The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-07-12

Terrible Railroad Accident.

S. w. JEwETr.
Middlchury, July 8, 1851.
Terrible Railroad Accident.
a despatch from New York, July
9Th, says:
On the Susquchanna Railroad,
near Baltimore, last evening, a COLI
sion took place between the regular
train from New York and a Know
Nothing excursion train. Twcnty.four
persons were instantly killed and cigh.
ty-threc seriously wounded. The
Know Nothing excursion train, with
abou. 5000 men, women and children,
went out to Rydcr's Grove, from BAL
timore, to celebrate the day, and most
Of them were on their return when the
accident occurred. The disaster took
place about ten miles from the city,
and the passengers were obliged to
walk that distance. The dead bodies
were brought to the city this morning.
A later despatch from Baltimore,
at midnight, on the 9TH, adds the fol-
lowing:
Twenty eight Of those injured to-
day, BY the collision, are dead, and
more are expected to die.
The Coroner's jury rendered a ver-
diet, . charging the cause of the &C,
cident to carolessness on the part Of
the Conductor, William Scott, and to
gross negligence on the rart Of the Of
ficc:s Of the Company, in falling to
give their rules in more explicit Ian
guage."
Men llAnrsnmr.-A despatch from
Concord, July 9th, says
The NcLra,ha resolutions were le6at.
ed all this aftcruoou Nm ton made 70
substitute n series committing the Wings
to the principle O. of their platform OF
1882 WAS defeated.
Tho first resolution, rciteratirc the
principle promulgated in l-50 ly the
House. declaring against the introduction
Of slavery into free territory, and Of the
creation Of any territory without its pro-
hibition. was fut to vote and adopted
by leo to lis.
The second resolution PASSED by ljj
to lI9. 1t deprecated the repeal of the
Missouri Compromise.
The thirl resolution, approving tho
course Of Messrs. Kittredgo and Nor
rison in Congress. in voting oginst tho
Nebraska bill, passed l56 to ITO,
The fourth resolution. which disap
proves of the conduct of Senators Nor
ris and Williams. and Mr. IIibbard Of
the House, was carried by a vote of 1872
to M.
The House adjourned at S o'clock.
CoRcor1. July Cat 4 o'clock, the
10Th ballot for Senator took place, with
the following result number Of
votes 500 necessary for a choice l55
Wells had AZ Morrison 81 Eastman
80; Clark If Tappau .: Goodwin 8
scattering 4, and there was no choice.
On the lith ballot - Whole NJ. 500
necessary for a choice 1855. Wells l4S
Morrison % Eastman So; Clark Is
Tappan ) Goodwin 4 scattering O.
No choice.
A motion to indefinitely postpone wa'
made by Mr.Ncsmith of Franklin, Wing
which was put to a yea and nay vote
and was adopted by 40 to ll7.
\ motion to reconsider the vote, was
negatived by l57 to lll.
So the Senatorial question was settled
for the present session, and the House
adjourned.
The Legislature adjourned sin'
die last Saturday.
INDlANA.-A correspondent OF the n,
Y. Irib0nc, under date Of june Goth
says
Last Saturday, pursuant to n few days
prior notice, about eight hundred rotey.
of the county were there. in the SAINT
Court House, to sit in judgment on
great question. The meeting began al
10 O'clock in the forenoon, and continued
its deliberations until nearly the close o
llt AdO. us I looiutNt Nuo NJ YIN ihh'
and influential Democrat the Vice
President were one a Wing, one a Free
Soiler. The speakers were numerous
among whom were the Rev. St. JohI
Vandyke of indianapolis, who had beef
bitterly traduccd by the Douglas pres
but who was now enthusiastically cheer
r cd. Messrs, Conner, Chapman, Voss AM
others made able aud eloquent address
es, aud were almost constantly cheerqd
! Their first resolve was; The Nc6Task'
, 6iH iSa IRA against liberty, 1t passe,
/, unanimously. This was not n politica
meeting 1t was a council meeting o
freemen, irrespective ofparty. ltstrike
tho Douglas party with dismay in thi
/ region,
Iowa ELEcuoN,-A Governor, Con
. grossmon and members Of the Stat
/, Legislature arc to be chosen in Iowa il
August. The candidates are now most
ly in the ioll, For Governor, Jane
W. Grimes, Wing, is opposed by Curt
Bates, Nebraska Democrat. For Con
| gress in the First District, X. Il. Il
Clarke, Wing, is opposed by Augusta
Hall, Nebraska Democrat, and in tn
Second District, James Thoringtor