, 1857-09-18

its friends. His defeat is certain.
North Carolina elects Cngressmen and
Legislature. Tennessee elects full
State ticket, Governor and Congressman,
and the Legislature is to choose United
States Senator in place Of Ex-Governor
James C. Jones, elected as a Wing, but
now voting with the Democratic party.
CoSGREss.-According to an estimate
made by the Washington Union, and which
we think will prove correct, the next house
of representatives in congres will stand as
follows:
democrats, ........' ."IAA
Black republicans, ..............9l
Know-nothings,. ..l9
Vacancies, .................
This shows q handsome gain Democrat
ic members of the next house, 12l; Demo-
cratic members of the last house, 76-gain,
As.
If the democrats shall Gil the vacancies
in Pennsylvania and Missouri, and the
black republicans the vacancy in Indiana
the democratic strength in full house will
he 1913, and the combined black republican
and know-nothing strength, Ill. Clean
democratic majority, IL.
WASHINGTON, Friday, July 81, '57.
The number of warrants issued from the
Pension Office during July under the Boun-
ty Land net of.1S55 is 2,lS5, to satisfy
which nearly $4,000 acres are necessary
To satisfy the pol 600 warrants issued since
the passage Of the act 26, $50, 900 nefes of
land are required.
The net amount in the Treasury subject
to draft is SIS, ,656, ,667, of which, over $S,-
900 900 are in New York; nearly So, 3,00O,-
coo in Philadelphia, $2,774, 900 in Boston
and $l,500,OO0 each in New Orleans and
San Francisco.
A letter from Col Bonneville, in COM
mand of the Gna Expedition, says that
there is being developed one of the most
beautiful, fertile and healthy regions Of our
country, and that in all places it furnishes
evidence of former numerous people, more
civilized and industrious, and no doubt more
docile than the wandering Apache who now
desoates it.
TIE CAHFoRNIA WAGON RoAD-Infor.
nation has been received from the party
in charge Of the western division of the
Fort Kearny and South Pass Wagon
Road. They expected TO commence ope.
ratons at Honey Lake, the point of begin
ming, about the Sth instant, and to complete
their work before winter. a
The WAGON RoADs.-Late advices have
been received from the party to construct
the wagon road through Nebraska Terrific
ry, Col Skies superintendent. The compa,
ny had progressed as far as Dacota City,
and were in fine health and spirits No
considerable obstacles had as yet been met
with
DGS- Secretary Cobb has refused pay
ment for books ordered" for members Of
Congress, unless evidence is given that they
have been deposited in some public library,
in accordance. with the act of Congress
granting such books to members.
HD- The Hon. George W. Manypenny,
late Commissioner of Indian Affairs, has
become editor and proprietor of the Ohio
Statesman.
Ray- The New York monument to the
memory of Major General Worth will be
completed in the latter part Of August, and
l,t,in bo sp, to1 hn Of l,of
month, with appropriate ceremonies.
pG- The New York papers are discus
sing the proprety Of establishing q mounted
police, after the fashion of some of the Eu-
ropean cities
Bay> Lord Napier, the British Minister
at Washington, was present at the annual
commencement of Harvard University.
Bg- The Washington Union of the 18th
announces the arrest Of fourteen persons,
indicted by the grand jury for being con-
cerned in the election riots in that city.
RD- 1t is expected that the Collins steam.
ship Adriatic will be ready to leave New
York on the 18th of September, on her
hrst trip to liverpool.
ES~ The number Of emigrants arrived at
New York the present year. up to the 18th
inst, was lOl 900 To same date in 1856,
&C. .250 \ Increase this year, 34,S4O.
Our NAVAL FoRCE.-The New York
Journal of Commerce, in au article on the
Deficiency in the Navy estimates our ma,
val force at "some ten ships-of-the-lne, thir-
teen frigates, nineteen sloops-of-war, three
brigs, ten steam frigates of the first class,
two of the second class, and seven of the
third class, besides some three or four ten
ders and half dozen store ships" This,
We believe, is a correct estimate