Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-11-23
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER %, 1875.
EVENT and COMMENT

A frightful accident ocEured on the
night of the 18th on the Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta Railroad, near
Pine House and about g miles from
Augusta. After the regular passen-
ger train had left Columbia for Au-
gusta, it was followed by a train of
empty cars. The passenger train had
lust reached a sideling, when the
second train came rushing along and
the engine telescoped the ladies' pass
senger car, throwing it and the smOk-
ing car from the track. The scene
that followed was fearful. The La
dies car was filled with passengers,
women ard children were jamed to-
gether, wounded and bleeding. After
sume confusion the windows and doors
were broken open and the passengers
emerged from the wreck. 1t was
then discovered that while many were
bruised and seriously wounded but
one life had been lost, that of Charlie
Nightingale, bright little lad of six
years, son of Mr.. VIM. Nightingale, 4,
of Brunswick, Ga.
The conductor of the passenger
train is not to blame, but there is
great feeling against the men on the
other train for criminal carelessness.
The only method worth adopting to
prevent such disasters is 10 make ex>
amples of the guilty parties. The
blood Of the victims cry for ven
geance.
Ou the night of The 18th inst, the
grave Of Jenny GluSSer, the Tennessee
Giant one mile northeast Of Greene
vile, Tenn. was opened and his re-
Inaius carried away. No clue to the
perpetrators of this outrage has been
discovered
The Steamer Illinois left Philadel>
phia on the 18th inst. for Livererpool, ,
with a quantity of dressed beeves,
sheep, poultry and oysters, which she
proposes to dellyer fresh in Liverpool
by means Of a rcfrigerating apparatus.
Ttis, if successful, will, in all pro5a~
biity, lead to the development of a
large and rcuumcrative trade in that
lise.
Heavy storms have prevailed in
Englsud within the last few weeks, -
The tide Ia the Thames on the 18Th
iuAt. was the Highest on record. -
Greenwich and the low!ands along the
rivsr were partially inundated. A
great many wrecks are reported,
Three of the defeated republican
candidates for Congress i'm Miss, pro
Is,z,e tD curtest, which they say will!
cUase the means by which the election
iu that State was conducted to be look
ed iuto RRd oVerhaulpd. The wicked
Lave always died hard Ames f. be-
coming happy ~ the prospect Of his
i,n Rsachuemt is becoming dim. II II
not strange that he and his father-in-
lGU, Pen Batter, are advocates Of soft
money? Butler Was wonderful fel-
iow FOR silver few years ago.
L Eol- JfhlsSlG llA Aip IL t'''a Va '-aN
Black Hills exploration, says there
have been discovered no deposits of
gravel sufficiently rich in gold to be
profitably worked in the primitive
manner with pan or rocker, but there
are many bars which, when skillfully
worked bv gangs of miners Eith
sluces, will yield q good return. The
SEASONS are very wet. there being
showers every day. Timber is hne
aEd grass abundant.
Every soul on board the City of
Waco went down forever In the night
and the tempest. Help there was in
sight. but the winds ard waves were
too much for human powers. The
vessel surged between flood and flame,
30 that boats could neither leave her
no go to her. 1t is a brief story OF ter
Tor and OF woe.