The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-07-12
New YORK. July 8.

I'VE" Iokh, July o.
The steamer Baltic, with advices from
Liverpool to the 2Sth ult., arrived at this port
early this morning, making her passage
through in 9 days and Is hours.
The sales of cotton at Liverpool for four
days reached $4,000 bales, Of which specu-
ators took $4,000 bales, and exporters 1000.
The demand was good, closing active at full
prices.
Western Canal -four is quoted at 36s Sd,
and Ohio at 37s Cd, and corn 36@37s.
Consois closed at "a.
A dispatch from Vienna asserts positively
that Russia has, out of high respect and con-
sidetation for A ustria, consented to evacuate
the principalities, and was already withdraw
ing a II the forces beyond the Pruth.
Lord John Russell officially announced in
the British Parliament that the seige of Silis-
tra had been raised, and that the advanced
guards of the French and English had reach
ed Pravad, and Omar Pasha was advancing
with his whole force to the Danube.
From the Baltic or Black sea, or Asia; no
news had been received for week.
Ii is said that Greek instruction had been
totally quelled.
The minor German States accept the
Austra-Prussian note.
Brazil had notified France and England of
her neutrality.
BALTIMORE, June s, NJ.
1t is believed that there were upwards of
three thousand persons on the excursion train
from Ryder's Grove. Several of the front
cars, which were filled to overlooking with
excursionists, were literally crushed and jam
med into each other.
Tha .aaH huiprt md, da1 roJ
over the wreck-presenting a most horribly
revolving sight! A verv beautiful young
lady, name unknown, had her bowels torn
out From fifteen to eighteen of the victims
were killed instantly. The screams OF the
children, and the hear,-rending shrieks the
wounded and dying, will never be forgotten
by the survivors.
The survivors, to the member of nearly, if
not quite, three thousand, were compelled to
walk from the place where the collision took
place TO the city.
The scene al the railroad depot in Calvert
street, was terrible beyond description
Thousands remained in and about the depot
the entire night Fathers and mothers,
brothers and sisters, husbands and wives,
anxiously waiting to hear the fate OF near and
dear ones, and dreading the worst. The
weeping, waing and fearful cries, as each
successive dead body was brought in and
recognized, were heart-rending in the ex
IRENE.
Some who were sitting together in the
cars were killed instantly. Others in the
immediate vcnity escaped without injury.
Chas. Holm, I'D, clerk of Pairo g. Nourse,
Washington City, was among the wounded.
John B. HoImead, of Washington city, was
severely injured internally.
Fourth Dispatch.
BALTIMORE, June 5, p. M.
/, is now said that this frghtful accident
must result in at least forty deaths.
Madison Jeffers cannot live long--he is
dreadfully injured. Several more of the
wounded have been brought to the city.
Several physicians left the city yesterday
evening for the scene Of disaster.
DR.. Bouldin was in the train at the time OF
the collision, and rendered most valuable aid
to the suffering.
Mr.. Fulton, one Of the editors of the
American, was in the cars. He was not in
jured.
John Scott, the conductor, still lives.
1t is supposed there were upwards of ten
thousand persons at the celebration at yder's
Grove.
The number of wounded are now estimated
at seventy-some fatally and others slightly
injured.
The remains of young Mr.. Corcoran will
be conveyed to Washington this evening"
His head is nearly severed from his body.