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THE ELECTION OF GOVERNOR OF MISSOURI

It is going to be close work with the election for
Governor Since Yesterdays issue have added
fifteen counties to table, and corrected some 9TH
ers In these counties the majority for Rollins is
1892.
There are forty-three counties yet to be heard
from, which in the Presidential election, gave Bu-
chanan 10, O73 votes and Fillmore 8 $50 votes. Ac-
cordng as these counties shall vOte will the election
be determined 1t should be observed, however,
that all those who voted for Buchanan last November
have not voted for the Democratic nominee, Col.
Stewart. They have chosen, rather, TO 60 OF and
give their SURFACES Major Rollins thing which
they had perfect right to do, but which it is ne
cessary to explain in order to account for the close
vote between the two candidates. year ago, the
combined vote of Benton and Ewing showed ma
iority of % 900 Polk, who then elected in
consequence Of this division of strength. At the
November election thereafter, probably one-fourth
of the Benton vote was thrown for Buchanan, and
thereby he obtained majority of 9 $40 votes in the
State over Fillmore.
A good many Bentouites, it may also be added
voted for Fillmore under protest" as it was far
ciaIly called. When Governor Polk was elected to
the Senate, and vacancy took place in the Execu-
tive chair the Black Republican representation Of
the Benton party at once took unOn themselves to
devise plans for a union of the Know Nothing and
Benton parties upon one candidate Rollins was
nominated by these parties, and the election last
Monday discoses how far they have been able to eff
feet fusion In many counties, this coalition was
complete: in others, it was only partial, and in all
it was the great object of the leaders of the two
parties to beat the Democrats by any means at their
command Whether they have been successful or
not, remains to be seen.
JUDGES OF THE SUPREME CoURT.-We think we
can announce, without much danger of being mis-
taken. that VIM. Scott, of Cole, Wm. b. NaptOn, Of
Saline. and John C. Richardson, Of st. Louis, have
been elected Judges of the Supreme Court Of the
State of Missouri. Other gentlemen have received
very large votes but none Of them likely to equal
the votes of those We have named-SL LOUIS hepaoH-
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ARRAY BETWEEN A soUTHERNER AND A
WAITER AT NIAGARA nAIIs


