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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-15
Railroad Collision Case.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.


William A. Watkins dg. The Ne,o Yofk end Hariea
Rcilgood conpo,y.-This action is brought 70 recove
damages sustained by plaintiff whilst he was riding in
wagon driven and owned by William X Court, ami
which came in contact with of the Of the New
claims 81 600 for the injuries he sustained. which
alleges, was through the negligence Of the driver OF tp
Harlem car From the profit appears that Hr. Court
driving along Grand street. from the Bowery
broadway the north side Of the street AMI when be-
tween Elizabeth and Mott streets he endeavosed cross
tie track TO get out OF the way Of military company
that was parading the street. aud in that way ne
in collision with the Of defendants. by reason
which he became seriously injured that he
bred to his house under the OF his physician, for
several weeks On the pa Of the defendants
geuee Of the plaintiffs driver and that IL the driver
the wagon in which the plaintiff contributed in any
degree 10 the the injury the plaintiff could NOT
recover that II much the duty of the plaintiff
the collision.
The defendants moved for q nonsuit, the ground
that fault had been shown the Of plaintiff, and
therefore he could The Judge decided that
10 he question OF fact for the Jury and II must therefore
be submitted for their decision.
Judge ngr aham charged the jury that tieause Of and
injury to the plaintiff in consequenceof the wagon in
which The plaintiff riding coming in collision with
the defendants and that II for the jury fosay
whether the injury occasfoned by fault the
part Of tie plaintiffs and that &c he in any way contribu
ted TO the injury the plaintiff could any
damages whatever; bat 81 the plaintiff from
fault, then the question for the jury TO determine IS
there any negligence the part OF the defendants
driver o the ailroad and that if there was, with
cut any fault the part of the plaintiff the plaintiff Ia
emitted damages and 1t is for the jury say
fom all the evidence where the truth Of the rests
that II the case arose from mere accident without any
ant on either side verdict could be rendered against
the defe ndantsthst the question of damages
tirely In the judgment and discretion OF tho Jury.
Tie jury found a verdict for plaintiff Of 81 0o0.
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European Convists In the East IndIcs
THEIR LANDING At siHGAPoRE--wHAT Is BRITAT
~ Du WITH THEM
Hmm The sinru nnre 1iua. Inll

lfIom the singapore Times July 81
On Wednesday last the Arab bark Sabroo arrived
at singapore and on Thursday morning shores
polluted by the landing thereon of the first European
convict intended to be located IN the Straits OF Maacca
The entire community astir. public meeting
took place at the News Room on Thursday and
nj one o'clock numerous derutation waited on his
Honor the Governor and placed in his uds the sub
Joined protest which contains clear opposition OF the
opinion all classes 81 the inhabitants on the oues
ton
sE--Thc community 81 singapore well European :
native have already made known to YOU the ca ruest
opinion which il entertained in this settlement against
tho introduction Of European eonvicts The vessel con.
yesng the first of these having anchored In the road
stead the time has now come when again approach
sou and respectfully, but solcmnly and energetcally
protest against tho sdmi. sion OF European eons the
conversion 81 this island into penal residence Tor such
criminals, we protest members OF the community
parents and a. heads Of fames protest propre.
tors ~ land and houses W. protest az agents for land
and hou,eholdcrs absent from the settlement We prote
49, merchants representing nm annual trade OF eight
mRons sterling and protest as British subject, en-
hiled T. Tho impartial protection o. the State against
measure impoitic in IL conceptiou pernicous In -
fonequchct demosalgiug and degrading 10 the Euro
rtan character, oaoXlous to the inhabitants, and IN
every way afty injurious 10 tie best interests 81 sngs.
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The Recruits on Governors Island.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

Your remarks in yesterday morning Herald concerning
the recruits Governors Island, remind me Of cir
cumstsnoe which should be glad you would publish.
