Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-12-20
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NEW York, December 1e.-Havana
dates from the City OF Mexico to the IIth
have been received. The National Con-
gress was opened on the Sth inst. The
hall was crowded. President Jusrez, in
a low voice, delivered the opening
speech. He thanked the United States
for the friendly feeling shown and moral
support given Mexico during the war for
independence Justified the executions at
QueretaTo as necessary acts Of Justice
returned into the hands OF Congress the
extraordinary powers which he had as
sumed aud before they had expired
promised that foreigners should b pro-
tected whether treaties we're made with
their Governments or not.
Senior Esqusl Montez, President OF
Congress, replied, thanking the people Of
Mexico for their conduct during the war,
declaring that the United states was
their only ally, and denying the accusa-
ton that prisoners OF war had been ill.,
treated, pronouucing the recognition Of
the Republic by foreign Governments
unnecessary, aud concluding with the
declaration that Mexico is fuily able TO
defend herself.
BUFFALO, December lS.-The New
York express train from Cleveland, on
the Lake Shore road, due here at l2:45
pm, being behind time, when two miles
this side OF Angola, either from a defect
in the road or frost, met with q serious
! accident about 3 O'Clock this pm. Two
rear passenger cars wero thrown off the
track aud rolled over an embankment
about fifty feet high, and caught fire, and
out OF fifty passengers only two escaped,
and all left is a mass of Dlsckened and
charred remains. The accident occurred
st Big SISTERS bridge. Further details
of the accident say the scene which was
presented to the eyes of the inmates Of
the other cars, when the train was
stopped, was fearful. The car which
first went over the preclpice took fire
instantly, and before any person could
get to it the flames had made rapid
Roadway, and in a few moments it was
| all ablaze. Those persons on the spot
proceeded to render all the assistance
they could, but only some four or five
persons were saved from the burning car
the remainder, some forty or fifty men,
women and children, were consumed
with the car. While q portion of the
passengers who bad escaped injury gave
their attention TO the burning car, the
balance attended to the other which
had also taken FIRE; fortunately,
the flames in the latter instance were
extinguished before it had made
much Roadway and as speedily as pos
sible, the injured, dead aud dying were
taken from the cars, with the few res
cued from the burning car, and con.
veyed TO q residence near at hand. How
many peTished in the burning car it is
impossible, as yet, to say, and it is very
probable will not be known for sometime.
The place where the first car struck, after
being precipitated off the bridge, was
difficult of access, and after TescuIng the
half dozen or so persons before the
flames had made much headwsy, no at
tempt was made last night to disturb the
remains of those who persisted in the
burning car. That will be attended TO
this morning.
RICHMOND, December lS.-In the Con-
vention to-day 3 communication was
read from the Superintendent of the
Freedmen's Bureau at Petersburg,
pressing apprehension that white men
who were adjudged to pay the Gpst of
suits tried before the Bureau are atteApt-
ing to get the decisions reversed by pro-
cess in the civil courts. The cOmmuni-
cation was referred.
A resolution FROM the Printing Com
mittee giving the contract for Conven-
ton printing to the proprietors of the
NeW Nation was TecOmmitted. A reso-
luton to adjourn from December 10Th to
January 18th was adopted.
New YORK, December l9.-The Indi.
annapolis special Of the Tribune says the
Morgan Raid Commission, having Wis
tied every county that suffered from the
raid, have held a final meeting to prepare
their report. The claims audited amount
70 S4I5,000. It is thought the next Leg
~islature will order the claims to be paid,
and the Government will reimburse the
State, as all the captured and abandoned
property of the raiders was sold on ae-
count Of the Government.