Anafray at Niagara Falls Yesterday rnor,.
ing, causing considerable excitement there. The
particulars Of the are stated to us bv different
parties substantially as follows: A gentleman
from the South-Kentucky or MissouriOwith his
Wlie ana daughter, we're stopping at the Inter-
national Hotel On Tuesday they were on the
Canada side, and took ferry skitf to return.
After the ladies had taken seats in the skif nm
lmpuoent colored man took seat between them
The gentleman who accompanied these ladies' the
husband of one and father of the other. requested
the negro politely to leave the seat that he might
occupy It, The fellow refused to change his seat
and gave abusive language in return for politeness
The white man elected the black one by force from
the seat, and choked him some
yesterday morning the man and his wife came to
the breakfast table of the International later than
usual, and after nearly all the guests fad left the
dining room. After taking his seat at the table
beside his wife, the negro with whom he had the
alteration in the skif on the previous day came up
to him and said, "you are the man who choked
me yesterday" The reply was" Eyes and ought
to have thrown you into the river
At this point the black fellow struck the man on
the head with heavy tumber telling him sensless
to the floor. The wife of the gentleman thus as
saulted rose, and, with commendable heroism,
dealt the fellow blow which restrained him.
Without an instant of delay, she ran up stairs to
the roons she occupied, and fndingthe door locked
her husband having the key, she burst the door
open selzeo revolver, and ran to the diningroom.
By this time the black walters had passed their
companion out of the house and out of immediate
danger. Tolerable quiet restored by the inter-
ference OF the propretors of the house and friends
The negro who had caused the disturbance ran to
the river bank, intending to escape to Canada hut
did not succeed. He was arrested by a constable,
ami while on his way to to the magistrate III
passing hotel, shot was fred from the second
story window. The ball did no mischief but passed
near the constable and his prisoner Who fired the
shot has yet ascerainsd or at least it is not
publicly known. It is charged upon both parties.
The negro was taken before a magistrate, ex-
amined and found guilty of the assault. The mag
istrate decided to sentence the fellow to pay fine
Of ST. and 60 to Jail for three months.
The Southerner who was assaulted came forward
and requested that the fellow should not be sent to
Jail. The magistrate then changed the sentence
to fine of $25, which was paid.-Rochester Union,
du0ust 9th
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ROGERsvILLE AND JEFFERSON RAILROAD-The
Bristol Ne1Ds learns from Col Ed. Winston, Chief
Engineer of the above road, that the prospect of
constructing it is reduced to a certainty. The
road is now located and the contract for grarding
let out to HassOn and Mcknight of Charlottesville,
Virginia.
This road is to connect with the East Tennessee
and Virginia road near Bulls Gap and is so direct
line as to be only fourteen miles in length 1t will
prove of incalcuable benefit that section of the
country in which ROgersvile is situated
We notice in the ROgersville Times G notice to
the effect that vote will be taken on the 9th of
August to see if the county of Hawkins will SUBJ
scribe fifty thousand dollars of stock in the road
R0gersVi1e Times
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SN1PE SHooTING.-Iu DOugalrs ShoOtind Sim
plifed, we find the following paragraph
The popular belief that a snipe makes the most
difficult of all shots, has arisen from its comparative
smalness, its sudden rise, and swift corkscrew flight
When shooting snipe over dogs, the best modes of
killing them may be reduced, generally to two.
These two are, either to fire the moment the snipe
rises, or to give it time to get the tortuous and
assume the direct flight. Thus extremes meet and
man is a crack shot at snipe for being very quick
and another is quite crack for being very slow
One of the latter caste managed thus. Carrying his
gun over his shoulder in the other hand between
finger and thumb he held pinch of snuff. A snipe
rises; with due elaboration and emphasis he inhaes
into each nosrl the ttilating grains; down from the
shoulder comes the deadly tube; it is levelled fred
and ScOlopax is done for. Wonderful analogy dis
covered by this original-thinking philosopher be-
tween the period necessary to take snuff with full
enjoyment and the mode of flight of the poor hea-
therbleater
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THE ELECTIONS IN NORTH CAROLINA, ALA
BAMA, AND TENNESSEE.

At the time of writing this paragraph no returns
had been received from North Carolina. Several
private dispatches received in this city yester
day from Alabama which fully confirm the defeat of
Smith know nothing) in the fourth district. The
delegation from Alabama in the next Congress will
be entirely democratic.
The Intelligence thus far, by telegraph, from Ten
nessee is of an encouraging character. Several
counties in Middle and West Tennessee have been
heard from, which show net democratic gains on the
Legislative ticket The vote the gubernatOrial
ticket also shows democratic gains. In the second
congressional district Hon. J. V. Wright is re-elect-
ted by large majority. In the Memphis district
Avery is elected democratic gain. The legisla-
lure Just chosen in Tennessee will elect two United
States Senators Wash. Union.
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A CASE BEYOND MEDICAL SKILL.-SOme readers
died suddenly in this city, while since, whose
face as his body was exposed at the grave, sudden
shade and light passed strangely that the friends
removed it back to the house, and kept up frieions
all night trying to restore it back to life We learn
since that some of the anxious friends of the de-
ceased visited New York at the time, and tried to
induce the physician who attended the dead man in
his last illness to go up, and try his skill towards
his restoration. Dr. S. listened awhile increduOus-
ly, but at last seemed to believe the story of his in
fOrmant. 'But," said he 81 hope you won't be
able to get along; it would be very awkward for
him-for his liver and heart are in that jar on the
shelf"-Tumes.
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THE REVENUE

The correspondent Of the Baltimore San, says, It
is generally conceded that the revenue Of the pres
ent fiscal year, including the proceeds Of the sale
Of public lands will reach eighty millions, or thirty
millions more than is wanted for the purpose of the
government in addition to surplus Of over twenty
millions from the last year. surplus of fifty mill
lions is good capital for Congress and the Outsid-
ers. 1t must be invested in some way, and in the
way in which it viii do the least mischief To suf-
fer it to accumulate in the Treasury would enbar-
rass commercial affairs and parsiyze industry, and
some mode for employing it, better than that of dis
tribution among the States, must be resorted to.
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THE CONGRESSMAN

