Daily national Republican., 1863-10-21
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

6ERIOus ACCIDENT AT THE TREASURY DE-
PARrMENr-One Man Killed and Three Injured "A
sad accident occurred at the Treasury Department
last evening. by which James Stewart, a rigger,
residing on Fifteenth street near In the First
ward, was Instantly killed, and Mr.. L. A. r. Tis-
dale. master rigger, with two OF his men, were
injured. The facts OF the sad afair, a. far as we
can learo them, are As follows: Three hydraulis
presses, each weighing about OK tonA which srs
to be used for printing the small Treasury notes,
were to be hoisted into the attic story Of the
north wing OF the building, and As 1t would have
interfered with other work, the hoisting was de-
ferred until after o'clock last evening. One Of the
presses had been safely raised, but In raising the
sccond-aftsr being up about twenty feet-the rope
leading to the engine gave way and the press came
down by the rum striking, In Its fall the atone sill
Of one Of tho windows, breaking It IN half The
rigging attached to the press knocked the scsHold
or which MIR. Tisdali and man, nsaea Corooran
were standing, throwing them TO the ground, a
distance OF thirty feet Mr.. T. reached the ground
before the press, which fell across his body, but
strange to state, instead Of crushing him he was
extricated without any serious injury. Corcoran
was badly bruised but managed to walk 10 his
home without any assistance.
Stewart, with man namel Lsrkln, were stand
ing ON the platform Of the derrick, and were
knocked off by the crank, (which, As the e<ope was
running of SO fast, was, Of course, whirllng
around rapidly. They both fell to the ground,
Stewart, heAdforenost, struck an abutment, IN ssh.
ing his skull and scattering his brains about. Lar
kin was caught by some OF his felow-work men,
and was not much hurt. .Isl
The body Of the deceased, Stewart, was conveyed
to his home. He was married man, and leaves q
wife and several children. Mr. Tisdsie was carried
to his houss on New Yotk avenus, nsar Eleventh
street, where medical assistance was at once pro-
cured. This morning he was doing very well, no
bones having been broken. 81
Blame can be attached to no one for this acci.
dent. Thslending rope fiom the derrick to the
engine has to pass through several blocks, and II
10 supposed that some clippings Of stone got into
the blocks and thereby ohafed II. Mr.. Tisdale 10
| said to he one Of the most careful men, and ais
arst.ciass rigger. He has the best wishes for his
| speedy recovery Of all the officers and wo rkme
ait che d to the Treasury extension. ... ~
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PosT MORTEM EXAMINATION.-A post NOR
| TEN examination Of the body Of James sullivan
murdered last Monday by John McGinnis, near the
Stanton hospital, was held yesterday. Tkis after.
noon . final Investigation was held BY Justics
Thompson, at the jail. Or. Carlos CarvaIlo, OF
Douglas hospital, testified
| Hound James sullivan, ths deceased, lying In
| hospital ward when was called to see him;
came to the conclusion a. soon - saw hin th %
his iTsr wss sneetsd' ne Wound was in the right
thought the wound serious but mot fa' 81 one,
sftsTwsrd DR.. Thompson and ! examined tie
soueS pose tho.oughly and psonousoed IL f.taii
altar DEATH we found the liver perforated the ball
catering In front, and after passihx through the
Liver, it entered the body Of the eleventh veftebra
and sitter inurins the spinal cord lodged obiiquely
| upwards about the ninth vsrtebra. . = -
The liver Of the deceased was produced BY the
Doctor, showi Ing the passage Of the ball The YER
tebss with the ball In It s In the possession Of the
ply sisian. auH
John McGinnis was fully committed to jsil for
court BY Justice Thompson, on the charge OF mur-
dering sullivan. John sheahan WA also commit.
ted for assaulting, at the same time, John D. Con.
nors, with intent to kin. .'sbi
| DisaRAcEFUL SoENE.-Ellor Republican :
Last evening on passing down the avenue near the
Circle, witnessed scene that was q d'sgrace 20
4 the capital OF our county. Two colored men, a.
compAniei by females OF respectable appearance,
were, without The rliyhtest prov yoeaton, insulted,
Of iIom thirty to forty boys and young men, who,
by their action, p ov Ell them.elves worthy repre-.
| sentAtves OF southern chivalry. After being
chased two or three bloeks the unGortunates tooE
followed by the crowd, who Threatened the drug
gist ioI. protecting them, The colored women
.alked bi my side from the Circl. to N!neternth
street under storm of insults. Ishouldhave IN.
BY LADY, who was very much alarmed. The only
crime OF theAe poor creatures 10 the color OF thcii
| AKIN, and II Is time some neasures were taken by
e proper autl orities to pui stop to such scenes
usual the police w.re nowhere to be seen, ana the
probabiityis they kept out Of the way plrp ,sey
WAsHIsoIos, October 10, 1859.
III 10 but justice to our police to say Ia conneo
'ion with the above that one cosent reason why