Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-08-14
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THRILLING ACCIDENT AT THE NAVY YARD
FOUNDRY DESTROYED ny FIRE

concoufsc OF hdie5 gentlemen and children.
10 witness the casting Of largo cylinder $4,000 weight
Tor the steamer Fulton. Tho metal was nearly all in when
owing 70 some cause not known, stream Of fiery fluid
dsrted upward passing through the roof aud ascending
ir above. The building set on fire, and about i2U
feet OF IL destroyed leaving nothing bat the bare waIs
oih the large cranes were also consumed The engines
boilers, and portion Of the frames aud models war.
saved The persons present. all escaped without injury
most miraculous preservation.
Tho marines Of the garrison aud the sailors prompt
aud efficient on the OCCASION and deserve great praise Tor
their eaertions to eItnguish the flames
Tho Northern Liberty Franklin, Perseverance, Colum>
o.. and Anaeos.i. ero companies, some Of them pulling
their apparatus two miles, present and sbored euer
| geticaly and perseveringiy until late at night.
OVER MILLION OF GOLD.
| NKw YoRK, Aug. ll.-Tho steamer Empire CITY ar
rived here this morning from Aspinwi with the Csr
mia mais 400 passengers aud 81 90 600 10 ,pecie
Jas Thompson, sged 30 years; Garret Stage, SO; and
Patrick strsenr, 80, died Of tho Chagres fever.
| Among the passeDgers Francisco Forellsdo Adj.
mral OF the Peruvian navy.
Considerable sickness prevailed on the Ishmus-chol
era had made Its appearance but when the steamer lel
| IL wss entirely eradcsted.
Very severe thunder storms experienced aud tn,
city Hospital at Aspinwa struck by lghtapg, with
| slight damsge.
LATER FROM VALPARAISO.
| NEW York, August ll.-By the steamer Enpir. C,v
we learn that French steamer captured Russian
brig Of five hundred tons burthen, from Havana OIL Val
| psIaiso aud towed her into port.
The U. :. corvette ST Mary's paid visit or , f.,
days to Valparaiso. General Flores was received On
boa With salute &c. During her stay IL IA r,no,t.d
was oHcfeu 10 tue . hons,
naturabZed American czeD, had taken refuy. from
Chi prison. The afiir appears have been quietly set,
lied. fN' ~
Business at Valparaiso was quite nominal and I'M, IL,
tie uoinS Ihe harbor was very bare OF shipping,
Dates FROM Trinidad Bolivar, aud Venezuela to the
2oh u mention great agitation there in consequence Of
political troubles Business had stopped and the place
was being fortified. Vessels from the United States were
being searched for Gen. Paez'
LATER FROM PERU-AN INSULT AToNED FOR
NEW YORK, August 1.-THE Brush screw steamship
Wall rt9l ,h,.S
ma on tho Goth ult With Chill dates to the Joh of une
he Chian Congress sitting, but nothing OF interest
The ship Townsend of Boston, Captain Wooieso, x,s
burnt, OH the 25th Of May, in lat IS SOUTH The canan
and crew, 81 in number took to the boats and ayin
very heavy weather, after voyage of hundred miles
| III reaching Juan Fernandez
The feru Lima News, OF tho 18th OF July, saws that
ue. hehenlgue was goug to take command oi the army
In person. The same paper that All annie npoocy
had been made for the outrage committed nv tho 49,
gang at the U. s. Legation at Lima. Tn. soldiers in
iani' nave been punished as they deserved aud the
treasury. ~
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER ISABEL-L.Tpp
FROM HAVANA
CHARLESTON, August 1.-THE steamer Isabel Canain
Rollins, arrived aud sailed again for New York TO ay M
bringing dates from Havana TO the morning and Kn
West to the evening of the sih instant.
Two hundred and thirty troops arrived from Csdez At
Havana Oh tho Ith. ~ a.
IL was rumored that high official on the south s;d NJ
the Island had been assassinut.d 'N' Vi
havan. was extremely dull. Probably the news of the
success OF Penzuela will soou remove the dull
Key West continues healthy. A baroue name M, rs
Poeu oound 10 Havana with ice and ass was wrecked
vi 'ue ni'ni ISLANDS, on the 2Sih. The vessel bised
ana part Of the cargo carried to Nassau by the
| egs. ''' "'e'A
Sugars at Havana had advanced. Mol,sse, was
scarce Freight was dull and only few small vessels in
port. "
NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION.