About three weeks ago woman re-idiog in Grove
street Jersey City wro.e the President Mr. Pierce,
requesting him TO order the release Of her husband from
The Island he had been subjected to the most bar
harous treatment by the officers in command. reply
was received about week since, informing ber.That
subordipaon must be kept up. That most Of the men
who enlisted in the United states service were a. for no
other business and generally bad that daily eating
was as necessary 30 their good a. their dinner
The Is without remedy, far as Mr.. Pierce j.
concerned and suffers the torture Of frequently learning
from reliable quarters o the inhuman manner in which
her unfortunate husband passes his life unable TO afford
him tho slightest help unless he through the medium
CT your columns.
win the HrRsrD show ITSELF and do for the Injured
and snfIering what rotten and currupt government
cannoty ]. G.
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The FISHERY COMMISSION AT pIcror - The
licoa chon,slo Of the 9th inst, says The FISHERY
Commissioners arrived AZ this port on Monday morning
board the brig Halifax from Halifax The American
Commissioner, Mr. Cushman, Is accompanied by X. +.
Quits Esq, 81 the United States coast survey and NJ H.
eriey Isg., who represents the interests Of Great
Britain is accompanied by his son. Mr.. George Perey
secretary. On Monday afternoon they met a number OF
gentlemen residents OF ctou az the hospitable board
Major Norton the American Consul Contrary winds pre-
vented their leaving until Yesterday when they sailed for
do not intend proceeding further north In the af than
MYamichi river this fall That being the impor
stream 10 be visited this season. they viii there agree
and decide upon some general principles for their guild
there and elsewhere, In defining the bounds up
Which the Americans will hereafter claim the privileges
oi the treaty.
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TIN rrnfrc stHcois.-We glad 10 learn that our
Jersey City friends getting awakened IN The cause Of
education They building commodious school house
the Fourth ward, and this school 10 continue
charge OF II present efficient principal M. Yerriug
1he pupils attending The public schools have here
ofoe permitted 20 att end school In VIII heyer pace
hey chose and No. has been kept in I'D building
she majority have attended No !. Now that the new
house il nearly completed, and tina: large number Of
Iups transferring themselves 10 No. 9 see BY
the minutes Of the Board Of Educati5 m that Nr. q.
Lindsey principal Of The former, sent Communication
requesting that be taken "a prevent the
anser Of children from school 70 another. some
trp Of TIE kind viii probably be necessary 70 prevent
the school from being hled to oveIaoving with
pupils The public schools Of our sister city mprov
Ing very fast and will soon It isto be hoped On level
With thoes Of New York.
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The Burlington Tragedy.
THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

In the HERALD OF the 10th instant your Blrling on cor
respondent committed an which cannot allow 70
pass without notice He says
Soon after the operation (alluding to the amputaou
Of the engineers Lego the engineer asked what caused the
accident ard was told that the axle Of the locomotive
had broke. He replied "a thought So" and almost in
stanty expired. Whether he aware of a defect ia
that part Of the machinery cannot be ascerained;
but the remark which he made would lead to the infer
that accident Of that nature not unexpected
to him although he could not have anticipated such
ribe results il Is clear that the accident be traced
TO gross neglect OF somebody for examination Of the
axle shows that flaw OF serious nature existed where
II was attached to the truck.
was the train spoken Of and went ramc lately Il
The engineer and remained with him until he expired
heard every word he said, and all that took place
while he breathcd. Before we lifted him from the
ground where lie lay after the accident askedhn what
caused the accident He replied, II do know thece
was nothing on the track He Immediately taken
TO the nearest farm house. Several physicians assembled
in few minutes. In consultation, they deemed
cessary 10 amputao the left leg above the knee which
they proceeded 10 do. after the amputation
raj persona standing giving TO each other the
opinions Of what was the probable of the disaster
person who took to he tuachinist said "Gencmen
The accident caused by the breaking OF the axle 81
the truck wheels"
II was then that the engineer speaking to me said
!" thought something broke reversed the engine aud
il mred OF the track" He lived from hour one
hour and half after that conversation and asked see
hs wife and children he informed that they wero
then sent for. Soon after that asked him how fast h.
going be said from twenty TO twenty Eve mile re
hour. He then informed that he sinking very
fast ard exhoftcd to- look TO God for mercy and salvation
lie Immediately seemed engaged in prayer and his last
expressions WERE Lord have mercy" a. God save my
soul" He then expired without one struggle the
moving oi muscle that could be perceived The
for seloc citing this from the Wholesale misrepresentation
IN that and other reports, is that there may rest
upon the reputation Of highly honorable and fsishfil
man stain that would disgrace his memory and place
mark upon his posterity. JOSEPH A. YARD.
