Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-03-16
LATEST NEWS.
Washington, March Is.

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Whitfield, formally paid their respects
TO the President this morning.
The Senate will adjourn TO morrow,
the President having no communica-
tons to make which would render it
necessary to prolong the session be-
yond that time.
The following appointments were
confirmed by the Senate yesterday:
J c Ramsey, L S Attorney for the
Eastern District Of Tennessee; Nm NJ
Downy, Marshal for Eastern District
Of Tennessee; J S Smith, L S Att"r-
ncy for Washington Territory; j Il
Clements, Marshal for middle district
Of Tennessee; J Harralson, Surveyor
Port Selma, Aha; OIL Cochrane, Post
master at Houston, Texas; J l. Buck,
Postmaster at Tuscaloosa, Ala; A II
Mckissock, of Ark, Indian Agent for
Wychetas and neighboring tribes west
Of Choctaws and Chickasaws; FL Love
Joy, Attorney for northern district OF
Mississippi; " Vesnith, Supetinten
dent Of Indian affairs in Washington
and Oregon Territories; II c Lowell
Register of Land Office a. Fairbault,
Minnesota; w Murphy, Indian Agent
for Pottawattamees; Felix Livingston,
Collector for district Of Fernandina,
Florida; J l. Collins, Indian Superin-
tendent in New Mexico; E S Dennis,
Marshal for Kansas: II Mcknalan,
Marshal for western district o. Icnnes-
see.
Senate adopted resolutions Of Com
mittee on Judiciary discharging it
from further CO nsldcration Of the pro-
test and papers referred To them rela-
tive to Cameron seat.
Mr.. BENJAMIN from Judiciary con-
mittee reported resolution authoriz-
ing testimony to be taken by Fitch and
Bright and those ccntesting their seas
from Indiana The amended Central
American treaty was confirmed by a
vote of 30 TO Is. Under this action
the treaty will 90 back to England lor
ratitcation,unl Lord Napier brought
. flu, authority, in view Of this possible
contingency, to accept such alterations
as might bcmadc.
8 4 rumor reached London before his
departure of uncertainties here, and
therefore precautions may have been
/, taken to clothc him with power t,
close the whole question.
Buffalo, March IL.
t The Commercial Advertiser has tho
, following particulars OF the rallroae
: catastrophe at Hamilton, from IA gentle
r man who lett the scene OF disaster thu
: morning: .
t The accident occurred at the bldg,
a over the lDes Jardines canal, abou
= two miles northeast of Hamilton. Thu
| bridge swing, and is elevatsd some slA
: tv feet above rhc water
l The train was local accommoda
e ton, running between Toronto. ant
l. Hamilton. 1t lett Toronto at / \
e and was due at Hamilton at 30
= The number of passengers is variousl
l. estimated from - to 100, of whom
, oily - were taken from the wreck
o and Of these 5 Lave since died. tn
# water IN the canal is g feet deep, "a
J. that We're not Immediately killed wcr
$. drowned. The engine and tender wit
Is the engineer and fireman were pitche
e headlong into the canal and are buric
e 20 feet below the surface. The bs.
n gage car and two passenger cars are
4 complete wreck. One of the latte
l. was turned bottom side upwards, an
G, is about twv-thirds submerged.
re Samuel Zimmerman. Mr.. buchanan
N Vice President Of the road, and Cal
e ain Twokey, propeller command,
ID on Lake Ontario.
a Only one lady passenger was save
TO and she Is considerably cut and bruises
al AGcrman lad in the hind car, SCI
II ing the conductor hastily retreatiu
to the back door, followed, and wi,
the conducto, and two others were t.
. onl, ones who escaped with tritiing i
&c juries.
IF Mr.. Brydges, Managing Director
ID the road, Dr. Maclim, and Mr.. Sire.
IL otChippewA, were on the train, III
escaped with their lives, although co
" sideraby injured.
y The following is a list ofbodies re
Ill ognized upt to this morning bona
ne Stuart, Rev. A. Booker, Erastus V
Green, Little girl, daughter of J.
. Clard, all OF Toronto: James Guannc
:" Thos. Benson. OF Port Hop; 10
n Sharp, book vender, A. Grant, W,
'n Russell, Of the firm Of Meish, Men
- d Russell, OF Brsnttord Joseph Bar,
= Niagara John e. Henderson, of Tia.
~ ilton. In one OF the Compauy's bu
~ dings lay nineteen bodies, sixteen me
", two women and one child of these O
~ ly three have been recognized. Edwa
" Duifield, Rev. Dr.Heisse and Jol
&c Morley.
TX Par,,es have been busy during the day
IA extracting bodies from he wreck. Tn
ia this evening 81 bodies have bsen r-co. er,
~. aud several have been ssIried away by tn
- friends
we A jury was empannelied this mo,ni,
no. and iu media'ey proceeded 10 view I
NO v.,ious bodies aud Investig ste. the cause
II the disAster.
:" The following bodies have been identif
w MIS- Do, ~ and Thomas Doyle, Of Dumb
&C. to,, Jas Barr and Jas Mayer. Of T.
les Rivers; David Michigan, Gait; Mr. Kend;
- Lockpor Mr. ard Mrs Brostlsid Of $
:" pension Bridge; Miss Dntiin, Toronto J
ne Beck wife ant Two children, Mr. nd
R.ss~t Of Btsn:rord; Mr. Curtiss, Of Do
i,ngs. back broken, cannot live.
A public funei d Of the unfortunate =
l., fer.rs will take place on Monday.
Committees have been formed 10 wait
w. the friends Of the dec eased.
my LARGE FIRE.
M Franklin, N. II. March. Is.
IN The Franklin Hosiery mill cauQ
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