The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-09
New York. Monday, August ., 1854.
The News.

The election returns from Iowa, Missouri, Ar
kansas, and North Carolina, come in very slowly,
Those from the latter State the most important.
From North Carolina we have received returns
from twenty Eve counties in which Reid, the demo-
cratic candidate has majority Of 1902, being
gain over his vote of lS4s, of 2, 100. Forty-six
counties remain to be heard from, which gave, in
IS4s, majority for Manly, the then wing candidate
for Governor, of 1857 If the vote in these UNI
heard from counties should not vary materially
from that of 1S4S, it will be seen that Reid will
have a majority Of over one thousand votes. In
deed, quoting from an underline of one of our
dispatches, :" Reid is almost certainly elected"
The returns from Iowa do not change the political
aspect of that State. The present members to Con-
gress are elected, namely
Dis 1-Lncoln l.. Clark, democrat.
2-Berphardt Hem. democrat.
The probable election of Colonel Benton, in Mis-
souri,, attracts han usual attention to the
suit in that State According to the latest returns,
the following candidates have been chosen to the
Thirty. third Congress-
Dis Thomas H. Benton, democrat, gain.
3-John Miller, wing. change.
4-Mordecai Oliver whig gain.
We regret to be informed Of the death in Wash
mgtop, yesterday morning, Of the Hon. Robert Ran
tout, Jr. aged about fifty, member Of the House Of
Representatives frem Massachusetts,. Although a
believer in the heresy that the Fugitive Slave law is
unconstitutional, he was, Notwithstanding, man of
decided abilities and usefulness, general leg sla-
tor He has been conspicuous democratic and free
soil polt clan in Massnchusetts-has held important
federal offices in that State filed for short time,
by appointment, succeeding Mr. Winthrop, the place
vacated by Mr.. Webster in the Senate, and now
filed by Mr. Sumner. Mr. Rantoul went, also, as a
delegate to the Baltimore democratic convention,
but was ruled out. He was elected to the House by
a combination of democrats and free sellers; but
notwithstanding his free soil affiliations, his eminent
abilities were fast winning him commanding posi-
ton in that body when he was cut off. He a
man Of fine personal appearance, and Of elegant
manners and address, scholar, gentleman, and
Christian, whatever may have been his errors as
politician.
The cholera at Rochester is diminishing very
rapidly, only six cases and three deaths hav-
ing been reported to the Board of Health yesterday
This will quiet the fears of many anxious vister
to the various watering places from that city.
We give some additional intelligence, brought by
the steamship Pacific, which will be found highly
interesting, particularly in relation to the yacht
races, the elections, and the riots in Ireland.
The steamship City of Glasgow has arrived at
Philapelphia, and the telegraph informs that in
going up the river she came in collision with a
schooner, by which young lad was knocked over
board and drowned.
The letter of our Boston correspondent contains
intelligence which is both important and interest
ing, disclosing the movements of the Webster COM
mittee in that city.
The schooner Moro, from Bangor, for Bridgeport,
was found at sea- waterlogged and abandoned, and
was towed into Portsmouth yesterday. The crew,
il is supposed, have persisted.