, 1857-09-25
STATE ELECTIONS, NOMINATIONS rr1,

Kentucky, the Democrats have elect,
majority on joint ballot, of the Ie0;.,.
ture, and majority Of the Concressmo.
Jas. B. Clay is elected by small maio,;,.
In Tennessee, the Democrats have .l..
ted eight out of the ten Congressman and
their Governor, by about twelve thouaaDd
majority. r17
In Texas, Runnclls (Dem.) has beat.D
Houston by a large majority; and tn,
Democrats have swept every thing beror.
them generally.
The result in Missouri is in a e..
There are few more counties to hear f,oo,
to decide the result At last acconD,.
Rollins, the Kow Nothing and emaucip..
ton candidate was ahead, but it VA,
thought the counties to hear from vopl6
elect Stewart. asF'r
The Democrats have carried both Ala.
bama and North Carolina, almost witbor.
opposition. %
Chapman (Democrat) has been elected
to Congrcss from Nebraska Territory
OHIo.-Tte Democratic State CoDven.
tion have nominated H. B. Payne for Gov.
erncr, W. Il. Lyttle for Lieut.. GoyerDor
Mr.. Whitman for Judge of the Supreme
Court, Mr.. Morris for State Treasurer !
Reinhart for Secretary of State and A
L. Backus for Superintendent Of the Pub.
lie Works.
E1S~ Salmon P. Chase has been reuomi.
mated for Governor of Ohio by the Repdb-
Leans of that State.
The Lora City Republican Of the 10th
instant estimates the majority for the New
Constitution of Iowa at 1900 to 1000.
Sr. PAUL, Min, Monday, Aug. 10, 1857
The Republican Constitutional Conveu.
ton to-day passed unanimously judge
Sherbarne's resolution for the appointment
Of Conference Committee, to agree upon
a Constitution to be submitted to tho
people. This resolution was rejected by
the Democratic Convention on Saturday
bnt they will probably pass it tomorrow.
UNITED STATES SENATOR'S Legisla.
lures of Tennessee, Virginia, Texas Ken
tucky and Alabama arc to elect United
States Senators at their next sessions,
: Tennessee has to choose two. Hunter and
Wise are the prominent candidates in Viz.
GINA. Ex-Governor Powell, Hon. George
W. johnson, Hon. VIM Preston and Hon.
John W, Stevenson and spoken of in Ken
lucky by the Democrats. Gen. McCul.
longh, the Texan Ranger, will probably be
General Rusk's successor from Texas.
MORTALITY AMoxG U. S. SENATOR'S
Ont of the fifty-nne members Of the Senate
during the last Congress, no less than Eve
r have already passed away, viz: Messrs.
Clayton, of Delaware; Bell, of New
Hampshire:' Adams, Of Mississippi; Butler,
: OF South Carolina; and Rusk, Of Texas.
MoRMoNs in OREGON Tho Statesman
says:-"Indian Agent r. II. Lansdals
e who has just returned from trip to the
, Flathead country, reports to the Superin-
tcndent of Indian Affairs that year ago
last May about thirty Mormons from Salt
> Lake City, with wagons and stock, estab.
lisbed themselves on Salmon river, in this
c Territory. They are said to have raised
about one thousand acres of excellent
wheat during the present season. In May
last, Brigham Young came down the Sal
l. mon river settlement, accompanied By
! seventy'hye men and thirty women, and
I returned with part Of bis retinue to Salt
Lake, in June, for the purpose Of bringing
dnun lor,ra of hn "a
make permanent settlement"
Dar The submarine cable which Is 10
form telegraphic communication between
the United States aud Great Britain, isnow
being laid in its bed in the Atlantic, with
every prospect of successful result.
BG- The notorious Mrs. Cunningham
has been arrested in New York, and com
mitted to the Tombs, on the charge ofpFo-
ducing simulated heir to the Burdel a.
tate.
hs5- Justice Dawson has refused to ad-
nit Mrs. Cunningham to bail. Her coun-
Gil have announced an intention to appy
for writ of eertiorari
Ra- The amount on deposit 10 the treas.
ury in Washington on the 10th inst, vas
$22, ,6S7, ,052 81; subject to draft, $2Oyzl'-
409 60.
RD- Washington correspondents state
that Gen. Cass and Gen. Hepfan have
closed their deliberations OIL tbs'neW treaty
between our government andfNeW Grana-
do, and the result will be announced IN .
few days. The negotiations were Of most
friendly caracter throughout.
NEW YORK, August 25.-The soGno
steamer Metropolis and the propeller
Harris came in collision last night, on Long
Island Sound. The propeller sunk. Inlr'
teen lives were lost.
bI- The position Of Great Britain IL
India is represented by our Consul at Oai,