The Empire County argus., 1854-12-16
Arrival of the Golden Ace.
Eight Days Later From the Atlantic States.


s--DELAwARE.--The election in Della
ware has resulted in another Know Nothing vcto-
ry. Peter F Causey is elected Governor, and Eli
sha D. Cullen Representative in Congress.
New YoRK- Contrary to the tenor of the adyi
ces received by the last steamer, it appears by re-
turns from the New York election up to Nov. Goth
that Clark, the Wing, Temperance and Fusion nom
inee for Governor, is elected over Seymour, Soft
Democrat by about three hundred majority
Mr. Bristow, whig, is elected to Congress in the
Second District of Kentucky to fill the vacancy oc-
casioned by the death of Presley Ewing
Peck the Nebraska democratic candidate in the
Fourth District of Michigan, has been elected
In Massachusetts, the Know Nothings have swept
the State.
1t is said that the U. S. Attorney General is in
great ill humor at the result of the election in Mas
sachusetts. His grief is said to be truly touching
and Gov Marcy also is beginning to find that de-
serting old friends to make new ones is poor bust
ness 1t is conceded on all hands that the Ne
braska investment was an unfortunate one OF all
political stock ever put upon the market the takers
have been most severely tried by the sad depreci-
alton. Several candidates are spoken of for the
Presidency. Daniel S. Dickinson is spoken ofby the
Old Line Democracy and opposed of course by Mar
cy and the Administration The Administration
goes for Marcy moderate Free Sellers and wings
for Fillmore.
The n. Y Herald says like succession of Vest
India hurricanes. the late autumnal elections have
swept over the land. Along their destructive TRACKS
the drift and the rubbish of the old whig and
Democratic parties are scattered in every d-
rcction. The Whig party was in fact DISPERSED
disbanded and demolished in the campaign of so,
and the democratic party has been torn into frag-
ments and thrown into hopeess confusion of fac
tions, through the disorganizing, demoralzing and
suicidal spoils policy of corrupt and imbecile ad
ministratiOn
THE SoULE AFFA1R.--By telegraphic announce
ment says the Union. we are glad to be enabled to
announce that the French government has receded
from the position it had taken with regard to Mr.
Soule, and has withdrawn its prohibition against
that gentleman's passing through France.
Mr.. Soule will leave London Monday for the seat
Of his diplomatic duties. and will pass through
France on his return to Madrid.
SH1pwREcK.--The ship New Era, from Bremen
with four hundred and fifty passengers on board
bound for New York, struck sand bar, about
three miles north of Shark river the Jersey shore
and went to pieces Upwards of two hundred and
fifty of the ill-fated passengers were drowned and
the coast was literally strewn for miles with ghast
ly corpses from the deep. The Captain, including
the officers and crew, were saved. From the state
ment of Captain Henry, it appears he deserted
by his after the vessel stranded.
A great mass meeting of the New York Know No
things was held in the Park on the 18th of Novem-
ber to express their Indignation against the alleged
frauds by which Fernando Wood was returned
Mayor ofthe city of New York. A resolution was
adopted, declaring that the party would oppose by
force any attempt made by Fernando Wood to fill
the Mayoralty chair. Mr. Jones, of Brooklyn, said
that if he went to the City Hall on New Years
day he would walk over dead bodies.
EuRopE--Nothng decisive had taken place at
Sebastopol up to the 9th. The city and magazine
burned on the 18th, 18th and 10Th
A despatch of Prince MenschIkof, of the Goth
October officially confirms the affair of the 25th
The Russians attacked the detached English
camp and took four redoubts.
The English lost six hundred horses and eleven
guns.
The French had second battery razed.
The Trent brings news from Balaklava to 25th
October. She reports that the upper batteries of
Fort Constantine demolished.
The Allies had sunk two Russian linc-of-battle
ships in the southern harbor
Freqent conflicts occurred between the enemy
and the English covering the troops at lnkerman.
Adyices from st. Petersburg. via Berlin, bring
news from SebastOpol to the 9th October.
They state that nothing had occurred with Ii
prandi's corps since the 25th
The bonbardment continued.
The attack from the sea had not been renewed.
Lord Burgherst has left Vienna for the Crimea,
via Trieste. He is not the bearer of dispatches
The Emperor and Emperess of the French, are
making preparations to visit their Royal sister Vic
toria They will have a good time talking over
affairs in the Baltic and Black seas.