Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-02-26

were detained on the Hudson River Railroad |
on account of an accident which occurred to / |
cattle train on the road early Tuesday evening |
1t seems the cattle train, which left Green.
bush Tuesday afternoon, was badly broken upl
near Oak Hall, five miles below Hudson, by thel
breaking OF an axle to the locomotive. Thel
locomotive was thrown from the track, and
George White, the engineer almost instantly
killed. The fireman escaped with severe in
jures.
The tender OF the locomotive was thrown d.
rectly across the track, and the cattle cars in
the rear were crushed together and some of
them thrown of, killing some sixty head "A
cattle Oh the spot, and badly manning others.
Iho wreck was terrible, and some fragments of
the train were piled up in large mass, while
others wcre scattered in all directions.
The passenger train which left here on Tues
day evening (ths cattle train being in advance)
could not pass the wreck, and the passengers
were detained on the track until yesterday
noon. The train from New York arrived about
that time, and an exchange Of cars was made,
By which the Troy and Albany passengers took
the cars from New York and the New York
| passengers the cars from Troy and Albany.
The passengers from New York yesterday
were detained at the scene of the accident
some three hours.
Two down trains were in waiting the arrival
Of the New York train.
| The extent Of the loss Of the company could
not be definitely ascertaincd, but including the
destruction of the locomotive and cattle, and
| injury to the cars, it must have been consider
able.-7'roy Wing.
| GEN. PIERCE's CABMET.-Ina few weeks the
present administration will be brought TO u
close, and it is presnmabe that no change will
be made in the cabinet during that line. II
| not, Gen. PiercO's cabinet will have remained
/ entire far tho Nytpln al fpnr ,vtfl
out single change in either of the depart
ments. Every member now holds the position
| assigned to him the day the President assumed
the reins of government. 1t the first instance
of the kind in the history of our government.
Gen. Washington's cabinet remained entire
through his first term, with the exception of a
single change in the Post Office Department;
and John Quincy Adams made only one change
during his term, having had two Secretaries OF
War. 1t is high compliment to the present
able cabinet that it has hung together so well
and worked so harmonsusly for four long years
1t is always the desire Of achiet magistrate that
his cabinet should be a unit, and no one has
been more fortunate in that respect than Presi-
dent Pierce.- Washington Union.
Thar THOUSAND PISCES OF SILvER.-Philos
pher Greedy finds himself cornered He ha.
lately stood upon his character so strongly a.
to bring libel suitagainst II Cleveland paper
tHNt cutlRuu NM VIVA having accepted u heavy
bride, while boring for the passage of certaiI
, bill. An Iowa paper recently accused him
having accepted bride of one thousand dol
lars for services in behalf Of the Des Moine
Navigation Company. This has again fright
cned the philosopher from his propriety. Hs
says the truth Of the matter is as follows:
''Mr. Greedy was at Washington, wher,
; some of the Company were looking after the
: interests before Congress- just as he was leay
ing one of them handed Mr.. Greedy draft fo
,, $1,000, asking him if ho would take it and hon
or their draft at Now York or that amount
Mr.. Greedy, supposing it financial accom-
mediation, said he would. But subsequent,
concluding that it was intended as a compensa
, ton for services which they might ask, intima
tod to them that they could get their mono,
when they wanted it, and twas drawn out 0
his hands,
, The CALIFORNIA VIGILANCE COMMITTEE.
It is stated in the San Francisco Sun that tn,
late Vigilance Committee of California will
apply to the Legislature of the State, now il
session at Sacramento, for an act of amnest,
iaregard to their proceedings in San Francisco
/ The Democratic members, who compose
large majority, are said TO be bitterly opposed
to the committee, and will refuse to pass an,
such act.