The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-10

The News.
The question as to the result of the State cleo
tion is now settled. Returns from all the counties
in the State but six-excepting some few unimpor-
tant dstrcts-have been received, and they give
the following totals
Teadley, Know Nothing. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $500
Ward, hard shell democrat. $4,000
Hatch, soft shell democrat. Observation-Disclosures. o., 900
Ksg, republican 67,S9S
Mr.. Headley's plurality thus far is 1911. All the
Senatorial districts but one have been heard from.
That body viii probably stand: Know Nothings, 8;
democrats, o. republicans, IA We have yet to
hear from eleven Assembly districts. As far as as
certained % Know Nothings, AZ democrats, and AZ
republicans have been chosen to that body.
With regard to the city and county officers there
remains hardly the shadow of doubt. The re-
turns are nearly all in, and they exhibit the fol-
lowing
Comptroller Giles K N, over Flagg, soft 1873
Cum Rep. Sup. scah, soft Southworth, KIN 1851
sheriff. Wilctt, soft, Toone, X. N. 1884
City Inspector Morton, h. N, Downing SOFT 675
County Clerk. Connolly, soft, Beatty, X. N7,6S9
Corporation Atty Shepherd SOFT Glover X. Nj 4is
Street Conner Taylor X NJ Howard, dem. 2672
Seward has received several particularly hard
knocks during the election He defined his position
in Albany, and was beaten by thirty five hundred;
delivered speech in Buffalo, and was defeated by
three thousand; and Auburn, his residence, gives
Headley majority of fiftyeght the fusion
didate.
The result in Wisconsin, is very doubtful. The
democrats aud republicans were neck and neck at
the last accounts
In our foreign correspondence there will be found
in letter from Nancy, the details Of the controversy
now carrying on between the Swiss government
and representative, Mr.. Fay. in relation to an
outrage committed By the police Of Basic on natu
rallied American citizen named Pfund, whose poll
teal anteceden!s do not seem to have afforded any
just grounds for the treatment he received. Mr..
Fay, acting in the meek spirit Of Christianity and
of the administration which sent him out, has con
teuted himself with an inquiry as to the motives
Of the proceedings against Pfund; and the Bunde
nrath, founding its action on the gentle oh lracter
Of that interrogatory, has condescendingy pro-
missed TO inquire "more particularly into the per-
sonal qualities and relations Of the said Pfundn II
weak governments like that Of Switzerland are al
lowed thus to postpone at their pleasure the decision
Of questions affecting the rights OF our citizens, we
Cannot expect that strong ones will be more ready
to respect them. Read the letters OF our
pondents from the different European capitals, in
t0-day's paper, and judge for yourselves of the
respectable position which American diplomacy
and influence at present enjoy abroad.
A correspondence from ST. Petersburg which we
translate from the columns Of lie Nord, gives the
lie TO all that we have heard and read regarding the
appropriately of the war in Russia and the exhausted
resources OF that empire. According to this state
ment-and it has the marks Of probabilty-the
Russian people regard the contest as one Of ne
cesslty, uphold it with the most patriotic euthusi
asIn, and prepared to sustain it indefinitely, with
resources the extent of which their enemies do not
even dream. This correspondence sums up the
whole idea in the two pithy sentences, 1--WE have
faith and perseverance, We will fight"
The Madrid Gazette of October 10Th announces
that the Secretary of the Haytian legation, who had
arrived in that city, had given both verbally and in
writing, satisfactory explanations as to the grev-
ances OF the late Spanish Consul at Hayti.
The agen, and warden Of the Clinton State Prison
offer reward Of $3.50 for the arrest Of James Greene
Jackson Utley and John Earls convicts, who es
capped from that institution on the 9TH inst.
The propeller Finley exploded her boiler when
near Port Stanley, Canada West, yesterday morn
ing. She sunk instantly. Seven and one wo-
man lost their lives. The balance Of the crew, if
teen in number, were taken oil floating fragments
oil the wreck.
The Board Of Councilmen last night passed
through their meeting without any excitement
Election is over, and hence the lack of Buncombe
talking which we had in the Board during the last
two or three months The night was taken up with
the third reading Of bills.
Cotton was more active yesterday the sales hav-
ing embraced about 1000 bales part to arrive. The
market closed at an advance Of cent per pound.
Flour opened heavy, but rallied under a good do
mestic and export demand, and closed firm at the
previous days quotations. There was no marked
change in wheat, while sales were made to fair ex-
tent. Corn closed at Csc 96c. Pork was toerably
active, at unchanged rates. Sugars were in better
request, and the sales embraced about 500 hhds
Cuba with 800 do. New Orleans, by auction, which
established an advance of abont ! ! cent per
pound. The sales also embraced 400 boxes in
bond Freights were heavy in the forenoon espe
ciay TO Liverpool, but rallied In the afternoon, and
closed drmer There was more doing both for
Great Dritain and the continent.
PRIycE JOHN VAN BuRRN's LossEs.--The