The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-08-19
Glorious WING Triumph in Iowa.


We presume our political friends will rejoice
with US in pcrsuing the news below, and feel
happy that the glad tidings may have dis
placed a 'leader" in this days Minnesotian
upon the thread bare subject of railroads and
railroad frauds" Iowa is overheard from
the deck of the Pierce and Douglas ship, and
no mistake.
Through the kind attentions of tbs officers of
the Henrietta, at Saltwater yesterday morning,
we received, overland, full files of St. Louis
and intermediate papers of later dates than
previously received by mail. The following
important results of the Iowa election, we find
in the Muscatinc Journal of the llth:
The Eighteen counties heard from.
shO,cing TThig Cain Of 3,O0O!-Grimcs
PROBABLY elected By 1000 Majority !,-1Hoy-
ingt0n and CLARKE also probably elected!
Our latest news from various counties is as
follows Jefferson is reported to have given
Grimes majority of 1875, which is a wing gain
Of 270; Washington, whig ma jority Of $50.
wing gain 100; Louisa, 2S5, whig gain IS !;
johnson. $50, wing gaia $50; Cedar, lG4, wing
gain 2G4 Henry, 5S5, wing gain IS Scott,
l57, wing gain $50; Linn, 275, wing gain 375 !;
Jones' whig majority lS5 Jackson. from so to
IS for Bates, electing two wbig Representa-
tivcs; Dcsmoines, majority for Bates 200, DEM
ocratic gain of so; Lee, $50 for Bates, whig
gain of $780, Dubuque, $50 for Bates, $50 whg
gain Mahaska 300 for Grimes Keokuk 30 for
Bates, but the balance of the whig ticket elect
ed. Davis and Van Buren, are reported as
having gone wing, the latter by ll3, but the
former not known. Alamakee q majority for
Grimes. o.. o
Hero is already over 1900 majority for the
whig candidate for GOvernar. i'm counties which
in 1852 gave Pierce 1900 majority, while his
largest majorities are expected to come from
the counties bordering the DesmOincs and Mis-
souri, rivers and the Missouri line.
We don't sec how Thorington and Clarke
can he beaten now.
MUsCATINE CouNrY.-We are still unable to
give the official returns, Pike township not be-
ing yet reported; but ii is known that the en-
tire wing ticket has received majorites, with
the exception Of one of the candidates
for the Legislature, and it is estimated
that in this case pritchard (whig) will have
majority of over Hunt (dcm.)
JOHNSON CoCNTY.---A letter from Iowa CITY,
under date of August Sth, says that Grimes
majority is $50; Workman. democratic (Anti-
Nebraska) Senator. 800 {; McCreary, wing Rem
resentative. 100; johnson do, IS estimated5;
Hampstead GO; and the wing county ticket
from to 80.
Clinton County is reported to have gone
wing.
OsXALOosA, Iowa, Aug Sth.
Nj SsrS. Editors Of Me}
.Nuscdfine Journal
would state that we have had reports from
all the townships in this [Mahaska] county
and Grimes has majority of about 800, and
Clarke for Congress is not much behind him
say or 10 votes.
We have elected our whole Anti Nebrask
ticket for county officers and Legislature and
they arc all Whgs-by from 200 to 800 major
ity. Yours &C..
III. SEAPIE.
PSI have just received a line from Fort
Dcs Moncs. Bates home, which states that
Grimes has 40 majority in that township.
ILL.,
Tie Iowa City Reporter. the central Demo-
cratic organ of the State, is terribly exercised
at the result. The following is specimen of
its article announcing the overthrow of its par
ty:
"We have met the enemy and arc thcirs.''-
That $ s0-thcrc : no doubt Of it, and the only
consolation left to us is the simple conscious
ness of having stood Ivy the ticket from first TO
last, and the assurance now rendered doubly
sure, that every man who split the straight
Democratic nominations, no matter whose per-
sonal friend or enemy he may lie. will wake up
some of those fine mornings not far distant and
'lnd himself politically dead. damned and be-
yond the hope OF salvation"
Sowe stand in Iowa! Augustus Caesar Dodge
goes out of the United States Senate, and some
good Wing goes in.