The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-11-07

Our columns are again burdened with election
returns, which will be scanned with considerable
interest by the politicians. So far as concerns the
New York State ticket, the wings, with the assist
ance Of the Union Safety Committee, have elected
ther candidates for Canal Commissioner, Attorney
General, and Treasurer; but the democrats have
managed to carry the State Prison Inspector. For
she other three State Offices the poll has been so
close that it would be hazardous to venture OPP:
Mon as to which party is uppermost. The wings
will undoubtedly have majority in the Senate, but
the result to the Assembly is still very doubtful,
although the probability is that the democrats will
have q small majority. OF all the changes in the
various districts, that in this city is perhaps the
mos. extrsordinary-th the wings having been COM
pletely routed from the Common Council. Only
I've are left in the first board, six in the second
Last year they had twelve in each. The demo rats
have elected their Recorder, Register, Counts
sioner Of Streets and Lamps, and Judge of the Su-
perior Court, and the wings their Surrogate. Each
party has an Aims House Commissioner. Having
tried the wings, citizens have now returned the
administration of local affairs, generally into the
hands of the democrats; and if they properly regu-
late affairs, by strictly paying attention to the
sessies Of the people, it is SUPPOSED that all parties
viii be satisfied.
On turning to the elections in other States we
find that the democrats have carried their whole
ticket in Baltimore, by from Ave hundred to two
thousand majority, though the wings have been
successful in the state. The wings appear TO have
gained ground in Louisiana, but it is not likely that
there will be any change in the Congressional dele
gstion-one whig and three democrats. The demo
srats are in the ascendant in Michigan am New
Jersey. We have heard nothing Of TIE contest in
Wisconsin, on Tuesday. In Illinois we perceive
that It has undoubtedly been decided u adopt the
banking law submitted for the concurrence Of the
people By democratic Legislature. This new
law possesses many restrictions, and the democrats,
from the appearance Of the returns, must have
voted for it to man The Unionists, in Missis-
rippi, thus far, have given good account of them
selves They to have done very fair business.
From Havana, we have one day later, by the
steamer Prometheus which came in yesterday, with
Eve hundred passengers, from Chagres, SC. An int
resting letter from Of our Cuban correspondents
will be found in another column 1t gives some
further intelligence relative to Consul Owen, and
the arrest and Imprisonment Of Mr.. Thrasher.
Our advices from Santa Fe are OF an interesting
character. The society Of the territory better
than that Of California for the past year. audit
probable that it will soon be improved. Murder
and assassination seem to go unpunished by jus
tice, and general confusion prevails. Col Sumner
Seems to have poor success in hunting out the Ma
vajo Indians, 10: one having as yet been seen by
his forces since be left santa Fe.
The Canadian government continues to be wide
awake with regard to the importance Of railroads
1t is understood that it has proposed to construct
the Quebec and Halifax, aud Richmond and Que
bee reads, with money obtained at three aud half
Per cent.
Several interesting items frsn the south Aneri'
can States, are given in our Pacific cosrespondssce
There having been considerable anxiety about
the steamer Com modore, we are happy TO announce
that she is tafe near Quaco