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u GAY would inform his friends and cusro
~ m"rs that he has removed To- his ne " shop a I
The 'outh west cot mr. TIC pubic square where M.
"iron'nfo thr ms n'.'ac crt'N; oicaninrrs buypirs
lnd wagons IN the latest aud most approved styles
Being praccoi workman he hnticrs hIms.litha,
he can bu.d ns good work as can be produced N this
market n"rk mad. 10 ordrrand warranted TO give
rnllrr satisfaction. Repairing done Oh the shcr-esl
notice
Cnsh pniI tor s,nsoped l,,,,l.x 7 r. o.
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"Curee, iS,h,t the second bell :" "Nc. mas,,
dats the second iingIn' oh dr ius. bell We hadn't
got no second bell III dis hotel
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New Meat Market,

JEREMIAH WOODnformshisfr friend, and the
~ public thathc has just ofcneda Meat MaIkcta at
ms new building on the corner north of the Courl
House Square in Ottawa ,wherehe willhc happy to
supply all hstr'-nds spd the public Ihhr choicest
oi everything III the meat line. Vegetables ola n
kinds also kept on hand
No Market on Snnday The shop will bc kept
open on Saturday evening, but closed on the Sab.
bath sen, ,2sSOlI
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. .ysxsx. READY MADE COFFIN
- WeSx1IAo0 1kOOM

'HllE wants OF a growing popu1 non have i'm
pellrdihe subscriber to open u separate e,tab
f.hrgnt'pt ne ubuvc business nt the Od Furni-
uIc Warrroom, nd"nug the Depot, where per
sous coming from a distance can find any si,, or
style Of coffin at any hour night or day at the low
est rates and need not be detained ten minutes
Oct. 10 1852 PlrrR Rus,rtt
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a WHO WANTS n
m Chairs & BedsteadS /? h

II H. WATERMAN still keeps on In Sale
has never failed IN giving good satisfaction,
'ls chairs are n made by good wotkmen, and
wa aned TO stand better than Chicago or ST. Louis
work.
H1- The public are respectfully invited ,ocnll and
examine, Oc,oh,,l A
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Te Builders,

sTiiE undendersigned continues the carpenter and
- Jonering business at the old stand ol Ripler &
zimmerman below the side cut, and sollcits the pn
to'hgr Of the community. lie is prepared, ns
eeretoiors, to furnish
ithhs, estimates, Specifications, and Details
IN the various styles Of architecture. nnc, n, and
modern. Terms moderate, RmI,r
OilnNn, dee. .. lSi2..n
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wv N&EN TNNNG&.
- ~ ne va 49, .

OR,e, I'd Story, North End Of Eeii,cEs Brick
B!ock E'dst Side of Court House square.
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Boot & Shoe Shop,
HvM g. FASH

WOULD inform the public ,ha, he ho. lately
opened shop on Madison street. IN the binding
formerly occupied by Buchanan & E,chelhetrcr,
and lately by Bailey & Elchelbcrg-r as n ,nilot
shop, where he is prepared to manufacture to or.
der all kinds Of woIk ia the aboy. line IN the best
possible manner
lie will also keep on hand good assor,men, OF
BOOIS AND SHOES
which he will sell at the very loves, prices. Mend.
ing done n, short notice and N the ne ra,s,manncr
Cnll nnds-e' January 10 ls52-y
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TO Farmers,

NE have nt our warehouses storage for 81. 900
w bushels shrlled CoRN Ann O,rs, ON which
we will adrnnce 20 cisper bushe on corn. .& Is on
oArs, charging interest on money advanced, aud
insurance Oh the grain
The corn musthc well cleaned, as il will have
TO NC stored IN ono common body.
ottawa Dec %. II. Z. & J., II, EANrs.
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Meat Market.
~YEEN perbesa Co

U..,~~EN HAVE oprncda Meat Market on
'.'>.-r--<-->sSihc south sdr at Canal street LraT
Sanger Il Amnur's book, Ottawa. where they
viii constantly krrp Tor sale the CHOICEST
MEllN,al the lowest pucrs Oct 9
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OVg D)LLAR AND flFry Cents per Annum
ilptiI IN advance. All prprrs not paid ior IA ad-
vance WILDE charged At the rate OF rwo DOLLARS
Year,
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HOuse Painting,

THE subscriber has opened paint shopo ON Ca
mai street, IN Ottawa, next tn Hossocks Stor,
ne,r tue SIDE Gut, where he vii he ready to re-.
may be that desired ilnn3-tn ! n 'Tovua
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FURNITURE!

