New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-07
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| Sf4tfGft SAt &taA&2 Tueags
e Tile Fsw York and Boston F,-as saa Wy
left ths city for Boston at IA n ~ Y wieh
Ivy VILE serious accident on Inc Wsse h vs.
toaa; aoos nye miles west Of Palmer r., rat y
!. pI,sasIaS q ~ axle Of the car next II th ~ W.
y when threw down an embanIir.ent -. Isaf car
inJuring SIMON DAILY brakeman 40 badIx d lest,
+ died in less thaa two hours a. ~ sst''f mat he
.a hns e ear mat psnt down the embankment ca.
! Ianed ao0h. tWeasy passengrrs several n 49, -
were bruised, but none of fhen1 were sa.;s ncm
nni. Inc car in Ns descent relied over t ,s,'y
asmsged nes ps oeIors stopping lnt nos ash
% me car when the accident happened assa III ~
tnroTn on and ran over by the rear ear rybSS% 49,
legs oAe poth ms
Superintendent Gray ran ont a specf,1 49,; -
TINS cry 10 the scene Of the accident and te mai
was soos cleared Of the obstruction - 80
ysIsssai, feD An accident occurred on the
70 road near the boundary line yesterdas
Inc baggage car Of train was thrown dasvn e,
| eighty feet embankment. The Conductor was m
| Jlred, but ns$ seriously. " 90 'i'-
| BlTTIxoRg- Feb - This rznry,;y,. ,4y ~
o'clock, as the train from PhIadeiphfa peaeIed az
snsquefanra Siyer, the express and sIeening az
pa rs az ususs on the ferryboat but from too
.u.n hs,lo#ay Eae express went over into the.
water, tho truck falling on the aeck n II
pnt DONG no damage to her. The passengars =,
sleeplhg SCI kneW nothing Of the affair for some.
raaa # i supposed the ice on the
plnes pieYshtea them from acting properly The
!nall car came near going, and tie mali agent
Jumped rom the window, but the brakeman gsr
artber the coupling and thus saved
. LIZ uiaastsFs Ane accident, together with tIe
| o'clock. Ae - aih hefe tiii o
~ Ina a1,,,' ~ FEB 2An accident occurred to
, le ton ana aach1gan passenger train eeuinor
south TINS morning. three miles this side of Yinna
caloe, IN consequence Of breaking rail- The tsra
g p cars were precipitated into the canal
ihe passengers all escaped without ser;ons n;,ry
put not without cold bath The enyine a,,5 pys
| gage car remained on the track and bronoht 4bsa
| ing. S'on 'ias hori-
; -. shLassHoLr ACCIDENT ON THE JEFFgRsosyIBrE
Of our esteemed fellow-citizen Mr. s. 4 fzsrtar
winch occurred on Monday last was received ~
our CITY with feelings Of deep regret The acct
Gent occurred at Blue river bridge abonf 3 bsif :
mule north OF Edinburg. 1t appears that M Carte
was on the top of the car about the middle Of The
e eraa n they approached the bridge which i cov
ered, ana mad his back turned until thew came Il, Is
unconscious Of the approach of the train ,vba,
ne larned around, and at that moment ina haauS
umpers stfnck him on the forehead knocking hin,
on between the cars. He was manrJed in = sbact lr
| ing manner, causing instant death.
mr.. Carter has been employed on the Jefferson
gIile road ever since it has been completed and III
Az .e o. nus death was acting in the capacity Of
[Jeifersonville da.) Democrat.
The SLAVE TRADE.-The New York Times Of TIN.
lst says: g
Our correspondent at Fernando Pc writea that
the slave trade on the African coast il IN 4 very
prosperous condition, despite all the efo rts Of ths
cruisers Tor Its suppression The barracoons aver
aged to every twenty miles nf coast sre1,
cape Pamas to Loando, the owners taking their
chahee of proht BY running the risk Of capture.
an aeung men. well paid by realizing on
ohe-Iourtn OF their human chatteIs. The British
steamer spthre, October Goth, captured the Amer
lean slave brig j. Harris, after long chase and
S h aeF y sierra Leone She had 5l negroes on
poafd. The Viper had captured another American
ofg' the Tayanier, and had sent her to ST. Helena.
