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Year: 1864

From the Toronto Globe, February TO-


One of the most frightful railway ac-
cidents it has been our duty 10 record for
length of time, occurred yesterday morn
ing on the Grand Trunk Railway, result
ing in the instant death of three persons,
employees on the road. The following
are the particulars of the affair: The
Grand Trunk Railway, short distance
west of the Georgetown station, crosses
over the river Credit by one of the largest
bridges on the road. It is one of the
highest-if not the very highest-bridges
on the road, it being no less than one
hundred and twenty-five feet from the sur
face of the river to the floor of the
bridge. The river at this point is very
shallow, being at this season of the year
not more than two or three feet in depth,
and almost completely frozen over. About
8 o'clock yesterday morning, as No. Is
freight train, from Sarnia, was approach
ing this bridge, it was noticed by those on
the train that an axletree of one of the
rear cars was broken. The engine driver,
on being notified of the fact, at once
whistled "brakes down." but owing to the
ice on the track, and the train being on
the down grade, the train could not be
stopped as quickly as under ordinary cir
cumstances. AT the time the defect in
the axletree was discovered, the train was
within about two hundred yards of the
bridge and going at the ordinary rate of
speed. The persons on the train did all in
their power to stop it. All their efforts,
however, were unavailing, as the train
still kept moving, and in few moments
entered on the bridge. The engine and
the tender and number of the cars passed
onward in safety, but just as the last two
cars came upon the bridge, the coupling
OF the forward one broke. In these cars
were the conductor of the train and two
brakesmen. Immediately on the parting
of the train the last two cars ran off the
track, dashed through the side rail of the
bridge, took an awful leap into the air,
and fell, with fearful crash, into the
river beneath, distance of one hundred
and twenty-five feet They were, Of
course, smashed to atoms, and the three
unfortunate men were mangled in such
horrible manner as to be scarcely distin-
guishable as human beings. Their arms,
bodies, heads, and legs we're cut, smashed
and crushed into one sickening awful
mass of creeping, jellied flesh and bone.
The head of the unfortunate conductor
could, at first, nowhere be found, but after
searching awhile among the ruins, pieces
Of skull, face, and brain, all that now re-
mained of it, were picked up and gath
cred together. There can be no doubt
that the accideut resulted from the axle
tree, as all that portion of the train before
the broken car passed safely over the
bridge. The bridge was not very much
injured by the affair, only few of the
rails and the portion OF the side rail
through which the cars run having been
damaged.
Year: 1864

COusins-as boy and girl, we watched
The glOw-wOrm and the star,
Made mimic trenches on the sands,
And gathered shell and spar:
We built the snowman in the drift,
We nutted in the park
called her shyly, Little wife,


And kissed her in the dark.
For wears our paths lay wide apart /,
As wideas sun and sea,
And when we met again she seemed
Half strange, half shy with me:
But guests together at the farm,


We soon recalled to life
The memory of those early days,


When she was Little wife"
A whisper at a wedding dance


A blushing, bending face
And then heard the welcome word


That gave ME cousin Grace
That gave me her whose love dispelled
The shadow on my life,
Who lays her hand in mine tonight.


And is-my Little wife"
Year: 1864

be that desire for more money than her
husband could furnish her, coupled with
the charms alluded to, has been the cause
OF her fall, if fallen she has. Marbourg
was rich; she was not. She and her hus-
band were natives of Somerset county.
She was member of the same congrega-
ton to which he belonged. We are not
aware that any disagreements have exist
ed between them prior to this unfortunate
affair.
Year: 1864

All Affections Or the Womb treated with success
Those Married Ladies who have been 20 unfortunate
TO misoary or prove abortion can be carried 10 their
fun time Il found pregnant, By giving me call.
Year: 1864

GREAT EXCITEMENT IN sANDUsKY-iSeouH-
drels from Canada Arreaed.-The Sandusky
Register of Friday last gives an account Of a
great excitement in that city the night previous,
caused by the presence Of a number of rebel
scoundrels from Canada. Attention was first
attracted TO them by their rowdyism In the
saloons. A German was knocked down by
one OF them, and they afterwards assailod a
private residence, and were shot at by the
occupant, but unfortunately tho charge wound
cd returned soldier who was passing. The
Mayor speedily organized a strong police
force, and sixteen of the party were arrested.
No arms were found on them, but circum-
stances indicate that that they were bent on q
St. Albansiraid.
Year: 1864

