The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-25


ylvania have been received. They give democratic
majority Of 2,774. The following comparative state
ant Of the number Of votes cast in that State at
The last and previous elections is suggestive =
Yosa vote 1850. 422, eos
Increase In one ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. T,722
In the Legislature the democrats have majority
Of three on joint ballot.
II has been satisfactorily ascertained that outra-
seous frauds were perpetrated in Indiana during
the recent struggle, and the republicans have deter
mined to contest the election. The vote in the
Ninth and Eleventh Congressional districts is larger
BY twelve thousand than in 1854, indicating an l
crease OF the population of the State of more than
. quarter OF a million in two years.
We publish in to-days paper another budget a
political intelligence, comprising letters from our
correspondents containing important informal ]
relative to the position of affairs in Pennsylvania
Che statements of Messrs. Sanderson and Gibbons,
TIE respective champions of the Fillmore and FIRE.
mont committees in Philadelphia, explanatory of
III charges growing out OF the recent election; to-
sether with several extracts from the Southern press
upon secession from the Union and the slavery
question; all of which are very interesting 8
worthy Of attentive perusal by politicians of al
parties and may also be read with profit by persons
Of no party if such there be in these exciting time;
The steamship Hermann arrived yesterday morn
ing from Southampton, with European advices to Z
Sth inst. The commercial and financial news / Il
been anticipated by the late arrivals at Quebec, Pr,
ladelphia and Halifax. An official report TO Y
Emperor Napoleon on the French budget for tine
year 1857 which viii be found in our columns, had
attracted great attention in Europe, and the ne
report Of the Bank Of France was looked for Z
intense interest. The French Emperor had address
. letter of advice to the Queen of SPAIN in which
he suggests to her Majesty course of executi
reform, some OF the points of which he is very slow
to practise himself The report of Commission
Corwine to our government on the late massacre 4
Panama, and the remedy-occupation of the Istl:
nus-which he suggested, caused profound
sensation in England. The United States frigate
AeTimac was still at Southampton. In Italy poll
sical AFFAIRS were in a very disturbed condition, bat
the allied demonstration against the King OF Naples
seemed to hang back.
We are pleased to learn that the steamer Francf
Arago, the pioneer of a new line Of steamships
taSlshed by a French company, under authority q
the French government, lett Havre for New Orle ans
on the sofa ult. She full Of freight, and bad
list Of seventy three passengers This hne Is TO run
regularly between Havre and New Orleans, stopping
at some of The French West India Islands.
letter from Gov. Geary. of Kansas, dated 10th
instant announces the restoration Of peace in that
Territory. lie says thai for two weeks no outrages
have been reported and that many Of the most n I:
sorious characters have left the country He adds
that he viii shortly proceed with q small force In
pursuit IL gang Of thieves In the Southern portion
Of the Territory.
The New Orleans Deif1 Of the 18th inst, states
Mat the proposition of Commodore Vanderbilt to
the Ogelousas Railroad Company has beeu accepted
By the directors and Efficient and regular line of
first class steamers viii soon commence running
from Berwick's lay TO Galveston and Matagorda, IN
connection with the railroad, thus shortening the
distance twenty four hours, or about onehalf, be-
tween New Orleans and Texas. II il expected that
contract for carrying the mail viii be given TO the
new line. The DeitI becomes greatly elased over
shis hit Of enterprise, and discourses eloquenty
about preserving the equilibrium OF trade
between New Orleans and New York and
other Northern cities. II is also slightly
indignant, a. well as hopeful a. the following will
sbow:-"This line once established and success
fully run with the encouragement and patronage Of
our merchants and moneyed men, there Il little
doubt bot Il would be folio Sed by one to Brazos
Santiago, % Tsmpico, and IN due time 70 Tenant
pec-io which the hand Of destiny points az the
great inieroceanic route this continent. Let the
Tehuaniepec transit be once pu. in operation, and
IN viii he by far the shortest route for mails and
passengers to and from California. and there Is 10
reason wby the California mails should not be re-
ceived az well ~ made up in this city. The prac
tice Of sending them by, and taking own letters
and papers TO New York, has been "a insult az
well a. an injury. For not only has the California
and Mexican bullion been taken by our doors and
never brought back but our letters-important la
regard to business precious as gentle tokens Of
friendship or affection have also been often con-
PEELED 10 make q Northern tour before they were
allowed 70 reach their destination. All this should
he reformed and the sooner the better"
We give elsewhere a resume OF the Wall street
transactions % Chas IS Huntington, now incarce-
rated ia the TOmbs for extensive forgeries. The
manner In which he obtained and In which he spent
money is interesting.
Mr.. A. II. Leonard, democrat and editor OF the
Norfolk Argus, recently invited Mr. G. W. Nor
daueh, Of Portsmouth, Va, Fillmore man, 70 NOR.
tal combat hut by a sort Of Pickwickisn explana-
lion the matter was subsequently adjusted 10 the
satisfaction Of all parties This, the latest affair Of
honor, sprung from some Objectionable expressions
employed by both parties in animadverting upon
the Fremont pole and banner raising joke perpetrat
cd at Portsmouth the other day.
There was q somewhat better tone exhibited in
the cotton market yesterday and the sales reached
about 800 900 bales, based upon quotations given
in another co,umn. Flour was heavy, with mode
,a.e sales, and the market closed at a decline Of
about Sc a lOc. per barrel, especially for common
and medium grades. Wheat was inactive, while