The Nevada Democrat., 1857-10-07
NEVADA. DEMOCRAT.
WE51DTNEsDAY MORNING, OCT. I, 1857.
sI11MARY or EASTERN NEWS.


and Trust Company led of with failure for
,ome 81 600 OoO-the followed the suspensions
~ .sveral heavy bankers, merchants, &C., and
few country banks. The panic had not affect
.d the New England nor Western States, and
the New York papers were predicting that the
worst was over
HuRRIcAEE.-A terrible hurricane swept over
woodland, Wisconsin, about the first Of Sep
tember, destroying every house in the village.
The telegraph lines were prostrated and rail
road tracks badly damaged Mr. Fox, station
agent, was run over aud instantly killed by
train of freight cars which the violence of the
wind had set in motion. e 1V 4
MINNESOTA A-Advices from St Paul bring the
pleasing intelligence that the Conference Com
mittees appointed by the two Conventions had
finally agreed upon submitting but one Const-
tuition to the people of Minnesota, and that each
body had approved the action Of the Joint Com
mittec This secures the adoption Of the Con-
stitution by the people, and the admission of
Minnesota to the sisterhood of American States
beyond reasonable doubt.
ArrEMPT TO Po1soN WIFE.-John B. Robert
son. Cashier OF the Eagle Bank, Rochester, n.
Y, was arrested on the I'd of September, charg-
ed with attempting to produce the death of his
wife by administering drugs Of slow but dead
" nature. The evidence against him is said to
be conclusive. The accused waived an cxami-
nation and gave bail for his appearance. The
announcement of the arrest created profound
sensation in Rochester.
THE SPEAKERsMP.- Messrs. Phelps of MissOu
ri, Orr Of South Carolina, Houston of Alabama,
Extra Billy Smith Of Virginia, and j. Clancy
Jones Of Pennsylvania, are carrying on IN ac-
tive canvass for Speaker of the House of Rep
resentatiyes. Mr.. Orr it is thought will win.
The UTAH ExPEDrTIoN.-In consequence of
the great number of desertons among the troops
designed for Utah, the military expedition to
that territory has been virtually abandoned.-
An escort will 60 out with Governor Cumming
Gen. Harney has been relieved from the com
mand.
THE TKxAs ELEcrIoN.---Thc Cohesion Ners of
the 18th Aug, says that returns from ninety
counties of Texas have been received, and that
Burnell the Democratic candidate for Cover
nor, is eight or nine thousand ahead Whites
majority over Crosby in the Western Congress
ional District, is 1000, and in the Eastern, Rea-
gan's majority over Evans is nearly 5000.
TuK MISSOURI STATE ELEcrIoN.-The result Of
the Missouri election haL at length been decided
The official returns give Stewart, Dem, ma
jority of 334. This in an aggregate vote of up
wards Of 95. 900, is pretty close.
APPOINTMENTS BY TIE PRESIDENT Beverley
Tucker, Of Virginia, Consul at Liverpool, in
place of Nathaniel Hawthorne, rcsigncd Henry
W. Spencer, of New York, Consul at Paris, in
place OF Duncan X. McRae, resigned; John End
Itch, Of Pennsylvania, Consul at Basle, in place
Of Daniel S. Lee, deceased; Charles ]. Fox, of
Michigan, Consul at Aspinwall, in place Of
Francis A. Thornton, resigned: Ernest Yolger,
Of Virginia, Consul at Barcelona ia place of
Pablo Anguera the present Incumbent; Jacob
Forney, of Pennsylvania, Superintendent of In
dian Affairs for Utah; J. B. Danfcrth, Jr., Pur-
ser in the Navy, rice John v. Dobbin resigned;
Charles E. Sinclair, Associate Justice for the
Territory of Utah. cice Stiles, removed.
TRIAL OF Abigail. GARDNER FOR MuRDER-I
Boston, Sept. 4h-The trial of Abigail Gardner,
for the murder of her husband Hosea James
mnistering arsenic to him, has occupied the
Supreme Judicial Court, in session at atPlymouth,
nearly the whole week. The theory of the de-
fence is the absence of direct proof, the uncer-
tainty of circumstantial evidence, the want Of
motive, and the probability that deceased poi
soned himself The evidence and arguments
closed last night, and Judge Merrck charged
the Jury this forenoon.
Previous to the Jud ge's charge Mrs. Gardner
addressed the Jury. She labored under much
excitement, and frequently burst into tears, but
solemnly declared her entire innocence of the
crime.
The Jury retired at lO1 o'clock this morning.
and came into Court again at 61 o'clock this
evening, unable to agree upon a verdict. The
Court then instructed them to deliberate fur
ther, but there is no prospect of their bringing
in 9 verdict tonight.
KANsAs.-Gov. Walker, in his official dis
patches, says that on one point he has been
grossly misrepresentcd, namely as desiring that
every man should vote who happened to be in
the Territory on the day OF the election for the
ratification of the Constitution. This, he re-
marks, would be desirable, if there were "con-
elusive" evidence that all such persons were
actual "bOHd fde' settlers; but the only sufficient
and usual proof of such fact would be some
previous residence. On this point, which is one
OF detail, he had never proposed to make sug-
geetions to the Convention, although when ask
cd his opinion by members of that body, be had
indicated previous residence of three or six
months and that the same qualification should
be adopted in the Constitution, in regard not
only to that, but to all future elections, and, in
his jud ement one or other of these terms will
be adopted by the Convention, from whom he
anticipates cordial cooperation. at is some
what extraordinary" he adds, "that while this
accusation of letting every man vote who may
happen to be in the Territory on the day of ell
sctien, has been preferred in the South. as ind-
eating desire an my part to let in abolition
yagrants and interiopers to control the result
of h.