FREEHOLD, New Jersey, Sept. II, 1855.
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robbery Of sf6,coo worth Of old railroad IRON be-
outng 70 the Pennsylvania state works wa di-oyered
al iittsburg on TIC s;h inst. iaborer named Henry
Nlctes sued for wages before justice and cave hints
atipg Nichols and several others living siorg the
line. Information sent 10 the Canal comm s.aner
end n hls instance tweniysix persons have iess ar
fse-ed. arc eofnfn!ted - Cambria county jsi Wills
Gitiels aaG srotteG man have teen comuit'ed
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from he returns o. mortality in New Orleans during
the four weeks ending on the 25th ult the nnmbcr 81
deaths was 5op Of which only 40 native nei-
cans $50 oi erners and 34a whose places 81 hi tn
weie not stated " the whole number, 1146 dief from
yellow fever. Of The foreigners AZ irish $50 Ger
$40, already stated q unarown nativity III
B,rch. and - grrlisf
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Fashions for September.

" fuhl - loltf.l
Tie month 81 S,y,emt * d an epoeb IN oSh,en and
also In the gfons 81 the t.oa gode In ~epemer We
tegn - rsnosnce h. zephyr eresses OF summer
~ gtenAcLe ire fcNt lne--ttose gtt materials We
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TERRIFIC ExPLosIoS-THE GESEsEE POWDER
Mus BtowN tr-The Gencsee powder mills situated In
Brighton five miles east Of the city, blew ZIP between
six and seven O'Clock las' evening with terrific oxpio
sion shaking the Garth for miles around. We happy
70 state that no lives lost.
The buildings destroyed were four In number viz-fwo
cylinder mills, corning house and press. They were
situated few rods apart and heavy embsnkmcnts Of
earth raised between them. There probably our or
i've hundred kegs OF powder IN the buildings at the mc
oi Tie expiosion-hohest,r Onion, SIR. Is.
OPERATIONS OF THE NEW ORLEANS MINT.-Thc
goi deposits at the United States Branch Mint III New
oieans ioI The year ending 3lst Of July 1896, amount
81 TO col lsO 10 and TIC silver deposits to 81 O5p
~, making total Of s2ols2oo H. During the same
peod mere was q gold coined. s3i0 800 and the s
for The yesr q ~ 100 in 57ie 500 pieces No coin.
80 done turing the iaonihs Of April May, June and
Jolly operations in the coming srtment having been
'usptrded or the purpose q putting up engine.
Fulton who murdered his nelghhor Chase last ree In
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FROM THE BRITISH PRovINcEs-A correspondent
of the Miramch Gisdav writing from Bathurst under
date Of the 18th Of August, says-
Although the salmon fisheries proved sadly de6cien.,
the cod fishery has proved abundant and highly
ncfa,ivc. he quantity caught in the parishes Cara
que and sbppigan up to the 9th of August, exceeds
that Il any since 1913 1872 Since that bad
weather has much interrupted the labors Of the fisher
men. Eacherei has been tolcrably abundant and her
ring striking in thckly. Altogether the inha
btaos have to rejoice at the abundance OF their
harvest both by and land"
The newfoundland papers state that there Is fine
fine Weld Of grain in Newfoundland.
Archbishop Hughes, OF New York arrived at ST. Johns
the I'd inst. and received by great concourse
citizens and conducted in procession through the streets
bells.
All kinds Of vegetables TO the norhward of Cape Frees
have been destroyed By ocusts.
