The Placer herald., 1857-12-05
Arrival Of the Sonora.
Itco Weeks Later from the atlantic States.
THE STATE ELECTIONS - DEMOCRATIC
VICTORIES

The Sonora arrived at San Francisco OF
Monday evening, at o'clock. She brought
03S passengers, including 25s U. S. Troops
to be stationed in California and Oregon.
Political.
PENNsYLyANIA-OFFIC NoTE FOR Gov
ERNoR.-Packer Democrat sS,363; VIII
mot, Republican, l46,777; uazlahurst, Anne
rican, %, The Legislature stands
Senate, 81 Democrats and 70 opposition
Democratic majority on joint ballot AZ.
MINNEsorA.-The official vote continued
to increase Ramsay's (Rep) majority. The
latest footings are as follows: Ramsay
1910; Sibley, 1925.
OHlo.-The New York TrIuQe reports
Chase (Rep.) majority for Governor to be
1857 so far as heard from, and seven coun-
ties yet to come in The entire Republican
State ticket is elected by small majority
with the exception of Canal Commissioner.
The Legislature is largely Democratic.
TENNEssEE.-llo Ion. A. Q. p. Nicholson,
(Dem.) has been elected to the T. S. Senate,
to succeed Hon. John Eell. The Hon. An
drew Johnson has been elected to the same
position to succeed Hon. James Jones.
lowA.-The Republicans have elected their
State ticket by small ma ajority-from 700
to l000 They claim the Legislature by a
large majority which will secure the cleo
tion of a Republican to the y. S. Senate
New JERsEY.-lhe election was for Legis-
lative and county offices. The returns, though
incomplete, are sufficient to indicate that
the Democracy have carried large majority
of ,the members of the Legislature, besides
electing their county tickets in nearly every
county where they had such nomination.
A dispatch from Trenton, N. j., Nov. 4th,
says: The Democrats have elected six Soma
tors out of eight. The Legislature will stand
Is Democrats, 4 Americans, Republican,
and Fusion. In the House tho Democrats
have 35, and the opposition 25
MAssACnusEr1s.-'rhe Republicans have
carried the State by decreased majorities
The returns from 320 towns give Banks
Uep.) 23,23l plurality. The iootings stand
Total number of votes, l40,067; Banks
(Rep) G2,2o7; Gardner, (American) 1896;
Beach, QDcm) 30,ll |; scattering, lT3. The
Senate thus far stands: 81 Republicans, s
Americans, and 4 Democrats In the House
are l46 (l57 according TO the Boston papers)
Republicans, 80 Americans, and 81 Demo'ts.
MARyLANp.-l In Maryland, the candidates
of the American party have been successful
In Baltimore there was considerable rioting,
and several persons were seriously injured.
LoulsANA.-Of the election, the True
Dclm says: On Monday, the I'd inst, we
had another mockery of IN election, in this
city. The system Of intimid9tion, which
had boon carried on for somo days before
the election, by the Know Nothing party hav-
ing had the effect to virtually disfranchise
our adopted citizens, anG natives who were
Democrats. Tho result was, that not one
half of the registered vote was polled, and
that the Know Nothing nominees, in nearly
every instance, were elected. Returns from
the country indicate the election Of tho whole
Democratic State ticket, by large majority.
Hon. Geo. Eustis Jr, has been elected to
Congress from the first congressional District.
The return Of Hon. Miles Taylor, Dem,
from the Second Congressional District, is
placed beyond doubt.
LATER FROM WISCONSIN, - MILWAUKEE,
Nov. 3.-Milwaukie City, and three towns
in Milwaukee county, give Cross, Democratic
candidate for Governor, 3,o27 majority
Dane county, M4dison city, and three towns,
give Cross 92 majority. Incomplete returns
from ten other counties, give Randall, Repub
llcan candidate for Governor 800 majority.
New loRK.-The Democrats have carried
the State by from 10000 to 10000 majority
Last year Fremont's plurality was 10000 in
this State. The whole Democratic State
ticket is considered elected. The Democrats
have majority of the Assembly. The 71i
dune believes the Senate is Republican.
In New York city, the Democrats had
plurality, on the State ticket, of from 10000
to $4,000, over the Republicans. The Anne
ricans were nowhere. All the Democratic
candidates for Legislative and judicial offices
were elected Richard Schell was elected to
the State Senate in district which, last fall,
gave a majority Of over 1000 against the
Democratic party. He has now been re-
turned by 400 majority.
Miscellaneous
The Post Office department have closed
the contract with Messrs. Buttoriield & Co.
for the conveyance Of the entire letter mail,
semi-woelly, in four-horse coaches to Calf
ornia. Tho trip is to be made in twenty five
days. The route has two starting points Oh
the Missssippi-one at st. Louis and one at
Memphis making junction at Little Rock.
From Little Rock, it passes by or near Pres
ton, in Texas, thence to the best crossing
of the Bio Grando, near Fort Fillmore; thence
along the road now making to Fort Yuma
and thence through the best valleys and pass
es to San Francisco
Patents have been issued by the Land
Office for the Santos and Fernandez ranches
Of California.
Gen Walkers preparations for invading
Nicaragua and Costa Rica were nearly com
pete, but the u. s. Steamer Fulton was
watching the expedition.
pnnADEillnA, Nov. 4, 1857.