Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-21

DEAIH OF MIR. ROBERT FARxHAN-The sad
in'ehigence reached this city yesterday afternoon
oil the shoe king death of this old aud respected
citizen.
Mr.: farnhaIn left Washington Yesterday morn.
lhg liz The ga O'Clock train, with two daughters
anu son Tor summer tour to Long Branch, Lake
ueorge, Burlington, Montreal aud the White
Mountains, and seemed 10 anticipate the trip with
great pleasure. Friends who saw him at the ears
remarked that he was in better than his usual
spirits.
II appear. that on reaching the sidelng at
StauntOn, a few miles this side of Wilmington
Del, the train was waiting for the express train
tn pass, and that Mr.. Farnham got out and went
into the station house, where he stood for a short
time converSing with some ladies' As the ex-
press train, however, approached within about
one hundred yards Of the station house he sud-
denly walked out Oh the track towards the com
ing train, apparently in deep thought
Rev. Septmus Tustin and others observing the
danger OF his position, shouted to him to s.ve
himself, and he looked up, but the EXPRESS train
approaching at the rate Of forty miles an hour.
was close upon him. and he received blow upo,I
the breast from the bumper of the engine which
broke several of his ribs, and whirliny him around
threw him with such VIOLENCE against the other
tram as To break his neck The engineer gave
the usual warning by sounding The whistle, but
u WAS Impossible To stop the train sea>onablY
Mr.. Farnham was near-Sigh ted, and il is SUD-
posed was not aware of the approach of the ex-
press train. The accident happened at ~ p. m
The three children of the deceased two dauIb ters
OF IA and 10 years Of age, and son of II. were
left IN the greatest distress, and were taken i'm
charge by Rev. Mr.. Tustn.
Mr.. Jordan Murray, of Wilmington. Delaware,
formerly of this city, on being apprzcd of the
sad affair, took charge OF the remains until the
arrival of Mr.. Blanchard of this city CONNECTED
with Mr. Farnham in business,) when the body
having been packed in ice, was placed in charge
of Wilmington undertaken. and returned to this
city, reaching here by the o'clock train this
morning
Mr.. Farnham was man of remarkably me-
ilOdlcal business habits nd
on this trip, had left his papers and business i'm
perfect OIder. His demise will make a wide
blank IN the business and other circles in which
he has moved.
FATAL ACcIDENT.-Another of those distress
ing accid ents, resulting from the careless hand
ling of firearms, took place yesterday, by which
an estimable young man was instantly hurried to
another world
About o'clock Yesterday evening, WIN. Rich
ardson, printer-a nephew of Mr.. VIM. Carey
Jones-went 10 the room of his friend Albert
Bargie, and In sport picked up revolver, knife
ana Slngle-bdrreled pistol, and fOurishinT them
in the air advanced upon Mr. Barpie. recjtjnT
some mock heroic verses from one of the poets
lie elevated the revolver in the direction of Mr.
who attempted to get hold of it, and in so doing
the pistol was accidently exploded, the ball taxi
mig effect IN Richardson's stomach and i'm less
than half an hour he Was a corpse
These facts were stated before Justice Dom bv
NJ. y &. Watkins, who was present at the time
Tue most perfect good feeling existed between
the TWO young lnen, as was proven by the concur
rent testimony Of Mr.. Watkins, Messrs Charles
+. Dlmitry and r. b. Foster
The young men had made arrangements tn
lodge at Nh. Fills, in order that they mrht b,
frequently together, and Mr.. Richardson had that
afternoon left his former residence 10 occupy
loom at MIR. Fills.
Mr. Bargie appeared TO be greatly distressed by
The calamity, and anxiOuSly awaited an exanina-
ton He was waited on by MeSsrs Ward and
SeSsford, of the Auxiliary Quad and went with
them to the central guard house, where the cx-
animation was held by Justice Donn-W Lenox
Esq, appearing for Mr.. Bargie. The statements
OF the gentlemen named. two of whom (NIcsSrs
Watkins aud Dimtry) We're in the room at The,
time proved that the death was the result of ac.
cident snd the Justice released Mr.. Bsrgie on
his own rec"gnzance TO appear at any fntn1e cx
animation, II one should be deemed necessary
CENTRE MAEKET.-ThS morning he supply
was quite sufficient for the demand especially i'm
the vegetable department. The prices Were zen