Long Island no sales Reading n
Parker Vein Is 81; Cumberland Coal 80 Is: Pbnniy
IL ~ New Creek sales; Morris Canal lg Is. Nir,ra
qua 70; McCullock Gold declined to 93-I
Flour steady but not active 5000 bbl at yester
i4Ns prices Wheat dul-sales 90 900 bushels at lisa
li9c. for Genesee; Michigan white l44ll46 cts-Corn
declined-sales 1000 bushels At sac Tor yellow
PHILADELPHIA. sept. 1.-THE stock market quiet L
;. d 1867, l22 IL; Pa SIS 93l-2
Flour quict-saes Of 600 bbls at 80 LEAD is for ship
ment Rye flour and Corn Meal unchanged
Grain and the market quict-sales of 1000 busb
Wheat at l2Gal29c for red and 1876 l7 tn l8g cts G
white. Corn and in denandssles of y,lou ~ 7s
Oats ilai3c. Rye IS cts