The fable of the man who killed the goose that
daily lald him golden egg is exemplifed by the
attempt of the Abolitionists TO abolish slavery.
These fanatics fail to see that the blow which
kills slavery viii also give the quietus to tho
abolition party. Slavery has been the meat and
drink upon which they have grown to fatness.
1t has been the stepping stone by which they
have been elevated to power. When slavery
and the slavery agitation die, the abolition par.
~ dies with them
Year: 1864

II is reported that the President intends to
arpoint the Hon. Montgomery Blair Chief
Justice Of the Supreme Court. We cannot
believe that Mr.. Lincoln will 80 directly run
counter to the views and wishes of the party
which nominated and elected him. What
cVcr variance Of opinion may exist as to the
rsoIcr man for that exalted post, there is no
Difference regarding the man who ought not
TO have It. Mr.. Blair was the especial mark
Of :hc resolution OF the Baltimore ConTcn-
<Nn which declares that the Cabinet should
he a unit in supporting the principles laid
down in the platform there adopted. It was
certainly not the intention Of the party, In
5nvi1ing Mr.. Blair to leave the Cabinet,
where lie could remain but few years at
best to tender him the position If Chief Jus
7ice for life! The President accorded him
more consideration than WIS necessary in al.
lowing him to name his successor


The Supreme Court is the tribunal Of last
resort, where all the great questions involved
5n the war and the reconstruction Of the Gov
crnmcnt are to be settled. We want no man
at the head Of that Court whose measure Is
found In the Rockville speech. There was q
stor5 current in Washington once that when
the President read Ills emancipation proc1a-
1lation of Sept. 2 1862, TO his Cabinet ire
marking at the same time that he did not
read it for The purpose Of e1iciting discussion.
1ecause his mind was made up), Mr.. Blair
was the only member who iad the bad grace
10 r.se IN argument against it. The story
WIS generally credited at the time, and It is
certainly not devoid Of probability. Be that
IS 1t may, We eay frnnkly that the President
could not find ma1 in public life more dis
tasteful to his political friends, for the ap-
Tointment Of Chief Justice, than Montgom-
erT Blair.
Year: 1864

1Gg- A resolution has been introduced
into Congress that the Finance Com
mlttee consider the suggestion of the
Secretary Of the Treasury as to the ex-
pedience Of the Government purchasing
all the cotton in the Confederacy.
Year: 1864

THE PoLicE MUDMR IN AIBAEY.-Are the
members OF the Legislature aware that while
they hold up by the throat the matter Of
the appointment OF Police Commissioners for
this city the police force here are becoming
daily more and more demoralized? Between
the struggles Of the hold-overs and the 10
comers in tho Police Commission, and the
wrangie as to who does and who does not pos
sess the power, the police are losing respect for
their chiefs. their efficiency is being ruined, and
the protection of life and property is dangerous
ly insecure Robberies. burglaries. murders,
midnight assassinations, prize fights. street fights
and drunken brawls occur daily and nightly,
and the interpretation of the police is rarely
noticeable. Again: another draft is contem-
plated, and may be soon put in force How
will the police stand if riot like that Of July
last again occurs Such an event is not i'm
probable from indications afforded, among the
most significant Of which Is the course of the
incendiary copperhead press In publishing in
dammatory articles melting the people to an
outbreak, apparently seizing the present
lax state Of police discipline as q favora-
VIC Silu0 w aCCOMphlSn tuou uiaoOiiCoi pur-
poses. The police were the chief instruments
in quelling the last riot and in restoring order;
and who can tell what may occur IN March, If
the law abiding citizens and property holders
be deprived Of this strong arm of protection!
1t is time that this police muddle at Albany was
put an end to- 1t can and must be done 1mme-
diate'y. The people of New York will be sat
isded with Messrs. Acton and Bergen as the
republican, and Messrs. McMurray aud Bos-
worth as the democratic members Of the Com
mission. They want no old, worn out party
hacks entrusted with the important duties de-
volving upon it. They want no inveterate and
incorrigible placeholders of the race Of the
Purdys connected with it. Neither do they
want any unknown or untred individual of the
tribe of Jones to be selected. With the gentle
men whose names we have mentioned as suta-
BILE for the position, we repeat the citizens Of
New York will be satisfied; and the Legislature
should at once select them, or some other well
known capable and respectable citizens, so that
the present controversy may be settled, and
the extreme danger which me0aces the city
avoided
Year: 1864


