Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-10-09

get the ultra anu -hnOW NotnlnB (lrlsn anu
Germany Wing vote, and the ultra Maine law
Wing vote, in addition to the Soft vote proper.
OF the latter, Nebraska, Maine law and Know
Nothingism combined, may together deprive
him of possibly $4,000 votes which were given
to him on his first election. However. the
combinations explained above, will, we think,
certainly enable him to beat Clark out of
sight Clark is now merely the higher law
candidate, being supported, since Ullman's
nomination, only by the ultra Free Soil, anti
Fugitive Slave Law, Abolitionist, Maine Law,
Woman's Rights and other ismatically in
clined people.
The Know Nothing Victory.-We have at
length got at the truth of the Know Nothing
victory, reported by telegraph originally to
have occurred at Louisville, on Saturday, the
3Oth ult. 1t did occur at Nashville, although
the papers of that city, of the Both ult., of
both political parties, failed to contain single
word from which it could be learned that an
election was to come off there on that or ally
other day. It seems that both the candidates
WO1O AOWOOiotos Shoo6n IhO w ulS nave OIL
average majority of six hundred and fifty there.
Neither candidate received Democratic or
Wing nomination. Sheppard, the person
elected declined to be a candidate, though
he was voted for by most of the Democrats,
and, Unexpectedly to himself, by the Know
Nothings. Our informant is an Intelligent
gentleman, very recently from Nashville, who
says that he (Shephard) repudiates the favor
of the Know Nothing party, and declares that
he has no sympathy for them. We have every
reason to believe that these facts are to be
relied on.
q. &. Ships Of War-Those in Washington
interested 10 naval affairs are momentarily
expecting to hear of the sailing of the Prince
ton from Philadelphia to Norfolk. There she
is expected to take in Mr.. Fabens, Commercial
Agent, and Charge Wheeler and family, who
are to proceed in her at least as far as Pensa-
cola, where it is no expected they will be
transferred to the frigate Columbia, the flag
ship of the Gulf squadron, in which they will
proceed to San Juan, the frigate to remain
there as long as may be necessary. The Prince
ton, it is now understood, is in condition to
do duty, and, it is thought, is already under
orders to form a part of the Gulf squadron.
News Of the sailing Of the Independence
(razee) from New York, to join the Pacific
squadron, is also momentarlly expected in
Washington.
News from Fort Laramie.-We understand
that the War Department have information
from Fort Laramie, week or two later than
the last advices, from which it is ascertained
tn at the total number of troops destroyed in
the late Indian affair in that neighborhood
was 81, not q as originally reported. The In
dams had not subsequently, made any demon
stration against the post, and none was sppre-
hended.
The venerable William barley, Esq This
veteran American statician and geographer
whose valuable labors are so we'll known
throughout the Union, is now laying very low
%. his residence in this city. His extreme age
rs or ~, renders his recovery hopeless, M ore
especially as his sickness arises frn'- the do
cay of nature
p g. Ire aIed this forenoon
An Army Officer Dead.-The War Depart.
ment have information that LIST Lieut.. J. A.
Mebane, I'd Artillery, died of yellow fever at
Baton Rouge, La, on the 9th of September
last.
The Current Operations Of the Treasury
Experimentation Saturday, the 7th of Oct,
there were of Treasury Warrants entered on
the books of the Department
For the redemption of stock...... $25,084 IS
For paying other Treasury debts. 29,964 So
Eor the Customs. .............. 96,693 Is
Covered into the Treasury from
Customs...... ............. u IL
For the War Department. 124, 2l4 10
For tho Navy Department ....... 1856 90