Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-05-15

0y"rhe result OF the counting OF the votes
cast ii the recent election iu Rhode Island bT
the Legislature, now 100 session at Newport. was
es follows; For Governor Phillips Allen Loco
hid G,H3i Josiah Chapn lWhig) had U,lC6 /;
scattering, 204-Ailens majority, 62S. For
Lieut.. Goteruor-Wm r. Lawrence Loco had
o,1-5 Rowse Btbcock Whia lad 30; scat-
tenne. l9S Lwrence'- Iuaiouty. 3}l. The
oath of office was administered % the officers
elect, aud they were duly Installed n their oil
ccs. GOV. Anthony, ia retiring from the Office
wl.ch be- has So honomhy flied the two past
yelrs, addressed las successor IN few appro-
pirate remarks.
Hartford .faY an. The Senate organised by
appointing Hon u D. Peck, Of New ayen, as
President pro tenn, stephen W. Kellogg, Of
Naugaiuc, MS Clerk, and W Russell as Door
hecper--ail Whgs
Tho House was organised hy the election Of
Hon. samuel lugham, speskcr, he having ia
votes, and hs opponent Hon. ". BoaIdman,
bad l09; Myron ). Baker, Of Holland, was e.
ioctcd Clork: Morton W Wilson. of Easton.
s-stant Clerk Samuel Cooley, and Samuel
WyHe, MESSENGERS James Leron. DAVIS Ray.
and Richard Bulk, Doorkeeper Democrats.
All The members were present except Mr.. Cady,
Of Ashford, Fr.esol who IS SICK
TIE ciact,on Of Governor and other State Of
icefs viii be proceeded with Tomorrow.
9Th General Assembly Of Rhode Island
assoHH 3d II Newport on the 9Th. Gov Antho-
ny presided IN the Senate. The House was or
ganzed By the choice of Alfred Bosworlh, Of
Warren as Speaker. and Wngate Hayes and
Thomas Duriee. OF Providence. rs Clerks, all
Wings. The Wing candidates received 3 votes
20 IS for the Democratic candidates. In the
Senate the L. Governor is eX oiicio the oresid-
ING officer. Both houses IN convention proceed
ed TO count the votes for tate officers.
a. Ca Friday afternoon, as n gentleman
and lady, residents Of Lynn, we're riding in car
rtge round the old fertilization Of Marhlehead
the horse took fright and backed, until the car
rage. inmates and horse went over the edge. eau
sing the death of the lady and horse almost in
stanty. The gentleman escaped with slight
brnsc The name OF the lady was Sarah Chur-
chill. aged about Is years. Her neck was bro
ken by the fall.
From Oregon Derih Of .Ur. 9hprsion, &c
The preparations for the election for delegate to
Congress bore evidence of q spirited contest
Mr. Thnrs'ons Course Ia Congress was severely
criticised by some of the citizens and presses OF
the Territory hut he Is beyond the reach of eli
ther praise or cansure, having died on his home
ward passage.
The Oregon Spectator says that the population
Of rs ashinlton County Is 2O5U. of whom ESQ are
residents Of Portland. Lynn County contains
J'i inhabitants.
EXPLOSION OF BoILFR And Loss OF LIFE
.Nacark, NJ j., .M1y 7H, The Daily Advertiser
Of tins afternoon has the following "We learr
from Pati sou that while the Workmen IN The
extensive works Of Rogers Kitchen (, Groom
er, OF ihat place, were this forenoon trying
new locomotive, the boiler burst hurting the
fragments N every direction, and blowing off the
roof and one side of the building which was o.
hrck, SO that the whole fell in. When the ac-
oident occurred, the shop was filed with work
men, many Of whom were still buried in tbs
ruins when our informant left. He also states
that three or four had been taken out dead and
ten or fifteen badly wounded. The persons kill
ed were Irish, and their names were James Me
Namara, Thomas Busthard, Patrick Dougherty
and Amos Whitehead
o. Three persons, father mother and in
tant were murdered at Roxbury, Penn. on Fri
day evening last and from appearance their braini
were knocked out with an axe.
The premises the American Baptist Mission
at Bangkok, siam, were entirely destroyed b,
fire on the night of the 4th of January last. The
loss was upwards of $4,000.