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The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-05-21
The NofWalk CALAMITY.

The terrible details Of the Railroad
tragedy at Norwalk, have made so deep
an impression upon the public mind,
that we are encouraged 10 think there
will be an increased waichiulness upon
railways, and many judicious reforms
will be instituted on nearly all the roads.
The stock of the New Haven Railroad
sold for sl2j 10 l27 share, before the
late tragedy it is now quoted at slO7
TO loS--or fall Of nearly twenty dol
lars a share.
The day after the disaster, the num-
Der Of passengers carried on the road
was 1852. During the days Of last
week, the numbers varied from 2300 to
TO 30, 20 that the local travel does not
seem TO have been affected by the loss
of life.
The whole number Of deaths ascer-
tanned TO have resulted from the caias-
trophe, is forty-fve. OF this number.
nine resided in New York city, five in
other parts OF the State. and twenty four
IN New England, There are included
TWO ciergymen, eight physicians, sixteen
women, and Two children.
The travel between New York and
Boston, by all the lines, has fallen of
very considerably since the disaster, and
upon all railroads the last car is now
soonest illed by the passengers.
Upon some Of the roads the reguia-
lions are undergoing revision, with
view 10 give greater security 10 The
trains. Many Of the railways in this
vicinity have been managed with great
success, aud some Of them can show that
Of The millions Of passengers they have
carried, not life has been lost. We
hear that the Lowell Railroad, which
has been IN operation about sixteen
years, has carried ten millions OF pas.
,ensers, OF iuo hundred and sixty mil
hons OF persons one mile, without hay-
ing lost life during lha, period
Boston Transcript.
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Havana dates to May 18th, give some
interesting items of Mexican news:
The Diaria, in long editorial, re-
views Santa Anna's course since his re-
turn TO Mexico, and heartily approves
Of it. 1t is also pleased with the high
ly conservative character Of the Mex
lean government, and especially with the
selection Of the enlightened Bishop of
Michocan rs President. II concludes
by stating that the Dictatorship, altho'
only as yet in termination, has in Mex
leo positive existence.
The municipal authorities of Tampi-
co, who had refused to acknowledge
Santa Anna, were arrested by General
Woll, and sent on steamer TO Vera
Cruz.
Gen. Arista, who has arrived here,
has been ordered to proceed TO Europe,
and not return without the permission
Of the Supreme Government. lie is
meanwhile to enjoy his pay and rank in
the Army.
Gen. Arista, in answer to the letter
Of the Minister of War, informing him
Of his Punishment, protests against the
injustice done him. and intimates that
he is indebted to it in consequence of
his sympathy with the North American
States. He further says that he sees
no road to happiness for his country ex-
cept through Federal Institutions and
if desired, annexation TO the United
States, in which Mexico will meet an
inexhausiiblc fount of riches, notwith-
standing she may lose that grand enigma
that squaring of the circle-called the
General Santa Anna Nationality. -
The day will arrive when this event
will happen. Meantime he protests
against his Punishment rs an act Of ty-
ranny. and declares that in due time he
will demand reparation.
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1 str,Ihlt Snrft,lIan.

The Directors Of Railroads should b.
men in,rrrstcd IN tho stock thai They
represent. They should Ice ncqunlnird
With the Management, Of the ruod. They
should rcsi,lc IA The vicinity Of The road
aud be- Distributed 80 that they can
know the actual management. Roads
50 governed viii mosi likely be cconcm-
ically and safely managed, and the ser
vices cf the employees viii bv morr like
" 10 bc faithful.
One reason why there arc more
accidents IN this country than IN Europe
i. that We nre here not So used 10 disci'
pine, and not 50 thoroughly taught ohe'
dicncc 10 rule as there. The general
laxitv in this respect. growing out Of
our own individual freedom. leads rs lC
think more lightly of rules than do those
who are used TO obey implicitly. The
most practical way TO carry on the sys
tenn is,io place the direction OF railroads
in sound hands, distributed along I'll,
line. Then there is the supervision o
ownership over the whole road. The
company rs well as the public will fn'
nm advantage in this.
"A SroCkIoLpfh
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Terrible Shipwvtk-.OO Lives Lost.

