The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-10
Ohio Legislative Convention.

Ohio Legislative Convention.
COLUMBUS OHIo, jan. 9-P. M.
Mr. wHrrMAr, from the committee appointed yes
terdsy sssit the Speaker In counting the VOTE A.
tempted read report seconded by six Of the dsmo-
cratic members ofths committee In which he faSrh
the reasons for rejecting tho vote Of the county
Lorsine the principal being, that the
not sealed kr Weller was her~upon declared to have
$50 majority; but tho Speaker immediately and
pronounced the report Of order that the commit
tee only appointed to assist the Speaker with
right TO report.
Hersupon, . scene Of great confusion snsued, in
consequence Of various members Of both parties
sistiDs being heard chaos reigned in the legisa.
ture for the space Of forty minutes during which
no definite idea could be gathered Of tbs visws
OF either party, such was the violence OF dccla
n alton on all hands: with repeated calls to order
Mr.. Whitman declaring all the time his deter mi Ito
to be heard IT all hazards. Violent threats and
tnsl charges of corruption the order Of the hour
Finally the speaker agreed to the reading
and THE followed by resolutions for appointing
joint committe to make further examination into the
for t~o hours.
The srhArER then rose, and declared ssAbury Ford
elected Governor Of Ohio
While he thus engaged, Messra Archibald,
Whitman and others, attempted to interrupt the
spsskr with furious qestures words and oatbs ohsrg
ing him with having violated his oath Of office SO &c
The convention finally broke up In the midst Of the
greatest exc element.
The HOHse immediately called to order; but took
recefs. The Senators also repsired to the Senate
chamber, and soon after adjourned.
The Election OF am United States Senator
for PennsyIvania.
HARRIsBURG, Jan. o, 1s4e.
Mr.. Cooper has received the nomination the whig
legislative caucus for u S. Senator. The members
from Allegheny and Lancaster refused to go into
caucus The following is the result of the balloting
FIRST BALLor-Riohard Brodhead, (dem 81; James
Cooper, (whs) 81; Thaddeus Stevens, (whig) 7; Won
Meredith, (whig) 8; George Ford (whig) q native,
votes, ~.
SECOND BALLor-Brodh cad, 90; Cooper, 90; Stevens
Q; Meredith, /; Ford, 2
THIRD BALLor-Brodhead, 62 Cooper, es; Stevens, 8.
Mr.. Cooper, on tho third ballot having received
majority over al others, was declared duly elected
Senator Of the United States for six years. from the 4h
Of March next In the place of Simon Cameron demo.
crat) whore term will then expirv
The Cholera In the South, Southwest and
West.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 9. 1S49
The Southern mail brings advices that the cholera
broke out among tho 9Th infantry ct Fort Laxson
Texas and ragged with intensity for two weeks Forty
deaths occurred At Bayley, in hour and forty In
one night The dead were piled in heaps. One
count says.that half the regiment was swept or ano
thsr account that only seventy. Ave had died st
Deapy was the only Officer dead. The camp vas bro
ben up The disease has since sbated. Terrible CON-
sternaticn pervaded the inhabitants. There we're
thirteen cases at Houston.
New ORLEANS, Jan 7, 1s49.
The weather Is again clear and pleasant. The cho.
lera Ia gradually disappearing Number Of intsrments
for the last "a hours at the Charity Hospital 49, Ad-
mittsd 7, discharged II.
VicxsBURe, Jan 8, 1849.
The cholera has again appeared in this place. The
weather 10 disagreeabls.
MEMPHIS Jan 8, 1870
The deaths In this city, by cholera average per
day. Considerable alarm exists among our citissns
. number Of whom are leaving
LOUISVILLE, Jan ., 1S49.
All the steamboats, coming up from below continue
to have cases Of cholera on board
CINCINNATI, Jan 8, 1912
The Board Of Health report several cho-
lers, during the past twenty four hours the Hosp
tai. Two deaths, by cholera, have occurred Front
street Two deaths occurred the Hospital, from
CHI lera, to-day.
WHEELING, IVA } Jan 8, ISa9.
Yesterday morning, Colonel DIX, Of the Army died
with the cholera, In q stage, tbs National Road,
about foit miles east OF tnis place.
HAaRisBuRG. january 9, 18l9.
IT isreported that several stud- have left Dan
place.