TUN;i'.suhscrihcr. ifcalraSc
Ia Inform the cirlzcus Of
4 Ottawa aud vlcinIlyihat
they have on hand and are rc
crIyIug the best assortment o
Furniture md
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r,,I\MPLIN n wALLAr

Commissioners OF Deeds. &c. for Ncw York
,v,sr,nsin May3, l-i!-u !
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-07

The Mayor Of Cincinnati Mr.. d. 7. Suebahsr hayisr
refused TO meet the committee Of hundred citizens
who had been appointed wait upon him end request
him to resign hs o6ce. meeting Of tho citizens was
again called at which the following resoutions verc
unanimously passed -
Resolved, That this public meeting Of citizens still ad
here 10 it's previously expressed opinion that Mayor
Snellbaker has violated in his Official action ON late
occasion, and in the person Of q respectable stree
preacher the constitutional right Of freedom Of speech
tolved, That in the opinion Of this meeting Tho
Mayor has not in any justified his conduet e.
aforesaid by any explanation given. and has failed to
recognise, in Of his communications to the people
on the subject through the PRESS tho great principle Tor
which we contend.
Resolved That the Mayors opposite course Of actiso
in two parallel cases, has excited distrust Of Ii
confidence OF those who hold the great prin
cples of An erican constitutional laws.
Resolved That in his 0isrespectfoi treatment Of the
large commit tee Of 0d and respectable citzens repr
popular bodies convened in this city, has dsrs
gardtd essential principle Of American democrats
rerublcnnm, and has therefore placed himself without
the pale Of tur political principles
the future lawful and action Of the people,
when, opportunity Is afforded u.s. pledge ourselves
to baI his aforesaid conduct ASA raorous sacrifice q
the principles OF civil aud gous liberty to unholy
aud icsl station would ally itself to the open and sef
declared opponents Of American liberty.
Resolved That committee of two from each ward bs
appointed by the chairman Of this meeting whose duty
it shall be to prepare petition addressed to the City
CouncD, requesting them to cite David T. Smell baker,
Mayor of Cincinnati to appear before the to show
why he shall not be mpeached for derelcon duty
violation Of the constitution Of the United States and the
| State Of Ohio.
Resolved That this committee cause copies Of said ~
ion to be deposited throughout the city in convenient
public places to receive the signatures to the Of
gal voters only.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-07

Jonathan Trotter. Esq. President of the Board Of
Assistant Aldermen of this cityslighty bruised Had
most narrow escape from DEATH he sitting along
side, of Mr.. vandeventer, from New York. who was
killed. When our reporter arrived Mr. Trotter was very
much depressed in spirits but then comfortable
having been visited by DR.. Quack enboss.
Mr. James Mills much bruised.
Mrs. Mills, (his wife, much bruised.
Miss Griswold, daughter of the Rev. Mr.. Griswold
this city dangerously injured.
John Cobach, Richmond, Maine, (brother killed Had
his right dslocated It had been reduced before our
reporter left.
Mr.. Fuller, baggage master, slightly injured
Mr. Charles Comstock conductor very severely injured
having received deep wound upon the chin. many ex
tensive bruises and ceraed wound Of the inner part
Of the flesh of ihis right thigh DR.. Quaokenbsss had
visited him, and rather alarming delitium was then
subsidipg. He will recover.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-07

The Board Of of Queens county have decdA
to the court houfe from Jamaica to Flushing.
Patrick Kane killed at the Washington navy yard
he 4th instant, by being struck the hsaA with e.
stick Of timber.
The large hotel building situated ON the Oalverton road
the junction Of Lexington street, Baltimore W.
destroy ed by fire on the 4th Instant Loss 97,0O0
In the House Of Delegates of Maryland the 5th
siant the bill to reduce the State direct tax to aftS N
cents on the sloo, finally passed, BY yeas "a, 70
nays2.
Governor Lowe, Of Maryland after careful ains
ton Of the circumstances OF the has commnt A the
sentence Of death passed upon Mary Eleanor Br own .
coored woman In the circuit court Of Prince Georges
county, to imprist nment for life.
The Prudential Committee Of the town OF Wa q, Mass
declined the application Of yonng lady OF ac nowlesi
hiph character and ability for he situation o. teacb ~
one Of their schools, account OF The son e
cut Of her Dress
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-07
Texas Items.

