San Andreas independent., 1856-12-20


| Illinois. The returns from all the coun-
ties in the State except St. Clair, Wayne,
Edward, and Crawford, Buchanan's plu-
rality is 6,055, and Bissers 7,733. st.
Clair county will give republican major
ity, and the others democratic Although
Buchanan has carried the State, the en-
tire republican State ticket has been cleo
ted.
The Legislature stands as follows
Senate-democrats, 13; republicans, II.
House-democrats 81; opposition, 49,,
consisting of 33 republicans, and know
nothings.
/ Wisconsin,. n.-Fremont's majority is prob
ably from $4,000 to 10000 The repub-~
licans have elected all the congressman. a,
gain of one. The legislature is all repub-
lican, and will elect U. S. Senator In
place of Gov. Dodge.
Iopa.-The northern counties general
ly show republican gains over the August
election, and the southern counties but
little difference.
Popular vote, as far as heard from, ex-
elusive of Observation-Disclosures, 1898
223; Fillmore, Gil ,672 Fremont, 1885,
$40.
The Vermont Legislature has adjourned
after SIX weeks session. An appropria-
ton of $4,000 was passed to supply the
poor In Kansas with food and clothing.
Miscellaneous.
The steamer Superior was lost in ak
storm on Lake Superior, on the 10Th Oc-
teber, near Grand Island. Her rudder
was carried away, and becoming unman-
ageable, she fell in the trough of the sea,
when the water commenced breaking over
her, despite the efforts to prevent it, and
extinguishing the fires, she struck on the
rocks and went to pieces. Thirty-6ve
persons were lost, and sixteen saved.
Lewis Bakers trial took place in New
York the first week in December.
A destructive fire took place at SYRIA
cuse, New York, on the Sth November,
consuming over one hundred buildings
/ The loss is about 81 ,000,0 The fire
was undoubtedly the work of an incen-
diary.
On the 9th November, the Hon. John
! NJ Clayton, Senator from Delaware, died
at his residence.
On the 18th November, collection of
rowdies, armed with guns and clubs, pro-
ceeded to Monument square Baltimore,
and burned an effigy of Hon. Reverdy
johnson, of Maryland. The outrage was
prompted by Mr. johnson having dehv-
cred democratic speech in New York
The propeller j. w Brooks foundered
on Lake Ontario during the recent gale on
that Lake. Every soul was lost; it is sup
/
The Ship Lady Washington was lost at
sea on the 3lst of October. All hands
were received BY the schooner Major jew
EFT, from New York to Naples.
Foreign News.
BY the arrival of the City of Washing
ton at Philadelphia, we have four days
later news from Europes. The news is
important.
! 1t is stated that it has been agreed be-
tween England, Austria, and the Porte;
! that the occupation of the Black Sea and
the Principalities shall be prolonged
The influence of Russia in the latter was
reported to be daily increasing. The ulti-
matum of England has been forwarded to
Persia; and the Persian besieging army of
Herat had taken possession of that city,
and were tortltylng it.
The financial accounts both from Lon
don and Paris continue unfavorable
There seems to be a possibility that the
friendly relations, at present existing be-
tween England and France, may be dis
turbed. The French official papers init
mate that the comments of English Jour
mails upon the French soil have been very
distasteful and offensive to the Emperor.
and strongly hint that the matter is becom-
ing gserious.
The London papers have construed this
paragraph of the Moniteur into me-
mace, and irate replies have been made
by the Times and Morning Post, the
English organs of the government.
Public rumor no longer hesitates to say
that an Anglo-Austrian alliance is neces
sary to counteract the threatening alliance
between Russia and France.
PACIFIC EXPRESS AHEAD Great
competition between the different Ex-
presses, takes place on the arrival of the.
papers per each Atlantic steamer Char
ley Faville of the Pacific Express, on
Thursday last, distanced All competition
about t,co seconds. Joe Knight, of Wells.
Fargo d Co., came in second best and
Mr. A. G. Walker, of & Walkers Line.''
rounded the corner just In time to be
irst-lastl Joe thinks there was e shenan-
igan" practiced, as he had the intention