Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-06-08
General Sntslliaente.



chusetts.-We have before spoken of the asso-
citation Incorporated by the Legislature Of Massa-
chusetts, under the name Of the Immigrant Aid
Society," the object of which Is TO secure the
occupation Of Kansas by free settlers. A tempo
rary organization made by appointing Eli
Thayer, of Worcester, as president, and DIR. Thos.
II. Webb, of Boston, as secretary. Books of sub
scrpiion have been opened at Boston, Worcester,
and New York, and meeting the stockholders
for permanent organization will be held in Boston
on the first "Wednesday OF June. Its capital is
SIS 000 in shares of 500. Il is prohibited from
holding more than $4,000 In real estate in Massa-
chusetts, or 10 assess more than 81 on each share
in 1854, or more than $40 in any year thereafter.
Its plan already decided upon, is TO contract forth
with with the transportation lines for the convey
ance of 10000 emgrants, giving the advantage of
the reduced fare TO the emigranIs; to erect imme-
diatey large receiving establishment in Kansas,
where the immigrants may be accommodated until
they have time 10 settle themselves TO send out
and set in operation steam saw-mills gristmls,
and such necessaries OF civilization as require
capital, with the apparatus for weekly newspa-
per. The committee say that il will be but two or
three years before the company can dispose of its
property in the Territory first occupied, and reim-
burse itself for It's first expenses At that time, in
State of 10000 inhabitants, il will possess several
reservations of $40 acres each--on which its
boarding-houses and mills standard The churches
and school-houses which it has rendered neces-
sary. These points will then be the large COM
only one such, its value, after the region should
be so far peopled would make very large divi-
dend TO the company which sold it, besides re-.
storing its original capital with which 10 enable il
to attempt the same adventure elsewhere
Awful Accident.-About three o'clock yester-
day afternoon, accident, which it is feared will
prove fatal in its result, occurred at the rolling
mill of Mcssrs. Elliot on Block street near the
Draw Bridge some of the workmen were engaged
m nm n ma raf nruf IN main
them in the furnace. This is done by placing
quantity in pile beneath heavy "pea,p ham
mer which is raised up TO considerable height,
something like the hammer of a pile driving ma
chine, and then let suddenly fall upon the mass.
Mr.. Thomas ]. Thompson the weigh-master and
receiving and delivery clerk of the establishment,
was passing al the time, and stopped to see the
effect OF the blow. The hammer came down,
SCATTERING the mass one piece of which, about the
size of mans fist, flew off with great force and
struck MIR. I. in the forehead MASKING in the skull
in shocking manner, and rendering HIM insensi-
BILE. Physicians were Immediately sent for and
partial examination induced the opinion that he
could not possibly survive, and he was removed
10 his residence in Pratt street. Drs. Douglass
and Dashiell, however, operated upon the head,
taking out q number Of pieces of the skull bone,
after which he became sensible, and at 8 o'clock
last evening was perfectly conscious Of his condi-
ton. Mr. T. is about 40 years Of age, and has an
interesting family consisting of wife and five
children.-Bah. Patriot, of Saturday.
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Acquittal of Montague.-PETERsBURG June
5.--The case of Montague, charged with the muir
der of Gardiner G. Thomson, on the 17th of June,
1852, was concluded this morning at half past
eleven o'clock. Al that time The jury came in
with verdict Of ''not guilty." The verdict was
received with some demonstrations of applause
by the crowd which was Immediately suppressed
by the court. The prisoner appeared much at
fected, and wept freely for some minutes, after
hearing his acquittal. He was taken into the Jail
adjacent 10 the courthouse by his friends and
from thence conveyed in carriage to his resi-
dence on Harding street. Immediately the rumor,
that the jury had given in verdict of acquittal,
pervaded the city, crowds Of persons might have
been seen hurryng to the court to ascertain its
correctness. The number of persons present a
few minutes after the verdict must have been at
least one thousand. Public opinion seems about
equally divided in regard 10 the propriety Of the