The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-11-04
TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENTi
Is Persons killed-4O or so Wounded


We learn from j. W. Cathcart, ESQ, mer-
chant of our city, who arrived home by the Lu-
ella yesterday morning. that an awful Railroad
collision occurred about twenty miles beyond
Windsor, Canada West on the Great Western
Road, on Friday morning last. The Express
train coming west. came into contact with
gravel train, by which the engine, tender and
second class passenger cars of the Express
were smashed into atoms. The train upon
which Mr. c. was passenger, came along
few hours afterwards. and the spectacle he rep
resents as horrible to the greatest degree
Fifty five dead bodies had already been found
among the ruins many more it was expected
would be found, and everal others were ia
ken up i'll dying condition. Some forty odd
were under charge of surgical attendance.
But one person was killed in the first class
cars. 1t is always the poor cmigrant who suf-
fers by these abomnabe and murderous acts Of
carclessness on railroads. The Express, it was
said, was considerably bchind time when the
accident" occurred. Orcoursc,
.1.S- The Albany Transcript says: "Somc
anxiety is beginning to be felt in commercial
circles on account of the aspect Of affairs at
San Juan. here the administration is conccn-
trating naval squadron consisting of the Co
lumbia, the race Independence and the Prince
ton. The question naturally suggests itself a.
to the necessity Of such an armament at the
present juncturc, and when connected with the
Growing propensity of the administration for
all sorts of mischief. is well calculated 10 en-
cite apprehcnsions Of Il grave and serious na-
ture.'
Cars IN!-Thc passenger train from Chicago
ran into Galcna for the first time on Sunday
morning last. The road is consequently now
in full operation through to Chicago and stag
ing is over at iast
~ The Humboldt has been raised. \
knot hole in her bottom was what caused the
leakage.
~" The long expected Fire Canoe was pass
cd by the Lucia Oil her way up, near Lake
repn.
the Mnncsotian enriched hy original articles
from the Express. As was the case in an article
headed '.UinnesOt0--itS advantages for FARM
ing" in its issue of the 2lst ut., but would
prefer that the credit should be given to the
proper source. instead OF the albany Daily
Transcript, as III that instancc.-St. .IHih0Hy
, E1i'css.
: We credited the article to the Albany Tran
script. for The reason that it appeared in that
plper among it editorials, we never having
seen it in any other paper. The Express will
see therefore. that if there is anything wrong
it cannot properly be laid to our charge
. 1s'!'' The Lucia arrived yesterday having
left Gacna on Sunday. The Royal Arch left
saturday, but had not arrived yesterday after
noon at five o'clock.
+ 10 The New Hampshire Statesman, one o f
the most ably conducted and reliable Wing pa
p"rs in New England, and which was distin-
Gn>hcd for It's stcadft,t and UNIV avcrng SUP
port of The compromise measures OF %, close.
an article on the Maine election, E,liun,.
/ But thanks to those influences which have. 10
i Il LARGE degree liberated men from party lyran-
! ny TIE South is becoming aware that there is
/ 4 North, ana is witnessing its strength THROUGH
the 'allUt-h"HcS The days orpoli!cal srrEium
is past. and union is formed If honest men to
pat the arrogance of such as have driven the
North 10 the wall. This powerful combination
Will commit no Violence upon the cherished in
SttrtioIis vi The land. Tor IT is prompted 10 ac-
! ton lay no other than patriotic impulses. II
will not be sectional in its aims nor yin,iictivc
il It's spirit. 1t will commit no wrong upon
the South nor upon its peculiar institution ::
I but lift do not ovorWhcm the traitors in il,
own bosom! men who were purchased into the
support of the Nebraska pcr!idy -consiyn them
! I" permanent popular rcrroach. and teach the
South that the spirit of the Revolution has not
died out upon the soil of its birth. every free
man who i, thus in combination would he I'M
worthy of his high vocation. and false to the
! trust committed to him. That this union in
the rec States VIII accomplish 50 much il not
more, is rs certain us the lapse OF time.
/ DECREASE OF CEI,i".--Thc Examiner. OF Nor
";cii, Ct, states !hat the New Eoudon Jail show.
4 very considerable ,lilninu;ion of crime. since
the ne: ,rohibitory law went into operation
There arc now twelve prisoners in the Jail last
year at Til, time there were forty
Commi'tais Tor Avg. and Sept. 1888 81
for Jane and July, 1854 -
q for Aug. and sept, 1oji IL
The Examiner further Remarks, tai the law
has saved one hundred PERSONS from cr,i'ic and
consequent arrest and Imprisonment, Guring
the first two months Of its operation.
IEiCE OF ADMINISTRATIVE Chicago papers
nave raised the price Of advertising consider
ably. We shall be obliged to Go the sane ere
long as ib" price of labor aud Of living have
become hi III that we cannot afford IL work
at the old rates. Further particulars in duc