Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-10-23
TELEGRAMS. nc.

An accident occurred on the PenneyK-
lsania Central railroad Sunday morning
about one 'cloet, ~ Parkersburg, by q freight
ana stock train Coming in collision. TIE con.
duetor of the freight train was killed, and the
engineer severely and several OF the passen-
gers badly lnJured-one, drover, said TO II We
IN New York The engine and cars were de-
moiished. All the passenger trans were de-
layed. .rII
Files of Rio Grande papers OF the 18th inst
received sta.e that Cortinas is master Of the
situation. 1t is nightly expected that an at
tack on Matamoros W II be made. Canales has
been permitted to cross to the American side
with an escort OF ten men. He explained the
ming on an American boat to the commander
OF the post. Cortmas has given notice to the
American commander, Colonel Sedgwick
that he intends attacking Matamoros.
Major General Robert Allen, Assistant
Quartermaster General, u. s. army, and for.
merly chief q Quartermaster in the Department
Of the Northwest sailed on the steamer for
California, from New York, last week He
goes to take charge of the q uartermaster's De.
partment Of the Pacific.
During violent gale Sunday night a brick
dwelling in process OF erection near the corner
of State and Madison streets, Chicago, was
blown down, crushing twelve persons beneath
the ruins. Five of them were killed and the
others were seriously bruised.
fre commenced yesterday morning in the
oil yard OF Fisher Il Brothers, OH CITY, pa.
Loss S50,OO0; partly insured. Among the losers
are Fisher & Brother, Gallagher &c Danyers.
Adams Co, Success Oil Company, and Ma
uond Refining Company.
The schooner William Gregory from Oar
denas to Boston, has put into Savannah in dis
tress. She picked up several trunks at sea
containing clothing of operate performers
Letters were found addressed to Miss Millie
Fowler.
The cholera is on the increase in Hudson
City, N. j., opposite New York. Thirteen new
cases have occurred since Saturday, and nine
no nicaa hoe
every case. No sanitary measures have beer
enforced.
The steamer Kate reports that she had
spoken a brig, supposed TO be the Stevens,
bound TO Jacksonville, Florida, which went
ashore on South breakers. She will prove a
total loss.
The base ball match yesterday between the
Athletics, of Philadelphia, and the Atlantics
OF Brooklyn, resulted in a victory for the Ath-
leties. Only seven innings. The score stood
Athletics 81, Atlantics 10.
District meetings are being held in South
Carolina urging the Legislature to call a con-
Tor debt
General Sherman has accepted an in yitatiou
to be present at the meeting of the Society Of the
Army OF Tennessee, to be held in Cincinnati
Novembe Der "a. General Grant will also be
present
The steamer Florida, for New York. was
sunk at Havre on the 9th of October No lives
were lost She had valuable cargo of French
on board.
Gresnville. South Carolina. papers deny that
Governor Orr favors the constitutional amend
ment
During the forty eight hours ending yeeter-
day, twenty seven cases and five deaths from
cholera occurred in Chicago
The final obsequies to the late John Van
Buren took place at Albany Saturday after.
noon.
General Sherman has been called to Wash
lngton.