The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-08-03

AuGusr ELEcrross.-Eight States hold
their general elections during the month Of
August. The first election takes place in Ten
nessee, on Thursday, the 3d. On the Monday
following, six States vote, viz Kentucky Ala
bams, Missouri, Iowa, Arkansas, and Texas.
Iowa is to choose two Representatives in Con-
gress, Governor, and other State officers, with
Legislature, upon which viii devolve the
election of United States Senator to succeed
MIR. Dodge. Missouri viii have to elect seven
Representatives to Congress, and Legislature,
which win also have to choose United States
Senator to succeed Mr. Atchison. Arkansas
will elect two Representatives in Congress and
State Legislature. North Carolina votes on
the following Thursday, the second in the
month, when Governor, members of the State
Legislature, and other minor officers, are to be
elected. The Legislature chosen may elect
two United States Senators, one to supply the
existing vacancy, and the other to ELL the seat
that viii become vacant in March next, by the
expiration of Mr.. Badgers term of service.
Alfred Dockery (Whig) and Thomas Bragg
| lDemocrat) are the candidates for Governor.
RUSSIAN AmERICA.-Private advices by the
Pacific, from Paris, to the 10Th instant, are said
to have been received at New York, stating
that special Russian agent would leave Havre
in the steamer Indiana, on the 10th, for Wash
ington, and that he is the bearer of PROPOSE
ton to cede Sitka and other Russian terrific
ries to the United States, for a money consid-
GRAFTON and that he is the bearer of propo-
sision for the promotion and extension of the
commercial relations of the two countries.
IL Nicholas is reasonable in his demands,
we presume bargain can be closed in brief
time. These possessions are peculiarly desira-
BILE to our Pacific States. Whether the people
who inhabit them desire to be converted into
freemen or not, is another qucstion-one about
which we defenders of the right of self-gov-
eminent never give ourselves any trouble.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN New YoRK-On Sat
urday afternoon, the walls Of the Manhattan
Gas Company fell in. Five persona were in
stantly killed, and eleven seriously injured.
The building covered half On acre of ground.
Three heavy iron roofs were suspended across,
supported by iron pillars, which gave way.
The whole number of injured is said to be
twenty. The loss to the Gas Company is esti-
mated at $50, 900. The names of three of the
killed are, Cornelius Wykof, Martin Mason,
and Patrick Shea
THE CHoLERA.-The deaths in Boston during
the week ending at noon On Saturday, were
$50, of which about one-third were of cholera.
10 Mayor Conrad, of Philadelphia, has
issued orders to the officers of police to con-
tinue reporting all violations of the Liquor Law
on Sundays, declaring that he will continue, as
heretofore, to bind over for trial by jury, and
that the sanctity of the day would be maintain
ed as it had been since the issue of his procla.
| nation.
10 One of Garesche's powder mills, about
mile and half from Wilmington, exploded
at seven O'clock on Saturday, killing the watch
man, James Lynch, and severely ipjuring Den
mis- Cannon, tho engineer. The property about
the mills was not much damaged.
% John L.. Boswell, one of the editors Of
the Hartford COurant, died yesterday after.
noon, after few days illness, of erysipelas.
10 On Friday last, ex- President Fllmore's
brother, Charles, died at ST. Paul, Minnesota,
suddenly-supposed of cholera.
O. Four members of one family were In
TERED on Sunday afternoon, at Philadelphia,
having died of cholera on Friday and Satur-
day-a father, mother, and two sons. Three
children survive, two of whom are very sick.
10 The firm of P. A. g. ]. A. Allberger,
carcass and provision butchers and dealers at
Buffalo, havo failed Their liabilities are said
to be nearly 100000.
~ The total number of deaths in n York
during the past week was !, lao, of which 241
were of cholera.
DEATH OF Miss FILLMoRE.-Wc learn that
Miss Fillmore, the only daughter Of Ex-Presi-
dent Fillmore, died at Aurora, New York, at
eleven O'Clock on tho 26sh instaut. She had
left her homo at Buffalo to spend few days
at Aurora. In the night of the 25th, she was
taken with dysentery, and sank rapidly. When
her father and brother reached her, about hall
past ten O'Clock yesterday morning, she was &c
far gone as to be unable to recognise them,
and died in half hour thereafter. She was
twenty-five years of ago.
THE NEsRAsKA PERFIDY.-The Louisville
Journal in an elaborate editorial, argues the
impossibility Of repeating this law, and the
futility of attempting it; and says:
aThe passage of the Nebraska bill, involv
| ing the destruction of the Missouri Compro
mise was q most in;judged and unfortunate
proceeding. 1t has done vast deal of harm
| and, 80 far as we can see or have reason to be-
lieve not the least good. 1t can be of no ser
vice to anybody except the very few individuali
| who, upon the strength of their hostility to it
NAV be elected to Office in the non slsveholdine
| States. IL was q deed of bad faith on the
part of those who voted for it, though some
of them, we doubt not, acted from good mo-
tivesn
How men can act from good motives, in per
forming "a deed of bad faith" the Journa
does not explain, and we do not understand.
| SELLING LIQUOR ON THE SABBArH.-We
regret to learn that the Supreme Court Of
Pennsylvania rendered decision on the 26th
instant in one of Mayor Conrad's Sunday Law
cases, to the effect that selling liquor on Sun
| day did mot conak;trta a d;sorderlv house. but