The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-17
Our st. Louis Correspondence.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April D, lSl9.
Municipal Elscttoa-Railroad Question: Called
secession. of the Illinois Lsg,slatme-General
Mislds-Politseiaas at Fault, &C., &c.
The municipal election in this city, which took
place on Monday, was scarcely fair test of party
strength, yet terminated favorably to the demo.
Gratis. short time previous to the day of cleo.
ton, the two branches of the democratic party
free sellers and radcalsagreed, for the time being
to bury the Ratchet, and throughout the canvass
acted together with tolerable harmony. The
ticket opposed to them was native throughout, but
was very generally acquiesced in by the wings
There was a lukewarmness, however, on both
sides, which prevented full development OF
party strength, which is thing very unusual in
this city. The democratic majority for Mayor,
Auditor, Register, and City Attorney, averaged
about one hundred and fifty. The wings carried
their candidate for City Marshal by small ma
jority The City Council is equally divided-that
is, seven democratic and five wing Aldermen, and
five democratic and seven wing Delegates. The
Inauguration Of the Mayor, James G.. Barry, takes
place to-day. He is a man OF moderate ability
but highly esteemed as citizen.
According to an act of the last Legislature
granting to the city of ST. Louis authority to sub
scribe half million to the Mississippi and Ohio
Railroad, if majority of the voters should be in
favor OF the scheme, test vote was taken at the
late election, and the result was favorable to the
loan. The question was by no means party one,
as the majority in its favor-neary three thousand
| proved. The vote on the question was larger in
this city than in Cincinnati, where the popua-
ton if some thirty thousand greater This rail-
road is an important link in the great Atlantic
and Pacific road, and the people OF the Western
valley look forward with much anxiety to its COM
pletion 1t is thought that there will be an extra
session of the Legislature of illinois during the
coming summer, during which the right of way
will be granted. The people Of large portion Of
that State are dissatisfied with the action of the
last Legislature in refusing the grant, and are de-
termined there shall be an early expression of
opinion in its favor.
General Shields arrived here yesterday, look ing
WELL and Immediately departed for Beleville, ILL.,,
The impression seems very general that he will be
reelected to the Senate to fill the vacant seat to
which he was deemed ineligible. There has been
decided reaction in his favor-the people of the
west thinking that entirely too much was made
out of that implied threat against Senator Breese.
Much anxiety isfelt among leading, or, rather,
led politicians, in relation TO the Hon. Thomas H.
Benton's talked-of visit to his constituency The
question is, will he comet" and, if so, "when"
They are at dead loss to know what to say or do
on the vexed question of free soilism, and are
waiting in all patience for their cue.
Our city is filled to Overlooking with Califor-
mans, and hundreds are daily arriving and de-
parting. Poor feows!-they will have seen the
elephant" long before the buffaloes. ARGUS.