New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-06


them were T. W Fabens Commercial Agent for the United
States at San Juan Judge Bullock Major Greer ana i''
army recruits.
The Ohio sailed same day for Aspinwal also full Of
passengers
R.upoAn Accrprsr-MIRAcULoUs EscAPE.-Yester
DIV uorninp about 10 o'clock the Cincinnati Express
train ON the New York and Erie Railroad was on is way 10
this CITY an accident Of very serious nature occurred by
which the locomotive, tender baggage and smoking cars
were thrown down high embsnkment near Marsport
but, fortunately no lives lost and no one on the
train sustained the slightest injury
As The train was approaching the village above namsd
e Aange of one of The forward wheels of the locomotive
broke in consequence Of which the engine ran of the
track and down the embankment drawing after it tho
tender baggage and smoking One half OF the frat
Messenger car was drawn off the track and the forward
wheels buried in the side Of the hill.
The engineer and assistants stood firm at their respective
posts but neither of them sustained any injury AS
soon as the train to dead stand the passen
gers came forth and commenced searching about
for the killed and wounded but fortunately no
one ON the train had sustained the slightest bodily injury
There were hundred passengers board From
an examination made the defective wheel there appeared
q slight flaw AT nearly three quarters Of mile from
where the engine of the embankment, the hange OF
the wheel had commenced breaking away. AS the train
proceeded pieces Of the ange continued to break of unt
the wheel slid from the track, thus causing the accident
Tie passengers by this train compelled to wait
some time and did not arrive in New York until late last
night
PRESENTATION OF SILVER SERVICE TO A SENATOR Inst
evening large number of the prominent citizens Of the
Sixth Ward assembled at the residence OF Senator Barr in
Franklin ST. and presented him with eegan. and massive
silver sayor and tea service testimonial of their respect
and esteem The presentation made IN behalf OF the
of ho ard in irie
which was responded in appropriate remarks by the
Senator \ collation. and several complimentary speeches
followed The inscription the salvor was as follows:
Prteuied Thoma, Barr hi. retirement from the office Of
Alderman Of Sixth Ward by his constituents as marx OF their
"HoyoRAmE MENTION. John o Johnson mn assistant
of Mr. Pense, has resigned. Visitors will miss him. He
leaves with mutual good will and is worthy of confidence
in any situation he may take.
Bel. No 15s Nassau st. has issued his Lawyers Diary
for 1854 containing complete directory for the legal pro
fssion 1t is valuable article, and we believe the only
one Of the Kind issued in this City
SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNvERsARr.-The Sunday School at
tached to the Norfolk st Baptist Church the Rev. Thomas
Amitage Pastor held Anniversary Festival Wednes
day evening Their Church Tickets Of admission
fixed al twenty five cents and the proceeds to be Gp
piled clothing destitute children and repenishng the Ii
WIS realized as the house was well filed
The scene presented in the Church brilliant in the
extreme The exercises Of the evening which made up
of dialogues defamation Rotations singing &c, were in
teresing instructive and amusing The affair under
The management Of Mr. Chas T. Goodwin Superintendent
of the School assisted by several Of the Teachers The
children in their exercises gave evidence Of having been
well trained performing their parts in that elicit
ed frequent applause from the audience.
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Hodge and the Rev p F. Jones, and the exercises
concluded with benedcon by the Pastor OF the Church
THE GBEAT REPUBLIc-The damage by the burning OF
Ibis noble vessel is considerably less than at first sup
posed She was got aloat Tuesday morning This was
by building temporary sern-that part OF
he vessel having been burnt away-and inelosng the
whole aerpah of the hull which deepest in the water
IN canvas to stop the leaks Five steam pamps then
put aboard and the twelve feet Of water in her exhausted at
he rate Of one foot per hour Only about onehrd of the
largo was touched by fire. leaving at least three thousand
uns damaged by water in the two lower holds. These
decks occupy about twenty four feet from the keel upward
md that part the vessel which includes all below copper
in sound condion-so that her late commander Capt
Mckay remarked that she might yet be made into fine
steamer as floats The two upper docks-the promenade
md spar-are wholly gone, with the tmbers but large
quantity Of cargo slowed in that part OF the vesse-coon
main, u &c.-are IN cOuTSS OF iAoh
schooner loads have already been taken away-ah OF
course greatly damaged Among other articles is grea'
mapty of corn in bulk and in bags That part most bad
burnt viii be good for nothing The clean portions In
ured only BY water will be chiefly valuable to make starch
# Laborers are employed in cutting up the masts and
tearing away all membranes from the upper decks
before commencing below. Capt Sturgis agent OF the
Underwriters has charge Of the wreck The large guam
iy Of -four below decks expected to be got out in
olersbly good condition Barrels of -four submerged in
water are not ordinarily penetrated by more than two
nohes in about three weeks and good Southern barrels
uch as were on the Great Republic preserved much
,eiter The wheat 10 also below decks.
TEE AsroR LIBRARr The Home Journal of this week
ontaiHs long and interesting article the Aston Library
rom the pen of DR. Cogswe 1t gives very complete ac
cunt Of the formation and contents Of the institution We
ondense from it the following summary of the principal
assages and commend readers to consult The Home
0urxal for the whole of It
The number of Volumes in the Aston Library is now
early eighty thousand ii is proper to add that some
housands of these are double and triple volumes bound
ogeher for the sake of economy had these remained a.
hey were bought the whole number would be consider
blv greater than il is To estimate the value OF library
The number of volumes contains is about as correct
mode as il would be to estimate 1t by the number OF
cunds they weigh The truth of this assertion Is easily
made out In this collection a dozen volumes might be
ken the average cost of which two hundred ano
her y of an average hundred dollars per volume
nd then an equal number be selected which did not cost
of as many cents per volume An average o. .Lhes -
Inotker fact will prove this position still more clearly
here are libraries in this country and one az least IN
his City which DO not occupy much shelving as one OF
be twenty eight alcoves Of the Aslor Library ana yeI