Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-11-01

the fourth of March next are some of the ablest and
longest trusted of that distinguished body ma
iority of them democrats, as the following list
shows
Vern,ont So,a g phelps Tennessee, IL. l.. Turney.
Mass p q IVinfhrep Chic, Thomas Ewing.
eonn naas, 1s e. = Ba@; Michigan Lewis cas
n Jersey HIM T. Dqaton Mississippi Jefferson Davis.
PENNSYLVANIA D. Sturgeon Wisconsin, Henry Dodge.
Maryland, Thomas G. Pratt. Texas, Thomas J. Rusk.
That is, eight wings and twelve democrats vacate
their seats (uness reelected) in the Umtod States
Senate But of the above, MIR. Hamlln' OF Maine,
Mr.. Pratt of Maryland, and Mr. Rusk, OF texas,
have already been chosen again, by the legislatures
of their respective States, for full terms Mr. Phelps
of Vermont, has been displaced by the election of
Hon. Solomon Foot. The democrats have carried a
majority of the Pennsylvania legislature which in
sures the return of Mr. Sturgeon, other gen.
tleman of the same politics In Ohio the free-soilers
hold the balance of power in the recently chosen c
gisfature and, In consequence, we presume, one OF
their stamp will be sent to Washington: though IRE
should think DIR. Ew'ng abolitionist enough for
them Mr. Benton will probably be unseated by the
Missouri general assembly. We have learned enough
of the Florida election to expect the return of Mr.
Yulee or some other gentleman of the Southern dem
ocratic school. There WILL doubtless, be much OPP
position to Mr.. Winthrop in Massachusetts, and we
See the name of Mr. Hoar suggested--the same whose
brief mission among the Carolina Hotspurs immor-
talized him. The result in New Jersey and in this
State will depend upon the compilations of the ap-
preaching elections. We cannot see that the wings
can gain anything on the above list but, the 9th
er hand, we have moderate hopes of a gain in New
York.
THE Press IN RUssIA.-The number ofnewspapers
and periodicals now published in Russia, is 154 of
of which "a are published at St. Petersburgh Is at
Moscow at Odessa, % in the provinces of the Bal
tic and so in the rest of the empire. Of these 154
publications, 108 are in the Russian language. 90 in
the German, 8 in the French, in the Polish 8 in
Latin, and in Italian.
Russia contains about sixty millions of inhabitants
and consequently there are, upon average, about
three newspapers and periodicals for each million
very scanty allowance should say, of intellec-
tual provender. In the British empire proper, with
population of about twenty-s1 millions, there are
published about five hundred nespapers and periodi-
GALS which gives for every fty-two thousand of
the inhabitants In the Uaited States there pro-
badly not less than sixteen hundred publications of
that kind for populations which may be assumed to
be about twenty millions, exclusive of all colored
persons who whether bond or free are not much adj
dicted to reading of any kind This gives newspa-
per or periodical for every twelve thousand five
hundred inhabitants; and suppose that, on an
average there is certainly one for that number OF
inhabitants, and in some sections of the country a
good many more.--English paper
ASTONISHING YIELD OF CoRN-We clip the fol
lowing from the list ofpremiums &C., awarded at
the Lexington (Ky) fair:
Corn.-Yield per acre, of 10 acres; premium to
James Matson, of Bourbon certificate to Peter Pean
! of Clarke. Nine entries
The following are the quantities raised by the sew
| eral persons who contended for the prize