Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-01-21
New York Correspondenee.

ffeSsoeiecy-Goeef7aorS Message.
New YORK, Jan. II.
Railroad accidents appear to be the bane of this
| country. Every arrival of the mails brings It'd
iags of some dreadful catas trophe, with heart
Tending descriptions of the mptilated, and horri-
! tying suaerings of the dying. If these accidents
were confined to one road, they might be attrib
uted to carelessness, but their universal Tecur-
| renee fixes the blame upon general railway
/ system. The management of roads IS left to per-
1 sons most interested in dividing the profits
Cheayness is therefore their motto, and, IN their
estimation, it appears to matter little what may
befall the community, if the g dividends are all
| right. Our railroad bridges appear to be little
better than traps for the wholesale destruction OF
human life. Scarcely shower OF ram tails, that
some of these are not swept away. and more lives
sacrificed at the altar of railway dividends. -
| On the Hudson River Road, two accidents occur
red this week--one near Poughkeepsie, and one
by the sinking of bridge over the Spuyton Devil
| Creek By the former three lives were lost, and
seven badly wounded; by the latter, two lives
were lost, and nearly all the persons in one car
more or less injured. The mails were almost en-
tirely submerged and came to hand dripping wet
On every road leading to New York, an accident
occurred this week. The cause is attributed to
the late storms, but, as like results follow every
storm, the public will soon learn to discredit the
evasion.
Fillibusterism appears to be one of the bug
bears of the times The expedilGh to Cuba, and
the reported organization, by Gen. Qultman, FOR
the liberation of that Island, seems to have driv
en- the idea into the head of cur government that
any emigration from this to any adjacent country
must be, in some way or other connected with
schemes OF conquest. Nicaragua, like the mon
ster Satan, met, guarding the gates of the infer
nal regions, while on his way to Paradise, now
looms up to frighten the timid and startle the
old fogies at Washington, Nicaragua may be
called the nightmare of the administration. -
Each vessel. starting for that region, IS carefully
searched for implements of war, and men, who
have paid their passage to that country, are torn
from the vessel upon a mere suspicion, thrown
into prison, and kept there without chance of
redress until it pleases the authorities to bring
them to trial. Were it not so evident, that all
this Is done for party purposes, some respect
might be paid to the action OF these of ,ials The
government Is acting upon the Nicaragua ques
ton with the coquetishness and impulsiveness of
an old maid. Yesterday, Parker II French was
arrested by the United States Marshal, on the
authortysof bench warrant; after the lapse of
half an hour, he informed that his arrest had
terminated, and without bail, parole, or recogni-
zance of any kind, was permitted to go about his
business. For the credit of our government, our
public officers, acting under its direction, should
be madeto act with dignity in this matter.
A strong reaction, in the tide of public opinion
is taking place, in favor Of Central American al
fairs. The papers that were at first, strongest
in opposition, now express full faith in the stabil
ity, of Walkers government, and dilate upon the
bright prospects Of those in quest of riches The
country abounds in minerals, and woods of the
rarest and most valuable kinds; 1t is the central
point OF the worlds commerce, and it must
eventually belong to this country, those who are
first there will have the best chance. In order to
afford every opportunity to those desiring TO go
there, the Niearaguan Company have reduced the
fare to twenty dollars This, with the grant of
land given by the government, induces great
number to go out with every steamer.
The report that Walker was preparing to at
tack San Juan-the capitol of the Mosquito Ter
ritory--proves entirely unfounded
The last two days have been very mild, and our
sleighing is fast disappearing. According to the
reports of the clerk of the weather, on Brooklyn
Heights we have had this season, up to date, pre-
eisely three feet and two Inches of snow.
An explosion in a fire works mandatory &C.
Cured yesterday in Jersey City, by which two
men were instantly killed. A like occurrence hap
pened here last summer; since their pyrotechnc
establishments were ordered out of this city.
The second annual message of Governor Clark
appeared in the papers this morning. 1t is a
plain, unpretending, business like document,
straightforward and practical By it we are told
that the entire receipts of the Erie canal for the
yeare were 5000. 1872; that the expenses were
+ S9S9792, leaving surplus in the treasury of Sl,-
$4,000 There are nowin active operation in this
State 32l6 miles of railroads, including double
tracks. The whole amount expended in their
construction and equipment exceeds Sl25 000,-
/ GOO, There have been transported over the sew
! era railroads in the State during the past year,
| 3S.S39, l6s passengers, and 3,4l7s207 tons of
| freight. The total cost of operating these roads
| wss llSl0,07l, and their earnings amounted to
| 800, s43,3S5 repeat, and these figures show it,
that more attention has been paid to secure diyi.
| deDds, than safety to passengers.
The whole amount paid by the State as school
! expenses, during the year, was IS, ,6l8. To-
tai number of the scholars attending school dur
| ing the year, 1913 275 Theuumber of immigrants
landed at the port of New York for the year jnst
! closed was 1876, 233-a little more than one-third
OF the number that arrived the year Previous
l~Iotal population of the State is 3,47O SOB; of
these 65l,Sil are voters and 632, 746 aliens. The
entire number # indians in our State is 3645.
OBSERVER