The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-03-29
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Arrival Of the steamer Franklin.

I r, VIC loves, with Liverpool dates to the
Cotton improves; sales of $1,000 bales. mice,
unchanged. Flour and wheat generally recove red
from depression. Corn further declined one shil.
ing. money market triie easier Discounts al
TWO ana seven eighths, English funds and foreign
The republican demonstration in Paris ON The
occasion OF the funeral of Madame Rachel, wife Of
the celebrated State prisoner of that name, mum.
oered twenty thousand persons. A detachment o.
cavalry prevented any speeches over the grave.
swltzerland was still greatly agitated on &C
count Of Austrian tyranny. An outbreak wa,
feared. An American lady had been arrested al
Heidelburg, charged with circulating revolution.
airy documents ~, .--..
Maxzini was supposed to be secreted in Piedmont
He denied that he escaped in an English frigate.
Marshal Haynau died in Vienna on the 18th
The China rebellion was making rapid progress
Arriual Of the Steamer Georgia.
New York, March 2s.-The steamer Georgia
with the California mails of the Let, and mil.
lion ak hundred and eighty thousand dollars in
specie on freight, and two hundred thousand in
the hands of passengers, arrived here to night.
Distressing Railroad Accident.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, March 2s.-The intelligence
reached this city this morning of sad and fatal
accident which befel the passenger train from
Wheeling yesterday, about p. m, at point on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, seventy six miles
part of the train at a curve on high embank-
ment, and the precipitation down the slope Of the
two hlndmost cars of the train, containing ma
Jority of the passengers, about fifty in number.
IsEcoND DEsPATcH.l
CUMBERLAND, March 2S,-The following are the
particulars of the distressing accident which oc
CURED on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad yes
terday afternoon. The train consisted of bag
gage car and three passenger cars, and was in
charge of one of the most cautious and skiIful
conductors on the road, to whom no blame can
possibly be attached. The cars were drawn by
one large and one small engine. When passing
the 80 foot filing. on section rs, and descending
curve grade of 1l6 feet to Cheat river, the large
engine started the nails binding the rails to the
chestnut cross ties. All the cars got over safely
except the two last passenger cars, which, by the
parting OF the track, were thrown down the river
side, falling distance of over 100 feet and ma king
four summersets in their fearful descent. The
heavy trucks of the caused the loss of life by
crushing the passengers. OF some 10 persons in
the two cars the following were killed:
Daniel Holt, of the firm of Holt & Maltby, Bal.
tImore; Aurelus Sallie, supposed to be from South
Carolina; Lewis D. Line. French emigrant re.
Wellsville, Virginia; young lady, and middle
aged gentleman, supposed to be from Kentucky:
a small step. son of Robert Murray, a superb.
sor of the railroad, and child of Mr. Giese of St.
Louis. Mr.. Giese and lady were both severely in
jured; and, with three other Of their children, are
now here.
The names of the wounded, and further particu-
lars of this deplorable disaster cannot be ascer-
tanned until the train reaches here at five O'Clock
this evening. This is the first instance in which a
passenger was ever killed the road since its con
struction.. Great efforts will be made BY the COM
pany to prevent their recurrence.
THIRD DEsPArcH.]
CUMBERLAND, March 25-7 D. m.-The express
train from the scene of the accident has arrived
List of the wounded: F. S, Close. iniured severe.
ly in the back; Adam Zoll, of Rockingham, Vir
ginia, injured slightly; George Calvert, of Eau
quier comfy, Virginia, injured slightly; Abner
Flowers, OF Salem, Fauquier county, Virginia,
H. A. Turner, of Baltimore, with his wife and four
children, bruised, burnt, &C., will get well; c.
Sanders, of Shelby, Kentucky, severely burnt and
cut; DR.. Cadwallader. merchant of Louisville,
thigh broken in three places and injured in the
brea t, dangerously hurt Gardiner and Morrison,
brakemen, severely injured,
The bodies of the dead will be brought down to
morrow. The accident occurred at three O'Clock
yesterday afternoon.
Invitation to the Gouernor and Legislature of Ma
ryland and City Council of Baltimore.
HARRISBURG, March 2s.-The State Senate to.
day passed resolution authorizing the Governor
OF Pennsylvania to invite the Governor and Legis.
lature of Maryland and Mayor and City Council
OF Baltimore to visit the State capital at some fu
ture time to be fixed upon as guests of the State.
The resolution will, of course, pass the House.
The Case Of Spring
PHILADELPHIA, March 2s-Charles McQutllan,
Carr, on the trial of Spring. was this morning sen
fenced to sixty days. imprisonment for contempt
of court. Carr was fined $50 for non attendance.
The motion for the new trial of Spring will be ar
gued Tomorrow.
Safety Of one Of the Boats of the Golden Gate.
NEW YoRK, March 2S.-Letters have been re-
celved here, dated Antigua, March 9th, which re-
port the arrival there of one of the boats containing
seven persons from the wreck of the ship Golden
Gate, from Boston for San Francisco, and burnt at
sea. The other boat not heard from
Confession Of Murder.
PHILADELPHIA, March 27.-Carson Emmons.
Soohan, has confessed that the murder was perpe-
trated by his accomplice, Capie, while he was with
him, precisely as testified to on the trial.
Death Of Prominent Citizen.
WoRcEsTER, Mass, March 2s.-Captain Shep.
herd, prominent citizen, died on Saturday.
The Judge.hip.
BosToN, March 2S.-It is understood here that
Judge Merck will receive the appointment to the
signaton of the Hon. Caleb Cushing.
Markets.
BALTIMORE, March 29-The -four market is
quiet to-day, with sales of TOO barrels Howard
Street at 81 623. Nothing in wheat. Sales Of
white corn at 81 SO cents and yellow at 81 cents
Oats "a s6 cents Whisky 225 % cents.
Beef Cattie. -There were offered at the scales to-
day 7t0 head of beef cattle. Prices ranged from
SO 26 to 50 so on the hoof-averaging So is
gross; nett 81 so to SO; 500 sold to butchers and
packers; 200 driven off, and so left over.
Hogs.-Sales at the scales to- day of live hogs at
81 81 25, with downward tendency
Sales at the Baltimore Stock Board, March %.
600 Maryland SIS, 1890. 90
l,oOO BAIT and Ohio Railroad Bonds, 1875 95l
5O shares Associated Firemen' Ins. Co.'s 7-lt
le7 do Bait. and Ohio Railroad, cash sOs 81;
40 DO do do do time 800 a 81;
DIED,
On the Goth instant, after brief but painful ill.,
ness, GEORGE H. WRIGHT, aged thirty foul
years.