Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-03-07
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The passage of the Nebraska Bill;nthe Senate
has relieved that body Of exciting and burthen-
some subject. Next, in the House comes the slug
of war, OF its passage there, the Baltimore Pat
riot says the accounts from Washington, which the
decided vote in the Senate endorses, are that the
bilIwiiF certninly passthe House, aalarge majority
ofthe members having declared their determination
10 vote for il, The Presidents approval is no t
doubtful; and the prospecti that the bill will be-
come law at this session, and immediate meas
nreswilf be taken TO orgapize territorial govern
ment for Nebraska free from all restrictions SO far
as the action of Congress could control them, as
10 the laws which shall govern the local affairs Of
tkentsrrifory - k-s-5s g.ese % s--7s,.t
The career of DR.. Gardiner, who has figured so
conspicuonsly in Washington for a long time, has
closed attest. An account Of the last tragical
scene in the melancholy life-drama win be found
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The Virginia Legislature adjourned on Sat-.
nrdaYs the Senate having refused to consent To-
continuance Of the session. It'll thought an extra
session will be called 1.-THE House of Delegates
passed the bill for The Suppression Of small notes
.Acalls signed by 81 citizens, of Columbus ap-'
peaIsin ths journal for convention OF the people
of ohio on the 22d inst. 10 s'make known their
viswson the Nebraska bill. 3 lgF
.Msior Nicholson, elected printer to the House OF
Represe Natives. 10 succeed The late General Arm
strong, received 1872 votes, 10 As for Mr.. Gales OF
the IEteligencel, then highest. The whole
number Of votes cast was 203, and ii required ex-
actly the number received by Mr.. NichoL on to eff
feet choice. EtsH o 100
sFREsHETs NtTHR' RoANoKE.-The Norfolk pa
pers state that the water in the Roanoke recent,
rose within SIX iLchesof being as high as the great
flood of 1851. Much damage has been done 10
county roads and bridges. The bridge on the Pc
tetsbprg railroad over creek near Weldon has
been entirely sweptawayAandswi interrupt for
time the rrave onSthat,road. fT
TAG PERRisLstE EXPLOSION AT HARTFoRD.L Hedrts
rendng Sesnes.--We on Ftidaygave telegraph
&c account of the explosion of the steam boil in
the catfactory of Messrs. Faes & Gray at Hartford.
accompanied by the instant death of ID of the
workmena and the serious injury Of some 40 or so
Others The Hartford papers bring full details
the appalling catastrophe. and from the Daily
Times Of that city we extract the following I'D
dhional PARTICULARS
AT about 2o'clocky this afternoon, arch 81 the
new steam boiler lust Placed in the factory of
ing the entire building, and laying all that part ac-
cnPled by the biackslniths, engine, &C., in COM
plele runs The shock came in an instant when
there was no apparent cauS e for it. 5- -aiis
The hoiler was built witgTeat care, of the best
materials, with Steam gunge, &c. 1t was consid-
cred 10 be perfect thing. 1t was FIVE feet in di-
ameter,s twenty four long, and full @of aues. Its
power was fifty horse. ~. nj
About 300 persons were employed in This factory
andeaAout 100 were at work in the section Of The
nnldlng which has been shattered from the lower
hoor to tue toot-the heavy timbers being wrenched
ana broken, as II they had been mere reeds. All
the windows Of the main brilding are broken out,
and thessids walls are cracked and leaning.
At O'Clock Carriages were, carrying away the
manglsu bodles in some OF whom there was a
iantrespiratinn whilst ctkels were still in death
Wesaw nine horribly mangled bodies lying in
The Shoppstif and dend, and another Edward
laughing but family breathing. Some of these
wsre SO bruised and disfgured that there own shop
mates could not recognize them. ss-.5 ,s
An crm was found for which no body is yet
discovered. US 'd'i - =
one ofthe killed had his head torn from the
shoulders. Others were so hattened in their faces
blings. - ''iRl
1t was pninfutto hearthe means and shr.eks OF
The poor women--the wives and, sisters ooftthe
drad-1 The most heart rending cries came from
them as theycwent among theldead, ami discover
ed by some article of clothing their near relatives
ooh! what shall do, what can Ido-my hus-
oand, speak! spsakg said poor woman as she fell
oVe1ashlackened! and mangled body. But he will
never speahagain, poor woman. Your husband,
OF athletic limb, and an hour previously in the
bloom of health, sleeps forever, with nearly score
oil his c1mradeS. who have been stricken in "a mo-
ment, while III tile enjoyment. of full health.
Wlata sad e fair! and who can estimate or ap-
preclate the keen ,suGerings Of the poor stricken
!am,lies. without fathers aud protectors Tonight
We fear'that thee are other lead bodies amon. the
runs. ,EssrFc- "a ,=-ee c55- ~
Northumberland that the engineer was filling his
boiler %It h water wnem the accident roccurred-
ltis on such occasions that most accidents OF sim
;lar kird occur. :zr,s,Hl.ts