Apassenger on the train yesterday morning brought
a report of the election of Wallace in the second
district over Maynard, by small majority. We
have no means of testing the truth of the report, and
give as all we have heard since last from that
district
LATER.-A subsequent report upon verbal infOr-
nation, is that all the counties, save Fenress, are
heard from and that Maynards majority in those is
422-seven more than Buchanans majority in Fen
tress. As it is more than likely that the majority
will fall of in Fentress, we regard the chances now
as in favor of Maynards election by small ma
jority.
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DR.. JOHN W. STEELE.-This old line Wing, and
candidate for the legislature is beaten but he may
well be proud of the race he has made The DR..
has made good run, and although beaten, he is not
defeated and neither is the WING party. He enter
ed the canvass against majority of three hundred,
aud he reduces that majority in two counties in
which party lines have been strictly drawn for years.
The people have given good vote, and have honor
ed him with more votes than any other candidates
have ever received, since the two counties were
thrown together a floating district. He has moth
ing to be disheartened for, and returns thanks to
the public for their liberal uppOIt.-SheL5yUHIs
COasfitutionaList,
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A TALENTED CoNGREss.-A correspondent of the
Lowell Journal says, in looking over list of the
members of the Twenty Third Congress, which COM
menced December 2, 1888, and closed March >,
1885, was somewhat surprised at the number of
members who have filled high positions under our
Government. Six members of that Congress, J. Q.
Adams, (previOus,) Tyler, Polk Fillmore, Pierce,
and Buchanan have occupied the Presidential chair.
Five members, Messrs. Calhoun, johnson, Tyler,
Fillmore, and King, have been Vice Presidents; and
no less than eight members, Messrs. ]. O. Adams,
Henry Clay, John Forsyth, Daniel Webster, John C.
Calhoun, James Buchanan, John NJ. Clayton, and
Edward Everett, have filed the Office of Secretary
OF State. Thirty-two members have been Governors
of States, and twenty-three members of the House
have sinceserved in the Senate
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Col J. NJ. JoHNsoY.-This patriotic and high
toned gentleman has been beaten in this county by
the small majority of q votes. His nett gain in
the county is 1853 votes This shows how his neigh
bOrs and friends admire him as a man, patriot.
Many thanks are due to the Wing party as well as
the democracy for this large gain in his favor Mr.
Cooper, his opponent, was exceedingly popular
man, yet notwithstanding this, see the estimate
placed upon Col johnson by the people of Bedford
in his reducing the majority from 169 down to q.
We say many thanks are due to the people of Bed
ford comfy from the Democracy for their generous
and liberal support of the Democratic ticket
ShslbyVilks CoHstitutioEa!iSt.
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2,157 1880 O,0OO
Votes in this election with Davidson, Robertson
and Montgomery.
+ Votes in this election with White and Bledsoe

OHIO DEMOCRATIC STATE CONFERENCE.-The Dem
ocratic State Convention met at Columbus, August
g. and nominated H. B. Payne, for Governor; W.
H. Lyle, for Lieutenant Governor; Mr.. Whitman,
for Judge of the Supreme Court Mr.. Norris, for
State Treasurer J. Renhart for Secretary of State
and A. L. Backus for Superintendent of the Board
of Public Works. Resolutions were adopted endors-
ing the bred Scott decision; approving the admin
istration of President Buchanan, and the doctrine
of popular sovereignty as advanced in the Kansas
Nebraska Act and in favor of an independent treas
ury for Ohio.
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MARRIED LHE.-The following well timed para
graph, from the Springfield Republican, is respect
fully recommended to the attention OF our bachelor
friends:
Married life has its trials and its sorrows. Tenn
rers may prove incompatible and call Tor tor6ear-
aance Fortune may be chary of its favor and en-
+orce self-denial Children may be ungrateful, and
sting the poor heart that has pllOwed them. Sick
,,ses NAV come and haunt a household for years
But ask the poor man, struggling along with his
debts and the weary woman, toiling early and late,
accomplishing the ruin of all her beauty and her
bnovancy if they would be placed apart could COM
etence be given them and all their trials be brought
- an end The answer would be, There is some
thing sweeter in this companiOnship of suffering
imam ANYTHING the world offer from its store
house of Joys outside of it, and something which
hands 10 draw US more firmly together"
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BEWARE OF BRANDY

