Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-09-30
Railroad Casualties.

neSuay. near Harrisburg.
The Harrisburg Patriot says:
'SThe scene was frightful. On
either side of the track rose an
embankment, and the locomotive
ran off upon the right hand, was
throwing itself with desperate
force against the mountain. Cylin-
ders, levers and fragments of the
engine house were lying scattered
all around, as the velocity gradn-
ally diminished, and the tender,
express, baggage and smoking cars
were grating against the embank-
ment. AT length the halt took
place.
Jeremiah Kane, the brakesman,
was severely crushed, and died the
same afternoon.
Mr.. Huffmaster, the fireman,
was severely scalded.
The accident was caused by ne
glect in attending the switch.
Last week, as the western train
on the Central Ohio Railroad was
in the vicinity of Dillon's Falls,
an axle of the tender broke, caus-
ing the first car to run over, and
partly throwing the second off the
track. Six passengers were injur-
ed-three severely slightly, 3.
A shocking accident occurred
on the Pennsylvania Railroad last
week. Mr.. Myerly, of Cassville,
and his two daughters, attempted
to cross the track, when the train
was only few rods from the
crossing and unable to check up.
The engine struck the wagon,
smashing it to pieces. Mr.: Myer-
ly and his eldest daughter were
shockingly mangled; the youngest
daughter was severely but not
dangerously injured. Mr.. Myerly
died of his wounds on Thursday
afternoon.
A disaster occurred on the Au-
gusta and Savannah Railroad on
the 18th inst. Luther Norther, the
engineer, and two firemen were
killed. The accident was caused
cy the sinking of the rails in con-
sequence of heavy rains.
The Boston Post states that
several young ladies have been at
tackled with partial paralysis of
the hands and arms after devoting
some time to the modelling of
wax flowers. The white wax con-
tains white lead: the green, cop
per, the yellow, chrome yellow;
the orange, chrome yellow and
vermillion-strong porson a | | ,
while many other kinds of wax
are equally poisonous.
Flogging schoolboys may make
them smart, but then it is in the
wrong place. If a boy has intel
lect, he will get along without the
cane. If, on the contrary, he is dull
and stupid, pelting him over the
head will make him not so ambi-
tious to overcome Algebra, as to
overcome the schoolmaster. Believ-
ers in rattan will please notice.
A waggish fellow recently cured
his wife of divers ills in this way
He kissed she hired girl one morn
ing, and got caught at it. His
wife was up in an instant. She
forgot all her complaints, and the
man of the house declares that he
has not had to pay cent since
for hired 'nelp.'
The South Bend Forum of the
% iust., says:
A fatal duel was fought at
Mishawaka last night, after the
speaking at the Institute, by Hen
ry Kelley and Charles Eaker, a
butcher.Knives were the weapons,
and the former was killed. The
tragic work was done in a melee,
in which other participants suffer
ed slightly from knives and
bludgeons.
Mr.. Kelly's family reside in
South Bend, Mr.. Eaker's in Mish-
awake. Eaker was arrested.
There was probably no political
feeling in this affair. The parties
were both Democrats. The meet
ing last night was the result of a
pending quarrel, and mutual chal-
lenge and acceptance.