Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-05-19
THE NEWS.

ousst in Utica, held on the bodies OF
the victims of the slaughter on the
Central Railroad, bears very strongly
against the Company. Civil engin-
GERS, millwrights, blacksmiths, and
others, persons acquainted with timber
and the construction of bridges, testify
that the timbers used in the bridge
over the Sauquoit were unfit for the
purpose, and unsafe. One witness,
Mr.. Crandall, who assisted in the con
struction of the bridge, three years
AGO, swcars that he called the attention
OF Mr.. Evcrts, the oversccr, to rotton
chips brought up by the augur, but
was told that lit wouldn't amount to
anything" The condition of the
wounded is unchanged, but tit is thought
that no more will die.
An immense concourse of people AS
semblcd at the Church of Or. Scott,
Newark, on Friday, to engage in the
funera, services preparative to his bur
ial. 1t was estimated that over 100
ministers, of various denominations,
were present only a small part OF the
people who came to the house could
gam admittance. The pulpit was hung
in black, and the usual badges OF
mourning were seen on all sidcs.-
Rev: DR.. AbceI preached the sermon,
from the words of st. Paul, 81 have
fought the good fight; | have finished
my course" Rev. Mr.. Mckee, Rev.
Dr. Murray, Rev. DR.. Dewitt and Rev.
Hugh Smith took part in the solemni-
ties.
The value of the imports of Foreign
Dry Goods into New York, the past
week was S599,OG3, or Sl57,S43 less
than the corresponding week OF last
year; while the value of such goods
entered for consumption direct, and
withdrawn from warehouse during tho
week, was S750,sG or s240,SiG more
than was marketed III the same week
last year. Tho trade in dry goods Thu:
Spring has been much lighter, yet fan
safer, than usual.
The New York Methodist Confer
encc was in the third day of its session
on Friday. The following persons
were examined and elected to dcacons
orders
VIM. w. Shaw. Thos. NJ. Curry
Oscar Haviland, John w. SeIlick
Richard s. zimmerman, Grin =. Gran
dali, Julius olidcl, Christian Binr
Horace Wood. Alonzo G. Morchous,
and VIM ID. Euro. A resolution re
questing, that rs many transfers ha
been made to this conference from 9th
or conferences which were unjust an,
detrimental to the interests of the con
fercnccs the Bishops be requested no
to make any more transfers, unless i'm
peratively demanded by the interest,
Of the church, was argued with spiri
but not settled.
The Young Mems Christian Unol
met at the Church of the Messiah New
York, the same evening, and, with
large audience, listened to taddresse,
from the Rev. DIR. Sawyer, on Cru,
and False Views of Evangelical Rclig
ion 1.-THE Rev. DIR Bellows, on 9Th,
Influence of Theological Theories upor
the Practical Conduct of Life :" tn,
Rev. o. Il. rockingham, on 9Th.
Proper Treatment of the lntidel Ten
denotes Of our Day; = the Rev. Henry
Blanchard, on "Thc Religion of Fea
and the Religion of Love-" and tn,
Rev. DIR. Chapin-thcme, "Tcndcncie,
of the Age Friendly to Larger View
Of Christianity" The last addrcs
took the house, which was full, b.
storm.
The American Board of Commits
sioners for Foreign Missions assemble,
at the Church of the Puritans on Fri
day morning, when interesting ad
dresses were delivered by rcturne,
missionaries. DR.. Schauffler of Con
stantinople, and Rev. Mr.. Bushnell O
Western Africa, from the President
DR.. Hopkins, Rev. Mr.. Carpenter O
Brooklyn, and others. The require
ments Of the Missions, and the rcspon
abilities Of the Church, were urged il
apointed yet atfcctionatc manner.
The Woman's Rights Conventio
at New York, resumed at Mozart Hal
and adjourned sine die Friday cvcnin.
Numerous speeches were made. an
odd things said> The most markc,
and by far the ablest address, was tn.
Of Geo. w. Curtis, Esq.
We clip the following particulars
the late accident on the Lafayette
Indianapolis Il. r., from the Chicac
Tribune.
The accident happened at Potat,
creek lS miles south of Lafayett
The bridge was 100 feet long and tt
train running at the rate of 25 mil
per hour !; and the bridge giving WI
the entire train went through to Il
bed of the creek.
From Mr.. Edward Kilbourne,
Keokuk, lows, who was in on the ira
At the time of the accident, we lea
additional particulars. The stres
was much swollen by the recent ra
and undermined one of the bents
the bridge. The night was pitc
dark, except when lit up by the flash
of lightning.
The engine smashed through, drs
ging after it the tender, baggage, a
two passenger cars. The engine
Jacob Beranger, and fireman, MaIlc
were instantly killed; both were b.
ribly mangled. A beam of the brid
entered the baggage car, passi
through it, entire length, and enter
the frat passenger car, through I
platform or end window, about ,
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