know a little village,


Where sunny, sparkling stream
Murmurs DER the shining pebbles
Like the music Of dream
And love TO see it glisten
In the suns bright golden ray
But neither stream nor sunlight
Have brought me here to-day.
And know a little cottage
Where the summer roses grow,
And starlike scented jessamine,
With petals white as snow;
Where faathered songsters chat Us eve,
soft and melodious lay
But neither birds nor flowers, ween,
Have bought me here to-day.
Eat in that cottage dwelloth now
maiden fair and bright,
With eyes like dew.gemned violets,
With looks of sunny light
With soul as pure as yon bright stream,
And heart as light and gay
And to claim that maiden for my bride,
come this road to-day.
Year: 1864




During the last twenty -four hours about
1000 men from the Army Of The Potomsc,
wounded in the battles Of Thursday and
Friday, have arrived here. Comparative
ly few of them are suffering from injuries,
and many will soon be returned to the ar
my.


Accounts from the Army Of the Potomac
concur that there was heavy fighting yes
terday, and about Eve o'clock in the az.
ternoon an attack was made upon the
rebel batteries 1t is stated that after the
assault was continued for some time, it
was found that the rebel batteries could
not be carried without probably great sac
riRce Of life, the effort for the tine was
abandoned.


1t was reported here this morning, that
General Warren Was wounded yesterday,
and died on the way to Fredericksburg.
The rumor was repeated tonight and gen
enally believed.


The fighting yesterday afternoon is said
to have been very severe, ss the heavy ar
tlery was brought into action on both
sides. The result as far ss known this
morning was to our advantage. The reb-
els attempted to get on the rear portion Of
our army to obtain supplies, but were
driven of with loss. The fighting was re-
sumed to-day. ,s,
Year: 1864

The contemplated dam at the Falls will
not be built, and our gunbOats will have
to wait for rise Of the stream.


A rebel battery sunk the steamer Emma
at Fort DeRussy. POrter's flagship is st
mouth Of Red river, and reinfOrcements
are passing up to alexandria.
Year: 1864

The Posts Washington special Gays that
dispatches just received from the army ds-
ted late yesterday, state that Grant has
won another victory. Lees whole left is
crushed, and We have captured q whole
rebel brigade. Burnside chased EWsll
over miles.


The World has q rumor from Washing
ton, that the 10th and 18th army corps on
the north bank Of the James, are to be
sent around to reinforce TIE army Of the
Potomac from the north. That they COM
prise too small an army to capture Rich
moDd, and that they are too numerous to
permit their being kept out Of the field.


The Worlds special says: Grant msssed
nearly 400 pieces Of artillery against
Lees position at Spottsylvsnis Court
House, on Tuesday, and fired for two
hours. When the assault was finally or
dered the advancing column met with but
feeble resistance. Lees line did not waver
until just before the close of the battle,
when it fell back and we gained consider
able ground.


The correspondence from General But
ler's army contains nothing later Of that
Generals operations than was announced
In his dispatch.


Tee Herald has an extra just issued,
which has the following


WAsHIsGToE, May livery important
news has just been received. The result
Of the last great battle is the defeat of the
rebels, and the retreat Of Lee. 10000 pris-
oners and twelve cannon have been cap
tured.


1t will not take General Grant all the
summer to finish this fight at this rate.


LATER.


Up to this writing we have received no
confirmation Of the rumor above mentioned,
but the fact that such report was cur
rent in fredericksburg yesterday shows
the bouyant feeling there in regard to our
position.
Year: 1864

wns class OF people entirely our side We had the
choice to say to Slavery, die, to let the mon
Hip We chose to save the Union. Dchese
II was wise choice f1r the South as well as lor Ine
North for the whole country and every part OF "


he whites of TIE South as well the blacks Oi lne
Sonth And when this is over and peace restored;
and the Union cestabshcd and ten years have pafseu
oyer us and the South. and prosperity cnsue suSh as


they never before realized dreamed Of they VIII say
that the abolition of Slavery was worth the
The South all its bloody cost lCheers In conclusion


the speaker exhored them to make every possible ex
erton 10 make this contest glorious in its progression
and glorious in its rcuslt. Cheers


After another song from the Trcmain Brothers, the
Rev. NJ Blanchard addressed the meeting, and at the
conclusion Of his remarks the meeting adjourned.
Year: 1864

