Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-06-09

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the ablsst legislative statesmen of the age,
and was in the late Congress universally
acknowledged to be without superior In that
branch of tho public service He is high
toned Wing and gentleman, and always com.
manded tho con6dsnce and deep respect Of
his opponents:
DHhe Tally.-Csptain J ohm Il. Goddard, Shs,
acted throughout Monday last as the challenger
on the anti Know Nothing side at the Third
Ward polls, AYERS that but 66S votes were re-
ceivcd at the window, as shown by his register
and that perhaps two more were possibly
taken there. He, at the time, marked down
3l4 persons who voted the anti Know Nothing
ticket. The commissioners acknowledge the re-
csipt of Bis anti Know Nothing votes, and some
Al more on the Know Nothing side than were re-
ceivsd at the window, according to the record
kept by Capt. G.. The rest came in at the
convenient other place, referred to in our ar.
ticls Of Wednesday last, for hurryipg up the
Know Nothing votes, while the window was
to be shut on large number Of anti Know
Nothing voters. Two anti Know Nothing votes
were received at that other place, by the by
one, tho vote Of q connection of one of the
conveniently slow receivers Of the votes, and
the other that of one of that gentle cans near
neighbors, who happened to go to vote in COM
pany with him. Fellow.citizens, such is tho
manner in which your most sacred rights are
treated by election boards, deliberately con.
stituted to be all one-sided in obedience to the
resolves of the Know Nothing lodges in your
midst, whose instruments tho late Know Moth.
ing Councils were, rather than your legal eff
GERS, as they would have been but for their
obligations to the society Of the Lowell wit
| ness.
The Know Nothing National Convention -
a few facts hive already become prominent
in the doings of this body now in session in
Philadelphia.
First. That General Wilson, Of Massachu-
sets, instead Of being kicked out of the con.
elave, neck and heels, as was promised before
the Virginia election by our talented, courte-
Gus, amiable, entertaining, ingenious, truth,
full and knowing neighbor, is actually its
ruling spirit, its lion, and the supreme director
of its action, chief among its chief, and most
beloved Of all its treasured ones. He, it Is,
who is debating its policy.
Second. That Mr.. Kenneth Rayner. of North
Carolina, seems to be Gen. Wilson's bottle.
| holder, scconder of his motions, and their chief
southern advocate Mr.. r. empha,ically on
dorses Gen. Wilson's proposition that Know
| Nothingism shall inscribe on it's banner a TO-
peal of the Nebraska bill, which is tho
u!timatum of Northern Know Nothip gism
Third. That the Catholic delegates from
Louisiana, though of course disavowing any
temporal allegiance to the Pope on their
oaths, have been unccremoniously kicked ont
of the convention because they are Cath Olics :;
and
Fourth That there are 90 hand any guam.
t'y of Know Nothing quarter nsgs for the
Observation-Disclosures down politicians, pecu.
mary spectators in the legislation of Con,
,ress, State Legislatures, 30.
California Land Districts. those who
are seeking settlements in California, 1t NAV
| be interesting to know that the State has been
divided about equally into three land dis.
tricts--the Northern, with tho ofh,e at Marys.
| vile, on Feather river, convenient to the set
tied portions of the district, and in tho midst
of he frst discovered gold region the Mid
die district, which embraces tie city AMI bay
Of San Francisco and the valley Of the San
joaquin river, the office for which is situated
at Benicia, between the bays of Susan and
San Pablo; ard the Southern, exteudin from
near the outlet Of Tulares lake to the southern
boundary Of the State, with the Office located
a, Los Angeles, a short distances from the sea.
coast of bay Of San Pedro. 1t is scarcely ne.
csssary to mention, that, from the accounts
which have reached US gold and other valu-
able Minerals have been discovered in each Of
the aforementioned districts.
Alexander H. Stephens, Of esorgla-is on
the stump agains. Know Nothingi.m, and is
out for Cong ess on that issue He grapples
with it after tho fashion of Henry A. Wise
having, through his never to- be.forgotten let.
ter and single speech demolished it in his
district, SO hat the Know Nothings decline
running any one against him, though thoy
felt as certain Of electing their man before he
broke ground against them, as our talented,
modest, courteous, entertaining, Ingenious,
truthful, and knowing nsigbbor felt of the
election Of FIournoy-as certain of it a. of his
| owa existence.
New cuttsr.-The Treasury Department I
nas recently purchased q fue clipper.built
Baltimore pilo. boat, of 90 tons, to be used a,
guard ship to enforce the quarantine rsgula.
lions 10 the port Of Charleston, South Caro-
lima. She Is to be called the William Aikon,
| and will promptly be put in commission.
The Connecticut Election. Municipal cleo.
| tions are being held in Connecticut. In Hart.