The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-10-19
Schooner Sunk.

Schooner sunk.
CLEVELAND, October lS.-The schoO-
ner Halsteud, from Erie laden with coal
for Chicago, cullded with the schooner
City Of Painesville, from Chicago loaded
with grain for Buffalo, at four clock this
morning, off Ashtabula The latter sunk
in eighteen fathoms of water, with cargo
Of $4,000 10 10000 bushels of wheat. No
lives were lost. No particular. rs to in
surnnce. The Halstead returned to this
harbor in Il disabled condition.
Further from the Republican Riot.
JACKSON, La, 4P. NJ, VIA. CLINTON,
October lS.-At mass meeting Of the
colored people, held at this place called
ut the instigation OF 4. /. Wcbber,
Bresur and Law, riot took place sboHt
or. ", between the Breaux and Gair
men, in which four colored men were
shot three probably fatally. In the
morning the Hon. John Gair
was waylsid and shot, as
rumor SAYS, to prevent him from speak
ing 10 the meeting. Some Of the Breaux
orators assailed Mr. Gair. and hence In"
riot. The colored people, in numbers of
ten and twelve, are patroling the streets
on horseback with guns. The United
State. Supervisor, Capt. I. A. Jcnks, has
been consulted, and il il probable will
call for United States troops. Great
excitement prevails. Webber and BreauI
have just arrived from Bayou Sara, and
brought four Winchester rihes 10 furnish
the rioters.
Railroad Accident.
CINCINNATI, Oct. l6.-The Baltimore
express due here, by the Marietta and
Cincinnati Railroad, at 6 ths morning,
met with an accident AT o'clock, at
Abanyan Bridge, east Of LovcIsnd,
wrecking the locomotive and tender,
both Of which went through the bridge.
/ The engineer, Daniel Pcrden, and FIRE.
man, Joseph Parent both Of Chillicotbe,
we're killed instantly. Both might have
saved themselves by jumping, S the
train WAS running not over twelve mile
per hour, bot they died at their posts and
thereby saved the passengers, not one Of
whom we're hurt. The passengers in the
sleeping coach were not walked. The
misplaced switch was only forty feet from
the bridge. The engineer applied the
air brake instantly, but did pot reverse
the engine. He Vas found crushed
in the cab by the tender, bis hand on
the throttle. The switch on the eide track
been placed right at two o :locs in the
morning, when q freight train passed that
point By brakeman who was left be-
hind, and II is thought was misplaced
maliciOsly Afterwards. Watching at
the bridge he signalIed with lantern,
GAll right " to the approaching train,
which was wrecked. Passenger. were
transferred to-day, and tomorrow trHin.
I will run on time.
Istevess Dse November Ist.
WAsHISGTos, Oct 1.-The Secretary
Of the Treasury directs that the interest
COMING due November Ist be paid viii
/ rebate on and afler Monday next until
F, the 18th instant, frUBi which time 4 vii
BE- paid without rebate.
RaiIssad AeesAess fron STRIKING 9
Cow.
CHICAGO, Oct. ls--LAst evening On
! the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicag,
railroad a passenger train running a
! full speed near Princeton, Ind, struck ,
COW standing on the track. The engine
ran over the csrcsss bat the enigraH'
car and two passenger coaches wer'
thrown from the track down an efnbaDk
ment aboui125 tee;. None Of the pas-
sengers were killed bat q large nambei
were wounded. Benz. Y. Howard, com
mercisl editor Of the later Oceaa, receiyed
g dangerous wound IN the head; Mr..
Shay and two children were seriously
hurt; Catherine Bovine, conductor Bown,
and o,hsrs vsrs seriously hurt.