The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-10-08
Maine Election.

my EotNanu AGueTttSeT says, WeIe
will be six whig majority 10 the Senate,
and that The House stands 81 Wings and
6S Democrats; with 26 districts 10 hear
from.
G. Hood, a Freesoil Democrat, Of
Lynn, has been nominated for Congress,
in Rantoul's district. He is openly op-
posed TO lhe Hunkess, which caused
much excitement.
The MAINE ELEorIoN.-T popular
vote for Governor at the Maine State
election stands as follows:
Crosby, [whig,l le,9os
Hubbard, [democrai, and Maine
law,l 25,sl2
Chandler, democrat, and anti
Maine law,1 l4,5l3
law,l 692
The two Democratic candidates have
between them over $4,000 votes, while
the Wing vote amounts only TO II 900.
This undoubtedly decides the Presiden--
iial vote in November al the votes for
Hale will be dawn about equally from
both parties.
CALIFORNIA. Mo event has recently
happened in California, which produced
a mole painful impression than The late
duel between General Denver, Of the
State Senate, and Hon. E. Gilbert, se--
nior editor Of the aAlla California The
origin Of this unfortunate affair was an
editorial article refecting upon the Go
vernon, and indirectly upon the officers Of
the Relief Expedition, who we're dis
patched by authority Of the State to
meet the immigration by the overland
route.
Mr.. Gilbert proceeded 10 Sacramento
and sent challenge 10 Gen. Denver,
which the latter accepted, and selected
Wesson's rifies as the weapons, fixing
The distance at forty PAGES. With these
preliminaries the parties met at Oak
Grove, near Sacramento, on The morning
o: the I'd of August. After the first
shot, an unsuccessful attempt was made
at reconciliation, but the parties could
not agree, and the guns wore reload I'd,
the word given, and Mr.. Gilbert fell al
most instantly. The ball pierced the
abdomen, and passed entirely thro igh
his body, coming out on the right side,
opposite where il entered. Mr.. Gilber.
survived but four or FIVE minutes, and
without word, or scarcely groan, his
spirit passed from earth. The most IN
tense sensation was produced through.
out San Francisco and Sacramento ai
this shocking result. Mr.. Gilberi's re-
mains were brought TO San Francisco,
and inferred with military honors in the
Yerba Buena Cemetery. As last tri-
butte of respect TO bis talents and worth,
a vast concourse Of people took part in
solemn funeral rites.
The brave and talented Col. Fteaner,
whose letters, under The signature Of
Mustang where so justly admired du--
ring the Mexican War, has probably
fallen a victim TO savage batbariiy, near
the southern boundary Of Oregon. He
started for the Shasta country in compa-
ny with four or FIVE others, some five
weeks ago, for the purpose Of attending
the Democratic State Convention, since
which time the party has not been heard
from, although the animal he rode has
strayed into one of the settlements. An
Indian squaw, who has fallen into the
hands Of Americans, reports that pirly
Of men bearing the description Of Frea-
ner's were murdered by the Pitt River
Indians, and the report is in all probabil-
ity correct. Freaner, 'Tobin, Peoples
three men who had gained literary dis
iinction in the Mexican War-all find
an early grave in California.