The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-07-13

caused a collision between two passen.
ger trains just outside the limits of the
former city, resulting in the instant
death Of four persons and the injuring
of some eight or ten others, the wreck
of the trains and the burning of several
cars, from which escape was made diff
cult There is great excitement at the
locality of the accident, and naturally
too. That in open day, at au hour
when the cars running into New York
from the adjacent cities arc most fully
occupied, switch should be misplaced
aud two trains run into each other shows
degree of carelessness which is not
easily to be mitigated.
Fifty feet Of the bottom Of the Wyo
ming Canal, near Wilkesb4rre, sank
suddenly on Tuesday week, draiui NJ
the whole level. The canal was con
structed over deserted chambers of a
coal mine, and the accident was caused
by the falling in of their roof. The
water which washed through filed the
adjoining chambers, aud had the disas.
ter not occurred on holiday, there
would have been terrible loss of life.
Mr.. Samuel Comegys, residing OF
DIR, Sudler's farm, near Sudlersyille,
Queen Anne's county, Md, came to his
death on Thursday 10 very distressing
manner. He was thrcshing wheat with
what is known as a rod machine, and
coming too close to the rod was caught
in the kuuckle and carried round and
thrashed against the ground with great
violence. The back part of his head
was torn completely off, and one of his
arms was broken in number Of places.
He died in about fifteen minutes.
We are informed that nameless out
rage upon the person of young girl
about fourteen years Of age, OF the name
of Krone, daughter of Abraham Krone,
captain Of canal boat, was perpetrated
II few days ago on the canal somewhere
between this place and Shepherdstowu,
by colored man, hand on the boat
This wretch has been committed to Jail
to answer for his crinc.-Pkot.
During the firing of salute at the
camp of the Fifth Maryland Regiment,
at Frederick, Nd on the night of the
Fourth, Frederick Randolph Stewart,
OF Company &, was mortaly injured by
The bursting OF u swivel, aud died the
next morning. Stewart was twenty.
five years Of age, and had served in Il
New York regiment during the war.
Dispatches from Salt Lake City give
the particulars OF the compulsory pre-
vention Of the Mormon military parade
on the Fourth OF July by the United
States authorities. Brigham Youug's
lieutenant General was at first disposed
to resist, the show of military force
caused him to alter his programme aud
submit.
The ha'fpenny postage system, intro
'duced into Great Britain nearly nine
mouths ago, has corrcspouded with the
'anticipatlons Of the friends Of that
measure, and there have been no signs
OF serious dimiuution of the postal
revenue, although loss of $3.50, 900
was caused BY the abolition of the news
paper stamp.
At Troy, New York, on July 4th,
James X. Allen made au ascension iu
small balloon, aud, after two hours.
landed at Putnam, in the same State,
ono hundred miles distant. In descend
Ing, the ballon caught in tree top, and
Allen was thrown to the ground and
badly bruised.
The propeller Maine exploded her
boiler near Osdcnsburg, on Tuesday
night, killing the engineer aud fireman,
aud passenger. Three others were
badly scalded. The Maine was on her
way from Chicago to Ogdensburg.
At Cincinnati, on the Fourth, Put.
nam 4 ilocher's chair factory, with three
dwellings, carpenter shop aud five
small buildings, and four or five frame
houses and a stable, were burned by
fire crackers. Total loss nearly $50.
900.
The primary elections in Mexico have
undoubtedly resulted ia f.vor of the 70.
tention Of Jaarez as President. With
various Interruptions he has held Office
since 1858, aud is probably as good a
Chief Magistrate as that distracted
country can obtain among its native poll.
ticians.
Charles Wilson, young physician.
supposed to be in embarrassed circum.
stances, committed suicide at Niagara.
on Thursday morning, by jumping from
Goat Island bridge. He left a note 10
his father on tho bridge, recommend.
ing his wife to his care.
At Tarrytown, N, Y. on the evening
Of the Fourth, the carriage factory Of
j.. z. Flowers aud nine houses, with
sheds, &c, were destroyed by fire. 1t
IS supposed that the fire was caused by
q rocket. Loss, 49,, 1000.
A gang OF counterfeiters has been
discovered in Wisconsin,, with headonar.
tiers at Monroe. Detectives arrested
two on Wednesday. About a dozen
have been arrested thus far, and detec.
tlves are still at work.
Hon. Frederick Watts, Of Carlisle
pennsylvania, the newly appointed Com
missioner OF Agriculture, is an expe.
Tloneed practical agriculturist, aud
gentleman high legal attachments and
great personal worth. =
-Four n.en, named McGraw, Mellon.
aid, Gusts and Finley, have been arrest.
ed ut Albany on suspicion OF having
drowned man aud woman by throw,
'ng them from boat.
4. Poushkeepsie, N. Y, Friday two
chlldren, named Frederick and ANN
iacher, were killed while playing in i
oarn by cart load Of rye falling Upon
ioem and breaking their uecks