The Portland daily press., 1869-06-11
WASHINGTON.
THE RAILROAD ACCIDENT


WARRINGTON, June 10.-A telegram dated
az baltimore, from gentleman connected
with the Railroad Company, says that only one
person was seriously hurt and he not DANGER
Several others were somewhat bruised, but
none of them seriously. There were ten cars
IN the train, and they We're scarcely filled
which accounts for the comparatively small
number of casualties in SO great wreck.
MIR. Weld, who was injured, was an emil
grant agent from Georgia, and was ON his wav
to Europe He Is still at the junction il not
being considered safe to remove him. Mr.. @.
w. Wsns, oI Albany, n. Y, was somewhat
injured, put was able to keep on his Journey
nome The train also brought in here this
morning one man from Georgetown, slightly
injured, one colored woman with her head
paoiy cut, and three colored men who were
bruised. Mr.. g. W. Clapp of this city received
q scalp wound. Mr.. II. j. Piggott, Internal
revenue officer, of New York, was slightly
wounded in the head. Mr. III. A. Hail, of
Washington, received a slight scalp wound.
MRS. Esmes OF Washington received wound
ON her shoulder
AS soon as the accident occurred much soil
eitude was felt as to the safety of the Presiden-
tial party, and on some of the passengers pro-
ceedIng TO the rear car, 1t is said they found
the President placidiy smoking on the platform
and not aware of the extent of the disaster
Mr.. Mccain, brakeman on the train, had
his left leg broken. M slf
.-i The darkness of the night added to the hor-
rorof the situation, as it prevented the unin-
jured passengers from seeing the full extent of
the disaster. The embankment at the point
where the accident occurred is about twenty
feet high.
POLICY OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Reports prevail here that the Secretary of
the Treasury has changed his policy of selling
E goid and pnying bonds; but on inquiry at the
saying that the reports are untrue There ia
no indication of such a change, nor is it true
that any gold has been sold or bonds purchased
outside OF the present policy. 1
RESIGNATION OF A COLLECTOR.
odgen Uuley, Collector of Customs for the
pended few days ago, has rendered his resig-
nation and the same has been accepted by Sec
rotary Boutwell,.
REMOVALS AND APPOINTMENTS.
Eleven clerks in the Indian Bureau were mo-
titled yesterday that their designations would
BIO accepted, and the names Of eleven persons
have already been sent in for appointment to
fill the vacancies.
COTTON BROKERS CALL UPON THE coMMIs-
sIoNER.
"A committee of cotton brokers of New York
city called upon Commissioner Delano to-day.
In reference to the tax of fper cent. imposed
upon them for sales. They claim that the tax
should not be ekacted CT them, as they are not
brokers' IN the proper acceptation of the term,
rse 49, ~ nVsoeiaDo iOi sales between parneS,
receiving 70 cents per bale for sales effected by
them, and the profits ON the sales are made by
tne brokers' The Commissioner has the mat
ter under advisement. III
VIRGINIA MATTERS. sf8
Gen. Candy has appointed Major Burnham,
Judge Advocate in the army, TO be Judge OF
the supreme Court Of Appeals for Virginia.
.hegistration in Virginia commences next
Monday, and continues for ten days. This will
comprise revision of the last registration ta-
ken March, 1868.
COLUMBIAN COLLEGE Law SCHOOL.
The annual commencement exercises of the
Columbian College Law School took place in
this city this morning The largest hall in the
city was crowded with fashionable audience
Hon. 70. Q. Banfeld, Solicitor OF the Treasury,
and the address to the grad Eating class BY
numbers r.