Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-02-04
MISCELLANY.

Mons. EspINI, in letter to the Bishop of Cincinnati
enclosing hundred dollars for the benefit of the orphans
in that city, says of the dsparagng respecting
him:
%" deplore the evil consequences Of the arocious
lumnies propagated with the hdeous eronery and
believed in spite of the painest and strongest
srances Of sense, if puerie creduty could
have existed in nation enlightened and full of noble
sentiments but the consequences OF evil are only for
him who harbors it in his heart who speaks pro-
pagate IT,"
James Brady and Patrick McCue laborers engaged in
removing rubbish from the ruins of the burnt
in Front street. New York, simultaneously with the de-
struction of the Great Republic, instantly killed
on Tuesday by the falling of brick wall Two other
laborers were injured.
forty in the streets of Cincinnati the other
ing Neither would give up, and both for awhile lay on
the sidewalk tenaciously holding each others hair.
They separated at last, and weak to be
unable to walk to their homes for hour afterwards
The ARRAY witnessed by large crowd. The police,
OF course could not interfere without being arragued
for commencing q riot.
ACCIDENT ON New ENGLAND RAILRoAD.-Last Mon
dry afternoon the down train approachnga bridge
near the West Canaan IN H. Depot. the engine was
thrown from the track by some defect in the road The
engine Immediately reversed, but not in season to
prevent its rushing upon the bridge the mbers of which
il broke down, and brought up the whole train with
crash The engine passed. however, entirely over let
ting the baggage into the stream and stopping the
the other SIDE None Of the passengers
were hurt
frghtful accident happened Thursday morning Mt
Yonkers IN w The roof of iron foundry, $50 feet
square and 80 40 high which in of
ton for Johnson, Cox Fuller of Troy, fell with
mendous crash, while dozen workmen engaged in
it, They were completely buried in the wreck of the
broken tmbers iron bars and slabs of slate One young
Irshman, named Michael Brown taken out dead and
horribly crushed Seven others badly hurt two of
them dangerously.
Loss OF OLD RELIos.-The dwelling house of Mr..
Thomas p Way, Fifth street. New York, was burgarious-
ly entered Tuesday evening by two young Germans
who opened the front door with false night key went
up stairs and stole silver ware jewelry Sc valued
nearly 81 900 In to which they gained access
| was deposited ancient time piece known as the
George Washington Watch" which was purchased by
| BENJAMIN Franklin while he Commissioner to Lon
don during the revolutionary To this watch was
attached heavy gold fob chain twenty two fine
with dogs head and diamond eyes, also seal composed
of the original Washington cent bearing date 1901 and
ing the thirteen original States This property too the
thieves carried off The watch is made of gold of old
fashion, with gold DIAL steel hands, double cases. No.
1886, and made by K Bridge, London.
/ Mr. E. MoscHE, German apothecary at New Haven
Conn fell from second story window Of bis residence
10 the pavement Wednesday night and broke his neck
killing him instantly. He had raised the window for the
purpose Of fastening line to hook upon the outside
the building and lost his balance.