Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-07-15

EXCITING RAcE-STAEEs $275 900.
From l.. d. Rucker, Superintendent of
/ the Cleveland and Toledo Railroad, the
Cleveland Leatier obtains the following
particulars Of an exciting race in which
TIE stceds were iron horses, and the
stakes greater than have ever been
known on any track. Mr.. Rucker had
the facts from John d. Campbell, Esq,
Superintendent ofthe Michigan Southern
and Northern Indiana Railroad. One
day last week, as the eastvardbound
Express train reached Laporte, Ind. q
W beirg replerished with wood and
water, and walked back and forth on
the platform and continued to walk un-
til the whistle sounded. The other pas
engers got on board, and the tain pass
ed off, but the gentleman still wall ed on.
A few minutes af CT the train had gone,
station man saw the pedestrian, and
going up to him, asked, in surprised
/ tone:
What the--are you doing here::'
The man started, opened his eyes, and
locked around bewildercd, The fact
was. he had been fatigued, and dropped
to sleep while walking. Rou.ing him
self. he asked:
why! Where am T.
Where are you! At Laporte.'
where's the trim | came on:'
That left ten minutes ago
'Ten minutes ago and left me !
must go en- that train. 1t is question
of life and death with me can you get me
to it {: Have you got an engine here:
Where is the Superintendent
The station-mastor had an office near
/ by, and the two went to find that official
and 10 procure an engine. The traveller
stated his casc-he must so on-could
net delay and offered the officer $3.50
if he would put him on board the train.
This strange demand and strange offer
caused the station master to hasten to do
what he could. The fire was not out in
the engine that had drawn the train to
that point: the bargain was settled; u
draflgiven on new York for the $3.50,
and in ten minutes the traveller started
with an engine to over axe the flying
Express.
After rushing on for thirty or ferty
miles some connection gave way about
the engiae.-The engine was stopped
the'ensin.er found the difficulty, and in
few minutes had.a rrooden pin Whitfield
out and fitted to supply the deficiency
With this, on they flew. The train had
of course many miles the start Of them,
and despite the wooden pin the engineer
crowded on steam and tore through the
country a. fearful rate. Thirty miles
of the distance passed was run in tacenfy-
se,eu inmates, but the engagement was
that they shonld overtake the train, and
to do it they did, but not until more than
! 100 miles had been run, and they were
approaching Toledo. Having at length
overtaken and stopped the train and hur-
led on board. the traveller went eagerly
to a berth in the sleeping car, and took
therelrom carpet-bag containing S275,
/ 900. His treasure was sale-none had
molested it, and, dismissing his f4ithful
courier, he went on his way rejoicing at
the success of his pcrilous and exciting
adventure.
THE NEXT PREsIDENcy.-Thc fol-
lowing is the vote to which each State
will be entitled at the next Presidential
elcction:-
Delaware 8, Maryland 8, Virginia l5,
North Carolina 10, South Carolina 8,
Georgia 10, Alabama Q. Florida ,, Tex
as 4, Louisiana 6, Mississippi I, Missouri
6, Arkansas 4, Tennessee IL, Kentucky
IL, California 4. Oregon 3, Maine s, New
Hampshire 5. Massachusetts, l3. Rhode
Island 4, Connecticut 6, Vermont 5,
New York 35. New Jersey :, pennsyl-
vania 81, Ohio 23. Michigan 6, illinois
81, Indiana Is, Iowa 4. Wisconsin 5,
Minnesota 3.
The foregoing gives an aggregate of
sos Electoral voters, namely, i8s from
tho Free Statas and 100 in thu Slav