The Trinity journal., 1856-05-31
Arrival of the Golden Age.
IL Days Later from the Atlantic,
Terrible Accident on the Panama r.. r.
$50 Persons Killed and Wollndad-

AA6 ~-~A PDSSNhSNAS.
There is little news of Importance from
the Atlantic side The Pacific Rail Road
bill has not yet been acted upon by Congress.
The few Indians in Florida are causing
Infinite annoyance, in fact another Seminole
war. Captain Casey, Agent for Indian Af-
fairs, offers through the papers, per capita
reward or premium for Indians who NAV be
captured or induced to come in for emigra-
ton to the West. He pays on delivery at
Fort Brook or Fort Myers for each warri-
or from $3.50 to $500 for each woman from
$3.50 to 5000, and for each boy 500 to 5000
THE new Temperance Bill in Maine which
repeals the Prohibitory Liquor Law, having
passed the Senate, was adopted by the House
by vote of rs to 6S BY this law, grog-
shops are abolished, and general license al
lowed for retailing liquors, not TO be drunk
on the premises.
TIE trial of the Wakemanites' Samuel
Sly, Thankful Hersey and the Widow Wake
man, for the murder of Justus Matthews, |
was brought to an early conclusion, April
18th, the Court, jury and prosecuting officers
being satisfied OF the insanity of the deien- /
dants, who were pronounced guilty on that
ground, solely.
The n. Y Legislature adjourned without
passing an Appropriation bill, and leaving
much of the public business unsettled. The
period of 100 days for which only they re-
ceived pay, had expired, and they relied on
Gov. Clark to call an extra session. but so
far have been disappointed. The universal
opinion is that more corrupt legislative
body was never assembled, and that the rid
dance is happy one.
AFFAIRS of honor were expected to take
place at Washington on or about the 2lSt
of April. Mr.. Lane, of Kansas, was about
challenging Gen. Douglas, for language used
in reference to the Kansas memorial, and
Mr.. Pryor, of the Richmond Enquirer, was
to settle difficulty with Mr.. Hughes, of the
Examiner.
PANAMA RAILROAD ACCIDENT,
We take the following account Of the ac
cdent from the Alta CahfCrn1a
The greatest of railroad calamties ha,
been reserved for the thick wilds Of Panama
and the terrible event transpred at about
5 o'clock, p. NJ, Tuesday, May 5th, on the
Panama railway, three and a half miles from
Aspinwall.
On the 5th inst, the steamer George Laao
with between 100 and 1900 passengers, ar
rived, after voyage Of fifteen days. The
passengers were landed for transit, and early
on the morning of the 5th two trains, com.
posed Of nine cars, which were crowded with
people, even to the outside platforms were
arranged for the trip. Previous to their de-
parture another was started, containing the
mails, express matter and baggage. The
other trains followed, and when they had
reached Matchin ] miles from Panama. il
was discovered that the locomotive of the
first train was of thetrack at the Rio Obs
po bridge, with no immediate prospect Of
being replaced. The passenger trains were
now united, and as there were no accommo
dations for remaining over night, started
back for Aspinwall with but one locomotive
the other being retained to assist in clearing
the track. The train, though run at an uu-
usual rate of speed, proceed safely until with
in q short distance Of Monkey Hill Grave
Yard Station, when the forward car separa-
ted from the engine and eaped from the
rails Eight of the other cars followed, and
the whole nine were torn, splintered and
heaped into a mass of fragments, beneath
which were buried most OF the persons be-
longing to that end Of the train. The scene
was appalling in the extreme. Instantane-
ously hundreds of those who that morning
had expected before night to behold the Pa
cifc, and tread the decks OF the vessel that
was in awaiting to bear them to new homes
lay dead, and mangled beyond recognition !;
or were groaning from the pains Of fright
full wounds.
The accident occurred just over a culvert,
alta point where the forest seems impenetra-
bly, dense-where the ground is low, wet and
marShy--and where, on each side of the
road, there is deep ditch filled by recent
rains. Portions OF the wreck were thrown
into the bitches, carrying with them mum
bers OF the dead aud wounded some of
whom were found far in the mud and decom-
posing weeds and foliage. The nature of
the locality rendered the wreck accessible on
lywith difficulty, the surviving passengers
being compelled to stand in water to the
knees while endeavoring to assist the suffer
ers. Several, however, succeeded in extend
ing relief yet, though they toiIed all night
before the ghastly spectacle, it was not un-
til late in the morning that the broken cars
were sufficiently removed to induce the be-
lief that all, OF nearly so, of the unfortunates
had been taken out.
The locomotive in becoming detached was
not thrown off the track, nor stopping TO
inquire into the extent OF the ruin behind
him, the engineer hurried on to Aspnwal
Upon his arrival, a train was Immediately
dispatched to the scene Of the catastrophe.
aud returned at o'clock in the evening
with part of the wounded and unnured.
This traiu continued to run during the night,
but the majority Of those occupying the
broken cars remained i'll them wet and with
out food, until conveyed, on the afternoon
of the 7th, to Panama.
The exact number losing their lives by
this fearful calamity will never be known
The fate of many now moulderng by the