, 1857-01-02

Opposition, 80
Buchanan's probable majority, SO
The result Of the State elections thus far
indicates that the democrats will have a
clear working majority in the Senate, and
that the democrats will have control Of
both houses of the thirty-6fth Congress.
From the file of late papers before us,
(up to Nov. Goth, we make up the follow
ing brief summary Of news, which embraces
the most important. ~ am
Another terrible disaster at sea occurred
on the night Of the I'd November, in the
loss Of the French steamer lie IyOnMdis.-
She left New York for HaVTs on the LIST
Noyember, and on the I'd, whilst about six
ty miles out, she was run into by an IN.
known vessel. Nothing more was seen Of
the unknown vessel, and it is supposed that
she went down Immediately. The Lyonnais
had on board, passengers and crew, about
$50 souls-one hundred Of whom are known
to have perished, and up to the latest dates,
bnt sixteen are known to have escaped
death. She had also on board $40, 900 in
specie, on freight The ship was provided
with six boats. only one Of which was
life boat. That boat only has been heard
from.
On the morning Of Monday, after Il was
resolved to abandon the wreck, q raft was
constructed, and about forty persons, in
cluding passengers, (probably the steerags
passengers) took refuge upon it. II is tho
opinion of the second officer that this raft
could not have lived through the rough
weather that succeeded this day--that it
must have been broken to pieces, and that
all the persons on board were lost.
A vigilant search by steamers was being
made in the vicinity Of the wreck, for tho
picking up Of survivors, il any,
B6r The steamer Superior was lost in o
storm on Lake Superior, near Grand Island,
on the goth of October She struck on
the rocks and went to pieces. Thirty-6ve
persons were lost and sixteen saved. About
this time very severe gale had occurred
on lakes Ontario and Erie, and large
amount Of property is lost BY the wTecking
of merchant vessels. The loss on Lake
Ontario alone is estimated at not less than
$3.50, 900.
B0- A very--seVere tornado had visited
a portion Of Illinois on the goth Of Oct.
1t is represented as being more disastrous.
and spreading greater havoc in the des-
truction of property in the localities il yis-
tied, than any which had ever preceded il,
1t partook Of the nature Of q Whirlwind,
and at the village Of Littlstoa, il prostra-
ted nearly every house in the place and
in the vicinity Of Quincy, it spread great
devastation in its path. Many persons
were seriously injured BY It, some u was
feared fatally. te9,, ~,
The GREAT EAsrERS.---It has been on
cially announced in Great Britain that che
mammoth steamship Great Eastern viii be
launched about the middle Of April next.
Her first trip will be to Portland, ,EEhere
ample wharves are being built for her re-
ception. '..p 4 s-'i'ilit fia q aao..ei
WAsHINcroN MATTERs-Noy, II. It
appears by the returns received at the GEM
eral Land Office, that the number Of Bounty
Land Warrants located under the net 81
March 8, 1856. is 1864, covering more
than s.5OO,OOO acres. leaving. on the lss
of October, %, 900 under the same Law un4
located. si1sW slod aeoN .nlaH
The Treasury Department win shortly
issue q volume embracing the Revenue
Laws, with additional instruc.iOns and en-
plantations with regard to the whole snb-
ject. q T. ,as'A " z 'i'9' q Z ~ y a9'iie
The Land and Indian Bureaus have SEPT
out joint instructions to Kansas. to guard
against the combinations Of spectators for
the purchase Of Delaware Reserved Lands.
The sales are to be stopped should associa-
tions appear. ilai
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