RALEIGH August ll-An the counties bs ve b.o, b.,d
rom but Mcdonald and Buncombe Bragg the demo-
cta.c eanaua.e Tor Governor gains 1900 votes in the
| counties of Cherokee, CALDWELL HAYWOOD Hyde Hem
| Dane. ""u
John d. Woodan writes that Coleman has beaten
Woodhn badly AMI that Madison give, Bragg nearly ano
majority that Garland democrat Is elected from Yspra,
| aud Lincoln gives Bragg 500 clear gain. ~
| Inc senate WIN stand 80 democrats and 90 wings
the Commons 6S democrats aud 81 wings Madison iinv
wood Mason aud Jackson are the only counties ,ot ~
hear from. '
| SECOND DEsPArcul
CoLuAnIA, s q, August il.-Thomas Bragg, the
Democratic candidate is elected Governor of North Caro-
| lima by not less than two thousand minority
The Legislature is democratic In both branches There
and not less than two and probably six in the House
ENCAMPAENT AT QUINCY-REvIEW BY GOV
WASHBURN.
BosroS August lo.-The first division of the Mss.a-
chusets milii under command of M.ior General Ed
munds has been encamped in Quincy for the past three
Jays ending this evening. To-day the troops were -e-
viewed by Governor Washburu and his numerous staff
and they presented very fine appearance A new com
pany OF light artillery, commanded by Major Cobb was
the most prominent feature of the military show IL /.
patterned after the United States flying artillery and ex
| company
THE STATE COUNCIL OF COLORED MEN
SYRACUSE, ~ T., August lO.-The State Council of
| coored men has adjourned. Resolutions were adopted
ls In favor OF petitionng the Legislature for such
change of the constitution would put colored men ON
coing with white men in regard political rights espe.
sialy the right Of franchise.
I'd. Recommending colorcd voters 10 pivs tbo;, sre
irases only to such men would favor this object
3d. In favor of Manual Labor College and against
separate schools Tor coored children and vong caste
4th. In favor of an agricultural fair.
| SINGULAR KIDNAPPING CASE.
BUFFALO Aug ILL., lS5i-Mr. Dennis, the superintend.
ent OF The Buffalo and State Line Railroad was found
guilty Of kidnapping by an Erie Jury Yesterday Tho
charge arose from the late Erie railroad disturbance IL
appears that when the mob endeavored TO lynch Dennis
the cars were put in motion to protect him. aud Hrbor
Creek man. Mr. Cooper who The train was carried
into New York State.
| TUE YACHT REGATTA AT NEWPORT
| NEWPORT, II l., Aug. l0.-Mr Stevens yacht the Ma.
Ta' has won the race and the five hundred dollar cup
The wind was fair aud the moderate The distance
sailed was forty mile which the Marin made in about ire
hours She turned the beat at 20 minutes to one a.
clock, r NJ. The yacht Julia came in second the Haze
third The Una IL said to stand the fourth in the race
! SCHOOL QUESTION IN PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA, Aug ll.-Tho newly elected School
Directors in the lower district of the city have
some fifteen teachers within tho last few days supposed
to be upon sectaan grounds 1t is said that ali those re-
moved are Roman Catholics and much feeling 10 manifest.
cd among the friends the prescribed The matter
likely to greatly widen the breach between the Potesans
| aud Catholics here.
WAsnisoros, August l2-Tho scandaous report of
Wash6urne, from Illinois, being concerned in the Mime.
sofa matter, Il proved untrue The Administration is
deeply engaged in its Cuba acquisition scheme.
NEw YoRE, Angus, l2.-The steamer AIps sailed this
morning without passengers but with $3.50 600 on FREIGHT,
Inc Hermann also sailed having seventy passengers and
S250,000 on board.
The total number Of deaths here during the week is
one thousand and ioryof cholera $685. being consde.
able decrease.
The Albany Transcript Of yesterday afternoon says that
the cholera Is disappearing there only deaths from
since Wednesday.
Jos Whitman, Senator from Worcester county, Mass.
aud Cashier OF the Hopknton Bank died in that place
yesterday.
BosroS, Aug. l2.-SiX deaths by cholera during the
last ~ hours Tho malady is on the decrease.