Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-11-11
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

tba aIa.t;on. All now concede that ILLINOIS
has oo,s for Buchanan and Brsckinridge BY
at least 5, 900 plurality, and tennessee oy from
70 & COO msiority. He has received l7S cleo
to,al votes. I4S being necessary to choice
by the people. This includes the votes OF
Louisiana and California.
p Sat p. m. We are favored with q
copy of the following dispatch from Judge
Douglas (Stephen A to gentleman of Wash
ington, which left Chicago at a late hour last
evening:
"Illinois gives Buchanan decisive major
ity. Both Houses of Legislature Democratic
Majority Of members to next Congress Demo-
cratic The three vacancies in present Con-
gress filed by Democrats. Richardson gets
more votes than Buchanan, but may be de-
feated by fusion of part of the Fillmore
men with Abolitionists."
THE LATEST.
INDIANA.-CINCINNArI,N Nov. 10.-The Lee
gislature of Indiana is composed as follows
House-Democrat ats 63, Republicans 30; Sen
ate-Democrats %, Republicans ~, American
IowA-CHIcAao, Nov 10-Further returns
from Iowa show a net Republican gain over
the August election.
MIssoURI-Sr. LOUIS, Nov. 10.-Buchan-
ans majority in this State will probably be
10000.
lLLINoIs-CHICAGo, Nov. 10 The returns
are all in but eight counties, giving Buchanan
as far as heard from, a majority of 1000
A private dispat,h from the postm aster at
Chicago, of the same date. says both Houses
Of the Legislature are Democratic.
Cabinet speculations.-The leading jour
u tbot Cd bap ntI ipe
the election Of Buchanan and Breckenridge
are already engaged in making the formers
cabinet. Tho Herald and Times of New York
take the lead in this troublesome business,
while the little fellows have each theory of
its own en- the subject. In tho meanwhile
those Journal that labored manfully to bring
him into power are quite content to leave him
to select his own advisers, being satisfied that
he possesses brains, character and experience.
sufficient to enable him to do that thing prop
erly, so far as the future of his country, party
and himself are concerned. AS matters yet
stand, it is sufficient for us to caution the dis
tant public against placing any confidence
whatever in the pretended revelations Of his
intentions in such matters. We care not from
whom they come, not one of them is worth
the paper Oh which it is printed-not one.
Among those named by these grid mines
are various United States Senators. All that
1t is necessary now to say with reference to
the connection of their names with positions
In the cabinet, is, that We do not believe that
there is single Senator who fancies that he
has chance for continuing in his present po-
stiop, who would exchange it for any place
short of the Presidency itself; it being we'll
understood by the knowing ones that an United
States Ssnatorship is by long odds more desi-
rable than any position whatever, in the gift Of
the Executive of the United States We have
not the slightest idea that either Senators
Slidell, Hunter, Bright, or Thomson of New
Jersey, would exchange their present posi-
tions for any thing short of the Presidency it.
self.
The Delaware Trust Lands.-These lands,
which are to be sold on the 18th inst. at Leaven-
worth, are by long odds the most desirable in
Kansas Territory. The New York Tribune is
crying out against the alleged probability that
combinations may be formed in the Territory
to prevent them from bringing their real
value. We have to say that the Chief Of the
Indian Bureau in this city has taken every
possible Precaution to prevent the occurrence
Of anything CT the sort, and will doubtless sue
coed in defeating the spectators, for the mos.
part 1t is rare that they do not succeed at
all government land sales in greater or less
degree. In this case, however, they have a
very determined gentleman to deal with and
| outside purchasers are so numerous and desi-
rous of obtaining portions Of this 80 desirable
property as that their usual game Of bluff will
hardly triumph.
The plan thoy pursue is 20 combine and
| threaten outside purchasers with vengeance il
presumiag to bid against them for tracts to
which they set up unfounded, or at least not
legally contaminated presumption claims In
this case SO presumption claim whatever il
legal, because the lands in question were not
subject to pre- ption Nevertheless. SO tiers
have gone on them and in some instances have
made considerable improvements. We pre-
sumo that the Government agents will not en-
courage bids against such settlers as have
b their lands at less than their appraised
value, which averages sI.7 per acre. The
per centago thus improved is however very
small indeed. So far as the balance is con-
cerned, Efforts will doubtless be made to push
them q at as much higher prices as can posi-
bly, re obtained, as they are intrinsically
wsIih much more than their appraisement
No combination Of the SPECTATORS will prove
sufficient to prevent them from bringing fair
prices, for the competition is destined to be
great for them.
Troubled with Worms.-The New York
Tribune refuses to be consoled concerning the
defeat of its party. 1t groans and moaps
piteously. We never before saw such agony
OF heart manifested by a newspaper; and it
grOwls withal-den0uncing the Journal of