The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-11-22
RAILROAD DISASTER.

RAILROAD DISASTER.
A letter to the Cincinnati Ga=ette, from Cam
bridge, Indiana, gives the following account of
the recent disaster on the Indiana Central Rail-
road:
CAMBRIDGE Cry, Indiana, Nov. lS.-0ur place is
the scene OF a terrible calamity. This morning
freight train, consisting of fourteen or seventeen
cars in the confusion the writer could not ascer-
tain), drawn by the locomotive ''So Meredith"
was precpitated through the bridge which spans
the east fork of Whitewater, at this place. and the
locomotive, and ten or twelve cars, are now lying
beneath, and upon the bridge, in total ruin. But
that is not the most serious part of the calamity
two men are killed, and two more, fear, mortally
wounded. The first one discovered, who is John
Green brakeman on the train, who, when taken
out, was dead. 1t is not known where he
sides. His skull is mashed in; he must have
been killed by blow from of the falling tim
Der.
The next who taken out as dead, was Larkin
Newly, who lived near Lewisville, Henry county,
Indiana He literally mashed BY the falling
barrels of -four When found, he was surrounded
by barrels, one of which had fallen and broken his
neck; he is crushed in every part of his body. He
was partial owner of the hogs. Jack Smith, for
merly conductor on the passenger train, but at
the time, conductor on the freight train, who was
one of the worst injured, after living in very crti-
cal condition for several hours, his legs being both
broken, has since died. The other is Jacob s. FL
lott, OF Greensboro, Henry county, Indiana and is
partner IN the hogs, one of his legs IS broken,
and back much bruised, if not broken. Elliott was
first taken from the train, and is now in precari-
Gus condition. Smith was next taken out, and was
immediately conveyed to the residence of Col Sol
Meredith, where he died. lie was a married
man. An extra engine has been sent to Indian
apols for his family. Green was next taken out
dead, and Newly was got out about an hour after
wards.
1t is thought that two men are vet in the ruins.
but there Is nothing certain about it.
Inc bridge was being repaired, and the workmen
had taken up two rails on each side in order to
put in some new ties, but they had not taken the
precaution to flag the station which is about half
mietrom the bridge. The train an extra through
freight train, and being well loaded, did not st0p
at this station. The 937 mail passenger train had
just passed, and the hands not surprising that any
other train would pass before the regular train
time immediately engaged in taking up the bars;
but as before said, did not flag the station The
extra which had passed the passenger train at Dub
lin, two miles from here, came in at high speed,
and not intending to stop at the station. kept up
speed, the engineer little thinking that destruction
awaited them so near The work hands, discov-
ering that the train did not stop at the depot,
they had expected, ran as far as possible from
the bridge with the signal, but the train was
under such speed, that it was impossible to
stop. The engineer and fireman saved their lives
by jumping from the train before it reached the
bridge.
SHREwD TRICE.-The Republican has the fol-
lowing story of trick played upon an unsuspect-
y.
Kinsey and his arrived in this city Yesterday,
from Pilot View, near Potosi, and put up at King s
Hotel. Handing his saddle-bags to the clerk the
old man asked for check, saving there was 5000
in silver in the saddlebags. He then went in to
dinner, but was presently interrupted BY a Young
man who going up to him, said there has been a
slight mistake about the check, the clerk having
through mistake, given him the wrong one. Then
handing Mr.. kinsey another check, the young man
took the one about which the mistake had been
made, and left the dining-room. After dinner, Mr.
X. having occasion to call for his saddle bags pro-
duced his check ard was given an cid coat in ex-
change for it. This, of course led to an animated
conversation, which resulted in nm eyplanation
the gst of which was that the countrvman had
been served trick Of a not very agreeable nature
1t seems that the fellow who got the checks chang
ed, had been watching the old man, and hearing
him say the office that his saddle bags contained
money, managed to get hold of the sadde-bags apd
make oil There were two in the game, the second
taking the check from the other and presenting it
at the counter. In doing this he was extremely
authoritative and presumptuous, demanding the
sadde-bags with the air of an English Lord-H.
Louis Democrat.
THE STEAMER De Soro IN DIsrREss-HAvANA MAR
KETs-The steamship De Soto, Captain Bullock,
which left New Orleans on the 18th instant, bound
for New ork, arrived at Havana on the 18th inst
with only one wheel i'll running order, the other
having been disabled on the voyage
1t is probable she will continue her voyage as no
enabled
to reach New DIRK in safety. She has only seven
passengers on board for New York, and 5000 in
specie.
The firm feeling noticed of late in the sugar mar
ket has since continued and quotations are regard
ed as one halfrea higher during the week; the finer
qualities however, are not in large demand at the
improvement, but in the lower descriptions there is
considerable speculative feeling apparent.
The stock, both at Havana and Mantanzas is di-
minishing, being now placed at $4,000 boxes.
frelgnIS TO American ports rule dull, with n de-
Ginning tendency. The actual charters that have
been effected, have been at 80 cents to 81 per box
for sugar, and 81 to S2.l2% per hogshead for nc
lasses
Exchange on northern ports of the United States
dull. We quote on New York, Philadelphia, and
Baltimore, (short sight,) three to four per cent
premium.
The health of the island is now very fine.
The following extraordinary paragraph appear
ed in a late number of the Manchester Guardian
1t well illustrates the absurd tenacty with which
the customs OF centuries ago are adhered to in the
sold country" The idea of a warehouse without
hosting apparatus, will strike the reader as not
less strange than cruel in the present case. Saws
the Guardian:
In our advertising columns, there is an appeal to
the cotton spinners of England and Scotland, from
the cotton yarn porters of Glasgow, to which we
cannot help making reference here 1t appears
that the warehouses in that city nave no teagies or
hoiStS. porter is consequently obliged to carry
on his shoulders, up three, and even four stories
the big, hard, clumsy, and very heavy skip in which
splnners pack their cops All that the poor fellows
ask, Is that the weight of the skip shall be reduced
to "a maximum of 200 lbs. "a weight surely rreat
enough for the strongest to tug up so many high
flights of steps The petitioners tell how their ex-
cessive burdens wear out their strength premature
ly, and often reduce some of their number to sud
den poverty by accidents which disable them The
petition they PREFER is respectfully worded that
1t cannot but produce a favorable impression upon
those to whom it is addressed; and we are glad to
see that its prayer is supported by not fewer than
68 manufacturing firms, and by 25 yarn agency
houses. We can entertain no doubt that the evil
complained of will be remedied.
There is said to be gang of rufians infesting the
country about Pensacola, Florida. Lately guam
tlty OF poisoned meat was scattered about house,
and in the morning the inmates found several cats
and dogs dead number of citizens have formed
themselves into Accompany of regulators for pro-
predators.