The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-11-14
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
RESULT OF ELECTION.
NRw YoRK, Nov. Sd !. N.


81 RESULT OF ELECTION.
NEw YoRk. Nov. SD I'm
All The counties il the State haso been
heard from, except Allegheny and Catarsu'
Uu.. Sc, mour is 800 Or 400 ahead. The
Tribune thinks Hunt is elected. Tho
Journal 81 Commerce gives Seymour 8 OF
400 mainrity. The contest Is very close.
Later returns received from MI the coun-
tic. except Allegheny and Cataraugns,
which. with corrections Of several counties
ins, received, place Seymour 722 ahead Of
Hunt. This estimate allows Hunt l4lO ~
Erie county and 500 in Niagara, which,
dispatches just received, say, Is more tnan
he has received.
New YonK, Nov. Q.
Tho Empire City reached bore about
iOsu'clock thi.s morning, bringing 1oO
passengers and Two Millions of dollars ~
gold dust! The bulk q the gold dust,
about $1,000, 900, may DO expected BY
The Georgia. The Georgia left Chagres
before the Empire City, and the Cherokee
was 10 lenve on the following day. They
will hiring each two OF three hundred pas,
scngers. The Empire City left Chag'e'
on tho 26,h OF October, and kingston,
Jsn,aica, on the 29,h. The ls,hnus and
New Orleans, which left San Francisco on
the LIST and 5,h ult., had both arrived at
Panama, bu, the Sarah Sands, which lett
on the 25,h, had not arrived.
ThelEqualro, which Left San Francisco
on the 10Th September, did not reach
Panama till the 18th ult., having got out Of
coal.
The grent ERE already reported At San
francisco. broke out in house on Jackson
street, called the Philadelphia House, i ex
tended 10 Pacific, Dupori, Prince, Mont
gomery streets, &c. tits said TO have been
The worh az an incendiary. Several arrests
were made on suspicion.
The f;tlo~ius are the principles losers:--
+. Bell, $4,000
Winchester, Pacific News) 10000
Johnson g. Co, 5000
]. Carafotth. $4,000
The Italian Theatre was also destroy ed,
and the Washington Market. Total loss,
half a million.
The State Election was TO take place on
the 9Th October, two DAYS after the New
Orlesns left, and was occupying all tho at,
tention.
The expense Of the Squaiter war has
reached $1,000.
The accounts from tho digsings are va
rious, aud many are vending their way
bach from the mines.
Accounts had reached San Francisco
from the Plains, dated Capt. Walkers Sta
ton, Salmon Trout River, 22d Sept, Civ
ing most deplorable accounts Of the emf
grants arriving ia extreme Distress.
The money market is improving -ra,h
er easicr-.fivc to eight per cent per
SAVANNA, Nov !
Tho Union Southern Fights Meeting
held in this city last night, adopted The FOL.
lowing resolution.
Resolved, That If Congress undertake to
leeislate aggressive upon our rights. by the
abolition Of slavery il the District Of Colum-
bia, the introduction Of the slave trade he
lwcen the States, or interfere with the Flu
gi.ive Slave Law, the people Of Gsorgia will
not submit, but with united voice will resist
though that resistance should cause disso-
luton Of the Union.
WAsnrNoroS, Nov. 9.
Coz Alex. Ramsey and Richard w.
Thompson are appointed Commissioners TO
treat with the Sioux indians in Minnesota.
'rhos. Foster 10 be Secretary 10 the Com
NEw ORLEANS, Nov. 6.
The Steamboat Trihune, from Cincin-
natl for New Orleans, was burned S0miles
above this city on Saturday. Argent por-
ton Of the cargo lost.
B.sros, Nov 5,
The great freight depot oi.he B 'ston and
Maine Railroad, was totally destroyed BY
fire this morning, together with a train Of
cars. Also, the goods Of Howard g. Fcrrald
Mahogany dealers, who occupied the upper
part Of the building. Their loss is esiimn-
ted n, $50 ,0UG, insurance only $4,000.
total loss over $500, 900.
A great dinner was given last night BY
the merchants Of Boston, at the Revere
House, 10 the Turkish Envoy, Amin Boy
Mr.. Daniel Webster, Z. G. Winthrop, Ell.
ward Everett, and many others were pre-
sent. Il was m,gnifcens entertain
mcnt.
The Muscaline Enquirer says TINT we
did urcaf in iuati cn IN tho cfizspa IF Grand