The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-06-11
TELEGRAPHIC!
A Railroad Train Thrown Off the
Track.
Boston, June 7, P. ".

| DOSTOh3 June =. u.
The America sailed with 200 passengers
and $l,Ol2,50o.
The mail train from New York last night,
when near Worcester, discovered cbstruc-
tions upon the trdck-the rails pried up and
six large stones underneath. A frightful
collision took plaee, and the whole train,
| from, the engine, was thrown into ditch
! The baggage car was broken in pieces, and
six persons therein were badly but not fatal
ly bruised. The foremost passenger car
was broken, also the trucks of the passenger
cars. The passengers escaped without
rious injury, and all arrived here this morn
ing. 1t is supposed that the attempt to de-
stroy the passengers. was made by robbers,
who hoped; during the confusion, to rob the
train of large amount of specie, in the
charge OF Adams & Co., for the banks in
this city An engine waiting at Worcester
Was tatipered with, in order to prevent aid
being seht. A train, however, was des-
patched. The specie much scattered,
but was all recovered The amount was
probably upwards of half million Of dol
| lars.
! BALTIMORE, June 7.
! Only one death has resulted from the
poisoning OF the wedding party in Virginia.
A large number are still sick, but it is thought
they will recover 1t is now supposed the
poison was accidental.
Col. Kinney Missing.
New YORK, June 7.
Col. Kinney was not in court this morning,
and could not be found The Judge forfeit
d his bail of one thousand dclIars, aud
issued another warrant for his arrest.
| Virginia Election.
PHILADELPHIA, June 7.
Carlisle, the Know Nothing candidate for
Congress from the eleventh Congressional
District in Virginia, is elected.
Great Know Nothing Banquet.
PHILADELPHIA, June 8.
There was a great Know Nothing banquet
last night at the Lansom street Hall. Mayor
Conrad presided, with a large number of
| Vice Presidents. The room was tastefuily
decorated, and the table abundantly supplied.
Between four and five hundred were present.
The first toast, "The U ion" was pond
ed to by K. Raynor, of North Carolina, in n
patriotic speech.
The second toast, "America ruled by
Americans" was responded TO j. B. Richards,
of Mary land.
The third, "Relgious Liberty" was res
pended to by c. Andrews, of New York.
Various other speeches were made, and the
proceedings were not closed until late hour.
Towards the close there was much confusion,
and the speakers were continually inter-
rupted.
! PlTrsBURGH, June 8, p. M.
The river IL rising, with ten feet six inches
in the channel by the pier mark.
The weather is showery with some thun-
DER cutting off all telegraph communication
east of this city.
|, NEW YORK, June s, P. NJ.
! Cotton is firm; flour is lower, with sales OF
, 8 900 brls, at 50 75al0 u for Ohio, and 81.
3yall 90 for Southern; wheat is firmer, with
sales of $4,000 bushels, at 50 56as 60 fol
white Michigan; corn is lower, sales of 54
+. 900 bushels mixed, at 81 O5.
: Pork is a shade higher; sales of GOO brl'
at Sl6,24a$17 Tor old, and $3.50 for new
mess; beef is firm; lard is lower; sales of 4OC
brls at 1OsaloS; Ohio. whisky is steady
and rather firmer. at $50; money is unchang
ed-stocks are irregular; Erie, 4SS; Ceve
land and Toledo, sl4, Penn. Coal Co, ITO
, Reading, 9O8; New York Central, 933; ant
Mo. Skies, 944.