Daily national intelligencer

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tion is led by a committee f ten chiefs. who have sent s

cmmissioner to Washington to represent their cause.

When our Government recently acknowledged the inde

pendence, and accepted a Minister Plenipotentiary to

represent the Haytien Government, it probably did not

expect so soon to have two claimants to that honor. The

representative of the rebel power, if truly represented in

their enunty to the whites, may find some d ffisulty i

establishing their claim to be heard.

Hayti, which is so t rn by civil d ssencioa and war, is a

mort beautiful and fertile island, but its agriculture is

in the m st primitive state. its commerce is valued at

$10,000,000.

Seventy-five years ago its exports were

nearly $28 000 000. Sugar is no longer exported. The

export of ciffee has been reduced to one-third, and of

cot on one-tenth of its former txpOTl.—PhU. ledger.

RAILROAD DISASTERS.

A contemporsry sums up the reenlts of the railroad dis

alters during the past year as follows

Disasters due to celieior.

Rotten erosa-ties, broken rata, ic

Turning curvee.

Badly built aud rotiel bridgre.

Bursting of enginet.

Defective locomotivee..

AbBSLCO of double tract..

Raised draw bridges.

Landslide....

Broken

Absence or d -fee, ul l^bis and

Bunning into horses, cows, and derricke...

Tiifling with brakes.

Torusdo

Misplaged switches.

Culpsb.Lty of Co.'s or employees, aboui...

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Daily national intelligencer. (1865). Washington City [D.C.], 1865-09-05. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83026172/1865-09-05/ed-1/?sp=1

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Daily national intelligencer, 1865-09-05.