The Brazos and Trinity still navgable for stea.
boats but there is but little cotton left these rivers
The Southwestern american announces p. II. Bell an
Thomas w. Blake by authority, IS candidates for Con-
gress.
We observe that some six eight Of the eastern
ties have instructed their delegates to the Tyler Conven
on to support Hon. o. NJ Roberts as their choice for
Congress.
The Adroo says that for many years past business has
nat been brisk in Victoria as at the present time
Hon. V. f. Howard arrived in Galveston on the 25th,
on his way his residence in San Antonio He will
leave to enter his duties Land Commissioner of
California.
The Columbia Democrat says the postmaster Of that
tow has forwarded various small remittances through
the Post Office during the past winter which have not
reached their destination.
The same paper expresses the opinion that the canal
connecting the Brazos with Galveston Bay will admit Of
the passage Of river boats by the 1st Of january.
About So 0C0 have been subscribed in Galve to the
Texas and Red River Telegraph Line and the subscriptions
still going The Necs says there Is doubt Of
the OF the enterprise and expects that the line
will be in operation by the LIST of September.
The Sothtcefrn American has the following paragraph
" The q6artz specimen the creduous havo been gaping
in wonderment Is from California The late pound
ing washing and subjecting to quicksilver hoax
The metal collected the filings Of brass scaridca
tor.n
The same paper says I've have rvliahio information
that the contract for completing In every particular
the Fan Antonio and Mexican Gulf Railroad has been tn
ken. The road Is to be finished from Saluria to san An
tonic by LIT recember 1856. The company has no fur
her arrangements to make towards tho completion OF the
road except TO issue their bonds the work
The contract embraces only the competion OF the
rad and laying Of tina rails but also the making Of ali
ordges vaducts tanks Sheds and furnishing passenger
and freight We have no reliable nformation Du
states tnAt the contractors are o receive s.'O
! per nils."
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-07

ohe bridge to get out the wsdges the engineer ofa train
under the direction Of the conductor have heard
general report that the conductor told the engineer 10
drive like hen through Norwslk, ~ two gentlemen
wanted to got cut there and he did not wish to stop
The accident most positively could not have occurred II
the engineer kept proper look out. think tho fault
was entirely with the engineer-h the train stopped at
Norwak It would attain rate of ten or twelve miles
hour, before reaching the draw,
This witness stfi upon tho stand when our re-
portsrs s In order to tch the last train to this city
The melancholy investigation win be resumed this
morning
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-07
Names OF the Killed

The following il at Of the dead 20 far as had been
sscertsined up t. the time ws went to prsss-
!. Dr. sanusl Beach, Bridgeport, Conn.
2. Dr.. John 9. Grsy, Springfield. Msss.
3. Walter French, Manchester New Hampshire.
Lady, supposed to be Mrs. Parker, Of Woodbury., O.
+ Nathaniel King, Athens, Oh.o.
g. Francis W. Sales, Bcston.
7. A. n. Hutchinson Boston.
8. Dr. Welsh, Hartford Conn.
0. u NJ 0pendook Worcester.
, 10. Female child, about months old.
IL. Oliver Barr, agent Antioch College, OHIO.
II. D. ". Demosh, NarshHeiA, Coaa.
13. LADY, unknown.
IA. Lady, unknown; gold rinsM
1t Ellen Goss Poughkespsis.
I 49, Ellen 3. Bacon, Boston
IT, Jacob CYAN Deventer New York.
49, W. G. Dwight, Brooklyn.
49, Man, unknown.
20, Rev. John Henry Lehrs Williamsburg.
a. Mrs. J. N. Fluent.
q Hannah B. Long
% John Moss, Gardiner, Name
"a. Mrs. DR.. IAadcy.
25. Beverly PARKER.
20. Maria Robbins, New York.
q. DR.. J. W. Smith, Springfield, Mass.
%. Samson Smith, Bellows Falls, Vermont
90. Mrs. Hanna, New York.
80. Susan Pomeroy.
81. Miss Mary E. Robbins, New York.
80. Hrs. G. r. Sparks, Pittsfeld, Mass.
50. Josiah Bartlett, Md, Mass.
"a. Abel L. Pierson, Salem, Mass.
IS. Isaac P. Goliath, Richmond, Maine.
so. j. B. Hotchkiss.
81. Female child, years old.
SO. David p. Newell
80. A. l. Dessque, lady.
40. Norman Parkoc, Woodbury., Conn.
Al. Alice Csrrigan.
A. Miss Mitchell, Of Hartford.
49, B. 8. r-vlss.
Among the eofns brought to the railroad nor in Mi.
~ VAS ono AoeilsA Me. Jane Parker but Il il ooua-
IDENTIFY stated by those who knew .h. ID A.. :.
tains the body Of another person.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-07
ANOTHER LETTER FROM THE SCENE OF
DISASTER

