The Empire County argus., 1854-12-09
Atlantic Items.

with first class and two second class passenger
cars, one express and one baggage car. After eav-
ing Hamilton, we detained about midnight
between Hamilton and London by a freight engine
being on the track. After delay of an hour, We
started and reached London about two hours be-
hind time. About three miles west of London the
cylinder head of our engine burst which delayed
us two hours. We backed down to London, got
new engine and started for Windsor about ono
o'clock. About thirteen miles west of Chatham, on
the Baptist creek flats, going about ten miles an
hour, we came in collision with gravel train of
fifteen cars, backing east. The collision was fright
full in the extreme Our locomotive was complete
ly thrown to the right, the express thrown
over and crushing the first and second class cars
into mere splnters, demolishing the next, and ma
king wreck of the third car, and driving in the
end OF the fourth
The passengers in the last cars escaped unhurt
or with slight bruises. Almost the entire load of
the second class were killed or wounded--some
cut completely in two, others with manged heads
and bodies and without limbs. The screams and
groans of the wounded were awful in the extreme.
Every effort was made by the conductors and pas
sengers to relieve the sufferers, but notwithstand-
ing the almost superhuman efforts to relieve them,
all were not extracted until more than four hours
after the collision.
Among those whose exertions were conspicuous
in saving the victims, Thomas F. Meagher,
Junk, the baggage man. Mr.. O. A. Brownson and
others OF the passengers.
Heaps of the dead and wounded were found in
the ruins piled together in all manged shapes.
Physicians have arrived upon the ground from
Chatham.
G. V. Nutter, the conductor, is doing everything
in his power for the distressed
One hundred have been killed, and others shock.
inglv wounded. d.--Detroh Iribane, Oct. 27.
SouTH CAROLINA ELEcTIoN.--The Congressional
Election has resulted as follows:
John NcQueen. William Aiken Lawrence NJ
Keitt, Preston S. Brooks, James L. Orr. and Will
liam w. Boyce-elected. Three voted for the Ne.
braska bill and three were absent. The entire del.
egation of the State Rights Calhoun, hair. r.split.
ting school.
The three absen.ees of course did not wish to
vote for or against Nebraska, and so 'dodgod.'
Elections in other States to be heard from by
the next steamer.
New JERsEY.---The election in New Jersey will
be for members of Congress and State Legislature.
The Nebraska question alone seems to have anima-
ted the Congressional canvass, and the candidates
have been nominated solely upon that ISSUE al.
though retaining as far as possible the old party
names.
ILLINoIs.---The election in Illinois will be for
members of Congress, State Legislature, and coun-
ty and charter officers. The canvass for members
Of the Legislature we'll that for the represen-
tatves in Congress- has been carried on with more
than usual animation, partly because on the for
mer will devolve the duty of electing q u S. Sena.
tor in the place of Hon. James Shields whose term
expires with the present Congress, but more partic
ularly on account of the new issue which the Ne
braska Territorial organization has presented ; and
that has been made the test question in Illinois,
the candidates may be said to be placed upon tho
Nebraska and anti-Nebraska platforms.
MIcHIGAN-A full State ticket, four members of
Congress- and the State Legislature are to be elec-
| Tod in OH ho E,r Stofo OFF,
between the democrats and free soilers the latter
having so completely swallowed up the wings that
they were unable even to muster respectable State
convention.
WIscoNsIN.--A delegation in Congress- and mem.
bers to the Legislature are to be chosen.
They will be called on to elect U. S. Senator.
| New YoRk.-Speaking of the election in New
York the N. Y. Herald says:
Gail parties consider the present executive es-
tablishment at Washington as practically defunct.
1t has been tried, condemned and sentenced alrea-
dy, and it is ignored by all parties dropped by
common consent and counted out.
| Why is this Has not the administration over
two years of its official term still remaining Has
it not trained band of ofice-hoders and organs
from the St. Lawrence to the Rio Grande and
ready majority for one more session, at least, in
both houses of Congress to back it Why then,
should Gen. Pierce and his Cabinet be overshadow-
cd by tne nquOr question III the great Otate OF new
York and by the Know Nothings! Simply because
the administration is of no further use to anybody
except the spoilsmen holding the spoils. All tho
State elections of the last twelve months have rem.
dcred the same verdict; and since the more recent
judgements of Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana, oil
parties here hold it to be fixed fact that Pierce
and his Cabinet and Kitchen Cabinet are done for
that they have only now to close up their books
and fall back into the retirement of Martin Van
Buren,.
If Daniel Ulman, by wonderful concentration
of Know Nothngs of all parties in his support,
should successfully run the gauntlet it will be
thing more than q Know Nothing triumph result
ing from the disorganizing policy of the admins
tration. If fBronson should be elected, it will not
be upon the merits of his quarrel with Guthrie for
Guthrie and his master among the dead issues
of the day The election of Clark and the triumph
of Seward disunion coalition if achieved, will be
due to the administration for to what other cause
than this can our present abolition coalition be at.
tributed"
The Herald has always fought Seward and is
now exhibiting and unwonted spite toward him
and all his abolition friends. By way of say
ing bitter thing about Seward it winds up thus
1--WE never have had before an administration
sunk down to this measure Of general contempt
for it gets no thanks from any party, not even from
the Seward coalition, which is under so many OBJ
legations of gratitude"
AN IMPORTANT LAND OFFICE DECIsIoN.-The