The Times has the following paragraph:
| The statement published in the Times of vastar
day. relative TO the plan of Stephens, the murder
| er, to escape from the Tombs was in the main
correct. lesterday, however, Felix Sanchez made
y lalier and more complete expose of the plot. He
states that stephens had pistol in his possession
for month, and that the one that he had " as Il,
M m possession fifteen days. They were to have
Killed the nightewatchman on Sunday night when
thelr suppers were served, but Sanchez declining
20 XII man in cold blood, Stephens postponed
M Ms attempt to escape until MONDAY night. During
Monday, however, Sanchez, fearing the keepers
might be Killed, revealed the plot the weapons
were taken from them and Stephens was rms
trata aa Y hls design Stephens denies having in
tended TO harm any one and promises 4 fnIl eSnla
nation OF the means by which the revolver came
into his possession.
/ Family Poisoned
/ From the Rochester On. " American, Of the
S1st nit, we extract the following:
tract the following:
| Our citizens were startled this morning by the
| announcements IHHE a0 attempt had been made n
| poison the family of James o. Pettingill ESQ If
| Ogden, gentleman well-known as an ex-member
| Of Assembly and prominent as citizen He re-
sides az the village of Adams Basin, twelve miles
out of the city. - -
| The Democrat, Of this morning contains letter
in relation to the affair." from which we extract and
add such Information as we have since gathered The
poison used was stry chnine and appears to have
been put into the food of which Mr. Pettincill hs
daughter, Mrs. Marshall and Mrs Lewis her nurse.
all partook They were all suddenly taken i'll yes
evident to be mistaken, number Of physicians
| were called. Those in attendance were Drs. Bad
Ian Station Olden and Craig, the latter a Coroner
OF the county It was thought last evening that
/ Mrs. Lewis would not survive, while more hopes
were entertained for Mr. Pettingi and his daugh-
| ter. This morning we are happy to hear that all
| are likely to recover in due time
Suspicion fell at once upon a girl EMPLOYED in
| the family as domestic. Her name is Ellen
Grant Justice Dresser issued warrant, and Con-
| stable Bnrdtt took her into custody last night.
An examination will take place to-day we presume
| when more facts will be developed. A letter was
received this morning by District Attorney Stall,
requesting him to attend the examination. Owing,
however, to his being engaged in the Sessions, he
could not comply with the request. AS the letter
| was written by Mr.. Pettingil we infer that his
condition has much improved since last evening.
| The motive which could induce the commission
Of this diabolical act is not apparent The affair
very naturally creates great sensation in the village
and vicinity and causes no little talk in the city,
where Mr. Pettingill is 50 well known As there
the girl who is suspected of the crime we suppose
that she has not been long employed at Mr. Pettin-
| gilfs and went out from here. It has been init
mated that the name she bears is on the Police
records, but it could not be found on the multidu-
dinous pages this morning.
by Telegraph
ROCHESTER, N. Y, Tuesday, Jan. 81. !
| The Pettingill family (of Adams Basinl are all
| alive this morning. The servants examination IS
! going on but develops only crcumstantial evil
dence against her. Ella Grant is not her real name
and that she will not give. She positively refuses
to have counsel, and says she is well aware of her
/ legal rights.
| DREApFuL.-The Cincinnati Commercial makes
the following fling at the Demonstratiye Abolition
lists of that city:
There were several slaves accompanying the
/ gentlemen from Kentucky and Tennessee, who Wis
tied us last week. They permitted to polInte
| with their tread the immaculate soil Of Ohio They
touched this SOIL and their shackles did not fall.
They stood even in the rotunda of our State Capt.
toll and the Genius Of Liberty did not appear in the
shape of an officer with writ Of habeas corpus.
They crossed the Ohio, that thread of silver, SO
eloquently described by Judge Storer, with their
masters and are to-day in bonds, and all that sort
Of thing.
II ppoEYrr nI, S,tFta, n sYSyNc IN WESTERN TEXAS.