The Nevada journal. [volume] (Nevada City, Calif.) 1851-18??, 1857-09-04

responsibility of making this apportion-
ment by turning over the job to the
President and Speaker of the first Leg
islature, which enacted the famous Kan
sas code.
News was received in New York that
Gen. Rusk, U. S. Senator from Texas,
committed suicide on the 10Th of July,
by shooting himself through the head
with rifle. No cause is assigned for
the deed.
Mo. ELECTIoN.-St. Louis, Aug. 4th.
Scattering returns have been received
from the city and county. Rollins ma
jority in the city about 1900. The vote
is very much reduced, and Rollins falls
behind the Fillmore vote. The vote
in this county indicates that Stewart is
elected by about 5000 majority.
Stewards majority in Gasconade co.
will probably reach 800 Cooper coun-
ty gives Rollins the Independent candi-
date for Governor, 267 majority. The
town of Lexington gives him 300 maj.
Iowa observation-disclosures, Aug. 4
The election passed off quietly yes
terday. The Democratic majority in
this county is about Is. The majority
against the new Constitution, in the
State, will probably reach 1000.
CHICAGO, Aug. I've have nothing
definite regarding the Iowa election
In Scott county the Democrats elected
their Sheriff and Judge, and the Re
publicans the balance of the officers
Des Moines county gives small demo
cratic majority. We have heard moth
ing as to the vote for the new Constitu-
ton.
Maryland is to be the arena of an an
mated contest prior to and at the Octo-
Der election. Each party has nomina-
ted an Old Line Wing for Governor,
Thomas II. Hicks, of Dorchester, be-
ing the American and John c.. Groome,
of Crilthe, Democrat, Independent can
didate.
Congressional and State elections take
place in several Of the States during
the present week. The election came
OFF in Kentucky on the Sd of August
The telegraphic returns are very mea-
gre. It's generally conceded that Jas
b. Clay has been elected in the district
formerly represented by his father, In
Louisville, Humphrey Marshall, the
American candidate for Congress, and
Thos. l.. Jones, the American candidate
for State Treasurer, have each major
ity of LOO. The election passed of
quietly. At last advices from Kansas
peace prevailed throughout the terrific
ry. Gov. Cummings, the newly APP
pointed Governor of Utah, has received
his instructions: he must cause the laws
to be eXecuted-must not modest the
people on account of their religious
opinions, but hold them responsible for
their conduct. The Clerk of the SUI
preme Court of Utah sends an affidavit
to the Attorney General denying Judge
Drummond's statements concerning the
destruction Of the records of the court
He says they arc all safe and in his Gus
tody. The Judge, District Attorney
and Marshal of Utah contradict the
newspaper charges of fraud against
Barr, late Surveyor General of Utah
An express from the Sioux agency re-
ports that 1000 Indians arc dcfying the
u. S. troops, and that hostilities will be
be renewed. The settlers arc flying to
the fort for protection. Gov. Medary is
cndeavorinG to procure peace and sus-
tain the action of the superintendent Of
annuities. The annuities are suspend
ed until the Spirit Lake murderers arc
given up. The Sioux refuse to surren-
der them, and are trying to force col
lision with the U. s. troops.
COSTA RICA-Col. Fernandesa Costa
Rican General to whom w. r. G.. Web
ster was indebted having sought in vain
to obtain his money attempted to take
legal proceedings to compel Webster
to pay, but president Mora in a most ar
bitrary manner prevented the constitu-
tional recourse to the law, whercupon
Fernandez published a statement of the
whole affair, for this he was imprisoned
deprived of his rank and banished to a
frontier province bypresident Mora, who
gave Webster pass authorizing him to
be free from all arrest in all actions OF
debt This highly dictatorial and I'M
constitutional conduct on tie part of
president Mora cannot fail to make many
enemies and may probably lead to seri-