New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-25
MISCELLANEOUS.
Fatal Railroad Accident.

SELMA, Ala, September PA south
bound train of six cars on the Selma, Rome
and Dalton railroad went through the
bridge over Waxahatchie creek, sixty feet
high, at daylight this morning. The train
is total wreck.
The engineer. fireman and several pas.
sengers we're killed, the balance were nearly
the killed was Judge w. M. Byrd, ex-judge
Of the State Supreme Court, prominent
and much beloved citizen Of Selma. Par
ticulars are hard to get.
Later.
MONTGOMERY September 2i.-The south
bound train on the Selma, Rome and Dal.
ton railroad went through Waxahatchie
creek bridge, about two miles from Column
biana, Alabama, at four o'clock this morn
ing. The bridge was new single span,
Howe truss, one hundred feet long and fifty
feet high. The engine and six cars were
badly wrecked. Hon. William Byrd, ex-
judge Of the Supreme Court of Alabama,
and a prominent citizen of Selma, and
stant!y killed; C. Duncan, the engineer, and
Rev. James Wilks, of Missouri, have since
died; Mrs. Willis, of Marion, Alabama; Mrs
Carlise, Of Selma; DR.. Lide, of Marion; Mrs.
Piltner, of Rome. Georgia; G. w. Smith,
Thomas Bentley, A. J. Neal, A. T. England,
railroad employe. and William Blake, of
Mobile; Colonel Mclaughlin, of Birming.
ham, Alabama. were seriously injured; j. w.
Crenshaw, wife aud son, Of Marion; Mrs.
Alabama; H. Wilson, Of Monticello,
Alabama; William McGarn. road master;
John Bacon, John Schultz, B. Tooade, en-
ploye. and H. A. Stewart, of Louisville,
kentucky: Mr.. Debutts, of Ludlow, Ken
lucky; Rev. DR.. TichenOr, of Montgomery.
Alabama: Mrs. Lister and children. Of
Uniontown, Alabama, and w. X. Nelson,
of Selma, Alabama, were slightly injured.
1t is intimated that the bridge was tam.
pered with. The bodies of the killed will
arrive here tonight on a special train. Some
Improvement of River Navigation.
EVANSVILLE, September 2i.-The commits.
sioners for the improvement of the Ohio
river navigation adjourned yesterday even
ing, to meet in Washington, October I6.
Resolutions were passed, asking Congress
to take decided action for the improvement
of the mouth of the Mississippi river, so as
to meet the wants of the agricultural and
other industries of the country; appointing
a committee of two from each of the COM
missiOners from Pennsylvania, Ohio, In
diana and Illinois, to obtain from the States
the passage of suitable laws, ceding the
United States jurisdiction over such email
tracts of land as may be needed for the
erection of locks, lock. keepers dwellings,
abutments, ETC.; condemning the cOnstruc-
ton of another bridge over the Ohio at Gin
cinnati short distance below the present
bridge.
Law and Order.
GALVESTON, September 24.-A Eers epe.
cial from 1ndianola says: On the arrival Of
= kl,nIt nd <hn ~
court was engaged in hearing an argument
After its conclusion General Steele stated
to his honor that the reason armed men
were stationed in the court yard, was upon
the representations of private citizens and
officials that there might be danger of either
an attempt to release the prisoner by his
friends, or of lYnching him by his enemies.
Therefore the Governor has directed him to
order the soldiers to guard him from both
friends and foes, ard to zee that the majesty
of the law was upheld.
His honor, Judge Barden, thanked the
General and the Governor, and expressed
his qualification at the determination to see
justice done, and directed the sheriff to
call upon the soldiers if they were needed.
After the motion to change venue to-day.
it is stated an effort will be made to have
Taylor admitted to BIZ il, which it ia said
can be readily procured.
Italian Recruits for the Mines.
PlrTsBURG, September 24.-TwO hundred
Italians arrived here last night to take the
place of the striking miners along the Fan
Handle railroad.
The Accident ON the Parkersburg Road.
BALTIMORE, September 24.-The officers
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in this
city give the following particulars of the
accident on the Parkersburg branch last
night. The west bound passenger train
leaving Baltimore at 6:30 A. n. and the
east bound passenger train leaving Parkers.
burg at p. NJ. collided at Smithton, the
regularly appointed meeting place, fifty.
eioh. uilas eaat of PArkerahurg. Both an