We warn the good people of this city, who occa-
sionally take little ''for the stomachs sake" to
beware how they drink brandy, or we should rather
say the red liquid which is handed out to them at
tavern counters under that 1t is a well known
fact that there is scarcely bar-room in the city,
however extensive, elegant pretentoUs, that con-
tains drop of the genuine article. Indeed, very
little of it into the country from France and
what does come commands an almost fabulous price
price so great at any rate, to exclude it almost
entirely from the retail trade. Indeed, even with
the best will to sell good article the tavern keeper
cannot surely get it. The article which he buys
under custom house lock, and which unquestOnably
has come from France is nothing more than portion
of the millions of gallons of ''pure spirit" /. e.
alcohol which has been exported from this country
to receive in France its colorng and its flavor from
the essential coil of COgnac," and then to be i'm
ported back This is no Illusion, but fact of daily
practice, and 1t would be safe to conclude that any
glass which you may take up at any bar in town. is
nothing but cOlored pure spirit, favored with few
drops of the poisonous oil alluded to. The same
may be said of the stuff that is furnished you in
demYOhns from the wholesale grOcers and liquor
Dealers for family use at the rate of five, SIX and
even seven dollars gallon. Through the failure
ofthe grape in France and the immense consumption
of the article of brandy in this country not one
twentieth part of the demand made upon France can
be supplied; and as the major part of this demand
is for high priced brandy, it will at once be
what perilous stuff, even the most fastidiOus and
careful drinkers are obliged to swallow The only
safe course is therefore, abstain from calling for
brandy altogether. There is but little good in it,
even when it is best, and it has been sadded upon
us national drink. in place of the comparatively
harmless beverages chosen by other nations by a
school of red-faced old cocks, who with the pro-
fundity, if not the sObriety of oracles, yOked
necks years ago, with the notion that little
brandy 'he best thing in the world for the sto-
MACH, especially after eating oysters; double fall
lacy, as has long ago been proved. We, therefore,
advise that brandy be permitted go out of fashion;
at least while it is out of the country.-Portsr'S
Spirit Of the Times
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COOKE AND GREENE SENATORIAL DISTRICT.


August IL, 1857.
AessrS. Editors: remember noticing some two
months ago, in an editorial of one of the Know No
thing papers of your city, very exulting announce
ment of the Hon. A. ]. Fletcher, as candidate for
reelection in this Senatorial District, and that An
drew Johnson's Senatorial District would have the
honor of again being represented by good and true
know NOthing) American. Thinking that probably
that paper may never get the news, 1 wish to an
nOunee, through your paper, that Lloyd Bullen has
vanquished this invincible Fletcher, and that An
drew Johnson's Senatorial District will have the
honor Of being represented by old Lloyd Bullen, the
peoples candidate. Mr.. Fletehers majority two
years ago over Gen. Arnold, was some 1900. Bullen
now carries the District by some or 800. There
fore 1 say, hazza for Bullen!
Know Nothingism is now completely demolished
in these diggins, and will venture that they will
never make another race upon their last issues.
Next to Bullen's triumph is that of Watkins over
Taylor and Graham. This is truly splendid VIC
tory. Graham, who pretends to be Democrat, did
all the mischief he could but thanks to the intelli
gence people, he could not much yet he show
ed what he would do if he could. 1 hope, Mr. Edi-
tor, you will publish his vote. 1 would like the De-
mocracy of the whole State to see, how the Demo-
crazy of this District treat traitors. His whole
bitiOn, seemed to be to defeat Watkins, regular
nominee. Therefore say huzza for Watkins and the
indOmitable Democracy of the first Congressional
District.
IhOpe the Legislature is largely Democratic The
whole Democracy up this way are for Gov. johnson,
for the Q. S. Senate. No man in the State has
stronger claims upon Ithe Democracy than Gov.
Johnson, and believe that the gallant Democracy
of the State will be proud to Governor Johnson
elevated to that distinguished position.
VTNDEX
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PREVENTION OF HORSE FLIES ANNOYING HORSES
The Irish Farmers Gazette says that if a horse
previous to being taken out of the stable be well
spronged with decocton of laurel leaves about the
head, loins &C. it would be preventive to his being
stung and annoyed with horse flies, which are now
very prevalent. The detection is made by boiling
the leaves in water for considerable time. The
more leaves are used in proportion the water the
stronger it will be- The decOction should be care
fully put away, as it is highly poisonous.
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A VICTIM OF MISPLACED CONFIDENCE.-The editor
of the Henderson Commercial is most lugubrlous IN
his notice of the result in that county. He says:
Believing that we knew the strength of the Amer
cast at least seventy-ve majority for the American
candidates But the result has shown that we
missed the mark Weknow not how to account for this
resutwhether to attribute it to the apathy and IN
difference of the members Of our party, or to the
scheming Vaccinations of our opponents IN inducing
many of our friends to vote with them.
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FRIDAY MORNING, AUG. IA. 1887.
THE GOVERNOR.