THE OMNIBUS ExTORTIoN.-Empty stages on
Broadway this week the result Of high fare They
are to be seen daily and in large numbers Last week
this would have been rare but pleasant sight to
passengers especially those who feel little tired
lazy. If the opposition stl continues against THIS
moastious e1ortion. by next week the money drawers
Of the omnibus companies will be high and dry. Ihe
interests Of the stage proprietors have BEEN damaged
70 seriously by this swndng movement Of theirs that


they should lower the fare tomorrow TO the old rates.
would be some time before they would recover their for
trade The prejudice against the high fare Is in'
crcasing every day u extent hardly conceivable
The stage lines that have not raised are continually
crowded. and consequently reap rich harvest for the
owners.
Year: 1864

FOURTH WARD q. L, A.-There will be meet
ing Of this league at the hall this evening at ~
O'Clock. Every member is ezpecred to DO present,
as business Of importance will be up before 1t.
Come every one.
Year: 1864

The best Tonic Bitter ever offered to th Public Mingled with the rich flavor of tn Bourbon are number of other ingredient for restoring the appetite and imparting If and vigor to the whole system.
Year: 1864

found Dead IN His Roon.-Bernard Hagan
well known citizen, was early yesterday
morning found dead lying On this floor Of
his room at bis residence on oi street. near
the City Almshouse. For some time past
his health has been falling, brt he persist
death lie believed to have been the result of
want Of proper care and attention to his
health.


Coroner Sanxay was summoned to view
the body, and, upon learning the cireum


stances, considered an inquest unnecessary.
Year: 1864

MT. William YOunU's Despatchess


ARMY or PoIoxAo Jan. 20, 1884.


had q long interview today with o11ceY OF high
military rank in the Army Of the Potomac who has had
opportunities for frequent conversation with deserters
from the rebels He does believe that any part or
Lees army has been sent OF Virginia. He does be-
lieve there has been nght among the rebels on the
south side OF the Rapidan that there general dsruet
Of the fidelity OF the rebel pickets that the soldiers in
Lees army arc anxious grasp at the earliest possible
rod the olive branch OF held out TO them the
nesty proclamation take the oath Of allegiance and be-
again good citzens that thero is actual desttuton
in the rebel army that the supply Of ratons extremely
Short and with the greatest difficulty enough reaches
tho army make even the small daily issue that s fur
nlshed The supply Of forage short that the cavalry
horses cared for very tenderly and nearly a the
picketng by the rebel infantry the object being
to keep their horses in condition for service when the
spring campaign opens.


ARMY THE PoroMAo, Jan. q, 1884.


two Mississippi regiments that opened the ball
Saturday last by attempting to 1ght their way out
of the rebel lines for the purpose OF taking the oath OF
allegiance to tho United States Unfortunately they did
not succeed though they made brilliant attack upon
the troops that ordered to resist their progress
It is expected that full information will reach hero
shortly by which idea may be formed OF the losses
on both sides.


From twenty FIVE to forty deserters come into tho
picket lines OF the Second corps daily and many to tho
Third corps Notwithstanding four skmish lines have
been thrown out by the rebels TO prevent IL.


Major General French OF the Third corps went 10 WASH
ington to-day.


The construction train OF the military railroad
attacked this evening by gueras at the gravel SWITCH
about and halt mile from Alexandria. Twelve shots
nred Of the balls passing within six inches
Of the conductors head. Gen. Slough Immediately des
patched squadron Of men in pursuit.
Year: 1864

CoxFETITIox-The Marysyille Appeal says :
Great efforts are being made to take the Ia Porte
passenger and freight trade to oroville by the
turnpike road now building from that city to Wood
VILE The survey Of the road gives maximum
grade of six feet to the hundred and distance Of
% miles. The builders are now ont six miles from
Orovile, and propose to finish their work early in
the Spring. This Is an enterprise for 0royille wor
thy Of imitation by every city that wishes to keep
and gain more country trade. The good road that
brings the farmers and teamster's wagon and
horses into city is worth much to that city as
any other enterprise that public spirited men en-
gage in. Marysville, VIC are sorry to say, is not
much renowned for the excellence Of her country
roads; and perhaps little stirring up IS needed to
keep and increase the trade that does SO much to
build up city. Any how, it is is fair field OF
competition; and our neighbor city is invited 70
go in and win'-if she can"
Year: 1864