An extensive confagratiop had been raging in the
woods Of keigrcws, and had destroyed much property
II cxtiDguished, however, the I'd inst by heavy
igin,
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Fulton, who murdered his neehhor Chase last week In
Fletcher, Vt, found Monday w the onfeers p
pursuit. q him, INT he Killed himself 6eore ,hsy could
.eruf. him.
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The War In Asia.

Inc IN tdtiUs RfSSe publ hes the following extract
from report Of Aide de Camp General Mouravien dated
tom the camp near the village OF kerpikeuv, oath o
July 10Th of August -
From the lot 10 the oath Of July 3ist Of July TO th,
5h of August portion of the active corps carried
offensive movement beyond the Saganloug under the
command Of Camp General Mouraviea in person
The object Of this operation to dispense deta CHI
Of more than $4,000 men, with SO guns which,
der Vely rash occupied fo lifted position Kerpi
Kew, and thus to deprive the garrison o. kars OF the
bast hope OF receiving succor from Erzcroum
On the 10Th (31st) ofJuly leaving half his corps be
Drummer TO maintain the blockade OF the pla General
Mou ayieh with the remainder Of the troops under the
command Of Lieutenant General kcyaevsky, advanced
In the direction Of Ieyin where adva need guard
rived On tie evening Of the same day.
simultaneously with this movement, Major General
orders 10 advance from Toprah Kae kerpiheay, and
70 BE- on the 10th of July list OF Augus beyond the last
incline Of rebaba 20 vcrsts from hcpkouv, whence he
WAS 70 march the enemys position to take i in the
rear.
On the 2ls OF July ga Augusta the advanced guard
O. the main coumn Joined General sousois detachment
near the village o! konansour and thence the two de-
tachments advanced towards the bridge the Araxe.
There they upon 1000 irregular horse who after
short skiImish withdrew into their cnrenched camp.
Without awaiting the attack Of troops the Turks
book advantage OF dark night thai between the 2st
20 July t2d-5d Anguish 70 fall back on EfAeroam
Of provisions il contained This retreat done in sucl
haste and disorder that in the of night abou
600 irregular troops Of the enemy disbauded.
IN their pursuit our advanced deiaehmen's arrived
within fifteen versts Of Erzeroum where Ney Pasha In.
shut himself up 70 await the achievements he expects
Having attained their object and deprived the garrison
OF ka's Of the possibility Of receiving support troop
commenced their rctrogade movement. Lieut.. Genera
kovalevsky on kars, and Ma General Sousloh To
prah-kalG
Meantime Lieut.. General de Drummer LETT before Kars
bad transferred bis detachment to the village of komat
nour, on The ri gh bank Of the karstcha and the
18th, 23d 2dth and eSth Of july (31t Of July 4h 7.h,
end 9th Of August made four expeditions against the
enemys ioragers, each Of which crowned With
cess on every point the parties dispersed and the
provisions they had collected fell into hands
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Paris (Aug. 81, evening" Correspondence of London
The TstsOn dc pO,es gives further particulars
latIve to the late disturbances AT Anglers -
The rioters attacked the baack OF the fremen at
eaze AID carried oil their arms they also broke into
several private houses and took away towing pieces pis
tolls and sunpowder Being thus provided with certain
quantity the rioters at that time about ESQ in
number proceeded towards the slate quarrics, and on
their way broke several shops where gunpowdcr
sold and seized in all about 200 kilogrammes OF in five
bags which they placed in the cart afterwards seized BY
the armed force 1t after they had got this supply
that they obtained the greatest nmber OF their recruits
and it about three in the morning when they arrived
in the ubouig Bressigny, Of Anglers and it there
that the troops charged and dispersed them In addition
to Guein and Chauvn mentioned yesterday three other
noted anarchists we're arrested namely Couet, compro-
missed in the affair of the secret society Marianne Iaim
acquitted mt the late trial in Paris for that affair; aud
named Fon also known TO have formed part OF that
society The put forward for
q ood-~as evidently only pretext The real object OF
the rioters pillage and the carrying out OF socialist
doctrines The number Of arrests amounts 80 ll5.
