Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-09-27
BALTIMORE, Sept. 90.

BALTIMORE, Sept. 20.
The news from Norfolk and Portsmouth,
this morning, is of the Same gloomy ma
ture. At Norfolk, during the "a hours
ending at noon on Tuesday, there was 80
deaths and so new cases.
AT Portsmouth, during the same period
there were ii deaths.
CHICAGO, Sept. 30.
A fire occurred at Fort Smith, Ark, on
the 9th inst, and destroyed about $4,000
worth of property. 1t broke out in an alley
near Cibsol Avenue, and spread to Garri-
son Avsn e, destroying whole block, in
cl, ding the post Office and many OF the
best buildings in the place. The 81.
| Charles Hotel vas on fire three times, but
finally saved. There is hardly any insu;-
ance on the property destroyed.
ALBANY, Sept. 90.
The train due here at 2.4o this morning
from Buffalo, run into cattle train at
West Albany, smashing the locomotives
tenders, and some cars OF both trains.
John Pratt, of Albany, engineer, was in
stantly killed Franklin Kirkland, fireman,
of Albany, had both his legs and arms bro
ken, and cannot survive. William Citing,
of Buffalo, an express messenger, was
dangerously wounded. Materson Fox,
Messenger, had one of his legs injured.
George Simpson, of Chicago, cadet, un-
der the care Of al express messenger, had
a hip broken. A man residing at NO. 50
Water street, in this city, had his back in
iurcd. The above list comprises all known
to have been hurt. -
In one OF the cattle train all the animals
were killed.
The cattle train was being drawn of OH
a side switch, when the coupling broke,
leaving halt the train on the track, hence
the accident.
WORCESTER, Sept. 40.
The Fusion Convention was largely at
tended to-day, over a thousand delegates
being present from all parts OF the State,
including several ex. Wing members of
Congress, several Know Nothing Congress.
men, Senator Wilson, and many OF the
rank and file of the late Wing, Free Soil
and Know Nothing parties. Hon. ~ L.
Banks, formerly Democrat, was chosen
President, with long list Of Vice Presi
dents and Secretaries. Richard II. Dana,
Jr., Free Soil, was chosen chairman OF the
committee on resolutions, and after passing
a vote that to avoid cheating, each delegate
should write his name and residence upon
his vote, for candidate for Governor, the
Convention adorned to dinner. After din
ner an informal ballot for Governor was
taken, which resulted ss follows ;-Whole
number, ga; necessary for choice, 47a;
II. J. Gardner, X. N. Republican, had 449;
Julius Rockwell, Wing Republican, 3o5
J. w. Foster, Grand Sachem OF X N.
State Council, 1872 Judge E. K. Hoar,
Free Soil Republican, AS; 7. d. Eliot,
Wing Free Soil, 8; scattering, ~. No
sooner had this result been announced, and
a motion made to go into formal ballot,
than Mr.. Bingham, of Boston, an anti
Gardner Wing, called attention to the fact
that call had appeared in the Boston pa
pers for straight-out Know Nothing
l.. l. t.;n
names Of no less than 10 OF the Boston
delegates to tho Fusion Convention. He
did not like this playing fast and loose, and
wanted TO know how far Gov. Gardner was
connected with this movement. A. o.
Brewster, of Boston, (amidst applause,
laughter and hi,ses,) defended Gov. Gard
ner as true anti-slavery man, who had as
clear a record on that subject as any one in
Massachusetts,. Ie was followed by A. q.
A. Griffin, an ultra Free Soil lawyer Of
Charestown. who, (amdst much confus-
ion,) proceeded to argue that MIR. Gardner
was not tho man TO receive the nomination
of the Convention. Formal ballot for
candidate for Governor was then taken.
Hon. julius Rockwell had six votes over
all others, and about thirty over Gardner.
The motion to make the nomination unani.
NOUS. had few scattering nays. The
present Lieut. Governor Treasurer and
Auditor were nominated for recollection by
acclamation. +. X. IIoar was nominated
for Attorney General.
Nyw YoRE, Sept. 90.