The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-24


0en. Cass' Exploration to the Brftish
G.vsrnment Respscsing the San Juan
A1aar.
44 QUIZ SPECIAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH.
WASHINGTON, Ost %, 1859.
M me despatch Of Cen Cass TO Mr. Dallas, in reply to
1ogd John Russes despatch to Lord John Lyons In
Iaton 10 tho San Juan affair, went out by the steamer
4 which lsft New York on Saturday.
"a arm and decided in lis tone, and viii be approved
by tho unanimous verdict 0f the American people,
have good reason 70 believe.
Lord Lyons had protraced interview with Secretary
Car yesterday, undoubtedly In reference to this subject
III. GENERAL SEwsPAPEg DESPATCH.
WASHINGTON, Oct. q, 1850
During the last week the Postmaster General has dis
continued seventy FIVE email post Offices many others
having been previously abolished.
The New Orleans Pieayune Of Tuesday says a number
Of private ettcrs from Vera CRUZ alude threatened
expedition against that city Alvarao and other places
the Gulf coast but Of the writers appear TO enter
tain any fears thereof this from any protection
the constitutional would be able to Afford but
from the well known jealouses among the opposition
party Their argument appears to be that In
Miramon really contemplated such expedition, he
would not dare to set out it, lest during his absence
Marquee should seize tho reins of government
xne GxRAObk0A Oh DQpOnLa EOWOeI NAAAAss
WILMINGTON, Del, Oct %, 1869.
The explosion Of Duponts powder mills, the Brandy
wne yesterday, occurred about onequartcr to eleven
O'Clock A. NJ, while the in the lower hagsy yard
were employed In loading powder dust Is called whom
In certain condton ut the press room to BIO conveyed
TO Of the other mills TO through another process
horse cart stood opposite the press room door,
partly loaded. The press bIew up with terrible
crash; tho composition Immediately followed; a
minute later tho glazing ROOM and then two rolling
mills simultaneously
Seven killed and another had his arm broken.
The wind was northwest and high a, the time, which
deadened the sound much In the immediate vicinity
that the the upper yard did not work the
instant and Mr. Henry Dupont, who in the basement
Of cotton mill far distant did not think from the
light report that was necessary 70 hurry to the yard to
ascertain the damage any had been done. Two of the
men were blown into the Brandywine, into tree,
the headess trunk Of smother blown to the oppo
side Of the creek. OF the others nothing could be
ascertained
strange feature in the explosion Is that the horse
not killed, although standing in proximity to tho press
room when it went of The cart to which he VI as at
tached and which partly loaded with powder dust,
was thrown about in fragments The horse was entirely
stripped Of his harness, his hair snged or eye put
out and one leg broken and yet after the smoke and dust
cleared away he found hrping about the yard,
hbiting all the signs Of painful agony which he suffered.
He knocked the head and killed relieve him OF
his agonies
The names Of the mon killed were--Moran Sweeney
Solar, Jacobs, John Welsh, Michael ODonnel aud Il,
Dougberty The Coroner visited the Of the cxplo-
sion TO look after his interests but could learn nothing
the witnesses having been killed.