There is doubt Of the movement being socialist The
rioters expected to be assisted by other towns and it mp
pears they had calculated something occurring in Pa
ris. But the wonder is how they could be led away by
such dclusion. The government it is said We're mt
first, unwilling that the affair should be noticed at any
length in the press any importance attached to it,
i only deserves Importance nasmuch as It proves that
the old lcavan Of socialism is not yet extinct and thai
there still eAis those for whom plumber and the guiilo
tine or Ma1aae Is but the cant term for that dwelling
engine is the only policy. The war in the Crmea no
tach to such incident but the authorities wrong
in preventing * exposure The gore,nmcn!, how secure
mdyte casaet seety supper IA so TIRED as
u o. nat is po,enjui as to te ersnp from disturbances
az all Hhcs and ~ all places. There few governments
mot that of the beloved and bastnadong King
Bombay who privileged. The government Of
france ought not TO be sorry to show that the elements
for the subversion OF order and society still to he
found here for their existence would prove the necessity
is pr, Of Of that FORCE ana it is only weak unpopu
lar RIO M that would be afraid OF publicity.
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Eet@cen Tho ID o. July and INC Sth OF August Inc
Charge d'AGires Of his Holiness the Pope, delivered to
the swiss federal government fewer than Eve protests
which he had received from his Court The first protest
Greeted against various acts OF the Cantona
eminent OF Tossin; the second against the Cantonal gov
ernment G Graubundtn the third and fourth against
the Grand Council oil ressin; ard the fifth against the
Grand Council Of st. Gall The federal government for.
wa6ed The protests to their several destinations where
put an dcd. On the festival of the Nativity
# he Virgin the Pope will in the presence OF the whole
1 rurtave. proclaim the foundation OF order of
| clivany--the Order OF the Immaculate Conception.
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the disturters Of he peace Of Italy but the
military authorities in the Iombardo Venetian pro-
vinces TO tc afraid of their shadows.
II raid that the Imperial Cabinet with dispeasare
the attempts Of the "Httcrschft' mobility OF
Of The second German States bring about
IN the constitution TO its advantage and Is the
probabe that such is really the case, Austria
has for the last six years been endeavorng TO
do away with the excessive influence of her own naughty
aYstocIacy.
The only Austrian parer which TO med
die with the future is the Hdadrc and II SEES
fances IL Sees that the Eastern question is about 10
enter into new phase The Vienna politician Is II
onicn nd he Increasing os asioa "a he East utH IN
dso he Western Io'c7s 10 rsoce TO oecuPy tie s.an's
or @ az y grslsn s 20 hs, *. Es,
question has long oeen in the phase TO which the
Vienna politician aluics The Western P0tosss &c III
i fossesioR u Codannopts and eriioTHy irsored
to maintain Z raNt Russia las accepted tteir terms,
md ne ntigos osd pottico, rights osvt priei'eges
Of ne Satdsfs Christian sutjqas hac been pro
poly sCcu,,d. 81 Is related that the Austrian
government has declined TO Interfere IN the quar-
II is probable that such is the fact. The Papal
chair is just Ut present in uncomsaonly bad odor
in Germany, and Austria would to certainty lose the
little popularity ~ stili enjoys at the Sc 'ond rate Ger
courts IL ss re to take up tho tndgels III deeace
Of Rome The Prince Regent Of Baden formerly had
strong bias in Austria but ss attempted to in
tcivene in Of The uramontant party in his do
ninions, and probably gave him offence by so dong
Not long sine the OF confidence OF the Protestant
communities ia Hungary and Transyfana were summon
cd to Vienna by abe Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs
and that hik nctianary is said to have promised them
that all their ancient priyies should be maintained
Notwithstanding this promise the hungarian frotesants
uneasy, they have pre.cnf iment that some OF
the conditions of the Concorda will uniavorably affect
them. Some OF the members OF the diplomatic corps
have returned to their country houses in the neghbor
hood of Vieina but there Is little nothing doing In the
political world. According TO the Vienna papers, the Earl
OF Westmoseiand will soon return 10 his post.