FINE GRADR.-Teamsters who have passed over
the new grade OF the Woodville read on Miner :
Ranch Hill, are enthusiastic in its praise The old
road over this hill impossible for heavily loaded
teams, but the new grade has done away with this
formidable barrier to trade and travel.
Year: 1864

Try IT.-lt is said that watering strawberries
with water ia which nitrate Of soda has been dis
solved to the amount of one ounce Of soda TO gal
lon of water, will help the plants produce a won
derful crop.
Year: 1864

HorS.-The Colusa sun says hops are beginning
to be one Of the most extensive and profitable crops
in the world, and that where hops have been tried
in California, they have generally done well. More
attention should be paid to their cnture. Owing
TO the increased consumption of beer and ale in the
United States, the demand for hops has grown
faster than the increase of production and there is
now no crop which gives the producer better
returns
Year: 1864

OUT OF LUcK-A Nee Cellanite of this place made
a wager OF a sack of -four with Union man Of
Evansville precinct that the State of New York
would o for Mcclellan il not, he agreed to carry
the sack OF flour to Evansville, distance of ten or
twelve miles, making the trip barefoot. If Little
Mac carried the State, then the Union man was to
perform the above feet from Evansville to Oroville.
We inclined to think from the latest news, that
the adu,irer of Little Mac will have to do that little
job of packing" He ought to have had better
lnck-or better indgment
Year: 1864

- Owing to some arrangement of TIE
telegraph wires, we are without our usual
Dispatches this afternoon. Probably the
cause is to be attributed to the fact that
Stanton is again electrifyng the country
with sensation dispatches from Ben Butler!
Year: 1864

-irsMoRE TAxArIoN-The Tribune and the


Times are talking about more taxation -
wet, the government must receiSe three or
four hundred millions year from taxation


or 60 BY the board. We shall have to tax
fire, air and water, smoke light and leEer
everything We wear and everything We don't
wear, everything we like and everything
We dislike. From the cradle to tile grave
We will have to-be taxed. This, Is one Of
the besutissuf abolitionism. IT we want
t. eud tie war and save some of our taxes
We must all 60 for aensd Grant. '''s7- =
Year: 1864

reflect that sound mind and body are the most neces
sary requisites to promote eonnubial happiness. In
deed without these the journey through LIE become,
weary pilgrimage; the prospect hourly dar,ens 70 .ns
view; the mind becomes shadowed with despair anu
fled with the melancholy reflection that the happiness
of another becomes blighted with our own,
Year: 1864

A late number Of the Natchez Courier
has the following items:


Fires and knock downs are proving
common almost every night in Natchez
We hear Of four fires and one knock
down Tuesday night.


A. M. Griffin, Esq, lost a roof from his
barn a small house was burnt near the
cotton press the City Hotel was set on
fire and the location of the other fire We
did not learn.


Every good citizen should interest him
self in sending reliable men to Major
Kelly, that he may secure formidable
day and night police.


We have since learned that there were
five attempts, not previously named, to
fire the city on Tuesday night.


Among them were j. Robinson's ba-
kerry and ahouse at the forks of the
road.


The large government stable, on the
corner of Main and Canal streets, owned
by Joseph Bondura, was entirely destroy
ed by fire. Seventeen horses and mules
perished.
Year: 1864

CRUEL MIsTAKEs.-A correspondent Of
the Augusta Constitutionalist writes from
Richmond:


Among others who have lately fallen
may be mentioned Col. Lawrence M.
Kent, whose name was once household
word in the South. This gallant soldier
was mortally wounded few days since,
while riding down his regiment, between
its fire and that Of the enemy, and alas
that it should be SO declared in his last
hours, that the ball which struck him
came from his own men. God grant
these mistakes that have robbed as SO
often and so grievously before, may here
after cease. to occur.
Year: 1864

Aey-On the night of the 7th inst, three
steamers ran out of Galveston. A gun
boat lying in the channel went in chase,
but her Captain, purposing to play Yam:
kee trick ON his brother Yankees, and
get all the prize money himself, did not
signal the rest of the fleet. The steamers
were obliged to throw overheard part OF
their deck loads, but they kept the lead
of their pursuer until she got out of coal
and was obliged to return. These parti-
culars were learned few days afterwards
during an interview under flag of truce.
Year: 1864

BO~ The types yesterday said We had
been fully advised of the causes leading
to the relieving Of General Dick Taylor
from duty in the trans-Mississippi. The
paragraph should have read we have not
been fully advised, &c.