Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-13

We can no longer resist the impression that
James S. Rollins has been elected Governor of
Missouri. According to the st. Louis MteHi.
gencer his majOrity in seventy-fve counties is
1850. The thirty-twO counties remaining to
be heard from cannot obviate it. His majority
in the whole State bids fair to reach at least
500 if the returns confided in in ST. Louis
prove correct. A very indiscreet selection of a
candidate on the part of the Democrats has
done its share to bring about this deplorable
result. We may add that the friends of Col.
Benton in Missouri, are now thoroughly uni
ted with the opposition to the Democracy-those
of them most conspicuous for their efforts to
force themselves into the Cincinnati Democrat
ic National Convention, being the leaders in
making the amalgamation complete.
VIM. Scott, VIM. b. Napton, and John C.
Richardson are elected Judges of the Supreme
Court of Missouri
TENNESSEE.
Up to the moment at which we are now
writing 90 a. n.y. we have no contradiction of
the alleged defeat Of Etheridge, for Congress
This was a consummation devoutly to be prayed
for-this substitution of a Democrat for Emer-
son Etheridge in the House of Representatives
of the United States. Messrs Zollicotfer and
Ready are the only opposition members elected
from Tennessee, which sends eight Democrats
also. to Congress.
KENTUCKY.
The following is the result for the Legisla-
ture in kentucky:
Senate
American party members holding over 10
AmeIican-party members elected 1857 ....7
Democratic members holding over.G
Democratic members elected 1857 49,. 10
American party majority ..............
House
Democrats and Old-Line Wings. SO
Ahie'icahs'. .....'................l II
Is
This summary Of the result for the House,
though but approximate is, we think, correct
1t makes the Democratic majority on joint bal
lot H.
ALABAMA
Though we have no additional returns from
the Fifth district of Alabama, our impression
now is that Houston is reelected there We
draw that conclusion from the fact that had he
been defeated the news would certainly have
been expressed and telegraphed North by this
time. No news from his district is therefore
good news, indeed, for his friends His having
been the only district of the State at all in
doubt for some days past we write down the
delegation from Alabama in the next House of
Representatives of the United States rs follows
First district-James Stallworth Second-E.
s. Shorter Third-Jas. +. Dowdell; Fourth
Sydney Moore; Fifth-George s. Houston;
Sixth-W. r. w. Cobb SEVENTH. l.. NJ
Curry All Democrats.
An EXAMPLE POR THE NoRTH-The reader
will doubtless remember that not long since the
Treasurer of the Petersburg and Weldon Rail-
road became defaulter, was convicted of en-
bezzlement, &C., and is now in the Virginia
States prison, atoning for his offence. His was
a remarkable case because occurring in the
South, where dishonesty on the part of officers
of railroads is Of very rare occurrence. His
prompt conviction and punishment told the tale
of the proper direction of the force of public
opinion in the community wherein the offence
was committed.
il seems that he has subsequently paid up
his defalcation, and, indeed, all the expenses of
the Commonwealth to secure his conviction.
We quote an account Of his career subsequent
to his conviction, as follows:
petition FOR THE RELEASE OF FALcoNER
An affecting appeal to the clemency of Gov. Wise
Is now In circulation In the city, for endorsation
TO procure the discharge from the state prison of
Alexander Falconer with the particulars of whose
misfortune our readers are already acquainted
Over two hundred names have been suisse rbed
including the gentlemen composing the jury in
the trial OF the felony, and many Of most in
iuential citizens. The unfortunate man has now
served more than eight months Of his term Of two
years, has paid back to the Petersburg Railroad
the entire amount Of his defalcaton (S1 OOO) and
betrayed the expenses of the Commonwealth in
the prosecution Of the case. Among the terms of
the petition is mentioned the design Of the pris.
oner to leave, not only the state, but the country
The appeal is certainly deserving the favorable
consideration OF his Excellency. "-Petersburg
Express.
Now, we take the liberty of respectfully ask
ing the New York Tribune to publish the above
brief extract by way of showing its readers the
true morale of the South, concerning which it
is Unfortunately preaching such bugaboo stories
This case is, if we mistake not, the first Of tho
kind occurring in the South, whereas all know
that hundreds if not thou sands, of similar defal
cations have occurred in the "better society"
of the non-slaveholding States not one of which
have been punished-as far as We knOw-as the
ciiine Vi rdlconer mas Deen. Can we DC Tar
wrong in attributing the frequency of the per
petratiOn of such crimes Mt the North to the
state of Northern morals-public opinion, if the
Tribune prefer-which always prevents the in
Fiction of due punishment for them, we care
not what may be the letter Of the law thus
broken.
An ARMY BOARD, to be composed of Colonel
Beall, list Dragons; Maj. II. HILL Paymaster;
Capt. Thos. Duncan, Mounted Rifles; Captain
Heth, 10th Infantry; Capt. Brereton, Ordnance
Department, and First Lieut.. John Gibbon, 4th
Artillery-is to assemble at West Point on the
18th instant, to make the contemplated trial of
breech-loading rifles, with the view to ascertain
the best for military service. ..
TIE PRESIDENT returned to Washington
yesterday evening, in improved health, and to-
day is as earnestly engaged as ever in the trans
aston of business. At noon his Cabinet assem-