The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-09-04

were immsdisteiy reeking with the smell of sssa
susse the tormeufs OF the wounded. esr5s.-..ss
ANOTHER sTATEMENT.
John G Msclsre, of Albany, was in the front cal
i9ose In the bad, was noticing the wheels Of Or
name ssns carriage elevated In the air, followed BY
JaTiag sensation caused BY the psssage Of the
to his feet and into the aisle of the ear. and
naa Just time to notce that the piing
Ths sop the ether and literally crumbliDg to pieces
ths fact that he lying his face in the sa1 a.
son Intense pain in the head, and very heavy
vas be found the corpse OF female across his body.
Sehds him lay the severed parts of man, one who.
ous tew moments previous had sat beside him. and
exhibited most CHASTITY wound under the chin,
s iarse piece Of iron having entered il at the
psssiag out through the cheek, lesviug sjag
geo, fdghtfui and fatal wound 7fs
THE ENGINEER.
before the Co-oners Jury, Mr. James Adams
that after the accident some one said to the
neer, for he Is going to kill hfmself" the conductor
Saen turned round and said, Let's 90 up and see
hn,n him we started together, and We neased the
~ 10y some one called the conductor on one side;
was then spoken to by person whose name can
not reeolleet Who .aid do go in aud sse that man,
a. the kitchen door apparently ia great deal Of
trouele; took bold Of him gently and said, my
dear fellow. why do you behave so-it's an accident
and you can't help it,; by this time the conductor
came IN; ne also spoke to him, but b. did not seem
10 recognize the conductor; took bold of one arm
and the conductor the other and took him TO the
back part Of the lot He remark ed to the conductor
Oh, II had only blowed that whistle these per-
sons would not have been killed" The conductor
tnen sald, you did blow it;' he replied, mo did
not" We got the man out of the Yard the conductor
and m.n took his place; the
upon going past the place where the cars were de.
molsned; we DID not he ed the requ and brought
him in over the Bordentowu road some distance
down met Mr.. Kelly with his team, who conveyed
70 ms mouse; was my I'm preston then. and is
kp0 hat ,ox amin
he wa' greatly excited and 1 wished to put him to
bed, but he would not listen to it. - - - u
out their testimony throws no new light the sui
)ect The coroner's inquest met again on Saturday
and resumed the investigation.
A dispatch dated on Saturday says: 4tl
The wife OF Com. Smith, U. 8. Coast Survey, one
OF the victims of the railroad disaster died this even
Naval Asylum.
Mr.. Gillespie. another of the severely wounded.
died at burlington at O'Clock this afternoon. His
wife, who was also very badly injured, rapidly
and could not long survive.
Tbs number of deaths by the calamity now amount
to twenty-five. H7
ANOTHER FUGITIVE SLAVE CAsE-The Romney
lVal Inteliigencer states that Capt Harness, of
Hardy county, hearing that bis slave, negro man,
who had made lie escape some nine wears since to
Jamestown, New York. had been sentenced for
term OF six months to the jail In Buffalo, proceed
30 last week In company with two friends to that
POSSESSION
the negro, If possible. The Captain returned last
w Wednesday, says the Intelgencer, having failed
10 enlist the services of lawyer, or the United
States Commissioner In his behalf although large
lee was offered. The Captain was advised that
any attempt to gain his property would be success
iully resisted by mob.
The grasshopper plague has proved a very se.
we're eff1lction to the people of Great Salt Lake
City, which even the privilege of having twenty
Pupn ro1fa r. tha
June last these Insects commenced an exodus -
For three days the air was full of them, and the
shores of the lake were thickly lined with their
bodies as to occasion an Offensive efluvia. Their
rom the mountains, which devoured the little veg
citation left including the young third crop that
had just peeped forth from the ground. The Des-
,ret News states that the ocus', not content with
eating up the grass and vegetables had even bark
I'D and killed thousands OF apple pear and peach
rees, two or three years old. The city cows had
allied to give milk on account of the scarcity of
grass and three dollars bushel had already been
paid for wheat
BRIGAND ROBBERY OF AMERICAN TRAvELERs-
The Naples corr espOudent of the London News
under date of Aug eth, says that the following in
cident was recently made the subject of despatch
by Mr. Owen, the American MI ister at Nsples.
