The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-10-31


can candidates, and total defeat ofthe foreign
party and federal office holders The Sar
Francisco Chronicle says that, 'the great sub
ject of interest during the last fortnight ha
been the result Of the election for state ant
county officers, held on the 9TH inst The whole
know nothing ticket is elected though R. NJ
Anderson, candidate for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
and Hugh G. Murray, for supreme justice, have
Succeeded BY only small majorities. The 9th
er candidates have from 5000 to 5000 major
Iity" The returns Indicate that nearly every
native Of the United States residing in Califor
MIA voted the American ticket. The following
are the officers elect: governor, J. Nicely John
son; lieutenant governor, R. M Anderson; jus
tees supreme co1rt, Hugh G. Murray and D
S. Terry; comptroller, George W. Whitman
treasurer, Henry Bates; attorney, W. c. Wal
Lace surveyor general, John A. Brewster; state
printer, James Allen The Americans have
majority Of two or three in the senate, and ove1
twenty majority in the lower house. The new
uary next. Nearly all the mining counties
particularly those in the north, went for the
American ticket. San Francisco, and the south
ern coast counties of Santa Barbara, Los An
gelos and San Diego, where most Of the Eu-
ropeans, Mexcans and Chilians reside, togeth-
er with San Bernardino, the mormon county,
1 al In, A al Tbo ,1or
of votes poIled in San Francisco was IL, 724.-
tits stated that either ex-governor Fooe, Of
Mississippi, Bailie Peyton, E. C. Marshall, or
Henry A. Crabb, will be elected U. S. senator.
| ONO AND PENSsYLvAs1A.-Retu enough
have been received to show beyond contradict
ton that the democrats have succeeded in
Pennsylvania by large majority, and that
Chase and the balance Of the abolitionist ticket
carried Ohio by over 10000 votes.
TENNEssEE.--The official vote for governor,
as announced by the Legislature, is as follows:
Johnson, anti American, 81, 499; Gentry Amer
lean, 65,342. Johnson's majority, 2157.
GEoRG1A-The Savannah Republican, of the
18th inst, says that the majority for governor
johnson cannot be much if any over 2O0O.--j
The people decided against removing the seat
of government from Mlledgevlle.
The returns from Kansas show heavy vote
in favor of Whitetield, the proslavery candi
date for congress, and against ex-governor
Reeder, the Pierce freesoil nominee. Jackson
county gave unanimous vote for Whitefield. |
In Leavenworth county, Whitefeld had 500
and Reeder 600. At Willow Springs, White
field received all the votes. Governor Shan
non voted the pro slavery ticket, and so did the
Shawnee indians. There was no fighting or
tumult at the polls.
Doctor Bernhisel was reelected as delegate
o congress from Utah by the mormon saints.
The formalities of an election took place, and
he doctor, being anti-American in all things,
vas unanimous chosen to represent the ''men
II many wives in congress,
The English, Irish, Scotch, French, Span
ards, Sardinians and other sympathisers with I
be allies, residing in New Orleans, had a great ,
etc on Thursday, 18th inst, in honor of the ,
'ctory obtained at scbastopol. The Picayune ,
avs: I
New Orleans is to-day to resound with the
ooming Of cannon, and to be made glorious ,,
9Th a lie Deum laudamus and other signs of +
reat Joy, in honor of the capture of Sebastopol
y the allies. From all we hear, the celebra- Il
on will be quite an imposing one: far more so S
han that of ouT 9th of January has grown to +
e, and if not gancral at all events, not less en- \
luslastic than that of the anniversary of our
ational independence!' P
The Bee, speaking of the celebration says C
Three hundred guns will w fired between n
lnrlse and sunset from the levee, in front of +
ackson square, and TIE Deum will be chant
at the st. Louis cathedral, (catholic. at =
clock in the erening This latter portion will a
e of very grand and interesting character" t
Foreign influence" must be great indeed
this country, when victory obtained by the =
ms of France and Great Britain is celebrated 4
New Orleans, in style far more imposing =
than that Of our 9th of January of the !
ost glorious days in the annals of our coun- +
y--the anniversary of day on which our 9
theirs defeated a foreign army on the plains ,
Chalmette, and saved N. Orleans, it's sbeau-
; and booty from ruthless foreign sol
ery! Shame.
TExAs.--An extra from the Galveston Civil t
n, dated 18th inst, contains an address from |
aptain Callahan, of the Texas rangers, to the
eope Of Texas, headed Eagle pass, Oct. 4th, {
living an account of a battle fought by him on {
lat day, with a force of 700 Mexicans, Lipans
nd Semnolea. He says the battle lasted for .
lree hours, when the enemy retreated TO San
ernando, about twelve miles distant Four
captain CajIahan's command were killed and
our wounded-about IS of the enemy were
imposed to be killed and 100 wounded. The
aptain calls for volunteers to enable him to car
y on the campaign. Here is chance for the
libusters to prove their bravery.
The Louisville Courier says, captain Sum-
nons, who has been close observer of the
)hio river it's tides and CHARGES these forty