Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-10-31
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fHH ACCIDENT o. nm -0RNAT--WEs9EaN,

CANADA RAlLROAD-FORrY.EIGH KILLED
AND fOkrY,ONE BADLY wOUNDED.
BrfTAlo. Oct 2S.--The accident reported Yesterday
on the Great Western RilroAd Of Canada, occurred
through the bursting Of the bead Of the cylinder which
thres the alu out OF time. Afer delay Of hours
the train proceeded at the rate Of 20 mlrs hour and
Hhen near Chatham, 10 dsoss fog, In colon with
q gravel train.
The locomotive Of the express Ger vas overturned and
erushsd 'so can. st and I'd clAss) Into spnisr. AZ
st every ons 10 the second chase either killed
or uoundsd-snd 10 all 23 men. II uoueo and n ch,l.
dren 70 killed and II men, aud 20 women and children
Injured one half OF them 1t thooght fatally The deaths
we're mainly among tile emiyranu. The horrors Of the
sccue ssre beyond description.
LATER.
HAMILTON, q. W., Oct. 81. y p. M-The latest ac-
IRON tue scene Of the collision state that az
wers killed instantly aud that Of The wounded have
since died.
THIRD DKsrArcH.
BurTALo Oct 2SIth impossible 70 get full particulars
otsbb terrible railroad accident but learn that there
were number OF hrst class passengers among the killed
and wounded. The locomotive and tender we're thrown
quite clear from the track by the collision.
teavy baggage thrown I'D uto the air. falling
On TIP OF the brat car drviogit H. aud crushing down
numbers beneath its ponderous weight Ii four
hsars before tho mauGed remains could DO extracted.
roUa1H DESPATCH.
BUFFALO, Oct. 25-Tno reports received here touch
Ing the late deplorsbls accident on the Great wese
R.ilro 3D. are eItrsmely contradictory message r..
the rst eas passengers were hurt and thu, none ver.
killed. Those killed we're all second class passengers
GREAT FIRE AT CLEvELAND-Loss OF OVER A
MILLION OF DOLLARS.
CLkvktAsD, Oct ga most destructive Gre occurred
10 this city about two o'clock this morning sntaips .,
Of over one million Of dollars. 1, originated 10 n, .t.
o'es attached TO tho New England Hotel destroying the
hotel and the entire squire on the hill whore II ,tood
The following arc among tho lo..cs;-AG O Loeb
clothing dealers, stock loJ Cook Ahep clothing dc, 1,
ers; weldeH druggist Treat Ei-srds heave stock of
Go. liquor dealers; Melhinch Stillm.n. commission
agents. IT, Sprague groceries and liquors heavy sock
Most ofthe above lost all their books and papers
n, ING nrs crossed James street; consuming the St.
Cnares hoel aud the entire OF building, from the
canal to Superior street. occupied follows Chamber
lain Ora 'ioj foruarderS, books we'd the
custom House. looks aud papers in vault bu, supposed
TO DO destroyed AN Cav, iron dealer IN. bo,rd of
orooms: wllbert Mcdowell a lards stock OF gro
ceries W Bingham Co. iron dealers, a heavy loss to-
gtther With several clothing sores
Inc hames then crossed Superior lane entirely de-
-hoying os.,fs block, occupied by and Burgess,
sr Gers and liquor dealerr, . heavy stock Morrison
br ker, IN whose safc 500 900 in bank note.
Sosed 10 be consumed as the safe exposed
hsines from twenty five tons OF taow 10 = Andersons
tlar seveasl other stores, with their entire stocks
were entirely consumed. The insurance was heavy hui
The smouut has not yet been ascertaned.
WRECK OF THE BRIG ADELE, OF PHILADELPHIA
EIGHT LIVES LOST.
NV York, Dot 9S.-An Aspinwa letter s,ys that the
brig Avaro, on her passage from New York to that mort
saved Touro an Italian, belonging Phadelphis,
from thu wreck Of tho brig Adee which left PblsdeI
pha on the 22d Of August for St KITS having on board
persoos. oil Of whom io.t except the above men
toaed person. Five drowned during tho hurricane
which wrecked the vessel and Capt Lewis and the cook
Who with OTHERS chung TO the wreck and finally
OF thirt. The 2nd mate was. by accident killed Csp,
Lewis hasa wife aud family living in Philadelphia. Mr.
Touro lived IL days the wreck immersed In IN. 49,,
ter, anu exposed to severe weather.
COMPLAINTS AGAINST LIQUOR DEALERS
Boston. o;t 2I-ln the municipal court 10 thi, civ
,",d'v Peter D. Brghsm, OF the most extensive re-,
taiers Of liquors in this city, fined $780, and eourd
to give b, IN $1,000 to the business OF selling The
ca" will he taken to the supreme court.
Vigorous efforts being made in all the PRINCIPAL
Chsrles.'~" seventeen dealers he'd to day 70 an
swer at court. In Lowell, W.tertown and vicinity
TIVE ~ three have been arrested.
SAFETY OF THE CREW OF THE BURNT BRIG
A;ANTIiUS-NEw BRUNSWICK PARIIaMPST
BOSTON, Oct 2e-St. John, n. b., papers OF the 7,h
report the sse landing Bermuda othe crew of The brp
Acanthus, OF London, which burnt Oh the e5h ult
Tue crew escaped in the long boat, and fifteen DAYS
subsequently picked up by the brig Fabesn
Toe News says that the recent Government defeat
will not occasion dissolution Of the Provincial Para.
NEW HAMPSHIRE FREE DEMOCRATIC CONyEN-
TON
CoScoRE, H., Oct. 2s-The Free Democratic State
Convent have nominated Asa Fowler Of Concord former
ly democrat aud law partner OF President P.rce =.
their candidate for Governor. Hen John r. Hale address
sed the convention.
AcQUITAL OF NED BUNrLINE.
Bath, Me-, Oct 2s.-Eduard 2. C. Jud,ep alias "N.d
Buntli who was arrested few days since for shooting
colored man naued Freem.n has been acauted on the
grounds that he committed the in ssl.deiense
THE NEW BRUNSWICK MINISTRY DEFEATED
MONTREAL, Oct. 2s.-A despatch from Prederickton
New Brunswiek, announces the defeat Of the Ministry
III" Of the reciprocity Treaty was however
considered quite safe.
RAILROAD EXTENSION
ALBANY, October 2S-The last rail connecting GaIeno
with Chicago by the Illinois Cenira Railroad was laid on
"wednesday, aud the regular train running ON
Monday. VI"
DOUBTFUL BANK.
Nrw YORK Oot. 2o.-The LOWS Cuuaty Bank. N Y
Is regarded os in bad condition here " -
U vIRaINI, STATE AGRICULTURE AL SOCIETY -Th.,.
VII 10 meeting Of the Soc at the Church on
usdAJ Wednesday Thursday and friday nights for tb
aeon OF business and TO- free
ture, TO commence at halhpzst o'clock oesi Al