Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-07

MISSOURI.
ST. Louis, August @ Saline, Johnson, Petts
and Moniteau counties report majorities for Roll
Inns, American candidate for Governor. Morgan
county, according to the official returns, gives
Rollins majority Of ,S4S, gain Of $50 on Fill
more's vote. Cape Girardeau county gives Roll
St hs a1oes NO io majority Lincoln county gives
amount to about 2,5C0
ST.: Louis, Aug. 7.-Thirty- eight counties give
Rollins majority of Ais. Clark (dem) is
elected to Congress in the Third district He
Senator.
NORTH CAROLINA.
There is serious opposition to the Democratic
candidates for Congress in but two districts Of
North Carolna-the LIST Payne's) and 9th
(Puryear's.) In both, the struggle was hand
to-hand one-sO close as that it will take some
days to ascertain the result with certainty. The
candidates in them are, in the LIST, H. NJ Shaw,
Dem, and VIM. N II. Smith, Am in the 9th,
K. c. Puryear, Am, and A. NJ. Scales, Dem.
ALABAMA.
We have private dispatches from Alabama.
One from Montgomery, dated on Wednesday
afternoon, confirms the previous news of the
reelection of the Hon. Mr. Dowdell to Con-
gress from that district, and rejoiccs over the
defeat of Mr. VIM. r. Smith (Amcrican) in the
Fourth district by Moore, Democrat,) by at
least 400 majority, if not 600.
The following private dispatch reached US
yesterday after the Star went to press:
TUscUMBIA, Aug. 5-Editor Of the Star: r b.
Lindsay, X. T.. Bell and VIM NJ Jackson are
elected in Franklin to the Legislature
[Note.-LiDdsay ito the Senate) and Bell are
Democrats, and the last named an American party
candidate.-ED.1
MOBILE, Aug. 5.-The Democratic ticket has
been elected In this state by large majority.
Smallwood has been elected to Congress
NAVAL Courts OF INoUIRY.-Before Court
No. 1, to-day, the case of exit. Dulany was
read by himself. The case of 1t. Marine was
then again taken up, and Drs. Lansdale and
r. P. Mason, and Its Wilkinson and Roe were
examined on bis behalf, and Capt. Goldsbo-
rough and 1t. r. L. Tighman for the Govern
ment, and the deposition of j. j. Prindle, Esq
late of the navy, was also read in bis behalf
when the testimony in that case was closed.
Before Court No. 2, in the case of 1t. Perry,
Commander Sterrett, James j. Scofield, ESQ,
Of New Jersey, It. Luce, and Albin Schoeph,
Esq, were examined, and the dispositions of
Rev. James II. Tying and w. W. Low, U. s.
NJ, were read and submitted on behalf of Lieut.
Perry, whose case was then closed. His defence
is to be read tomorrow, probably
An ARMY MEDICAL BOARD.-A Medical
Board, to consist of Surgeon General Thomas
Lawson, and Surgeons s. P. Moore and c. H.
Laub, U. S. Army, has been ordered to convene
at West Point On the 18th instant, to examine
the physical qualifications of candidates for ad
mission to the Military Academy
The STEAMER MISSISSIPPI The Board
which recently assembled at New York to in
vestigate the circumstances attending the slight
accident which happened to the Mississippi from
the parting of her cables, have reported to the
Navy Department that no blame can be at
tached to Captain Nicholson, the injuries sus-
tanned having been entirely accidental
The WEATHER.-The following report of the
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution,
The time of observation is about clock q. m.
August z, 1857.
New York, N. Y..........very fine.
fhlladelphla fa.........Very fine.
Baltimore, Md. ....... clear, pleasant
Washington, ID. Co.. clear, pleasant.
fredericksburg, Va. clear, warm.
Richmond, va......'.....clOndy, pleasant.
petersburg, va. cloudy, pleasant.
Wilmington, v. C....... tanning
Columbia, >. C...........cloudy, warm.