The full returns reach US very slowly Werepeat
our table this morning, and will feel under obliga-
tions to our friends in the counties not heard from
for the correct returns. 1t is difficult to estimate
the majority with much correctness. We think it
will exceed ten thousand-how much the excess will
be remains to be seen. u :.
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THE LEGISLATURE.
KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE.

The Senate of Kentucky will stand
Know NOthiDgs, 20
Democrats, 10
Thirteen Democrats were elected last Monday
week but one of them was to fill vacancy, and his
predecessor made one of the six democrats holding
over There were twenty Senators 20 elect last
Monday week, including one to fill vacancy. Of
these the know nohings elected SEVEN the democrats
thirteen. The democrats will have from Is to 20
majority in the lower house.-LOu. Dem.
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ALABAMA ELECTION.

The following despatch we find in the Washington
Union:
MONTGOMERY, Aug. 5.-The indications are that
Alabama will send an entire Democratic delegation
TO the next Congress. DoweIis elected in the third
district by 100 majority. Gen. Moore, democrat,
beat W. R. Smith, know nothing, in the fourth dis
Irict. Moore's majority, it is said, is about 500.
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FELINE SETTER.-A sportsman of New Jersey
has a cat which he has trained to accompany him
on all his hunting expeditions She will start up
birds, rabbits, squirrels &C., with the same sagaeI
ty rs a dog, and pursue and "sand" them almost
invariably with success. Being naturally soft and
sly in her movements, she is regarded velu-
able for game than any dog could be- since the best
trained canine will sometimes become boisterous,
and thus do mischief The cat is regarded a Curl
osity in the neighbOrhood.
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The WAY TO TREAT BoREs.-There are two kinds
of bores in this world-the rich and the poor. You
can get rid of the latter by lending him five dollars
You can free yourself of the other by attempting to
borrow twenty-five dollars from him. Try 1t on
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GREAT SUCCESS Is always the most conclusive
VI proof Of good merit. Judged by this test there
Labor saving Machine before the public eOmpsra0sto SIN
GERS SEWING MACHINES. After establishing the
highest reputation in the United States, the proof OF which
is the fact that about 1000 Of Machines
pOyed by manufactures and families throughout the eOun
try and have received y MEDALS from p different States
at Fairs
They were examined at the late Exposition @Unnyer
selie in France, where they carried Oh the HIGHEST
PREMIUM, the MEDAL OF HONOR.
Do The public is invited 70 call at
office, 46 Public Square,
and examine for themselves and capabfiy Of
Mac ines for family and ma uiacHrng purposes
II ? SEWING MACHINE SILK and THREAD on SpOOls,
MACHINE OIL and Needles hand and sale, whole
sale and retail. WIN. A. SINGkR, Jr.,
July I7-dIm. Agent
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r1anOs PIanoS.

MTEhavs recsived Fourteen more new Pr --s1ezE--
w GnO-tOrtes from these unrivzlled ma ztzE,l54
kers, Light, Newton 4 Bradbury, and HainesJ "a Vu
BROS, which makes stock very large and desaabls-
We would be pleased to have these instruments exmn ed
BY ALL whether they desire purchase not Every Pr
sno sold by shall be warranted give satisfaction in
very respec febIO " b FREEMAN.