The brig Reuben Clark. of Rockland
which arrived here this morning, bro't
Capt Slimson, mate, and second mate,
and six of the crew of the ship William
and Mary of Bath, lost ut sea.
The W. and NJ. left Liverpool with
cargo Of Railroad Iron and 20S pas
sengers, nearly all of whom, together
with the steward and two of the seamen
went down with the ship.
Capt 5. reports that the William and
Mary struck on sunkcn rock near the
Great lsaacs, on the evening of the Sd
Of May, nj half.past eight o'clock ,thump-
ing heavily for fifteen minutes, fell off
and struck another rock within n few
rods of the first. Here she bumped n
few times, and then fell off again into
deep water, when she commenced filling.
After laboring at the pumps till seven
O'Clock in the morning without avail,
and finding the ship with ten feet of wa
ter in her hold, and fast sinking, the
captain, mate and crew, with few pas
sengcrS, took 10 the boats and left her.
Ia few moments she went down, car
rying with her nearly 200 souls The
long boat and the life boat, which were
filled with passengers, parted company.
A few hours afterwards n barque APP
parently bound 10 Europe, hove in the
direction of these boats, and it is sup
posed their passengers were rescued.
The William and Mary was bound for
New Orleans.
The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-05-21
BUFFALO, May

BUFFALO, MAY Id.
A terrible calamity has just occurred
in this city. The building on Main-st.,
occupied as banking house by Messrs
Robinson & Co. and Robert Codd, while
undergoing repairs, suddenly caved in,
the roof and every story being carried
through TO the ground.
Ii is feared that Is or 20 workmen,
and some persons occupying the upper
story are buried beneath the ruins.
The utmost excitement prevailed, and
the Fire Department and a large num-
Der Of citizens are clearing away the
ruins as rapidly as possible.
The from, Of the shops had been TAX
en- out for repair, and the building was
len without proper support.
Second Dispatch.
BUFFALO, Friday Eve
The building was five stories high.
and the entire inside and back wall fell
into the cellar, carrying the men who
were at work on each story, down with
il.
An immense pile Of lumber has been
got out, and five men have been rescued
alive-one with his leg badly crushed,
and the others severely injured.
Three dead bodies have been recoy-
cred One, that of John Iufiord, the
master carpenter, whose head was COM
pleiely crushed.
While digging in the rear, man felt
his hand tightly clasped by one beneath
the ruins and after clearing away,
boy was discovered who had been Jam
med IN between the iinbers for upwards
Of an hour. The men worked hard TO
rescue him, the little fellow bearing an
bravely, though much crushed and cx-
hans,ed. lie was at length restored 10
the arms Of his father, who stool by In
speechless agony watching the eifo rs Of
the men. The boys name Z. George
kin'ky. lie is much injured internal.
~ bot hopes are en-, erihined for his re.
cosery.
The Fire Department are now organ.
ized TO work during the night.
II Il supposed thai fifteen persons are
siili beneath the ruins, all Of whom are
doubtless dead, as the ruins are piled up
Ia ibiek solid mass from the cellar 10
the second story.
Mech excitement prevails throughout
the city.
No more bodies are ye, in sight
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Accident la Lowell. w.

