, 1859-08-12
ARRIVAL OF THE NORTHERNER.

AhhlVHL Ut IHE Nun HEhNEh'
The mail steamship Northsrnsr arrived
at Browns wharf on Sunday last, days
from San Francisco,
We are under obligations to T. M. REED
and J. E. WHITwoRrH for files of New
York papers to July 5th, New Orleans pa
Pers to July 9th, and San Francisco files
To August LIST. From them we clip the
following news items:
RALROAD DIsAsTER-The Chicago pa
pers are 6lled with the details Of the ap-
Palling catastrophe on the Michigan South
ern Railway.
1t seems that little before midnight on
the 9th Of June, the night express train
between Chicago and Toledo, when be-
tween South Bend and Mishawaka, passing
over Ga embankment spanning ravine, at
the base Of which is o culVert, the embank-
ment suddenly gave way, and the whole
train was precipitated into the ravine,
which was followed by perfect torrent Of
water.
The engine was literally buried in the
OppOolIo sluo VI lue EuNiuoi III qhChSdhu
and mud. and the tender, baggage and ex-
press car, and two second-cluss cars were
shattered almost into kindling wood, and
piled on the top Of the engine. The two
6rst-class passenger cars followed, and were
torn to pieces aud carried down the stream;
while tue sleeping car, although making
the leap with the rest, was less injured
The stream is naturally but a rivulet
but was swollen by tue extraordinary rains
Of the previous afternoon and evening.
Flood wood probably checked the calvert,
converting the embankment into o dam,
and the great weight Of water, with the
eoncusSion Of the crossing train, caused the
sad calamity. ...
About $50 persons were on the train |;
Of these, so have been taken from the ruins
dead, and so or 60 more are wounded or
escaped unhurt the rest not heard from,
as many Of the dead were drowned in the
raVine. 1t is feared that others not heard
from have lost their lives in the same man
ner.
BALLOON AsCENsIoN.-0 the afternoon
Of July lst, according to announcement,
the first grand experimental aerial voyage
took place from Washington Square, st.
Louis, Mo- The great aerial ship was
named Atlantic, the name being painted
upon the side 10 large letters. At u quar-
ter to one o'clock, Messrs. Wise, Gager,
LamOuntain aud hyde took their posi-
tions, the three latter in the boat, and the
former in the willow car. 1t was not an
nounced that any buk-the first mentioned
three would go up in' the balloon, but those
gentlemen had promised Mr.. Hyde, the re-
porter Of the Republican, that, if circum-
stances would permit, he should be privi-
legged TO make the trip in their company.
Finding that the buoyant capacity was
sufficient, Mr.. Hyde was Informed he was
atliberty to make the trip. The party were
plentifully supplied with water, provisions,
plenty Of warm clothing. Mr.. Hyde took
quite number of copies of the ARzeigey,
the Republican and the Democrat, which he
intended to distribute along the road. Not
less than $4,000 people congregated in the
vicinity of Washington Square to witness
the grand adventure. Mr.. Brooks also
assembled in his own balloon. He cut short
from his moorings about ten minutes before
the others, and shot into the air at the
rate of hundred miles an hour. Both
balloons took u northeasterly direction.
At 6 o'clock on the afternoon of the Sd,
the Atlantic landed at North Adams, JEFF.
ferson county, New York, making the trip
from St. Louis in about forty-eight hours.
THE STEAMSHIP "ARGo."-A telegram
from st. John, dated July lst, gives full
particulars relative to the wreck and loss
Of the steamship ArgO in Trepassy Bay.
The ship was within sight Of land when a
dense fog arose, and the captain ordered
the helm hard port, and the vessel to be
kept S s E, by the standard compass
This should have taken her clear off the
land. The captain and all the officers
went on deck. The officer 10 charge ol
the wheel gave the order steady" as the
ship brought up to her S S E course. Al
that moment breakers we're seen, and the
engines were stopped and reversed at full
speed. Before the ship got stern way upon
her, she grounded, her bow upon the rocks
at Fresh Water Point, eight miles from
Trepassy. The boats were lowered and
got ready, and the passengers disembarked
with but little confusion, the women and
children being cared for first. After the
vessel was abandoned, the fishermen plum,
defed her. About one hundred of them