The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-11-23
THE ELECTIONS.
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| have been eleCle0 10 Inc Legislature. HI
BoDEAux (Whig) has been elected TO Con-
gress by 700 minority.
MIssIssIpPI.-Tompkins Whig) has been E.
Iecled to Congress by 1000 majority in the
Vicksbury Dislric,-an unexpected gain.
GEoRGfA.-Messrs. Berricn and Dawson
have been nominated by the Wings Of the
Legislature for Senators, and by previous a.
greement al a caucus, will receive the entire
support OF the party, and be elected.
Tennessee has not as yet chosen a U. S.
| Senator.
In Alabama, Dixon, the present member,
Calhoun Democrat and King, former Sen
aior, administration, are candidates for The
Senate oil the United States.
Gov. Briggs majority in Massachusetts O.
yer all is 2l00. All but two towns heard
! from.
The average Wing majority in New York
IS 35, 900. Fillmore (Whig) is elected Comp
trolIer by about $4,000.
Mr. Hiram Powers, the accomplished YER
mont artist now in Italy, says quarry oil mar
pie equal 10 the Pdridn OF great extent, has
y,
have been extensively worked 1000 years ago.
Ii was but a few years ago in wilderness,
but anciently thickly populated 1t is suffi-
ciently extensive TO build all the cities OF Eu
rope.
No Seven hundred thousand dollars in
specie went out 10 England in the last Cunard
steamer, principally on New York account.
Money is now worth 2 per cent. per month
for first class paper in Boston.
The noted Madame RESELL, for mal-prac-
ice has been sentenced TO the N. Y. Pene-
tenliary for one year. Proceedings after
wards, stayed.
THANKscIvING.-No less than fifteen States
will celebrate on the 25th inst.
OPENING OF THE WORCESTER AND PRovI-
DENcE RAILRoAD.-This took place last week
at Worcester The proceedings occupy sew
eral columns ofthe Worcester and providence
papers. A large delegation from Provi-
dence. directors Of other roads, and the ciii-
zens Of the Town and counly-capital speech
es and plhy toasts. Hon. John Davis wei
coined the gentlemen invited-Ex- Gov
Lincoln presided at the festival. All the
railroads going through, pointing IN, or avail
able by Worcester were toasted. In refer
cnce 10 the almost useless canal 10 Provi-
dence, now superseded, the chairman said
The first union between Worcester and
Providence) WIS freak as mater; the second
strong as irOn."
" We understand that the work on the
Rutland Railroad comprising two sections,
called the Mount holly summit has been re
| l0af 10 I LII 4.
Reed, contractors OH the Cheshire Road
The company which commenced The work
failed some time since. The character of the
present contractors will insure the early com
plelion OF the work.
AsuUELoT RAILRoAp.-The Greenfield
and Northampton Company have COM
tnenced surveying this road, from the State
line of Massachusetts, TO Keene. The men
who have been employed 10 survey the route
reached this village last Wednesday. but for
some reason which we have not learned,
have suspended operations and returned TO
Greenfield. We understand that the COM
pany have resolved to build the road, and
will do so with all possible dispatch. This
survey is intended to he the final one. The
Sentinel learns that The survey shows a sa-
wing OF three miles, thus far, and that The road
from this village TO Keene will be nearly rail.
road level Winchester Gaz.
COMMISSIONER FROM YUcATAN. The
Cincinnati Chronicle of Saturday saws
Yesterday, Commissioner and Secretary,
whose names we do not recollect) from the
Mexican state Of Yucatan, passed through
Cincinnati on their way TO Washington city
The Commissioner states that the people OF
Yucatan are neutral in the present war, and
their object, we believe, is TO make a CONNER
cial treaty with the United States. The
Commissioner proceeds to Pittsburg.'
LOUISIANA ELECTION. Topographic &C.
counts state that Mt. Thibodeaux is probably
reelected TO Congress from the Cd district,
aud Mr.. Harmanson from: the Sd. The
Wings have elected 2 Senators and IL Rep
resectatives. and the Democrats Senator'S
and ~ Representatives to the Legislature
The election of Mr.. Thibodeaux settles the
question in favor ofthe Wings having a nu-
merical majority IN the next Congress.
NEW YORK AND BosToS RAILROAD. Sub
scrplions are daily making TO the stock OF
: this. The 'Air Line road An agent has visi-
ted several towns in the eastern part Of the
state, to obtain subscriptions 10 the stock :
and welearn obtained a handsome amount.
Que ottwo eentlemeo are now engaged in OBJ
tanning the requisite amount 10 enable the
Company 10 orsau;ze.-[ Mddletown (Ct. J
Sentinel.
LOUISIANA ELECTIONS. In the third dis
trict Mr.. Harmonson is reelected. Nothing
farther from the second district except that
Landry (DemocraD is so far ahead 81 votes,
: aud two Wing parishes 10 hear from. ia
the Legislature, as Far as heard from, the
J Wing losses and gains appear lie be about bal
, anced, and the political complexion Of the