correspondent, Of the Irashurgh Ga
zctic, writes from Lowell, this State, tina,
a Mr.. VIM n. Robinson, lately from Hard.
wick, Mass, was engaged in telling trees,
on iraci Of land recently purchased here
by q. Z. Wngh, Of Hard~ick. for himself,
and Mr. RS future home. lie was board.
ing at one Doa. Samuel Warmers and had
not returned on Tuesday nigh, to his sup
per, at tn. usual hour. Mr.. W. was busily
engaged IA doing his chores at the barn
ull quarter before nine, when finding
Mr.. X. had not returned, he took his Ian.
tern and started for the woods, nccompsn-
led by his little son, aged nine years. Ar
rived a, the slash" b. shouted the name
d the missing man, and searched for some
time IN vain Stopping for a momen, to
listen. he heard bu, short distance from
him, low, gureiing groan. Crossing the
little brook a, his feet, ON the opposite side
he found Mr. r. lying on his face, his head
dropping into hole in the snow, which
was there II inches deep. lie was speech
less and perfectly in-ensible, to all appear.
ance. He drew his breath with labor.
which oocssioned the noise which frst at
trseted the attention Of Mr.. ". With the
sss's;spce q the boy he formed bed Of
spruce boughs, and placed the dying man
upon II, and leaving the boy. mere infnn,
as be was, as a lone watcher By the bed Of
death, started =, the top Of hIs speed for
The NEAREST DcighbOr's, distance sbou, three
four,hs Of a mule. lie succeeded in rais.
ing all the Assis,aBce necessary, and dos-
patched a man Tor Physician, five mile.
aistaut. He ~as conveyed TO the house u
Mr.. w, where he fingered ull the next
ino'nlng and erpied. Il ~As nearly IA
O'Clock When they reached the house, and
the PhysieiAa arrived al l, and pronounced
his case hopeless. lie vas probably hurt
IN the former part Of the day, as the diuner
~hieh he earned into the woods IN the
isoru'ng ~Hs uHiooehed, and The probabili-
y u TIA, he must have Lain upon the sao~
At least ~ hour. The cause ~as pfoba.
big the falling q dry TREE. or ~stubb-
upon the ssck II has bead and body, AZ he
~as st Sort, ct a; least such wcrr the IN.
dicsii1as.
Mr. X. leaves a ste and "a children IN
isrd-srt To thesa the hlu- must be
severe one. Comparatively stranger he
had oossfIsed IN the short time be hes
heen sfnsng ut 10 ~in the rcspoc, Of all
uho kne~ him iPtinss.
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Foreign News.
Later from Europe.
Nrw YosK, MAY a.

Nav YoRK, MAY Is.
The steamship Atlantic. which len
Liverpool on the morning Of the iIh in
slant, at half-past 8 O'Clock. arrived nj
this port at $ O'Clock this morning with
l2O passengers
In the English Parliament, the he
bate on the financial Budget continued.
and u motion rcpndiaiing The coniin-
uancc Of the Income tax, was ncghiycd
by Z majority
Mrs Stowe is now the Duchess Of
Suiherland's guest, aud Ind dincd with
distinguished party of Judges, Sc, nj
the Lord Mayors.
A meeting OF encouragement 10 Kos
suih had been called at Greenwich.
Some political arrests had been made
ri Paris, among them one delegate from
n London Committee.
AT birmingham, the Roman Catholic
Bishops, Ullalhorne and Moore, have
been imprisoned for debt, consequent on
bank failing with trust funds.
The Montalembcrt expected motion
asserting .ha Illegally of appropriaiing
the receipts Of the sale OF the Orleans
properties fell dead born. oniy one MEM
Der having supported it, and the Assem-
bly's Committee ultimately rejected il
The Emperor Napoleon |. bequeaih.
ed half the domain of Prve to soldiers
widows and children,who are now claim.
ing lcgatecs. A commission under the
presidency of Col. Vaian. had been ap.
pointed TO consider the matter
The Canions OF Licino and Grisons
formally notified the Federal Swiss gov.
crnmcn, that they will not surrender
their refugees.
Berne letters Of the 2Sth ult., stat,
hat the Federal Council had been has
Va. summoned, TO consider the fact o
. n"," advancing military post on I
20. "c" S'abbio. which is regarded n,
o"iss territory No decision vet an
nounccd.
Frieburg is still in state vc s.;a,
but all are quiet; 1870 insurgents -
: retained in custody.
: No Christians had been massacrcd
Brossa,bu, religious conspiracy again
Christians had been discovered anon
some young priests, of whom $50 Ia
been banished 10 Asia.
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COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL.


