The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-10
Tho News.

The arrival of the steamship Star of the West yes
terday afternoon enables US to give the details of
two weeks intelligence from the fsro State on the
Pacific. The news is not important, except so far
rs we enabled to gather from it the result Of the
State election. which seems to have occupied the
pu oc mind to the entire exclusion of every other
80 lect The returns although incomplete, seemed
10 indicate the Of the democratic candidates
and the consequent reelection Of John Bgler to the
Office Of Governor, and the probable success
of the entire State ticket. The Legislature will
also be almost unanimously democratic. One
million five hundred thousand dollars, it is
stated, were expended for electoneering purposes
Several serious and some fatal rsncontres occurred
on the day of election in different parts Of the State
which is greatly to be deplored but when we con.
slider the excitement which was manifested previous
"a. the election, on the various topics which were
{ rosn into The canvass. it ia mt a oausc VI much
woader that conflicts such as are described should
have occurred. We refer to the details Of the news
for further account Of these sad transactions, and
also for full report of all matters Of interest which
occurred IN the " State during the fortnight pre-
cedng the departure Of the steamer of the 10th ut
Extraordinary excitement existed in the Sandwich
Islands at the cate Of our last advices ia conse-
uuence of the awful avages of the smallpox, and the
utter neglect of the proper authorities to take any
steps to check the pernicious scourge The natives
were being swept away like leaves in the autumn ;
in some districts onethrd Of the population
had died. and in the city of Honolulu there were six
hundred and sixty three nterments between the 26th
Of June and 22d of July. So great was the indig-
nation of the citizens against the Ministers of FL
nance and Publ Instruction. who refused to provide
means for the purpose of vaccinang all who requr-
ed it, that large meetings bad been held at which
resolutions adopted requesting their dismissal
from Office. petition for the object had re-
ceived some thirteen thousand signatures, and been
presented to King Kamah aha but what action his
Majesty would take in the matter had not TRANSFERRED
The wheat crop of the islands had been harvested
and found to realize the most saDgune ex pectatons
of the hu sbandmen. Many mills and machine works
were being constructed and or lat efforts were max.
ing among all classes to increase both the mechanical
and agricultural productions of the islands.
Our special Washington correspondent transmits
two circulars from the Treasury Department, rela-
tive to the redemption of United States stocks re.
deemable in 1856, 49, 67 and 6s, which will be
found of interest to the holders of the pledges in
question.
The warfare has fairly commenced between the
old and the new democratic organs in Washington.
The former continues it's denunciaton of Mr. Dickin
son, and threatens him with the fate of Mr. Cal
houn in the days of General jackson. On the other
hand the exponent democratic principles CURLY
remarks that if the stand taken by the hard shell
be viewed as treason it is wide spread and Deep
seated, and one in which the sympathies of the
whole Southern democracy are enlisted. While
upon the theme Of the difficulties in the ranks. we
would direct the readers attention to the articles we
to-day publish from journals high in the estimation
Of certain members Of the Cabinet, In which a most
vindictve onslaught is made against the American
correspondent of the London Times. We have ad.
yerted to this affair in another column.
Capitalists, spectators, and business men gene.
rally, are evidently In a quandary Their faces are
naturally turned with nervous anxiety to Eurone
but, being unable to decipher the prospective or
even existing state Of affairs that continent most
Of them seem to have wisely concluded not TO ven.
ture too much upon the various projects Of the day.
preferng to reserve their funds until they ascer.
tain the turn things likely to take. By reference
to our financial and commercial reports it will be
observed that considerable business was done at the
stock board on Saturday sales being effected in
most insar ces at decline. The market for bread
stuffs nanimate, not vithsanding the fact that
the price OF -four fell from sixpence TO a shil-
ling on the barre his shows that holders aad
dealers do not consider themselves exactly safe in
keeping up the prices in face OF the large receipts
Of -four and train Of all kinds from the West.
But while operators in stocks and breadsiuffs are
/, Ms wavering in suspense, the general condition of
ai is In our city lie highly pro porous and en-