New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-24
WASHINGTON Items.

WASHINGTON, Thursday, June % 1859
I,yn.tus Ewing 81 SVnnec'lea', tVf SINE yers past
-, Secretary to Governor Seymour Of that State has
II q, Appointed Secretary Of Legation TO Russia.
Rebe,t j. Wsiker yesterday commissioned a. Com
-t.opef to China.
me President has entirely recovered from his recent 10
x.etoD He called TO day IN bis carriage with h, Sc
,rary Mr. Sidney Webster for SIR Charles Lye the eu
All EDs lbh Ge"loeisi WHO is stopping the National
ac. and VISITED with him the prominent point, Of inter
>xsbvui Washington.
said there 10 be examinations Of Clerks 10 the
posOfce Department until the removals appoint
,,nt srs determined upon Another report winch gives
,xuabity the statement is that upward Of twenty
.sysls were made to-day
Secretary Dobbin has selected for bis residences the
sssng on st. lately occupied by Mr. Kennedy bis pre-
isc,ssor in the Navy Department
Secretary Marcy has engaged Of the elegant houses
a yermontsv, shout bring erected by W. w Corcorsn.
The Postmaster General and several other officers OF
ecvernment ba taken At TIE Union Hotel George
svwp during tie aud the President
,riaad intends 10 remove shortly to elegant cottage
d the suburbs ofthe city
The weather has been waxing hotter and hotter for
ava past-tber momeer ranging from 30 to 81. Unusual
dskness prevails
Maine Law In Connecticut.
susxI Dsyateh 70 The n Tribune.
ne House have tb moment voted To amend aoe
10 bill by sub.uiing the old law for the last century
ne vote was LOG, the Speaker giving the casting
,ss The main question ON the bill is not ye, taken.
Yours, L.
stsat Of the Maine Law in the Connecticut Legsla-
ture-Tbe Railroad Accident Bill.
HARTFORD, ThurdiJ, fuDe o. 1853
The Maine Lag, which has been und+r discussion for
Gree years. this forenoon defeated in the House Of
REPRESENTATIVES. An amendment striking all after the
,s.ng clause and inserting bill giving Town and CRY
,,horties power 10 license adopted by the casting
49, Of the Speaker The bill thus amended was this at
,rpoop adopted by vote of lOs to 9s.
n the SCI ate the bill 10 prev. Mt Railway Accidents was
,..s by vote Of 20 to l. The bill ported by the Spscia
cournittee has been very much modified indeed many
,,ratins and amendments have been adopted that it is
ESSENTIALLY new bill
s.r,.gs Accident on the Western R1iIroad-One Nan
Killed and Mary Wounded.
Boston, I. ursd ~, June %, 1853
me morning express train N-SYork for Boston
"A New. Haven Hartfor and .ringield, b a SRI
-. accident this AFTERNOON at East Brookfel "a miles
80 of Springfield IL Seems that the switch misplaced
,a the train of the tracS ming coils
kn with freis ut standing side ack, smashing
mo freight cars three baggage cars, AM four passenger
an bAd, throwing the passengers from their seats and
ns.ing a scene Of AWFUL confusion.
Tbe following is list OF the wOu0ded
William johnson, Of Wurcester-scl lip cut from side
slis head and skul brokendIed before the left
Mr. Wise Of Worcester, bad flesh wound the head
rsse badly bruised
smains insensibe.
I, Moore. Of New.York, ankle disocated and flesh
round on the leg.
Jsmes Russell the Conductor was injured but to what
aspt We have not been informed
MANY Others received COMMISSIONS, but of them
bus
A number of Delegates to the Springfield Temperance
Gnveptiou were returning home by the train.
The accident attributed to the gross carelessnes ofhe
nBtcbman.
The Express engine the famous Whistler" cele-
hated as the fastest engine in the county She is badly
hjured.
An Extra train has gone to the scene Of the disaster with
sgang Of men,
The Niagara at Boston.
BOSTON, Thursday, June o. 1853,
The steamship Niagara reache her wharf he 8 at
,lok ;a ev ing Her mails for the South will be dis