HtrtiSpi MAY ~, 1873
In New York, money is easy on call al
d Z per cent, and first class very slrort
bills at q per cent. Copper mining stocks
are dull aud the activity apparent Of late
proves to be artificial. Fancy stocks dc
not attract the attention Of outs.ders upd
capitalists. So many Lev schemes have
lately been brought forward, that the mark
ct Is completely sarieiied with them. many
Of these will NJ doubt collapse, causing
great hsyOc In the pockets II stockholders
The Bonds md Mortgages deposited by
the Faupers Ia ak, of Onondaes, N. \. for
the sgin Of s50,3i7, were sold al auction
las, week, and brought sI3,505. These
were lands on which these mortgages wess
represented TO be worth $4,000. The
enhanced value Of the stocks, which com
Prised one-half the security deposited By
the Rank. enables the Superintendent TO
pay the bill holders about - per cent. on
the dollar. This prove. that the utinos,
caution should be used, that sufiieien, Sc
euniy may be obtained from free bank.
The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-05-21

STRIKE AMONG THE CLERGY.-The
Independent, a religious paper, edited
by clergymen of the Congregalionalisi
(Calvanistic) churches, has an article
in its last weeks issue headed, /" Prcdch-
ers, 10 the Rescuc ;" in which il is pro-
posed TO organize Preachers Pro-
tetiye Union, To publish list Of all
''ratting" churches, and to found re-
lief fund for preachers out on strike.
IL the thing be intended rs mere
Jen desPrit, we must say the editors
are unfortunate, as the wit is impcrccp-
tible, and the language is worthy of the
lowest slangwhangcrs Of the day. The
reader may Judge from the following
specimen:
"All trades are moving. Every pa
per dcvoles column TO the strikes.
Terror has got hold of capital. Now is
our lime-Sirike for our success is
sure. Our brothers, bold and battling.
are willing 10 counienance us. The
printers, cord-waincrs, caryers, gildcrs,
carpenters. roolers, weavers, hing.mak-
ers, tailor-, hotel waiiers--everywhere
the working classes are asserting their
righis-the right Of labor.
Hitherto we have asked gifts-now
we demand rights. The laborer is wor-
thy Of his hire. Muzzle not the OK that
ireadeih out the corn. Preachers, as
sert your rights. Show bold front to
the churches, and they'll cover. They
dare not dispense with your services.
Declare your claims bol,lly,-Ao pay,
NO preach
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h. etasfsiF saps.icss f,@ The the soct.hel.
a,rs
Tbs v essssh Votlfssa Raj Road ).
ven 'hfsF hs'h rad. sA1 rva, thf,.ayi,
oaHsasp tiss' - gre = large -sy busi
s'''ss. 10 tura.-c,iors sv ssch tia, u
sastas usafx IAss 80 esen chance fof the
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ersssaaT husaDos' Al that sccus 10 b,
-suiipg }. he funds 70 relieve the co,J.0rs-
iiaH irss ~ prv~c1i russrrns.nen,s.-
" eala 10 81 be l.al,oy for the sioel hald.
60 ts n.sie I.f,fsfTea 50. fs the sasoaa
'r'gvired sn1 llsas ,nSca,of 10 save their
ifasroF IN The ooT,otusioa.
In sDpahrs colann ~iil b. found no.
t'cs rs usseiiag 4 the s,oe kh1ldsr,
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ilems Dlsiiers.
sos.rrm .rnrrsr ~ ,rnso,r.

