The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-11-29
ANOTHER pEMoCRATIC YICToRY.

We copy the following from the Journal Of Commerce o
yesterday mornings issue:
the election held yesterday in New Haven for town
ocers-yiz: clerk collector grand jurors
consabe treasurer and regsrar-he democrats carried
the day sweeping out the old republican incumben
some Of when had held their positions many years.
"For the following teegaPhic despatch indebted to
the New Haven Register
"'EEw HAVEN, November n.
NV HAVEN TOWN. ELEcTtos.-About 500 votes
posd Democratic majority about 2oofor the first time in
twenty-three years
The democrats have several times elected the city Off
GERS but not for long period wenty years tina
pach says the town Off er The town comprises two or
three thousand inhabitants outside Of the city limits
Whether the revolution extends to all the town officers
say; but exception lie mentioned In the de
spateh.
Thus for the first time in many years. the
gentry Of New Haven who toed the bells with the excep
ton Of two perhaps more, which they could not
get to- in sympathy with Nature, during solar
eclipse which occurred after the passage Of the Ne
brAka BILL are brought under democratic government,
city town. which win doabt be able keep the baby
quiet At the presidential election November 4, the Ere
had plurality over the democrats OIL votes"
THE NAVIGATION OF THE OHIO RIVER.
The suspension Of the navigation Of the Ohio river for
long time this season. involving such immense loss
to the hundreds Of thousands Of people interested therein
is beginning (says the Cincinnati Enqurer) TO turn the
attention Of the public to by which II can
hereafter be Averted. Toe project Of slams and slack
water seems to be the feasible Of the remedies pro-
posed Judge Braeknridge, Of Pittsburg, has able
communication in the Union Of Monday this subject In
the course OF which be says;
alt might venture to offer opinion subject on
which there many persons much better able to give
one should say let the Ohio be slack from Pit
burg the mouth Of Cumberland river This viii require
hundred DAMS and expense Of $40 900. this be
considered great scale Of improvement will ask what is
compared TO the immense interests TO be affected by
and what when compared to the growth Of region
which in quarter Of century will contain the population
Of empire We have made trial Of partial
in the rivers at particular points with but little success and
will remedy the great dshoiencythe supply Of water
Would the Importance Of the Justify the expense The
Coton water-works cost sl5 1900 the Pennsylvania
canal s25 OoOO and doubts that the Importance
Of these great works than the
psuse There doubt that many serious, welfounded
objections be raised but the question between the in
convenience Of ths reliable navigation and its entire
Interruption for months at period when II would be mos,
beneficial.
1T would become necessary those engaged in the
gaon to invent ways Of using these channels and ind
ing out ways 10 adapt themselves circumstances
The single consideration Of certainty be placed in the
balance against the unavoidable evils that would arise.
But who s to begin this great work. We have right
70 call upon the Hercules Of the general government Is
true but let us beware how rely this alone. No,
must put shoulders 10 the wheel Let there be
convention Of all the States directly interested TO meet In
Cincinnati and there devise plan Of operations subscrip
ions Of stock by States company to receive private sub
Scriphons and carry the work At the time, let
those States unite in memorial Congress for the aid Of
the general Here something for the public
to talk about and perhaps may prompt suggest
something better"