10 the Minister tor Foreign Affsii s:-,hree Ame.i-
can ladies-M-s. Kyle and her two daughters-ac-
compeuied by guide, not long since paid a visit
D6l0e thPV
were of course compelled to walt outside the mon.
astery, and whilst wandering about that delightful
spot, four hupgry.lo0kiBg robbers In the shane of
Metropolitan soldiers, darted out upon them. One
seized the bride OF Mrs. Kyles donkey, whilst an.
other drew hs sword and threatened to kill her II
she did not give up her purse adding that he and
nis comrades we're dying with hunger, and must
eat. The guide interposed, but this only called
1own fresh oaths, and the fresh expression of
determination to have their money or their lives
ia m hat fha lodi had
TWO piastres about them which they consented to
lake, and the soldier reluctantly put up his sword
NAvAL.-The frlgate Savannah, fl ag ship OF th
Brazil Squadron, and bearing the broad psuant OF
Commodore VIM. d Salter, was at Rio Jaueiro on
the 9Th OF July. The following is list of her off.
GERS Commander, Samuel Mercer; Lieutenants.
NJ Berrien, Emmous. C NJ Spottswood Wm
LIE Roy, Flsg0 Van Morgan, II Newcomb;
Fleet Surgeou-D Egbert; Purser, Charles MUIR
ray; Chaplain, Joseph Stockbridge; Passed Asst
Surgeon, VIM Lowber; Asst Sureeoo. Thorn;
Acting Master, Warley; Marine of1csrs-ls,
Lieutenant, J Doughty 2nd Lieutenant, R l.
Browninei Passd Midshipmen, Bayard E Hand,
] Mygatt, w A Campbell C w Flusser;
Mdshipmen, g Bacon, ] C Chaplo. T Arnold;
r Whitaker; Gunner A THOMPSON:
Carpenter, Manson; Sailmaker, X T Van Voor-
bis.
On the 29sh ultimo, on a cruize southwark.
Purser Stockton has been examined at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, by medical board as to
his ability TO continue sea duty. and WAS pronoun.
ced unit for sea service. Il IL not known who
will be appointed to fill his place.
Orders have been received at the BROOKLYN Ma.
w Yard to fl out the U. S. Sloop of War, Levant
for see, with Immediate despatch.
The U. S. sloop OF war, Falmouth, Is still at
Gravesend bay. Az soon as she is thoroughly dis.
infected she 10 to be rebuilt from her lower frame
up, and heightened 25 or 80 feet, which will make
her one of the finest and largest ships In the Navy.
TowNLEY EsTArE.-The heirs In prospect of the
immense Townley estate in England, held q con-
vsn,ion In Griffin, Ga, last week. The Sparta
Georgian says that 1t was developed that the des-
cendants of Abram Lawrence, who settled 10 Vir-
ginia many years since, are entitled to the estate
"hich its late owner left In England, valued at
sl25. .000,O
ooLD IN MEXICO The entire worth Of gold and
nVer stamped by the different mints OF Mexico from
Io<i 10 1852, together with manufactures from the
pf. .eious me tails amounts to So, ,562, 205,0O0
ne whole of this sum. with the exception of
sooot $OO COO has been 1t 10 supposed, export
90 In the year Of $780, the amount Of silver coined
10 the city OF Mexico Is 286 600; in the follow
ing year 1t was Sc 2I4 600. From 1891 until 100 the
q1tntity decreased. until it amounted to only IS.
a's ooo After the latter year It steadily ros. until
feached 10 1899 its highe 1t point viz S4 708 fOO
"a 1910 only SIT 95l 600 were coined; In 1911 hut
soVo and till 1887 when bat SIG 600 siiver
eoiias 90 were Issued by the Mexican mint In 1855
i.o9 700 were eoaed, and the quantity again began