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Show Kailwav Aetna; r. The uiemhcrs l Moron's Uommcrciiil College, about two nuudred and fifty in number, left tliis city yesterday morning on an excursion train, for "jjden City. They reached their de.-ti-uatiuii in due time, all right, and spent a veiy pleasant day. They left cgden la-t night at six o'clock, aud when fix or sevuii miles from tliis city three of the cars Hew the tra.-k, and the track was completely toru up for two or three hundred yard-. The cars were very slightly, dduiaged, but fortunately not one of tho passengers xustained the least injury. At the timed the accident tho train was ffoing at a moderate moder-ate ate, or tho result would in all probability proba-bility have been much more serious; it also fortunately happened that tlio cur-, that, ran olf were the last cars of tho train, aud alter the ncaro was over tho forepart of the train tamo alon to tho city, and then returned lor thoso w ho had been compelled to slay behind, and beyond the short dolav thus occasioned they sustained no incou-icnieiH'P. incou-icnieiH'P. Wo (rloaned the .above) particulars from Mr- -Morgan, principal of the college, wlu ulso wished to express tho thanks of the excursionists to Mr. l.cavitt, the conductor of tho train, for his untiring ell'orts to pro-motithe pro-motithe pleasure and sali-ty of t!ie party. The cause of tho(acuident is involved in mystery. It may have arisen through some fait in the' construction; but it is more likely to havo arisen from the devilish devil-ish miseheif of a party whoso, handiwork has already been detected at two or three points on the line. Let such a person scop hie doviltry while ho is safe; if ho do not be may bo sure that his sin will lind him out, and will cost him dear. |