, 1856-01-18

In New York State the Know No,b
ings haze succeeded in electing their SoO
retary of State, and a majority of the Lee.
stature.
According to the returns of the electo,,
in Ohio, the Legislature will stand as sol
lows:
senate-Republican, 80 Democrats 6.
House-Republicans, 7Sj Democrats SO
THE X. Ms. IN SOUTH CARoL1SA.-Tbo
Grand Council of that State recommends
the subordinate wigwams to disband. and
and absolve their members from their sun
posed obligations.
D1~ The Wisconsin gubernatorial cleo.
tion has resulted in the election Of the dem.
ocrat ticket. The contest was between tbs
democrats and republicans, or freesoiler
MAssAcHusErrs.-Re Returns from all tbs
towns in the state, except Nahant, foot
Gardner, 81, l,73O; Rockwell, S9,7T7; Beach
34,99l; VALLEY, 1883; majority against
Gardner, "a, 500. .Ia
MARYLAND.-The result in the state q
not so one sided as we supposed. Know.
nothings have but four Of the six MEMBER
B9-(fhe Missouri legislature on Satur.
day, after warm discussion, decided 10
go into the election of United States sena.
ator.
B0- Ex-Governor Reeder had arrived
at Philadelphia, and would remain at biz
former residence until the meeting Of con.
gress, when he would claim his seat as
delegate of the real settlers Of Kansas.
R@- The Washington correspondent Of
the S. F. Herald, is Of the opinion that
General Whitfield, delegate from Kansas
will be refused a seat, and that ex-governor
Reeder stands good chance Of being ad-
mitted, as several Nebraska members from
Pennsylvania will vote for bis admission.
pS- Hon. James NJ. Mason, fDem. has
been reelected U. s. senator from Virein.
ia, for six years, over G. w. Summers, TX.
N. So majority on joint ballet.
pS- Rumor has it that Senators Jones
Of Tenn, Toombs, Of Ga, Benjamin, of La,
and Pratt, of Md.,-all old whigs-have
given in their adhesion to the democrats
party, aud will hereafter be fully recognized
as democrats.
b6- There is rumor in the N. Y. Hv-
aid, that Gen. Lane is to receive the -ap-
pointment of General of the new brigade
raised under the new army bill Of last vim
ter.
ENGLASD.-"The trouble with England
is not settled. Its given out that thePs-
ci6c brought assurances that the increase
Of the British West India Fleet had moth
ing to do with the Central American quss-
ton; this was merely to satisfy, the pnbHc.
BS- 1t is stated the British Parliament
is about to be dissolved-end tits to meet
again in February .SrT'g9aos
The WAR.-From the Orsgoniaa and
Times we learn that, up the 18th ult, no
advance movement had been made by our
gallant citizen soldiers. They were wait
ing the arrival Of supplies and recruiting
their horses, preparatory to further march
into the Indian country. Q8rTi
There was verbal information, thatths
Nez Perces chief, Looking Glass" offered
to remount on fresh horses the WhoIevOl-
unteer force, and to furnish hFe hundred
warriors to carry on the war against the
combined forces of hostile Indians. az =
We have the same information, that Il
was the determination, Of Ool. Cornelius,
in case he could get forward supplies Sna
remount bis command, to push EOrwardand
keep the Indians on the move to puFsus
and fight them wherever and wheheVerhs
could find them. The Oregon mounted
volunteers are fully determined to push for
ward in defence of their country. 0ntil the
whole combined tribes Of hostile Indians
re whipped, and thea. leave The rsgseg
to defend themselves in the future. LA ~
M The Government has eontFaciod
with the P. NJ. S. S. Co. to convey eight
hundred troops to San Francisco, On'thsif
way to our Territory The steamship "si.
Louis" Of the Havre line, had ;bep char
tered for this purpose, and was 70 have
proceeded to Aspinwall on The 18th efPs
cember last. Sosayg the s. F. Hsraia.--
We further learn from the MY. Het1
that the 9th, Regiment Of Infantry has
been designated for this purpose under
command Of Col, Geo. Wright This Reg
iment Is armed with the Minnie Rifle ear
rying ball with accuracy 1000 yards, and
the men are trained to travel all day at the
rate Of Eve miles per hour. =. - ~
We notice in the New YOrk, Herald.&