DISASTER.
TO TIE EDITOR OF TIE NEW YORK HERALD.
NoRwAIK, May 9, OK O'Clock, P. NJ.
came up the first after hearing of the murders
herein the O'Clock tranand reached the station house
little after Ten miles below heard thatforty nine
dead bodies had been taken from the water, and a.
members of my family and dear friends among the
passengers 1t with the most fearful apprehensions
that entered the oygue where the dead-the murdered
Jay in ranks their faces cleaning horribly, lamps
were carried along enable the newly arrived strangers
to discover whether their wives and children parents
or brothers, or silters among them. have very
frequently dead and women, but never before
so frightful an exhibition. The males were in one
large and rude apartment and the females in another
and both dark except lighted Htfully and mper
fecty by candles and lamps Of which the rays could
scarcely penetrate than arms length from t6
holder.
Every house in the village is hospital Every family
devoted to the Of the suffering and the dying The
three ysicisns who reside thsrcDr Lyne Dr. Samms
and Dr. McIeon unwesried in their atentions-yoing
from house to house, and chamber chamber without
rest, all the whiie-but are needed, and hope
some the profession will come up in the next train
from the city.
Among the dead there are many who will regret to
learn is the amabe and accomplished artist, Mr..
Hicks In the OFF with him was the wife Of the
Rev Dr. Griswold sAd his daughter. Mrs Griswold is
not dangerously iljured but the daughter Is sl
scio and thee 70 be but faint hopes Of her
oovery In Zoe house with her. (Mr. Quintard's
- 30 speAy praised for the mast active aaa udisioo
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-07

Amongst the recent arrivals ut Wizards Hotel Wash.
ingou city, the following-Maor General Wool o. g.
Colonel j. p Taylor, U. 8 A. Colonel Dc Russey q.
g A.; Colonel May, U. A.: Grer Talmadge. U. s. A.;
Governor William Bigler. Pennsylvania; Dudley Maan,
Esq from Paris; Joseph Croskey, United States Consul
to Southampton.
Captain Hamilton, of the United States army, has 70
signed his commission, and removed to Fond du Lac,
Wisconsin, for the purpose Of engaging extensively n
agricultural pursuits.
Thomas +. Meagher arrived In jackson, Miss, ths
2:d ult where he delivered lecture the came day.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-07
,Jerscv CITY InteIIiacnce

IMPROVEMENTS. capitalists In Jersey City, have
sgnfed their readiness to make large Investments In
any enterprise which will efectusy drain the extensive
marh to the northwest ard west Of the city. Il u
thought that we're this land properly dked, the water
could be easily pumped of by steam power the Arsh
thus made Dry which would ebviate the necessity ~
expense of filing with dirt
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-07
TELEG TRAP HIC.
THE EXCITEMENT AT NEW HAVEN.

NEw HAVEN May 6-P. NJ
The railroad accident creates intense excitement here
but fortunately of citizens appear to have
been seriously injured.
Two of citizens, DR.. Ives and L. d. Wilcoxen
went down under water in the baggage car but brok
out and escaped.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-07
Naval Intelligence.

