The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-03-03
TerrIble Railroad Accident.

eAfO ff-oei-
, * painful fnmor prevailed here last
night mat fearful accident had oc-
CURED On tse Mississippi Central
Railroad during the afternoon, at
tended with great loss of life.
Tetegrams were sent to Water Val
ley, but it is supposed the railroad Of
icials would not permit the operator
to communicate anything-at least
nothing could be learned from there.
Rassengers from Grenada thismoFH-ss
ing confirm the report. They say that
the regular mail train, when three
miles below Oxford yesterday after
noon, ran through the trestlr, smash
ing the baggage, express and four paso
senger cars, and killing and wounding
large number Of the passengers
A last accounts twelve bodies had
been taken from the wreck, including
Mr.. Mcdonald the Road Master, and
two ladies'. names nnknown.r 4. sJ.s
McConieo, Treasurer of the road; and
his sop,, Samuel B., were fatally in
jured. No other names couldq be
learned, svig asa Il i,,ta ssseisa.s.ie
The excursion train from Louis
vile, with delegates, general freight
agents and others, failed to connect at.
Humboldt else the loss of life would
have been fearful. llsxff
Passengers report that p sleeping
car on q northward bound train, ran
oGthe Track on 2 tEestle. near Wests
Station last night and turned ,upon its
side, but IT,. fortunately # did not. go over
Full particulars of the, Oxford disas-
ter we're telegEaRhed for last night,
bat no answer retuFned.iw I .frsiif a5ii
fAnotherireport from Oxford. sstates
| that Mr.. McConico, his seR, ,oand Con-
duct9r Adams, were instantly killed.
Colonel Sam Tate. President..of the
road, 3 bad bis leg broken. Fifteen
bodies hare, been stakeni from the
| wreck. and five othersat then bottom.
Of. the wreck yet to- be- reached. No
telegrams in reference to the matter
haze been receiEed yet The, arrival
of the $50 train on the Charleston,
road is anxiously awaited when full
| particulars will doubtless be received.
It is known that an excursion train
was behind the ill7fated mail train. 4as
aisl o. 'I=coin and Odfrehey .,sf sti fiea
| Republican quewspapefs says the
Chicago IEDsesS commenting on the
opinion of Chief Justice Chase On the
! validity of thceLegall Tender act, can
readily see why q debt acontfaetedf to
be paid in com should NOT bepaid in
! deprecated dcnrrency!i Such action
gives to the creditor less that he lent.
Itxiolates tho scentract, and is Alto
gether unjust. asifsafesi5 affi 14ff9.ii
The same newspapers can underI
stand why debts made since the pas
sage Of the Legal-Tendefa act should
! bespaid in currency. oireqnire coin
would require from the debtor a much
! greateriamount than a1ei received, fof
thanl he agreedato pay and would be
altogether cruel and outrageous. 1sd1a
lAal tllisiis SO plain that it seemsi to
! be Observation-Disclosures child
4 ishness tosstate it, and yet, clearas it
/ issRnd true beyond all doubt or cavil,
/ the very newspapers reasoning thus
! csnnotsee whyfthe five-twenty bonds
! ought to be paid in currency. What
4 clears their perceptions in the one in
/ stance and darkens them'in therother :
4 The bonds Were issued since the
passage Of the Legal-Tender act
i Treasury notes were received for
themaa The contract was to pay them
! nrEreasufy notes, and this agreement
was1so explicit ithereicould beino mis-
understanding concerning it. hiWhat
ljpstiee is1there inrequiring their pay.
ment in coin !? Who will answer Pc
i eli xl7TTF7- III T7-1--T tafft
4 ELEcTIoNs.-The, first election thai
7 takes place this spring is in New
4 Hampshire, which comes off on nexl
Tuesday, and is for Governor and
I State officers, There are, four parties
in the feldrthe Democrats, Republi.
cans, Prohibitionists and National Re.
{ forms. The latter claim to be able te
poll some 5000 votes, and to cleo
enough members of the Legislature
to hold the balance of power. Should
they do SO, upon the material issues
4 such as finances, tariff and the dispo,
sition of the public land, they would
cooperate with the Democracy. Tn.
telegraph reports that in recen
: speech at Cincinnati, Mr.. Flint, the
candidate Of that party for Governor
4 took decided ground in favor of pay
q ing the $40 bonds in, greenback, de
claring that if this was not agreed ,tt
q he was for repudiation. ,sa,.s ,,af.a,.
{ Connecticut holds her election OF
& the first Monday of April. The Re
ppblicans have. rernominated Jewell
the present Governor for reelection
and the, Democrats have nominatet
, English, WHO is, one of the most pop
ular men in the State, and has beel
, twice before elected to the Executiy'
Office, About the, only hope the Rad
s ieals have of carrying the State, is b.
means Of the negro, votes which the!
!. will obtain through the adoption 0