The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1857-10-28
TELEGRAPHIC.
Minnesota Election.


despatch saying that Ramsay, the Republican
candidate for Governor, is elected and that
the whole Republican ticket is successful.
Ioma Election.
New YoRk, October 17.-Twenty-seven
counties of Iowa have been heard from, and
Indicate the success of the Republican ticket
by a majority of about $4,000.
Ohio Election.
Co1rMBUs. Oct. 17.-Salmon P. Chase
has been elected Governor by over 900 ma
iority. All the rest of the Republican tick
ct. except Blickensderfer, Candidate tor
member Of the Board Of Public Works. are
ahead of Chase.
5: Washington Keps.
|. WASHINGTON, October l9.-Informa ton
has been received here that Walkers expe-
dition Zone portion to leave Galveston and
the other New Orleans) has been delayed
until the lst prox., on account OF financial
difficulties.
Walker does not anticipate any serious op-
position from the federal officers. He pro-
poses to land at some point in Costa Rlca
and march to San Jose, the capital of that
Republic, which he expects to reach. After
taking the capital he expects to gain posses
sion Of the whole country.
Great Loss of Life.
Russian man-of-war had sunk in the
Gulf of Finland involving a loss Of fourteen
hundred lives.
The Utah Expedition. ,s.sas
WASHINGTON, October 23.-Lieut. Alex
ander, commanding the 10th regiment, re-
ports that he will reach Utah IN condition
of perfect efficiency and discipline.
ST.. LOUIS, October 23.-Captain Van
Silt reports that the Mormons at Salt Lake
refuse to allow the U. S. troops to enter the
city. Brigham Young threatens to burn the
prairies, to deprive the animals of subsis-
lance, and to burn Salt Lake City, if neces-
sary, to prevent the troops from Quartering
there.
The Government forts along the route
were in bad repair.
SINGULAR VISITATION BY A DIRD.-Capt.
Johnson, of the bark Ellen, says just be-
fore six o'clock on the afternoon of Septem-
Der u, | was standing on the quarter deck
with two others of the crew on deck at the
same time besides the man at the helm.-
Suddenly bird few over around me, just
grazing my right shoulder. Afterwards, it
flew around the vessel, then it again COM
menced to fly around my head. 1t soon
flew at my face, when | caught hold of it
and made it prisoner. The bird is unlike
any bird | ever saw before, and | don't know
its name. The color of its feathers was a
dark iron gray; its body was a foot and a
half in length, with wings three and a halt
feet from tip to tip. 1t had beak full eight
inches long, and sort of teeth like small
hanGsaw. In capturing it, it gave me a
good bite on my right thumb. Two of the
crew who assisted in tying its legs were also
bitten. AS it showed to bite at every body
l had its head afterwards cut off and the
body thrown overheard. When the bird
flew to the ship the bark was going little
north of northeast. I regarded the appear
ance of the bird as an omen, and an indica-
ton to me that | must change my course
| accordingly headed to the eastward direct.
l should not have deviated from my course
had not the bird visited the ship, and had it
not been for this change of course | should
not have fallen in with such passengers of
the Central America.
THINKS IT INDELICATE.-The New York
Express thinks it's indicate for young men
to sell certain articles worn and purchased
by the ladies. In its opinion it would be
much more appropriate when lady goss
out to purchase a jupon or "bustle,' or a
pair of French corsets, and other my sterious
essentials to a we'll developed figure, the ar
ticles should be exhibited by one of her own