Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-10-11

THE RAILROAD ACeIDENT-DEATH OF Mr.. LAS
PEYRE-We find in the Goldsboro' Rough Notes of Mon
day u account of the accident which occurred the
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad on Friday evening.
We CLEAN from that account details, in addition to
those given by US on Saturday.
II would seem that Mcguire the engineer of the freight
tran having arrived at Dudley Depot before the mail
train insisted on coming to Godsboro before the latter
In this he overruled by the conductor Mr. Cox and
ran bis train off the main track to the sdeing, to al
low the mail train to pass He must have started from
Dudley Immediately after the mail, AID ran down grade
most recklessy, for, from all accounts the mall
train, with it's lights, was plain to be seen al
most any distance. However, he drove his train
at full speed against the OF the mail train Poor
Mr. Laspeyre was on the platform OF one OF the cars
and this being forced under the platform of the next car
his leg was caught and crushed and thumb and lore
finger of his left hand torn off 1t was something like
an hour and fortv minutes before be could be extrced
and this only by saving off the platform His suffer-
ings must have been terrible He was brought up to
Goldsboro' on Friday night and received every aten
ton His home was at Pleasant Hill IN Virginia,
where bis wife and two children reside Mrs Laspeyre
having been teIegraphed arrived at Goldsboro at 8
o'clock, P. NJ, of Saturday.
About o'clock on Saturday evening the physicians
in attendance proceeded to amputate the shattered limb
some three or four inches above the knee The chance
of his surviving was very faint but it the only
chance In fifteen minutes after be sunk and died. His
system had been Frustrated by the injury that 1t did
not possess sufficient vital energy to rally.
MIR. Laspeyre was well known in Wilmington, OF
which place we believe he a native A more cor
rect honorable high-mnded man have never known,
nor one who seemed to take greater pleasure in doing
acts of kindness and courtesy. He model officer,
and highly appreciated by all who had any intercourse
with him. The loss to his wife and children-deeply
affective under any circumstances is painfully intensi-
fed bv the suddeness of the shock. Mr.. L. about
flty-two years OF age.
Mr.. Comann, the Baggage Master, who, more fortu-
nate than Mr. Laspeyre was killed at once, was young
man whose parents reside at Enfield in Halifax county
Mr. Mcguire the engineer of the freight train, is said
to have come from Georgia. This only his third
trip The conductor, MIR. Cox, is from Wayne, we be-
eve Captain Fremont, the Chief Engineer of the
Road was up at the scene of the accident fast as
steam could carry him. and did all he could for the su
fering. He had Mr.. Mcguire arrested. After exam
nation before magistrate he discharged but there
is now out bench warrant for his arrest issued by
Judge Bailey. If one-fourth of what is said about his
conduct be true the is very bad one, indeed and
we cannot see why be discharged. Wedo not give
these rumors, it is impossible for to verify them.
SHOOTING CASE AT WASHINGTON, n. Give find
in the Petersburg Express of the 9Th, some particulars
of the shooting affair which took place at Washington
in this State, Thursday the 4th instant and resulted
in the death of Mr.. John Gris the attacking parties
being Mr. George A. Latham and MIR. Charles Ii
Latham.
The difficulty had its origin during the late heatet
contest for Governor Mr. Grist and the Messrs Lath
ans belonging to opposite sides in politics The d.
lie and also blows had passed during the summer. Oh
Thursday last the alteration renewed between MI
, Grist and Mr.. George A. Latham, in the cours
of which Grist knocked Latham down with
I stick Subsequently George Latham and his brott
, er, both armed, up with Mr.. Grist, VIII
drew his pistol while the Laham drew theirs and rin
was commenced some fifteen shots in all having bee
exchanged. Mr. Grst was shot through the abdomen
and is reported have since died. The Lathams JUMP
ed into buggy and made their escape, Several othe
J. persons were hurt also, and q negro fatally.
0 al the parties wealthy and highly respectable
Large rewards offered for the arrest of the fugitive
The BEGINNING OF 1RoUBIE.-It would appear
It though the difficulties surrounding the course of Gar
II baldi and the whole revolutionary movement in Ital
E. although feared by all thinking men, had begun to
e velope themselves more rapidly and more powerful
e than even the most doubtful had anticipated Alreac
r aribaldi and Count C4vour at daggers points
already under the show of devotion and allegiance
10 Victor Emmanuel the dictator of Southern Italy real
seeks also the position of dictator to the King of Sa
10 dnia Already does anarchy its head in Sicily
L. already does the anticipated and inevitable react
manifest itself in the Neapoitan territory-aready
d Mazzinism-Red Republicansm- endeavored to mpre
d. its own character upon the Italian movementarea
ef has the Ministry that Garbald put in power when
NJ entered Naples been forced to tender their resgna
u rather than become evolved in schemes which MI
y end ruinouslyaready the threat to proclaim the Kin
It, dom of Italy from the steps of the Qurna at Rome,
having its effect. II is all very we'll to talk, but
" Pope still has power and influence which Gariba
n0 will find it unsafe to have aroused.
," The Ring Of Naples is still at Gaeta and his roo
y still hold the fortress of Messina the strongest place
% Sicily General Guyon with the troops of France hol
Rome and stands between Garibaldi and the Quirin
~ while Austrian regulars fill Veneta in numbers sol
Gent to make short work of the guerilla forces of
Dictator who, fear has reached the turning point
his career, and will be forced to lower his one-to &C
suit moderation, to lose for himself the hopes of
splendid fame for Italy the prospect of ra onal progr
-. and Development,
mt Our AGA1s.-We are glad to see that our friend
the Herald has so far recovered as be able to
ov his pen although be is still feeble, well he may
after having been confined twelve days. eight of viii
JIG passed in bed under the influence of violent
Wis ious fever. We trust that his convaesence may
NO. gress favoraby If he wants to feel perfectly we'll