The Empire County argus. [volume] (Coloma, El Dorado County, Cal.) 1853-1857, 1853-12-10


foYna Arson Jones' Levi Jones, w +. d. Ward Texas:
james II. Lucas Mo-; f. Holmes, South Carolina; Ma,
Fl. b. Spelman Samuel Waggoncr, Ohio G. w JIndcr
hill, Ark; E. T. Bridge, New Jersey.
terrible conhagration occurred in New York
on the 3Oth of October causing the destruction Of
six houses, being part of the edfce known as Fow-
ers Buildings, and extending from Fulton opposite
the Herald Building. with the larger portion oftheir
valuable contents. The loss may be estimated in
round numbers at four hundred thousand dollars
Two firemen, Michal OBrien and John s. Canaan
lost their lives.
STATE AND CITY ELEcTloN.--The New York
Times, (Whig,) has the following: 1.-THE result
cannot be considered doubtful. The Wings will
sweep the State by from twenty to thirty thousand
majority. They cannot fail to elect their whole
state ticket with Il large majority in each branch
of the Legislature We arc inclined to think alsn
that Il majority in both branches Of that BODY will
be in favor of the Maine Law, and that its securing
place on the statute book will depend on the Gov
ernor. In this city, so far the Charter election
is concerned the Reform ticket seems likely to sue
coed, There is reason to believe that the Native
American element will enter into the contest to n
greater extent than has been anticipated We
trust that in all cases, voters will look to the char
acters of the candidates, and to their claims on
public confidence, rather than to the party name
they may happen to own.
WASHINGTON, Friday, Nov. 4.
We understand that NIessrs. Spence, Minister to-
Turkey; Mason, Minister to France, and McLane,
Commissioner to China, are expected to receive their
instructions tomorrow.
The former is to sail with his family in the u S.
steamer Saranac direct for Constantnople on Mon
day or Tuesday next The two latter sail on Tho
18th inst
Gov. Seymour of Connecticut is expected hero
in few days to receive his instructions for st. Pc
tcrsbmg.
1lasor John Stewart of Michigan brother of
Senator Stewart, died at Detroit on the 9th ult.
PoLlTICAL GATHERINGS IN New YoRK-On Nov.
81, very large and influential meeting of the ma
tional democracy Of this city was held at the Me-
tropolitan Hall. John NJ Brandhurst in the chair.
to ratily the national democratic ticket for the city
and county nominations The chief speeches CT
the evening were made by Mr. James L. Brady and
Mr. Caligan Of Philadelphia
HE Van Buren, free sellers, under the name of
the Young Mems Democratic Club, held a meeting
at Tammany Hall, on the Attn. Mr. Surveyor
Cochrano presided and Mr.. Jno. A. Dix, Mr. Lo-
renzo B. Shepard, and Mr.. John Van Buren, made
speeches Mr.. Van Buren, answered Mr. Brady's
remarks at metropolitan Hail ON Tuesday night
He gave in his cohesion to the resolutions adopted
at the Syracuse conventions and called for three
cheers for Lewis Cass.
E4EcrIoNs.--Ihe electiCn in Maryland, on the
"a NOV" resulted in the democrats clecting their
Htdtc OilCCrS from the Governor down the wings
arc believed to have secured both branches of the
Legislature thus giving them the choice of a U. S.
Senator, in place Of Mir. Iclrce. The Congress-
iOna delegation will probably stand four democrats
to two wings, being gain of2 by the former party
The political complexion Of the next Legislature
Of Ohio will be as follows
Dems. Wigs Free soilcrs
cthtlte' $50. ..'........' 70
House.. ....,............70 II 9
/ Total. Observation-Disclosures "a IL
giving the democrats q clear majority of sixty
enc on Joint ballot over combined vote of both
the other parties.
The Legislature Of Vermont by q majority Of
fifteen has selected Mr. Robinson, democrat, to the
Govenorship.
Governor Footo, Of Mississippi, it is confidently
believed, will bereturned to the United States Sen
ate.
The Pork crop of the West is said to be general
ly about one fourth larger than usual this year
I The Hards' propose to run Judge Bronson,
who has been removed from the Coectorship for
the L. 5. Senate.
TENNESSEE SENAroR.--Thc Washington Union
Of the Both ult, publishes the following:
We have just received tclcgraphic dispatch
from Nashville, stating that John Bell was reelect-
ed to the Senate, having received tiltyone votes--
As Wing had to be elected, we will be excused
for expressing our qualification at the result
Elliot, the ;eronaut had made an ascent at Bal-
more On the 10Th Oct, landed near Christana Lam
caster county, Pa. gong 80 miles in an hour and
ten minutes. Tho last 50 miles was done in the al
most incredible time Of twenty minutes lie says
he reached an altitude Of miles, and was hurried
along by heavy gale nearly the whole distance.
On the Goth Oct. bloody riot took place about
dusk, three miles west of Washington, between a
party Of Irish railroad laborers~ Corkonans and
Connaught men, Twomc had their skulls broken.
and were otherwise seriously injured. One of them
Is not expected to live. The military and police
were called out, and fifty arrest were made, but
numbers escaped.
WAsnINGroN.-Thc Washington Star asserts pos
itively that James Gordon Benefits application
for the French Mission is on file in the State De-
partment.
Secretary Marcy on behalf Of the President has
written to Commander lngraham, approving of his
conduct i'll the Kosza affair
Nlajor-Gcneral Twiggs was telegraphed for by
the Secretary of War; ON Saturday, to repair imme-
diatley to the Creek Nation, and inquire into the
difficulties there also to endeayor to prevent Indian
hostilities.
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