US frigate Mississippi was at Ceylon March 10, to
sail for Macao In few days
Orders received at the Navy Yard Chsrlestsw1,
Yesterday, to at out the U. sioop of Dale She y
to be Immediately taken into the dry DOCK and II ID
mored will be sent to the Coast of Arica-Boson Jowwal
Ayu6
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-07
ACCOUNT BY A PASSENGER FROM BOSTON.
TO THn EDITOR OF TIM HERALD

TO THn EDITOR OF TIM HERALD.
The dreadful casualty which occurred the New York
and New Haven Railroad yesterday morning. will have
caused thrill of excitement horror and indignation to
spread throughout the whole community Railroad acci
dents in this county are God knows too rife for US
to wonder at their occurrence but question II ever
there has occurred in this any other country one 20
fatal and deploIabe in its results and loudly calling
for legal and social denunciaton. Of the pas
sengers who left Boston yesterday morning by the
press train which started at the hour as that from
New York, which had melancholy progress. When
we reached New Haven we casually learned from some
idlers about the station that dreadful accident had
occurred at Washington and that some thirty persons
had fallen victims. This intelligence spread feeling of
mourning and sadness among such Of the passengers as
heard IT, but from lack of particulars knew not how
the truth might be- As we progressed, however, the
truth of the runor became apparent the excite
ment intense In Bridgeport the train was crowded
to sufocation with persons proceeding TO the of
the accident, the large majority Of whom idlsrs
drawn BY curiosity On reaching the bridge Nor.
walk river at about clock p NJ for the first time
realized the horror Of the calamity On the eastern side
stood train from Of the by roads, which had ar
rived at 1oh A. NJ twenty minutes after the oc
currencs Of the sad event. and whose passengers had
msned waiting for the next train for New York The tide
bad fslen the bridge had been restored to s usual cond
tion but in the channel Of the river forty feet be
meath lay the shattered of three or four cars
passenger and baggngc--around and about which men
actively employed in extracting the bodies Of the vic
Tins from the ruins Sadly crossed the bridge ard lis
tened TO the varied details Of the of hs
horrible event. Here Official with his face bandaged
enclosed in circle Of inquirers gruy answering %
the questions propounded to him. in another paes ono
two Of those who had been fortuna enough to
from the wreck reoountng the incidents Of ths escape
aud under shed By the rosdsds wss party Of r,sh cl
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-07

kindness Al the day) is NJ. Grant, OF Richmond. and
Ave others. wrte from tine residence Of Mr. Guyer,
Who with his family, have In ths ssme way deserved
every praise evcr awarded to tie most self sacrificing
humanity.
learn that there crying 40 apparent excite.
ment-at the time Of the catastrophe. Every ono
seemed frighfully celm and the utmost presence Of
mind and energy exhibited by tie citizens Of the
village and others In rescuiDg the unfortunsss living
and dead.
Ths train for New York ID coming ans must close
but viii write sggin In the morning.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-07

News FROM MUsCAr.-By' !, GO, - o,... :. ....
pors an IN St % nzibar we lsArn that his High.
Of January. He stos there from nuscat on the ls q
yious troubles. ''riCsn coss', anu ''''''u -" -
of ths Tnite letter from his Hghness = ne 81 resns
~ .nO States was reosived by the saA BIN SuItan
~ anty inscribed In Arabic eharastsfs, IN -
auUa"W Al direction In EngHsh-SS4leM keefNWs ~
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-07

FROM Fort LARAME-Lieut L. G: Boot es, of tho
sixth regiment United states Infantry who ha< been sta
toned for several at this fort arrived h IN; ;s
Yesterday He left the fort in March last, ald q, - @
the Plains very cold He nforns us thst tS
winter In the West has been Of rema.kable n
The snow in the mountains Is unusually dor
had been received from Salt Lake for " W .s ui.A
owing to the In the mountains. So % ~ = S
the winter that the game, and espes e,o az nv Ss,
bad com into the immediate vicinity ~ tSo v E, Ne
Of them bad pefshed the PlaiAs snc ror1 nhry
with party Of destitute emigsN a.. Sus' osno ~
Fort Leavenworh.St Louis ss, anu - pr,sS"os' ~ "
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-07

yesterday morning, but being too ts for the o'clock
train they went in tbs eleven O'Clock train for Bidgspo
DEPARTURES FROM THE HOWARD.
HuDgsFford, New York.
Dr.. Gracy, Springfield
Miss willard, Springfield.
DR.. Hockbridge, Bath. Ne.
Dr.. Daniel Thompson, Northampton, Mass.
Edward Sharks, Waterbury.
Dr. John Benson. Waterville, Ne.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-07

THE INQUEST UPON THE BODIES.
About hafpast o'clock in the evening an inves-
tgaton was commenced in the Marine Hail. North Nor
w.k before John Weed Justice of the Peace and the
following