NRttNtN rfAfitf ~ tLhHnrT.
sespi i~epiY years $50. nssn tevsi.
leg IN The rad IN Hard~sck. VI. "a a..
rssea md ,,rssrd By III. sirla 81. ux,p.
sseos serIsrui ersssior The fosc before hifa.
sfsach sseemcss Slrsvusons be srrrrr1.
that ~hcn his hssd reached tho f,acs On
cur nde q t's rs11. hs TAI hl4 scarcely
cleared tbe fCnce on The eebcs, tnakinr BIS
whose length frcia ivrB'y 70 thirty fcr,.--
The nrapsi nclrhhars wefe rallied, and
hss,er,nr 10 The sps. srnni shat thcy
deemed pretty god evidence ef the truth
II the Hasu's xisieDon,. In trail which
s@Dc unasusily large animal q the crawl.
ing fiad h,d obviously joe, made in ryc
held Aejainag the road. and Which they
traced uli Il -hs lost IN the ~oods no, lar
distant Nc,hing more ~ss beard about
The sfai'. ~hsch had cosnc 10 be mostly
fsbnloss, iill I. rccen, date, when Mr. u. :.
Hannagsoa vi same to~n. having pur-
chased and begun to clear up 10, ofmo
y riid land, fev miles from the place
~here the Incident !. sad 10 have occurred.
found undT an old siicu tree around
which he had begun to make log hoan.
ihe ske'eion Of ~hsi was evidently once .
serPen, Of huge prosnftions, the law
bones Of ~hsch we're shout four inches
across the RIB bones a. large a. pipe stems
and the length u the vertcbrn, OF what re.
MANNED Of u, nine feet Although TINS
skeleton was thourhticssly left by the find
e. TO be consumed in the burning log heap
yc, thcae who kno~ him rely ON the truth
d his story white all suppose that the
skeleton must have been that Of the same
animal which been formerly seen cros.
sing the rad "a another part Of the town.
hs II Is . matter VI much intcres, IA our
natural history. We intend in the course Of
the present season, to visit the locality. and
investigate the subject more thoroughly
for from the responsibility Of the different
sources Of our information, We feel very
confident, that an animal Of the snake kind,
u an unusual size. and Of species no,
heretofore known IN the Northern States.
mus, have existed in this region. Free.
man.
We have no disposition to regard the
above as snake story" having no long
or ago than last summer seen similar ami
NAL IN Bennington County. When we
first saw 1t, It's head was raised about four
feet from the ground, and although ten or
fifteen rods distant FROM US, We could dis
Germ the red cyeballs and white neck-tie
OF the monster with sufficient dis,inctness
To overcome all desire Of further examina.
ton. Others saw the same thing, and the
dread Of meeting him was prevalent in the
vicinity; but he made no attempt TO com
mt violence, and after ,arry of somc two
months IN the ncighborhood, LEFT for the
mountain and brake.
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\ IniNG wmcH EVER FARMrn
ShouLp kNow.-lf you wish to drive
cot nah INTO seasoned oak timber. and
not 10 have II break or bend, joe, have
a small quantity 81 oil nrsr by and dip
the nail before driving and IL viii nss /.
sr TAI 10 50. Ia mending carte and
plooshs The is II great advantage. or
Ihey Nre generally made Of oak " ool.
j" sirnighienins old nail. lel ii b. dans
On wood. ard with easy blo~.. Ifdons
~ iron hey ~ill BE- safe 20 hfe.l.
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CnAND MU,IcAL rrsr,v.,

The n. II. g. VI. Musical Association,
will hold It's next annual meeting at Wal
pole N. ii. commencing on Tuesday the
9Th day of June next, at 2 o'clock ?. NJ. and
continue four days under the direction Of
Prof b. +. Baker of Boston assisted by
Miss Bond and others, of superior musica !
nttainments.
The celebrated "Oratorio Of DAVID" will
be rehearsed in view Of giving grand
Concert the last evening Of the session.
An invitation is hereby extended to all
who play musical instruments, To join the
Convention and form an orchestra for the
occasion.
The members Of the convention will be.
entertained free Of expense during their
stay.
The Cheshire, Vermont Valley, and Sui
ivan Rail Roads, will charge fare only one
way.
May 10, 1853
COMMITTEE.
Gro. ALDRIcH, WV. Harms in.
ISRAEL Cook, Dawn II. FREscn,
WV. MAnyis in.
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esy Mrs Laura A. Robinson, Of Fox
boro, Mass. has been arrested on II.
charge of adultery with one George II
Lewis. and held in 5000 for trial. The
accused is 80 years ofase, and widow
of Abia,har Robinson, who died after
sickness of one week, on the l@l inst,
and 10 whom she was married one year
ago. The deceased was G5 years Of age.
Circumstances connected with his death
have created suspicion against the ac-
cuscd. A post morton examination by
Drs. Poster and Hitchcock did not
elicit the cause, aud the result OF n
more thorough examination by Prof.
lIosiord Of Cambridge, has not tran
spircd. Lewis is a minor, and was
employed by the deceased.