The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-07-24


diiiunal particulars oE the Erie Railroad ac.
cidcnt Gibsssh, "a passenger. says of the
burning ot the smoking ear, that in a scat.
wedged ia by heaps "r broken timber, sat
Rev. Mr. Ilalleck. lie was Perfectly un.
hurt hut unable to extricate himself frun,
the wreck. In calm accents and perfectly
collected tUnes. he told Us 10 get an axe and
try Ia cut inside the car. We searched
aruuud and. obtained ohe from n house by the
roadside, hut il was too dull and We cunld
dn nothing. with IL. We worked aud struye
Ia liberatc the unfortunate gentleman .whu
sat there, sound ia limb, awaiting the ap.
proach nf the hungry flames. Nearer and
nearer they came until his hair began Ia
crisp and his skin 10 crack we, in like
manner. found the heat unbearable and re.
tired, compelled to leave this poor gentle.
man. with eight fellow. sufferers. To their ter.
rible fate. We moved off until all was over.
Nine passengers were thus burned tn death,
aud nine others injured, more or less severe.
Iy.
Another passenger says: heard littie
children screaming for their mothers, pas.
sengers il the ruins calling for help, and
groaning with pain. Axes were got and
one ar two were actually chopped out of
their imprisonment. Most of the passengers
in this car were killed and their bodies con
sumed or injured. | shauld think there
were sixteen or seventeen in the front end oi
| this car, and | think but two were taken out
! alive. ] do not think there was person
killed by the smash, but all the deaths were
caused by the fire.
The evening papers publish story that
the Wall street operators have determined
up"n revenge for their prosecution TOR viola
ting the u>ury laws, and have held secret
meeting to arrange their plans. They can
control twenty.nne millions and prop0se Ia
Withdraw it all on given day from the mar.
ket and not sell stocks. Short stacks will
thereupon fall then the money will he put
on again and the operation repeated until
all small spectators are cleaned ont. A
dash will be made for the heavy operators
about the time the West aud South are draw.
ing money To move the crops.
Affairs in Tennessee.
MEMPHIS, July l6.-Haynes, of Crittcn.
den county, Arkansas, oTposite this city,
was shut aud killed yesterday ut Marcer by
Clarence Collier. Haynes was notorious
leader in the late miltary outrages, and was
very 0dious tn tho citizens. The difficulty
which caused his death arose over game Of
cards. E
= perfect reign at terror prevails to-day
in the vicinity Of Marcen. Negroes robbed
and guttcd Rces store, destroying over
So, 900 worth Of property. They set the t're
on fire and nre on general rampage. They
caught une unnfending citizen near Mound
City this morning aid whinped him badly.
Miscellaneous.
ST. LOUIS, July l5.-Gen. w. r. Miles,
of Yazno City, Miss, arrived in this city en-
route for California. He is commissioned
by the Vicksburg Chamberof Commerce to
investigate the feasibility Of Chinese labor.
ers. II he deems it practicable he will
make contracts for several Celestials for
planters in the south.
CHICAGO, July l6.-I. & Z. Buckingham
are adding hundred feet to their largo ele
vator, near the Central Depot, making its
dimensions 100 By 400 fcot, An engine