Terrible Railroad Accident

Oxford, Miss., Ftb. 16. A fearful accident oocurred about four oVock ycsUrdiiy aftemoon to tbc recular rairtiiog traiu to the MisiBsippi Railroad for New Orleans. Ths train lcaving Humbo'dt, behiud timo rapidly approached liiu-kuey's trestla, wbich ifl lurty fuet liib and (iver a raviao. The enguie cíosícd süfely, lint tlie reniain dei' of llie Irain r;m otF t'io track, cvushmg tiie tres' lo and completely wreukin the baggugo, mail, expresi and tbree passenger cari Tho cause of Lbo acoi ilent if believed to Lace been thi unëound concition of tlie trestle tiinber wLich p rmitlod the rail to si p out of plnce and that switched off the cars, which crcíhed throngh tlio trestle or plutiged into tbe diti;h. pvury car wae iiterally dostroyed. Tbe baggage, mail and exprecs freigh: broke luce and wcre scattored along tlie sides of the ravine into whicb the wreek plunged. Tbe fitst and second passenger ears were stiatiered to pieces. The remainirjg paeener ciir kept its place on the track, wlnle its fnrward end rested on the wreek cf tbe seoood car in t!ie ravine at iiü oulírj'ition of fifty degrees. Two women, four childreu, twelvu white and thn-e coloi'ed rjersooa are known to have boeu kiiled, tuii it is fearad some others. Arrong the killed was Col. Spoers, a planter resiiiiug fourteen mües from Jackson, ubo vvas reiurning froui Ciiiuuíi with thirty laborera. Also, 8. O. More house, ol Elkhirt, Iodiaoa, Mrs. Duncau K Farweü, A'ho bad just arri nd from Scotland via New York, and J. McDonald, supervisor of tbe southern end of tlie road. Tbe others are be lievt-rl to have been from the West aod South. Among the injured was Miss Aggy Elliott, of New York, who was fastened an heur in tlie wreck ly tbe side of five men nho were killed, btit sho was rescued without apparent injury except a badly raushed band. Col. Sam. Tute Prexident of the road, who was nearl} suffoctited by passengers thiowQ upon liim in the wreck, is uow comfortable One man's leg was baclly broken, an other's knee oru-bed, many cut anc bruised, and three or four are suffuring evere interna] iujury. A special traii from Louidville was only balf an liour behiud tiie wrecked triin wilh a large party of Northern nnd Western rai roac men with their lnües and a fow pasaenger. The party are all safe and assist ed in gecuring the victims. The wound ed were olneflv brought to Oxford whe:e tbe citizens proffer every as-isianco H C. McCarty, mail agout of tbo trein, was füghtly burt but declined medical aid The soutbward bound passenge. wil proceed to-dny.