The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-07-20

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itself. In Europe it is used in the manufacture
of the finer oils, being more profitable for this
purpose than lard oil or the extract from rape
seed, or any other of the oil bearing products.
A new field of enterprise and profit is thus
opened to the cotton planters who have easy
intercourse with our markets. Nor will it be
long before the new machinery will be domes-
ticated in.the interior of the country, and the
resources of the south will be again improved
by this great invention as they were by that
more important one which has immortalised the
name of Whitney.
The south has reason for congratulation that
every effort to create new machinery tends so
wonderfully to add to its vast resources, crea-
ting values where none existed and developing
mines of wealth in the very refuge Of her
valuable products. Plcayune
The ST. Louis Republican, gives full details
of the terrible accident on the southern Mchi-
gan railroad, near Mishawaka, eighty miles
from Chicago:
A little before midnight. the 28th ut., the
night express train from Chicago TO Toledo,
when between South Bend and Mishawaka,
passing over an embankment spanning ravine,
at the base of which is a culvert, the embark
ment suddenly gave way, and the whole train
was precipitated into the rayine, which was
followed with perfect torrent of water.
The engine was literally buried in the oppo-
site side of the ravine in quicksand and mud,
and the tender, baggage and express car, and
two second class cars were shattered almost
into kindling wood, and piled ON the top of the
engine The two first class passenger cars
followed, and were torn to pieces and carried
down the stream, while the sleeping car, al
though making the leap with the rest, was less
injured.
The stream is naturally but a rivulet, but
was swollen by the extraordinary rains of the
previous afternoon and evening. Flood wood
probably checked the culvert, converting the
embankment into dam, and the great weight
of water with the conclusion of the crossing
train, caused the sad calamity.
About $50 persons were on the train; of
these 50 have been taken from the ruins dead
and 80 or 60 more are wounded or escaped
unhuIt; the rest not heard from, as many of
the dead were drowned in the ravire. 1t is
feared that others not heard from have lost
their lives in the same manner.
The names Of the killed and wounded are
given, but no one from the south is among the
number found in the Republican.
At the spot where the disaster happened, a
small stream or branch is crossed by the road,
on an embankment twenty to thirty feet in
height. Here, for the passage of the water, is
a good stone culvert, which has heretcfor
proved of sufficient capacity to carry through
all that descended the creek. In the afternoon
and evening before the accident, that locality
was visited by rain storm of extraordinary
severity. The water fell in torrents, raising all
the smaller streams after the lapse of a few
hours to an unprecedented height. II is sup
posed that the drift wood carried down by the
little branch of which we speak accumulated
on the upper side of the culvert and caused
an obstruction that every chip, leaf and floating
limb made more serious, until the passage of
the water was almost entirely stopped. The
water thus damned up, attacked the embank-
ment which was of sandy loan, more sand
than loan, and soon dissolved it and carried it
off, or made it SO soft and yielding that as soon
as the weight of the train came upon it, it gave
way.
Formerly trestle work occupied the place of
the culvert and embankment; but it was re-
moved for more permanent structure, which
was supposed to be equal to the purpose for
which it was made. The culvert has been
built several years, and up to this time no one
doubted its suf1iciency
ELoPEMENr ExTRAoRD1NARY.-An occurrence
which has given rise to good deal of excite
ment took place few days since in Oxford
township, Chester county, Pa A young lady,
"a white woman, respectfully connected, was
living in farmers family as domestic A
mulatto was employed on the farm as laborer
The two became enamored of each other and
resolved to marry. The party to whom they
applied to perform the ceremony, however, de-
clined. Before the marriage was effected the
girls parents were informed of the condition
of things They were horror-stricken and
overwhelmed with shame. No time was lost,
and every effort was made by them to dissuade
the deluded girl to forego her purpose Her
brother also demonstrated with her, as only a
brother can. All efforts, however, to induce
her to give up her swarthy lover were una
vaiIing They only made her cling to him the
closer. The matter became noised about the
neighborhood, and disposition was manifested
to lynch the black fellow. This came to the
ears of the infatuated girl. She met the dusky
fellow. Their purpose was at once taken.
They determined to elope together and did so.
They disappeared from the neighborhood about
ten days ago, and have not since been heard
from. 1t is supposed they have gone west. The
girls parents are almost distracted
Philadelphia Inquirer
FATAL AFFRAYs IN GEoRGIA.-The Column
bus Times learns that doctor VIM G. Nelson,
of Pleasant Hill, Talbot county, was shot on
the 4th inst by Mr.. Henry G. Worthen, of Up
son county, at the Warm Springs. in the last
named county. There was no difficulty, and
Worthen says he shot at another man DR.. N.
died instantly. Worthen escaped.
The Augusta Dispatch of the 9th inst. says:
An affray occurred at Waynesboro' on the 9Th
inst. betweenWm Jenkins and Pleasant Chance.
jenkins was MORALLY wounded, and died in two
hours. Chance was severely stabbed in the
face. There had, we learn, been some previous
difficulty, and the parties were drinking.
In letter from Lexington, Virginia in the
Richmond Dispatch of the 7th inst, we see
mentioned the fact that P St. George Cooke,
esq, has donated to the Virginia military in
stitute 100000 for the establishment Of an
agricultural department at that institution.