The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-01


DISTRESSING RAILROAD AooIpssr.-THaEE MzS KILLED
IsJuRrp.A distressing accident
Cured yesterday morning the Baltimore and Philadelphia
railroad The regular freight train which left Baltimore Ia the
morning stopped Aberdeen this side Of Havre-de Grace
for the purpose of getting supply Of water After leaving
Aberdeen, IL down grade to HsvredeGrace, the
engineer the locomotive for considerable distance With
out turning the into the boiler, believing that it
would be needed He had intimaton that there
little in the boiler, and Immediately both
pumps work The sudden copious cold
forced into the heated and exhausted boiler resulted in
rife explosion. One fireman thrown a distance Of
twenty yards from the tender upon which he stood and in
stanty killed Another fireman, after lingering for about
hour, died in great agony The fate bse the
gneer. fireman belonging TO the ferry boat at Havre
Grace who the train the time severely
injured found necessary amputat his leg above
the knee. No hopes entertained of his recovery.
About fifty yards Of the road up The tender
perfect wreck The forward considerably shat
tered The engine and running gear Of the locomotive
capped injury.
Owing to the detention caused by this accident mail
train which left New York yesterday morning failed
Baltimore with the five O'Clock p m, train which
left that city for Washington.
NAruaALIzED AMERICAN crrIxEss.We earnestly adj
wise all naturalized citizens carry with them the
polls their naturalization papers, to avoid the PossbR
ify Of any interruption to their voting. At the last
election every citizen whose vote challenged the
ground of his foreign birth required 10 produce
his naturalization papers, and several old and respect
able citizens, pho kaon The judges Of election to
have been voters city for the last fifteen twenty
years. were turned from the polls without voting because,
demand for their papers, they had not them about their
person. 1t was doubtless great outrage and only intend
mort and insult the gentlemen, who known to
be friends and advocates of civil and religious liberty
We hope that naturazed fellow citizens win be admon
ishe By the past that ALL without reference to their
standing in community the number OF they have
been voting Be careful take 9th them to The pous the
evidence Of citizenship BY doing they will avoid
detention and delay the polls, and possibly the loss Of their
June I--d3t
UsIos AssocIATIoS-The most numerous and enthusias
tic meeting held this city by the anti nothing
party convened Tuesday night at Harmony Hail. The
spacious the stairway and the adjacent yard were liter
ally crowdedy After the president Of the Association c. r.
Wannall ESQ., had taken the chair, and Mr. g. +. Kirk,
secretary had read the minutes Of the former meeting an
mated effective addresses delivered by Messs Rat
cife DAILY and Shcrrard. We publish the following pre-
abe resolutions which passed unanimously their pub
LEGATION being requested by the secretary Of the Association
Whereas the nothing councils of this city having
elected for of the wards boards Of election
cal refusing opposed them the right
and courtesy representation in those boards which
done in this community and whereas the know
nothing lower council aforesaid refused pass resou
ton requesting the said election boards permit two
Of both parties to remain in the room while
thew NAV be canvassng the ballots which privilege has al
ready been conceded ward In flashing
BE it, therefore,
esoped (by this meeting Of the anti nothing party
Of this city) That all who vote for the anti nothing
candidates municipal election Monday next be
ueed to the tickets they vote and give their
to be recorded the anti nothing taesman to be sta
toned at each poll this city, this being deemed
cesary by this meeting guard the rights OF the
nothing Of Washington against the possible perpera
ton of fraud.
Reorea That the Union Association cordially approve Of
the independent of the Washington News and that
The paper be- hereby recommended to the patronage
and support Of all favor Of the liberty OF speech
and the freedom Of conscience and the press
~ G. p. WANNALL,
President.
G. E. KIaK, Secretary.