The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-14
INTELLIGENCE By THE NAILS.

Urea, Sept. IL 1s4s-3P.M.
The Free Soil and Whig State CoHrentionS-.4ecidenf
on the Utica and Syracuse Railroad.
Our city to-day is again scene OF confusion and
bustle with the arrivals Of and wings to
attend the above conventions. The first Is that of
the bsrnburners which was appointed last February
to meet in this city, "Wednesday omorrsv1 18th
September to nominate presidential electors
and lieutenant governor, and the other State officers
for the next November. There have already
rived in days number Of delegates from New
York, Long Island Duchess Ulster, Rockland, Herk
mer, &C. The next is the wing State convention,
which meets here the day after 9th September) to
nominate their candidates. As yet, believe, not any
OF the wing delegates have arrived number Of
barnburners will arrive to- night in the twelve o'clock
train OF cars. John Van Buren,, Benjamin +. Butler
and other distinguished free soil men expected by
this train.
One Of the most extraordinary accidents and escape
without loss Of life. happened this morning on the
Utica and Syracuse RAILROAD coming from the West
when near Oneida, a Mr.. Gridley from Philadelnhia
in stepping from to another while the train
was in notion slipped and fell between the cars FOR
tunatey for him they We're just going over a small
crosswsy under which ran stream OF water, and Mr.
Gridey fell through cars and crossway into the
stream aud was not the least injured, only greatly
excited The careful conductor MIR. Fellows, imme-
diately stopped the train, and Mr. o. was soon safe
aboard the cars again Such an escape from loss Of
fell been three feet further, Mr. G. would have bsen
crushed to death in an instant. This should be =
warning to railroad passengers not to be moving
one car to another when the train Is running full
speed.
EIGHT O'CLOCK, r. NJ.
The second train of has just arrived and lutte
crowd of regular delegates the free soil State con-
vention are the spot, together with q great many
others, to visit this convention All the hotels here
have made preparations TO receive their guests and en-
terrain them In the best ner Baggs' ne hotel Is
headquarters to- night. The following regular deega-
ton from the different counties In this train -
Albany Co.-Reuben Stanton, X. Bennett. c. w.
Brock, c. T. Valentine, I. B. Redder, aud T. B. Van
Buren,.
Columbia Co.-Theodore Miller and VIM G. Man
dervie.
Duchess co... Buttolph and VIM. Elton.
LeWis Co.-Lyman Green.
Putnam Goa: l.. Dean and Saxton Smith.
Rockiand Co-Daniel Johnson.
Suiipan Co.-H. X. Morris.
Ulster Cot Seymour.
HALr-PAsr EIGHT, Pm.
telegraphic despatch was received here this even
ing announcing that Gen Leslie Combs would arrive
in this city on Thursday morning. to attend the whr
state convention which meets here Thursday.
At present unable to say who will receive the
nomination for Governor An informal meeting will
be held to morrow morning, at Baggs hotel, when
the delegates will probably make a selection There
are some strong objections to the nomination Of Gen.
Dix one OF which is that he voted against the Irish
appropriation bill last winter that was an error which
he probably regrets but which is in the power of
this convention TO repair it would lose him the Irish
votea vote which will be very strong and which is,
Of course all important that the barnburners should
try to secure. am Of the opinion this evening that
Col. WIN. G. Grain will be the nominee for Governor,
with, perhaps Robert Emmett, Of New York. for Lieu
tenant Governor 1t is however possible that neither
Of them may be nominated
1t has been suggested that the barnburners should
adept the policy which they nded to the Buff
fslo Convention, and nominate Clay whig for the
office Of Lieuten Governor but hardly believe
that they will do it.
good deal Of cordially and unanmity seems to
exist among them and there is evidently disposition
to nominate the strongest men, whoever they may be.
number Of Clay and Liberty delegates are present.
Judge Addison Gardner, OF the Court OF Appeals,
has been pressed to accept the nomination or Cover
nor, but he has positively declined of the
IONS which has constrained him to refuse to allow his
name TO be used Is that he Ia Judge Of the Court Of
Appeals II he is nominated for Governor he would
feel bound to resign the seat which he fills with
much dignity he does not believe that the vacancy
which would thus be created could be filed without
retardirg the business of the without inu
ry to the public interests Tho judge has had time
fsmarize himself with the busne Of the court he
has not done without application and study and IL
he should now resgn his place could not be flied.
One O'CLOCK A. VI.
The third train has just rrrved with great many
to visit the Free Soil Convention, from both cas-. md
west. Among them the following regular dele
gates
Vestchesf1 Co-Jared Crane and +. Barrett.
Rensselaer, Co.-Alex. f. Wheeler, j. A Comstock,
and ]. Livingston.
Many more delegates will arrive in the IL O'CLOCK
train to morrow.