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Show GENERAL. Not Quarantined. New York, 2G. Several steamers which rcceutly arrived at New York ; from Para have been quarantined in i the lower bay, but the last steamer from Rio was permitted to reach her dock, though she had touched Para. AnotUtr Daring He a Voyge, Captain John Melka, who in 180V crossed the Atlantic on an India rubber life raft, is having another raft made, iii i cen feet long and twolve wide, ou which he intends to go to Europe, acoompaoied only by a boy. He will; be ready to start about the middle oi August and will carry with him sixty ; days provisions. He will taLo the direct Bteamer track. , Rone Dlitaic, j The disease ia still making sad havoc ! among the railroad horses iu this city. Hugo Accept! a MauHjcrNlilp. Victor Huco has addressed a letter to the New York liberal club, aceep ting he membership to which he recently re-cently was elected. WlUky House Seld. The Internal Revenue authorities .yesterday seiaed the wholesale whUky j house of Steveu, Reiney Jc Co., on a charge of having a large quantity ol contraband liq ior on hand. Terrible Accident. St. Louis, 25. A terrible accident occurred at tilt-'cn minutes past six last nvening, on tho To edo and Waba-h II. R., s-ixtecn miles from this city and :wo miles this sido of Elwardsville. A freight train of thirty-three cars, heavily laden with grain, going south j it a creat speed, collided with a gravel ' rrain on which were laborers returning from their work. Of these, six were billed outright, four others 60 sevcrelj . injured that there are little hopes ol recovery, aud fully one-half tho others tre moro or less injured; some severely. I'he collision occurred en a short curve md neither of the engineers were twure of the other train being on thi track till it was too late to prevent the : collision- '1 he engineers and firemer : from both train- jumped in time to save their lives. Both of the engine? and a large Dumber of the cars wen demolished. |