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ACCIDENTS ON THE RACE COURSE. Probable Death of He PrOpsietOr.--Mr. C. s. Browning, the proprietor of the Beacon Race Course, yester- day undert ,ok to ride the Canadian horse, Hops, in the Hurdle Race advertised to take place there. The hurdles are placed within few feet of each other, in the course of distance Of some mile and and quarter, and over thesethe horses are leaped Mr. Browning was not used, it would appear, to that kind of riding, and kept his horse at the top of his speed upon coming to the hurdles, without holding sufficiently m hand as the leap was taken. Five horses were running with that which he rode. Upon attempting the leap he was thrown upon his head, the hMse falling upon his neck and back, and cruising him fearfully. The horse that was next to Hops" was "Amercus," which took the leap almost at the same moment with the other, and with his hoof struck Browning as he lay pros. trate upon the ground. The injured man was ta- ken up and borne off the ground. Dr. Caldwell, who was fortunately present, attending to him.

 When we las, heard definitely from Mir. Brown ing, he was alive, but considered in a most preca- rious if not utterly hopeless situation. But there is ru,nour as we pen this, that he has already hreathed his last It certainly would be next to a miracle, were he to survive such terrible accident

 ~. Y. Express.

 .Na,7ied--not Hung-A novel occurrence took place on Wednesday last in capital trial pen- ding before all the Judges of the Supreme Court, now sitting at Salem. James Powers. who was indicted for rape on Hannah Welsh, was to have been tried on Thursday for his life, and the jurors were summoned, and the Court ready, having as- signed day specially for the trial. In this stage of the case, the prosecuting officer announced to the Court that he had suddenly been deprived of the most material witness for the prosecution, without whose testimony he could not hope for a conviction: that this witness was the girl upon whcm the offence had been committed, and that he had lost her testimony hy her gong to the jail and marrying the prisoner that morning-and now be- ing his wife, she could not testify against him!

 And thereupon the Court looked hecomingly grave, and the prosecuting officer entered nolle prosequi. and Mir, James Powers is gay bride- groom at large, enjoying his honeymoon, instead of being a prisoner in the dock on his trial, with the prospect of hempen halter.

 Boston Post.