The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-09-23
GENERAL SUMMARY,

The American state Convention OF Massa-
chusetts assembled in fremont Temple, Bos-
ton, on Tuesday. About twShundred delegates
were in attendance, and Ex Governor Gardner
was chosen President. After the delivery of
number of speeches, the hon. Amos A. Law
renee WAS nominated for Governor by acclama-
ton. The other State officers nominated were
as follows For Lieutenant Governor, Increase
Sumner, of Great Darlington. Secretary of
State, B. L. Allen, of Boston. State Treasurer,
A. G.. Underwood, of Milford. Auditor, C. R.
Ransom, of Roxbury. Attorney General, A.
A. Richmond, of Adams.
The Boston Traveller saysit has thus far been
found impracticabe to lay o submarine cable,
tween the main land and Martha's VINEYARD
A line has been twice laid from Falmouth
across the Sound, to the Vineyard, distance
of about four miles but it has soon been bro.
ken by the winding of sea-weed around it, and
the force of the current. Ranches of the sea.
weed, accommodating in short time to the size
of haycock, would get tangled around it, till
the force of the stream or tide, in the Sound,
would break the cable. I'll line used is SINH.
lar to the Atlantic cable.
The Commissioner of Inc Jan Affairs has Just
received letter from o. d. Bonesteel, Indian
which Mr.. B. says that he had Just eceived
visit from Ker-shana, a chisf of the Menomo.
nee tribe. His visi,er informed him of the
death of Oshkosh, the principal, which was in
this manner: Oshkosh got drunk, and quar-
relied with his two sons, the latter being also in.
toxicated. The sons became exasperated, and
beat the old man so badly that death ensued
from the injuries Osh koeh, it is supposed,
was over 80 years of age. He visited Wash
ington with delegation from his tribe in 1850.
Hls loss is greatly regretted by his people, by
whom he was much respected, Notwithstanding
the bad example he set them at times.
A train Cd the Hannibal and St. Joseph rail.
road met with a serious accident ON the 18th
inst. at the Platte river bridge, ten miles east
of St. Josepbs, by which two laborers were
drowned. George Thompson, the engineer,
and two 6remen were badiy hurt, and two or
three passengers slightly injured. The bridge
is supposed to have been Cred by an incend.
airy, and was so much bprned beneath, that
when the locomotive reached it, the entire struc-
ture fell, precipitating the whole train into the
river.
A duel took place at the Fair6sld race
course, Richmond, Va, OF Friday morning, be-
tween 0. Jennings Wise IF the Enquirer, and
Hon. Sherrard Clemens, of Wheeling. Four
shots we're exchanged, Ken Mr.. Clemens fell,
having received ball in he thigh. The wound
is not considered dangerous one. The cause
of the duel was an art Gle in the Enquirer
charging Mr.. Clemens "a being guilty OF ian
act of gross treachery to,.ards Judge Broken.
brough, perpetrated under the guise of personal
and political friendship and "abusing the
columns of the Enquirer by requesting and OBJ.
tanning the insertion of these same wilful mis-.
representations" Mr.. Clemens is the present
member of Congress from the Wheeling di,.
trict.
A camphene lamp explosion, at Chicago on
the llth, fatally burned Mrs. George W. Smith
and her sister, Miss Ca. aerine McCreech, and
severely injured lad. The woman cannot re.
cover, but there are hops of the boy. A child
OF woman named Liza ty was burned, at AL.
bany, Tuesday morning, by it's clothes taking
fire, and died the same evening.
1t is proposed TO get p q race between some
celebrated horses in ' irgina and some in
Louisiana over the Met ,irie Course, near New
Orleans, in April, 1859, for 81, 900 mile each
race, or as much more q Virginia may prefer.
Within week, the N Nv York Tribune says,
10000 children of that ,ty have been refused
room, and the reject IN of these prevents
10000 or 10000 more .om applying.
A young man named Smithson shot young
lady in Cincinnati, ant wounded her danger.
ously, because bis ad, ,nces were not received
with the cordially whit h he desired" He is
in prison, and the youns lady in critical state.
The daughter of Rei, DR.. Summers, mana.
of he n
fell into the reservoir Vi Nashville, Tenn, and
was drowned. <
Some of the Southtf IN papers prumble be.
cause it will cost our Government some $500
each, to send the Echo negroes back to Africa.
That is just one per cent. of the cost of sending
Southern negro back from Boston.
William Pennington. of Newark, Governor
of New Jersey some fourteen years since. has
been nominated for Congress in the 9Th (Wor-
teDdyke's) district, by the united opponents of
the Administration, who are able to give him
at least 1000 majority. Gov. Pennington was
the Executive at the time of the Broad Seal"
controversy that 30 long delayed the organiza-
ton of the 26th Congress-, by reason of two
contending deleeations.
New York, Sept 2O.-At a meeting of the
hcnisu SOuulsslOner6 GOQAy, IL was resolved
to reduce the term of detention of New Orleans
and Charleston vessels arriving at quarantine
with sickness on board, to eight days, and those
without sickness to four days-thus shortening
the detention over one half The restrictions
upon loading New Orleans and Charleston YES.
sells at quarantine were also thrown off, and
steamers from New Orleans we're allowed
stream permits. VESSELS from Savannah were
exempted from quarantine.
Leavenworth advsces to September 18th
state that the Salt Lafe mail arrived at st. 10
seph on the 10th inst twenty days out.
The Mormons continued to arrive in the city
from the South. Brigham Young keeps him
self concealed, and lives in constant danger of
the vengeance of his own people, who are
greatly incensed at his numerous frauds.
The reports from the South Platte gold mines
confirm the previous statements Many were
gathering from three to FIVE dollars per day,
without proper implements.
Portland, Me-, Sept. l6.-Colonel johnson,
Democrat, who came here from Belfast to-day,
claims his election in the third Congressional
district, and says his opponents cannot count
him down below % majority.
Boston, Sept. l5.--The Democrats of the
fifth district. in Convention to-day, nominated
Hon. John I. Heard for Congress.
Pittsburgh, Sept. l5.-The National Demo
cratic County Convention to day nominated the
ticket of the Anti Tax Convention, but passed
resolutions approving both the National and
State Administrations.
The complexion Of the Maine Legislature is
pretty we'll established upon the following fig
ures: Senate-30 Republicans to Democrat,
same as last year House, about 100 to 5I-s