The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1859-10-31

Fatal Accident.-The steamer New World
running between Albany and New York,
was sunk suddenly, near the latter city
Wednesday night, by her walking beam
breaking and plunging through her bottom.
She had 300 passengers on board, land several
we're drowned in getting aboard vessels that
came to their assistance. Three men who
were drinking in the bar-room, were drown
ed, and Miss Collinda Turner, young lady
from Palmyra, was drowned in the ladies'
cabin BY the sudden rushing in of the water.
The stewards of the boat sold the life-pre-
servers on board to the passengers at from
SO cents to 81 each.
Vigainoas Ahempt.-A dispatch from
Cameron, on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road, states that ON Tuesdey cross-tie was
miles west of that station, by a man named
Jacob Horner. The express east was at that
moment due at that point. K. A. French,
engineman. saw Horner place the tie on the
track, and jumped from his engine and arres-
ted him. He was then sent to the Maund.
vile Jail. The train passed over in safety.
Singular Catastrophe.-A farmer named
Harris Durham was nearly killed near New
Holland. Ohio, in a singular manner, last
week. He was trying to catch an unbroken
horse he was riding. He threw the rope
and caught the colt, and at the same time
the rope caught in circular twist around
his neck, which dislodged him from the ami
NAL he was riding, when both became fright
ened and ran turiously around the stable yard,
dragging Mr.. Durham by the neck, and in
juring him so severely that no hopes are en-
tertained OF his recovery.
Left.-A man who had bsen in Georgetown,
S. O., during good part of the last summer
on the plea of health, left last Friday, it be-
ing intimated to him that it might ave
trouble to the community and danger to
himself. He was a man of fine personal ap-
pearance, remarkably intelligent, and of gen
tIemanly manners and address. Circum-
stances left no doubt of his character as an
emissary ofthose opposed to the institutions
of the community in which he was sojourn-
er. The Harper's Ferry affair has aroused
Southern vigilance, land the business OF ennis
saries will be found extra hazardous"
A Sat hvolving a Million of Dollars. "A
suit involving large amount of property is
in progress in Cincinnati.-The parties to
the suit are Messrs. Holmes, Sheldon Il
Granger, heirs of the original Proprietors of
the connecticut Reserve" and the Cleve-
laad, Columbus and Cincinnati, the Lake
Shore, the Cleveland andPittsburg, he Cleve-
land and Toledo, aud the Mahoning Rail-
Road Companies
TIE New York ladies are exhibiting their
hair dressed in a somewhat novel fashion.
The hair is parted down the middle of the
forehead, arranged in rich bandeaus, and then
wound round the head in double plat,
forming diadem; on the back of the head is
placed a velvet bow with long ends,
The Boston Courier gives rumor that the
defalcation in the Savings Bank in that city
will reach $4,000 or $4,000, instead Of
SlS,eoO.
BLOSSOMS "A pear tree from which every
leaf had fallen was covered with full clusters
of white blossoms, in Ashland, Mass. the ear
ly part Of the present month.
Tagora, the famous Calcutta merchant,
died of broken heart because his fortu ne
during the panic of '57, was reduced to ten
millions OF dollars. Poor fellow.
troop of horse is being organized in Not
tingham district, Prince Georges county.
Some forty men are already enrolled.