Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-07-15
THE NEWS.


s9on, the Turks defending the fortress with an
sobstinatc courage that viii give the allies full
q time to come to their suecor if they have any
I&intention to do so. Thus far the Turks have
Hdecidedly tie advantage in the seige of Silis-
iStria. Every demonstration by the Russians
s. has been repulscd, and with heavy loss of life
s. including number of distinguished officers.
So One account places the killed at ten thousand
ssmen; but an allowance must be made, of course
for the vagueness, ,as well as the interested char
B 4acter of the channels of the report. There is
g little question that the Russian commander
s has had enough of the seige, until he can OBJ
q tain reinforcements.-H He had retired and
Eestablished his head quarters at Jasy. A vast
s amount of diplomatic manmuvcring is appar-
Gently going on, but what viii be its result it is
4 impossible to determine with any degree ofac-
Z curacy.
81 On Monday evening box was sent to the
g Marine Hospital, the corner of Longworth
E,and Western Row, Cincinnati, and deposited in
{. the room of the steward, Mr.. S. II. Allison. At
a about ten O'Clock the steward and his wife.
& being alone in the room, opened the box, when
. it exploded, mangling the bodies of both hor-
Iribly Mrs Allison had both arms torn off and
U her skull fractured Mr.. Allison was dreadful
9ly mangled. The furniture, windows, and
3 ceiling were shattered to atoms. The indica-
i 1tions are that the box contained a bomb-shell
H.about six inches in diameter.
s In Oregon political excitement runs high.
q aud strong contest was going on, at the last
g 8accounts, for members of the Legislature, and
ssrclatye to the formation of a State govern
4ment.
81 The Maine Whig State Convention has nom
s mated Hon. Isaac Read for Governor. They
s Sadopted resolutions in favor of the Maine law,
,xand against the Nebraska Bill
q The last advices from Mexico state that the
5revolution, far from being extinguished, is
Nspreading like wildfre through'all parts of the
sHscountry. In Yucatan, Tehrantepec, Rio Verde
g State OF San Louis), Chiantla and Chetla
S Estate of Puebla), Huajepan de Leon Estate of
s. 10ajaca), Tampco, Tua Tamaulipas, TuxpaD
q Estate Of Vera CRUZ, and even in the state of
Mexico itself, the banner of revolution has
Sbeen raised, and from the evidences that ma
znifest themselves every side, it is evident
q that the Dictator will not long be able to suS-
8 tain himself in the possession of the supremel
q power. To crown his difficulties, the block
tade of Acapulco has been raised by one of our
Gown vessels. After furnishing him with theI
Esinews ofwar, we are likely to be Immediately!
Scommitted to active hostilities against HIM
gThe summary manner in which the Governor
Eof MaZatlen was about to deal with the lives of
GAmcrican emigrants, who were seized in thel
9Guf of California, on their way to Sonora
gand the outrages committed on our mail
ssteamers on their entrance into the port of A :!
scapulco, will place our Government in the
Sconsistent position of aiding with the oneI
shand and striking with the other.
d After calm, there has come another per
Eject storm of railroad casualties. On the Great
.,Westcrn Railroad dreadful accident took
zplace on the 7th inst. The Express train ran!
s..over a horse, when two of the emigtant cars
Swere thrown from the track and over twelveI
: passengers were killed and wounded. TheI
Spasscngers in the first class cars all escaped
s.without injury.
S On the Sth inst, the train from Philadelphia
s9to Baltimore, ran off the track. The engineer
rand fireman were killed. and many of the pas
s.sengers injured.
E \ most horrible and heart rending accident
Occurred on the Susquehanna railroad, on theI
sith inst, by an excursion train coming inI
s.collision with the regular train to York. Thej
locomotive on the York train was going al
shead in its usual position, and although neitherI
!. f.train was moving at extra speed, the two pas
~scnger cars at the head of the excursion trainE
sof1ered but little resistance, and were complete
KY crushed together, the rear car passing en-
stirely through the foremost one, and both be l
1ing filed with passengers, the destruction of
slife and limbs was almost unprecedented.
= The centre of the foremost car was filed withl
srhe dead, dying and wounded, all wedged to-
gether in one mass with the fragments of thes
Scar and the seats, SO compact that it required!
a half hours time aud the use of axes to rescued
/ the wounded. a number of females and chill
z.dren were taken out from among the dead /
E.scarcely injured, whilst through the floor of
] the car could be seen the protruding limbs of
some who had been instantly struck dead.
The accident occurred at twenty minutes!
spast five O'Clock, and it was half past seven OIL
/ o'clock before the last body was taken from theI
swrecb The dead, the dying, and the wound !!
Eed, were strewn about the grass, some of the!
..bodics horribly mangled, whilst the broken!
|! limbs and deep gashes in the bodies of the!
Ewounded, rendered it certain that many yyereI
injured beyond recovery.
! The dead bodies were brought in about one!
Eo'clock at night-twenty four in number-andj
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