The daily Butte record., 1858-08-17
Atlantic Itt ms.

A terrible and distress ng accident took
place on the New York and Erie Railroad
by which six persons were instantly killed.
and neA,l forty more wounded. The nigh
express train encountered a broken rail n,
Glen Hollow, Rbou, five miles from Port Jer-
vis. when two cars were thrown of the track
down the emha, kment, which. vt this roin,
10 nearly thi,ty teet high and very steep.
John Anthony Quitman, a Maj r General
In tie Mexican war, aud Member Of Con
gees from Mis- issippi. died ut his residence
near Matches. Mississippi.
A fire occurred In Leavenworth City.
Kan. as. en- the l4,h ult. which destroyed
the theater and thirty buildings adjoining
invo'v wing . loss estimated at 100000.
Great excitement prevails In Minnesota
about the new Fraser river mines, and a
meeting had been held at St Paul with ref
erence TO forming emigraut parties acros.
the plains, the distance to the new gold
fields being computed a, ESQ miles.
Another Nicaragua filibuster movement
is on foot in Alabama. A meeting was re.
Gently held in Huntsville. when m"ney va.
suhscri, ed and men en' oiled for the enter
rri Q. Walker was personally present. -
The scheme IL 10 issue bonds redeemable in
land in Nicaragua and il Is announced that
S4O0, 900 have already been taken in Ala.
hama alone. At Montgomery Walker ~a'
feasted by the citizens at a grand public
dinner. The meeting was presided over by
the Hon. W. L. Yaney. who delivered pow
erful speech. Walker evinctd more conf
dence 10 his own ultimate success
A burial case from tho i'll fated Cenfrd
.amsried Was washed ashore on the 5,h ins
at Branford. N. c.
Gen Lane has been acquitted Of the mur
der Of Jeukius. in Kansas.
MIR VIM T. Porter, the widely knows
editor Of the Spirit OF the Times. died on Tho
Goth OF July.
| The Government has lately taken a deci
ded interest in the re-ope' ing OF the Nicera
GU, Transit route The President is incli
ned to favor the old canal company, at the
expense Of Com. Vanderbilt, aud orders hsv,
been forwa' dsd to q portion Of the Gui
| Squadron to concentrate at 0reytown with
| view TO future action towards opening th,
route to all competitore. Vanderbilt anc
Garrison are quietly arranging matters 8,
that IL is confidently expected the route vii
I've reopen In the course of two months So
Wander b.lt's sou in.lsw is in Nicaragua ar-
med with money and machinery sutiicien
to open the route
Gen. Lspe has given formal notice that
new State Cover nment Of o egon wcnt int
operation on the 9th ult. so that nice ques
ton aris for the decision of secietar,
Cobb. involving the rig Of the old "thcer'
of ihe territory TO receive pay under th'
def"pct 7, rritorial Government.
Gov. ID. nver 10 on . visit to Washintoi
from kaosas. II was rumorsd that he had
resigned. but this turns ont untrue. though
1t is believe that he may return TO the la.
dise bureau at any time he desires. Iii,
absence from Kansas on the eve oi 80 an i'm
Portant election. is severely rsprimsnded BY
the Washington papers
G,s. Burnett has been appointed Survey.
or General Of Kansas.
President Buchanan. 10 reply TO propo-
sal Of Lord Malmsbury, that some stipals.
ticr be entered into between Eogland and