The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-09-13
General Intelligence.

.I,shcd The engineers on 0oth escaped ulll9urea.
vi following particulars Of the collision are furnish
cd bv the passengers:
- s.45A 4. NJ. the Greenpoint train, which should
laave the Jamaica station unless the Hunters Point
-.H, had arrived, was started from Jamaica 10 minutes
r-r,re time, ana met the other train at iull speed aoouJ
Nile west of that village. The signal OF the approach
train from Hunters Point was heard by several
.7 sanrers On The other train, and one gentleman, who
s Standing on the platform Of the smoking car, look
"a ont saw the danger, and leaped oil without sustain
irr aDv injury. Tie Hunters Point train was under
MI s7ccd. as the conductor doubtless felt sure Of his
-irIt of wav. but the other conductor, whose name we
Understand is Sanas, ha@ begun somewhat to slackcn
fFa speed Of his train, as if he was aware Of the ir5e-
cgrity Of his position.
o T6e eastward bound train was completely run down
and crushed TO pieces by the superior weight Of the
other.
fury that some tainted with terror at the appalling
sirbt Men were hanging suspended bcucath the wreck
liz the lasccrated tendons Of their legs, both Of which
lad been torn away in the collision. Others we're sus-
uenIgd by the throat, across which strong iron Iehaers
ia4 Iarn crushed. Others were lying beneath tons d
,rrccEed cars. and moaning out the few brief moments
az life remaining to them. At frstit seemed as though
few could have escaped from the catastrophe alive, but
fr n few minutes one and another Of the Unfortunate
,ictfms crawled from beneath the awful mass OF broker
rmbers and crushed and dying human forms, until ID
was APPARENT not more than fifteen immortal souls haa
Larn hurried into the presence Of their Maker Three
Of the Hunters Point cars were torn TO pieces or
wc1red into each other, and in these the largest loss OF
life occurred. The shock was so great that the tfalEs
rebOunded from each other 200 or 300 feet. The hunl-
Der Of passengers on the train from the east was So
great that many were standing on the platforms, and as
the fronts Of two or three Of the cars were crushed,
most Of these passengers were either killed or wounded,
One of the most astonishing circumstances attending
the appalling murder, sthe fact that while the smoking
car Of Ibis train was crowded with passengers, not one
WAS seriously injured, though on the next, two were
killed. On the cars behind, more or less injury WIS
sustained. When Our informant left q man was still
hanging by his crushed legs between two cars, and the
employees Of the road, though importunei by the
passengers 10 take means for his relief sat pryins tile
engines, The man was still alive, and the passengers
were prevented from prying the cars apart by some Of
fife EMPLOYEES, who pretended that If one en- was. lifted
from the other, the last would fall upon It's side, and
this reason was given for their own itattention 70 this
moor diving individual. The engineers and Etemcn
grouped ogetHersoo ION after the accident, and as One. Or
two of our inlormauts, were checrfully congratrlating
each other Oh thcir own escape, and even indulging in a
little laughter over some Of the incidents, enc Of
them observed in an mdertone: "Now, j suppose we
shall have a he'll Of a time made over this" Ali this
occurred while the dead and dying were strewn on the
ground around them. These stories come to US from
passengers, Dut LIT us hope for tie sake Of humanity
there is some cXaggeratiou in them.
sHA fire broke out il the Sunday Courier Office today
doing damage to the amount Of $4,000. The paper
NaiEHDA0G % o. y Gl - i4ih'N, ~ LILY ''4iS b1sALliG I1o
damaged by water considerably.
NEW York, Sept. lit is announced that the presi-
dent las ordered that the southern churches shall he
restored to their right(ul owners.
TOne Of the churches in New Orleans was thus re-
stored a few days ago, under an order from the prcsi
dcnt-Eds. Pic.
The English papers report a rnmor to the effect that
the steamship Great Eastern will return to N~ewlound-
land for the purpose Of cndcayolinG to recover the
cable.
From South America we have news of severe battle
between the Paraguayana army and the united Brazilian,
Uruguayan and Argentine Confederation forces.
The Paraguayans were defeated, With a loss Of 200
man and 5000 horses.
Tie Herald's Washington special says that when the
naval officer at San Francisco heard Of the Shenandoah
IN that direction, tclegraphed to the admiral command
ing in that quarter, and the Suwance and ole other
irOn-cIad were dispatched from Acapulco some time in
July.
The Times Washington special says: A Highly in
tcIligeut gentleman from South Carolina says that the
question OF suffrage may prove somewhat embarrassing
10 Tie politicians Of South Carolina, III settling the class
of representation IN that State. A strong party will be
in favor of fixing it on the white basis, while the low
country's interests have hitherto controlled the legisia-
ton Of the State by preponderance in Slaves. To in
sst now on negroes forming any portion Of The basis
Of .cprcscntatioa will be no less compromising upon
the question of negro suffrage.
New YoRE, Sept. ed. Eetchum was brought
before Justice Hogan this morning, according to the
adjournment of last week,
When he appeared in court, he wore the coolest
manner, noticed when arrested, and secmedto look with
contempt on the court and all in the room.
Gle asked a two days postponement on account OF
the absence Of hs counsel
The case was postponed till Monday.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.-Iti is estimated that al least
five million dollars worth Of goods have been Struggled
across the Canadian border within the past four months.
During the last week one hundred and e~ighty-six
most offices were r~e0pened in the southern States, and
sixteen routes let, aggregating nearly l20p miles IN
length.
An advertisement is now preparing by the Depart
ment. inviting contracts for carrying the mails on all
the military routes in the south, to commence July J.,
1865. The prices to be paid for mail service in the
southern states hereafter willb considerably less than
before the war, the government being determined to
render the postal service in that section selfsupportinG
II possible.
Nearly 400 applications for pardon came to the at
tornev generals Office to-day. The humber Of petitions
received since the PRONUNCIATION of the amnesty pro
cIamation is upwards of 5000.
WAsuryGrox, Aug. 28.-Tbc Wertz military com
mission r~eassembled this morning.
Mr.. Thomas G. AIcock, who was a prisoner AZ
Andcrsonvnle prison, testified as to Wertzs searching
and taking froulhim $3.50 in gold and S2S in green
backs. etc, br tpin and ring, which we're never re-
turned. lie saw VERT kill a weak man BY shooting
him with a revolver, because he asked to take a little
fresh air. The witness for demonstrating against tins
net of cruelty was fastened with a ball and chain, but
got loose and made his escape.
The witness testified as to his own experience OF
being chased by bloodhounds.
Havana letter Of August 10th, says: Gems. Pres
ton and Walker left by the steamer Elder for England,
intending to got to Halifax. ...
Ex-Goy. Moore will remain in Cuba until bis tate ~
determined. Gen. Magruder is in the city q Mexico,
rcadv to take employment, if he finds it. CAPT. Maury
las found service With the emperor, as superintendent
Of a national observatory, which is to be established,
and major Mordecai, as typographical civil engineer,
will be associated for the present with Col. T4leott, ln
service.
Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith remains here to commi-
uicate with Ills friends, but Of course he desires to r.
4,., .. MIL, ,rhnrn hn wnnll be of mrnat Slrgicc lin