Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-03-29
Election Of L. 8. Senator.

Election Of L. s. Senator.
AS announced last week, Hou. John
Sherman received the nomination of the
Republican caucus on Wednesday even
: ing, Goth inst. On the 29th ballot the
vote stood: Sherman 43, Dennison II,
Schenck 10.
The two houses met in joint body on
the 21st. s1r. Sherman was presented
as the Republicon candidate for U. S.
Senator, and Judge Kennon as the
Democratic candidate. The vote stood:
Sherman 76, Kennon SO. Mr.. Sherman
was declared duly elected for the term
of six years.
The Columbus correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette speaking of the
nomination of Mr.. Sherman, says:
Considering the obstinacy and de-
| termination with which the contest for
more than week has been maintained,
the nomination is we'll received, even
among members who opposed Mr.. Sher-
man throughout the entire contest.
Mr.. Sherman is regarded as con-
servative man and a man of great en-
ergy and perseverance. His vote on
the propositions reported to Congress
by the Committee of Thirty three,
proves his conservatism, while his well
known services as Chairman of the
most important Committee of the lower
House of Congress afford abundant
proof of his persevering efficiency as a
legislator. He is gentleman. of highly
popular manners, and an indefatigable
worker.
THE ACCIDENT ON THE PENNsYL-
VANIA RAILROAD.
Especial Correspondence of ths Pitsburg Gazette.l
HARRISBURG, March 81, 1861.
EEs. GAZETTE: telegrap phed to you
yesterday briefly the accident which oc-
Cured to the train of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company which left Pittsburg
on Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock.
1t appears that several cattle had
fallen from stock train near Hunting
don, and one of these caused the acci-
dent. at Piper's dam, four miles west
Of Huntingdon, H the locomotive struck an
OK, cutting off its hind legs; the animal
rolled under the baggage car, throwing
it off-but the car was dragged nearly
mile before the train was stopped. The
stove in the baggage ear was upset, and
it speedily fred the mail bags. So rap
idly did the flames spread, that it was
found impossible to save anything ex-
cept two trunks. The entire through
Eastern mail was destroyed, as was all
the baggage, with the exception above
noted. After much difficulty the cars
were detached, and moved apart for
safety, and the passengers then had
nothing before them but to wait until
the baggage car was burned up so that
the track could be cleared.
1t was certainly most providential
matter that the ear was thrown off the
track ON the mountain side. On the
other side was the Juniata river, at the
base of precipitous bank of forty feet.
There was little or no margin on that
side between the ties and the bank, and
if the car had SO so.turned, nothing earthly
could have saved it from precipitation
into the river, dragging with it the other
cars of the train. Nearly every passen-
ger was asleep at the time of the acci
dent.
You may we'll believe that as we stood
there looking into the river by the light
of the burning car, we felt very thank
full. Very few seemed disposed to com
plain Of the loss of baggage, in view of
their narrow escape from a horrible
death.
There was great amusement afforded
the passengers in reading the scraps of
letters saved from the fire, which laid
scattered on the ground. All kinds of
love letters were read, in prose and verse,
also many touching letters to his Excel
lency the President, &c. THE remarks
of ladies, as they picked up remnants of
silk and other dresses Irecognized as
their own, were also amusing. Mr..
Robertson, of Curling & Robertson, lost
all his baggage, including valuable pa
pers and books. Capt. James Wood, of
Water street, also lost all. James A.
Lourie, Esq, is in similar predica-
ment. There were number of other
Pittsburgers on the train who also lost
everything. Fortunately l started off
in such haste for day here, that | had
not time to prepare baggage, and SO have
lost nothing. One lady had nearly 5000
in gold in the baggage car, but she found
nearly all Of it between the ties. S.