Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-10-24

POLITICAL ITEMS.

FOLlTlCAL 1ILmo'
George Freaner, Esq, young and popular
lawyer, formerly of Hagerstown, Md is one
of the Democratic Presidential electors in
California.
There are two FremOnts-one was beaten In
Pennsylvania one in Indiana!
We want third to beat in New York. Wake
Greeley up.-Aibany Argus.
There are rumors in Boston that Mr.. Apple
ton will decline the nomination for Congress,
and that the Democrats Of the District have
decided upon a regular nomination.
On Tuesday the Democrats of Norfolk, Va
celebrated their triumph in Pennsylvania, In
diana aud Florida by firing two hundred guns,
and at night having torchlight procession
and speeches.
The Democrats of Shrewsbury, York county.
Pa, had a handsome illumination and grand
torchlight procession on Monday evening, in
honor of the late triumph in Pennsylv ania and
Indiana
The Montgomery va Herald, Fillmore
paper, regulates the sentiments of a speech
lately delivered by the Hon. John M. Bolts,
and demands that his name be stricken from
the elect oral ticket.
The bad moral effect of "the other Ere.
mont story is already apparent. Hunting
ton, the forger, puts in as defence, that there
is another firm of that name in Front street,
and that the forged paper is genuine. This
bogus firm, it is said, was established by Hun
tingtOn himself
Bennett acknowledges that the Democrats
have gained forty-two members of Congress as
far as heard from, in the States where the
elections have already taken place, with the
almost certain prospect of greatly adding to
the list Of gains in the elections yet to como
on. The Union must and shall be preserved.
1t appears that the Democrats of Ohio have
increased their vote in thirty.tbree counties
hoard from nearly 10000, the Republicans
have increased theirs IL, 500, while the Fill
more vote has fallen off some 800 The total
increase Of votes thus far is about % 900 Re-
! orted returns from all the counties in the
State show that the Republican majority in
the State will be about Is, 600, not 10000 tr
10000, as at first reported.
The Charleston IS C Courier says: "The
New York Times is specializing on the signif-
cancy Of the fact that the Hon. w. Porcher
Miles, the American candidate for Congress
from Charleston, has been elected The
'signifcancy' is all due to the telegraph; Mr.
Miles is not an American in the party sense
nor was the issue denoted by that party term,
made in the election The candidates suit.
stantialy agreed in Federal politics.
We have a few returns of the election in
Minnesota on the 14th inst, for members Of
the Territorial Legislature and local officers
The st. Paul Democrat says that three Demo-
crats--Chanblin, Murray and Costello-ard
two Republicans-Branch and Ramsey-weIe
elected to the Legislature, the Democrats car
ryins nearly all the local officers. The Re.
publicans have elected their ticket in The
81 and 18th council districts. Dakota county,
1t is rumored, returns two Democrats.
Scoville, of the New York State Register,
(Fremont) is dissatisfied with the result of the
late State elections He quotes the motto
g eternal vigilance is the price Of liberty
and adds: 1--WE begin to think So The late
elections in Pennsylvania and Indiana arc
quite enough, under all the circumstances to
disgust us with the high price of liberty, and
every other marketable commodity
The Newburyport Herald, of Monday, says:
"Anson Burlingame and n. P Banks have
returned from their political labors abroad
and are to stump their own districts. Burlin-
games district is said to be in some doubt
since the Fillmore men are stronger in that
district than elsewhere in this State, and will
readily fraternize with the Wings and Demo
orats upon Mr.. Appleton. Mr.. Banks will not
find q strong opposition in Col. Wright but
he would no doubt like to have a pretty en-
phatic endorsement from his friends at home,
now that the chance of his reelection to the
Speakership is gone"
The following advertisement has been raked
up by some industrious searcher among old
newspapers, from a file of New York city
paper
Colonel Frsmont'S NondescJiyt, or WooUy
Horsei
W i'll be exhibited for a few days, at the cor
ner of Broadway and Read street, previous to
bis departure for London
Nature seems to have exhausted all her in
genuity in the production Of this ASTONISHING
ANIMAL. He is extremely complex, made up
Of the Elephant, Deer, Horse, Buffalo, Camel
and Sheep
Is THE FULL SIZE OF THE HORSE,
Has the haunchss Of u Deer, the tail of an
Elephant,
fine curled wool of cancels hair color, and
easily bounds twelve or fifteen feet high
Naturaiists and Trappers are assured by
col. FREMONT
That it was never known previous to his dis
covery. 1t undoubtedly I" NATURES LAST"
and tie richest specimen ever received from
California.
TO be seen every day this week. Admit
lance, % cents; children, half price.
The above complex animal somehow
seems 70 bear a wonderful resemblance to Mr..
Fremont himself