The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-08-14
From the Galena Advertiser Of Saturday Last.
Iowa Election. Better News.

Iowa Election Better News.
The news from the Iowa election drops
in gradually, and wears better couuten-
ance, if the reports be true.
Dubuque county gives Clark about 300
majority.
Cook, Wing, leads Clark in Scott coun-
ty, 60 votes. The Locos carry the rest
Of the ticket, with the exception of the
Clerk.
Clark has majority of 40 to so in Mus
catine. Sells, Wing, is elected Repre-
sentative. Alger and La Cossitt, Locos,
are tie. Fletcher, Loco, elected to the
Senate.
The Davenport Gazette says, that Des
MONIES county has elected Wing Repre-
Five townships in Clinton give Clark
80 ma ori,y.
Cedar is reported to have gone for Cook
by large majority.
In johnson county, it is rumored, Clark
is beaten by upwards of 500.
Linn is reported TO have given Cook
100 majority.
Des Moines county gives Clark 60 ma
jority.
1t is thought that WATSON, Wing, is cho-
sen Representative in Jackson county.
Clark's majority greatly reduced.
1t is also reported, that the Wing Rep
resentative is chosen in Clinton.
Clayton is reported 10 have gone against
Clark. Majority for Cook in Guttcn-
burg, in that county, Al.
Alamakec gives Is to 100 majority for
Cook.
Ii these reports are true, there is a
probability that Cook is elected to Com
gress. The majority Of Clark over Hen
derson, two years ago, was over 1000, if
we remember rightly.
Alamakce and Winni,hiek have elected
a Wing Representative.
Louisa county has gone Wing by about
40 maorily--onc Democrat and one Wing
elected TO the Legislature-Cook was
ahead of his party some 80 votes, leading
Clark IS.
In Henry county two Democrats and
one Wing elected to the House. Wing
Senator elected. State Wing ticket 200
majority. Vie!e's moiority over Hem,
for Congress, some 100.
The vote in Iowa City stood, Clark 4S,
Cook 297. Wing candidate for Senator
in that district reported elected, and Clerk
also.
The Burlington Telegraph says, the
election in Des Moines county was more
holly contested than any ever before
held.
ELECTION IN Dies MONIES CorNrY.-
The official returns had not been opened
when our paper went to press. We can
only state in general terms that the coun-
ty has gone Wing by 40 to so majority
on the State ticket-that the Whole Wing
ticket, with the exception Of County
Judge, has been elected by maiorities
similar to the abovc-and that Judge
Clark, Democratic candidate for Congress,
has SO majority. The following are the
names of the gentlemen elected Senator,
NJ. d. neutrality-suspicious., Jas.
w. Grimes, Wolcntt Seymour. .Tustus
Clark, John w. Williams-Co,lnty Judge,
o. c. Wighman, (dem. )-Prosecuting
Attorney, Charles II. Phelp>-Clerk OF
Court, Denise Observation-Disclosures Tel
egraph.
Later and Better.
B. F. Johnson, who left Dubuque yes
terday morning, informs us that news had
been received there, sufficient to warrant
the belief, that Cooks majority would
not fall short of one thousand! There
was prospect, also, that Veilie, Wing,
in the first district, had beaten Hem. The
Wings had carried the House of Repre-
sentatives!
APpoRrIoNMENT OF REPRESENTATIONS.
In the House Of Representatives on
H., Il