National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-04-22

ROCHESTER, n. Y, April 16.-A
freight train going east, last even
ing, on the Central Railroad, was
thrown from the track at Sand Cut,
short distance from the city, by a
broken shaft, and ii freight train
from the east ran into the wreck,
smashing the engine and killing
forty or fifty head of cattle. Sam
Clifford engineer. jumped from the
engine and was seriously injured
A boy in one of the ears was also
injured.
Passenger trains from the East
laid up at the break all night, and
Western bound trans are detained
in this city. One train was sent
East by the Auburn road, but that
is detained at Cayuga 10y high wa
ter. 1t will be night before trains
can again pass the wreck.
CINCINNATI, April 16--The tow.
boat Rover exploded her boilers on
the Ohio last night, above the Lit
tie Miami depot, and sunk with %
persons on board.
a later dispatch says that several
persons were saved from the tow
boat Rover which exploded last
night, including Capt. DeWolf, the
mate and carpenter, who are badly
injured. Twelve others, including
the CT glneer, were also saved. Eff
teen others, employ ed on board, are
missing. The boat exploded Just
after leaving her berth and was I'M
der 40 pounds Of steam.
REVOLUTION AT HAND IN SPAIN.
The situation in Spain is ungues-
tionably extremely critical. The
provinces Of Catalonia, Andalusia,
Murcia. Granada, and indeed the
entire south of Spain, are on the
eve OF a popular outbreak against
the enforcement of the quintas. or
subscription. These communities
are overwhelmingly and intensely
republican. They never rendered
cheerful adhesion to the Prim Ser
ranO Government, and have more
than once fought behind barbados
against the cruel De Rodas and the
bloody BaIdrich. Barcelona is in a
state of siege. Outbreaks are res
ported in Andalusia, and risings are
expected in Granada.
With revolution in the south,
CarliSts plotting in the north, and
hate and treachery in the Govern.
ment circles at Madrid what pros
pect has Prim of saving the coun.
try from general conhagration, and
his own head from popular ven
geanCc
The army is his only hope, and
that is pervaded by the spirit of re.
volt. 1t is certain that in the pres.
ent critical situation the Spaniards
cannot send to Cuba another man,
because every musket is needed ut
home to keep down the inturiate and
revolutionary masses.
If the City of Boston is lost. 1911
persons have perlShed; and it is
probable that there may have been
one or more StOWaWdNS on board,
whose ndnes will never be known.
The list OF passengers published in.
Guided the names of several officers
of the Royal Artillery. and of other
British regiments who were return
ing to England from Canada.
SYDNEY, Ncb., April II. The
Indians cut a Strlnger on the bridge
three miles east of Antelope and
threw fourteen cars off the track
about one O'Clock this morning. All
the tram men except the brakeman
got on the engine and ran to the
next station. After they left the
Indians broke open number OF
cars. The brakeman fired upon
them few times and they left
The western bound passenger train
was delayed six hours, waiting fol-
the wreck to be cleared.
The closing of the Bangor. Old
= town and Milford Railrod, which ha,
= been in operation for thirty.foul
years, took place on Saturday the IL
inst, when large excursion party
went over the road to Oldtown and
, back. Among the party was the frs
e lady who ever went over the road