Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-07-31
NEWSOF THE DAY.
"T sho,o the rery age and badly 4fhe Times.

4 dispatch from Nayasota, III Texas, says:
"A construction train of nine cars bound north
this evening, with eighteen laborers was pre-
cipitated in the Navasota river. The derrick
of the wrecking car striking the lateral braces
and rods Of the bridge, caused the -accident.---
The superstrutture of the first span was carried
away, and the second, third and fourth spans
went to the bottom with the cars and engine,
mass of ruins Five men were killed instantly,
two fatally injured: and twelve more or less in
jured.
4 dispatch from. Onulla, dutcI on Saturday
says The storm of last night was more severe
than at first supposed Roads and bridges in
in many places destroyed The track Of the
Union Pacific Railroad was washed away in sew
eral places At one place stream Swelled to
such an extent that the water carried a quarter
of a mile Of track bodily over fence four
feet high.
The mail train Of the North Carolina railroad
from Charlotte, bound east to Goldsboro met
with serious accident on Saturday between
Stallings and Wilson's saw-lnill eighteen miles
east of Raleigh the engine and tender being
thrown from the track and they and the ex-
press car badly damaged. 4 terrible storm
was raging at the time of the accident. the
train being struck by lightning, without. how
ever, any serious injury to passengers.
The remains of Major Henry G. Wharton,
son of Mrs L. G. Wharton, now confined in the
Baltimore City Jail on the charge of poisoning
were disinterrcd at Norristown, Pa, on Satur-
day, by direction of the authorities Of Balti-
more. The stomach and intestincs were remoy-
cd, and brought to Baltimore to be analysed by
Professor Aiken
John f. Pickercll, New York broker,
brought to Wilmington, DEL, on charge of
fraud BY the officers of the Wilmington, Char
lotte and Rutherford Railroad Company, was
committed to Jail Saturday in default of
$300,0OO.
The British Government has appointed Mr..
Russell Gucrney, arbitrator underline Treaty of
Washington Judge Frazier, of Indiana, is the
representative Of the United States, and third
member Of the Board is yet to be appointed
conformity.
The second instalment OF the payments for
the lease Of SANTANA Bay, Santo Domingo,
amounting to Sl50000. was sent President
Baez by the steamer which left New York on
Saturday last.
The Moorefeld West Virginia. Advertiser
Of the 18th states that the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company has lowered its local freight
charges throughout that State.
Commissioner Pleasonton has decided that
bankers are not to be taxed upon capital Dor
rowed by them for employment in business.
The trial of Mrs. Wharton will take place in
September next, the term commencing the
second week in that month.
DEATH OF Mr.. SLIDELL-Cable dispatches
from London report the death of John Slidell,
at the age of IS years. He was born in New
York 1898, and twenty years afterward remoy-
ed to Louisiana. He was appointed by Pvesi-
dent Jackson United States District Attorney
for that State, was frequently elected to the
Legislature, was q Representative in Congress
from 1913 to 1916, and for 4 time was United
States Minister to Mexico. In 1853 he sue
ceeded to the unexpired term of Pierre Soule
in the United States Senate, and 1855 was re-
elected for six years. When the war COM
menced he resigned and ut once took . promi-
nent part in the fortunes Of the Confedslacy,
and was appointed as Minister to France He
was with Mr.. Mason in the British steamer
Trent when both were captured by the G. S.
steamer San Jacnto. After the release Mr. Sidell
made Paris his residence, and since then never
returned to his native country. - Baltimore
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